Catalogue
Allan, John, British Museum. Dept. of Coins and Medals. A Catalogue of the Indian coins in the British museum. Catalogue of the coins of ancient India, 1936, clxvii + 318 pp., illustrations throughout, 46 plates, 22 cm; Mitchiner, Michael. The Origins of Indian coinage, 1973, London, Hawkins Publications, 174 pp., 9 platess, and illustrated throughout. Fine, first scarce original edition. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Allan, William. The Christian teaching of coin Mottoes, with a supplementary chapter on The religious character of ancient coins by Jeremiah Zimmerman, (1911), 1950 reprint, 184 pp. (illustrated throughout); Reinarch, S., Jewish Coins, 1966 reprint, 12 plates, 77 + xv + (15); Mac Dowall, David W., The Western Coinages of Nero (NN&M 161), ANS, New York, 1979, 15 plates, 256 + xvii pp.; Walker, D.R., The Metrology of the Roman Silver Coinage, Part I, from Augustus to Domitian, (BAR, Series Supp. 5), 1976, 159 pp.; another Part III Pertinax to Uranius Antoninus, 1978 (BAR Supp. 40), 1978, 159 pp.; Whelan, The Numismatic Atlas of the Roman Empire, nd (c.1925) (a large fold out set of Roman Emperor's coins in order of ruler), bound in folder (Ex Drury £15). Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
American Numismatic Society, Centennial Publication, (Ed. Harald Ingholt), New York, 1958, 712pp., 50 plates. Red cloth binding with separation on spine, minor edge paper toning, otherwise contents fine, scarce and very important.
Estimate $160
SOLD $160
(Ancient Greek), range of books including, Sear Greek Coins Volume 2, 1979; Icard, Dictionary of Greek COin Inscriptions; Meshorer, Coins of the Ancient World; Kraay, Coins of Ancient Athens; Malloy, The Coinage of Amisus; Seltman, Greek Coins, 1965 reprint; Greek Numismatic art, Coins from A.S.Dewing Collection; Carson, Coins of Greece and Rome; Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, Whittall Sale, May 1867; other minor books and phamphlets (5). Mostly fine. (14)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Artuk, Ibrahim. Istanbul Arkheoloji MÂÂÂzeleri teshirdeki islami sikkeler katalogu, Istanbul Arkeoloji MÂÂÂzeleri Numizmatlari, Volume I, 1971, lvi + 451 pps., 58 plates, Volume II, 1974 pp.vi + 453-972, plates 59-107; Pere, Nuri. Osmanlilarda madeni paralar... = (Coins of the Ottoman Empire...based on the collection of Mohammedan coins in the Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi, Istanbul, 1968, x + 310 pps., 88 + 7 plates. Fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Auction catalogues, Spink (Australia, March 1983, no's 11, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24 (pt.1), 25, 30, Noble Numismatics no's 46, 47, 48, 49B, 50, 55B, 58, 61, 73, 74; Baldwin's no's 6, 8, 9, 38, 39, St.James's no.1; Australian Coins and Banknotes, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th editions; several other catalogues, some duplicates. (45)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Auction Catalogues, Spink Noble & Noble Numismatics, Downies, Status International and Classical Numismatic Group. (approx 40)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Australian Banknotes, Vort Ronald, M.P., 1979, The Holey Dollars of New South Wales: Their Fate, Mira, W.J., 1979; The Holey Dollars of New South Wales Mira W.J.D. and Noble, W.J., 1988; A Classification of the New South Wales Dumps, Mira W.J.D., 1977, The Note Issuers of the Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales 1810-1824, Mira, .J.D, 1979, Coinage and Currency of New South Wales 1788 -1829, Mira W.J.D.W, 1981.
