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Click here to subscribeCAROLINGIANS. Raoul. King of West Francia, 923-936. AR Denier (20mm, 1.23 g, 4h). Posthumous issue. Aurelanis (Orléans) mint. + GR?TI? D–I REX, Rudolfus monogram / + ?VREL?NIS CIVIT?, cross pattée. Depeyrot 733; Dumas, Raoul, 45; M&G 1598 var. (rev. legend); MEC 1, 1003. Good VF, toned. Rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 11 December 2009.
CAROLINGIANS. Louis d`Outremer or Louis le Fainéant (the Lazy). As Louis IV, King of West Francia, 936-954, or as Louis V, King of West Francia, 986-987. AR Denier (20mm, 1.47 g, 3h). Virduni (Verdun) mint. + LV[D]OVVICVS around REX / + VIRDVNI CIVIT?S, cross pattée. Depeyrot 1136 (Louis IV); M&G 1621 (Louis IV or Louis V); MEC 1, –. VF, toned. Rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Elsen 103 (12 December 2009), lot 538.
CAROLINGIANS. Hughes le Grand. Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris, 923-956. AR Denier (20mm, 1.30 g, 2h). Silvanectis (Senlis) mint. + CR?TI? D–I REX, HVIIO DVX around cross pattée / SNVA/(NE)CTIS in two lines; bar between, cross above and below. C. Prieur and É. Pourcherol, “Numismatique Française: Monnaies Capétiennes,” Arethvse 16 (July 1927), p. XXXIX (this coin referenced); Duplessy, Féodales, 6; Legros 44; Poey d’Avant 25 and pl. I, 14. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare. From the Joseph R. Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 20 March 2010. Ex Prof. G. W. de Wit Collection (Künker 121, 12 March 2007), lot 246 (purchased from Jean Vinchon, 1978); Charles Prieur Collection; Bordeaux Collection; Henri Meyer Collection (Rollin & Feuardent, 26 May 1902), lot 551.This extremely rare type was traditionally given to the first issue of Hugh Capet, but Legros persuasively argued that it actually belongs under Hughes le Grand.
CRUSADERS, Knights of Rhodes (Knights Hospitaller). Dieudonné de Gozon. 1346-1353. AV Ducat (21mm, 3.53 g, 1h). Struck circa 1350-1353. S/I/O/h/?/n/n/?/S/B to left, m/G/R and F · D?ODAT’ to right, S. Giovanni standing right and Grandmaster kneeling left, holding banner between them / + hOSPITALIS (retrograde Q)VEnT’ · RODI, angel, seated facing on the open tomb of Christ, holding lis-tipped scepter in right hand, left hand on knee. Schlumburger, pl. IX, 22 (line drawing only) = Metcalf, Crusades p. 299 (same) = CCS 11 = Gamberini 372 (line drawing only) = Ives, pl. IX, 1 = Papadopoli 15643; Auctiones 11, lot 763 (same rev. die). Near EF. Extremely rare, one of five known. Ex Nomos 1 (6 May 2009), lot 185; Numismatica Ars Classica 26 (27 June 2003), lot 3364.Little is known of this Rhodian Grandmaster. Born of a noble family in Languedoc, Dieudonné de Gozon achieved a reputation when he slew a “dragon” - a large crocodile that had been been hiding in a local swamp and killing the local livestock. For this, he was given the epithet ‘Dragonslayer’ (Extinctor draconis). In 1347/8, Dieudonné de Gozon led the Knights of Rhodes to assist Constantine IV of Armenia, who was then being threatened by the Sultan of Egypt.This coin was almost certainly struck towards the end of Gozon’s reign since equally rare examples of the same type were struck by his successor, Pierre de Corneillan (1354-1355). They must have been struck in very small numbersand intended as presentation pieces - they are now among the greatest rarities of all the issues of the Knights of Rhodes.
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 4.09 g, 12h). Soloi mint. Struck circa 192/0-187 BC. Diademed head right / BASI?EOS ANTI-OXOY, Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; to outer left, ?I above owl standing right, head facing; AP monogram to outer right. SC 1023.4a; Houghton, Soli 27 (A4/P5); HGC 9, 128e; Sunrise –. Good VF, lightly toned, minor double strike on reverse. Very rare. From the Sunrise Collection.
