World Coins

Lot # 861 - Lithuania. Sigismund I the Old (1506-1548). AR 1/2 Grosz, Vilnius mint, 1519. Ivanauskas 1S195-19. AR. 1.16 g. 20 mm. Striking weakness. About VF.

Lot # 860 - Lithuania. Sigismund I the Old (1506-1548). AR 1/2 Grosz, Vilnius mint, 1518. Ivanauskas 1S161-6. AR. 1.13 g. 20.5 mm. Uneven toning. About VF.

Lot # 859 - Lithuania. Sigismund I the Old (1506-1548). AR 1/2 Grosz, Vilnius mint, 1517. Ivanauskas 1S143-5. AR. 1.17 g. 20.5 mm. Lightly toned. About VF.

Lot # 858 - Lithuania. Sigismund I the Old (1506-1548). AR 1/2 Grosz, Vilnius mint, 1515. Ivanauskas 1S107-3. AR. 1.15 g. 20 mm. About VF.

Lot # 857 - Lithuania. Sigismund I the Old (1506-1548). AR 1/2 Grosz, Vilnius mint, 1513. Ivanauskas 1S84-4. AR. 1.09 g. 20 mm. VF/About VF.

Lot # 856 - Lithuania. Sigismund I the Old (1506-1548). AR 1/2 Grosz, Vilnius mint, 1510. Ivanauskas 1S376-3. AR. 1.15 g. 20 mm. Good VF.

Lot # 855 - Lithuania. Sigismund I the Old (1506-1548). AR 1/2 Grosz, Vilnius mint, 1509. Ivanauskas 1S22-3. AR. 1.08 g. 20.5 mm. Peripheral flatness. About VF.

Lot # 854 - Lithuania. Sigismund I the Old (1506-1548). AR 1/2 Grosz, Vilnius mint, 1509. Ivanauskas 1S22-3. AR. 1.24 g. 20.5 mm. Flatness. About VF.

Lot # 853 - Lithuania. Alexander (1492-1506). AR 1/2 Grosz. Kopicki 3123. AR. 1.1 g. 20.5 mm. Striking weakness. About VF.

Lot # 852 - Lithuania. Alexander (1492-1506). AR 1/2 Grosz. Kopicki 3126. AR. 1.24 g. 21.5 mm. About VF.

Lot # 851 - Lithuania. Alexander (1492-1506). AR 1/2 Grosz, Vilnius mint. Kopicki 3126. AR. 1.28 g. 20.5 mm. About VF.

Lot # 850 - Lithuania. Vladimir Olgierdovich (ca. 1330-1398). AR 1/2 Grosz, Kiev mint. Ivanauskas 8J1-1R. AR. 0.31 g. 15 mm. F.

Lot # 849 - Lithuania. Vladimir Olgierdovich (ca. 1330-1398). AR 1/2 Grosz, Kiev mint. Ivanauskas 8J1-1R. AR. 0.33 g. 16 mm. Good F.

Lot # 848 - Latvia. Sigismund II August (1548-1572). AR 1/2 Grosz, Vilnius mint, 1558. Kopicki 3248. AR. 1.08 g. 20 mm. Good VF.

Lot # 847 - Kievan Rus. Interesting lot of twelve (12) PB seal: PB Document Seal, 9th century. Obv. St. Nicholas. Rev. Greek legend in four lines. PB. 7.32 g. 24 mm. The Roman Empire. PB Seal, 3rd century. D/ Emperor (?) facing. PB. 4.02 g. Western Europe. PB Textile Seal (?) XIV-XVIII cent. PB. 10.11 g. 23 mm. Kievan Rus. Vsevolod Olgovich (1111-1146). PB Document Seal. Obv. St. Cyrill. Rev. Princely sign. Yanin 289. PB. 11.46 g. 27 mm. Kievan Rus. Yaropolk Vladimirovich (1114-1139). PB Document Seal. Obv. St. John the Baptist. Rev. Russian legend ДНЕСЛОВО. Yanin 85. PB. 9.99 g. 26 mm. Kievan Rus. Vladimir Mstislavich (1152-1171). Fur Money Seal. Obv. St. Demtrius. Rev. Princely sign. Yanin 303. PB. 4.23 g. 19 mm. Restrike on an earlier seal. Kievan Rus. Unattributed c. 1150-1200. Fur Money Seal. Obv. Ѣ. Rev. Greek cross. SKR 22413. PB. 2.39 g. 14 mm. Kievan Rus. Volhynia dynasty (1150-1200). Fur Money Seal. Obv. Bell-shaped princely sign. Rev. M. SKR 22414. PB. 2.31 g. 16.5 mm Kievan Rus. Chernihiv dynasty (1150-1200). Fur Money Seal. Obv. Princely sign. Rev. П. SKR 22415. PB. 1.91 g. 15 mm. Restrike on an earlier seal. Kievan Rus. Volhynia dynasty (1150-1200). Fur Money Seal. Obv. Bell-shaped princely sign. Rev. A. SKR 22417. PB. 1.89 g. 15 mm. Kievan Rus. Grodno dynasty (1150-1200). Fur Money Seal. Obv. PRINCELY SIGN. Rev. A (?). SKR 22416. PB. 1.34 g. 12 mm. Irregular shape. Kievan Rus. Volhynia (1200-1250). Fur Money Seal. Obv. A. Rev. K (?) Counterstamped with swastika. SKR 22419. PB. 2.49 g. 18.5 mm.

