Catalogue
Islamic, a small group including quarter dinars (2) of uncertain status but Ilkinid in style, one with legend within square border and outer legend, another without outer legend all within scalloped border, both reading the 'Kalima' both sides, both probably are charms (1.012 and 1.066 grams), another similar in base gold (3.972 grams), silver dirhems (3), Umayyad, Abbasid and Buwayhid. Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
Bohemia, Lutold Znojemsky (1092-1097), silver denier, obv. ruler in castle with sword, rev.church and cross, (Fiala 'Ceske Denary' 1217 (Pl.XIII,7); Vaclav II of Moravia (1283-1305), silver denier obv. eagle rev. cross, (Fiala 'Ceske Denary' 2433 [Pl.XXXII, 38]), very rare; Ottakar II (1251-1278), silver pfennig, rev. cross; John of Luxemburg (1310-1346), silver groschen, Prague mint, (Fiala 818); another of Wladislaus II (1471-1516), Kuttenberg mint, (Fiala 945); Husiten Period, (1420-1436), silver heller, obv. eagle facing spread wings Z on shield as a bracteate, (Fiala 923). Nearly fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Bohemia, Maximilian II, (1548-1575), uniface pfennig or heller, Kuttenberg mint, (Fiala 1288); another similar uncertain date; groschen 1695 Leopold I, Prague mint (Fiala 2486); Poland, billon groschens, Sigismund III, (1587-1632), 1622 (2), 1624 (3), 162x, (Gum. 952); issues of Sweden's occupation of Elbing (Prussia), 1633 another uncertain date, (Ahlstrom 36); other issues of Austria (3), Italy probably Pisa (3) and a Byzantine folles of Constantine & Zoe, (914-919), (S.1758). Poor - good very fine. (18)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Italy, Pavia, Galeazzo II, Visconti of Milan, (1359-1378), silver pegione, (2.196 grams), obv. helmet with dragon crest, around GALEAZ VICECOMES D MEDIOLANI PP 3C, rev. St. Sirus seated facing, around S.SIRVS PAPIA, (Biaggi 1844). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Italy, Pavia, Galeazzo II, Visconti of Milan, (1359-1378), silver pegione, (2.200, 2.076 grams), obv. helmet with dragon crest, around GALEAZ VICECOMES D MEDIOLANI PP 3C, rev. St. Sirus seated facing, around S.SIRVS PAPIA, (Biaggi 1844). Fine or better and rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Italy, Pavia, Galeazzo II, Visconti of Milan, (1359-1378), silver pegione, obv. helmet with dragon crest, around GALEAZ VICECOMES D MEDIOLANI PP 3C, rev. St. Sirus seated facing, around S.SIRVS PAPIA, (Biaggi 1844). Very good - nearly very fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Italy, Venice, Antonio Venier (1382-1400), gold zecchino, obv. Doge kneeling before St. Mark, rev. Christ standing within stars, (F.1229). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $220
SOLD $240
Jerusalem, Kingdom of, Baldwin III, (1152-1162), silver denier (0.98 grams), 'Rough Series' Metcalf Type I, obv. cross around REX BALDVINVS, rev. Tower of David, around JEbIERVSALEH, (Metcalf Ash. 147, MPS 5 var. [p.117], Sch. III, 22). Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Medieval Europe, denier of Cologne; Salzburg, Paris Graf Lodron, kreuzer 1630 (Probszt 1333); Poland, Sigismund I (1506-1548), crown half groschen, 1510 (Gum. 480); Magdeburg, Otto III denier; Germany, Lippe-Detmold, Mathias II (1612 -1619), silver 1/24th thaler, 1613, (KM.5, unlisted date); Prussia, Freidrich Wilhelm, 1686, six groschen (KM.429); Austria, Ferdinand II (1577-1599), three kreuzer, another of Leopold I (1657-1705) another Maria Theresa, six kreuzerr, 1744, (KM.720)l; other medieval minors (2). Good - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180