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Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal signed I.W., crowned arms with lion and unicorn supporters, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 38mm (Adams PB 2-D; Betts 270). Obverse plated, about fine, pierced £70-90
Hammer Price: £60
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Shilling, mm. lis (?), sixth bust, 5.95g/12h (N 2124; S 2668). Mintmark unclear, otherwise nearly very fine £90-120
NETHERLANDS, Dutch Constitution, 1787, a silver medal, unsigned, sword and branch on pedestal, rev. inscription in 7 lines on mantle, arms above, 36mm. About extremely fine, lightly toned £80-100
Hammer Price: £55
SOUTH AFRICA, Presidential Election, 1897, a white metal medal, unsigned, facing bust of Paul Kruger, rev. eagle above arms and banners, 38mm (Hern 28; AM Cat. 15; cf. St James 7, 840). Good very fine; with original ribbon and Z.A.R. clasp £40-60
SWEDEN, Scandinavian Polar Expeditions, 1893 and 1896-7, a white metal medal by A. Högel, medallic portrait of Fridtjof Nansen, side view of the Fram sailing left behind, rev. medallic portrait of Salomon Andrée regarding his balloon Oernen above a view of the polar region of the globe, 50mm (Malpas 156; cf. DNW M14, 1414). Light tin pest on globe, otherwise extremely fine £80-100
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Denarius, Rome, 151-2, laureate bust right, rev. veiled Vesta standing half-left, holding simpulum and palladium, 2.84g/6h (RIC 203). Good very fine £40-60
Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus, Denarius, Rome, 179-80, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Roma seated right holding spear and parazonium, 2.70g/12h (RIC 1; RSC 780a). Good very fine £50-70
Ancient Coins – Lots, CALABRIA, Tarentum, Dioboli (4), c. 380-325, head of Athena right wearing Attic crested helmet, revs. Herakles kneeling and strangling Nemean lion [4]. Fine or better £40-60
El Salvador, COJUTEPEQUE, Empresa de Aguas de Cojutepeque, 1883, copper, 19mm (Rulau 1); JUCUAPA, Enrique Galvez, Finca La Providencia, plated brass, 35mm (Rulau 23); MORAZAN, Butters Salvador Mines Ltd, brass Réal, 1918, 21mm; SANTA CATARINA, Simona Monterrosa, brass Réal, 27mm (Rulau –); SAN PEDRO PUXTLA, José Domingo de Léon, brass Réal, 25mm (Rulau 9); unattributed, Gregorio Toledo, 1894, white metal, 25mm (Rulau –); Sol Tarea, uniface brass, 26mm (Rulau M18) [7]. Penultimate...
SOUTH AFRICA, George VI, Shilling, 1938 (KM. 28); together with other George VI silver coins (10, two Proofs), 1941-52 [11]. Most better than extremely fine £100-150
Ancient Coins – Lots, Julia Mæsa, Denarius, Rome, rev. Venus diademed, seated left, holding apple and sceptre, at her feet, a child, 3.15g/12h (RIC 243; RSC 14; Sear 7720); Julia Mamæa, Denarius, Rome, 231, rev. Venus standing left, holding helmet and sceptre, at her feet, left, a shield, 2.89g/6h (RIC 358; RSC 76; Sear 8216) [2]. First very fine, second better £60-80
Jamaica, Edward VII, Penny, 1905, Halfpence (2), 1905, 1910, Farthing, 1904 (Prid. 31, 72, 76, 109; KM. 21-3) [4]. Third extremely fine, others better £80-100
Hammer Price: £50
Jamaica, George V, Pennies (5), 1916h, 1918c, 1919c, 1920, 1928 (Prid. 37-40, 42; KM. 26) [5]. First and last very fine, others extremely fine or better £80-100
AUSTRALIA, George VI, Crown, 1937 (KM. 34); together with other Australian coins in silver (6), base metal (5), 1910-61 [12]. Mostly very fine to extremely fine £60-80
