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Sale 59
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
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Lot 3649 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-322. Weight 0.95 grams. Prague mint. Bretislaus I, 1034-1055. Obverse: Stylized bust of Duke with two pellets on each side, within inner cirlce. Legend: BRACIZLAVS DVX. Reverse: Stylized bust of Duke right with scepter and cross in front within inner circle. Legend: SCS WENCEZLAVS. Dark toning with a trace of luster beneath. Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $450 - 550.
Ex Kunker, The De Wit Collection, Part II, Lot 2719 The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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| Unsold |
Lot 3650 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-324. Weight 1.04 grams. Prague mint. Bretislaus I, 1034-1055. Obverse: Bust portrait with right hand raised. Legend: BRACZLAVS DVX. Reverse: Bust portrait facing right with left hand raised. Legend: SCS WENCEZLAS. Choice Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
Ex Munzgalerie - Munchen, Auction 11 (1981), Lot 370; Ex Kunker, The De Wit Collection, Part II, Lot 2720 The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$391 |
Lot 3651 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-330. Weight 0.81 grams. Prague mint. Spytihnew II, 1055-1061. Obverse: Standing monarch with spear in right hand. Legend: +SPITICEV DVX Reverse: Standing Saint with cross in right hand. Legend: SCS W - ENCEZS. As struck with lovely toning and luster. Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
Ex Meister & Sonntag Oct, 06, lot 1497 The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$265 |
Lot 3652 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-346. Weight 0.81 grams. Prague mint. Wratislaus II, 1061-1092. Obverse: Bust portrait right, with banner and pole, right, integrated into design. Legend: ATIZLADV Reverse: Bust portrait, right. Legend: + SCSVECESVS. Sharply struck, toned and lustrous. Virtually as struck. About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
Ex Kunker, The De Wit Collection, Part II, lot 2723. The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$552 |
Lot 3653 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-347. Weight 0.67 grams. Prague mint. Wratislaus II, 1061-1092. Obverse: Standing Duke with lance in right hand. Legend: SWRATIZLA Reverse: Mitered head. Legend: WENCEZLAS. Superb example with lovely toning. Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
Ex Rauch - Wien, Auction 25 (1979), Lot 560; Ex Kunker, The De Wit Collection, Part II, Lot 2724 The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$483 |
Lot 3654 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-348. Weight 0.66 grams. Prague mint. Wratislaus II, 1061-1092. Obverse: Facing crowned head. Legend: WRATIZLVS. Reverse: Hand holding scepter. Legend: WENCEZLVS. Choice About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
Ex Rauch - Wien, Auction 28 (1982), Lot 1416; Ex Kunker, The De Wit Collection, Part II, Lot 2725. The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$230 |
Lot 3655 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-350. Weight 0.63 grams. Prague mint. Wratislaus II, 1061-1092. Obverse: Crowned head over throne. Legend: WRATIZLVS. Reverse: Bust right holding scepter. Legend: S WENCEZLV. Lustrous. About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
Ex Kunker, The De Wit Collection, Part II, Lot 2726 The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$173 |
Lot 3656 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-353. Weight 0.85 grams. Prague mint. Wratislaus II, 1061-1092. Obverse: Hand with staff. Legend: WRALIZLVS Reverse: Bust right. Legend: WENCEZLVS. Small flan crack. Toned. About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
Ex Munzgalerie - Munchen, Auction 11 (1981), Lot 372; Ex Kunker, The De Wit Collection, Part II, Lot 2728 The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$288 |
Lot 3657 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-353. Weight 0.85 grams. Prague mint. Wratislaus II, 1061-1092. Obverse: Hand with staff. Legend: WRALIZLVS Reverse: Bust right. Legend: WENCESLAS. Small flan crack. Toned. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
Ex UBS Sale 66, Lot 1332 The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$86 |
Lot 3658 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-354. Weight 0.79 grams. Prague mint. Wratislaus II, 1061-1092. Obverse: Crowned bust right. Legend: WRATIZLVS. Reverse: Hand holding a scepter and banner to left and a church to the right. Legend: WENCEZLVS. Sharp original lustrous example. Choice About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $225 - 275.
