Coins 7106 - 7177 Are From The Collection Of An Archaeologist Active In Egypt In The Early 20th Century
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| 7537. A VERY EARLY ELECTRUM STATER OF MILETOS, 600-550 BC. The first true coins seem to have been minted in Asia Minor in the late 7th or early 6th century BC. These coins were struck in electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver found in the Pactolus and other nearby rivers. Several Greek cities including Miletos on the Western coast as well as the Lydian kings began minting these first coins by stamping the badge of their city into one side of a standard weight lump of electrum and various punches into the other. These devices were used to facilitate trade by certifying that the intrinsic value and weight of the metal was guaranteed by the issuing authority. Of these first coins, those of Miletos like the current example, are probably the finest from an artistic perspective. The lion, cleverly configured with its head reverted and tail curled over its haunch to neatly fit within the rectangular frame, is a masterpiece of Archaic Greek art. The vigor and ferocity of the beast are beautifully conveyed by its snarling countenance and erect mane. The current piece is an excellent example of these extremely rare coins. Most of the few surviving examples are in poor condition or with irregular lumpy flans. This is without doubt a piece worthy of the finest collection. Obverse: Lion lying left, looking back and roaring, all within a double rectangular frame divided into segments. Reverse: Three incuse punches; an oblong punch containing a fox between two square punches, one containing the head of a stag, the other a star shaped ornament. Mean Diameter: 21 x 17.5 mm. (0.827 x 0.689"). Weight: 13.91 gm. (0.435 Troy oz.). Metal composition: Gold with some silver content. References: David Sear, Greek Coins, Vol. 2, # 3439. Grade: AEF. $10,000 estimate. | |
| 7547. A FINE ROMAN GOLD APPLICAE OF ZEUS AMMON, c 1st-3rd century AD. Finely worked sheet gold repousse attachment of the horned god. 1.6”. Rare! $4500 estimate. |  |
| 7564. A RARE LATE ROMAN OR FRANKISH GOLD PLATE AND SILVER EQUINE BREASTPLATE, c. 4th-6th century. The bronze breastplate still with nearly all the gold plate remaining, silver rosette at center & loops for tassels below. Heavier strap loops at sides & filigree around edges. A few cracks but all still there. Very rare & desirable. 5.5". $5000 estimate. |  |
| 7548. A Byzantine Gold Pendant, Circa 4th-8th century AD. This gold pendant evidences the excellent level of metalworking skills of the ancient goldsmiths. Finely wrought of hollow gold with applied granulation, the mounting bands set with 12 small garnets. Slight compression to the piece but otherwise this pendant is in an excellent state of preservation and is wearable with care. Length: 48 mm. (1.89"). Weight: 4.97 gm. Metal composition: Nearly pure gold. Loop is intact though partly in shadow in image. $2500 estimate. |  |
| 7549. A Pre-Columbian Gold Nose Ring, Circa 5th-8th century AD. Gold nose ring with flattened terminals. Tairona culture, Columbia, 800-1500 AD. This gold pendant shows the excellent level of metalworking skills of the pre-Columbian goldsmiths and hints at the wealth that drove the Conquistadors. Finely wrought of heavy gold it is in an excellent state of preservation with minor wear. Dimensions: 26.5 x 19 mm. (1.04 x 0.75"). Weight: 10.76 gm. (0.336 Troy oz.). Metal composition: Heavy gold alloy containing some silver and copper. $3500 estimate. |  |
| 7538. MYSIA, KYZIKOS, ca. 550 BC, Electrum Stater, Rosen443. Winged Boar, tunny fish below/Four part incuse. AVF. Very RARE! $4500. estimate. |  |
| 7539. A CHOICE GOLD DARIC OF THE PERSIANS, Circa 450-330 BC. After the defeat of King Croesus of Lydia, Asia Minor and its Greek cities fell under Persian control leading to more than two centuries of warfare between the Greeks and Persians. These struggles have become legendary thanks to the ancient historians' accounts of the Spartan defense of Marathon, the Persian sack of Athens, and the final defeat of the Persian fleet at Salamis. Throughout this period the Persians issued a series of gold and silver coins including this gold daric of circa 450-330 BC, the period of Kings Artaxerxes I to Darius III. This gold daric is a choice example of the Persian coinage of this period, as many of the surviving examples are in poor condition or with portions of the figure off the flan. This is one of the rare examples where the figure of the Great King is all present, in excellent condition and well centered on a symmetrical flan. Certainly a choice example of numismatic art from ancient times and one that is directly associated with these historic events. Obverse: Figure of the Great Persian King wearing crown and long robe. He runs right carrying a bow and spear, a quiver of arrows protruding behind him. Reverse: Irregular punch mark of rectangular form. Dimensions: 17 x 14.5 mm. (0.67 x 0.57"). Weight: 8.32 gm. (0.260 Troy oz.). Metal composition: Nearly pure gold. References: Babelon, pl. 86, 19-21. Grade: Extra Fine. $4750 estimate. |  |
