Catalogue
East India Company, Bengal presidency, gold half mohur, Calcutta Mint, 1793, oblique grained edge (Pr.63. KM.101) possibly a good jeweller's copy. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $270
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Muhammadan system, European Style Coinage, in the name of 'Alamgir II (A.H.1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), issued 1817-1818, (11.690 grams), Madras mint, closed lotus type, gold rupee or mohur, impressed with the mint name Arkat, type as silver rupee with frozen date, A.H.1172, Regnal Year 6, edge with centre graining to left, (KM.418, Pr.238). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,000
Portugese India, Maria I (1786-1799), twelve xerafims 1795 (KM.187, F.1487). Virtually Mint State with toned lustre and very bold design details, has a planchet crack beginning at the top edge which is typical for this crudely manufactured series, rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $0
Native state, Kishangarh, gold third mohur in the name of Muhammad Shah, (A.H. 1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), date off flan, (3.56 grams), (cf.KM.17 [Shah Alam II, mohur]). Extremely fine, extremely rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Native States, Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah, (A.H. 1263-1272, 1847-1856), Lucknow mint, gold ashrafi (mohur), A.H. 1264 (1848), year 2, (KM.378.1). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $410
Native States, Jaipur, Pratap Singh (A.D. 1778-1803), gold mohur, in name of Shah Alam II, year 40, (1798-9), (KM.55). Extremely fine with off centred obverse.
Estimate $350
SOLD $380
Native States, Jaipur, Jagat Singh II (A.D. 1803-1818), gold mohur, in name of Shah Alam II, year 45, (1804-5), (KM.55). Extremely fine with off centred obverse.
Estimate $350
SOLD $360
Native State, Mewar, gold mohur, Swarupshahi series, undated (c.1851-1930), Nagari legend `Friend of London' (F 1326; KM Y12). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Native State, Mysore, Tipu Sultan (AM1215-1227, A.D. 1787-1799), silver rupee, Patan mint, AM1216 date reversed, RY 6, (1787), (KM.126) (2); Bikanir, silver rupee 1892 (KM.72); Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Maldive Islands, silver larins as short lengths of silver wire doubled in two and made like a fish-hook, used from 16th - 19th century, (Quiggin p.194ff text and illustration) (2); miscellaneous other Islamic silver and copper mostly 18th-19th century (7) including a small silver with obverse cockeral (illust.). First two coins lightly toned and extremely fine; others fair - very fine. (12)
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Native States, assorted copper dump paisa issues mostly from 19th century. several Sikh empire issues etc. Fair - very fine. (28)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Sikhs, gold token or medallion, 4.32 grams, obv. Guru Nanak with Mardana and Bala in shade of a tree, rev. first verse of the Mool Mantra as an eight line Gurmukhi inscription, dotted border, undated. Very fine with ring mount support.
Estimate $250
SOLD $450
Allan, J., Coins of the Gupta Dynasties and of Sasanka, King of Gauda, 1967; Allan, J., Coins of Ancient India, 1967; Rapson, E.J., Coins of the Andhra Dynasty the Western Ksatrapas, The Traikutaka Dynasty and the 'Bodhi' Dynasty, 1967; being a set of three catalogues of the Indian Coins in the British Museum. Good very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Atkins, James, The Tradesmen's Tokens of the Eighteenth Century, 1892; Atkins, James, The Coins and Tokens of the Possessions and Colonies of the British Empire, 1889. Cover on the first item is loose otherwise fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Andrews, Dr Arthur, Australasian Tokens & Coins, Sydney, 1921, original issue. Fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Auction catalogues, by James R.Lawson, includes some important catalogues such as The A.B.Triggs Collections, 27-29 November, 1945; The Dangar Collection, 10 February, 1953; Estate Late Sir Reginald Marcus Clark, catalogue No.3, 6-7 July 1954. Foxing to all items, very good. (24)