CRUSADERS, Knights of Rhodes (Knights Hospitaller). Antony Fluviano. 1421-1437. AV Ducat (21mm, 3.49 g, 12h). ·/S/·/M/V/?/N/?/T/I to left, D/V/X and F · ?IITONIVS to right, S. Marco standing right and Doge kneeling left, holding banner between them; pellet on shaft; pellet to left of banner; saltire on banner / · SIT · T · XI? · D?T · Q TV R?GIS IST? CVD?, Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing nine stars; pellet between feet. Schlumberger, pl. X, 15; cf. Ives, pl. IX, B (for type); cf. Gamberini 375 (same). Superb EF. Very rare. Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXIX (30 March 1994), lot 1370.This coin was part of a first issue of gold ducats struck by Antony Fluviano. A direct copy of the Venetian trade ducat, Fluviano was soon required to modify the design, when Venice strongly protested. Retaining the general Venetian type, Fluviano simply replaced the name of San Marco with that of San Giovanni Battista, the patron of the Knights of Rhodes (see Gorny and Mosch 217, lot 4044 for an example of the second type). While both varieties are considered very rare, the earlier variety is considered tends to be more so with less than seven appearing at auction in the past decade
CRUSADERS, Knights of Rhodes (Knights Hospitaller). Antony Fluviano. 1421-1437. AR Gigliato (28mm, 4.20 g, 3h). • + [• F • AnTOnIUS FVV]IAn CRAmmASTRO DI R[O], Grand Master kneeling left; patriarchal cross on three steps to left; to right; coat-of-arms above G / [• + • O]SPITALIS • S • IOhIS • IRLInI : DI • RODI, cross fleurée; shields of Hospitalers at ends of each crossbar. Schlumberger, pl. X, 14 = CCS 34a var. (legends); Metcalf, Crusades –; Slocum –. Good VF, toned, slight wave to flan. Very rare. From the RAJ Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s.
ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. al-Walid I ibn `Abd al-Malik. AH 86-96 / AD 705-715. AV Semissis (11mm, 2.02 g, 4h). Uncertain North African mint. Dated AH 98 (AD 716/17). SIMI?I(retrograde S) with macron above ?I(retrograde S) across field; INN?SNISVAIVNSCVINCVI (Ss retrograde) in outer margin / Cross potent, with crossbar removed and top bar replaced by globus, set on two steps; NIIS? FT IN ?FRK(?N) [AN XCVNI] in outer margin. SICA I –; Balaguer –; cf. Gomez, Hispano 5 (for type); cf. Walker, Arab-Byzantine 182 (same); cf. Kazan 241 (same); Album 116; DCA –. Good VF, lightly toned, small scratch on reverse. Very rare. Ex Georges Bouchereau & Robert Boyer Collection.
ISLAMIC, Mongols. Great Khans. temp. Chingiz (Genghis) or Qubilay (Kublai). AH 602-624 / AD 1206-1227 or AH 658-693 / AD 1260-1294. AR Cash (23mm, 3.32 g). Qaraqorum type. Uncertain mint. Da Chao Tong Bao (Great dynasty circulating treasure) in Hànzì characters / Blank; trace of Möngke tamgha countermark. For coin: Hartill 19.1; cf. B&S, Newly, Type 2, Coin 3; for countermark: B&S, Apropos, p. 43, second example; http://www.charm.ru/coins/china/dazhao-silver.shtml. Near VF, thick green find patina. Very rare.
AUSTRIA, Salzburg (Fürsterzbistum). Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg. 1519-1540. AR Guldiner (39mm, 27.96 g, 6h). Dated 1522 (in Roman numerals). MATHEVS · CARD (coat-of-arms) AREPS · SALZB’ AC · EPS · GVRCEN (coat-of-arms), bust left, wearing biretta and cowl; M · D · · X · X · I · I · (date) across field / + MATHEVS · M · D · CARD · ARCHIEPS · SALZB’ · AP · LEGAT, episcopal coat-of-arms surmounted by gallero and tassels. Popken, Salzburg 1012 var. (date); Davenport 8161; Probszt 202. EF, toned. Rare.
BOHEMIA. Oldrich. 1012-1033 and 1034. AR Denár (20mm, 0.98 g, 3h). Praha (Prague) mint. ODALRICVS DV+, diademed and draped bust right / ODALRICVS : DV+, cross pattée; pseudo-“hand symbol” in first quarter; annulets in second and third quarters; triple pellets in fourth quarter. Šmerda 129a; Donebauer 204. Superb EF, iridescent rainbow toning. Rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Wade Hinderling, 13 April 2010.
BULGARIA. temp. Ferdinand I. As Prince, 1887-1908, or Tsar, 1908-1918. AV 4 Ducat (40mm, 12.75 g, 12h). In the name of Aleksandr II Nikolaevich of Russia. MX mint. Dated 1905. ALEXANDER · II · D · G · RUSSIAE IMPERATOR, laureate and mantled bust right with features of Franz Joseph II of Austria; MX monogram (mintmark) to left / RUSS · POLSK · FINLAN [·] LOD · ILL · REX · A · 1905, crowned double-headed eagle facing, holding eagle-tipped scepter and orb; on breast, coat-of-arms; additional coats-of-arms on wings; filleted crown above; (4) in exergue; c/m: filleted crown, A 1 below; all in incuse . See A. Basok, “Complete Catalog of Four Ducat Coins with Bulgarian Counterstamps under the names of Alexander II of Russia, Franz Joseph of Austria, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Boris III of Bulgaria” (Chicago, 2002). EF, lustrous, numerous hairlines. Rare.
CHINA, Qing dynasty. Dézong (Guangxù). AD 1875-1908. AR 7 Mace 2 Candareens – Dollar (39mm, 26.78 g, 11h). Imperial Dragon type. Jiangnán province. Nánjing mint. Dated cyclical year 8-2 (1901). “zào sheng nán jiang xin kù píng qi qián èr fen zi,” (Made in Jiangnán province/geng [cyclical date stem]/Treasury scales equal to 7 qián and 2 fen/chou [cyclical date branch]) in Hànzì, “bao yuán guang xù,” (Valuable yuán of Guangxù) in Hànzì around similar legend in Manchu script / KIANG NAN PROVINCE/(rosette) 7 MACE AND 2 CANDAREENS (rosette), flying imperial dragon facing, coiled leftward around fireball and surrounded by stylized clouds. L&M 244; Kann 86; KM 145a.5. Good Fine, chop marks. Very rare.
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.28 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 204-197 BC. Diademed head right / BASI?EOS ANTI-OXOY, Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; monogram to outer left, H in exergue. SC 1047.2c; Le Rider, Antioche, Series III–IV, 33 (A8/P24); HGC 9, 452d; Sunrise 191 (this coin). VF, toned. Rare. From the Sunrise Collection.
DENMARK. Hardeknud (Knud III, the Hardy). 1035-1042. AR Penny (16.5mm, 0.76 g). Århus mint. HI S IIHI : ?T-IID (horizontal S), draped bust left; quatrefoil of pellets below / ITIII- D : ?I · ? · IH S ITI ? ·.· (horizontal S), around OXX. Cf. Hauberg 44 (different pseudo-legend); Hauberg Collection 596 (this coin?); cf. Hede I, 33 (same). EF, toned. Very rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Siegfried Schierhorn Collection (Künker 176, 29 September 2010), lot 5885. Purportedly ex P. Hauberg Collection (Møntauktion, 4 November 1929), lot 596.
DENMARK. Stridsperioden (Civil War). 1044-1047. AR Penny (17mm, 1.04 g, 2h). Lund mint; Ilontat(?), moneyer. + O ID IIIVDCO, bird standing left / + IL· ONT ?T N LVD, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends; crescent in first quarter. Becker rev. die 110; Hauberg 16 (Magnus the Good); Hede III, 43. EF, toned, two peck marks on reverse. Very rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Siegfried Schierhorn Collection (Künker 176, 29 September 2010), lot 5889 (hammer €4.200); Rasmussen 389 (31 January 1979), lot 3037.The ‘Stridsperioden’ (literally meaning a ‘time of dispute’) is the name given by Danish historians to the period when rival Danish and Norwegian claimants (Magnus den Gode, Harald Hardråde, and Svend Estridsen) fought for the Danish throne. During this period, circa 1044-1047, Lund changed hands many times. Because of this, the mint produced a number of dies with the names blundered, so that any coins produced would be accepted by whichever king controlled the mint at a given time.
DENMARK. Svend II Estridsen. 1047-1075. AR Pfennig (16.5mm, 0.52 g). Copying Æthelred II of England. Lund mint(?). GICIIIIDGIDIIN, draped bust left; crozier before / +IICGGCCDGNI, voided short cross; cross pattée and trefoil of pellets in angles. Cf. Hauberg 3; Hauberg Collection 132; Hede III, 47. VF, rough, toned. Rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, purchased from Davissons, 26 May 2010. Ex Davissons 28 (17 December 2009), lot 370.While Hauberg describes a type with the legend +SPEN+RE+ÐIBRH, both the specimen in his own collection and the one owned by Hede bear nonsensical legends. These crude legends and the presence of a crozier before the bust are both reminiscent of the Phase V Hiberno-Norse coinage, for which this type may have served as a prototype.
FRANCE, Royal. Philippe IV le Bel (the Fair). 1285–1314. BI Piefort Denier tournois à l’O long (20mm, 5.28 g, 12h). + PhILIPPVS REX, cross pattée / + TVRONVS CIVIS, châtel tournois. Duplessy 223; Ciani 224; Lafaurie 228; cf. Roberts 2418 (for type). VF, toned. Very rare. From the Michael Joffre Collection.
FRANCE, Royal. Jean II le Bon (the Good). 1350-1364. BI Piefort Gros Tournois à la queue (30mm, 13.16 g, 6h). Paris mint. Struck 1357. + BI?I[DICTV’] SIT nOm?’ DHI’ nRI IhV’XPI’/(crown) IOhAnn ES (horizontal ermine) REX, Latin cross pattée; triple pellet stops / (crown) TVRONVS • CIVIS, châtel tournois within border of twelve lis. Cf. Duplessy 300 (for type); Ciani 384; Lafaurie 303e; cf. Roberts 2521 (for type). VF, minor roughness, flan flaw on obverse edge at 11 o’clock. Very rare. From the Michael Joffre Collection.
FRANCE, Royal. Charles VI le Bien-Aimé/le Fol (the Well-Beloved/the Mad). 1380-1422. BI Piefort gros dit ‘florette” (30mm, 14.84 g, 12h). Struck circa 1417 or later. + k?ROLVS FR??CORV RX, three lis; crown above / + SIT nOm?’ DnI’ BC?CDICT, cross fleurée; crown in first and fourth quarters; triple pellet stops. Cf. Duplessy 387 (for type); Ciani 525; Lafaurie 391a; cf. Roberts 2881 (for type). Good Fine, minor roughness. Very rare. From the Michael Joffre Collection. Ex Elsen 101 (13 June 2009), lot 422.
FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIII le Juste (the Just). 1610–1643. AR Essai Louis d’argent – Écu de 60 sols au type de la Monnaie assise (40mm, 29.38 g, 12h). By Jean Varin (Warin). Dated 1641. · LVDOVICVS · XIII · D · G · FR · ET ·NAV · REX, laureate and draped bust right / ARTE MEA BIS IVSTVS (by my skill twice just), La Monnaie, veiled and draped, seated left on draped ornate base, decorated with pellets and lis, holding in outstretched right hand a scale containing a coin in each pan, and cradling cornucopia in left arm; MONETA · LVD · IVST ·/ · 1641 · in two lines in exergue. Duplessy –; Droulers (2nd ed.) PH 6; Ciani 1651 = H. Hoffmann, Les monnaies royales de France depuis Hugues Capet jusqu`à Louis XVI (Paris, 1878), 81; Maison Palombo (30 April 2005), lot 198 (same dies); H. Rolland, Monnaies Françaises. Étude d’après le Cabinet Numismatique de G. Motte (Macon, 1932), 629 = Georges Motte Collection (Bourgey, 12 November 1951), lot 523 = 51 Gallery (9 December 2013), lot 287. EF, toned, evidence of prior mounting. Extremely rare. From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos III ‘the Great’. 222-187 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.54 g, 1h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 211-209/8 BC. Diademed head right / BASI?EOS ANTI-OXOY, Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, testing arrow in his right hand, left hand on bow set on ground to right; monogram to outer left and right. SC 1159; ESM 242; HGC 9, 442c; Sunrise 193 (this coin). Near EF, a few light marks. Extremely rare. From the Sunrise Collection. Ex Triton VIII (11 January 2005), lot 538.This coin was part of a special commemoration issue for Antiochos’ successful Armenian campaign, which included gold staters and oktodrachms.
FRANCE, Provincial. Toulouse. Pons. 1037-1060. AR Denier (19mm, 1.37 g, 11h). Aianrigo (Toulouse) mint. PO?CIO CO?ES, large staurogram; pellet above each end of crossbar / + ?I?HRGO, REX in circular pattern. Duplessy, Féodales 1203; Poey d`Avant 3660 and pl. LXXIX, 18; Roberts 4206; cf. De Wit 256 (obol). Good VF, toned. Rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Crinon-Alde 51 (14 June 2010), lot 249.The royal title on the reverse of this issue refers to the French king Henri I (1031-1060) who was a blood relative of count Pons.
GERMANY, Bayern (Erzherzogtum). Albert V der Großmütige. 1550-1579. AR Medallion (26mm, 8.63 g, 12h). Commemorating the Marriage of His Daughter, Maria, with Archduke Karl II of Austria. By A. Abondi. Struck 1571. CAROLVS + ARCHIDVX + AVSTRIÆ, armored and draped bust of Karl II right / • MARIA • ERZHERTZOGIN • ZV • OSTERREIG, crowned coat-of-arms. Heidelberger 60, lot 1823 (this medal). EF, attractively toned. Fine style. Extremely rare.
INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Bengal. Rukn al-Din ‘Ali Mardan. AH 606(?)-609/10 / AD 1210/11-1213. AV Fractional Tanka of 20 rati (16mm, 2.23 g, 2h). Horseman left, holding mace(?) in raised right hand; no mint formula in field; Kalima and [AH date formula] in outer margin / Name and titles of Rukn al-Din ‘Ali Mardan in five lines. CIS B7; Rajgor Type 115. Near VF, holed for suspension. Very rare.
INDIA, Colonial. Dutch India. Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company). 1602-1800. AR “22½ Stuivers” (31mm, 9.23 g). Pulicat in Kust van Coromandel (Dutch Coromandel) countermarked issue. Struck mid-17th century. Dutch East India Company monogram within round incuse struck on reverse of a Tabriz mint Abbasi of 5 shahis of Shah Abbas II, dated AH 1072 [AD 1661/2] (Cf. Rabino di Borgomale 189 [for type]; Farahbakhsh 89/1 var. [date]). Scholten 1204. Host coin Good Fine; countermark VF. Rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Bonhams (19 October 1993), lot 547.
INDIA, Colonial. Dutch India. Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company). 1602-1800. AR “18 Stuivers” (23mm, 7.33 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 on reverse of a Tiflis mint Abbasi of 4 shahis of Shah Sulayman I (Safi II), dated AH 1079 [AD 1668/9] (Cf. Rabino di Borgomale 197 [for type]; Farahbakhsh –). Scholten 1285b. Host coin VF; countermark VF, toned. Very rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Ponterio 35 (12 January 1989), lot 349.
INDIA, Colonial. Dutch India. Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company). 1602-1800. AR “18 Stuivers” (24mm, 7.28 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 on reverse of a Tabriz mint Abbasi of 4 shahis of Shah Abbas II, dated AH [10]68 [AD 1657/8] (Cf. Rabino di Borgomale 185 [for type]; Farahbakhsh 85/10). Scholten 1285 (host coin date unlisted). Host coin VF; countermark VF, a few scrapes on host coin, light porosity. Rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
INDIA, Colonial. Dutch India. Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company). 1602-1800. AR “18 Stuivers” (23mm, 7.37 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 on obverse of a Tiflis mint Abbasi of 4 shahis of Shah Abbas II, dated AH 1063 [AD 1652/3] (Cf. Rabino di Borgomale 185 [for type]; Farahbakhsh 85/7 var. [date]). Scholten 1285 (host coin date unlisted). Host coin VF; countermark VF, toned, a few stains. Rare. 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 “18 Stuivers” (25mm, 7.35 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 on obverse of a Tiflis mint Abbasi of 4 shahis of Shah Abbas II, dated AH [10]76 [AD 1665/6] (Cf. Rabino di Borgomale 185 [for type]; Farahbakhsh 85/7 var. [date]). Scholten 1285 (host coin date unlisted). Host coin VF; countermark VF, darkly toned, areas of flat strike. 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 381.
INDIA, Colonial. Dutch India. Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company). 1602-1800. AR “10 Stuivers” (19mm, 4.24 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 reverse of 1652 Goa mint Double Tanga (Gomes 17.07). Scholten 1267. Host coin Fair; countermark VF, toned, test cut on edge. Very rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Taisei 19 (23 February 1995), lot 38; Virgil M. Brand Collection (Part 9, Sotheby’s, 14 June 1985), lot 328.
INDIA, Colonial. Dutch India. Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company). 1602-1800. AR “9 Stuivers” (20mm, 3.23 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 on reverse of a Howayza mint Mahmudi of Shah Safi I (Rabino di Borgomale 179; Farahbakhsh 76/2). Scholten 1286a. Host coin Fine; countermark VF, toned, minor flan split. Rare. From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Spink Taisei (20 February 1992), lot 525.
A rare brass cap badge of the Long Range Desert Group. GC. This belonged to Private J Bishop of The Buffs and LRDG, who servced in North Africa and the Adriatic and, later with The Gloucestershire Regiment in Korea; GC. See lot 60 in this catalogue and Sale 567 lots 511, 566, 656 and 657 for associated items. Plate 1
A mahogany boxed table tennis set, THE NEW TABLE GAME OF PING PONG OR GOSSIMA, by J. Jaques & Son, circa 1905, with a pair of silver decorated REAL VELLUM battledores measuring about 32cm., Rules and Directions, heavy adjustable nickel-plated posts and rare tube with six early balls, net - apparently a very rare example of The Society Set, with fine ''fantasy'' label on the mahogany box and advertised at 42 shillings
Two rare issues of ''The All England Cricket & Football Journal and Athletic Review'', No.3 Vol.I June 1877 carrying a profile of Richard Daft, literature review, a report of the first cricket match held at Bramall Lane, and other cricket notes, an exchange & sale column, advertisements and No.15 Vol.ii 1878, a profile of George Parr, an article on the first representative Australian international cricket team to tour England, and other similar content as described in the 1877 issue
WORLD CUP: A rare Scot Landy cover issued to commemorate Britain's National Stamp Exhibition (Stampex), 18th - 26th March 1966, featuring seven different postage stamps issued by various countries and most associated with various World Cups, post marked at Stampex, 18th March 1966, and at Harrow and Wembley, 18th August 1966. Signed by Hilderaldo Bellini (1930-2014) Brazilian Footballer, Captain of the first Brazilian team to win the World Cup in 1958 and by Djalma Santos (1929-2013) Brazilian Footballer, a member of the World Cup winning teams of 1958 and 1962. Bellini has signed in black ink to a clear area at the head of the cover, adding 1958 in his hand, and Santos has signed in black fountain pen ink with his name alone across a clear area at the centre of one of the postage stamps. The cover bears the address cachet of the collector Ronald Antinoris. VG The National Stamp Exhibition of 1966 is remembered for being the venue of the theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy. Stanley Gibbons' stamp company had received permission to place the Trophy in the Exhibition on condition that it would be under guard at all times. The Exhibition was held in the Westminster Central Hall and opened on 19th March 1966, and the World Cup was a major attraction. Two uniformed officers guarded the trophy around the clock, reinforced by two plainclothes officers during the day. Nevertheless, on 20th March, guards noticed that the display case had been broken into and the Trophy stolen. A Flying Squad investigation commenced, involving anonymous telephone calls and ransom demands, before the Trophy was famously recovered by David Corbett and his dog Pickles on 27th March 1966.
CODY SAMUEL F.: (1867-1913) American-born Pioneer Aviator, the first man to conduct a powered flight in Britain, 16th October 1908. Signed 4.5 x 6.5 printed caricature of the aviator by artist Dudley Hardy. In this image, neatly trimmed and removed from a programme for Britain's first aviation meeting at Doncaster, 1909, Cody is seen standing in a full length pose. Signed in fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area at the head of the image. Dated in ink by a collector at the base, Doncaster, 26th October 1909. Two small areas of staining in the upper corners, caused by previous mounting at the verso, close to, but not affecting the signature. Together with Hubert Le Blon (1872-1910) French Pioneer Aviator. A rare signed 4.5 x 6.5 printed caricature of the aviator by artist Dudley Hardy. In this image, neatly trimmed and removed from a programme for Britain's first aviation meeting at Doncaster, 1909, Le Blon is seen standing in a full length pose. Signed in fountain pen ink with his name alone to the clear background. The signature is a little weak in places, although completely legible. Dated in ink by a collector at the base, Doncaster, 26th October 1909. Rare. About VG
DELAGRANGE LEON: (1873-1910) French Pioneer Aviator, established several flying records. An excellent vintage postcard photograph depicting a number of aviation pioneers standing and seated together in full length poses, being the various participants at the Doncaster Aviation Meeting of October 1909, including Delagrange, Le Blon, Windham, Sommer, Cody etc. Signed ('Delagrange') by the French aviator in bold black fountain pen ink to the verso. Extremely rare. VG
AVIATION PIONEERS: A rare vintage postcard photograph depicting a Bleriot monoplane in flight individually signed by four Pioneer Aviators including Edmond Perreyon (1822- , World Altitude Record holder, 1913) and Eduardo Chavez (1887-1975). Each have signed the image with their names alone in fountain pen ink to clear areas. VG
FRENCH AVIATION: A rare vintage postcard photograph depicting an early aircraft at Camp de Mailly individually signed in dark fountain pen ink to the image by five French Pioneer military aviators, Lieutenant Desire Lucca (granted French Military Pilot license 80), Lieutenant Gabriel Battini (French Military Pilot license 32) Lieutenant Etienne Cheutin (French Military Pilot license 16), Lieutenant Alfred Bordage (French Military Pilot license 101) and Lieutenant Adolphe Varcin (French Military Pilot license 51). All have signed with their names alone to clear areas of the image. VG
NEVEU GINETTE: (1919-1949) French Violinist. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('Ginette Neveu') and date, 1944, in her hand on a page removed from an autograph album. Together with individual album pages signed by the violinist Henri Verbrugghen (A.M.Q.S., Worcester, 1902) and the cellist William Henry Squire. Autographs of Neveu are rare following her tragically early death at the age of 30 in a plane crash. VG, 3
Gould G. & Pyle W. : Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine, being an encyclopedic collection of rare and extraordinary cases and the most striking instances of abnormality in all branches of medicine and surgery. 1897. 1st.Ed. Qto., glazed buckram binding, gilt. Colour plates, monochrome photographic illustrations and engraved vignettes. Very scarce. Very minor wear at the ext. o/w vg.
Pratt A. : Flowering Plants and Ferns of Great Britain, Vols. 2 - 5; British Grasses and Sedges; Ferns of Great Britain and their Allies, Club Mosses, Pepperworts and Horsetails. Nd. for any title, C.1870. All 8vo. Green blind stamped cloth, aeg. Chromolithograph plates with tissue guards. Lowe E. : Natural History of New and Rare Ferns, 1864. Binding and plates as above. Paxton's Botanical Dictionary,1868, together with: Pouchet F. : The Universe, 1909. (Colour plates) and 3 other botanical titles. Generally very good.
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