Catalogue
One dollar, D.T. Brash, three letters, ANS 227046, perforated cancellation in two vertical lines at left, 'CANCELLED 11.2.91'; Wellington Coin Club, 2000 millennium commemorative overprint on ANB 261098, in pack of issue. (P.170c). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $40
SOLD $130
Two dollars, R.N. Fleming, number letter number, consecutive pair, 0A0 056990 and 0A0 056991, the second note with the top serial number the same as the first, (L.637; P.164a). Extremely fine and a rare error.
Estimate $250
SOLD $540
Two dollars, D.L. Wilks, number letter number, no serial number printed on note but the number 0K3 624360 written on in black marker pen, with green horizontal strike through the obverse, (L.646; P.164b). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $520
Two dollars, D.L. Wilks, number letter number, 0JO 743550, 0LO 761893, 0K5 757170, with oval zero as the fisrt digit of the prefix (see Scott de Young, p.20), (L.646; P.164b). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Two dollars, D.L. Wilks, number letter number, consecutive pair 0J3 393045, 0J3 393046, with oval zero as the fisrt digit of the prefix (see Scott de Young, p.20), (L.646; P.164b). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Two dollars, H.R. Hardie, type I, number letter number, 3J2 926454, butterfly (flap) error at top right, top serial number printed on reverse of flap, (L.669; P.164d). Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Two dollars, H.R. Hardie, type II, no serial numbers, 2mm tear at top,(P.170a). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
Two dollars, S.T. Russell, three letters, EMB and EMC prefixes, radar numbers, (P.170b). Uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Five dollars, R.L. Knight, three numbers, 092 034618, butterfly (flap) error at top right, (L.660; P.165c). Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Five dollars, S.T. Russell, three letters, JGF 081944, with butterfly (flap) error at top right, with serial number partially printed on flap, (P.171b). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $460
Five dollars, D.T. Brash, type II, on 88gsm paper, consecutive pair CV 602772-73, with watermark and security thread on wrong sides (design sides transposed), sold with a normal issue note to compare, (P.177). Almost uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $450
Ten dollars, D.L. Wilks, number number letter, 14B 726539, no serial number at top but has been partially printed on reverse, (L.652; P.166b). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $400
Ten dollars, D.L. Wilks, number number letter, 13L 614864, missing the simultan (background) printing phase on the obverse, sold along with a normal issue Wilks ten dollars, prefix Y8, as a comparison, (L.652; P.166b). Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $440
Ten dollars, R.L. Knight, number number letter, 17H 541973, full and spectacular wet ink transfer (offset) to obverse, (L.662; P.166c). Good extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
Ten dollars, S.T. Russell, three letters, a consecutive run of eight notes, NLS 080081 - NLS 080088, all with partial (50%) wet ink transfer (offset) errors on left of reverse, first with weak colour increasing in intensity to the last which is strong, (P.172b). Nearly uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $400
SOLD $940
Twenty dollars, H.R. Hardie, type I, letter letter, HS 795893, missing the simultan (background) printing phase on the reverse, sold along with a note prefix JE as a comparison, (L.675; P.167d). Extremely fine.(2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $680
Twenty dollars, H.R. Hardie, type II, three letters, TAE 396763, TAR 877318, partial wet ink transfer (offset) error to reverse, (P.173a). Good very fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Twenty dollars, D.T. Brash, type II, letter letter, FW 048658 with partial wet ink transfer (offset) on obverse, (P.179a). Uncirculated.
