SALE 121 PART 5
CHINESE CASH COINS (Guaranteed genuine unless noted)
473 "Ming" knife coin, 400-220 BC, rev You Jiu ("right 9"), Hartill 4.k, 143 mm, VF+,
dark green patina with some earthen hilighting, characters very clear, mildly bendy.
Start Bid $30
474 Pan Liang c.300 BC, large early issue, sim S-80, Hartill 7.3, 33 mm, unusually
heavy 9.60 grams, G, characters fully clear, brown with dusting of green patina.
(Better than a G in my last sale bringing $38.) Starting Bid $10
475 Pan-Liang, c.200 BC, 22 mm, Schj-93, Hart.-7.17; VG-F, pale green patina,
clear characters. (A Near VF realized $72, CNG eAuc 2/23.) Start Bid $3
476 Han Dynasty Wu-zhu, c. 1st cent BC, Schj.-114var, half star below hole,
Cf. H-8..10 but thick rimmed early issue, 26 mm, Choice EF, virtually as made with
lustrous "blue clay" surfaces. Starting Bid $10
477 Wang Mang, 7-22 AD, Ta-Chuan Wu-Shih, Schj.124, Hart.9.3; 26 mm, AF,
actually almost as made but crudish roughish casting, pale green patina.
Starting Bid $3
478 Wu-zhu, pre-600 AD, Schj. 257, G, sl rough reddish-brown patina.
Starting Bid $1
479 T'ang Dynasty, Kai-yuan, 621-718 AD, Schj.-312, H14.1, AF, lt brown patina,
clear characters. Starting Bid $1
480 T'ang Dynasty, Kai-yuan variety with rev crescent, Schj.315, Choice EF, very
sharp, bold contrast. (A Nice EF brought $76 on $120 bid in my 12/20 sale.)
Starting Bid $5
481 T'ang Dynasty, Qian Tuan, 756-62 AD, 10 Cash S-352, 30 mm, H-14.101, AVF,
sl uneven green & brown patina, minor roughness.
(A VF-EF brought $120, Munz Zentrum 1/12.) Starting Bid $10
482 Northern Song Dynasty, Xian-ping, 998-1003, Schj.469, H16.43, VF, lt brown
with pale green hilighting. Start Bid $3
483 N. Song, Huang-song, 1038-39, S-496, H-16.88, AVF, hilighted patina, nice.
Starting Bid $2
484 N. Song, Zhi-ping, 1064-67, Schj.523, H.16.160, Nice VF, smooth hilighted
patina, bold features. Starting Bid $3
485 N. Song, Yuan-you, 1086-93, Schj. 565-var, wide rim, H16.261, VF+,
strongly hilighted, very nice. Starting Bid $3
486 N. Song, Zheng He, 1111-17, S633, H16.428, VF, strong details, hilighted
patina. Starting Bid $3
487 N. Song, Hsi-Ning, 1068-77, Large 2-Cash, S-542a, H16.199, strong VF,
brown patina, 30+ mm. Starting Bid $4
488 N. Song, Chong-Ning, 1102-06, Large 10 Cash, 34 mm, S-622, H-16.407,
but rosette hole, F, pale brown patina.
(An F-VF (not RH) brought $81, FSR 5/20.) Starting Bid $10
489 N.Song, Yuan-You, 1086-93, Large IRON coin, S-580, H16.272, F, much detail,
but fairly rough. (A VF with oxidation brought $96, CNG eAuc 12/21.) Starting Bid $6
490 N. Song, LOT of 58 diff, identified by Schjoth, some scarce, G to VG.
Starting Bid $50
491 Southern Song Dynasty, Qing Yuan, 1195-1200, Large IRON coin S832,
H17.455, G somewhat rough. Start Bid $5
492 S. Song, Da Song, 1225-27, Yr 2, S-959var, scarce type, this year unlisted;
H-17.680; VG+ brown patina, fully clear. Starting Bid $10
493 Ming Dynasty, Wan-li, 1573-1620, S1185, H20.140, F, 2-toned brass color,
minor crudeness. Starting Bid $3
494 Ming Dynasty Rebel, Sun Ko-wang, 1648-57, Large 10 Cash, 46 mm,
S-1334, H21.13, AEF lt tan-brown, adjustment marks on rims, mainly on rev.
Characters quite bold. (VF-EF sold for $529, Munz Zentrum 1/12.)
