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Congo, Congo, Leg Manilla, diameter 22cm, height 13cm, 1.66kg. Very fine (£80-100)
£80–£100
Congo, Congo, Leg Manilla, diameter 20cm, height 12cm, 2.0kg. Very fine (£80-100)
Congo, Congo, Spiral Armband, seven coils, diameter 8cm, height 8cm, 1.01kg. Two minor file marks, ortherwise very fine (£30-40)
£30–£40
East Africa, East Africa, Moçambique(?), glass beads, eight strings of light blue tiny beads, all approx 60mm in length [8]. Good condition (£80-100)
Ghana, Ghana, Arm Manilla, diameter 15 x 12cm, height 24cm, 3.64kg. Very fine (£40-60)
£40–£60
Ghana, Ghana, Arm Manilla, diameter 12 x 11cm, height 18cm, 2.83kg. Some encrustation, otherwise about very fine (£50-70)
£50–£70
Ghana, Ghana, Arm Manilla, diameter 11 x 10.5cm, height 9cm, 1.59kg. Very fine (£60-80)
£60–£80
Liberia, Liberia, Kissi Penny, iron bar currency, twisted, 37.5cm, 0.02kg (Quiggin pl.1, 11); South Eastern Africa, Brass Rings on a leather thong, 24cm (Quiggin p.94) [Lot]. Very fine (£40-60)
Nigeria, Nigeria, Ivory Armlet, formed from section of hollowed elephant’s tusk, 12 x 9cm. Very fine, patinated (£90-120)
£90–£120
Nigeria, Nigeria, Manilla, decorated, hollow rounded terminals, 11 x 9cm, 0.43kg. Very fine (£60-80)
Nigeria, Nigeria, Manilla, decorated, hollow rounded terminals, 10.5 x 9cm, 0.42kg. Very fine (£60-80)
Sumeria, Sumeria, shell ring money (11), c. 3000 BC (Quiggin –) [11]. Very fine for this material (£30-50)
£30–£50
Victoria (1837-1901), Crown, 1893, edge lvi (ESC 303; S 3937). Bright from cleaning and with associated scuff marks, otherwise extremely fine (£120-150)
£120–£150
Victoria (1837-1901), Farthing, 1857 (Cooke 181; BMC 1585; S 3950). Stain in front of face, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, almost full original colour (£70-90)
£70–£90
Victoria (1837-1901), Victoria, Crowns (2), 1844, 1845, Pennies (2), 1897 low sea, normal date (F 145), 1901, Halfpenny, 1861 (F 282; S 3882, 3956, 3961); George V, Halfcrowns (2), 1917, 1918 (S 4011); George VI, Proof Halfcrown, 1937 (S 4080) [8]. Last brilliant, Pennies with original colour, others in varied state (£180-220)
£180–£220
Early Uninscribed issues, Stater, British L [Whaddon Chase type], devolved head of Apollo, rev. horse right, pellet-in-ring below, 5.94g/9h (BMC 317; VA 1476; S 32). Flat at one side, otherwise good fine or better (£400-500)
£400–£500
South Africa, South Africa, Republic, 10 Cents, 19[7 or 8]4, 2 Cents (2), 1976, 1982, Cent, 1961 (KM. 57, 85, 92, 110); other base metal coins (3, two false); Ladysmith District Council, white metal Cycle Licence, 1970, no.239 [8]. First three mis-struck, fourth flattened and cancelled with a grille pattern (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £10
Grueber, H.A., Handbook of the Coins of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1899, lxxi + 272pp, 64 plates; together with other numismatic books (11), by Hawkins, Thorburn, Amstell, etc [12]. Publishers’ bindings (£20-30)
Linderman, H.R., Annual Report of the Director of the Mint to the Secretary of the Treasury for the…year ended June 1877…June 1878, Washington, 1877-8, 109, 61pp; Knox, J.J., Annual Report of the Comptroller of the Currency to…Congress of the United States, December 1882, Washington, 1882, 94pp; Burchard, H.C., Annual Report of the Director of the Mint to the Secretary of the Treasury for the…year ended June 1884, Washington, 1884, 129pp; [Anon], Proceedings of the Assay Commission...