Estimate $120
SOLD $360
One dollar - five dollars, Wilks, Knight, Hardie and Russell, a selection of radar numbers and solid numbers, noted: a Knight two and five dollar star note with radar, (L.642, L.659, L.661; P.163b, P.169a, P.164c, P.170a, P.170b, P.165c). Fine - uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
One dollar - one hundred dollars, Fleming, Wilks, Knight, Hardie, Russell and Brash includes a Fleming pound. A range of denominations and signatures with minor errors including numbering errors, ink smudges, off centres, odd prefixes, colour variations, offset etc, star notes included, one dollar (8), two dollars (8), five dollars (5), ten dollars (14), twenty dollars (4), one hundred dollars (2). Fine - uncirculated. (42)
Estimate $950
SOLD $650
Decimal currency practice notes, ten shillings, one pound, five pounds, one dollar, two dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, one hundred dollars, issued by the Decimal Currency Board for training purposes c.1966, two sets plus fifteen other single notes. Nearly uncirculated. (33)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Cheques, bills of exchange, receipts, postal notes, war savings bond, coupons, etc. An interesting group of mainly New Zealand items. Very good - uncirculated. (23)
Estimate $250
SOLD $760
Macedon, Kingdom of Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), gold stater, (8.592 grams), Amphipolis mint, issued c.340-328 B.C., obv. head of Apollo to right with laureate wreath, rev. galloping biga driven by charioteer holding kentron in right hand, reins in left hand, caduceus below horses, in exergue **FILIPPO[U]*, (cf.S.6663, Le Rider Group II, SNG Cop.524). Some edge knocks and filing, possible once mounted, otherwise, very fine/good very fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,700
Honorius, (A.D. 393-423), gold solidus, Milan (Mediolanum) mint, issued A.D. 408-422 (4.470 grams), obv. pearl diademed bust draped and cuirassed of Honorius to right, around D N HONORI VS P F AVG, rev. VICTORI A AVGGG, emperor standing right holding standard, Victory on globe, left foot on captive, M D either side, CONOB in exergue, (S.4244, RIC 35c, C.44). Large flan, nearly extremely fine/good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,000
Justinian I, (527-565), gold solidus, issue of 527-538, Constantinople mint, (4.474 grams), obv. helmeted and cuirassed bust three-quarters facing, holding speare and shield, around DN IVSTINI ANVS PP AVC, rev. Angel standing facing holding long cross and cross on globe, around VICTORI A AVCCCA, in exergue CONOB, star in right field, (S.137, DOC (3a), R.440). Large flan, file mark on edge, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $700
Heraclius, (610-641), gold solidus, Constantinople mint, issued 616-625, (4.400 grams), Officina H, obv. facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, wearing chlamys and crown, around dd NN hERACLIVS ET hERA CONSt PP AVG, rev. cross potent on base and three steps, below CONOB, around VICTORIA AVGU E, (S.738, DOC (13g), T.150). With some minor graffiti and evidence of double striking, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Heraclius, (610-641), gold tremissis, Constantinople mint, issued 616-625, (1.394 grams), obv. bust of Heraclius to right, around N ERACLI VS PP A, rev. cross potent on base, below CONOB, around VICTORIA [AVGU], (S.786, DOC 53). With some weakness in legend, slightly crinkled, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Sicily, Gela, (c.490-480 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.418 grams), obv. naked horseman to right wearing crested helmet, galloping right brandishing spear held high in his hand, rev. man headed bull to right with long beard, above **GELA*, (S.713, Jenkins Group I, No. 18, obv. 7, rev. 10 [same dies]). Large pitting area under forelegs of the horse together with minor scratches around that area of the obverse, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $800
Sicily, Syracuse, (474-450 B.C.), silver litra, (0.706 grams), obv. head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, dotted border, rev. cuttle-fish, above **SU R A*, (S.929; cf.Boehringer 429 (obverse -/reverse 305 same die); Mysia, Parion, (350-300 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, bull standing left, **PA* above PI below, rev. Gorgoneion, (S.3919, cf.SNG Cop. 257-266, BMC 14-16). Second grey tone and extremely fine, first coin fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
Sicily, Syracuse, period of Timoleon, (344-336 B.C.), AE litra, (AE 28), (33.2 grams), obv. head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet to left bound with olive wreath, to left of **[S*YRA], rev. starfish between two dolphins with central pellet, (S.1189, BMC 287, SNG ANS 454-469, Weber 1630); together with Hieron II, (275-215 B.C.), AE 26 (18.748 grams), obv. Hieron diademed head left, rev. horseman prancing to right, (S.1221); another Agathokles, (317-289 B.C.), AE 17, (4.274 grams), obv. Apollo head left, rev. Pegasus flying to left, (S.1199). Brown patina, very good - nearly fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150