| 7190. PERSIA, ACHAEMENID KINGS, 450-330 BC. Gold Daric. The Great King with bow & spear/Incuse punch. Choice EF example! $4750 estimate. |  |
| 7191. ANTONINUS PIUS, 138-161 AD. Gold Aureus. Head of Pius r./COS IIII, togate Pius holding globe l.Choice EF+. $6500 estimate. |  |
| 7153. CONSTANTIUS II, 324-361. GOLD SOLIDUS, Vagi 3256. $500 estimate. |  |
| 7154. CONSTANTIUS II, 324-361. GOLD SOLIDUS, Vagi 3256. $500 estimate. |  |
| 7155. CONSTANTIUS II, 324-361. GOLD SOLIDUS, Vagi 3258. $500 estimate. |  |
| 7156. CONSTANTIUS II, 324-361. GOLD SOLIDUS, Vagi 3256. $500 estimate. |  |
| 7157. VALENTINIAN I, 364-375 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $500 estimate. |  |
| 7158. VALENTINIAN I, 364-375 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $950 estimate. |  |
| 7159. VALENTINIAN I, 364-375 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $500 estimate. |  |
| 7160. VALENTINIAN I, 364-375 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $650 estimate. |  |
| 7161. VALENTINIAN I, 364-375 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $550 estimate. |  |
| 7162. VALENS, 364-378 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $500 estimate. |  |
| 7163. VALENS, 364-378 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $500 estimate. |  |
| 7164. VALENS, 364-378 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $450 estimate. |  |
| 7165. VALENS, 364-378 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $500 estimate. |  |
| 7166. JULIAN II, 360-363. GOLD SOLIDUS, EF. $3500 estimate. |  |
| 7167. BYZANTINE, CONSTANS II, 641-668 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, Sear 956v. $400 estimate. |  |
| 7168. BYZANTINE, CONSTANS II WITH CONSTANTINE IV, 641-668 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, Sear 959v. $500 estimate. |  |
| 7169. BYZANTINE GOLD SOLIDUS, Inexpensive bargain example. Great for jewelry. $700 estimate. |  |
| 7170. BYZANTINE, PHOCAS, 602-610 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $700 estimate. |  |
| 7171. BYZANTINE GOLD SOLIDUS, CONSTANTINE IV, 668-685 AD. Sear 1153v. $700 estimate. |  |
The catalogue numbers for the following Islamic coins are A for Stephen Album Checklist of Islamic Coins, KM for the Krause-Mishler Standard Catalogs of World Coins. Also, up to the year AH 369, the mint name Misr (=Egypt) refers to the mint at Fustat, thereafter to the city of al-Qahira, i.e., Cairo, of which Fustat is now a suburb, most famous unfortunately for the massive city garbage dump.
| 7106. Ottoman, Ibrahim, 1640-1648, AV sultani, Misr mint, date off flan (AH 1049), A-1376. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7107. Fatimid, al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 410, A--709. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7108. Fatimid, al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 411, A-709. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7109. Ottoman, Selim II, 1566-1574, AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 974, A-1324. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7110. Umayyad, al-Walid, 705-715, AV dinar, without mint name as always (struck at Dimashq/Damascus), AH 90, A-127. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7111. Fatimid, al-Âmir, 1101-1130, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 502, A-729, normal Fatimid type, not the Crusader imitation. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7112. Ottoman, Süleyman I, 1520-1566 (“Sulayman the Magnifi-cent”), AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 926, A-1317. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7113. Abbasid, al-Rashid, 786-809, AV dinar, without mint name (type of Misr), AH 182, citing Ja‘far as governor of Egypt, A-218.11. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7114. Abbasid, al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar, Misr, AH 318, A-245.2. $750 estimate. |  |
| 7115. Mamluk, Qala’un, 1279-1290, AV dinar, mint & date off flan but style al al-Qahira mint (=Cairo), A-893. $750 estimate. |  |
| 7116. Ottoman, Süleyman I, 1520-1566 (“Sulayman the Magnifi-cent”), AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 926, A-1317, nice strike for the type. $850 estimate. |  |
| 7117. Ottoman, Mehmet III, 1595-1603, AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 1003, A-1340. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7118. Ottoman, Murad III, 1574-1595, AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 982, A-1332. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7119. Ottoman, Süleyman I, 1520-1566 (“Sulayman the Magnifi-cent”), AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 926, A-1317, very nice strike for the type. $550 estimate. |  |
| 7120. Ottoman, Süleyman I, 1520-1566 (“Sulayman the Magnifi-cent”), AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 926 (off flan), A-1317 (nearly all Ottoman gold of Misr bear the accession year of the ruler rather than the actual year struck; regnal years were not introduced until late in the 18th century). $850 estimate. |  |