Ex Lanz Sale XIII, Graz 1979, Lot 173; Ex Kunker Sale 113, Lot 2719. The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$230 |
Lot 3659 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-354. Weight 0.56 grams. Prague mint. Wratislaus II, 1061-1092. Obverse: Crowned bust right. Legend: WRATIZLVS Reverse: Hand through church, standard left. Legend: WENCEZLVS. Minor traces of encrustation. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
Ex Kunker, The De Wit Collection, Part II, Lot 2729. The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$253 |
Lot 3660 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-376. Weight 0.62 grams. Minted in 1061-1087 period, Olmutz. Otto I (The Handsome), 1054-1087. Obverse: Head right, within beaded circle. Legend: OTTO SERAASDEI Reverse: Bust and wings, front, within beaded circle. Legend: WEHCEZLLS. Toned. Choice Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
Ex UBS Sale 66, Lot 1429 The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$661 |
Lot 3661 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-383. Weight 0.62 grams. Said to be minted at Brünn. Bretislaus II, 1092-1100. Obverse: Bearded head facing. Legend: + BRACIZVAS Reverse: Bust with lance left, breaking inner circle. Legend: SADIZSAVS. toned. Choice Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
Ex UBS sale 66, Lot 1435 The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$127 |
Lot 3662 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-388 variant. Weight 0.72 grams. Prague mint. Bretislaus II, 1092-1100. Obverse: Enthroned bust holding lance within inner circle. Legend: + BRACIZLAVS. Reverse: Bearded head facing between pellets. Legend: + SWENCEZLAVS. A sharp lustrous example. About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
Ex M & M GMBH sale 19, Lot 1116 The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$483 |
Lot 3663 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-388. Weight 0.61 grams. Prague mint. Bretislaus II, 1092-1100. Obverse: Enthroned bust holding lance within inner circle. Legend: + BRACIZLAVS. Reverse: Bearded head facing front with no pellets. Legend: + SWENCEZLAVS. A sharp lustrous example. About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
Ex M & M GMBH sale 19, Lot 1117 The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$288 |
Lot 3664 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-409. Weight 0.55 grams. Minted in Znaim. Lutold, Prince of Morivia, 1092-1097/ 1100-1112. Obverse: Standing Prince with sword in right hand. Legend: ULTOTDUS. Reverse: Bearded bust front with crook. Legend: NICOLAUS. A lovely mint fresh example. Brilliant Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
Ex UBS sale 66, Lot 1441. The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$661 |
Lot 3665 |
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Bohemia. Denar, ND. Cach-425. Weight 0.67 grams. Olmutz mint, 1095-1107. Svatopluk of Moravia, 1095-1109. Obverse: Seated ruler with spear in right hand and wedge in left hand - sitting on spoked arc. Legend: VATOPULC Reverse: Bust of Saint in half circle. Legend: WEIICE Z LAUS. Lustrous. About Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
Ex Meister & Sonntag Sale, Lot 1517 The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.
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$230 |
Lot 3666 |
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Bolivia. "Royal" 8 Reales, 1630-P-T (Potosi). WR-4; KM-R19a. 26.99 grams. Philip IV, 1621-1665. Crowned Hapsburg shield. Reverse: Quartered arms of Castille and Leon in tressure. Some trivial peripheral porosity, otherwise good strike on very fine metal. Flan nicely round, with handsome toning. NGC graded AU-55.
The reign of Philip IV saw the continuing decline of Spanish industry and commerce, which had begun in 1588 with the loss of Spanish naval supremacy in the defeat of the Spanish Armada by England. The country was impoverished by wars with France, Germany, and Holland. Portugal regained its independence in 1640; Holland, which had been part of the Spanish Low Countries, was lost by the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648; Catalonia revolted and declared its allegiance to Louis XIII of France; and Roussillon was lost permanently. On the bright side, Philip was a patron of the arts, especially of Velasquez, one of Spain's greatest painters. Velasquez immortalized Philip, his queen, his children, and nobles of the court, as well some unusual subjects: court jesters, dwarfs, idiots, and beggars.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000.
Ex Millennia, Lot 933.
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$23,000 |
Lot 3667 |
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Bolivia. "Royal" 8 Reales, 1650 P-O (Potosi). WR-4; KM-R19b. 26.68 grams. Philip IV, 1621-1665. Crowned Hapsburg shield. Reverse: Quartered arms of Castille and Leon in tressure. Some trivial doubling at shield's right, otherwise exceptional strike on choice metal. Flan nicely round, with handsome toning. Extremely Rare. This is the finest Royal of the period. NGC graded MS-62.
Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000.
Illustrated in Money of the World, coin 147. Ex Millennia, Lot 934.
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$28,750 |
Lot 3668 |
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Bolivia. 'Royal' 8 Reales, 1656-P-E (Potosi). WR-6; KM-R21. 27.49 grams. Philip IV, 1621-1665. Crowned Cross of Jerusalem, quartering arms of Castille and Leon, all in quadrilobe. Reverse: Crowned pillars over waves. Choice strike on excellent metal. Flan nice and round, albeit a little smallish. Three dates visible. A truly handsome "Royal." Extremely Rare. NGC graded EF-45.
The "Royals" were struck on specially selected, round planchets with special dies - the dies not necessarily having the same designs and inscriptions as those coins of the same date and mintmark in the regular coinage. Some of the better specimens may have well been sent to Spain so that the king could see for himself what fine handiwork was being done at the various mints.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,500.
Ex Millennia, Lot 936.
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$11,500 |
Lot 3669 |
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Bolivia. 'Royal' 8 Reales, 1674-P-E (Potosi). WR-8; KM-R26. 26.46 grams. Charles II, 1665-1700. Crowned Cross of Jerusalem, quartering arms of Castille and Leon, all in quadrilobe. Reverse: Crowned pillars over waves. Choice strike on excellent metal. On very spacious, round flan. Three dates visible. Large and impressive. Extremely Rare. NGC graded EF-45.
