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| Republic of Venice, Doge Paulo Rainer, 1779 - 1789 |   | The design of the famous Venetian gold ducat, or zecchino, remained unchanged for more than 500 years, from its introduction in 1284 and the conquest of Venice by Napoleon's troops in 1797. Paulo Rainer was the Doge of Venice before the last, at the end of 1000 years of Venetian independence. |
| SH46572. Gold zecchino, Friedberg 1434, VF, holed, clipped, weight 1.804 g, maximum diameter 16.9 mm, die axis 0o, Venice mint, 1779 - 1789; obverse PAVL RAINER DVX S M VENET, St. Marco stands right blessing Doge, long staff with cross between; reverse REGIS ISTE DVCA SIT T XPE DAT Q TV, Christ in mandorla with 16 stars, 7 on each side, 1 at top, and 1 at bottom; SOLD |
| Colonial Mexico, Carlos III, King of Spain, 1759 - 1788 A.D., 1785 Mo FM 8R |  | |
| WO47793. Silver 8 reales, Krause KM 106, aVF, rainbow toned, weight 26.77 g, maximum diameter 38.9 mm, die axis 0o, Mexico mint, 1785 A.D.; obverse •CARLUS • III • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate, draped, and armored bust of Ferdinand right, from being, date 1785 below; reverse • HISPAN • ET IND • REX • Mo • 8R • F • M •, crowned Spanish coat of arms, flanked by pillars of Hercules draped with banner reading "PLVS VLTRA"; SOLD |
| France, Philip IV, 1285 - 1314 A.D. |  | King Philip IV, deeply in debt to the Knights Templar, took advantage of rumors about the Order's secret initiation ceremony. On Friday, October 13, 1307, he had the Order's members in France arrested (the origin of the Friday the 13th superstition). Pope Clement, under threat from Philip, instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets. Many Templars were tortured into giving false confessions and burned at the stake. Grand Master Jacques de Molay, burned alive in Paris in 1314, called out from the flames, "Dieu sait qui a tort et a pëché. Il va bientot arriver malheur à ceux qui nous ont condamnés à mort" ("God knows who is wrong and has sinned. Soon a calamity will occur to those who have condemned us to death"). Pope Clement died only a month later, and King Philip died in a hunting accident before the end of the year. |
| ME47829. Silver Gros Tournois, Duplessy 213 ff., F, slightly grainy, weight 3.664 g, maximum diameter 25.9 mm, die axis 0o, obverse + BNDICTV: SIT: NOmE: DNI: nRI: DEI: IhV. XPI (outer), + PhILIPPVS REX (inner), cross pattée, legend around in two rows; reverse TVRONVS CIVIS, Châtel tournois topped with a cross, border of twelve lis within arches; SOLD |
| France, Philip IV, 1285 - 1314 A.D. |  | King Philip IV, deeply in debt to the Knights Templar, took advantage of rumors about the Order's secret initiation ceremony. On Friday, October 13, 1307, he had the Order's members in France arrested (the origin of the Friday the 13th superstition). Pope Clement, under threat from Philip, instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets. Many Templars were tortured into giving false confessions and burned at the stake. Grand Master Jacques de Molay, burned alive in Paris in 1314, called out from the flames, "Dieu sait qui a tort et a pëché. Il va bientot arriver malheur à ceux qui nous ont condamnés à mort" ("God knows who is wrong and has sinned. Soon a calamity will occur to those who have condemned us to death"). Pope Clement died only a month later, and King Philip died in a hunting accident before the end of the year. |
| ME47830. Silver Gros Tournois, Duplessy 213 ff., F, slightly grainy, weight 3.749 g, maximum diameter 25.8 mm, die axis 195o, obverse + BNDICTV: SIT: NOmE: DNI: nRI: DEI: IhV. XPI (outer), + PhILIPPVS REX (inner), cross pattée, legend around in two rows; reverse TVRONVS CIVIS, Châtel tournois topped with a cross, border of twelve lis within arches; SOLD |
| England, Elizabeth I, 1558 - 1603 |  | |
| WO32246. Silver sixpence Seaby 2578A, North 2015, F+, scratches, weight 2.753 g, maximum diameter 26.1 mm, Tower mint, 1600; SOLD |
| France, King Louis XVIII, 1814 - 1824 A.D. |  | |