Starting Bid $50
495 Qing Dynasty, Jia-qing, 1796-1820, 14 diff, identified, average F, incl scarce
Shansi mint VF. Starting Bid $15
496 Mixed cash, LOT of 26 assorted, mostly Qing, all reasonably okay, half VF,
some uncommon. Starting Bid $25
MISCELLANEOUS GROUP LOTS ETC.
497 ROMAN, Postumus 259-68, Ants, 22 pcs, F or so, many technically VF but crude
& detractions, many with weak revs but generally strong portraits. Starting Bid $150
498 ROMAN coins of 27 diff rulers, identified at least by ruler, generally rather
low grade. Starting Bid $55
499 LATER ROMAN, 33 asstd, low grade but not the worst, generally identifiable
(14 are identified). Photo of sample. Starting Bid $45
500 USA, in slabs, Int'l Numismatic Bureau, JFK Halves, 12 BU, mostly 1985-90,
plus 3 2009-S "DCAM GEM PRF." (These bid $11 each in Pf65). Starting bid $40
501 AUSTRIA, Silver 20 Kr, 8 diff dates (3 pre-1800), generally G-VG but
with detractions. 1.0 oz ASW. Start Bid $25
502 GERMANY, 15 coins, pre-1800, assorted, rather low grades with dates uncertain,
abt half silver. Starting Bid $10
503 GREAT BRITAIN, 8 diff Commercial Tokens 1811-14, 2 1/2ds & 6 Pennies, all F
or better & decent. Start Bid $50
504 INDIA, 5 diff Mughal Rupees of Shah Jahan, 1628-58 (Taj Mahal guy), F-VF,
typical small punchmks. Start Bid $50
505 INDIA, British, pre-1859, 16 diff, identified, all fairly decent, generally VG-F.
Incl 1794 1/96 Rup. Starting Bid $30
506 INDIA, STATES, 109 diff coins from 35 diff states, identified, half F or
better. Starting Bid $120
507 INDIA, Kutch, 46 diff, identified, majority VF or better. Starting Bid $75
508 ITALY, STATES, 38 diff (15 pre-1800), lower grades but not the worst,
identied. Starting Bid $60
509 ITALY, Sardinia, Crown size 5 Lire, 7 diff, 1824-59, Unc, COPIES, nice quality,
look silver but likely not. Start Bid $45
510 JAPAN, Cash coins, 7 diff mintmarks, 1700s, identified, one iron; average F-VF;
most are scarce. Starting Bid $10
511 JAVA, 6 diff, 1808-14, mostly rather low grade. Starting Bid $5
512 KOREA, cash coins, 11 diff, identified by Mandel #s, average around crude VG but
all have cast holes. Start bid $5
513 MALDIVES, Æ Larin coinage, 17 diff identified, couple not in KM, average F+,
cat value around $115. Start Bid $45
514 MEXICO, State Coppers, 1828-67, 26 diff, mostly typical rather low grade but 8
at least G or so for these. Start Bid $30
515 MEXICO, 1/4 Reales 1842-49, 7 diff VG or better, incl 1845-Ga VG, 1849-Go
F-VF. Starting Bid $17
516 MEXICO, 8 Half Reales (2 w/mt marks) plus 14 One Reales, all diff, all AG or G,
incl 1/2R 1825-Mo G; 1.77 oz ASW. Starting Bid $45
517 MEXICO, 29 diff 2 Reales 1826-68, all strictly full G or better, 5.69 oz ASW.
Starting Bid $150
518 MEXICO, 8 Reales, 15 diff, strictly full VF, nice lot; 11.79 oz ASW.
Starting Bid $350
519 MEXICO, Centavos 1864-98, 33 diff, nearly all rather low grade, 1864 VG but
rev center wk. Starting Bid $20
520 MEXICO, Sil 5 Centavos 1871-1904, 34 diff, all G or better, average close to
Fine. Starting Bid $45
521 MEXICO, 10 Centavos 1864-1905, 45 diff, all G or better, avg VG+,
3.54 oz ASW. Starting Bid $100
522 MEXICO, 25 Centavos, 1873-90, 22 diff, all G or better, avg VG+,
4.32 oz ASW. Starting Bid $115
523 MEXICO, 50 Centavos, 1873-94, 7 diff, all VG or better, 2.75 oz ASW.
Starting Bid $70
524 MOMBASA price 1888, 5 pieces, low grade. Start Bid $5
525 MOROCCO, cast coppers, 14 diff, a few dates hard to read, typically crude.
Starting Bid $20
526 NEPAL, 6 diff silver 1641-1824, 3 Mohars & 3 fractional, low grade, couple
mount marks, 2 holed. Starting Bid $15
