Catalogue
Italy, Milan, issue of First Republic (1250-1310), silver ambrosino, obv. cross with trefoils in angles MEDIOLANV around, rev. Saint Ambrose seated facing, SCS AM BROSIV around, (Biaggi 1426). Well rounded, attractively toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $300
Italian States, Kingdom of Napoleon, three centesimi, 1811M (KM.C.2.2); soldo, 1812M (KM.C.3.2); five soldi, 1810M, 1811M, 1812M (KM.C.5.1); ten soldi, 1812M (KM.C.6.1); lira, 1808M (KM.C.8.1); five lire, 1810V (KM.10.8). The five soldi, 1812M is extremely fine with edge nicks, the five lire is fine, the rest good - very fine. (8)
Estimate $140
SOLD $120
Italian States, Kingdom of Napoleon, five lire, 1808M (KM.10.1); Papal States, half baiocco, 1849 IIIIR, 1851 VR (KM.1340, 1355), soldo, 1867 XXIR (KM.1372.2), ten soldi, 1868 XXIIR, 1868 XXIIIR (KM.1376, 1386.2), lira, 1866 XXIR, 1867 XXIR, 1867 XXIIR (KM.1377.2, 1378); Sardinia, two denari, 1734 (KM.C50). Very good - good very fine. (10)
Estimate $130
SOLD $150
Italian States, Modena, soldo, 1783 (KM.C.14), bolognino, 1706-37; Aquila, one cavallo, 1494-95; Roman Republic-Ancona, two baiocchi, undated TM (1798-99); other minors of Ancona and Modena. Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Italy, Napoli (Campani), Robert II (1309-1343), silver gigliato, obverse, seated King, reverse, cross with lis in angles (Biaggi 1635). Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Italian States, Naples & Sicily, ten tornesi, 1798 P/RG, 1859 (KM.C51, 159); sixty grana, 1854 (KM.C151c); one hundred and twenty grana, 1836, 1857 (KM.C153a, 153c). Very good; edge bumps nearly fine; fine; nearly fine/fine; edge nicks very fine. (5)
Estimate $170
SOLD $180
Italian States, Naples and Sicily, Ferdinand IV (1st reign 1759-99), grana, 1798 PM/A-P (KM.C.66b). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Italy, Naples and Sicily, Ferdinand IV (1816-1825 as king of the two Sicilies), copper dieci (ten) tornesi 1819, (32.35 grams), (KM.C.123). Extremely fine, rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $0
Italian States, Naples and Sicily, one hundred and twenty grani, 1834 (KM.C.153); twenty grani, 1798 (KM.C.52); ten tornesi, 1798, 1859 (KM.C.51, C.159); three cavalli, 1701-08; cavallo, 1621-65. First coin with edge bumps and a few small striations near reverse edge otherwise very fine, the rest fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $140
SOLD $150
Italian States, Naples and Sicily, one hundred and twenty grana, 1841 (KM.C.153b), five tornesi, 1798 (KM.C.45a); tornese, 1717; three follaro, obverse Sicilian eagle, c.1800; cavallo, c.1701-08; Sicily, Charles V, silver half tari (16mm) 1520-54 (Spahr 378). Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Italian States, Naples and Sicily, one hundred and twenty grana, 1856 (KM.C.153C); five grana, 1851 (KM.C.149a); ten tornesi, 1825 (KM.C.133); eight tornesi, 1796 (KM.C.49); six tornesi, 1802 (KM.C.96); three cavalli, 1665-1700. The first coin with hairline brushmarks otherwise extremely fine, the five grana has cuts on the reverse shield otherwise good very fine, the rest very good - very fine. (6)
Estimate $110
SOLD $130
Italian States, Naples & Sicily, Ferdinand II (1830-1859) one hundred and twenty grana, 1858 (KM.C153c) (illustrated); Kingdom of Naples, Ferdinand IV (1759-1799), silver carlino, 1791, P/A P, (KM.C53). Very fine - extremely fine, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $180
Italian States, Papal States, Innocent XI, silver grosso, 1686 (cf. KM.467), half baiocco, 1850R (KM.1355); Italy, centesimo, 1900R, 1905R (KM.29, 35), two centesimi, 1905R (KM.41). Very good - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Italy, Papal States, half baiocco, 1816 XVIIB, 1848 IIIR, 1849 IIIIR, 1851 VR (KM.1278, 1340, 1355); one baiocco, 1802 II, 1845 XVR (KM.1267, 1320); twenty baiocchi, 1865 XIXR (KM.1360); half soldo, 1867 XXIIR (KM.1371); one soldo, 1866 XXIR, 1866 XXIR (large bust & date), 1867 XXIR (KM,1372.1, 1372.2); four soldi, 1866 XXIR (KM.1374); five soldi, 1867 XXIR (KM.1375); ten soldi, 1868 XXIIIR (KM.1376); one lira, 1868 XXIIIR (KM.1387). Good fine - very fine. (15)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Italy, Rimini, Anonymous, silver grosso Agontano, (1265-1389), (Biaggi 2001 var.). Well rounded and nicely toned. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $270
SOLD $210
Italian States, Roman Republic - Ancona, two baiocchi, undated (1798-99) (KM.7). Concave reverse, extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Italian States, Sardinia, Carlo Alberto 1831-1849, five lire, 1837, mint mark anchor. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Italy, Sardinia, Carlo Alberto, five lire, 1844, mm. anchor, (KM.113.3). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Sicily, Villa Della la Chiesa (Sardegna), Pietro III of Aragon (1336-1387), silver real, obv. shield, rev. cross with rosettes and two pellets in each angle within octofoil, (Biaggi 2993). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Italian States, Tuscany, Ferdinando III (1791-1801), silver francescone, (ten Paoli), 1796 (KM.C37). Very fine/nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Italian States, Tuscany, quattrino, 1850 (KM.C62a), paolo, 1832 (KM.C70); Venice, revolutionary coinage, centesimo, 1849ZV (KM.C181), fifteen centesimi, 1848ZV (KM.C184). Fine; nearly extremely fine; fine; bitten edge flaw at about 6 o'clock, extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Italian States, Venice, Domenico Contarini, 1659-1675, half ducatone, St Mark offering banner to kneeling doge type. Nearly fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Italian States, Venice, twelve denari (soldo), ND (1762-1780), various legends (cf.KM.C.26) (6). Fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Italian States, Venice, revolutionary coinage, five lire, 1848 (KM.C185). A few minor bumps and marks, fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Italy, ten centesimi, 1893 B/I (KM.27.1). Almost full mint red, uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Italy, Victor Emanuelle III, silver twenty lire, 1936 (KM.81). Minor surface marks otherwise extremely fine or better and rare.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,650
Japan, Akita, one hundred mon, nd. (c.1862), (KM.6.1). Minor corrosion spot on obverse, otherwise good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Japan, bronze sen, meiji 19 (1886) (KM.Y17.2); silver fifty sen, meiji yr 4 (1871) (KM.Y4a.1) (19mm circle). Nearly uncirculated; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Japan, silver yen, meiji Yr 3 (1870) type II (KM.Y5.2). Cleaned and with minor surface knocks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Japan, silver yen, meiji Yr 3 (1870) type II (KM.Y5.2). Cleaned and with minor surface knocks, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220