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Click here to subscribeConstantine IX Monomachus. 1042-1055. AV Tetarteron Nomisma (17mm, 4.06 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. -ISII RX RX R?INAN?m, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / +C?N–S?At–IOS ASIL, crowned bust facing, wearing jeweled chlamys, holding labarum in right hand, globus cruciger in left. DOC 6; SB 1833. EF. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Superior (4 December 1998), lot 1387.
Theodora. 1055-1056. AV Histamenon Nomisma (25mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. +I?S XIS R?X R?INANTIPm, Christ Pantokrator standing facing on dais / +??O??PA AVGOVCTA, Theodora and the Virgin Mary standing facing, holding labarum between them; M–? flanking Virgin. DOC 1a; SB 1837. Good VF, lightly toned, a few obverse die scratches. From the TJH Collection.
Eudocia, with Michael VII and Constantius. 1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (26mm, 4.37 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. +I?S XIS R?X R??NANTI?m, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / +MIX ?V–?K ??NS, Eudocia, holding jeweled scepter in right hand, standing facing on footstool, flanked by her sons Michael and Constantius, each holding globus cruciger and akakia. DOC 1; Berk 319 (this coin); SB 1859. EF, toned. A well struck example. From the Collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex “An Important Private Collection of Byzantine Coins” (Sotheby’s New York, 2 November 1998), lot 539.Eudocia ruled as regent from the death of her husband Constantine X in May of 1067 until the end of the year. At the time, the empire was facing a military crisis in the east as the Seljuq Turks advanced further into Asia Minor, and the prevailing feeling was that a competent military leader should be emperor. Eudocia, despite having declared that she would never remarry, took the hand of Romanus IV Diogenes on 1 January 1068. Romanus’ own rule lasted a little over two and a half years, as he was captured by the Turks at the Battle of Mantzikert in August of 1071. Eudocia was re-established as regent for two months before being coerced into retiring to a convent. Whether this issue dates to her first or second term as regent has been debated, but the former seems more logical. While by no means abundant, the output of this coinage seems too large to be condensed into the short span of her second regency.
VISIGOTHS, Gaul. Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Late 5th century AD or slightly later. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Imitating a Ravenna mint solidus struck in the name of Valentinian III. Uncertain mint. D N PLA VALENTI NIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; above bust, pellet-in-crescent / VICTORI A AVGGG, Valentinian standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left, foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent; R-V//COMOB. Cf. RIC X 3712 (for obv., but without pellet-in-crescent); Depeyrot, Solidi 7; Depeyrot –; Ranieri 97 corr. (listed as official mint issue); DOCLR –; Biaggi –; cf. MEC 1, –; G. Nascia FPL 1 (January 1966), no. 4 (same dies, but pellet-in-crescent not struck up); Marc Poncin Collection (CNG 72, 14 June 2006), lot 2232 (example with “M” graffito in obverse field). EF, “E I” graffiti across obverse field. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich.
UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES, Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Mid to Late 4th century AD. Æ (19mm, 3.99 g, 12h). Imitating Lugdunum (Lyon) mint Æ of Julian II. D ? FD (retrograde C)I IVII IV(retrograde S) P (retrograde F) HVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / (retrograde S)ECV(inverted retrograde R)ITH ITH G?CEI PVB, bull standing right; two stars above; [(wreath)]PL?CD. Cf. RIC VIII 238; cf. LRBC 269 (both refs for prototype). Good VF, matte dark green patina. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Gorny & Mosch 104 (9 October 2000), lot 86.