| WO47796. Silver 5 Francs, Krause KM 711.1, VF, toned, weight 24.927 g, maximum diameter 37.2 mm, die axis 180o, Paris mint, 1821 A.D.; obverse LOUIS XVIII ROI DE FRANCE, head of Louis XVIII left, MICHAUT F and horse's head right below; reverse crowned coat-of-arms within wreath, 5 - F across fields, 1821, rooster standing left, and A (date, mintmaster's mark, and mint mark) in ex; SOLD |
| Great Britain, George III, 1760 - 1820 |  | In 1797, at the Soho Mint, James Watt and Matthew Boulton used their steam powered presses to strike 50 tons of the new "cartwheel" twopence, at 2 ounces of copper per coin. The twopence was found to be too heavy for regular use and was only struck for that single year. |
| WO60206. Copper twopence, SCBC 3776, VF, marks, edge bumps, weight 57.912 g, maximum diameter 40.9 mm, die axis 180o, Soho mint, 1797; obverse GEORGIUS III D G REX, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse BRITANNIA 1797, Britannia seated left on rocks, olive branch in right, trident in left, Union shield at side, tiny SOHO on rock below, sailing ship on water at a distance on left, diving whale right, waves in exergue; a huge impressive bronze!; SOLD |
| France, Philip IV, 1285 - 1314 A.D. |  | King Philip IV, deeply in debt to the Knights Templar, took advantage of rumors about the Order's secret initiation ceremony. On Friday, October 13, 1307, he had the Order's members in France arrested (the origin of the Friday the 13th superstition). Pope Clement, under threat from Philip, instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets. Many Templars were tortured into giving false confessions and burned at the stake. Grand Master Jacques de Molay, burned alive in Paris in 1314, called out from the flames, "Dieu sait qui a tort et a pëché. Il va bientot arriver malheur à ceux qui nous ont condamnés à mort" ("God knows who is wrong and has sinned. Soon a calamity will occur to those who have condemned us to death"). Pope Clement died only a month later, and King Philip died in a hunting accident before the end of the year. |
| ME47832. Silver Gros Tournois, Duplessy 213 ff., aF, weight 3.720 g, maximum diameter 26.8 mm, die axis 90o, obverse + BNDICTV: SIT: NOmE: DNI: nRI: DEI: IhV. XPI (outer), + PhILIPPVS REX (inner), cross pattée, legend around in two rows; reverse TVRONVS CIVIS, Châtel tournois topped with a cross, border of twelve lis within arches; SOLD |
| England, Elizabeth I, 1558 - 1603 |  | At twenty-five years old, Elizabeth inherited a weak bankrupt nation, torn by religious discord. Her supporters counseled that her only hope, was to marry quickly and lean upon her husband. Instead, she ruled alone for nearly half a century, driven by her genuine love for her subjects. She is perhaps the greatest English monarch in history. |
| WO33473. Silver sixpence, Seaby 2562, VF, clipped from c. 3.0 g, weight 2.669 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 315o, Tower mint, 1574; obverse ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA star, crowned bust left, rose behind; reverse POSVI:DEV'ADIVTOREM· MEV: (I have made God my helper), quartered coat-of-arms (passant lions and fleurs-de-lis) on long cross fourchée, 1574 above shield; SOLD |
| World Coin Lot, 143 Ringed Bi-Metal Coins |  | A quick look spotted coins from Italy, France, Portugal, Mexico, Finland, Jordan, and Canada. |
| LT36758. 143 coins, all ringed bi-metal types, worldwide variety, all in attractive condition; SOLD |
| Mexico, First Republic, Cap and Rays 8 Reales, 1832-RM/L |  | |
| WO47791. Silver 8 reales, Krause KM 377.4, VF, golden toning, weight 27.251 g, maximum diameter 38.3 mm, die axis 0o, Durango mint, 1832; obverse * 8R . Do 1832 . R . M . 10 Ds. 20 Gs, Pileus (freedom cap) inscribed "LIBERTAD", surrounded by rays; reverse REPVBLICA MEXICANA, eagle standing left on cactus, head turned back, serpent in beak and talon, within oak and olive wreath; SOLD |
