Catalogue
Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint, silver rupee, in name of Shah Alam II, (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), 1229/17-49, without daroga marks (KM. 41). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Bombay Presidency, Mumbai Mint, silver rupee, in name of Shah Jahan II (A.H. 1131, A.D. 1718), RY 1, [AH 1131], (KM.160, Pr.32). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages, Second Issue, 1808, silver quarter pagoda, obv. Gopuram of a temple with 9 stars each side, around in English QUARTER PAGODA, in letters with stops, large buckled garter below, partly filled, rev. deity Vishnu standing surrounded by dotted circles, ribbon ending in star, in native text 'half a flower (or star) pagoda', with dots continuing under legs of Vishnu, (as illustrated in Pridmore), (Pr.173, KM.352). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Madras Presidency, Northern Circars, European style coinages, 1794-97, copper struck at the Soho Mint, Birmingham, dub (1/48 rupee) 1794 (2), 1797 (3), half dub (1/96 rupee) 1794 (1) and 1797 (6) (Pr.310, 319, 316, 323, KM.392, 394, 397, 398). Mostly fine some better as recovered from finds and use in Ceylon. (12)
Estimate $80
Passed in
Dutch India, Negapatnam, copper two stuiver c.1695, obv. God Kali facing, rev. Tamil inscription, 54.2 grams (illustrated) (KM.29), one stuiver similar (4) average 25 grams, (KM.28); copper duit (14), similar average 3 grams, (KM.26). All average very fine or better, heavy issues are rare. (19)
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Portuguese India, as used in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), circulated under Portuguese rule, silver two tangas 1653, Chhaul e Bacaim mint, (3.98 grams), obv. crowned arms, [C] - B, rev. standing figure of St. John, S - I across, to right below 53, (KM.3 [p.1020], M.-, Gomes 19.01). Some surface roughness, minor hoard patination, slightly off centred, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $140
SOLD $150
Portuguese India, as used in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), circulated under Portuguese rule, silver four tanga c.1633, but not dated, (12.44 grams), obv. crowned arms, rev. A over T, 4 below, D M either side of T, (KM.-, M.-, Gomes 21.01). Hoard patination, fair - nearly very fine, surface scratches, and very rare, known from only a few examples.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,050
Portuguese India, as used in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), circulated under Portuguese rule, silver xerafin 1654, Goa Para mint, (9.09 grams), obv. crowned arms, A - D, rev. cross, 1 6 5 4 in angles, (cf.KM.73, M.-, Gomes 27.02). Heavy surface scratches, some hoard patination, fair - fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
British India, William IV - George VI, silver rupees, 1835 (5), 1840 divided legend (5), continuous legend (5); 1862 (2), 1877, 1882, 1886, 1888, Edward VII, 1903 (2), 1905 (2), 1906 (3), 1907 (2), George V, 1913, George VI, 1944, 1945; half rupees, 1835 (2), 1840 DL (2), 1880, 1881, 1887, 1888, 1892, quarter rupees (13), two annas many 1841 (13), other India in base metal from 1794 (16). In a album, all described, fine - nearly uncirculated. (84)
Estimate $600
SOLD $3,600
Australian Numismatic Society, reports 1983-1986, Brisbane Branch 1985-1986, journals, 1982, 1985; Numismatic Association of Australia, journals Vol.1-5; booklet on The Australian Koala First Proof Issue by Goldcorp, 24pp. Very fine. (lot)
Estimate $20
SOLD $20
Australian Coin Review, 1964 to 2000. Loose issues in four cartons, two thirds complete.
Estimate $150
SOLD $230
Auction catalogues, including Max Stern Jul 1977; Spink & Sons 1978, Nov 1979; Spink Auctions Nov 1980 - Nov 1990; Noble Numismatics Sales 80-89; Downie Auctions catalogues Dec 1975 - May 1988, 94 - 222, 250, 252, 254, 255, 275, 276. Mostly good - very fine. (143)
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
Auction catalogues, Noble Numismatics auction sales No's 52, 53, 62, 63 and 69, Spink London 1982 (2), other dealers catalogues. All in one carton.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Auction catalogues, Noble Numismatics Auction Sale catalogues (30) mostly 1999 - 2010; also Heritage (7), IAG, status and others plus McDonald Price Guides (3) all in four cartons. (approx 55)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Cejnek, Major D.R.Josef, ?sterreichische, Ungarische, B‰hmische und Schlesische M™nzpr?gungen V. 1519-1705, Wien; Friedberg, Robert, Coins of the British World, pp210, 1962; Ratto, R, Monnaies Byzantines, R?impression, pp151 + plates LXVIII and prices realised. Some foxing on last book's end pages, otherwise very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
(Ceylon); Bopearachchi, Osmund & Wickremesinhe, Rajah M., Ruhuna, An Ancient Civilisation Re-visited, Numismatic and Archaeological Evidence Inland and Maritime Trade, 1999, Nugegoda, Ceylon, 140 pp., 36 plates, 3 maps; Sirisena, O.M.R., Medieval Gold Coins of Sri Lanka (700-1100), Colombo, 2002, 45pps, illustrated throughout; de Silva, G.P.S.H., History of Coins and Currency in Sri Lanka, Colombo, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, 2000, 193 pps, illustrated throughout, Codrington, H.W., Ceylon Coins and Currency, Colombo, 1994 (1924), Memoirs of the Colombo Museum, 290 pps, 7 plates; together with photographic offprints of, Abeywardene, I.M.de Silva, Price Catalogue of Ancient Coins of Ceylon, 1952, Colombo, 40pp. and another offprint on Medieval billon coins. Very good - very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Coin catalogues, including Kingston, Australian Coin Chart, January 1964; Basso, Coins, Medals and Tokens of the Philippines, 1968; Becker, Pageant of World Commemorative Coins, 1962; Rulau, Tokens of the Gay Nineties, 1st edition; American Numismatic Association, Official ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins, 2nd edition; Coin News Yearbook, 1994 (3); Davenport, World Crowns and Talers, 1968; sundry catalogues of Australian and English coins, including Seaby, British Tokens and their Values, and others (39). Good - very fine. (47)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Mortimer Hammel Collection, 19th & 20th Century Foreign Gold Coins, auctioned by Stacks, New York, September 15,16, 1982, catalogue and prices realised; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection, Highly Important Greek and Roman Coins, III, auctioned by Sotheby's, New York, 4th Dec 1990, catalogue and prices realised. Both well illustrated, the second with hard cover and colour plates, extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Mira, W.J.D., Coinage and Currency in N.S.W; Cribb, J., Money from Cowrie Shells to Credit Cards; Bill Myatt and Tom Hanley, Australian Coins, Notes and Medals; Nicholson, A., Australian Banknote Catalogue; Crellin, A., The Coinage of Colonial Australia; together with some early Spink Australia catalogues. Very fine - extremely fine. (19)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Selection of books, mostly 1960s-1970s, includes publications on coins of the world, America's, Australia, Great Britain and Europe, also James Cook His Coins & Medals and Melanesian Shell Money by Albert B.Lewis, Chicago, 1929. Fine - very fine. (23)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Various, Mira, W.J.D. & Noble, W.J., Holey Dollars of New South Wales; Renniks Coins (8) signed by Dion Skinner. Fine. (31)
Estimate $80
SOLD $160
Vort-Ronald, Michael P., Banks of Issue in Australia, Whyalla Norrie, 1982; Australian Banknotes, Whyalla Norrie, 1979; Australian Banknotes, 2nd ed., Whyalla Norrie, 1983, the second signed by the author, the first and third with library book plates of Alistair F. Robb. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $20