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BYZANTINE, ISLAMIC, FRENCH AND ENGLISH GOLD COINS AND ANCIENT GOLD JEWELRY
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
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7547. A FINE ROMAN GOLD APPLICAE OF ZEUS AMMON, c 1st-3rd century AD.
Finely worked very high profile sheet gold repousse attachment of the horned god. 1.6”. Rare and in choice condition! $2500
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7564. A FINE LATE ROMAN OR FRANKISH PARCEL GILT EQUINE BREASTPLATE, c. 4th-6th century.
The equine breastplate of bronze, ornamented with filagree around the edges, the face plated with gold, a fine silver rosette attachment at the center. Two heavy loops for leather harness straps and eleven small loops for tassels around the lower perimeter.
Very rare and desirable. Would have ornamented the breast of either a wealthy individual's or military leader's mount. The best equine breastplate I've carried. 5.5". $5000
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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
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7549. A Fine 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. Would make a superb pendant! (0.336 Troy oz.). $2000
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7538. MYSIA, KYZIKOS, ca. 550 BC, Electrum Stater, Rosen443.
Winged Boar, tunny fish below/Four part incuse. AVF. Very RARE! $4000.
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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
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7190. PERSIA, ACHAEMENID KINGS, 450-330 BC. Gold Daric. The Great King with bow & spear/Incuse punch. Choice EF example! $4750
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7191. ANTONINUS PIUS, 138-161 AD. Gold Aureus. Head of Pius r./COS IIII, togate Pius holding globe l.Choice EF+. $6500
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7153. CONSTANTIUS II, 324-361. GOLD SOLIDUS, Vagi 3256. $500
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7154. CONSTANTIUS II, 324-361. GOLD SOLIDUS, Vagi 3256. $500
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7155. CONSTANTIUS II, 324-361. GOLD SOLIDUS, Vagi 3258. $500
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7156. CONSTANTIUS II, 324-361. GOLD SOLIDUS, Vagi 3256. $500
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7157. VALENTINIAN I, 364-375 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $500
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7158. VALENTINIAN I, 364-375 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $950
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7159. VALENTINIAN I, 364-375 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $500
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7160. VALENTINIAN I, 364-375 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $650
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7161. VALENTINIAN I, 364-375 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $550
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7162. VALENS, 364-378 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $500
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7163. VALENS, 364-378 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $500
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7164. VALENS, 364-378 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $450
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7165. VALENS, 364-378 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $500
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7166. JULIAN II, 360-363. GOLD SOLIDUS, EF. $3500
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7167. BYZANTINE, CONSTANS II, 641-668 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, Sear 956v. $400
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7168. BYZANTINE, CONSTANS II WITH CONSTANTINE IV, 641-668 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, Sear 959v. $500
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7169. BYZANTINE GOLD SOLIDUS, Inexpensive bargain example. Great for jewelry. $400
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7170. BYZANTINE, PHOCAS, 602-610 AD. GOLD SOLIDUS, $500
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7171. BYZANTINE GOLD SOLIDUS, CONSTANTINE IV, 668-685 AD. Sear 1153v. $500
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NOTE: THE FOLLOWING ISLAMIC GOLD COINS HAVE NOT BEEN CLEANED. THE DARK AREAS ARE MERELY GREASE EASILY REMOVABLE WITH ALCOHOL. ALL WILL HAVE CLEAN GOLD SURFACES AND ARE BETTER THAN IMAGES SHOW.
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.
