Catalogue
France, Valence, Feudal issue of Bishops of Valence, 12-13th century, silver deniers, obv. +S APOLLINARS, cross pomme with annulet in fourth quarter, rev. +VRBS VALENTIA, winged angel or eagle facing (P d'A 4690, [Pl.CII, 19], Roberts 4782, Metcalf 19-40, [Pl. 2]). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
France, various issues, Charles VII (1422-1461), denier tournois, obv. two lis in frame, rev. cross in quatrilobe, intitial mark star, issue for 1456 (Dup.531D); Charles VIII (1483-1498), billon liard, issue of 1488, obv. dolphin, lis before DALPHS..., rev. cross (Dup.601); Louis XII (1498-1514), grand blanc a la couronne ou douzain, issue of 1498, obv. three lis in shield, crowns at side, rev. cross, (Dup.664); Louis XIII (1610-1643), billon douzain, obv. shield with three lis, rev. cross, crown in angles (Dup.1341); The Low Countries, Albert and Isabella of Spain (1598-1621), silver three patards, 1620, obv. cross, lion in centre, rev. crowned arms of Spain, (VG & H. 315). Fair - fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
France, Francis I, (1515-1547), silver teston, Lyon mint (D.810). Excellent portrait, nicely toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
France, Henri II, (1547-1559) silver Douzain a la Croisette, 1551 crowned shield and two small crowns above cresents "T"= Nantes mint, reverse cross with two crowns and two "H"s in angles. (Duplessy 997). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
France, Henri III, (1589-1596), silver half franc, 1590, mintmark M, Toulouse (Duplessy 1160). A few small cuts on face, good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
France, jeton of Henry IV, dated 1608 in brass 28mm., obv. arms of France and Navarre, rev. bust of king, (F.11919, Mitchiner 3084-1608 [p.1026]); one centime 1849A, 1862BB, 1897A, fifty centimes 1895A. First piece fine, others extremely fine - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
France, Louis XIV, silver ten sols or eighth ecu, 1705 mm AA (Metz mint) (KM.348.1); others as jetons of Louis XIV, brass AE 27, dated 1666, rev. sun and zodiac (Mitchiner p.1076 3256 [1666], F.2977); brass AE 24 nd (1699) rev. tree (Mercure 1952, Mitchiner p.988); another brass AE 25 nd (1701) rev. beehive (Mercure 1965, Mitchiner p.988); others (1); Louis XV, brass AE 25, 1722, rev. kings consecration at Rheims (Mitchiner 3580 [p.1172], F.7902); Switzerland, Zurich, silvered AE 23 shooting festival medalet, 1851. Very good - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
France, Louis XV, (1715-1774), silver ecu, 1786L, Bayonne mint, obv. head of Louis XV to left, rev. crowned arms, (KM.564.9, D.1333). Toned, good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
France, First Republic, five francs, L'AN 5K, antique lamp privy, L'AN 8A, cock privy (Le Franc F.288). Both coins with edge nicks and weakly struck obverses, overall very good - fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
France, Second Republic, silver fifty centimes, 1850A Paris mint (KM.769.1); Napoleon III, silver franc, 1855A Paris mint (KM.779.1); Modern Republics, silver two francs, 1871K (KM.816.2). Extremely fine; extremely fine; very fine, the last two scarce. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
France, Second Republic, Louis Napoleon as President, silver five francs 1852A, Paris mint, (KM.773.1, D.94). Attractive tone, underlying brilliance, good extremely fine.
Estimate $220
SOLD $360
French Indo China, silver ten cents 1901, (KM.9); Cochin China, copper sapeque 1879A, (KM.2). Nearly uncirculated; very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
French Indo China, silver fifty cents, 1930, 1931, (KM.-). Probably modern copies, uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Germany, Augsburg, Josef von Hesse-Darmstadt (1740-1768), issue under HRE Franz I, silver thaler, 1765 IT-F(A)H, (KM.184, D.1930); Italy, Bologna, Revolutionary Government, silver ten paoli or scudo, 1797, (KM.C.69, D.1359). Both have been mounted, first on the edge, the other on the reverse, otherwise fine - very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Germany, Baden, Grand Duke Friedrich I (1856-1907), silver five mark 1894G, (KM.268, D.533); Friedrich II (1907-1918) silver three mark 1910G, (KM.280). Very fine - nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Germany, Bavaria, Ludwig II (1864-1886), silver five mark, 1874D (KM.502). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Germany, Bavaria, Otto (1886-1913), silver five mark, 1898D (KM.512); silver three mark 1912D (KM.515); silver two mark, 1908D (KM.511). Very fine - extremely fine. (3).
Estimate $160
SOLD $140
Germany, Bavaria, silver three mark, 1911D; Hamburg, silver two mark, 1876J; Prussia, silver two mark, 1905A (2). Nearly very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Germany, Brandenburg, silver dreipolker, 1626 (KM.56.4, unpriced); Brandenburg-Bayreuth, silver twenty kreuzer, 1765S (KM.unlisted?); Schlesien-Liegnitz-Brieg, Fridrich II (1495-1547), silver groschen. Good fine; fine; very fine, the first two scarce. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Germany, Bremen, Free City, silver four grote, 1646, (KM.108); Austria, Rudolf II, 1594, silver groschen, Kremnitz (Hungary) mint. Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Germany, Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenburg, Johann Friedrich (1665-1679), silver twelve mariengroschen or one third thaler, 1677 (KM.136). Toned, good very fine or better.
Estimate $80
SOLD $200
Germany, Constance, Bishop Eberhard Waldburg (1248-1274) silver bracteat (Cahn 57, Metcalf 218). Attractively toned, uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Germany, Hamburg, Free City, silver two mark, 1899J (KM.294); Saxony, Friedrich August III (1904-1918), silver three mark 1910E (KM.1267); another silver three mark, 1913E, Battle of Leipzig Centennial (KM.1275). Extremely fine. (3).
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm I (1861-1888), silver two mark, 1876C (KM.506); Wilhelm II (1888-1918), silver five mark 1904A (KM.523); silver three mark 1913A Defeat of Napoleon, (KM.534); similar silver two mark, 1913A (KM.532); 1907A (KM.522); another 25th year of reign 1913A (KM.533). Good fine - extremely fine. (6).
Estimate $160
SOLD $120
Germany, Saxony, Ernestine Line, Johann Friedrich and Moritz (1541-1547), silver schreckenberger, obv. angel over arms, rev. arms, (cf.Saurma 2388). Nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Germany, Saxony, Albertine line, August (1553-1586), silver thaler, 1585, obv. bust with sword over shoulder, rev. arms, (D.9798). Toned, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
Germany, Saxony, John Georg I, (1591-1656), silver quarter thaler, mm. acorn, Leipzig mint, 1643 CR, obv. Johann Georg I, right, rev. arms, (KM.407). Has been mounted on edge, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Germany, Ulm, Imperial Mint, Frederick II (1215-1250) silver Bracteat (Cahn 186, Metcalf 242- both attributed to Lindau), Kestner collection 2958 [Ulm]). Toned, good extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Germany, Wurttemberg, two gulden, 1854 (KM.595). A few minor, almost unnoticeable nicks, superb blue and gold toning, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $250
SOLD $290
Germany, Wurttemberg, Karl I (1864-1891), silver five mark, 1876F (KM.623); Wilhelm II (1891-1918), silver five mark 1899F (KM.632); silver three mark, 1914F (KM.635). Very fine - extremely fine. (3).
Estimate $120
SOLD $120