13-09-2017 – 14-09-2017
Auction 29
Stephen Album Rare Coins Autumn Auction
Stephen Album Rare Coins will hold its Auction 29 on September 14-15, 2017 at its offices in Santa Rosa, California. The auction will comprise 1,934 lots of Ancient, Islamic, Chinese, General World, and Indian Coins, as well as Numismatic Literature. Featured this time are selections from the Skanda Collection of Indian Coins and the John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins, Part I.
Some highlights from the sale follow:
Stephen Album Rare Coins will hold its Auction 29 on September 14-15, 2017 at its offices in Santa Rosa, California. The auction will comprise 1,934 lots of Ancient, Islamic, Chinese, General World, and Indian Coins, as well as Numismatic Literature. Featured this time are selections from the Skanda Collection of Indian Coins and the John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins, Part I.
Some highlights from the sale follow:
Lot 532: Qing Dynasty. Xian Feng, 1851-1861. AE 500 cash coin tree. Board of Revenue mint, Peking. Choice EF, RRRR. Estimate: 55,000-75,000 USD.
Lot 532 – Qing Dynasty: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 500 cash coin tree, Board of Revenue mint, Peking, H-22.720 for type, Prince Qing Hui mint, ‘sun & moon’ above, cast May-August 1854, brass (huáng tóng) color, cast tree of 14 coins. All coins are obverse up except one example which is inverted on the tree. It is much more highly detailed in the casting than other specimens. The inverted example is also one millimeter larger that the other examples and connected to the tree by a larger spur. This one example on the tree is likely a yang qian (sample coin). This tree is of the utmost rarity and likely unique. We know of no other specimens in existence in private or museum collections, Choice EF, RRRR. Estimated at $55,000 – 75,000
Lot 532 – Qing Dynasty: Xian Feng, 1851-1861, AE 500 cash coin tree, Board of Revenue mint, Peking, H-22.720 for type, Prince Qing Hui mint, ‘sun & moon’ above, cast May-August 1854, brass (huáng tóng) color, cast tree of 14 coins. All coins are obverse up except one example which is inverted on the tree. It is much more highly detailed in the casting than other specimens. The inverted example is also one millimeter larger that the other examples and connected to the tree by a larger spur. This one example on the tree is likely a yang qian (sample coin). This tree is of the utmost rarity and likely unique. We know of no other specimens in existence in private or museum collections, Choice EF, RRRR. Estimated at $55,000 – 75,000
Lot 1014: Egypt. Fuad, king, 1922-1936. Silver 20 piastres, 1933//AH1352, KM-352, London Mint Proof of Record specimen. PCGS graded Proof 64. Estimate: 9,000-11,000 USD.
Lot 1014 – Egypt: Fuad, king, 1922-1936, silver 20 piastres, 1933//AH1352, KM-352, London Mint Proof of Record specimen, of which only three proof examples are known (all graded by PCGS or NGC, two as PF64, one as PF63), never released to the general public, like the 10 piastres intended either for donation to museums or to be kept in the Royal Mint cabinets, RRR, PCGS graded Proof 64. Estimated at $9,000 – 11,000
Lot 1014 – Egypt: Fuad, king, 1922-1936, silver 20 piastres, 1933//AH1352, KM-352, London Mint Proof of Record specimen, of which only three proof examples are known (all graded by PCGS or NGC, two as PF64, one as PF63), never released to the general public, like the 10 piastres intended either for donation to museums or to be kept in the Royal Mint cabinets, RRR, PCGS graded Proof 64. Estimated at $9,000 – 11,000
Lot 1268: Kushan. Huvishka, ca. 155-187. Gold dinar. Attractive VF, RRR. Estimate: 15,000-20,000 USD.
Lot 1268 – Kushan: Huvishka, ca. 155-187, gold dinar (7.91g), G-359 (same dies), half-length profile bust of king left, above the clouds, holding mace & spear, wearing leather helmet & bejeweled tunic // Nana seated on lion (with left forepaw raised), nimbate, tiny crescent above, holding staff tipped with protome of a horse, attractive VF, RRR, ex Skanda Collection, Lot 41. Estimated at $15,000 – 20,000
Lot 1268 – Kushan: Huvishka, ca. 155-187, gold dinar (7.91g), G-359 (same dies), half-length profile bust of king left, above the clouds, holding mace & spear, wearing leather helmet & bejeweled tunic // Nana seated on lion (with left forepaw raised), nimbate, tiny crescent above, holding staff tipped with protome of a horse, attractive VF, RRR, ex Skanda Collection, Lot 41. Estimated at $15,000 – 20,000
Lot 1440: Mughal Empire. Jahangir, 1605-1628. Gold zodiac mohur. Ahmadabad. AH1028 year 13. Good, RR. Estimate: 20,000-25,000 USD.
Lot 1440: Mughal Empire: Jahangir, 1605-1628, gold zodiac mohur (9.92g), Ahmadabad, AH1028 year 13, KM-180.20, BMC-358 (same obverse die), Pisces obverse: two fish, each with 3 fins, surrounded by the radiate sun, Good, RR, ex Skanda Collection, Lot 363. Estimated at $20,000 – 25,000
Lot 1440: Mughal Empire: Jahangir, 1605-1628, gold zodiac mohur (9.92g), Ahmadabad, AH1028 year 13, KM-180.20, BMC-358 (same obverse die), Pisces obverse: two fish, each with 3 fins, surrounded by the radiate sun, Good, RR, ex Skanda Collection, Lot 363. Estimated at $20,000 – 25,000
Lot 1886: Pondichéry. Gold pagoda, ND (1715-1774). NGC MS65, RRR. Estimate: 8,000-10,000 USD.
Lot 1886 – Pondichéry: gold pagoda, ND (1715-1774), KM-50, Lec-32, Vishnu standing, ornaments left & right // crescent (moon) in center, pellet adjacent, granulated border around, NGC graded MS65, RRR. Estimated at $8,000 – 10,000
Lot 1886 – Pondichéry: gold pagoda, ND (1715-1774), KM-50, Lec-32, Vishnu standing, ornaments left & right // crescent (moon) in center, pellet adjacent, granulated border around, NGC graded MS65, RRR. Estimated at $8,000 – 10,000
Lot 867: Russian Empire. Nikolas I, 1825-1855. Silver 25 kopek. 1829. NGC MS66. Estimate: 7,000-8,000 USD.
Lot 867 – Russian Empire: Nikolas I, 1825-1855, silver 25 kopek (4.98g), 1829, Cr-159, Bitkin-128, SPB mint, mint master NG, a fantastic example! NGC graded MS66. Estimated at $7,000 – 8,000
Lot 867 – Russian Empire: Nikolas I, 1825-1855, silver 25 kopek (4.98g), 1829, Cr-159, Bitkin-128, SPB mint, mint master NG, a fantastic example! NGC graded MS66. Estimated at $7,000 – 8,000
Lot 1030: Guinea. Foutah Djalon. Aluminum 5 francs pattern, 1894. PCGS SP58 Secure Holder, RRR. Estimate: 3,500-4,500 USD.
Lot 1030 – Guinea: Foutah Djalon: aluminum 5 francs pattern, 1894, Lec-4, lion walking left, crescent above, KAHEL below // Arabic sandarvâl in oval (for the French entrepreneur Olivier de Sanderval), PCGS graded SP58 Secure Holder, RRR. Estimated at $3,500 – 4,500
The firm is now taking consignments for its Auction 30 on January 18-20, 2018.
More information can be found on the company’s website.
Lot 1030 – Guinea: Foutah Djalon: aluminum 5 francs pattern, 1894, Lec-4, lion walking left, crescent above, KAHEL below // Arabic sandarvâl in oval (for the French entrepreneur Olivier de Sanderval), PCGS graded SP58 Secure Holder, RRR. Estimated at $3,500 – 4,500
The firm is now taking consignments for its Auction 30 on January 18-20, 2018.
More information can be found on the company’s website.