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Schlickeysen, F.W.A., Erklærung der Abkuerzungen auf Muenzen der Neuern zeit, Berlin/Stuttgart, 1896, viii + 512pp, 2 engraved plates; Klein, U., and Raff, A., Die Württembergischen Münzen von 1374…1873, 3 vols [of 4], Stuttgart, 1991-2, 147, 239, 279pp, illustrations in text; together with other references on German coins (25), by Püntener, Pichler, Tentzel, Wilberg, Schwalbach, etc [29]. Publishers’ bindings; all fine and clean £40-60
Hammer Price: £25
Congo, Leg Manillas (2), diameter 22cm, height 13cm, 1.66kg; diameter 20cm, height 12cm, 2.0kg [2]. Both very fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £20
Ghana, Arm Manillas (2), diameter 15 x 12cm, height 24cm, 3.64kg; diameter 11 x 10.5cm, height 9cm, 1.59kg [2]. Both very fine £60-80
Madagascar, Shell money (6), probably Turbo Argyostomus of the Ihosy tribe (5); shell of Bugis tribe South Sulawesi [6] Good condition, extremely rare £40-60
Madagascar, Silver cut coins or ‘Vakimbola’ (11), mostly fractions of 19th century French 5 Francs, different weights and sizes [11]. Fine or better £30-40
Madagascar, Silver cut coins or ‘Vakimbola’ (12), mostly fractions of 19th century French 5 Francs, different weights and sizes [12]. Fine or better £30-40
Nigeria, Currency bracelets (2), brass, ornate with sculptured terminals, 8cm, 447g; white metal, twisted strands with plain capped terminals, 7.5cm, 160g [2]. Good condition £30-50
Nigeria, Ivory Armlet, formed from a section of hollowed elephant’s tusk, 12 x 9cm. Very fine, patinated £50-70
Nigeria, Manillas (2), both decorated, with hollow rounded terminals, 11 x 9cm, 0.43kg, 10.5 x 9cm, 0.42kg [2]. Both very fine £50-70
Madagascar, Casino tokens (13), Neptune, Fortuna, Lucky Sevens, Grand Cercle, Glacier, etc, all different; COMORO Is., Ngazidja, Casino Le Galawa, 250 Francs (5); MOZAMBIQUE, Salgado Pascoal, 20 Reis (2), both 1883 [20]. Fine and better £40-60
Ancient, Roman (or African?) glass bracelets (3), black and white resembling porcupine quills (?) (2, approx 9 and 7cm), green agate, 7.5cm [3]. All very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £15
Congo, Knife money, rounded spear shaped blade, wooden grip, overall length 48cm. A few chips to edges, otherwise very fine £70-90
Great Britain, English trade Manillas (3), Onoudu, Okombo and Aton patterns, 1850s to early 1900s, various alloys, all less than 6cm and less than 79g [3]. Two with green patination, one silver coloured, very fine £30-50
Thailand, Lead, interrupted rings (3), with thin backs and almost joining bulbous ends, 18, 15 and 10g [3]. Good condition £20-40
Congo, Calabar (2), iron, two-coils, both thumb size; Calabar, copper, four-coil bracelet; money rings (4), of brass, copper and steel, two interrupted [7]. Mostly good condition £40-60
Hammer Price: £10
Congo, Currency Knives (2), with spear-shaped blade and wooden grip bound with white metal below, overall length 53cm; with wooden grip decorated with brass studs, overall length 48cm [2]. First rusted, otherwise very fine, second with some damage to grip, blade rusted and slightly corroded £70-90
Ghana, Arm Manilla, diameter 12 x 11cm, height 18cm, 2.83kg. Some encrustation, otherwise about very fine £30-50
Madagascar, Ring Tail money (5) of the Antandroy tribe, made from mongoose tails [5]. Good condition, extremely rare £30-50
New Hebrides, Shell money (3), double holed shell string with five blue padre beads of 68cm; terracotta coloured disc string of 64cm; carved bone/vertibrae string of 23cm [3]. All in good condition £20-40
Edward I (1272-1307), Farthings (4), classes 2, 3de (2), 3g, all London, 0.35g/10h, 0.33g/12h, 0.27g/3h, 0.42g/5h (Withers 7, 10, 13; N 1052, 1053/2-3; S 1444, 1445A, 1446) [4]. Fair to good fine £50-70