FRANCE, Charles X, Double Tournois (5), 1593p, 1594p (3), 159xs (Duplessy 1186); Denier Tournois, 1592s (Duplessy 1187); Louis XIII, Double Tournois de Navarre, 1635, Saint-Palais (Duplessy 1379); Denier Tournois (5), 1612a, 1613d, 1615x, 1617a, 1628a (Duplessy 1359, 1361, 1363) [12]. Varied state, fifth double-struck £90-120
INDIA, Kashmir, coins (5, one in silver); together with miscellaneous Indian coins, a temple token, and assorted issues of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Tibet (26) [31]. Varied state £100-150
South Africa, George V, Threepence, 1933 (Hern S132; KM. 15.3). Virtually as struck £80-100
MALDIVE IS., miscellaneous base metal coins (12), 18th-20th century issues, various types [12]. Varied state £100-150
British Iron-Age Coinages, ICENI, Uninscribed issues, Unit, boar right, pellet below tail, pellet rosette below, rev. horse right, ring and pellets above, two pellets below tail, 1.08g/7h (ABC 1573; BMC 3440ff; VA –; S –). Slight edge chip, otherwise very fine and very rare £100-150
Greek Coinages, Seleukid Kings of Syria, Demetrios I, Soter (162-150), Tetradrachm, Antioch, diademed bust right within laurel wreath, rev. Tyche, fully clothed, seated left, holding baton and cornucopia, winged Tritoness supporting throne, monogram to outer left, 16.57g/12h (Sear 7012). Good fine and toned but not centred £100-150
SOUTH AFRICA, George V, Threepences (2), 1929, 1930 (KM. 15.1) [2]. Practically as struck £90-120
SOUTH AFRICA, George VI, Halfcrown, Florins (2), Shillings (2), all 1943 (KM. 28-30) [5]. All good extremely fine or better £90-120
A modern mahogany coin cabinet, 27 x 35.5 x 26cm, comprising 19 trays, mostly double-pierced, to house a total of 442 Florin- to Crown-sized coins, wooden pulls, lock and key. Some light scratching to top, otherwise in good condition, no felts, some trays in need of easing £80-100
France, STRASBOURG, Fort Wanzenau, 2 Sous/10 Centimes (2, round and octagonal), legend, revs. value, both 20mm (G.E. 1.1, 1.2; cf. iNumis 18, 1283) [2]. First extremely fine with a hint of original colour, second good fine £90-120
SOUTH AFRICA, George VI, Sixpences (4), 1937, 1938, 1942, 1943 (KM. 27) [4]. Practically as struck £100-150
A modern mahogany collector’s cabinet, 17 x 28.5 x 30cm, comprising 7 felt-lined trays, each 8mm deep, brass pulls, double doors, lock and key; together with a home-made fruitwood collector’s cabinet comprising 24 shallow paper-lined trays, suitable for medallions [2]. First with slight fading to top, otherwise very fine condition, second fine but a few trays in need of easing £100-150
Carlyon-Britton, P.W.P., and others (eds), The British Numismatic Journal, London, 1st series, 1904-13 complete [10]. Publishers’ red cloth and boards, spines gilt; vol. I with the signature of L.J. Acton Pile on inside front cover, most volumes with Kensington Public Libraries stamps, a fine and clean run £80-100
TENNESSEE, East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Rail Road (Inc. 1869), Chattanooga and Montgomery, a uniface square brass tally by Hoole Mfg Co, New York, stamped K.184, 36mm; with Louisville & Nashville Rail Road (Inc. 1850), a Chattanooga-Montgomery return brass tally by Hoole Mfg Co, stamped K.184, 55 x 39mm; with Louisville & Nashville Rail Road, a return brass tally via Galera by Hoole Mfg Co, stamped K.184, 55 x 38mm [3]. About very fine, last brightly polished £100-150