UNCERTAIN GERMANIC TRIBES, Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Early to Mid to 7th century AD. AV Solidus (20mm, 3.45 g, 6h). Imitating a solidus of Heraclius. DN II?R?CL I?/ (retrograde ??) A?I, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding cross in right hand / VICTORIA AVS?, cross potent set on three steps; H//CONOB. Cf. DOC 3; cf. MIB 5; cf. SB 731 (all refs. for prototype); cf. CNG 61, lot 2236; cf. Jónas 6 (for rev.); Adelson –; otherwise unpublished. EF, a few deposits. Apparently unique. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
MEROVINGIANS, Uncertain. Circa 710-750. AR Denier (12mm, 0.82 g, 6h). Large + RI; long bar above / Large AS; long bar above. NM p. 170, 13; Belfort 6636; MEC 1, –. VF, find patina. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 15 January 2010.INTRO TO LASSER:The following selections from the Lasser Collection are being sold according to Joe’s explicit wishes. All proceeds from the sale of these coins will be used to acquire additional items for the numismatic collection at Colonial Williamsburg.Born in New York City, Joe grew up in a huge, family-packed house in New Rochelle, not far from the home of Julius Guttag, the famed numismatist of the first half of the 20th century. Working for Guttag in the mid 1930s, Joe got his first taste of numismatics, and formed his first collection, which was sold a few years later to pay for college. While at Lehigh University, where he excelled at everything, including golf, Joe opted to interrupt his education by joining the Army Air Corps shortly after the United States entered WWII. As a bombardier/navigator in both B-26 “Marauders” and A-26 “Invaders,” Joe completed 41 missions over Europe with the 391st Bomb Group of the 9th Air Force, and was highly decorated for his service. Once back in the States, he continued his education, started a family with Ruth, his childhood sweetheart, and began a career as a writer for a financial newspaper. Shortly thereafter, Joe changed direction and began what was to become a very successful career as a securities analyst, stockbroker, and portfolio manager.Joe’s childhood fascination with things numismatic resurged as his young family matured, and he began to collect the paper money of the colonial period, including the Continental Currency issues of the Revolutionary War period. Always brilliant and inquisitive, it was in this area that Joe made his first significant contribution to numismatics. After painstakingly reading through tens of thousands of pages of Continental Congress papers, Joe assembled the universally accepted list of authorized Continental Currency signers, which appears in Eric Newman’s The Early Paper Money of America. Shortly thereafter, Joe set out to collect anything and everything that circulated in colonial America, including coins of the world trade. Over the years, the Lasser collection grew in size and scope, and now contains world-class holdings of American colonial material. Areas of great strength include Betts and Indian peace medals, Massachusetts silver coins by die variety, and French, Dutch and Spanish Colonial coins. In the latter category, Joe’s collection of Colombian coins formed the basis for his The Cob Coinage of Colombia (2000), co-authored with Jorge Restrepo, and now the standard reference on the subject. Other numismatic publications include The Coins of Colonial America (1997) in addition to some two-dozen articles appearing in various publications over the past four decades. Further immersing himself into collecting and publishing, he began not only to lend coins and paper money to museum exhibits, but he began giving them to various North American institutions that had a use for them.Joe never lost sight of how lucky he was, and his unique circumstances allowed him to assemble a collection few could even dream of doing. A lover of numismatics to the core, he was aware of the value of education, and thus his primary focus shifted from the acquisition of material to sharing it with those inside and outside of the numismatic community. After a long and difficult search, and with the support of his family, Joe decided that this unique collection could be best “used,” as he put it, by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Today, the
CAROLINGIANS. Pépin `le Bref` (the Short). King of the Franks, 754/5-768. AR Denier (17mm, 1.24 g, 5h). Sancta Maria (Laon [episcopal]) mint. Large R • P •; long bar above / SCÆ/(MAR)I in two lines; long bar above. Depeyrot 492 (this coin referenced and illustrated); M&G 13 var. (rev. legend); MEC 1, –. Good VF, toned. Unique. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Alan Davisson, 10 January 2010. Found in the départment de l’Aisne, Picardy.
CAROLINGIANS. Pépin `le Bref` (the Short). King of the Franks, 754/5-768. AR Denier (15mm, 1.04 g, 7h). Ec[lessia] Sen[ones] (Sens) mint. Large R P •; long bar above / [ ] ECL/SEN in two lines; long bar between. Depeyrot –; M&G –; Prou –; Gariel –; MEC 1, –. VF, find patina, porous. Unpublished in the standard references. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Elsen 105 (12 June 2010), lot 378.