Withdrawn
South Africa, Paul Kruger, blank Penny, with rim (Hern Z63; KM. –). Fine or better £60-80
South Africa, Paul Kruger, date set, comprising Crowns (2), both 1892 (single and double shaft), Halfcrowns (6), Florins (6), Shillings (6), Sixpences (6), Threepences (6), all 1892 to 1897 inclusive, Pence (4), 1892-3-4, 1898 (Hern Z1-37 inclusive; KM. 2-7, 8.1, 8.2) [36]. Single shaft Crown good very fine, others mostly fine to very fine, a few better £600-800
South Africa, Paul Kruger, Halfcrowns (3), Florins (7), Shillings (11), Sixpences (6), Threepences (5), Pence (5), various dates (KM. 2-7) [37]. Mostly fine, a few better £90-120
Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Groat, class IIIc, mm. greyhound’s head, rev. saltires in legend, 2.78g/4h (N 1705c; S 2199). Edge slightly bent, otherwise good fine or better £70-90
£70–£90
Henry VII (1485-1509), Profile issue, Halfgroat, Canterbury, mm. rose, 1.56g/8h (N 1750; S 2261). Weak on King’s face and obverse slightly double-struck, otherwise very fine or better £80-100
£80–£100
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. arrow, bust D, reads aglie, saltires in forks, 2.57g/5h (Whitton viii 2; N 1797; S 2337E). The portrait offset well to the left within the inner circle, slightly creased and a little small of flan, fine, rare £80-100
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Posthumous coinage, Groat, Durham House, mm. bow, bust 6, crescents in forks, square pellet stops on obv., saltires on rev., 2.72g/6h (Whitton p. 310, pl. xix, 16; N 1873; S 2405). Fair to fine, very rare £150-200
£150–£200
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Sixpence, 1593, mm. tun, bust 6C, 3.07g/6h (N 2015; S 2578B). Slightly flat on face, otherwise nearly very fine £80-100
HUNGARY, Republic, Proof sets (2), 1966, 1967, each comprising 5 Forint to 2 Filler; together with other modern British and World coins (4, three silver) [20]. Practically as struck; in cases of issue £80-100
Africa, ‘Kiffa’ (diamond shaped) red glass trade beads, two strings of 35cm, two strings of 10cm, 125 loose [Lot]. Some originals, but many later reproductions £20-30
£20–£30
Africa, Knife Money, wooden grip, overall length 55.5cm. Some rust, otherwise about very fine £80-100
George I (1714-1727), Half-Guinea, 1727, second bust (MCE 276; S 3637). Trace of crease and tiny dig by Irish shield, otherwise very fine or better, rare £800-1,000
£800–£1,000
Africa, Trade/status glass seed beads, aquamarine strings (19) of 17cm, mid-blue strings (41) of 30cm (37), of 56cm (4) [Lot]. Very fine £50-70
£50–£70
Africa, Trade/status seed beads (19), aquamarine strings (37), approx 16.5cm; mid-blue strings (4), approx 20cm (2), approx 56cm (2) [60]. All very good condition £30-50
Africa, Trade/status beads, a small quantity of mixed origins to include Europe, Africa and the East, weight approx 350g [Lot]. Good overall condition £30-50
£30–£50
Czechoslovakia, Bohemia, mixed Czech glass beads, two strings of 28cm, one of 10cm, together with an assortment of black and red ‘olives’ and sundry other beads and ‘blues’ etc. [Lot]. Fine £20-30
George III (1760-1820), Bank of England, Eighteen Pence (2), 1811, 1815 (ESC 969, 978; S 3771-2) [2]. Good very fine or better £120-150
£120–£150
Liberia, Kissi Penny, iron bar currency, twisted, 37.5cm, 0.02kg (Quiggin pl.1, 11); South-East Africa, Brass Rings on a leather thong, 24cm (Quiggin p.94) [Lot]. Very fine £30-50
Mozambique, Glass beads, strings of tiny light blue beads (8), all approx 60mm in length [Lot]. Good condition £40-60
£40–£60
Edward VII (1901-1910), Halfcrown, 1904 (ESC 749; S 3980). Some minimal surface marks, otherwise better than extremely fine, very rare £1,200-1,500
£1,200–£1,500
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