Medieval, lead Ampullæ (2), 15th century, of flask shape, probably Walsingham, with a flower on one side and crowned heart on the other; of costrel shape, with heraldic shields on both sides (cf. Medieval Artifacts NM86), handles detached; together with a lead shield-shaped weight marked ts [3]. Good condition £80-100
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Sixpence, 1590, mm. hand, bust 6C, 2.88g/12h (N 2015; S 2578B). Lightly scratched in obverse field, otherwise good fine on a full round flan £60-80
Sweden, AVESTA, Stora Koppar-Bergslags-Pollet, copper 6 Øre, 1791, 28mm (Noble 1823); GOTEBORG, Goteborgs Nya Angslups AB, cupro-nickel 8 Øre by Sporrong, 23mm, Skieps Warfwet Wiken [Ship’s Wharf], copper 2 Kannor Dricka, un-numbered, 29mm; STOCKHOLM, Wiener Café, Theodor Blanch, cupro-nickel 50 Øre by Sporrong, 24mm; TROLLHÄTTAN, octagonal copper 2 Kannor Dricka, 23mm, oval copper 1 Kann. Dricka, 23 x 20mm (Noble 1821) [6]. Fine and better £80-100
Thailand, Mines de Khaotrée, bronze, c. 1880, bust of Rama V left, rev. legend, 32mm, 9.87g/12h (Lecompte 3; Müseler 62; cf. Baldwin HK 18, 966). Some spotting, otherwise extremely fine with original colour £100-150
Jamaica, Victoria, Halfpence (2), 1887, 1895 (Prid. 58, 65; KM. 16) [2]. Practically as struck, first scarce £80-100
Hammer Price: £45
China, Yan Ming, Knife money, c. 300 BC, 13.5cm (Quiggin p.239, fig. 100) and a 1 Cash; together with Pu or 'Hoe Money', copy of Wang Mang, AD 9-23; India, silver Larin of Bijapur Adil Shah (?) 4.3cm, 4.74g (Quiggin p.194) [4]. Last better than very fine, others fine £40-60
IRELAND, Eire, Halfcrown, 1942, Sixpence, 1945 (S 6633, 6641) [2]. First good extremely fine, second good very fine £70-100
London & Provincial Ornithological Society, Crystal Palace, c. 1900, a bronze award medal by J.A. Restall, un-named, 39mm (Allen 1909/001); South West London College, Clapham, a plated bronze Music award, named (Mary Irwin), 45mm; Festival of School Violin Classes, Alexandra Palace, 1907, a white metal award medal, named (M. Ross), 32mm; National Union of School Orchestras, Crystal Palace, 1914, a white metal medal, 31mm (Allen 1914/015); Methodist & Baptist Youth Section, Canning Town...
Liberia, Kissi Pennies (2), 33cm and 29cm (Quiggin p.87, pl. 1, fig. 11); together with Hoe money of The Hashshash of Kordofan, Western Sudan, 7cm x 4.5cm (Quiggin p.95); Nigeria, brass bracelet with rattan and annulet-with-pellet design (snake?), plain meeting terminals, 10cm, 518g; another with a 'wound' design, capped terminals with flat coiled rope patterns, 9cm, 604g [5]. Good overall condition £60-80
Greek Coinages, Arsakid Kings of Parthia, Vologases III (c. 105-147), Drachm, Ekbatana, diademed and draped bust left, rev. archer seated right, holding bow, monogram below, 3.47g/12h (Sellwood 79.3; Shore 413-14). Good very fine £40-60
Roman Imperial Coinage, Severus Alexander, Denarius, Rome, 222, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right rev. Jupiter standing left, cloak behind and over right arm, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, 2.85g/7h (RIC 5). Clear portrait, good very fine £90-120
Edward I (1272-1307), Farthing, London, type 2a, 0.38g/3h (Withers 7; SCBI North 1003; N 1052; S 1444). Good very fine £80-100
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