Charles II, the last of the Spanish Habsburg kings, was weak, both physically and mentally. His mother, Mariana of Austria, served as regent for him during his minority and continued to rule after his accession to the throne. Her favoritism for Austria aroused opposition and she was forced into exile in 1677 by Charles' illegimitate brother, John of Austria. Spain continued to lose its military power and suffered a severe decline in its economy, society, and intellectual life. Spanish nobles and the clergy gained political power and were granted tax exemptions, which placed a greater burden on industry and agriculture, causing an increase in emigration. Charles had no children and named Philip of Anjou, Louis XIV's grandson, as his heir. Philip's succession, as Philip V, provoked the War of Spanish Succession (1702-1713). The war was really about maintaining the balance of power in Europe. The English, the Dutch and others did not want France to become more powerful. They feared losing valuable commercial opportunities if the French controlled Spanish possessions in America. The war ended with the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, by which Philip was recognized as king of Spain, but Spain had lost Gibraltar to England and Spain's Italian possessions and the Netherlands were given up to Austria. The treaty brought three decades of peace between the English and French.
Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000.
Ex: Irigoyem Collection. Ex Millennia, Lot 937.
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Lot 3670 |
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Bolivia. 'Royal' 8 Reales, 1684 P-VR (Potosi). WR-8; KM-R26. 25.71 grams. Charles II, 1665-1700. Crowned Cross of Jerusalem, quartering arms of Castille and Leon, all in quadrilobe. Reverse: Crowned pillars over waves. Fine strike, well centered, on excellent metal. Flan nice and round. Three dates visible. A very handsome "Royal." Rare, and one of the finest known. NGC graded EF-40.
The "Royals" were struck on specially selected, round planchets with special dies - the dies not necessarily having the same designs and inscriptions as those coins of the same date and mintmark in the regular coinage. Some of the better specimens may have well been sent to Spain so that the king could see for himself what fine handiwork was being done at the various mints.
Estimated Value $9,000 - 11,000.
Ex Millennia, Lot 938.
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$10,350 |
Lot 3671 |
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Bolivia. "Royal" 8 Reales, 1727 P-Y (Potosi). WR-10; KM-R35. 26.87 grams. Louis I, 1724. Crowned Cross of Jerusalem, quartering arms of Castille and Leon, all in quadrilobe. Reverse: Crowned pillars over waves. Well struck and centered, on small flan of excellent metal. Flan nice and round. Three dates visible. Legends nearly completely visible, and rare thus. A very handsome "Royal" of itself, let alone for this ephemeral king too. Extremely Rare - the rarest of all the Spanish kings. NGC graded MS-61.
Philip V, the first Bourbon king of Spain, abdicated his throne in favor of his son Louis I in 1724. Unfortunately, young king Louis died the same year after a reign of only 7 months, with Philip resuming rule once more. Louis' coins are the Classic Rarity of the the vast Imperial Spanish coinages, even though the Potosi mint struck cobs in his name from 1725 to 1727. Mexico, the only other country to issue in his name, struck 8 Reales of the earlier type from 1724 to1725. To date, this is the finest 8 Reales of Louis I (Note: the holed example in Krause, p. 57, realized $30,000 in a Ponterio sale in the late 80's or early 90's).
Estimated Value $80,000 - 90,000.
Illustrated in Money of the World, coin 150. Ex Millennia, Lot 940.
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Lot 3672 |
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Bolivia. 8 Reales, 1768 PTS-JR (Potosi). WR-13; Eliz-3; KM-50. 26.96 grams. Charles III, 1759-1788. Pillar coinage. Crowned Bourbon arms. Reverse: Crowned globes flanked by crowned and bannered pillars, over water. Bold, exceptionally full strike, with crisp devices on satainy to reflective fields. Some light handling marks, mostly on reverse. Very lightly toned. Among the finer Pillar coins of Bolivia, and very rare in this grade. NGC graded MS-62.
Issued by the Spanish King Charles III and a coin of the realm for the Americas. Bolivian pillars began in 1767, a very late start compared with a 1732 onset in Mexico. The series lasted only four years, ending with the 1770 issue, which was the most plentiful. Coins of the previous years range from rare to scarce.
Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000.
Ex Millennia, Lot 941.
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Lot 3673 |
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Bolivia. Sol, 1828-JM (Potosi). KM-94. Llamas under tree, date below. Reverse: Military bust of Bolivar facing right. Toned. Scarce type in grade. NGC graded AU-55.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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$115 |
Lot 3674 |
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Bolivia. "Un Boliviano", 1884 F.E. (Potosi). WR-29; KM-160.3; Guttag 450. 24.92 grams. Oval cartouche with vignette of radiant sun above Cerro de Potosi with alpaca in foreground, surmounted by condor, before saltire of armaments and pennants. Reverse: Value and fineness within oak wreath. Superbly detailed strike. Fully lustrous under handsome old collection toning of deep gray, with iridescent undertones. Mirrored fields and pristine surfaces! Extremely Rare. NGC graded Proof 64.
Estimated Value $7,000 - 9,000.
Ex Millennia, Lot 967.
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$8,050 |
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