Estimate $200
SOLD $110
Australian Numismatic publications, including Coin Review, Metropolitan Coin Club, Numismatic Review. (204)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Bachtell, Lee M., World Dollars 1477-1800 Pictorial - Guide, 1980, 482 pp., profusely illustrated throughout; Bachtell, Lee M., World Dollars Addition 1479-1937 Pictorial - Guide, 1977, 396 pp., profusely illustrated throughout; Hibler, Harold E., and Kappen, Charles V., So-Called Dollars, New York, 1963, 156 pp. Fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Balog, P., The Coinage of the Ayyubids, Royal Numismatic Society No.12, London, 1980, 334 pps, 50 plates; Spengler & Sayles, Turkoman Figural Bronze Coins and Their Iconography, Volume I - The Artuqids; Volume II - The Zengids, 1992, 1996; Sayles, Wayne G., Ancient Coin Collecting VI Neo Classical Cultures, 1999, 197 pp.; Lane Poole, Coins of the Urtuki Turkumans; Album, Stephen, A Checklist of Popular Islamic Coins, 1993, A Checklist of Islamic Coins, 1998; Broome, Michael, A Handbook of Islamic Coins, Seaby, 1985; Plant, Richard, Arabic Coins and How to read them, Spink, 2000 (reprint); Early Coins of Islam, 12 colour slides with a commentary. Mostly very fine. (10)_
Estimate $120
SOLD $190
Barnard, Francis Pierrepont. The Casting-Counter and the Counting-board : a chapter in the history of numismatics and early arithmetic, 1981, reprint of 1916 edition, Castle Cary, [Somerset, Eng.], Fox Pub., 357 pp., ill., 63 plates,; 29 cm.; Sheppard, T., and Musham, J.F., Money Scales and Weights; Spink & Son Ltd, London 1975, 222 pp., 83 illustrations. Very fine with dust jacket.Both very fine with dust jackets. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Batty, D. T., Batty's catalogue of the copper coinage of Great Britain, Ireland, British isles and colonies, local & private tokens, jettons & c., compiled from various authors, and the most celebrated collections ; together with the author's own collection of about ten thousand varieties, illustrated with plates of rare and unpublished coins, Volume I bound, 312 pp., 2973 coins, tokens listed, in parts 12 parts, 1868-1877, with plates, 22 x 18 cm.; Hawkins, Edward, The Silver Coins of England; Edward Lumley, London 1841, (1st edition) 308 pp., 47 plates. Half leather; Thorburn, William Stewart, 1838- A guide to the coins of Great Britain & Ireland, in gold, silver, and copper, from the earliest period to the present time, with their value, London, Gill, 3 + 1 + [v]-viii, 164 pp., 29 plates (partly coloured), 21 cm.; British Museum. Dept. of coins and medals. Handbook of the coins of Great Britain and Ireland in the British Museum, by Herbert A. Grueber, with revisions by J.P.C. Kent, I.H. Stewart, P. Finn and H.W.A. Linecar, 1970, 252 pp., 44 plates. Mostly fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Bernardi, Giulio; Monetazione del Patriarcato di Aquileia, Trieste, 1975, 212pp, 24 plates, illustrated throughout, copy 405/1000; Ciferri, R., La Monetazione dei 'Tari', d'oro Degli Svevi D'Italia, Rome, 1961, 132 pp, illustrated throughout; Ciferri, R., Saggio di Bibliografia Numismatic Medioevale Italiana, Pavia, 1961, 498 pp.; Pfister, J.G., Description of the Coins Relating to the Age of Petrarch, 20pp., 2 plates, offprint. c.1855; Bobba Montenegro 1987, Torino, 1986. Fine or better, two with minor paper toning. (5)
Estimate $160
SOLD $90
