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British North Borneo, The Cowie Harbour Coal Company Limited, Silimpopon, token for twenty five cents in red vulcanite. Unrecorded, fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $440
Straits Settlements, Queen Victoria, silver fifty cents, 1895 (KM.13). Obverse stain, otherwise nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $600
Straits Settlements, Queen Victoria, silver twenty cents, 1877 (KM.12). Blotchy tone, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $650
Straits Settlements, Queen Victoria, silver twenty cents, 1899 (KM.12). Considerable mint bloom, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $440
Straits Settlements, Queen Victoria, silver five cents, 1895 (KM.10). Proof-like nearly FDC.
Estimate $200
SOLD $520
Straits Settlements, Edward VII, silver dollar, 1904 B (KM.25). Dark grey tone, good extremely fine and scarce thus.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Staits Settlements, Edward VII silver dollar, 1903 (KM 25). Cleaned, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Straits Settlements, Edward VII, silver five cents, 1902, 1903 (KM.20). Nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $340
Straits Settlements; silver dollar, 1904; British Trade dollar, 1929, silver twenty cents, 1939, cupro-nickel twenty cents, 1948, 1911; silver ten cents, 1895, 1900, 1927, cupro-nickel ten cents, 1950; five cents, 1899, 1900, 1935, 1941, 1950 1961; bronze cent, 1920 (2, one red), 1941, 1943 (2), 1961. Very fine - uncirculated. (21)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria, silver half dollar, 1866 (Pr.4; KM.8). Even blue grey toned, nearly extremely fine/extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $4,000
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria, silver twenty cents, 1893 (Pr.46; KM.7) Edward VII, silver twenty cents, 1902 (Pr.51; KM.14). Blotchy tones, otherwise nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $700
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria - George V, silver five cents, 1873 1900, 1908 and 1932; silver fifty cents, 1904 (illustrated) (KM.15). The last toned, nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $350
SOLD $520
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria, fifty cents, 1905 (Pr.15, KM.15). Lightly toned, uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $450
Hong Kong, Edward VII - Elizabeth II, large cent, 1903, 1926; 1933 (2); five cents 1972, ten cents 1936, 1931, 1949, 1964, 1979; fifty cents, 1951 (2), one dollar 1980. The first brown and red, others mostly uncirculated, very fine - uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Hong Kong - China, British Trade dollar, silver imitation, 1908, the mint letter replaced by an incuse dot, and the value in English replaced by FOR JEWELLERY (Pr 31). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $650
Japan, Victoria Jubilee (celebrated at) Hyogo and Osaka Japan 1887/ Union Jack and crysanthemum on obverse, medalet in bronzed copper (29 mm). Kobe Coronation Fete 1902 under Union Jack, reverse Long Live King Edward and Queen Alexandra, medalet in bronzed copper (32 mm). Medalet in gilt copper (24 mm), bird with outstretched wings/ flag and club token or check in brass (24 mm), Japanese inscription only both sides. Extremely fine or better, the first two very scarce (4).
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Ancient India, primitive money, gold-plated ear ornaments, c.1000-600 B.C., (see S K Bhatt, Nishka the Rigvedic Money). Very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Ancient India, Primitive money, (c.1000-600 B.C.), gold ear ornaments (3) (see S K Bhatt, Nishka the Rigvedic Money); copper conical object depicting a three-arched hill with crescent (as seen on the Mauryan coinage), together with a bone ring with Brahmi letters ra ja ha na sa. Very fine and rare. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Ancient India, Primitive money, c.1000-600 B.C., various coloured disc shaped polished stones and semi precious stones, claimed as used as barter money, called Karma Kundala or Girie, from the Haryana region, these are a quantity that have been polished and made into cylindrical blocks (possible as ear ornaments or necklaces etc.). The discs show traces of ancient polish but unusual perfection in shape and design, fine - very fine and extremely rare. (Approx. 50)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Punched marked coinage, Kasi Janapada, silver simshatika, scyphate coin with large number of banker's marks (600-500 B.C.), (Rajgor series 55, type 725, pl.10). Very fine, large flan crack, very rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Punched marked coinage, Gandhara Janapada, silver eighth shatamana (600-400 B.C.), (12), six-armed wheel symbol (BMC 12-15; Rajgor series 41, type 574); Magadha Janapada, silver karshapana (4), (550-500 B.C.), with various marks (Rajgor series 11, type 169; Gupta Hardaker 108). Extremely fine and rare, one damaged. (16)
Estimate $160
SOLD $0
Punched marked coinage, Magadha, Mauryan and other Empires, (400-100 B.C.), punch marked mostly square shaped issues, silver karshapana, usually with set of five punch marked symbols on the obverse, both with additional marks on the reverse. Mostly fine - very fine. (50)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Magadha-Maurya Karshapan Series, silver mashakas (94), a superb collection of the Mashaka series depicting several Mauryan symbols (see Terry Hardaker's Mashaka Coinage). Fine to very fine, a rare collection. (94)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Punched marked coinage, a mixed group including punched marked coinage (12), bent bar types, other early Indian (9), China (3) and other Eastern coins (6). Fair - very fine. (30)
Estimate $200
SOLD $100
Western Kshatrapas, Swami Rudrasena I son of Rudrasimha, (Saka 121-144, A.D. 199-222), silver drachms (average 2.2 grams), obv. head right, rev. three arched hill, legend around, (M.2692, Rajgor p.145). Fine - very fine. (24)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Western Ksatrapas, Abhiras, Mahakshatrapa Ishwardatta (A.D. 236-239), silver drachms (2), obv. bust of king to right, rev. year 1 and other year 2, (BMC 472, 479 [p.124-5], M.1415); Gupta, Kumaragupta I (A.D. c.415-455) silver drachm, obv. bust facing right, rev. peacock with ruler's name and titles, (BMC [Gupta] 385-403 [Pl.18, 1-15], M. [ACW] 4859-4861]); other varieties of drachms (9) of Chandragupta II (A.D.380-414) various types with rev. formalised peacock or garuda with spread wings (BMC 133-140 [Pl.X, 14-21], M.4821-3). Fine - very fine several scarce. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Kushan and Post Kushan, Vasu Deva I - Vasu Deva III and some post Kushan series immitative issues, (A.D. c.292-400), Taxila and other series, various periods mostly smaller and degraded in type, copper units, obv. king standing facing, head to left, sacrificing over altar, occasional traces legend in Greek around, rev. Siva standing beside a bull to left, (mostly M.3605-3615) (108); earlier types of Kanishka etc. (11). Poor - very good, all cleaned, (119)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Nagas of Nawar, Ganapati Naga, (A.D. c.340), AE 8-10, obv. humped bull standing left, rev. Maharaja Sri Ganendra, (M.4739-4753). Fine - very fine. (Approx. 175)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Gupta, Chandragupta II (A.D.380-414) and Kumaragupta I (A.D. 414-455), silver drachms (20), various varieties rev. formalised peacock or garuda with spread wings (BMC 133-140, 258-384 [Pl.X, 4-21, XVI-XVII, 1-30, 1-31], M.4821-3, 4845-4854). Mostly very fine (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Post Gupta, Sarabhapuriya Dynasty of Mahokosola, Prasannamatra, 5th - 6th century A.D., bracteate gold unit or dinar, 1.306 grams, obv. garuda bird facing between sun and moon, wheel and shell, inscription below, rev. similar type incuse. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0