Lot # 846 - Japan. AR 500 Yen, 1998. For the Winter Olympics in Nagano. AR. 7.25 g. 26.5 mm. EF.

Lot # 845 - Japan. Meiji (1867-1912). AR 50 Sen Y 42 (1909). KM Y31. AR. 10.08 g. 27.5 mm. VF.

Lot # 844 - Japan. Meiji (1867-1912). AR 50 Sen Y 40 (1907). KM Y 31. AR. 10.07 g. 28 mm. About VF.

Lot # 843 - Italy. John Paul II (1978-2005) and Yasser Arafat. AE Medal, 2000. For the Pilgrimage of the Pope to the Holy Land. Obv. THE JUBILEE PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND / BETHLEHEM – PALESTINE. The Pope and Yasser Arafat facing each other and clasping hands; between, 22-3-2000. Rev. II. MILLENNIUM. From above a depiction of the Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, the Star which marks the place of Jesus' birth and the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem. AE. 59.14 g. 60 mm. EF.

Lot # 842 - Italy. John Paul II (1978-2005) and Mikhail Gobachev. AE Medal, 1989. For the meeting of the Pope and Gorbachev. Obv. GIOVANNI PAOLO II - MICHAIL GORBACIOV ROMA. Busts of the pope and Gorbachev facing each other; between, crossed olive-branches. Rev. Dove flying left with olive-branch; behind, mosaic with elements of classical antique art. AE. 54.51 g. 49.5 mm. EF. A political reformer, Gorbachev also chartered a new course in relations with the Holy See, putting an end to decades of religious persecutions against the Catholic Church in the former USSR. The new course was marked by his historic meeting in the Vatican as General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, with Pope St. John Paul II, on December 1 1989, less than a month after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, and a year after he had welcomed a top-level Church delegation to Moscow for the celebrations of the Millennium of the Baptism of the Rus’ (1988). (Vatican News, 2022).

Lot # 841 - Italy. John Paul II (1978-2005). AE Medal, 1983, for the Extraordinary Holy Year of the Redemption. Obv. GIOVANNI PAOLO II PM. Head left. Rev. ANNO SANTO DELLA REDENZIONE 1983. Angel seated on the grave of Christ within a cave, on top of the grave Mary holding the body of the dead Christ, in her chest seven swords representing the seven sorrows of Mary; to left, sun; to right, the crown of thorns. AE. 132.14 g. 60 mm. Opus: Guido Veroi and S. Johnson. Uncommon. EF.

Lot # 840 - Italy. AE Medal early 20th century, in honor of Niccolò Machiavelli and Vittorio Alfieri. AE. 285 g. 92 mm. EF.

Lot # 839 - Italy. Colonia Eritrea. Umberto I (1878-1900). AR Tallero or 5 Lire, 1891. Pag. (decimali) 630. AR. 27.78 g. 40.5 mm. R. Contact marks. Good F.

Lot # 838 - Italy. Vittorio Amedeo III (1773-1796). Lot of two (2) AR 20 Soldi coins from Sardinia. AR. About VF.

Lot # 837 - Italy. PB Theriac capsule seal, Pharmacy 'Pomo d'Argento', 17th century. Venezia. PB. 8.53 g. 24.5 mm. Rare Pharmacy. About VF. Theriac, described by Klein as a 'wonder drug', was an all purpose medicinal product originating as far back as the Hellenistic period. The centre for sale of this product was Venice, from where it was exported all over the world. Its composition, made up of opium, spices and snake flesh, amongst other ingredients, was a closely guarded secret, making it all the more desirable. The capsule seals, made exclusively of lead or lead alloy, indicated to the buyer, with the stamp of the pharmacy, the authentic nature of the product and to prevent inferior imitations.

Lot # 836 - Italy. Multiple lot of three (3) Torneselli, Venezia mint; two of Lorenzo Celsi and one of Marco Corner.

Lot # 835 - Italy. AE Gazzette, Venice mint for Dalmatia and Albania, 1684-1691. KM 5; Paol. II 796; Mont. 129. AE. 6.58 g. 28.5 mm. VF.

Lot # 834 - Italy. AR Gazzetta XVII sec., Venezia mint. AR. 1 g. 18 mm. About VF.

Lot # 833 - Italy. Giovanni Mocenigo (1478-1485). AR Mezza lira or Marcello, Venezia mint. CNI tav. VI, 15; Paol. 3. AR. 3.25 g. 26 mm. About VF.

