Ancient, British, Islamic and World Coins Historical Medals and Banknotes

*France, Charles V, franc à pied, 3.80g (Dupl. 360), reverse weak in part, otherwise good very fine

*France, Charles V, franc à pied, 3.84g (Dupl. 360), portrait weak, otherwise good very fine

*France, Charles V, franc à pied, variety with trefoil at sword hilt and at centre of reverse, 3.76g (Dupl. 360a), double-struck, especially on re...

*Germany, Bavaria, Maximilian II Emanuel ( 1679-1726), maximilian d’or, 1720, Munich mint, bare head right, rev., Madonna and Child dividing date,...

*Germany, Fulda, Bishopric, Placidius von Droste (1678-1700), 7 ducats, 1688, by P.H. Müller, capped bust right in ecclesiastical vestments, p.h.m...

*Germany, Münster, Bishopric, Christoph Bernhard von Galen (1650-78), 6 ducats, 1661, Münster, St. Paul holding sword in clouds over city view, s ...

*Germany, Mainz, Lothar Franz von Schönborn (1695-1729), Peace of Ryswick, 1696, commemorative ducat, undated, obv., crowned arms on mantle, mintm...

*Germany, Saxony, Friedrich August III (1763-1806), Vicariat ducat, 1792 i.e.c., Dresden mint, draped and armoured bust right, rev., crowned shiel...

*Germany, Württemberg, Karl Alexander (1733-37), carolin, 1734, armoured bust right wearing Golden Fleece, signed m below (for Christian Ernst Mül...

*Germany, Württemberg, Karl Alexander, carolin, 1735, smaller armoured and draped bust right wearing Golden Fleece, s on truncation, rev., crowned...

*Italy, Carmagnola, Ludovico II di Saluzzo (1475-1504) and Margarita de Foix, 10 scudi d’oro, 1503, lvdovicvs marchio et margarita d fois m s, con...

*Italy, Venice, Lodovico Manin (1789-1797), 6-zecchini, the Doge kneeling before St. Mark, rev., Christ standing within starred mandorla, holding ...

Italy, Venice, Ferdinand I of Austria (1835-48), ducato, 1840, laureate head right, m.m. below, rev., arms, 3.47g (CNI -; Pag. 114; Paol. 1044; He...

*Italy, Dukes of Amalfi, tari, 11th century, with pseudo-Cufic legends, in imitation of the Fatimid coinage of al-Mu’izz, 1.01g (cf. MEC 14, 37-38...

Italy, Dukes of Amalfi, taris (2) with pseudo-Cufic legends, in imitation of the Fatimid coinage of al-Mu’izz, 0.95g and 0.88g (cf. MEC 14, 37-38;...

*Japan, koban, Bunsei (1819-28), 13.11g (JNDA 09-20; F. 14), very fine

*Japan, koban, Bunsei (1819-28), 13.12g (JNDA 09-20; F. 14), some red tone, very fine

*Japan, koban, Bunsei (1819-28), 13.07g (JNDA 09-20; F. 14), very fine

*Japan, koban, Tempo (1837-58), 11.26g (JNDA 09-21; F. 15), some red tone, good very fine

*Low Countries, Brabant, Jeanne and Wenceslas (1355-83), pieter d’or (1375-81), Louvain, St. Peter facing above shield of arms, rev., cross fleuré...

*Peru, Carlos IV, 8 escudos, 1800 ij, Lima, 26.97g (Ca. 18; Cy. 14538), small flan fault in obv. field, good very fine. Ex Huntington collection ...

*Russia, Elizabeth (1741-61), poltina, 1756, Red mint, bust right, rev., crowned monogram (Bit. 71), has been mounted and polished, good fine

*Austria, Rudolph II (1576-1612), thaler, 1609, Hall, laureate bust right with ornate cuirass, date over, rev., crowned arms within straight-sided...

Austria, Archduke Leopold (1619-32), thaler, 1632, Hall (Vog. 183/IV; MzA. p.129; Dav. 3338B), toned, almost extremely fine; Leopold I (1657-1705)...

Austria, Josef I (1705-11), thaler, 1707, Hall (Vog. 245/I; MzA. p. 206; Dav. 1018), good very fine; Karl VI (1711-40), thaler, 1713, Hall, posthu...

Austria, Francis I (1806-35), thaler, 1824 E (Karlsburg) (Vog. 309/III; J. 190); France, Provence, Robert of Anjou (1309-43), carlin d’argent, Avi...

*China, Warring States (c. 475-221 B.C.), flat handled and arch footed spade, inverted inscription reads “liang yi jin” (Jen 15), patinated, very ...

China, Warring States (c. 350-250 BC), state of Yan, square foot spade fine; Wang Mang (7/9-23 AD), spade, very fine; other cash coins (17), 3rd c...

China, various early currency, including ‘Ming’ knives (2), ‘pu’ money (10), fish ‘money’ (2), together with various cash (94), mostly early, West...