| France, Philip IV the Fair, 1285 - 1314 |  | King Philip IV, deeply in debt to the Knights Templar, took advantage of rumors about the Order's secret initiation ceremony. On Friday, October 13, 1307, he had the Order's members in France arrested (the origin of the Friday the 13th superstition). Pope Clement, under threat from Philip, instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets. Many Templars were tortured into giving false confessions and burned at the stake. Grand Master Jacques de Molay, burned alive in Paris in 1314, called out from the flames, "Dieu sait qui a tort et a pëché. Il va bientot arriver malheur à ceux qui nous ont condamnés à mort" ("God knows who is wrong and has sinned. Soon a calamity will occur to those who have condemned us to death"). Pope Clement died only a month later, and King Philip died in a hunting accident before the end of the year. |
| ME58619. Silver double tournois, Duplessy 229, aVF, clashed dies, weight 1.020 g, maximum diameter 21.6 mm, die axis 180o, 1295 - 1303; obverse + PhILIPPVS REX, short cross pattée, lis in quarter; reverse + MON DVPLEX REGAL, roof of Châtel tournois, between lis; rare; SOLD |
| Ireland, James II, 1685 - 1691; 'Williamite War "Gunmoney" |  | James II struck base metal coins called gunmoney because the metal was in part obtained from old cannons. He promised that once he was back in power he would call in the coins, one month's worth at a time, and exchange them for proper silver coins. After James was defeated the coins continued to circulate but at a value based on copper. |
| WO58745. Bronze half crown, Seaby 6580B, VF, centers weak, scratches, weight 9.671 g, maximum diameter 28.8 mm, die axis 0o, Dublin mint, May 1690; obverse IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA, laureate bust left; reverse MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1690, crown, J - R across field XXX above, MAY below; SOLD |
| England, Elizabeth I, 1558 - 1603 |  | At twenty-five years old, Elizabeth inherited a weak bankrupt nation, torn by religious discord. Her supporters counseled that her only hope, was to marry quickly and lean upon her husband. Instead, she ruled alone for nearly half a century, driven by her genuine love for her subjects. She is perhaps the greatest English monarch in history. |
| WO60205. Silver sixpence, Seaby 2596, star mint mark, aF, weight 2.732 g, maximum diameter 26.0 mm, die axis 225o, Tower mint, 1562; obverse ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA, crowned bust left, decorated dress; reverse POSVI DEVM AD IVTORE M MEVM, coat-of-arms (passant lions and fleurs-de-lis) on long cross fourchée, 1562 above; scarce early milled issue; SOLD |
| Spain, Philip III, 1578 - 1621 |  | Cob 2 reales circulated throughout the New World. In the 13 Colonies, they were sometimes known as "two bits," a denomination which became our quarter. The term is still used. |
| WO60233. Silver 2 reales, F, weight 6.278 g, maximum diameter 23.8 mm, die axis 90o, uncertain Spanish Colonial America mint, c. 1620; obverse PHILIPVS III D G HISPANIARVM (or similar), arms of Spain, •II• at right; reverse INDIARVM ET REX (or similar), Jerusalem Cross with two castles and two lions in quarters, all inside a quatrefoil design; SOLD |
| France, Henri IV, 1589 - 1610 |  | |
| ME47846. Copper double tournois, Duplessy 1273, Lafaurie 1111, aVF, weight 3.087 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 180o, Paris mint, 1608; obverse HENRI•IIII•R•DE•FRAN•ET•NAV, laureate and cuirassed bust of Henry IV right, A (Paris mint mark) below; reverse + DOVBLE•TOVRNOIS•1608, three lis in the central field, two lis above, one below; SOLD |
| France, Philip I, 1060 - 1108 A.D. |  | Philip's name, exotic for Western Europe at the time, was derived from Philippos (Greek, meaning "lover of horses"). He was crowned at seven, his mother was the first queen of France to act as regent. Philip was excommunicated after he repudiated his first wife (claiming she was too fat) and taking another. His reign was extraordinarily long for the time. |
| ME47849. Silver denier, Duplessy 50, Roberts 2376, gF, weight 1.202 g, maximum diameter 21.5 mm, die axis 180o, Orléans mint, obverse + PHILIPVS X REX D-I, Gate, NI-I-IC around, AT inside; reverse + AVRELIANIS CIVITA, cross cantonnée, S in the 1st and 4th quadrants; SOLD |
| France, Louis XIII, 1610 - 1643 |  | Money of d'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers!
