ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.52 g, 3h). Arab-Sasanian type. Issue of 'Abd Allah ibn Umayya, governor (fl. 75-77 / AD 695-697). SK mint. Dated AH 75 in Pahlavi (AD 695). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah and al-'izza lillah (the glory is Allah's) in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SICA I –; Walker, Arab-Sasanian, –; Album 30; ICV 44. Good VF, porosity. Very rare.
ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids (Syria). Nur al-Din Mahmud. AH 541-569 / AD 1146-1173. Æ Dirham (25mm, 4.45 g, 6h). Unnamed (Aleppo [Halab]) mint. Undated issue. Two Byzantine-style imperial figures standing facing, holding between them labarum set on three steps; stars, name and titles of Nur al-Din Mahmud, and blundered Greek legends in field / Christ standing facing; titles of Nur al-Din Mahmud and blundered Greek legends in field. Whelan Type II, 202-5; S&S Type 73; Album 1850. VF, dark brown surfaces, areas of weak strike.
ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Safavids. Husayn I. AH 1105-1135 / AD 1694-1722. Rectangular AR 5 Shahis (25mm, 8.71 g, 6h). Type C. Tabriz mint. Dated AH 1127 (AD 1715). Album 2677.1. VF, areas of weak strike.
CUBA, Primera República. 1902-1961. AV 5 Pesos (20mm, 6h). Philadelphia mint. Dated 1916. Bare head of José Martí right / Coat-of-arms wihtin wreath; liberty cap above. KM 19; Friedberg 4. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 58.Ex Goldberg 75 (24 September 2013), lot 3001.
FRANCE, Royal. Charles VI le Bien-Aimé/le Fol (the Well-Beloved/the Mad). 1380-1422. AR Blanc Guénar (26mm, 3.03 g, 1h). Paris mint. 1st emission, authorized 1 March 1385. Coat-of-arms / Cross pattée with crowns and lis in alternating quarters. Duplessy 377; Ciani 506. VF, toned.Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 782099 (December 2006).
FRANCE, Royal. Charles VI le Bien-Aimé/le Fol (the Well-Beloved/the Mad). 1380-1422. AR Blanc Guénar (27mm, 3.13 g, 8h). St. Menehould mint. 2nd emission, authorized 11 September 1389. Coat-of-arms / Cross pattée with crowns and lis in alternating quarters. Duplessy 377A; Ciani 507. VF, toned.Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 190475 (January 2004).
FRANCE, Royal. Charles VI le Bien-Aimé/le Fol (the Well-Beloved/the Mad). 1380-1422. AR Blanc Guénar (27mm, 2.53 g, 4h). Paris mint; mm: annulet under initial cross. 4th emission, authorized 20 October 1411. Coat-of-arms / Cross pattée with crowns and lis in alternating quarters. Duplessy 377C; Ciani 509. Good VF, lightly toned.Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 150703 (December 2003).
FRANCE, Royal. Charles VI le Bien-Aimé/le Fol (the Well-Beloved/the Mad). 1380-1422. AR Gros dit Florette (28mm, 2.97 g, 7h). Paris mint; mm: annulet under initial cross. 1st emission, authorized 10 May 1417. Crown over three lis / Cross fleurée; crowns in first and fourth quarters. Duplessy 387; Ciani 524. Good VF, toned.Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 738184 (June 2006).
FRANCE, Royal. Henri III. 1574-1589. AR Teston (29mm, 9.49 g, 1h). In the name of Charles IX. Toulouse mint. Dated 1575 M (in Roman numerals). Laureate and armored bust left, wearing large ruff / Crowned coat-of-arms; crowned Cs flanking. Duplessy 1104; Ciani 1362 (Charles IX). VF, toned, flan flaws, weak strike.
FRANCE, Provincial. Lorraine (duché). Léopold I. 1690-1729. AR 12 Deniers (18mm, 1.16 g, 6h). Nancy mint. Dated 1726. Crowned cross Lorraine in field of lis / Three confronted Ls alternating with eagles, all around central Jerusalem cross. De Saulcy pl. XXXII, 11; KM 73. VF.
FRANCE, Provincial. Metz. Thierry V de Boppart. 1365-1384. AR Gros (26mm, 3.28 g, 12h). Thierry standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding croizer / Cross pattée. Robert 1; Boudeau 1641. VF, toned.
GERMANY, Augsburg (Bistum). Hartwig I. 1167-1184. AR Dünnpfennig (22mm, 0.81 g). Bust of angel right within border / [Building with three towers]; incuse of obverse border. Steinhilber, Dirk, "Geld- und Münzgeschichte Augsburgs im Mittelalter," in JfNG V/VI (1954-1955), 49. VF, toned, areas of flat strike, usual ghosting.
GERMANY, Bremen (Erbistum). Johann Friedrich. 1585-1634. AR 4 Schilling (18.5mm, 1.72 g, 4h). Horseman right; cross before, crossed keys to upper right / Legend in five lines. KM 5. VF, toned. In the style of the Russian 'wire money'.
GERMANY, Jülich-Berg (Grafschaft). Wilhelm II. 1360-1408. AR Weißpfennig (25mm, 2.33 g, 4h). Mülheim mint. Struck 1377-1380. Coat-of-arms within polylobe / Cross pattée. Noss, Berg 85; Saurma 2954. Good VF, toned, minor green deposits.Ex Elsen 94 (15 December 2007), lot 969.
GERMANY, Kempten (Abtei). Heinrich I. 1197-1224. AR Brakteate (21.5mm, 0.45 g, 12h). Heinrich seated facing, holding croizer and gospel / Incuse and reverse of obverse. Bonhoff –; Kestner 2509-11; Löbbecke 993. Good VF, toned.
GERMANY, Köln (Erzbistum). Friedrich III von Saarwerden. 1378-1414. AR Weißpfennig (25mm, 2.30 g, 9h). Deutz mint. Struck 1371. Half-length bust of Friedrich facing within gothic arch; dolphins flanking, two coats-of-arms above / Coat-of-arms within polylobe. Noss, Köln 85; Saurma 2684. Good VF.Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 1853.