| 7121. Ottoman, Selim I, 1512-1520, AV sultani, Serez mint (in Greece), AH 918, A-1314, rare type. $1250 estimate. |  |
| 7122. Egypt, Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AV zeri mahbub (“beloved gold”), AH 1143, with mint initial #25, KM-86. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7123. Fatimid, al-‘Aziz, 975-996, AV 1/4 dinar (0.99 gm), mint & date off flan, A-704. $250 estimate. |  |
| 7124. Turkey, Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AV tek altin, AH 1143, mintmark #8, KM-225, scarce. $650 estimate. |  |
| 7125. Ayyubid, al-Nasir Yusuf I (=Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar, al-Iskandariya (Alexandria), AH 581, A-785.2. $650 estimate. |  |
| 7126. Egypt, Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AV zeri mahbub (“beloved gold”), AH 1143, without mintmark, KM-89.1. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7127. Umayyad, al-Walid, 705-715, AV dinar, without mint name as always (struck at Dimashq/Damascus), AH 88, A-127. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7128. Ottoman, Süleyman I, 1520-1566 (“Sulayman the Magnifi-cent”), AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 926 (off flan), A-1317. $850 estimate. |  |
| 7129. Fatimid, al-Âmir, 1101-1130, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 516, A-729, normal Fatimid type, not the Crusader imitation. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7130. Egypt, Ahmad III, 1703-1730, AV altin (or sultani), AH 1115, KM-73 (although unpriced in KM this is a reasonably common coin, apparently accidentally omitted from a previous catalog). $350 estimate. |  |
| 7131. Tulunid, Ahmad b. Tulun, 868-884, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 266, first year of issue, A-661. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7132. Fatimid, al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 399, A-709, typical example of the miserable calligraphy of his gold coins from 388-400, after which fine struck coins were produced. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7133. Fatimid, al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 481, scarcer date of a very common type, A-719. $300 estimate. |  |
| 7134. Ottoman, Murad III, 1574-1595, AV dinar, Sidri Kapsi mint (in Greece), AH 982, A-1332. $550 estimate. |  |
| 7135. Ayyubid, al-‘Aziz al-‘Uthman, 1193-1198, al-Qahira mint (=Cairo), AH 592, A-703. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7136. Ayyubid, al-Nasir Yusuf I (=Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar, al-Iskandariya (Alexandria), AH 587, A-785.2. $650 estimate. |  |
| 7137. Ottoman, Selim II, 1566-1574, AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 974, A-1324. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7138. Abbasid, al-Mahdi, 775-785, AV dinar, without mint name as always, AH 166, A-214. $550 estimate. |  |
| 7139. Fatimid, al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 389, A-709. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7140. Ottoman, Ahmad I, 1603-1617, AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 1012, A-1347. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7141. Ottoman, Süleyman I, 1520-1566 (“Sulayman the Magnifi-cent”), AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 926, A-1317. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7142. Turkey, Mehmet V, 1909-1938, AV 100 kurush, AH 1327, regnal year 6, KM-754. $950 estimate. |  |
| 7143. Ayyubid, al-Nasir Yusuf I (=Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar, al-Iskandariya (Alexandria), AH 584, A-785.2. $750 estimate. |  |
| 7144. Fatimid, al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 405, A--709. $350 estimate. |  |
| 7145. Ottoman, Mehmet III, 1595-1603, AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 1003, A-1340, nice strike for type. $950 estimate. |  |
| 7146. Egypt, United Arab Republic, AV 5 pounds, 25.95 gm. AD 1968, AH 1388, 1400th anniversary of the Qur’an, Krause-416. UNC. $650 estimate. |  |
| 7147. Egypt, Arab Republic, AV 5 pounds, 25.92 gm. AD 1974, AH 1394, October 1973 War, Krause-444. A very scarce coin valued high in Krause. UNC. $1750 estimate. |  |
| 7148. Bahrain, Isa bin Salman, 1961-1999, AV 10 dinars, AD 1968, AH 1388, Opening of Isa Town, KM-M1. $450 estimate. |  |
| 7149. VENICE, DOGE. GOLD DUCAT, Christ facing/Doge and St. Mark. VF. Inexpensive bargain example. Excellent for jewelry. $550 estimate. |  |
| 7150. VENICE, DOGE. GOLD DUCAT, Christ facing/Doge and St. Mark. VF. Inexpensive bargain example. Excellent for jewelry. $550 estimate. |  |
| 7151. VENICE, DOGE. GOLD DUCAT, Christ facing/Doge and St. Mark. VF. $550 estimate. |  |
| 7152. VENICE, DOGE. GOLD DUCAT, Christ facing/Doge and St. Mark. VF. $550 estimate. |  |
| 7172. GREAT BRITAIN, GOLD SOVEREIGN, $950 estimate. |  |
| 7173. FRANCE, GOLD, 20 FRANCS. $750 estimate. |  |
| 7174. FRANCE, GOLD, 20 FRANCS. $750 estimate. |  |
| 7175. FRANCE, GOLD, 10 FRANCS. $750 estimate. |  |
| 7176. FRANCE, GOLD, 10 FRANCS. $650 estimate. |  |
| 7177. FRANCE, GOLD, 5 FRANCS. $650 estimate. |  |