Louis XIII and especially his devious First Minister Cardinal Richelieu were the antagonists in The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and its subsequent film adaptations. |
| ME48688. Copper double tournois, Duplessy 1366, VF, weight 2.865 g, maximum diameter 20.5 mm, die axis 180o, Paris mint, 1630; obverse •LOVIS•XIII R•DE FRAN•ET•NAV• (VI ligated to Y), laureate bust right within circle, A (Paris mint mark) below; reverse +DOVBLE•TOVRNOIS•1630•, three lis in the central field, two above and one below, within circular inner border; SOLD |
| England, Charles I, 1625 - 1649 |  | Charles I attempted to reign as an absolute monarch and rule without Parliament. Civil war broke out, the forces of the King lost, and Charles was beheaded. |
| WO58068. Silver shilling, Seaby 2793, North 2230, aVF, weight 4.910 g, maximum diameter 29.2 mm, die axis 180o, Tower mint, 1639 - 1640; obverse CAROLVS D G MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX ∆, Crowned bust left, XII behind; reverse CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO • ∆ •, Coat of arms; SOLD |
| England, Henry III, 1216 - 1272 |  | Henry III became king as a boy of nine years and reigned fifty-six years, during which England prospered. He made Westminster the seat of government and expanded the abbey as a shrine to Edward the Confessor. He spent much of his reign fighting the barons over the Magna Carta and the royal rights, and was eventually forced to call the first "parliament" in 1264. On the Continent, he unsuccessfully endeavoured to re-establish English control over Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine. |
| UK59289. Silver penny, Voided Long Cross Coinage, Class 3c; North 988, Seaby 1364, VF, weight 1.135 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, moneyer Henri, London mint, 1248-1250; obverse HENRICVS REX III (NR ligate), crowned facing bust of Henry, round pellet-in-annulet eyes, pointed chin, neck indicated; reverse HENRI ON LVNDE, voided long cross with trefoil of pellets in each angle; SOLD |
| Great Britain and Ireland, James I, 1603 - 1625 |  | Jamestown was founded in 1607. |
| WO60202. Silver sixpence, North 2103, SCBC 2658, aVF, scratches, weight 2.630 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 180o, Tower, coronet mintmark mint, 1607 - 1609; obverse IACOBVS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX (by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland), crowned bust right, VI behind; reverse QUAE DEUS CONIUNXIT NEMO SPARET (what God has joined, let no man separate), coat-of-arms, date (obscure) above; SOLD |
| Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient TImes to the Present |  | A unique and indispensable reference work, which is unsurpassed in content and scope. Covers gold coins from the early coins of the ancient Greeks to the most recently-issued modern commemoratives. More than 21,000 individual coin listings are accompanied by over 8,000 actual-size photographs. |
| BK43178. Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient TImes to the Present, 8th edition, by Arthur L. Friedberg and Ira S. Friedberg, hard-cover, 800 pages; only one available; SOLD |
| Venice, Doge Nicolo da Ponte, 15 January 1491 - 30 July 1585 |  | Nicolò da Ponte was the eighty seventh doge of Republic of Venice. Elected at 87 years old, he was often ill or would fall asleep, but he carried out an administrative reorganization of the state and ruled effectively over over a fairly quiet period. He died July 30, 1585 at the venerable age of ninety years. |
| WO35695. Silver 20 solidi, 1/8 Scudo S Giustina, 1 Lira, aVF, weight 4.397 g, maximum diameter 26.9 mm, die axis 180o, obverse S M VENE NIC DA PONTE, *A*M* in ex, S. Marco seated right on left, doge kneeling on right, both hold a flagstaff topped with a cross; reverse MEMORERO TVI IVSTINA VIR, St. Justine, standing facing, palm frond in right, with left crowning winged Venetian lion laying prone right behind, •20• in ex; rare; SOLD |
| Mexico, First Republic, Cap and Rays 8 Reales, 1826 Zs AZ |  | |
| WO47787. Silver 8 reales, Krause KM 377.13, gVF, flat centers, weight 26.626 g, maximum diameter 38.6 mm, die axis 0o, Zacatecas mint, 1826; obverse * 8R . Zs 1826 . O . M . 10 Ds. 20 Gs, Pileus (freedom cap) inscribed "LIBERTAD", surrounded by rays; reverse REPVBLICA MEXICANA, eagle standing left on cactus, head turned back, snake in beak and talon, within oak and olive wreath; .903 silver; SOLD |
| 'Mereau' Charity Token, Liege, Belgium, 1686 |  | |
| WO50966. Bronze token, Charity Token, Rev. Num. Belge v. 5-6, p. 125, 19, gVF, weight 4.165 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 180o, Liege mint, 1686; obverse ANNIVERSARIVM 1686, Skull and crossbones; reverse ECCLESI : LEODI :, Crossbones and flames; SOLD |
| Republic of Venice, Doge Andrea Contarini, 1368 - 1382 |  | Andrea Contarini served as doge during the War of Chioggia, fought with the Republic of Genoa. |
| ME55702. Silver grosso, Biaggi 2844; Mint Master F (Filippo Barbarigo 1370 - 1385), VF, holed, weight 1.899 g, maximum diameter 21.3 mm, die axis 180o, Venice mint, obverse ANDR. 9TARENO. S. M. VENETI, Doge, standing on left, wearing corno ducale, receiving tall flag from St. Mark, standing on right, DVX down flag staff; reverse + • TIBI • LAVS • 7 • GLORIA •, nimbate Christ enthroned facing, holding gospels in lap, IC - XC (Jesus Christ) flanking above, star left, F right; scarce; SOLD |
| France, Louis XIV the Sun King, 1643 - 1715, Counterfeit |  | Under Louis XIV, the Sun King, France reached the apogee of its power. His reign began at age four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days; one of the longest of any European monarch. He fought three major wars: the Franco-Dutch War, the War of the League of Augsburg, and the War of the Spanish Succession. Louis converted a hunting lodge into the spectacular Palace of Versailles, and by compelling the noble elite to inhabit his lavish palace, he pacified the aristocracy and eliminated the remnants of feudalism. He consolidated a system of absolute monarchical rule in France that endured until the French Revolution. |
| WO58408. Silver 1/12th ecu, counterfeit, low weight, debased silver; cf. Duplessy 1464, Krause KM 199.5 (official, Limoges mint, c. 2.287 grams), F, small crack, weight 1.500 g, maximum diameter 20.1 mm, die axis 180o, illegal counterfeiter's mint, 1662; obverse D.G.ER.EINAV.IRXI.IIVD.XIIII (or similar, blundered), young portrait right, laureate, armored and draped; reverse SII.NOΛEN,DOΛIRV.ERNE...CIΛV.1661 (or similar, blundered), crowned arms of France (shield with three lis), I (Limoges mint mark) below; SOLD |
| Prussia, Wilhelm I and Augusta, 1861 - 1888 |  | This issue commemorates the coronation of Wilhelm I and Augusta. |
| WO58777. Silver Thaler, Krause KM 488, EF, toned, weight 18.448 g, maximum diameter 33.0 mm, die axis 0o, 1861; obverse WILHELM KOENIG AUGUSTA KOENIGIN V. PREUSSEN, crowned and draped jugate busts of Wilhelm and Augusta right; reverse SUUM CUIQUE KROENUNGS THALER 1861, WRAR WRAR around imperial eagle; SOLD |
| Portuguese Far East, João III, 1521 - 1557 |  | |
| ME59103. Tin soldo, cast tin; Mitchiner NI 3149, F, weight 3.702 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, Malacca (Malaysia) mint, 1554 - 1578; obverse cross potent, I - S / M-A (Ioannes Senhor Malacca) in quarters; reverse armillary sphere; scarce; SOLD |
| France, Louis XIV the Sun King, 1643 - 1715 |  | Under Louis XIV, the Sun King, France reached the apogee of its power. His reign began at age four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days; one of the longest of any European monarch. He fought three major wars: the Franco-Dutch War, the War of the League of Augsburg, and the War of the Spanish Succession. Louis converted a hunting lodge into the spectacular Palace of Versailles, and by compelling the noble elite to inhabit his lavish palace, he pacified the aristocracy and eliminated the remnants of feudalism. He consolidated a system of absolute monarchical rule in France that endured until the French Revolution. |
| WO59110. Silver 1/12th ecu, Duplessy 1464, Krause KM 199.11, VF, weight 2.330 g, maximum diameter 20.8 mm, die axis 180o, Saint-Andre de Villeneuve-les-Avignon mint, 1661; obverse D.G.FR.ET.NAV.REX.LVD.XIIII, young portrait right, laureate, armored and draped; reverse SIT.NOMEN,DOMIN.BENEDICTVM.1661, crowned arms of France (shield with three lis), •R• (mint mark) below; SOLD |
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