Catalogue
Sweden, all in packets described, one daler 1718 in copper obverse warrior and lion (KM.A356); others mostly krona (5); Switzerland, five francs 1931, 1963 Red Cross, 1968, 1979 Einstein, others (6); Portugal, John I (1385-1433), billon half real, c.1385; Alfons V (1438-1481) AE ceital; Sesbastian I (1557-1578), 1557 three reis; Venezuela, five bolivares 1935, quarter bolivar 1946; Yugoslavia, Alexander I, fifty dinars 1932 (KM.16) (illustrated) (EF); Zanzibar, copper pysa, 1882, 1887. Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (24)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Switzerland, Lausanne, silver denier, city coinage, c.1050, anonymous Ecclesiastical issue, obv. building with five columns, rev. cross, (cf.Roberts 4886, Saurma -). Lightly toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
Switzerland, Uberlingen, silver bracteate, late 13th century, obv. cow to right, rev. incuse, (Kestner Hannover 2589-2590, p.319). Dark tone, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Switzerland, St. Gallen abbey, silver bracteate pfennig, late 13th early 14th century, obv. lamb of God left with cross an banner, rev. incuse, (Kestner Hannover 2574-2575, p.317). Dark tone, chipped, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Switzerland, Constance, silver batzen, city coinage, c.1500, obv. shield within seven lobes, rev. eagle, (Saurma 1614 [Pl.XXVI, 741]). Lightly toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $180
Switzerland, Zug, silver dicken or twenty four kreuzer, 1609, obv. St Oswald, rev. two headed eagle, (KM.-, cf.Saurma 1727 [for 1610, cf.Pl.XXVI, 797]). Uneven tone, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Switzerland, Helvetian Republic, silver five batzen, 1799S, obv. Standing Swiss with flag, rev. legend in wreath, (KM.A9). Bright, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Switzerland, Bern, billon, half batzen 1798 (KM.91); ten kreuzer 1764 (KM.120); batzen 1818 (2) (KM.176, 177). Fine - nearly uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Switzerland, Zurich, silver ten schillings, 1811 B, obv. shield, rev. legend and date in wreath, (KM.182); schaffhausen, silver fifteen kreuzer, 1657, cmked with ram's head, (KM.55). Extremely fine; very good both scarce. (2) Ex Dolphin Coins with ticket for the second coin.
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Switzerland, Geneva, billon, twenty five centimes 1844 (KM.129); one sol 1833 (KM.120); silver six deniers 1817 a presentation strike (KM.115a); Luzern, silver five batzen, 1816, (KM.112) (illustrated); Neuchatel, silver kreuzer, 1817 (KM.71); Vaud Canton, billon one batzen or ten rappen 1815 (KM.8). Good very fine - nearly uncirculated, the presentatiuon piece has been mounted. (6)
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
Thailand, in packets described, silver baht, Rama VI, 1915, twenty five satangs (2), fifty satangs elephant reverse 1929 (KM.48, 49) other issues (4); Tibet, silver rupee issued 1930-1933 (KM.Y3.2), silver three srang 1936 (KM.Y.26), ten srang 1950 (KM.Y.30), one sho (KM.Y.21.1); Timor, six escudos 1958, ten escudos 1964; Philippines, Culion Leper Colony one peso 1925 (KM.18); commemorative pesos, 1947, 1963, 1964; fifty centavos 1947; others (3). Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (22)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
U.S.A., half cent, classic head 1828, 13 stars. Brown patina, extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $220
U.S.A., large cent, 1831 large letters, Liberty matron head. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $220
U.S.A., halfdollars, 1941S, 1957D, 1964, 1964D, quarter dollar 1918S Liberty standing; dime 1907S; two cents, 1865; one cent, 1853 (battered), 1857, 1864 with L; tokens, transit (7), sales tax (2), Alabama reverse (2), New York World's Fair 'Stork Club' 1939 one cent encased in aluminium. All in envelopes. Fair - uncirculated, the 1864L cent scarce. (22)
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
U.S.A., Morgan dollars, 1878S (7 tail feathers), 2nd reverse; 1883, 1899O, 1921 (2), Peace dollars, 1922S, 1925S. All in envelopes with typed description. Very fine - toned uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Vatican, Alexander VIII (1689-1691), silver testone, 1690, Rome mint, obv. bust to right, rev. two oxen to right, (Berman 2176). Toned, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $390
Vatican, Clement XI (1700-1721), silver testone, 1707, year VIII, Rome mint, obv. Papal arms, rev. Charity standing to left with three children, (Berman 2393). Toned, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Vatican, various issues in packets described, includes one twelfth ecu 1692, Innocent XII (Berman 2326); copper issues one baiocco 1790, 1801, 1802, half baiocco 1739, 1824, (KM.1263, 1267, 1295, Berman 2697, 3112).First fine and rare, others good - very fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Vatican, Sede Vacante, silver half scudo, 1823 (KM.1291). Toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Vatican, Pope Pius IX, silver scudo, 1848 II B (KM.1336.1). Toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Vatican, five hundred lire 1978 Sede Vacante, (2) (KM.Y.140, 141); one thousand lire, 1978 (KM.Y142); twenty baiocchi 1865 XIXR, (KM.1360); ten soldi 1868 XXIIIR (KM.1386.2); two soldi 1867 XXIR (KM.1373); five lire, 1940, (KM.Y28); 1953 set one lira to ten lire. Very fine - uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Forgeries, of ancient Greek coins as electrotypes of genuine coins, includes Thurium, distater on broad flan, (cf.S.440), (17.13 grams); Herakleia didrachm of facing head type (cf.S.390) (8.25 grams); Akragas, tetradrachm, (13.49 grams) obv. two eagles with hare to right, rev. crab over Skylla; copies of modern coins Japan, yen year 41 (cf.KM.A25.3); U.S.A. trade dollar 1875S. Very fine - extremely fine and an interesting group. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $220
Forgeries, of ancient Greek coins as copies by Carl Wilhelm Becker made about 1820, in silver of Alexander of Epirus (copy of gold stater) (Hill 54); Pyrrhus of Epirus (copy of gold stater) (Hill 56); Thebes, drachm (Hill 62) (with CNG ticket, CNA Sale XX, lot 1502) (illustrated); Pharnaces II of Panticapaeum (copy of gold) (Hill 75); fantasy issue obv. winded forepart Pegasus rev. palm, (Hill 91) (illustrated); Julian of Pannonia (copy of gold aureus) bust struck in copper (Hill 257). Extremely fine and interesting group of Becker forgeries. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260