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7106. Ottoman, Ibrahim, 1640-1648, AV sultani, Misr mint, date off flan (AH 1049), A-1376. $350
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7107. Fatimid, al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 410, A--709. $350
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7108. Fatimid, al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 411, A-709. $350
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7109. Ottoman, Selim II, 1566-1574, AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 974, A-1324. $350
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7110. Umayyad, al-Walid, 705-715, AV dinar, without mint name as always (struck at Dimashq/Damascus), AH 90, A-127. $350
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7111. Fatimid, al-Âmir, 1101-1130, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 502, A-729, normal Fatimid type, not the Crusader imitation. $350
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7112. Ottoman, Süleyman I, 1520-1566 (“Sulayman the Magnifi-cent”), AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 926, A-1317. $350
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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
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7114. Abbasid, al-Muqtadir, 908-932, AV dinar, Misr, AH 318, A-245.2. $500
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7115. Mamluk, Qala’un, 1279-1290, AV dinar, mint & date off flan but style al al-Qahira mint (=Cairo), A-893. $500
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7116. Ottoman, Süleyman I, 1520-1566 (“Sulayman the Magnificent”), AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 926, A-1317, nice strike for the type. $800
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7117. Ottoman, Mehmet III, 1595-1603, AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 1003, A-1340. $350
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7118. Ottoman, Murad III, 1574-1595, AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 982, A-1332. $350
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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
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7120. Ottoman, Süleyman I, 1520-1566 (“Sulayman the Magnificent”), 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). $800
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7121. Ottoman, Selim I, 1512-1520, AV sultani, Serez mint (in Greece), AH 918, A-1314, rare type. $1250
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7122. Egypt, Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AV zeri mahbub (“beloved gold”), AH 1143, with mint initial #25, KM-86. $350
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7123. Fatimid, al-‘Aziz, 975-996, AV 1/4 dinar (0.99 gm), mint & date off flan, A-704. $250
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7124. Turkey, Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AV tek altin, AH 1143, mintmark #8, KM-225, scarce. $650
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7125. Ayyubid, al-Nasir Yusuf I (=Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar, al-Iskandariya (Alexandria), AH 581, A-785.2. $650
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7126. Egypt, Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AV zeri mahbub (“beloved gold”), AH 1143, without mintmark, KM-89.1. $350
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7127. Umayyad, al-Walid, 705-715, AV dinar, without mint name as always (struck at Dimashq/Damascus), AH 88, A-127. $350
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7128. Ottoman, Süleyman I, 1520-1566 (“Sulayman the Magnificent”), AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 926 (off flan), A-1317. $800
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7129. Fatimid, al-Âmir, 1101-1130, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 516, A-729, normal Fatimid type, not the Crusader imitation. $350
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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
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7131. Tulunid, Ahmad b. Tulun, 868-884, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 266, first year of issue, A-661. $350
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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
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7133. Fatimid, al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 481, scarcer date of a very common type, A-719. $300
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7134. Ottoman, Murad III, 1574-1595, AV dinar, Sidri Kapsi mint (in Greece), AH 982, A-1332. $550
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7135. Ayyubid, al-‘Aziz al-‘Uthman, 1193-1198, al-Qahira mint (=Cairo), AH 592, A-703. $350
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7136. Ayyubid, al-Nasir Yusuf I (=Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar, al-Iskandariya (Alexandria), AH 587, A-785.2. $650
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7137. Ottoman, Selim II, 1566-1574, AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 974, A-1324. $350
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7138. Abbasid, al-Mahdi, 775-785, AV dinar, without mint name as always, AH 166, A-214. $400
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7139. Fatimid, al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 389, A-709. $350
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7140. Ottoman, Ahmad I, 1603-1617, AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 1012, A-1347. $350
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7141. Ottoman, Süleyman I, 1520-1566 (“Sulayman the Magnifi-cent”), AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 926, A-1317. $350
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7142. Turkey, Mehmet V, 1909-1938, AV 100 kurush, AH 1327, regnal year 6, KM-754. $750
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7143. Ayyubid, al-Nasir Yusuf I (=Saladin), 1169-1193, AV dinar, al-Iskandariya (Alexandria), AH 584, A-785.2. $750
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7144. Fatimid, al-Hakim, 996-1021, AV dinar, Misr mint, AH 405, A--709. $350
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7145. Ottoman, Mehmet III, 1595-1603, AV sultani, Misr mint, AH 1003, A-1340, nice strike for type. $800
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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
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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. $1600
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7148. Bahrain, Isa bin Salman, 1961-1999, AV 10 dinars, AD 1968, AH 1388, Opening of Isa Town, KM-M1. $450
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7149. VENICE, DOGE. GOLD DUCAT, Christ facing/Doge and St. Mark. VF. Inexpensive bargain example. Excellent for jewelry. $400
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7150. VENICE, DOGE. GOLD DUCAT, Christ facing/Doge and St. Mark. VF. Inexpensive bargain example. Excellent for jewelry. $400
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7151. VENICE, DOGE. GOLD DUCAT, Christ facing/Doge and St. Mark. VF. $550
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7152. VENICE, DOGE. GOLD DUCAT, Christ facing/Doge and St. Mark. VF. $550
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7172. GREAT BRITAIN, GOLD SOVEREIGN, $800
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7173. FRANCE, GOLD, 20 FRANCS. $750
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7174. FRANCE, GOLD, 20 FRANCS. $750
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7175. FRANCE, GOLD, 10 FRANCS. $750
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7176. FRANCE, GOLD, 10 FRANCS. $650
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7177. FRANCE, GOLD, 5 FRANCS. $650
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