CAROLINGIANS. Carloman. As King of Italy 877-879. AR Denier (21mm, 1.57 g, 3h). Arela(te) mint. + C?ELEII?IIVS PE, cross pattée / + ?RII? CIVI(retrograde S) +, Carolus monogram; S retrograde. Depeyrot 67; M&G 1208; MEC 1, –. VF, darkly toned. Rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Elsen 102 (12 September 2009), lot 459.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (18mm, 1.21 g, 11h). Class 2. “Ardis” (Uncertain Provençal) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(AR)o/•/LVS in two lines / AR/DIS in two lines; (triple pellets)+(triple pellets) between. Cf. Coupland, Charlemagne, p. 216; cf. Depeyrot 56 (Arles); cf. M&G 238 (Indeterminate Mints); cf. MEC I, 722 (Arles?). Good VF, traces of find patina. Very rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from James F. Elmen, 22 July 2009.In 755 under Pepin I, the Carolingian currency system was reformed. In addition to reducing the number of mints that had existed previously under the Merovingians, this reform strengthened royal authority over the minting of coins and, most especially, established uniformities of weight, fineness, and design. It also established a set relationship between the Carolingian silver denier, which had become the main denomination, and the fictional denominations of account – the shilling and the gold solidus – that were employed to handle larger sums. Under Charlemagne, this reform was implemented fully and expanded to meet the needs of his ever-increasing empire. Initially, Charlemagne`s deniers followed the weight and general type of Pepin I. As new sources of silver were discovered, and as Charlemagne acquired more power and territory, he issued new, heavier deniers of differing types, some of which types continued under his successors. One of these was the cross pattee / monogram type. Under each successive ruler, the type would be continued with only the monogram being changed to fit the name of the new ruler. Under Charlemagne`s successor, Louis I `le Pieux`, a new type, the XPISTIANA RELIGIO, was introduced and featured a temple facade on the reverse A third type was that with the obverse legend, which originally had the name of the emperor, now replaced with the phrase GRATIA D-I REX, along with the monogram on the obverse, and a cross pattee with the mint name on the reverse. These last two types became so popular that early feudal issuers copied them for their own coinage, long after the Carolingian rulers themselves were gone. Known as immobilized types, the Carolingian denier (and its fraction, the obole) continued as a denominational type throughout western Europe in the form of the denar, denaro, and even the English penny (notated as d. in accounting) for most of the Middle Ages until the introduction of the larger gros in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Obol (16mm, 0.85 g, 11h). Class 2. “Ardis” (Uncertain Provençal) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(AR)o/LVS in two lines / A-R/DIS in two lines. Cf. Coupland, Charlemagne, p. 216; cf. Depeyrot 56 (denier; Arles); cf. M&G 237 (denier; Indeterminate Mints); cf. Prou 887 (denier; Indeterminate Mints); MEC I, –. Good VF, toned. Rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 27 May 2010.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (17mm, 1.15 g, 12h). Class 2. [Dore]stat[us] (Dorestad) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(AR)o/LVS in two lines / OOO/ST?T in two lines; ax below. Coupland, Charlemagne 3; Depeyrot 410; M&G 699; MEC 1, 724. Good VF, toned. Very rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Elsen 102 (12 September 2009), lot 434.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (17mm, 0.98 g, 9h). Class 2. Lem[ovacium] (Limoges) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(AR)o/LV•S• in two lines; pellet in center / LEM across field; long bar and triple pellets above; below, cross flanked by pellet on either side. Coupland, Charlemagne –; Depeyrot 502; M&G 260; MEC 1, 725. VF, toned, minor porosity, struck on a slightly ragged flan. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Maison Palombo (6 May 2006), lot 150.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (17mm, 1.19 g, 10h). Class 2. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(AR)o/LV•S• in two lines / LUG/DUN in two lines; • between, ••• below. Coupland, Charlemagne –; Depeyrot 520; M&G 165; cf. MEC 1, 726 (for type). Good VF, toned, some porosity. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Jean Elsen, 30 September 2009. Ex Crinon-Alde 38 (18 June 2009), lot 80.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Obol (15mm, 0.62 g). Class 2. Medolus (Melle) mint. Struck 771-793/4. mEDOLVS around central ornament; L with hook / Incuse of obverse. Schiesser Type A; Coupland, Charlemagne –; Depeyrot 602; M&G –; MEC 1, –. VF, toned, area of weak strike, struck on a slightly ragged flan. Very rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 14 May 2010.