527 NEPAL, 13 diff silver Mohars 1709-91, identified, all VF or better, nice.
Starting Bid $145
528 NEPAL, 13 diff silver Mohars 1811-88, identified, all nice VF or better,
excellent lot. Starting Bid $100
529 NEPAL, Handstruck paisas, 20 diff 1869-1919 plus 3 earlier, average VG-F &
very decent for these. Start Bid $23
530 NETHERLANDS, 27 diff before 1789 (10 pre-1700), mostly rather low grade,
a few decent. Starting Bid $45
531 NETH. EAST INDIES, 15 diff 1700's Duits, all reasonably decent, VG or
better. Starting Bid $30
532 NETH. EAST INDIES, 29 diff 1790-1840, generally not bad condition for
these, average VG. Starting Bid $30
533 NORWAY, 16 diff Skilling era 1785-1870, mostly lower grade.
Starting Bid $20
534 PAPAL STATES, 20 diff 1644-1867, couple silver, mostly low grade or
problems. Starting Bid $45
535 PERU, 17 diff (15 silver) 1823-58, incl 5 2R & 1 4R, mostly lower grades
or problems. Starting Bid $50
536 POLAND, 9 diff 1623-1768, mostly silver, average G+. Starting Bid $18
537 POLAND, 9 diff 1811-40, average G or +. Start Bid $13
538 PORTUGAL, 14 diff 1757-1874 (5 are pre-1800), average G-VG. Starting Bid $25
539 PORTUGAL, Large 40 Reis 1812-33, 9 diff, generally low grades, some with
weak dates. Starting Bid $10
540 WEST AFRICA, bronze Manilla "slave" bracelet primitive money, 18-19th cent.,
LOT of 7 different, all with decoration, large size, total weight 5+ lbs. Very nice.
Starting Bid $100
541 ABAFIL (?) style suitcase, 9-1/2x7-1/2x2.7" black leatherlike with 6 red plush
trays each with spaces for 24 coins; metal clasps. Excellent condition.
Starting Bid $40
542 ROMA Numismatics fancy black coin boxes, 9+x6+ inches, 5 boxes, each with
6 spaces holding 60x60 mm inner boxes. Magnetic clasps. Excellent condition.
Start Bid $3
543 POLYETHYLENE coin sleeves, I've always used inside paper envs to protect
coins. Used but re-usable. Estimated around 1300+ (weight 8.3 ozs). Mostly dollar size.
(A 6-1/2 oz lot brought $21.50 in my 2/21 sale.) Starting Bid $5
544 SPACE-related: Space Shuttle 1981 three 40 mm brass medals, one with loop
& keychain, one in lucite block; another thick bronze 39 mm 1982 IBM Shuttle medal;
3 bronze Hubble Telescope keychains, Perkin-Elmer, in boxes; & Perkin-Elmer Swiss
army knife thing in plush case. All 8 items. Start Bid $7
LITERATURE
545 Bassoli, Antiquarian Books on Coins & Medals, 88 pp, hardcover w/dj, Kolbe/
Spink 2001, translated from Italian; As New. Starting Bid $5
546 Cohen, Monnaies Sous L'Empire Romain, French 1880s, the 1955 hardcover
Graz reprint, 8 volumes plus added dictionary. Nice condition; however, unfortunately
missing Vol II (Nerva to A. Pius). Still extremely useful as all Roman coins are
covered, alphabetical by legend (unlike RIC). Weight 11 pounds. Cheap opportunity!
(A softcover set brought $379 on $650 bid in my 12/11 sale.) Starting Bid $65
547 Wayne Sayles, Ancient Coin Collecting, Krause 1996-99, 5 volumes:
Overview; Greek World; Roman World; Roman Provincial; Non-Classical Cultures.
Hardcovers w/djs, each near 200 pp, illus, as New. Nice primers! Starting Bid $40
548 Early U.S. Auction catalog, Edward Cogan, May 1879, 73 pp, 1120 lots, hand
priced (prices realized written in); includes many ancient coins; couple pages loose,
still decent condition. Starting Bid $10
549 Eklund, Copper Coins of Denmark & Her Possessions; of Italy; of Spain; of
Austria-Hungary; of Portugal; of France; 6 separate booklets, Reprinted from
The Numismatist, 1962-63. Starting Bid $5
550 Sydenham, Coinage of the Roman Republic, 1976 Durst hardcover reprint,
343 pp + 30 plates; as New. (Same reprint brought $71 in my 11/07 sale.)
Starting Bid $25
551 Thurlow & Vecchi, Italian Cast Coinage - Aes Grave, 1979, hardcover w/dj,
50 pp + 82 plates; boards warped, otherwise OK condition.
(A VF, "covers warped as usual," brought $34.50, CNG 6/06.) Starting Bid $10
552 Whitting, Byzantine Coins, 1973, large hardcover w/dj, 311 pp, well illus with
color enlargements. "The World of Numismatics" series.
(A copy brought $83, CNG 6/22.) Starting Bid $20
553 Sutherland, Roman Coins, large hardcover w/dj, 311 pp, well illus with
color enlargements. "The World of Numismatics" series. Starting Bid $20
554 Hobbs, British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum, 1996, large hadcover
w/dj, 220 pp + 337 plates illustrating 4581 coins; as New.
(A copy realized $96, CNG 3/23.) Starting Bid $25
555 Huletski, Early Russian Coins & Their Values, Vol. 1 (14090s & before),
54 pp, softcover, color illus, a surprisingly well done presentation in English.
(A copy in my 9/22 sale brought $34.) Starting Bid $8
556 Price & Trell, Coins & Their Cities - Architecture on Ancient Coins of Greece,
Rome & Palestine, 1977, hardcover w/dj, 298 pp, well illus incl color. Nice condition.
(A VF, dusty, sold for $115, CNG 5/07.) Starting Bid $20
557 Boatwright, Gargola & Talbert, The Romans - From Village to Empire, a
history, Oxford Univ Press 2004, 516 pp, hardcover w/dj, ex-Library; Guhl & Koner,
The Romans - Their Life & Customs, 600 pp, some illus. Starting Bid $4
558 Kamen, The Spanish Inquisition - a Historical Revision, hardcover w/dj, 369 pp,
few illus; Roth, The Spanish Inquisition, 316 pp. Maybe it wasn't really so bad.
Starting Bid $4
559 Carson & Kraay, editors, Scripta Nummaria Romana - Essays Presented
to Humphrey Sutherland, Spink 1978, large hardcover w/dj, 250 pp + 24 plates;
various interesting topics relating to Roman numismatics. Starting Bid $10
560 Carson, Hill & Kent, Late Roman Bronze Coins, Spink, hardcover, 114 pp +
4 plates. Very important needful catalog. (A copy brought $46, CNG 9/04.)
Starting Bid $15
561 Levy, From the Coin's Point of View, large hardcover, 1993, intro by David Sear,
178 pp, well illus. An enthusiastic collector imagining his coins as loquacious
raconteurs — a unique idiosyncratic read. Starting Bid $5
562 Hartman & MacDonald, Greek Numismatic Epigraphy, hardcover, 92 pp. 1969.
As New. Starting Bid $4
563 Saggs, Civilization Before Greece & Rome, 1989, hardcover w/dj, 322 pp, few
illus, as New; Michael Grant, The Rise of the Greeks, 399 pp. Starting Bid $4
564 Plutarch, Greek & Roman Lives, 402 pp; Holland, Dynasty: The Rise & Fall of
the House of Caesar, 482 pp, some color illus incl coins. Starting Bid $4
565 Will & Ariel Durant, The Story of Civilization, complete in 11 big
hardcover volumes, 1935 to 1975, covering from ancient times up thru Napoleon;
some illus; a landmark magisterial intellectual exploration. After decades of owning
this, I'm sadly facing the reality that I'll never get around to reading its 10,000 or
so pages. Used, weight 36+ pounds. Buy this and prove your intellectual
seriousness. Starting Bid $25
566 Freisenbruch, Caesars' Wives - Sex, Power & Politics in the Roman Empire,
337 pp, hardcover w/dj, few coin illus; Veyne (ed.), A History of Private Life From
Pagan Rome to Byzantium, 670 pp, well illus. Starting Bid $4
567 CNG, Triton Auction catalogs, 2021, 22 & 23 (2021 includes 2 separate
catalogs), beautiful volumes with color plates and of course a lot of really
