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Turks & Caicos Islands, Elizabeth II, Proof 100 Crowns, 1980 (KM. 50; F 22). Brilliant; in case of issue £200-300
Hammer Price: £130
Uruguay, Republic, Proof Centesimo, 1901a, edge plain (KM. 19). About as struck, scarce £90-120
Hammer Price: £65
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 [3]. Last better than very fine, others fine £40-60
£40–£60
China, China Company Tea Brick, c. 1870, approx. 18.7cm by 24cm by 2.5cm, 1.48kg. Very fine; an excellent example £90-120
Hammer Price: £60
China, silver ingot or 'Shoe money', Xiao Bao type, 19th century, 36.77g (Quiggin p.246, fig. 106). Good very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £120
Congo, Bell Money, iron, painted black and white, handle pierced at top, 34.5 x 11.3cm (Quiggin pp.74-5, cf. fig. 18). Some rust, very fine, rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £80
Fiji, Tambua Whale’s Tooth, 15 x 5cm (Quiggin pls. 4 and 5). Good very fine, richly patinated £80-100
India, silver Larin of Bijapur Adil Shah (?) 4.3cm, 4.74g (Quiggin p.194). Very fine £30-40
£30–£40
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) [3]. Good overall condition £40-60
New Britain, Diwarra, string of Nassa camelus shells on fibre, approx length 35cm (Quiggin p.150, fig. 55 and pl.10, 1). Very fine £80-100
£80–£100
New Ireland, Pig Money, c. 1850-1900, a string of shell discs, mostly red, a few white, strung together, string woven into a plaited braid, approx. length 4 metres (Quiggin pl. 24, top). Good very fine, very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £50
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 [2]. Good condition with some age £70-90
£70–£90
Portuguese East Africa, Lobolo Ring, plain, top rounded, small gap between terminals, brass, 10cm, 0.50kg (Quiggin pp.104-5, fig. 39). Two verdigris patches, otherwise very fine, rare £80-100
Solomon Islands, Shell Money, c. 1850, a string of red shell discs, banana seed terminals, strung on fibre, approx. 95cm (Quiggin pl. 16). Very fine, rare £100-150
£100–£150
Thailand, silver Bullet money (3), of Ayodhya and Mongkut provinces, c. 18th century, 15.03g, 7.43g, 3.71g; together with 19th century porcelain gambling tokens (4) [7]. First three very fine but one with suspension loop, tokens fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £20
Africa, bracelet of Elephant's Hair, 8.5 x 8cm (Quiggin p.80, footnote 1). Extremely fine, collector's label adhering £70-90
Manillas, mid to late 19th century, Atoni (2), Ejema and Okpoho, each approx. 6cm and 70g-85g (S-O Johansson p.15) [4]. Good condition £30-40
Hammer Price: £40
North America, Trade Axe Head, stone, polished but not edged, 13.5 x 9cm. Very fine, part of collector’s label adhering £90-120
£90–£120
ARGENTINA, Rio de la Plata, Réal, 1824ds, La Rioja (KM. 17); Half-Réal, 1813j, Potosi (KM.1.1) [2]. First good fine, scarce, second good very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £190
ARGENTINA, Rio de la Plata, 4 Soles, 1832p, La Rioja (KM. 22); 2-Soles, 1825ca de bas, La Rioja (KM. 18) [2]. Very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £210
ARGENTINA, La Rioja, 4 Réales, 1852b (KM. 21); Cordoba, 4 Réales, 1851 (KM. 24.3) [2]. First fine and scarce, second good very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £160
AUSTRALIA, Elizabeth II, Proof sets (3), 1966 (2), 1970 [18]. Brilliant mint state; in cases of issue £100-150
Hammer Price: £95
AUSTRALIA, New South Wales, Sydney, Hanks and Lloyd, Penny, 1857, A. Toogood, Penny, 1855 (KM. Tn81, 256); Tasmania, Hobart, Lewis Abrahams, Penny, 1855, J.G. Fleming, Penny, 1874, R. Andrew Mather, Penny (KM. Tn7, 71.2, 163); Victoria, Melbourne, E. de Carle & Co, Penny, Hide & de Carle, Pennies (2), 1857, 1858, Halfpence (2), 1857, 1858, Thomas Stokes, Penny, 1862, W.J. Taylor, Halfpenny, ‘Peace and Plenty’ Penny, 1858 (KM. Tn54, 103-4, 236.1, 244, 285.1); together with Professor...
