Catalogue
England, Charles I (1625-1649), Newark besieged, silver ninepence 1645, NEWARKE spelling, (S.3145). Toned, good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,700
Ireland, James II, Civil War coinage, gunmoney, crown, 1690, small letters, (S.6578; D & F 366). Uneven overstrike, much undertype showing of gunmoney halfcrown, otherwise extremely fine with delightful even brown patination.
Estimate $400
SOLD $700
Ireland, James II, Civil War coinage, gunmoney, large size halfcrown, Sept. 1689 (S.6579D). Brown patina, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
Ireland, James II, Civil War coinage, gunmoney, halfcrown, Aug 1690, struck at Limerick, (S.6580G). Extremely fine with almost full mint red.
Estimate $300
SOLD $460
Ireland, James II, Civil War coinage, gunmoney, shilling May 1690, (S.6582D). Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
Austria, Netherlands, Insurrection copper two Liards, 1790, (KM.45); Tyrol, Necessity issue twenty kreuzer 1809 (Mailliet CXIII,1; KM.149). Good very fine or better. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Austria (Montenegro), Cattaro (besieged by the British and Montenegrins) issued by General Gautier, one franc, 1813, obv. crowned N and value, rev. CATTARO 1813 with spray of leaves below), (Mailliet XXV,4; KM.1 [p.883], VG 2317, Pagani 293). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,320
France, Aire (besieged by the Allies, issue of Governor M. de Goesbriant ), silver fifty sols, 1710, on uniface octagonal klippe flan, obv., crowned arms separate date, (Mailliet I,5; KM.16). Toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
France, Antwerp, (besieged by the Allies), ten centimes, 1814, LL monogram, (Mailliet VI, 2; KM.7.1). Brown patination, nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Germany, Breisach (besieged by the Swedish), klippe silver forty eight batzen, 1633, (Mailliet XIX,5; KM. 3). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Germany, Minden, (besieged by George, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg), Klippe silver eight groschen, 1634, obv. MINDA/OBSESSA 1634, rev. value with additional countermark of crossed keys, (Mailliet LXXXV,1; KM.11). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Germany, Breslau (under siege by Sweden in 1645), copper Klippe seven and a half gros, 1645, (Mailliet Suppl. 20,3). Good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $400
Germany, Ulm (besieged by the Imperialists and struck during the battle of Blenheim in 1704), necessity klippe silver gulden, 1704, (Mailliet CXIV,4; KM.34). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Germany, Mainz (Mayence), (besieged by the Prussians, a French issue of General Doyre in 1793), 1 Sol, 2 Sols, 5 Sols 1793, (Mailliet LXXX,5,7,8; KM.601,602,603). Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
Luxembourg, (besieged by the French, issue of the Austrian defenders), cast bronze 1 Sol, 1795, (Mailliet LXXIII,2; KM.19). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Netherlands, Leyden (besieged by the Spanish, struck by St. Katherine's Hospital), copper Liard, 1574, (Mailliet LXXI,1). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Netherlands, Deventer, (besieged by States troops), copper four Stuiver, 1578, with countermark of spread wing eagle, (Mailliet XXXVII,8). Traces of mint red, extremely fine, weak in places and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
Netherlands, Lille, (besieged by the Allies during the Spanish Succession Wars), copper five sols, copper ten sols, copper twenty sols 1708, (Mailliet LXXIII,1,2,3; KM.5,6,7). Very fine and scarce. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
Netherlands, Tournai, (besieged by the Allies), uniface silver klippe twenty Sols 1709, obv. TORNACO OBSESSO and bust left, (Mailliet CXII,14; KM.8). Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Portugal, (struck at Angra, Terceira Is., Azores during blockade by Spain 1580), copper four Reis, (Mailliet CX, 4). Some obverse corrosion, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $600
Spain, Tarragona, (emergency coinage during wars with France, issue of General Palafox), silver five Pesetas 1809, (Mailliet CVIII,2; KM.6). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $700
Spain, Barcelona, (Jose Napoleon's emergency issue), Barcelona, copper four quartos 1810, (Mailliet XII,22; KM.67); Catalonia, copper ochavo 1813, copper one and a half quartos 1813 (Mailliet XXIV,8; XXV,7; KM.118,117). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Switzerland, Geneva, (emergency issue for troops during war with Savoy), copper twelve sols, copper six sols, copper one sol 1590, (Mailliet XLI, 1,2,3). Very fine - extremely fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $400
SOLD $420