British Numismatic Journal 1919-20, Volume XV; American Numismatic Society, Centennial Publication, New York, 1958; A.N.S., Studies in the Macedonian Coinage of Alexander the Great, N.Y. 1997; Rogers, Edward Thomas., The International Numismata Orientalia, The Coins of the Tuluni Dynasty, London, 1877. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Brunaux, Jean Louis., The Celtic Gauls: Gods Rites and Sanctuaries, London, 1988; Nicol, Donald M., A Biographical Dictionary of the Byzantine Empire, London, 1991; Kendin, David., Guide to Biblical Coins, 3rd Ed, New York, 1996; Seaby, Greek Coins and Their Values, Vol 2, Asia and Africa, London, 1994; Scott Carlton, R., The International Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Numismatics, Iola, 1996. Good. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Burma, standard weight of the Burmese kings, the standing bird 'Duck series' weight issued 1853-1878, weight 310 and 155 grams corresponding to twenty and ten Kyats. (Robinson and Shaw, The Coins and Banknotes of Burma, Chapter 5, pp.31-4 [figure 11, p.32], cf.M.2831-5); 'Cock series' or Ziwazo under Pagan Min 1846-1852, weights 320, 160 and 80 grams corresponding to twenty, ten and five Kyats.(Robinson and Shaw, The Coins and Banknotes of Burma, Chapter 5, pp.31-4 [figure 13], M.2842); the standing Lion 'To series' weight issued 1782-1819, weights 75 grams corresponding to five Kyats. (Robinson and Shaw, The Coins and Banknotes of Burma, Chapter 5, pp.31-4 [figure 1, p.32], M.2841-2). Very fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
(Byzantine), Ratto, Rodolfo, Monnaies Byzantines et D'Autres Pays Contemporaines a L'Epoque Byzantine..., Lugano, 9 April 1930, (4), 151 pp, 2701 lots, 68 plates, prices realised added in. Reimpression of the original edition by J. Schulman, 1959, Amsterdam; together with offprint, Metcalf & payne, Some Byzantine and arab-Byzantine coins obtained in Jerusalem; Goodacre, Hugh, A Handbook of the Coinage of the Byzantine Empire, London, 1964, 361 pps. illustrated throughout; Bendall, S., and Donald, P.J., The Billon Trachea of Michael VIII Palaeologos 1258-1282, Baldwins, London, 1974, 44pp., 22 Plates of line drawings; Lowick, Bendall, Whitting, The Mardin Hoard, 1977, 79 pps, illustrated throughout; Rynearson, Paul F., Byzantine Coin Values, A Guide, 1967, 103 pps., illustrated throughout; Sear, David, R., Byzantine Coins & Their Values, 1974, 416 pps., illustrated throughout; Berk and England, Byzantine Coins, Public Auction, December 7, 1989, 64 pps, 368 lots, all coins illustrated. Mostly fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Cahn, Herbert A., Die Munzen der Sizilischen Stadt Naxos, (The Coins of the Sicilian City of Naxos), reprint by Obol, Chicago 1978 of the original edition Basel, 1940, 167 pp., 12 plates. Hard cover. Wallace, W. P., The Euboian League and its Coinage, (NN & M No.134), American Numismatic Society, New York, 1956, 180 + xi pp., 16 plates; Robinson, David M., A Hoard of Silver Coins from Carystus, (NN & M No.124), American Numismatic Society, New York, 1952, 62 pp., 6 plates; another The Agrinion Hoard, (NN & M No.159), ANS, New York, 1968, 130 pp., 56 plates; Very fine, scarce and useful. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Carlisle, L.J, Australia Commemorative Medals and Medalets from 1788, Wahroonga, Sydney, 1983, pp.309, illustrated throughout, together with a manuscript on Prize Medals awarded by the University of Sydney (8 pages); Eimer, Christopher British Commemorative medals and their values, London 1987, 265 pps., other publications, Grimshaw, M.E., Silver Medals from Scottish and Irish Schools before 1872; Silver Medals, Badges and Trophies from Schools in the British Isles 1550-1850; Pre-Victorian Silver School Medals awarded to Girls in Great Britain, c.1985-9; Borg, Arms and armour in Britain. Very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $230