Hammer Price: £180
AUSTRALIA, New South Wales, Sydney, Smith, Peate & Co, Pennies (2), both 1856 (KM. Tn211); Queensland, Brisbane, W. & B. Brookes, Penny, 1863 (KM. Tn26); Tasmania, Hobart, I. Friedman, Penny, 1857, R. Andrew Mather, Penny (KM. Tn73, 163); Victoria, Castlemaine, W. Froomes, Penny, 1862 (KM. Tn74), Geelong, R. Parker, Penny (KM. Tn188), Melbourne, Hide & de Carle, Pennies (2), and Halfpenny, all 1858, Thomas Stokes, Penny, 1862 (KM. Tn103-4, 225.1); NEW ZEALAND, North Island, Auckland, United...
Hammer Price: £220
AUSTRIA, Franz Joseph, 2 Kreuzer, 1848a (KM. 2188): GERMANY, Prussia, 2 Pfennig, 1858a, Pfennig, 1857a (KM. 451-2); together with other Austrian and German coins in silver (4), base metal (40), mostly 19th century [47]. First three virtually mint state with original colour, others in varied state £80-100
Hammer Price: £100
BARBADOS, uncertain issuer, Penny, 1788 (Lyall 72; Prid. 14; KM. Tn8), St James, Sir Philip Gibbes, Halfpenny, 1792 (Lyall 84; Prid.25; KM Tn9) [2]. Good fine, but second with scrape in reverse field £40-60
Hammer Price: £85
BARBADOS, uncertain issuer, Penny, 1788 (Lyall 72; Prid. 14; KM. Tn8); together with other coins in silver (14), base metal (17), mostly British Colonial [32]. Varied state £40-50
Hammer Price: £70
BELIZE, Elizabeth II, Proof 25 Dollars, 1992, Barcelona Olympics (KM. 106); other silver coins (10); together with a quantity of base metal British and World coins, including, counterstamps, mis-strikes etc, 19th and 20th centuries [Lot]. Varied state £150-200
Hammer Price: £300
BOLIVIA, Charles II, Réal, 1690vr, Potosí, 2.75g/9h (Cayón 7272; KM. 23); Charles III, cob 2 Réales, 1771v, Potosí, 6.05g/2h (Cayón 11529; KM. 43) [2]. First about very fine, second fine £40-60
BOLIVIA, cob 8 Réales (4), date off flan, Potosí, assayer t, 26.70g/10h; Philip V, 1729m, Potosí, 26.58g/2h (Cayón 9319; KM. 31a); 1766v (2), both Potosí, 27.08g/4h, 26.94g/3h (Cayón 11945; KM. 45) [4]. Varied state £200-300
Hammer Price: £360
BOLIVIA, Ferdinand VII, 8 Réales (3), 1817pj, 1820pj, Potosi, 1824pj, all Potosí (Cayón 15984, 16027, 16096; KM. 84) [3]. Good very fine or better £150-200
BOLIVIA, Republic, 8 Soles (2), 1839lr, 1847r, 4 Soles (2), both 1859fj, all Potosí (KM. 97, A103, 123.3); Melgarejo, 1865fp (KM. 146); Boliviano, 1872fe, Potosí (KM. 155.4) [6]. Varied state £250-300
Hammer Price: £250
BRAZIL, Peter II, 500 Réis, 1864 (KM. 464); together with coins of Chile (2), Mexico (4), 1744-1907 [7]. First virtually mint state and attractively toned, others in varied state £90-120
BRITISH NORTH BORNEO, Cent, 1890h, Half-Cent, 1885h (KM. 1, 2) [2]. About extremely fine and better £60-80
CANADA, Nova Scotia, Victoria, Penny, 1856 (KM. 6); Quebec, Penny, 1852 (KM. Tn21) [2]. About extremely fine and better £60-80
CHINA, Kiang Nan, 7 Mace & 2 Candereens, 1904 (KM. Y145); together with miscellaneous Cash and Mon (11, one a copy) [12]. First with two chop marks on reverse, otherwise good very fine, others in varied state £60-80
FRANCE, Louis the Pious (814-40), Denier, mintless type, 1.44g/3h (MEC 793ff); Charles the Bald (840-77), Deniers (2), both Melle, 1.68g/7h, 1.36g/2h (MEC 924ff) [3]. Varied state £100-150
Hammer Price: £200
FRANCE, Philip IV (1285-1314), Gros tournois à l’O rond (3), 4.04g/6h, 3.94g/3h, 3.95g/10h (Duplessy 213) [3]. Very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £140
FRANCE, Henri III, Franc d’argent (2), 1578, mint uncertain, 13.77g/4h, 1581, Limoges, 13.86g/8h (Duplessy 1130) [2]. First good fine, second about very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £150
FRANCE, Henri III, Quarts d’Écu (2), both 1589, Paris, 9.60g/3h, 9.64g/10h (Duplessy 1133) [2]. Good very fine, one with edge flaw £100-150
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