mouth-watering coins you couldn't afford. Weight 8 pounds. Starting Bid $4
FIXED PRICE SPECIALS -- MULTIPLES AVAILABLE
568 BOOK, Frank S. Robinson, The American Crisis: Chronicling and Confronting
the Trump Shitstorm, Verity Press International, 2022, 247 pp. A collection of edited
blog essays, 2015-22, very analytical, informative, and provoking. And Mexico will pay
for it. $12.95
569 ELYMAIS, Æ Drachms, 2d century AD, mixed types, strictly VF, generally with
nice 2-toned green patinas. 3/39.95
570 ROMAN, Postumus, 259-68, Antoniniani, F-VF, some with typically wk revs &
other detractions, but good portraits, many with VF detail; 3 for 47.95
571 TABARISTAN, (Iran), Sasanian style hemidrachm, King's bust r/fire altar
& attendants, Afzut type, 786-809, Choice Mint State or virtually so, selected from
hoard for strong strike (A GEF brought $205, Leu 12/19) 28.95, 3/$79, 10/$249
572 — Same but Suleiman, 776-80, distinctive & scarce type with an Arabic letter
inside a diamond in place of king's face. Mint state or virtually so, cherry-picked
from hoard for strong strikes. (An EF sold for $224, M&M 10/09.) 44.95, 3 for 119.95
573 SELJUKS of RUM, 'Izz al-Din Kay Ka'us Ibn Kay Khusraw, 1246-49, Sil Dirham,
20-22 mm, virtually as struck, bright lustrous silver, typical sl wkness. 12.95
574 INDIA, Bull & horseman jitals, various different issues, generally around
1000 AD, VF 1.99
575 INDIA, Bahawalpur, Square Paisa, Y8, AH1342,1343 EF (cat $15) 4.50,
3 for 11.95, 10 for 35.95
576 JAPAN Cash, Tokyo Mintmk, 1668-1700, not checked for varieties, strictly
NICE EF 1.99, 3/5.50, 10/16.95, 30/46.50
577 CHINA, Northern Song Dynasty, 960-1127, cash coins, lot of 50 varied types,
VG-F decent 39.95
578 -- Fakes of silver coins, generally 20c size, lot of 25 different varieties, 13.95
579 RUSSIA, Ivan the Terrible, Silver wire coins, Dengas and Kopecks, both as
Great Prince 1534-47 & as Czar 1547-84; F or better, some crudeness but good for
these, 8.95, 3 for 23.95
580 RIGA, billon Solidi, c. 1630-60, crude, maybe AG-G or so, no dates visible,
10 for 7.95
581 -- Same but VG-F, crude but not bad for these, though dates not visible,
which is typical. Ten for 12.95
582 PALEMBANG (Sumatra), Tin Pitis, before 1821, assortment of varied types,
these seem to me crazy low prices.(Note, KM lists only 2 varieties, really the same,
F at $20-$25) G-VG 30/11.95, 100/29.95, 300/79.00
583 -- Same, VG-F, 10/6.45, 30/16.95, 100/49.95
584 -- Same, F-VF 10/8.95, 30/23.95
585 -- Same, EF, very nice! 10 for 29.75, 30 for 79.50
586 -- My little book with enlarged illustrations of 291 different Palembang
varieties, with rarity ratings, 5.99
587 DEMAK (Java) Sultan Pangeran al Patah 1475-1518 Tin pitis, 20 mm uniface,
VF or better, nice for this 7.95, 3/19.95
588 ATJEH (or Acheh), Dutch East Indies, Tin Keping, early 1800s, KM1, very crude,
G or so, 3 for 3.65
589 BELGIUM, Medal, 2014, 37 mm crown size, gold colored, King & Queen busts/
arms, BU, I got a quantity cheerfully cheap: 1.99, 3/4.95, 10/14.95, 30/39.95
590 FRENCH INDOCHINA, 1/4c 1943, scarce, VF (cat $35) 7.95, 3/21.95, 10/64.50
591 EQUAT. GUINEA, 1000Fr 1995 crown size, colorized stamp, error lgnd KM84.2
Unc 9.95 3/27.75
592 MOLDOVA, 6-pc type set, 1-5-10-25 Bani 2014-17 plus 50B 1993 & 2008
BU 1.65, 3/4.50, 10/13.95
593 NETHERLANDS Token 1975, 1 Florin, Mokum, 700th Anniv, CN, 22 mm,
coinlike BU nice .65, 3 for 1.70, 10/4.75
594 BITCOIN, 2013, 40 mm gold colored BU 1.99, 3/4.95
