Catalogue
Australia, including world numismatic books and catalogues, a large carton, a diverse group. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Brooke, George C., English Coins from the Seventh Century to the Present Day, London, Methuen, 1st edition, 1932, 277 + Xii pp., 64 plates; Grueber, Herbert A., Handbook of the Coins of Great Britain and Ireland in the British Museum, London, British Museum, 1st edition, 1899, 272 + lxiii pp., 64 plates. Fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Cassell & Company, Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vols I & II, 1896; Articles of War, The Spectator Book of World War II, London, 1989; Inglis, K.S., Sacred Places, Melbourne, 2001; Thomasson, W.E., Marching On, Bendigo, 1989; Laffin, J., We Will Remember Them, Marrickville. 1995; Weintraub, S., Long Days Journey into War December 7, 1941, New York, 1991; Mollison, E.D., Gemstones, London, 1958; Pick, A., World Paper Money, Vol 2, 8th edition; and others. Good. (17)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Chitty, A., Outline Catalogue of Copper and Bronze Australasian Tokens, Adelaide, 1917, with Supplement 1918, a few ink annotations, believed to be by A. Cadel of Hobart circa 1920. Together with Books on Numismatics, New and Second - Hand, Spink & Son Ltd London 1922. Paper covers torn or stained otherwise good. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Ives, H.E., The Venetian Gold Ducat and its Imitations, The American Numismatic Society, New York, 1954; Marsh, M.A., The Gold Half Sovereign, Cambridge, 1982; Marsh, M.A., The Gold Sovereign, Cambridge, 1980; Esterhuysen, M., South Africa's First Gold Coin, Pretoria, 1976; Durst, S.J., Contemporary World Gold Coins, New York, 1975; and others. Very good - very fine. (14)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Kraus, C.L., Standard Catalogue of World Coins, editions 1982, 1985, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2000; Bruce, C.R., World Paper Money, General and Specialised 5th editions; Modern Issues, editions 2000 and 2001; Aiello, John., World Paper Money, 1983. Good. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Miller zu Aichholz, V., Loehr, A., Holzmair, E., Osterreichische Munzpragungen 1519-1938, Vienna, 1948, 2 volumes, 354 + xl pp., 56 plates. Some minor foxing on plates, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Mira, William Dr., From Cowrie to Kina, Sydney, 1986; Durst, Sanford, J., Contemporary World Gold Coins, New York, 1975; Andrews, Arthur Dr., Australasian Tokens & Coins, Sydney, reprint 1965; de Clermont, A.P. & Wheeler, J., Catalogue of British Colonial and Commonwealth Coins, 1986; Jones, Mark., The Art of the Medal. London, 1979; and other assorted publications on Australian, Asian and British coins and paper money. Good. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Mira, Dr. W.J., The Holey Dollars of New South Wales Their Fate, M.C.C. Sydney 1979, 34pp. illustrated; Joslin, Edward C., The Observer's Book of British Awards & Medals, London 1974 (pocket size); Proposals to Divert the Snowy River, Final Report, May 1950, 66pp, illustrated and fold outs. (3)
Estimate $30
SOLD $30
North, J.J., English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c.600-1272, London, Spink, 2nd edition, 1980, 218 pp., XVI plates; English Hammered Coinage, Volume 2, Edward I to Charles II 1272-1662, London, Spink, 3rd edition, 1991, 222 pp., XI plates. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Numismatic and collectables newspapers and magazines, includes Coin World (1980's); Collectormania (1990's-2000), plus other catalogues and pricelists, large carton. (lot)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Stevenson, Seth W., A Dictionary of Roman Coins, London, 1964; Schrotter, F.V., Worterbuch der Munzkunde, Berlin, 1930. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
The Financial Statements of the Colonial Treasurers of New South Wales. From the Introduction of Responsible Government, on the 24th November 1855, to the Close of Parlimentary Session of 1891- 92, on 1st April 1892. Volume I, Charles Potter, Government Printer, Sydney, 1892, 772 pages, illustrated, hardbound. Scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
The Public Finances of New South Wales. Deficiencies in Accounts, 1894 and Previous Years, Provided for by Treasury Bills, Addresses and Letters Respecting. William Applegate Gullick, Government Printer, Sydney, 1897, 137 pages, hardbound, some foxing on first few and last few pages, spine worn, otherwise clean and complete. Scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
U.S.A., auction sale catalogues, 1979 - 1996 period, Bowers & Ruddy (9) Bowers & Merena (9) Stacks (6). The Numismatist, issues from 1994 - 2003. (50). (74)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Egypt, Egyptian artifact, hare, cornelian, length 30mm, height 309mm, c.1500 B.C. Missing nose and tail, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Egypt, Egyptian artifact, ibis, stelite, length 33mm, height 28mm, c.1500 B.C. Very fine, with good detail and rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $180
Egypt, Egyptian artifact, knubis, amulet, width 10mm, height 30mm, c.1500 - 1000 B.C. Very fine, with good detail.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Roman seal, 2nd - 3rd century A.D. pottery seal, with raised facing heads of male and female. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Antiquity, Roman Britain, (c.A.d. 200), bronze fibula cloak pin, 48 mm, (cf. A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatts Ancient Brooches, Oxford 2000). Green -black patina, with intact pin, handsome piece. Choice very fine and scarce.
Estimate $170
SOLD $200
Byzantine, weights, spherical commercial weights for one ounce with A **d* at top, (25.6 grams and 29.0 grams), both (cf.Bendall 23); others for half ounce of similar shape, (14.9 grams, 12.4 grams, 12.2 grams). Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Antiquity, Pre-Columbian head, (c.A.D. 500), Derivative culture of Western Mexico region, 45 mm high mounted for display. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Nigeria, round ring Birmingham issue 'Manilla' 60mm., issued from end of 15th - mid 20th century, (Opitz p.210-1). Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
China, jade carving, c.1900 A.D., type of Pu Ti, the god of joy as incarnation of the future, Buddha Maitraya. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
China, modern sycee base metal (lead?) ingot of standard 'shoe' or 'boat' shape, 58mm x 34 mm x 33mm and approximately 300 grams weight, stamped with Chinese characters top and on base, (cf.Cribb 370 for style but that in silver). Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
North East India, coin necklace of twenty (20) Nepalese rupee coins with welded links, threaded on a textile rope with metal possibly silver and glass pendant (one inlay missing) 760mm circumference. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
New Guinea, important shell ring called Mwali or Toea (PNG one cent coin denomination is named after these items); from the Trobriand Islands where it is used in the Kula Trade Cycle, 65mm diameter, cut conus shell with attached decorations of shells, banana seed pods, banana leaf and glass seed beads, (Quiggin p.120). Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
New Guinea, goldlip pearlshell crescent called kina (PNG one dollar coin denomination is named after these items) 155mm x 42mm with native string and seed rope for suspension; probably the most used of all PNG primitive money, it had an official exchange rate of twelve shillings per pair until the 1960's (Mira p.28). Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
New Guinea, Ndap shell coin of Njaru village, Rossel Island, of the denomination 'Kejem', these coins were made 'before man came to Rossel by the supreme god, Wonajo'. (Armstrong estimates about 74 of this denomination in existence), (cf.Quiggin p.183-6). Rare, very fine together with description of authenticity and provenance.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
New Guinea, Ndap shell coin of Njaru village, Rossel Island, of the denomination 'Tebuda', (Armstrong estimates about 59 of this denomination in existence), (cf.Quiggin p.183-6). Rare, very fine together with description of use, its authenticity and provenance.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120