Carson, R.A.G., Coins, Ancient, Medieval and Modern, 1970; Lane-Poole, Coins and Medals, Their Place in History and Art, 1885; Cribb, Cook and Carradice, The Coin Atlas, 1990; Clain - Stefanelli, Coins Currency and Medals, 1974; Hazlitt, The Coin Collector, nd c.1900; Humphreys, The Coin Collectors Manual, 1875 (recently rebound); Rawlings, Ancient Medieval Modern Coins and How to Know Them, reprint 1966; Linecar, Coins, 1955, 1st edn. Mostly fine, several better. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Catalogues, mainly pertaining to Spanish colonial and shipwreck coins, Krause, Standard Catalogue of World Coins, Spain, Portugal and the New World, 2002, 647pp; American Numismatic Rarities, The Homas H Sebring Collection, January 2004; Bonhams, The Alexander Patterson Collection, July 1996; Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, The Harold A Blauvelt Iberoamerican and 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet Collections, February 1977; Glendining & Co, Coins of the Netherlands, October 1969; Ponterio & Associates, La Capitana, Sale 99 April 1999; Schulman Coin & Mint Inc, Spanish Galleon Treasure, November 1972; Sotheby & Co. Treasure Recovered from the site of HMS Association, July 1969; Sotheby's, The Uruguayan Treasure of the River Plate El Tesoro Uruguayo del Rio de la Plata, March 1993; Superior Galleries, Pre Long Beach, January 2004. Also other minor catalogues (2), Sedwick, Frank, The Practical Book of Coins, 1987, 81pp; Slabaugh, A.R., Confederate States Paper Money, 8th Edition, 1993, Krause, 128pp. Very fine. (13)
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Chitty, A., Outline Catalogue of Copper and Bronze Australasian Tokens, Adelaide, 1917, with Supplement 1918, together with Australasian Tokens & Coins, by Dr. Arthur Andrews, reprint 1963 of 1921 printing; Hyman, Coleman P., An Account of the coins, Coinages and Currency of Australasia, 159 pages, original 1893 edition together with 1973 reprint of the original 1893 edition; Chalmers, Robert, A History of Currency in the British Colonies, 492 pages, 1972 reprint of the original 1893 edition; Deacon, J.Hunt., The 'Ingots' and 'Assay Office Pieces' of South Australia; Tomlinson, G.W., Australian Bank Notes 1817-1963; Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide. Original Hyman with spine loss, otherwise others very fine - as new. (9)
Estimate $160
SOLD $270
Cohen, Henry, Description Historique der Monnaies Frappees sous L'Empire Romain,,,,,, Graz 1955 (1880-1892), eight volumes, together with Dictionnaire Special volume. (a five language translation of French words to English etc.), New York 1976, (C-S 4015) Edges slightly attacked by insects, soft covers, otherwise fine. (9)
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Coins, An Illustrated Survey,Price, M.J (ed.), 1980; Roman Imperial Coins, Klawans, Z.H. (3rd ed., 1963). A Dictionary of Roman Coins and Their values, Sear D.R., 3rd ed. 1981; An outline of Ancient Greek Coins, Kwalns, Z.H, 2nd ed. 1964, Greek Coins and Their Values vols 1, 2, Sear D.R., Manul of Greek Numismatics, Head, B.V., 1963 reprint, Byzantine Coins and Their values, Sear, D.R., 1974.
Estimate $150
SOLD $270
(Communion Tokens), Williams & Ward, Australian Communion Tokens, 1992; Bowman, Communion Tokens of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, 1965; Orr, Brook's 'Communion Tokens of the Established Church of Scotland' (Simplified), 1968 (signed copy); Orr, Scottish Communion Tokens, 1967 (signed copy); Orr, Special Gazateer of Scotland Relating the Names of Communion Tokens to their Shires, nd; Orr, Communion Tokens, Simplified, Dick, Kerr, Lockie & Lamb, 1968 (signed copy); Smith, Kenneth E., Catalogue of World Transportation Tokens and Passes except North America, 1st edn. 1967, 268pp, 25 pp with illustrations (signed copy). Fine - very fine, some rare. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $210
Coole, Arthur Bradden., Coins in China's History, Tientsin, Hopeh, China, 1936, vi + 138 pp., illustrated throughout (binding loose); another copy reprint and exapanded 1965, Mission, Kansas, viii + 189 pp.; Gibbs, Howard D., Chinese imperial names : a finding list of era and personal names on Chinese imperial coins, published under the direction of Numismatic Review, 1944, New York, NY, J. B. Stack & M. Stack, [56] pp., 28 1/2 x 22 cm.; Daniel, Howard A. The catalog and guidebook of Southeast Asian coins and currency. Vol. I. France, 1978, 140 pps., illustrated throughout; Swann, Nancy Lee. Food & money in ancient China, the earliest economic history of China from A.D. 25, Han Shu 24 with related texts, Han Shu 91 and Shih-Chi 129, 1950, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 482 + 40pp. (Chinese text), 24 cm; Kann, Eduard. The currencies of China : an investigation of silver and gold transactions affecting China, with a section on copper, reprint by Durst 1978 or original 1926 edition, 530 + xlviii pps. Mostly fine, several better, one book good. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Coole, Arthur Bradden., Coins in China's History, reprint and exapanded 1965, Mission, Kansas, illustrated throughout, viii + 189 pp.; Gibbs, Howard D., Chinese imperial names : a finding list of era and personal names on Chinese imperial coins, published under the direction of Numismatic Review, 1944, New York, NY, J. B. Stack & M. Stack, [56] pp., 28 1/2 x 22 cm.; Daniel, Howard A. The catalog and guidebook of Southeast Asian coins and currency. Vol. I. France, 1978, 140 pps., illustrated throughout; Kann, Eduard. The currencies of China : an investigation of silver and gold transactions affecting China, with a section on copper, reprint by Durst 1978 or original 1926 edition, 530 + xlviii pps; Shih, Kalgan. Modern coins of China, 1949, 198 pp., (in Chinese) illustrated throughout; Shih, Kalgan. A translation of modern cions of China, 1949, 96 pp.; Chang, H., The Silver Dollars and taels of China, 1981, 160 pp., illustrated throughout; Universal Coins and Stamp Co., Wong S.C., Rare Chinese coins, 1935, 100 + 27 pp., (English & Chiones); Tsiang, C. C. Illustrations of Chinese gold, silver and nickel coins, 1935, Universal Stamp & Coin Co., Shanghai, 257pp., (English & Chinese); Oka, M., Silver Crowns of the Far East, Tokyo, Taisei, 1966, 116 pps., illustrated throughout. Mostly fine, several better. (10)
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
(Crusades), selection of historical works on the Crusades as history books and specialised subjects, including Bridge, The Crusades; Billings, The Cross and the Crescent, A History of the Crusades; Boase, Castles and Churches of the Crusading Kingdom; Boase, Kingdoms and Strongholds of the Crusaders; Erbstosser, The Crusades; Wise, The Wars of the Crusades; Prawer, The World of the Crusaders; Fenwick introduction, The Third Crusade, folio edn.; Correggio, The Siege of Malta 1565, Folio Society; Gunnis, Historic Cyprus; Joinville & Villehardouin, Chronicles of the Crusades; Runciman, A history of the Crusades, Volumes 1, 2, 3; Newhall, The Crusades; Treece, The Crusades. Last few titles are paerback, otherwise hard bound, mostly fine - very fine. (15)
Estimate $100
SOLD $360
Dalton, R. The Silver Token Coinage mainly issued between 1811 and 1812. London. 1968, 4to., reprinted from the original printed in 1922. Gray cloth, 63 pp., includes Index, illustrated in b & w, compiled by B. A. Seaby Ltd; Atkins, James. The tradesman's tokens of the eighteenth century, London 1892, vi, [1], 415 pp., 23 cm (loose binding and pages); Bell, R. C. Unofficial farthings, 1820-1870, 1975; Bell, R. C. Tradesman's Tickets and Private Tokens 1785-1819, 1966; Bell, R. C. Specious Tokens and those struck for General Circulation, 1968; Sweeny, James O. A numismatic history of the Birmingham Mint, 1981; Atkins, James. The coins and tokens of the possessions and colonies of the British Empire, 1889 (a copy almost completely falling apart). Unless noted above fine - very fine, Atkins copies poor-fair. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90