*Courland, Duchy, Jacob Kettler (1639-82), thaler, 1644, armoured bust right wearing lace collar, rev., stylized arms portraying eagle and horsema...

*Crete, under Greek administration (1898-1906), 2 lepta, 1900, Paris mint, an off-metal striking in cupro-nickel (KM Pn1), good very fine and of t...

*Crusaders, Kingdom of Jerusalem, attributed to the siege of 1187, billon denier, Tower of David, rev., Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1.06g (Slocu...

France, Louis XV (1715-74), écu, 1742 v, Troyes mint, edge bruise, very fine and scarce [8,311 struck]; and Netherlands, Gelderland, silver ducat,...

France, Napoleon III, Erection of monument at Lille Bourse, 3 December 1854, 10 centimes module silver medal (VG 3404), extremely fine

France, Orange, Fredrick Henry (1625-49), testons (2), different bust and reverse varieties, very fine (2)

*Germany, Dortmund, Heinrich IV (1056-1105), denar, crowned bearded head facing, sceptre on left, star on right, thrtm( )ne, rev., cross, stars in...

*Germany, Gittelde, Archbishop of Magdeburg’s mint, Hartwig (1079-1102) with Vogt Dietrich III v. Katlenburg (1088-1106), denar, bust facing, swor...

*Germany, Goslar, Heinrich IV (1056-1106), denar, facing bust, rev., facing busts of SS Simon and Jude, 0.96g (Dann 676), partly weak, very fine

Germany, Goslar, Heinrich IV, denars (4), crowned bearded head facing, sceptre on left, staff on right, rev., facing busts of SS Simon and Jude, ...

Germany, Köln, Hermann III (1089-99), denar, bust facing holding crozier and book, ( )archeps, rev., three-towered walled church, aicta colo( ), 1...

*Germany, Köln, Free City, double Dreikönigentaler, undated, circa 1620, struck on a flan of double thickness, obv., the Magi with arms of Köln, l...

*Germany, Saxony (Albertine Line), Johann Georg I (1615-56), thaler, 1638 sd (Schnee 872; Dav. 7601), extremely fine

*Germany, Teutonic Order, Archduke Maximilian of Austria (1590-1618), thaler, 1603 (Dav. 5848), extremely fine and toned

Germany, Weimar Republic, Graf Zeppelin commemorative, 5 marks, 1930 f, extremely fine; Prussia, Baltic Resorts Lottery prize medal, 1884, in silv...

Germany, a collection of coins, tokens, medals, medallets, and a few encased postage stamps and tags, mostly 1914-18 and 1939-45, of Germany and a...

*Guatemala, Carlos III (1759-88), 8 reales, 1787 m (Cal. 834; Cy. 12126), about extremely fine

*Hungary, Maximilian II (1564-76), thaler, 1575 Kremnitz, 28.09g (Huszar 978; Dav. 8058), scratch to right of bust, good very fine, rare thus

*India, Portuguese possessions, Goa, D. João V, meio pardau, 1741, 2.94g (AG 68.12), partly flat, very fine

India, Portuguese possessions, Goa, D. Maria II, pardau, 1839, 5.63g (AG 18.01), toned, good very fine. Ex Huntington collection and Hispanic Soc...

*Ionian Islands, quarter-obol or lepton 1821, undertype unidentifiable (Pr. 22), faults both sides especially on obverse, good very fine for the i...

*Ionian Islands, lepton, 1835, struck in coin alignment (Pr. 24), in PCGS holder graded MS64BN

*Ionian Islands, lepton, 1853, struck in medal alignment (Pr. 28), in PCGS holder graded MS64BN

*Ionian Islands, lepton, 1857, struck in coin alignment (Pr. 30), in PCGS holder graded MS64BN

*Ionian Islands, 20 lepta, 1862, struck in coin alignment (Pr. 17) in PCGS holder graded MS65

Italy, Victor Emanuel III, 10th Anniversary of the end of World War 1, 20 lire, 1928, very fine; Ceylon, 48 stuivers, 1803, extremely fine; miscel...

*Italy, Florence, Ferdinando II de Medici (1621-70), piastra, 1628 (MIR 290/6), minor faults, good very fine and rare

*Italy, Gaeta, Richard of Aquila (1105-11), AE follaro, type with cross potent, obverse legend retrograde, 5.03g (MIR 442; MEC 55v.), weak legends...

Italy, Lucca and Piombino, Elisa Bonaparte and Felix Baiocchi, 5 franchi, 1808 over 7 (Dav. 203), about very fine; with modern coins (44), medals ...

*Italy, Papal States, Pius V (1566-72), testone, Rome, arms, rev., Pope kneeling before cross, tiara at base (Munt.3; Berm. 1092), very fine

*Italy, Salerno, Gisulf II (1052-1077), AE follaro, facing bust, rev., view of Salerno, 2.14g (MIR 530; MEC 13-15), partly weak, very fine, rare