Estimate $60
SOLD $240
Australian tokens, a variety of books, some of the titles include, Milk and Ice Tokens by Melvin Williams, 1990 & 1996, signed; Australian Bread Tokens by L.J.Carlisle, W.J.Mira & G.E.Howard (2), signed by L.Carlisle; Convict Love Tokens, Wakefield Press, 1998; Notes on the Medallists of Australasian Tokens read before the Australian Numismatic Society, Sydney, April 24, 1918 by Dr Arthur Andrews, and other interesting articles; NAAFI Numismatics by John F. Yarwood, 1993 revised 1994; Coins and Tokens of Tasmania 1803-1910 by Roger V.McNeice, original manuscript, 30 May 1969, sent to Tom Hanley; Coins and Tokens of Tasmania, finished book from previous manuscript, 1969; A Handbook on E.W.Cole His Book Arcade, Tokens and Medals by George D.Dean, 1988, signed together with letter from author; Cole of the Book Arcade by Cole Turnely, 1974; Emblems of Unity by Gregory J.Smith, 1992, signed; numerous other books and booklets. Fine - very fine. (26)
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
Australian medals, a variety of books and articles, some of the titles include, Australian Commemorative Medals and Medalets from 1788 with price list by L.J.Carlisle, No.38 of 160 first edition copies, signed; Australian Medals Bicentenary by L.J.Carlisle, 1990; The Image Maker, The Art of James Berry by J.R.Tye, 1984; a folder of extensive research material on Bert Hinkler and his medals prepared by Pat Boland of the Powerhouse Museum for Tom Hanley; Andor Meszaros Sculptor by Kelman Semmens, 1972; Tasmanian Commemorative Medals and Medallions 1853-1990 by Roger V.McNeice, 1990, signed; various other leaflets and booklets with multiples of some items. Fine - very fine. (32)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Banking, Gold & Paper, a History of the National Bank of Australasia by Geoffrey Blainey; Bank of New South Wales, a History Vol I and II by R.F. Holder; The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Origins and History by Robin Gollan; Westpac, The Bank and The Armed Services in War and Peace, unauthored; Commonwealth bank of Australia in the Second World War, unauthored; Foundations of the Australian Monetary System 1788-1851 by S.J.Butlin; Banking and Currency by Ernest Sykes, 1911; Hoare's Bank a Record 1672-1955, a private bank, unauthored; Open Account, a History of the Bank of New South Wales in New Zealand 1861-1961 by Keith Sinclair & W.F.Mandle; Currency After the War by Paul Einzig, 1944; Foreign Exchange, Before, During and After the War by T.E.Gregory, 1930; International Currency Experience; Lesson of the Inter-War Period by League of Nations, 1944 (reprint 1947); Australian Banking by J.K.Gifford, J.Vivian Wood, A.J.Reitsma & A.L.Lougheed, 1967; The Circulating Sovereign by J.M.Scott (presentation copy); first draft of Westpac Bank's booklet ' Hold History in Your Hands The Story of Australia's Currency' sent to Tom Hanley for comments on 31 October 1991; a variety of other booklets, leaflets and magazines all relating to banking. Fine - extremely fine. (51)
Estimate $60
SOLD $200
Brown, Lawrence, British Historical Medals 1760-1960, volume one, The Accession of George II to the death of William IV, London, 1980; volume II, 1837-1901, The Reign of Queen Victoria, London, 1987; and volume III, 1760-1960, The Accession of Edward VII to 1960, London, 1995. Good very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
Bruce, Colin II, Deyell, John, Rhodes, N.G. Spengler W. South Asian Coins and Paper Money Since 1556 A.D. Iola, Wi. 1981, 608pp., Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Catalogue of the Library of University of Sydney, 1907-1908, featuring The Antiquarian Gazette quarterlies, some pages missing at front but very scarce and fine for issue.