Martin, L.C., and Trübner, C., The Current Gold and Silver Coins of all Countries, London, 1863, xx + 1,000+ galvano-plaster casts on plates; [Anon], Iconografia do Meio Circulante do Brasil, Brasília, 1972, 317pp, illustrations in text [2]. First with cancelled Sao Paulo library stamps, second partly disbound, spine missing (£10-20)
Pinkerton, J., An Essay on Medals, 2 vols, new edn, London, 1789, xlviii + 302pp, iv + 364pp, 6 engraved plates; Leake, S.M., An Historical Account of English Money from the Conquest to the Present Time, London, 1793, viii + 428pp, Appendix, 7 + 7 plates [3]. Bindings shaky (£40-50)
Miscellaneous, Elizabeth II, Two Pounds, 1997, Pound 1992, both obvs. counterstamped rira [2]. Good fine or better, scarce (£20-30)
Hildebrand, B.E., Anglosachsiska Mynt, 1st edn, Stockholm, 1846, cxxv + 332pp, 10 engraved plates, map, large paper copy. Covers detached, otherwise complete, many pages uncut (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £15
Schweizerischer Bankverein (Basle), Auktions 17-39 inclusive, 41-2, 1987-97; together with other European auction catalogues, etc (7) [31]. A good run of SBC catalogues, including some famous collections, mostly with PRLs (£30-40
Levine, E., The Coinage and Counterfeits of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, Cape Town, 1974, viii + 127pp, illustrations in text (2 copies); Esterhuysen, M., South Africa’s First Gold Coin, Pretoria, 1976, viii + 119pp; together with other miscellaneous books (4) [7]. Publishers’ bindings (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £25
Modern black resin coin cabinets by Michael Pfeiffer (3), comprising 10, 7 and 5 trays, some with velvet inserts for various sizes of coins [3]. In good condition (£20-30)
Italy, Salerno, Guglielmo II (1111-27), Fractional Follaro, 0.87g (Cappelli 201). Very fine (£30-50)
New Zealand, Christchurch, Milner and Thompson, Penny [1881] (A 378; KM. Tn49). Has been plated, good very fine (£40-60)
Sweden, Oscar II, 50 Øre, 1906eb (KM. 771). Practically as struck (£30-50)
Africa, Axe Blade Money, length 27.5cm. Rusted, otherwise very fine (£40-60)
Africa, Axe Blade Money, length 25cm. Rusted, otherwise very fine (£40-60)
Africa, Axe Blade Money, length 24.5cm. Rusted, otherwise very fine (£40-60)
China, China, brass Cash (23), all identified on cards; Cresswell, O.D., Chinese Cash, London, 1971, 63pp, line drawings [Lot]. Varied state (£15-20)
Hammer Price: £30
Sweden, Sweden, Oscar II, 2 Kroner, 1897eb, Silver Jubilee, 10 Øre (5), all 1894eb (KM. 755, 762); together with other Swedish silver coins (2) [8]. Mostly extremely fine or better (£50-70)
Nelson, P., The Coinage of the Isle of Man, London/Liverpool, 1899, 51pp, 4 plates. Good condition; in need of binding (£30-40)
Sweden, Oscar II, Krona, 1904eb (KM. 760). A few light surface marks, otherwise better than extremely fine (£50-70)
China, China, Tea brick, divided into three panels, temple gates in central panel, five stars above, inscription below, 24 x 18.5cm. Slight wear to edges, otherwise better than very fine (£50-70)
Congo, Congo, Boloko, 35 x 31.5cm, 0.82kg (Quiggin pp.67-8, fig. 13). Very fine (£40-60)
Henry VII (1485-1509), Henry VII, Pennies (2), both Sovereign type, Durham, Bp Fox, throne with single pillar topped by lis, dr by shield, 0.77g/1h; York, Abp Rotherham, single pillar, keys by shield, 0.65g/6h (N 1728, 1731; S 2233, 2236); together with a heavily clipped Facing Bust issue Groat [3]. Better than fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £35
Kinder, T.W., First Annual Report of the Director of the Imperial Mint, Osaka, Japan, for the year ending…July 1872…July 1874…the half-year ending January 1875, Hiogo, 24, 32, 10pp; Ishimal, T., Report of the Commissioner of the Imperial Mint for the year ending June 1879…June 1880…, Tokyo, 33, 37pp; Endo, K.S., Report of the Commissioner of the Imperial Mint for the year ending June 1882…June 1883…June 1884, Hiogo, 33, 49, 41pp [8]. In good condition, rare (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £40
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