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (15mm, 0.56 g). Class 2. Medolus (Melle) mint. Struck 771-793/4. Retrograde BEPLPLV around central ornament; first L with hook / Incuse of obverse. Schiesser Type B; Coupland, Charlemagne –; Depeyrot 603 corr. (legend; same dies as illustration = Prou 679); cf. M&G 268 (for type); MEC 1, –. VF, some porosity. Very rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Elsen 103 (12 December 2009), lot 519.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (18mm, 1.26 g, 6h). Class 2. Medolus (Melle) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(AR)o/LVS in two lines / mEDOLVS around central ornament; L with hook. Coupland, Charlemagne 4; Depeyrot 605; M&G 268 corr. (rev. legend); MEC I, 727 . VF, toned, some porosity. Rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Elsen 101 (12 September 2009), lot 342.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (17mm, 1.14 g, 11h). Class 2. Sancti Firm[i]ni (Saint-Firmin [Amiens]) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(AR)o/LVS in two lines / SCI/FIRM/NI (triskeles) in three lines; bar above. Coupland, Charlemagne –; Depeyrot 37; M&G 125; MEC 1, –. Good VF, toned. Very rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from James F. Elmen, 22 July 2009. Ex Fürstenberg Collection (Cahn 79, 14 December 1932), lot 1210.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (18mm, 1.33 g, 12h). Class 2. Stratburg (Strassburg) mint. Struck 771-793/4. C(AR)o/LVS in two lines; • between / STRuTBVRG around central cross. Coupland, Charlemagne –; Depeyrot 954; M&G 97; MEC 1, –. VF, toned, slightly ragged flan, thin along edge. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 24 April 2010.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (21mm, 1.47 g, 10h). Class 3. Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck 793/4-812. + CARLVS REX FR, cross pattée / + MEDIOL, Carolus monogram. Coupland, Charlemagne 16; Depeyrot 662F; M&G 212; MEC 1, 743. Good VF, find patina. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 10 November 2009.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (21mm, 1.37 g, 11h). Class 3. Narbona (Narbonne) mint. Struck 793/4-812. + CARLVS REX FR, cross pattée / + NARBONA, Carolus monogram. Coupland, Charlemagne –; Depeyrot 689; M&G 185; MEC 1, –. VF, toned. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (21mm, 1.49 g, 9h). Class 3. Papia (Pavia) mint. Struck 793/4-812. + CARLVS REX FR, cross pattée / + P•APIA, Carolus monogram. Coupland, Charlemagne –; Depeyrot 780E; M&G 208; MEC 1, 744. Good VF, toned. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Künker 175 (28 September 2010), lot 2156.
CAROLINGIANS. Charlemagne (Charles the Great). As Charles I, King of the Franks, 768-814. AR Denier (21mm, 1.62 g, 12h). Class 3. Papia (Pavia) mint. Struck 793/4-812. + CARLVS REX FR, cross pattée / + P•APIA, Carolus monogram. Coupland, Charlemagne –; Depeyrot 780E; M&G 208; MEC 1, 744. Good VF, toned, some light cleaning scratches on reverse. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb 88 (29 September 2010), lot 1356.
CAROLINGIANS. Louis `le Pieux` (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (20mm, 1.52 g, 10h). Class 1. Arelatum (Arles) mint. Struck 814-819. + HLVDOVVICVS IMP ?VG, laureate and draped bust right / + ARELATVM, two-towered city gate. Coupland, Money, Class I, 1; Depeyrot 59; M&G 437; MEC 1, –. VF, toned, some scrapes and peck marks under tone, flan a little wavy. Very rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 27 May 2010.
CAROLINGIANS. Louis `le Pieux` (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (20mm, 1.77 g, 1h). Class 1. Metallum (Melle) mint. Struck 814-819. + HLVDOVVICVS IMP ?VG, laureate and draped bust right / + METALLVM, obverse and reverse dies; mallet to right and left. Cf. Coupland, Money, Class I, 3 (obol); Depeyrot 607; M&G 396; MEC 1, 758. VF, toned. Rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Elsen 103 (12 December 2009), lot 520.
CAROLINGIANS. Louis `le Pieux` (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (21mm, 1.78 g, 8h). Class 2. Bituriges (Bourges) mint. Struck 819-822. + HLVDOVVICVS IMP, cross pattée / BITV/RIGES in two lines; • between. Coupland, Money, –; Depeyrot 177; M&G 410; MEC 1, 766-767. Near EF, toned. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 10 October 2009.
CAROLINGIANS. Louis `le Pieux` (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (21mm, 1.81 g, 5h). Class 2. Aquitania (Bourges) mint. Struck 819-822. + HLVDOVVICVS IMP, cross pattée / AOVI/TANIA in two lines; cross above and below. Coupland, Money, –; Depeyrot 178; M&G 390; MEC 1, 763-764. Near EF, toned. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 5 April 2010.
CAROLINGIANS. Louis `le Pieux` (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (21mm, 1.78 g, 2h). Class 2. Aquitania (Bourges) mint. Struck 819-822. + HLVDOVVICVS IMP, cross pattée / AOVI/TANIA in two lines; • between, cross above and below. Coupland, Money, –; Depeyrot 178; M&G 390; MEC 1, 763-764. Good VF, toned. Rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 10 November 2009.
CAROLINGIANS. Louis `le Pieux` (the Pious). As Louis I, King of Aquitaine, 781-814. AR Obol (17mm, 0.83 g, 2h). Class 2. Aquitania (Bourges) mint. Struck 819-822. LVDO/VVIC in two lines / + AOVITANIA, cross pattée. Coupland, Money –; Depeyrot 183; M&G 385; MEC 1, –. VF, toned. Rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 5 April 2010.
CAROLINGIANS. Louis `le Pieux` (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (21mm, 1.73 g, 12h). Class 2. Metallum (Melle) mint. Struck 819-822. + HLVDOVVICVS IMP, cross pattée / META/LLVM in two lines; • between. Cf. Coupland, Money, Class II, 3 (for type); Depeyrot 609; M&G 389; cf. MEC 1, 774-776 (same). Good VF, toned. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 5 April 2010.
CAROLINGIANS. Louis `le Pieux` (the Pious). As Emperor Louis I, 814-840. AR Denier (21mm, 1.38 g, 12h). Class 2. Narbona (Narbonne) mint. Struck 819-822. + IHVDOVVCVS IMP, cross pattée / NAR/BONA in two lines; • between. Coupland, Money –; Depeyrot 690 var. (obv. legend); M&G 430 var. (same); MEC 1, 779 var. (same). VF, toned. Rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Elsen 102 (12 September 2009), lot 438; Hess-Divo 302 (27 October 2005), lot 35.
INDIA, Colonial. Dutch India. Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company). 1602-1800. AR “5 Stuivers” (19mm, 3.06 g). Colombo in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) countermarked issue. Struck 1661 or shortly thereafter. Dutch East India Company monogram, C above (for Colombo); all within round incuse struck on reverse of 1631 Goa for Malacca mint Tanga (Gomes 11.01). Scholten 1280. Host coin VF; countermark VF, deeply toned, countermark poorly struck, flan flaw on reverse, spots of hard green. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Taisei 19 (23 February 1995), lot 39.
INDIA, Colonial. Dutch India. Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company). 1602-1800. AR “5 Stuivers” (18mm, 2.24 g). Colombo in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) countermarked issue. Struck 1661 or shortly thereafter. Dutch East India Company monogram, C above (for Colombo); all within round incuse struck on obverse of 164[0] Ceilão mint Tanga (Gomes 15.01). Scholten 1281. Host coin VF; countermark VF, toned. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) XII (5 November 1987), lot 381.
INDIA, Colonial. Dutch India. Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company). 1602-1800. AR “10 Stuivers” (21mm, 4.00 g). Galle in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) countermarked issue. Struck 1655/1665 or shortly thereafter. GAL monogram within circular incuse struck on reverse of 1652 Goa mint Double Tanga (Gomes 17.07). Scholten 1265. Host coin Fine; countermark VF, toned. Rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) XII (5 November 1987), lot 380.
INDIA, Colonial. Dutch India. Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company). 1602-1800. AR “5 Stuivers” (20mm, 2.98 g). Galle in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) countermarked issue. Struck 1655/1665 or shortly thereafter. GAL monogram within circular incuse struck on obverse of 1632-1638 Goa for Malacca mint Tanga (Gomes 10.01-02, or 11.01-07). Scholten 1267. Host coin VF; countermark Good VF, deeply toned, pit and spots of hard green on shield. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Baldwin’s, 8 January 1987.
INDIA, Colonial. Dutch India. Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company). 1602-1800. AR “10 Stuivers” (19mm, 4.02 g). Jaffna in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) countermarked issue. Struck 1658 or shortly thereafter. Dutch East India Company monogram, I above (for Jaffna); all within round incuse struck on reverse of 16[43(?)] Goa mint Double Tanga (cf. Gomes 17.03 illustration). Scholten 1287 (date not listed). Host coin VF; countermark VF, toned, some scratches under tone. Extremely rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) XII (5 November 1987), lot 383.
ITALY, Correggio (conti). Camillo d’Austria. 1597-1605. AR Tallero da 70 Soldi (41mm, 26.48 g, 1h). Imitating a Leeuwendaalder of the Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (Dutch Republic). Dated 1595. MO NO CAM AVS CO CC, armored half-length figure of soldier standing left, head right; coat-of-arms below; date flanking base of shield; saltire stops / CONFIDENS DNO NON MOVETVR, lion rampant left; saltire stops; at end of legend, rosette flanked by saltires. CNI IX 1 var. (obv. legend); MIR 147/1 var. (same); Gamberini 614 var. (same); Davenport 8268 var. (same). VF, toned. Rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) VII (21 February 1985), lot 348.
ITALY, Correggio (conti). Camillo d’Austria. 1597-1605. AR Tallero da 70 Soldi (43mm, 26.88 g, 9h). Imitating a Leeuwendaalder of the Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (Dutch Republic). Dated 1600. MO NO CAM AVS COM C, armored half-length figure of soldier standing left, head right; coat-of-arms below; date flanking base of shield; cruciform stops; saltires at beginning and end of legend / CONFIDENS DNO NON MOVETVR, lion rampant left; cruciform stops; at end of legend, rosette flanked by saltires. CNI IX 10; MIR 147/3 var. (same); Gamberini 617; Davenport 8268. VF, toned. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Kunst und Münzen XXVI (13 May 1988), lot 725.
ITALY, Correggio (principi). Siro d’Austria. 1616-1630. BI Fiorino (30mm, 4.45 g, 10h). (five-rayed star) SIRI · ?VSTRI · S? · RO · IM · PPIN · ETC, double-headed imperial eagle with wings displayed; crown above / MON ETA NO VA CI VITAS CO, crowned coat-of-arms; six-rayed star stops. CNI IX 92-3 var. (obv. legend); MIR 187 var. (same). Near EF, toned. Rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Sotheby’s, 13 February 1986, lot 413.
ITALY, Genova. Dorino Gattilusio, Lord of Chios, Lesbos, and Phocaea. 1400-1449. AV Ducat (21mm, 3.48 g, 3h). ·/D/·/F/O/L/I/?/· to left, D/V/X and DORINVS · G · to right, S. Marco standing right and Doge kneeling left, holding banner between them / SIT · T. XP? · D?T. Q TV R?GIS. IST? · DVC? ·, Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing nine stars; pellet between feet. Schlumberger, pl. XVI, 25; Ives, pl. XII, 2; Gamberini 367. VF, toned. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Baldwin’s, 6 November 1991.
ITALY, Genova. Jacopo Gattilusio, Lord of Lesbos. 1404-1428. AV Ducat (20mm, 3.29 g, 12h). Mytilene mint. ·/D/·/M/?/T/?/L to left, D/V/X and I?COBVS · G?T · to right, S. Marco standing right and Doge kneeling left, holding banner between them / SIT · T XP? · D?T’ · Q TV R?GIS · IST? · DVC?T ·, Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing nine stars; pellet between feet. Schlumberger, pl. XVI, 7; Ives, pl. XII, 2; Gamberini 366. VF, lightly toned, slightly wavy flan. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Baldwin’s, 6 November 1991.
ITALY, Loano. Giovanni Andrea III Doria. 1654-1737. AR Luigino (20mm, 2.13 g, 6h). Dated 1665. · IO · AND · PR · DORIA · LA ·, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / · DEVS · PROTECTOR · MEVS ·, crowned coat-of-arms; date across field. CL 162; CNI III 9; MIR 409/1. EF, toned. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Harald Salvesen Collection (Spink Zurich 28, 24 October 1988), lot 140.
ITALY, Lucca. Republic. 1369-1799. AR Luigino (21mm, 2.18 g, 6h). Dated 1668. PVLCRA VIRTVTIS IMAGO, draped female bust right; six-rayed star stops / (six-rayed star) TRES SECVRES BONIT VNC QVINQ, crowned coat-of-arms; date across field. CL 191 var. (no stops at beginning and end of rev. legend); cf. CNI XI 693 (for type) MIR 219/2 var. (rev. legend). EF, toned. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Harald Salvesen Collection (Spink Zurich 28, 24 October 1988), lot 143.
ITALY, Lucca. Republic. 1369-1799. AV Zecchino (22mm, 3.43 g, 12h). Sixteenth century emission. S • VVLTV S • (DE) LV(C?), crowned and draped Volto Santo facing slightly left; coat-of-arms of mastro di zecca at end of legend / • S • M? R TI N V S •, Martino di Tours seated left on horseback, dividing cloak with sword held in right hand; to right, poor man standing left, partially covered in cloak. CNI XI 161; MIR 169/3; Bellesia 7/A. Good VF, toned.
ITALY, Messerano (principi). Francesco Filiberto Ferrero Fieschi. 1584-1629. AR Tallero (41mm, 26.25 g, 11h). Imitating a Leeuwendaalder of the Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (Dutch Republic). Undated, but struck 1586. MO NO ARG (trace of R) DIN N M C, armored half-length figure of soldier standing left, head right; coat-of-arms below; stellate stops / CONFIDENS DS/N D NON MOVETVR, lion rampant left; saltire stops; at end of legend, flower flanked by saltires. CNI II 3 var. (obv. legend); MIR 770 var. (same); cf. Gamberini 617 (for type); Davenport 8302 var. (obv. legend). Good VF, toned. Apparently an unpublished variety of a very rare issue. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Bostonian Collection (Leu 51, 24 October 1990), lot 1313.
ITALY, Milano (Duchi). Carlo I di Spagna (Carlo V, Sacro Romano Impero). 1535-1554. AR Quarto di Scudo d’Argento (27mm, 9.13 g, 12h). Struck 1552. IMP · CAES · CAROLVS · V · AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right; aegis on breastplate / Two Composite Order columns set on waves with banner inscribed P L S[V] VL [R]T A (triple pellets) (sic). Cf. CNI V 57 (for type); Crippa 11/A (same dies as illustration). Good VF, darkly toned, small flan flaw on edge. Excellent strike for issue.
ITALY, Mirandola. Alessandro I Pico. 1602-1637. BI Fiorino (29mm, 4.20 g, 12h). (rosette) ALEXANDER · DVX · I · MIRAND VLÆ, crowned coat-of-arms / (rosette) OMNIA HINC ET HVIC, double-headed imperial eagle with wings displayed; crown above; rosette stops. CNI IX 94; MIR 551. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
ITALY, Modena. temp. Francesco I d’Este. 1629-1658. AR Scudo da 28 Bolognini per il Levante (40mm, 18.14 g, 3h). · RVET · DIVI SA · CIVITAS ·, crowned coat-of-arms (28) (value) below shield / FERIT ET TVETVR GEMINO ROSTRO, double-headed imperial eagle with wings displayed; globus cruciger inscribed 28 (value) on breast; crown above. CNI IX 261; MIR 763. Good VF, toned. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) XI (14 May 1987), lot 385.
ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Leo IV. 847-855. AR Denaro (23mm, 1.45 g, 1h). Rome mint. + • (horizontal S)C(horizontal S) • PETRV(horizontal S), Leo Papa monogram / + HLOTHARIV(horizontal S), IMPA monogram; pellet above, two pellets below. Depeyrot 867R; MEC 1, 1042-3; CNI XV 1; Muntoni 2 var. (obv. legend); Berman 26. EF, toned. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Künker 163 (28 January 2010), lot 238.
ITALY, Papale (Stato Pontificio-Senato Romano). Anonymous issues. 14th century. AV Ducat (20mm, 3.52 g, 3h). Second period. Rome mint. S/·/M/P/C/T/R/V/S/· to left, n/C/S and ATOR · VRBIS · to right, S. Pietro standing right and Senator kneeling left, holding banner between them / · (crossed keys) ROII? CAPVT · IIVDI, S/P/Q/R/(facing head of Christ)/·, Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing nine stars. CNI XV 557/563 (obv./rev.); cf. Ives, pl. VII (for type); Gamberini 391; Berman 150. Good VF, toned. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Coin Galleries (12 April 1994), lot 575.
ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Alexander VII . 1655-1667. AR Luigino – Douzième d’Écu (21mm, 2.20 g, 3h). Avignon mint. Dated 1662. FLAVI[VS ·] CARD · GHISIVS · LEGA · AVE · , bareheaded bust right, wearing talare; rosette flanke by pellets below bust / (five-rayed star) EX MONTIBVS PAX ORIETVR 166[2 ·], coat-of-arms within ornate angled quadrilobe; rosette stops. CL 013a/013 (obv./rev.); cf. Muntoni 44-5 (for type); Berman 1958. VF, toned. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Harald Salvesen Collection (Spink Zurich 28, 24 October 1988), lot 139.
ITALY, Sardegna (Regno). Pietro IV di Aragona. 1336-1387. AR Reale o Grosso Alfonsino (25mm, 3.21 g, 5h). Class A. Villa di Chiesa (Iglesias) mint. + P?tRUS ARAGONUm ?t SARDInI? R?X, coat-of-arms; five rosettes around; all with tressure of eight arches; pellet at juncture of each arch; annulets in spandrels / + FORtItUDO ?t LAUS m?A DOmInUS, cross pattée; rosettes in quarters; all within tressure of eight arches; pellet at juncture of each arch; annulets in spandrels. CNI II 2; MIR –; MEC 14, 832. EF, toned. Good metal and well struck. From the RAJ Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 725117 (March 2001).
ITALY, Tassarolo (conti). Filippo Spinola. 1616-1688. AR Tallero da 96 Soldi (40mm, 26.21 g, 7h). Imitating a Leeuwendaalder of the Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (Dutch Republic). · MON · DA · SOL · 96 · COM · PALAT · ·, armored half-length figure of soldier standing left, head right; coat-of-arms below / CONFI IN DOM NON PERIB IN ETER, lion rampant left; cruciform stops; at end of legend, flower flanked by cruciform stops. CNI II 56; MIR 986; Gamberini 633; Davenport 4183. VF, toned. Very rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) X (6 November 1986), lot 457.
ITALY, Toscana (Granducato). Leopoldo I. 1765-1790. AR Tallero per il Levante (41mm, 28.10 g, 6h). Firenze (Florence) mint; Luigi Siries, engraver. Dated 1774. P. LEOP. D. G. P. R · H · ET B · A · A · M · D · ETR., bareheaded, armored, and draped bust right; L. S. F. at truncation of bust / IN TE DOMINE SPERAVI 1774 X, crowned coat-of-arms with crowned eagle supporters set on ornate perches; shield within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Edge: ([floral design] [three-link chain]) IVSTITIA ([floral design] [three-link chain] [floral design]) ET (floral design) PAX ([floral design] [three-link chain]) (two lis). CNI XII 52; MIR 401/6; Davenport 1513; C 23. EF, light hairlines, small flan split. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Ponterio 119 (6 April 2002), lot 1670.
ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Francesco Morosini. 1688-1694. AR Quarto di leone per il Levante (30mm, 6.15 g, 11h). Iseppo Baseggio, maestro di zecca. Struck 1691-1699. S/·/M/·/V/E/N/E/T/· to left, D/V/X and FRAN · MAVROC to right, S. Marco standing right and Doge kneeling left, holding cross-tipped staff between them; · F · B · in exergue / FIDES · ET · VICTORIA, Lion of San Marco standing right on ground line on hind legs, head facing left, holding palm frond in left hand and Latin cross in right . CNI VIII 57 var. (obv. legend); Papadopoli 86; Paolucci 22. VF, toned, flan crack. Rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Harald Salvesen Collection (Spink Zurich 28, 24 October 1988), lot 106.
ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Silvestro Valiero. 1694-1700. AR Leone per il Levante (42mm, 26.94 g, 5h). Francesco Trevisan, maestro di zecca. Struck 1694. ·/S/·/M/·/V/E/N/E/T/V to left, D/V/X and SILV · VALERIO to right, S. Marco standing right and Doge kneeling left, holding banner between them; (six-rayed star) F · T (six-rayed star) in exergue / FIDES · ET · VICTORIA (rosette), Lion of San Marco standing right on ground line on hind legs, head facing left, holding palm frond in left hand and Latin cross in right. CNI VIII 55; Papadopoli 72; Paolucci 23; Davenport 4287. VF, toned, minor metal stress. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) VII (21 February 1987), lot 482.
ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Francesco Loredano. 1752-1762. AR Tallero per il Levante (40mm, 28.41 g, 6h). Dated J756. RESPUBLICA VENETA, draped bust of La Serenissima right, wearing corno ducale; rosettes at beginning and end of legend / FRANC : LOREDANO DUCE J756, Lion of San Marco rampant left within scalloped frame; rosettes at beginning and end of legend. Edge: /////. CNI VIII 77/81 (obv./rev. – CNI has obv. and rev. reversed); cf. Papadopoli 55 (for type); Paolucci 28; Davenport 1552; C 18. Good VF, toned, trace of underlying luster. Rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) [LV] (14 May 1987), lot 78.
LOW COUNTRIES, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden (Dutch Republic). Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company). 1602-1800. AR Zilveren rijder of dukaton (44mm, 32.19 g, 12h). Hoorn in West-Friesland mint; mm: turnip. J. Knol, muntmeester. Dated 1728. MON : FŒD : BELG : PRO : WESTF : IN USUM SOCIET : IND : ORIENT., armored knight, brandishing sword in right hand, left on galloping horse; crowned coat-of-arms below / · CONCORDIA RES PARVÆ CRESCUNT · 1728, crowned coat-of-arms of the Dutch Republic with crowned lion supporters; below, Dutch East India Company monogram within ornate frame. Scholten 40; Delmonte, Argent, 1064; N&C 13. EF, attractively toned. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex van der Dussen/Westerhof 1 (14 December 1984), lot 1232.
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