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
Chitty, A., Outline Catalogue of Australasian Tokens, Adelaide, June, 1912, interleaved; Chitty, A., Outline Catalogue of Copper and Bronze Australasian Tokens, Adelaide, December, 1918. Some minor edge foxing otherwise very fine - extremely fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $130
Chitty, A., Outline Catalogue of Australasian Tokens, Adelaide, June, 1912, Chitty's personal copy with hand-written notes throughout; Stainsfield, C.W., The Tradesmen's Tokens of the Australasian Colonies, London, 1888. The first item has foxing and is well used but historically important, the second item also has foxing otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $150
Clarke, Robert L., Modern Australian & New Zealand Coins, first edition, 1962; Clarke, Robert, L., Coins of British Oceania (renamed version of first item), second edition, 1964, also third edition, 1966; Deacon, J.Hunt & Irons, Kenneth J., Catalogue of the Australian Commonwealth Coinage 1910-1960 (two different types of cover, one signed by one of authors), 1961; Foster, Derek J., Foster's Coin Catalogue and Guide for Beginners, first edition (ND), second edition (ND); Australian Coin Chart, editions 1-12; The Australian Coin Catalogue, edited by J.Gartner (6), 1964-1966, 1968, 1969, 1970 (fourth edition), 1970 (sixth edition); A Guide to Australian Coins by Reader's Digest, 1978 (2); Martin, S.M., A Guide to the Values of Australian Coins, 1978 (2); Kersting, H., Coinage of Australia, first edition May 1966, signed, and revised edition 1966, together with author's letter. Very fine. (31)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages, Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, 1954; Arnold, P., Steinhilber, D. & Kuthmann, H., Catalogue of German Coins, 1972; Mort, S.R., Coins of the Hapsburg Emperors and related issues 1619 to 1919, 1959; Davenport, John S., four books, German Church and City Talers, 1967; European Crowns 1700-1800, 1964; German Talers 1700-1800, 1965; European Crowns and Talers Since 1800, 1964; various other books and booklets on German coins and one article on coins of the Interregnum. Fine - very fine. (17)
Estimate $90
SOLD $70
Cresswell, O.D., Chinese Cash, 1971; Oka, M., Silver Crowns of the Far East, 1966; Kann, E., Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins, 1954, a photocopy in a special book-like binder; Coole, Arthur Braddan, Coins in China's History; Jacobs, Norman & Vermeule III, Cornelius C., Japanese Coinage, 1972; Pridmore, F., Coins and Coinages of the Straits Settlements and British Malaya 1786-1951, 1955; various other books and booklets on coinage of Nepal, Hong Kong and North Malaya. Foxing on a few books otherwise fine - very fine. (21)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Decimal currency, a variety of inquiry and report findings, bound copies and various other material relating to the implementation of the Australian decimal currency system; Parliamentary Debates Report & Report of the Decimal Coinage Committee 1960 for Rhodesia & Nyasaland; report on the Currency Conversion of the Bank of Sierra Leone; Royal Mint Annual Reports 1949, 1952, 1962-1967; copies of various Commonwealth of Australia parliamentary bills dealing with Museums, Australian War Memorial, Mint, Currency, and Historic Shipwrecks. Very fine. (22 plus three folders of material)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Doty, Richard G., Money of the World, 1978; Friedberg, Robert, Coins of the British World, 1962; Hobson, Burton, Historic Gold Coins of the World, 1971; Friedberg, Robert, Gold Coins of the World, 1980; Cribb, Joe, Cook, Barrie & Carradice, Ian, The Coin Atlas, 1990; Price, Martin Jessop, Coins 600 BC to the Present Day, 1980, in slipcase; Porteous, John, Coins, 1964; Porteous, John, Coins, Pleasures & Treasures, 1967; Porteous, John, Coins in History, 1969; Reinfeld, Fred revised by Burton Hobson, Catalogue of the World's Most Popular Coins, 1965; Reinfeld, Fred, Treasury of the World's Coins, 1955; Galley Press, The Amazing World of Money, 1983; Gelinas, Paul J., Coins and Currency, 1965. Mostly very large, profusely illustrated books, fine - extremely fine. (13).
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
Elizondo Jr, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, 1968; Vogt, George W., The Coins of Colonial Mexico, 1970; Catalogo De Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1965, no.1074, 1965; Raymond, Wayte, The Silver Dollars of North and South America, 1964; J.E. Charlton, Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, Tokens and Paper Money, 1977; Steinberger, Otto C., Indian Cent Date Varieties; Shafer, Neil, United States Territorial Coinage For the Philippine Islands, 1961; Gould, Maurice M. & Bressett, Kenneth, Alaska's Coinage Through The Years, 1960; Willem Jr., John M., The United States Trade Dollar, 1959; numerous other books, catalogues and booklets on coinage generally from the Americas and colonies. Very fine. (44)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Foster, Derek J., Foster's Catalogue of Australian Coin Varieties, 1964 first edition, second edition revised and enlarged (2); Dean, John, The 1965 Australian Coin Varieties Catalogue. The cover on the last issue is partially loose and torn, otherwise very fine - extremely fine and scarce. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $160