World (12) TibetRupees (1902-1911) (2) the first NVF stained on the reverse, the second Fine, Saudi ArabiaRiyal AH1370 NEF with some edge nicks, MexicoPeso 1962 VF, Germany - Third Reich Five Reichsmarks (3) 1934A KM#83Fine with some edge knocks, 1935E KM#86 Good Fine, cleaned, 1935G KM#86 Fine, Germany - Federal Republic Ten Marks 1972F KM#131 EF toned, Japan 1000 Yen 1964 Tokyo Olympics Y#80 EF toned with some traces of old lacquering, Japan 4 Mon undated (1863-1867) C#6a About Fine, Indian Princely States (2) Dump Coinage these worn
World (9) India - Madras PresidencyQuarter Rupee AH1172/6 frozen date KM#434 GVF, Indian Princely States - Travancore Velli Fanam, undated (1864) KM#24.1, VF, India Temple Token similar to an Akbar Rupee c.1914, square, VF, India Princely StatesCopper Dump coinage (3) each 10.6 to 10.8 grammes, VG or slightly better, Medal Centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar/Nelson, containing Victory copper 1905 16mm in bronze VF, EgyptQirsh AH1293/10 Fine, holed, and an embroidered bag used to house the vendors coins for many years
USAOne Dollar (3) 1921 Morgan GVF once gilded, 1922 EF, 1923S VF the obverse with some scratches, GB Crown 1935 GEF, Cliché medals (2) the first undated by Phillips Aldershot of London, uniface and 32mm diameter Obverse: Angel holding two laurel wreaths facing, with sun and seascape behind, the second 32mm diameter undated and uniface depicting a standing woman above a kneeling man crowning him with a laurel wreath, loosely based on the style of 'Art is Obtained Through Labour' by Nicolas Reyers (c.1780) both EF with light gold tone, along with Indian Princely StatesCopper Dump coinage (5) each 20.3 to 20.4 grammes each 18-20mm diameter and around Fine, along with Book 'The Story of the English Coinage' by Peter Seaby (1952) in Fair second-hand condition
India Kushan (3) Tetradrachm (2) Kanishka I (78-144AD) Fine, Basileos Basileon Soter Megas (80-103CE) VG, CopperUnit Vasudeva I (190-230AD), Tetradrachm/Unit Huvishka (155-189CE) Good Fine, Copper Unit Samanta Dive (10th Century AD) Near Fine, Copper Unit Satir (55-105AD), 9.51 grammes Fine, plus a further five Ancient Indias pieces these low grade and unattributed, India Copper dump coinage (2) in low grades, Spain 4 Maravedis 1659 countermarked VI S, Fine, dished, German States - Countship of Cleves 3 Heller (1609-1615) VG, 18th Century Tokens (4) Lancashire - Lancaster 1794 Duke of Lancaster Fine, Warwickshire - 1790 John Wilkinson Fine, Angusshire - Dundee 1797 Cowgate Port (holed) Fine, Halfpenny Inverness 1796 Fair, Gaming Counters (2) George III Half Guinea 1788 VF and Guinea 1788 Near Fine, GB (13) DecimalTwo Pounds 1996, Halfcrown 1957, Pennies (2) 1855 Plain Trident, 1897, Halfpennies (8) Victoria Bun Head (worn), 1893, 1896, 1903, 1911, 1917, 1930, 1931, Farthing 1799, in mixed grades Fair to Fine, British West AfricaOne Tenth Penny 1936 Edward VIII GVF, GB Gaming Token Brass for Six pence VF
IndiaCopper dump coinage (8) Fair to Fine, ByzantineFollis (2) 23mm and 25mm diameter, on irregular flans, Fair, Rome Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII (170-164BC) Reverse: Two eagles facing left Fine, along with a further worn unattributed ancient piece this 19mm diameter VG
Turkey - OttomanEmpireSilver Akce (9) a mix of types, Near Fine to Fine some on irregularly shaped flans as often, SpanishNetherlands- Flanders 2 Denier 1607 KM#6 Fine on an irregular flan, India Temple Tokens (2) both undated one marked 999 silver Good Fine and EF, China Spade money Fine with green patina, China Fantasy Dollar, early 20th Century styling, 26.31 grammes, VF silver content unknown, Indian States Copper Dump Coinage (4) all around Fine, Maldives copper Half Larin KM#35.1 with date partially off the flan Fine, Ancient Greece - Ionia Miletos Silver 1/12th Stater Obverse: Lion's head right, Reverse: Stellate pattern within square 510-494BC 0.89g, Fine/Good Fine, Ancient India South Region, Copper Kasu, 3.22 grammes Near Fine, Nepal Copper Paisa VS1950 4.34 grammes Near Fine on an Irregular flan
GB and World a diverse group (20) includes GB Hammered (3) Shillings Elizabeth I and Charles I both Fare, Sixpence Elizabeth I 1565 mintmark Pheon Fair/VG, Spain Two Reales 1718J Fine toned, Mexico Half Real 1800 Mo VG, SpanishAmerican Cobs One Real (2) 1766 an d 166- (last digit nor readable) possibly Bolivia issues, VG to Near Fine, Italian States - Tuscany Grossi worn, France (2) 10 Sols 1/12th Ecu 1643A VG, 12 Sols 1741 Fine, India Dump Coinage (2), Hungary Denar 1554 Near Fine, Lead Token uniface with large H on the obverse, 19mm diameter, Fine, Roman Denarius Lucius Opeimius 134BC Head of Roma Right /Victory Galloping right in quadriga holding wreath, L.OPEIMI beneath Fine, Netherlands/BelgiumJeton 1578 VG, a Shilling sized very worn and damaged flan, and unidentified dump coinage 20mm and 212mm diameter each with a figure on horseback, much of the legend missing off the edge of the respective flans
World (13) Straits SettlementsOne Cent 1845 KM#3 Fine/Good Fine, Hong Kong One Cent (2) 1877 KM#4.1 NVF/VF, 1901H KM#4.3 Good Fine, India - Ancient Central AsiaSilverDrachm Kumaragupta I, 414-455AD Obverse: Capped Bust, right, Reverse: Garuda - a mythical bird-like creature facing, 13-14mm diameter, 1.98 grammes, Good Fine, Indian States - HyderabadCopper Dump Coinage Paisa (8) late 19th to early 20th Century all but one 9.95-10.8 grammes, the remaining example 6.2 grammes, Fair to VG, India Mughal Empire square silver Rupee Fine
World ancients and Middle Ages India (10) including two tiny gold issues average VF, Ceylon (2) bronze VF, Islamic small copper dumps (10) average Fine, Ptolemy in low grade and corroded bronze (13)
A good collection (101) of Indian Princely States/Independent Kingdoms along with other Asia and Asia Minor material including Byzantium, Greek, Indo-Greek and Islamic. Indian States/Independent Kingdoms (23), India - Bombay Presidency (2), Byzantium bronze (13), OttomanEmpire (10), Greek (13), Indo-Greek (2). Islamic (38) includes Indian States Maratha Peshwa Ankush Snake Rupee 1700AD Pune Mint, Fine. Baroda Rupee AH 122- (last digit off flan) C#28, Fine. Jaipur Rupee Ram Singh Year 25 KM#119 Bold Fine, Mewar Rupee undated (1858-1920) 'Friendship with London' legend Y#11 Fine or better. Bombay Presidency Half Rupee date, Ahmadabad Mint, partially off the flan KM#259.1 EF with gold toning. Bombay Presidency Half Rupee Surat Mint undated (1800-1815) Good Fine with grey tone. Seljuk Dynasty - Sultanate of Rum joint rule of Sultan Kay Ka'us II, Sultan Qilich Arslan IV, & Sultan Kay Qubadh II SilverDirham NVF nicely toned, Sultanate of Delhi - Tanka coinage 4 Gani Mubarak 1316-1320, MWI#D275, 3.55 grammes, Good Fine, Indian Independent Kingdoms KutchKori Gohadaji I AH978 (date frozen) KM#43 GVF, Sultanate of Delhi Tanka coinage 2 Gani Muhammad Ala Al-din II Khilji (1296-1316) MWI#2569, 3.40 grammes, Fine. Mauryan silver 'Sun and Wagon' punchmarked coinage (2) 321-297BC, 3.51 and 3.52 grammes, only some of the punchmark detail clear, both near Fine. Indo-Greek Western Satraps Rudrasena I Obverse Bust right with corrupted Greek legend in Indo-Greek style, Reverse: Three-arched hill with river, crescent and sun. Fine with some edge cracks. Indo-Greek Western Region Silver Drachm Nahapana (50-75AD) Obverse: Bust right, collar showing, wearing Satrapal cap, Reverse: Arrow pointing down and to the left, thunderbolt to the right, dot between them with inscriptions in Brahmi and Kharoshti, much of which is off-flan, Mitchener 1253 evenly struck NVF/GF and bold. Rajput Dynasty Chauhans of Delhi Billon Drachm Someshvara (1169-1179) Good Fine. Kutch Kori Bhorajji (1632-1654AD) KM#12 Fine, Baroda Rupee Malhar Rao 1870-1875AD (date off flan) 11.70 grammes, About VF and bold. Indore Rupee AH1204 in the name of Shah Alam II, Yasvanth Rao Malharnagar Mint, KM#76, 11.2 grammes, VF and bold. Ancient India - Gadhalya Portrait type Drachm c.950-1200 AD dump coinage Fine. Indo-Sassanian Gadhlaya Paisa Drachm 800-950AD 3.8 grammes Fine. Indian States - Lunavada Copper Paisa Wakhat Singhji 19th Century, exact issue unclear, 6.31 grammes Near Fine. India - Panchala Kingdom Half Karshapana Indamitra? exact issue unclear About VG. Ancient India Kushan Copper Unit c.Mid 3rd Century CE, NVG with some green surface residue. Islamic Almohade square Silver Dirham 12-13th Century (1150-1238AD) struck in Al-Andalus 1.52 grammes Fine and bold. Islamic Seljuks of Rum Kay Ka'us II, Qilich Arslan IV and Kay Qubadh Silver Dirham AH647-655 (1249-1257AD) 2.48 grammes, Good Fine. Kabul Shahi Dynasties Jital Vakka Deva Lion/Elephant c.900-1000AD, 2.75 grammes, Near Fine. Bahri dynasty - Mamluk Sultanate Fals AH780-781 (1380-1381AD), al-Sultan al-Malik,al-Mansur 2.23 grammes, VG on an irregularly shaped flan, India Independent Kingdomes - Kutch Kori Pagmalji I (1698-1715AD) AH978 date frozen KM#43, 3.82 grammes Fine. India - Bahamids, Sultans of Deccan Copper Ala al-Din Ahmad 1435-1457AD Gani 16.27 grammes Fine. Egypt - Mamluk Al-Ashraf Sha-ban II Copper Fal (1363-1377AD), 2.94 grammes, VG. Egypt - Mamluk Al-Nasir Muhammad Third Reign (1310-1341AD) Copper Fal VG. Habbarids Silver Damma c.9th-10th Century 0.64 grammes, Fine, off-centre with some flan cracks. Parthia - Silver Drachm Phraates IV (38-2BC) Obverse: Diademed bust left, eagle with wreath in beak in right field, Reverse: Archer with bow seated Good Fine and bold with good metal. Mongol of Persia - Ilkans Silver Dirham AH716-736, 2.81 grammes Fine, Abbasaid Caliphate Silver Dirham AH185 First Period al-Rashid, Harun, Madinat al Salam Mint Pleasing Fine. Ottoman Empire AH1115 Ahmed III Para KM#139.1 Fine with a flan crack. Silver Akce (4) Mehmed II the Conqueror AH848-850 (1444AD) some surface pitting, Good Fine and bold, Bayezid II AH886 Fine, off-centre, Suleiman the Magnificent AH926 Fine, Off-centre, the date full showing, scarce thus, the fourth worn and not attributable. Para Musafa III AH1171 (1757-1774) regnal year not visible VG, Para Abdul Hamid I AH1187/6 (1774-1789) KM#371 VG. Copper Akce Bayezid II 1481-1512, 2.97 grammes, Near Fine off-centre. Byzantium B
Indian States - Mysore Quarter Anna Mint Error - Mis-Strike 1943-1945 Good Fine struck off-centre with around 4mm of blank flan between 3 and 9 o'clock as part of a group of India and Indian States (23) includes Temple Tokens (2), 19th Century dump issues and 20th CenturyBronze issues many 20th Century in lustrous grades
India and related Dump Coinage (17) with some in silver includes French India - Surat Half Rupee KM#75 Fine, Baroda Rupee (2) Y#12 AH1282 Fine, Y#29 AH1288 Fine, Mysore 20 CashCopper C#193.1 Good Fine
Indian States 19th and 20th Century (34) a good mix of types, mostly dump coinage with some in silver, includes a group of silver Fanams (10) in mixed grades
Eastern European Hammered a small group, HungaryDenars and Obolus and Poland 16th and 17th Century (11) along with Ancients in bronze many with legends illegible (27) mostly in low grades with some in Fine, and Indian Dump coins (2) these Poor, and 17th Century Tokens (3) these Poor (one holed)
India and related (10) includes silver dump issues, along with GB and World an additional small group (4) includes a Henry III Penny this Fine and holed
India Dump Coinage (15), SilverFanams (4), Fine to VF, along with Nepal Mohar (2) Shah Dynasty both VF, Japan Bu (Ichibu) 7.52 grammes this possibly a copy NVF
India Dump Coinage (15), SilverFanams (4), Fine to VF, along with Nepal Mohar (2) Shah Dynasty both VF, Japan Bu (Ichibu) 7.52 grammes this possibly a copy NVF
India, Ancients (20) a mixed group 3rd Century to 13th Century with 11 in silver , many different types represented, most with attributions, along with 18th and 19th Century (8), includes dump coinage, 4 in silver
World a varied group (50) India Dump coinage in silver (11) plus a further 4 items in silver (gilded) on a bracelet, these in mixed grades, Moroccocopper (8) in mixed grades, Israel 5 Lirot 1958 UNC, ParisMedal FLUTUAT NEC MERGITUR VILLE DE PARIS 64.71 grammes in silver by H.Delannoy issued 1954 to Mr.Svend EF, Sports Medal Oxford Cambridge Selva Gardena , Dolomites, Italy 1951 BOLZANO ENTE PROVINCIALE TURISMO Hexagonal EF, plus World an additional group (14) Hammered to 19th Century includes some silver, Jettons, a Temple Token and a fractional Cob in mixed grades, Paper Money GB £7.50 face and World (14) includes some pre World War II, in mixed grades
West Africa Manila as part of a group of primitive money to include Indian Dump Coinage in copper (14), Ancients in copper (13), India/Asia in silver (9), in mixed circulated grades
West Africa Manila as part of a group of primitive money to include Indian Dump Coinage in copper (14), Ancients in copper (13), India/Asia in silver (9), in mixed circulated grades
Indian States Dump Coinage Rupees (24) all attributed, plus a further 18 unattributed mostly dump-style silver issues, British India Rupees (8) 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 in mixed grades Fine to VF
India, coppers a collection of (69) early types and dumps, attributed by the original collector and including Ghorids (1206 - 1215), Khwarezm Shahs (1200 - 1220), Qarlughids (post 1249), Sultans of Delhi, Mamluk Fals, Cholas Raja Raja Chola etc. mixed generally collectable grades
India and Indian States (56) Rupees (2) 1913, 1943, Half Rupee 1942, Quarter Rupees 1940 (2), One Anna (2) 1936, 1946, Half Anna 1944, Quarter Annas (3) 1862, 1907, 1930, One Twelfth Anna (4) 1920 (2), 1921, 1923, mostly Fine to GVF, Indian States Dump Coinage a varied group (41) Silver (4, 1 holed), Copper (37) in mixed grades
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