Lot # 832 - Italy. Republic. BI Denaro, Siena mint, c. 1180-1390. MIR (Toscana, zecche) 484. BI. 0.77 g. 16 mm. VF.

Lot # 831 - Italy. Pius VII (1800-1823), Barnaba Chiaramonti. AE Baiocco, 1801. Roma. AE. 12.47 g. 34.5 mm. VF.

Lot # 830 - Italy. Alfonso II d'Este (1559-1597). BI Sesino, Reggio Emilia mint. MIR (Emilia) 1348. BI. 0.77 g. 16.5 mm. R. VF.

Lot # 829 - Italy. Anonymous. Attributed to Alfonso I d'Este (1523-1534). AE Bagattino, Reggio Emilia mint. CNI 1/22; MIR (Emilia) 1295. AE. 0.55 g. 16 mm. F.

Lot # 828 - Italy. Ercole I d'Este (1471-1505). AE Bagattino, Reggio Emilia mint. CNI 74/89; MIR (Emilia) 1270. AE. 2.18 g. 16.5 mm. Scarce. VF.

Lot # 827 - Italy. Benedetto XIV (1740-1758). Mezzo baiocco, Ravenna. CU. 5.12 g. 28 mm. Bent flan. Misspelling of ‘BAIOCCO' on reverse. Rare as such. Good VF.

Lot # 826 - Italy. Repubblica (1260-1506). BI Sestino, Perugia mint. CNI 30; Finetti 46. BI. 1.31 g. 19.5 mm. Toned. VF.

Lot # 825 - Italy. Maria Luigia d'Austria (1815-1847). AE 3 Centesimi, Parma mint, 1830. AE. 5.65 g. 23 mm. About VF.

Lot # 824 - Italy. Giovanni of Bohemia (1331-1335). BI Mezzano, Parma mint. MIR (Emilia) 911; CNI 6/8. BI. 0.3 g. 15 mm. RR. Good F.

Lot # 823 - Italy. Simone, Azzo e Guido da Correggio (1341-1344). BI Denaro mezzano or Torellino, Parma mint. CNI 15/18; MIR (Emilia) 915. BI. 0.39 g. 15 mm. F.

Lot # 822 - Italy. Republic. BI Denaro imperiale, Parma mint, 1248-1322. CNI 7/12; MIR (Emilia) 905. BI. 0.66 g. 17 mm. Good VF.

Lot # 821 - Italy. Republic in the name of Federico II (1220-1250). AR Grosso, Parma mint. CNI 1/6; MIR (Emilia) 902. AR. 1.28 g. 19 mm. Rough surfaces. VF.

Lot # 820 - Italy. Republic in the name of Otto IV (1208-1209). BI Denaro piccolo, Parma mint. CNI 1/2; MIR (Emilia) 901. BI. 0.42 g. 14.5 mm. RR. Very rare. About VF.

Lot # 819 - Italy. Republic in the name of Filippo di Svevia (1207-1208). BI Denaro, Parma mint. MIR (Emilia) 900; CNI 1/3. BI. 0.54 g. 14 mm. VF.

Lot # 818 - Italy. Al Mustansir (427-487 H/1036-1094 AD). AV Tarì, Palermo mint (?). D'Andrea-Faranda 277-285. AV. 0.76 g. 13 mm. R. Striking flatness. About VF.

Lot # 817 - Italy. Filippo IV di Spagna (1621-1665). Tarì 16??, Napoli mint. P/R 29/34; MIR (Napoli) 245. AR. 5.62 g. 25 mm. Irregular flan. About VF/VF.

Lot # 816 - Italy. Robert of Anjou (1309-1343). AR Gigliato, Napoli mint. MIR (Napoli) 28; P/R 2. AR. 3.66 g. 29 mm. Slightly uneven toning. About VF/VF.

Lot # 815 - Italy. Carlo II d'Angiò (1285-1309). BI Denar, Napoli mint. P/R 4; MIR (Napoli) 25. BI. 0.66 g. 18 mm. Irregular flan. VF/About VF.

Lot # 814 - Italy. Federico II (1197-1250). BI Denaro, Messina mint (?), 1221. Sp. 107; Travaini 1993 22; D'Andrea 113. BI. 0.67 g. 19 mm. Irregular flan. Good VF.

Lot # 813 - Italy. Henry VI (1191-1196) with his wife Costanza d'Altavilla. BI Denaro, Messina mint, 1194-1196. Sp. 27/28; Travaini 1993 4; D'Andrea 37. BI. 0.71 g. 16.5 mm. VF.

Lot # 812 - Italy. Guglielmo II (1166-1189). AE Trifollaro, Messina mint, 1180-1185. Sp. 117; Travaini 1995 370; D'Andrea-Contreras (Normans) 372. AE. 11.34 g. 27 mm. About VF/VF.