TREASURE, WORLD & U.S. COIN AUCTION #14

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1697VR. S-P40; KM-26 ;CT-383. 27.40 grams. Small, thick flan with choice full cross and pillars, two full crowns, three

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1699F. S-P42; KM-26 ;CT-388. 25.76 grams. Full pillars, nearly full cross, two bold dates and assayers, Fine+ with good

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1701(F or Y). KM-26. 24.72 grams. Crude strike but with clear date and three mintmarks, doubled pillars, much flatness,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1702Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-862. 27.47 grams. Small, thick flan with well-centered strike, good full cross, clear date, so

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1703Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-863. 27.05 grams. Good full pillars and cross, bold date and three assayers, Fine with good to

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Heart, 1704Y, rare, cover coin on dust jacket of Calico. S-P43aCT-848. 27.11 grams. While this auction will go down in h

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1704Y. S-P43a; KM-R31 ;CT-805. 26.45 grams. As Royals go, the biggest factor for determining price is whether or

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1704Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-864. 25.85 grams. Completing our 1704 "set" is this regular-issue example, a nice ...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1705Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-865. 26.94 grams. Very chunky and crude as usual but with full pillars and cross, two dates an

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1707Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-867. 27.16 grams. Dramatically crude and chunky but with bold date, two assayers and mintmarks

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1708Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-868. 27.32 grams. Thick and chunky "pillow"-shaped flan with full cross and nearly...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1709Y. S-P43a; KM-R31 ;CT-810. 26.91 grams. Exact die-match with Lazaro #250, and in fact a superior example, wit

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1709Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-869. 26.74 grams. Bold and nearly full pillars and cross, three dates visible (very rare for t

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1710Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-870. 26.56 grams. Bold full pillars with clear date and assayer (very scarce), off-center cros

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1712Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-872. 26.76 grams. Bold third date in legend (very rare thus, this date very scarce anyway), wi

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1714Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-874. 26.66 grams. Choice centers (doubled on pillars side) with two bold dates, but peripherie

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1715Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-875. 26.57 grams. Full pillars with bold date and assayer and mintmark, full cross too, Fine+

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1716Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-876. 26.56 grams. Very crude, chunky and uneven flan but with parts of all three dates and min

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1717Y, rare, Lazaro Plate Coin. S-P43a; KM-R31 ;CT-818. 27.09 grams. Doubling and surface roughness aside, this i

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1717Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-877. 26.56 grams. Nearly full pillars and cross with bold date but extensive peripheral flatne

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1718Y, rare. S-P43a; KM-R31 ;CT-819. 26.91 grams. This Royal is an excellent example of the transition from the v

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1718Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-878. 27.06 grams. Broader flan than usual but still very chunky and uneven, with good centers,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1719Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-879. 26.33 grams. Bold full pillars with clear date and denomination, nearly full cross, broad

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1720Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-880. 26.85 grams. Broad but very crude flan with much unevenness and wonderfully jagged edge a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1721Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-881. 26.50 grams. Full but off-center pillars with bold date and assayer, nearly full cross, t

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1722Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-882. 27.03 grams. Bold full pillars with two clear dates (rare thus), also choice full cross-l

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1723Y. S-P43a; KM-31 ;CT-883. 26.25 grams. Very scarce date (clear), better than VF and fairly well struck but with the

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1725Y, (Louis I), rare. S-P43b; KM-35 ;CT-24. 25.89 grams. Well-centered strike but crude and chunky as usual, with ful

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1733YA, rare. S-P45; KM-31a ;CT-891. 25.95 grams. Well-centered specimen with full inner details, bold assayer and part

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1734E, encapsulated NGC AU 58, very rare. S-P46; KM-R31a ;CT-831. 26.8 grams. A perfect example of the small, thi

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1735E. S-P46; KM-R31a ;CT-832. 26.75 grams. This date appears to be less rare than other Royals of this period, a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1737E. S-P46; KM-31a ;CT-897. 26.78 grams. Nice full pillars with bold details (albeit slightly doubled), about half of

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1742P. S-P48; KM-31a ;CT-904. 26.18 grams. Small, thick flan with good detail, clear date, four P's (two mintmark...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1752q. S-P52; KM-40 ;CT-364. 27.00 grams. Unusually broad flan with much bold legend, both dates and all three mintmark

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1757q. S-P54; KM-40 ;CT-374. 26.77 grams. Bold full pillars and cross, two bold dates, nicely toned VF with two mysteri

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1762V-Y. S-P57; KM-45 ;CT-949. 26.93 grams. Unusually round and well struck for the period, with three dates (very rare

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1763V-Y. S-P57; KM-45 ;CT-950. 27.10 grams. Very uneven and barrel-shaped flan with crude strike as a result, still wit

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1766V-Y. S-P57; KM-45 ;CT-953. 27.09 grams. Roundish flan with heart-like point, three full assayers, two dates, VF wit

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1767V-Y. S-P57; KM-45 ;CT-954. 27.07 grams. Choice specimen, still chunky per the type but with full and bold and well-

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1772V-(Y). S-P57; KM-45 ;CT-963. 27.07 grams. Very unusual shape with deep slit in edge, choice full cross, doubled pil

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1657E. S-P37a; KM-18 ;CT-749. 13.76 grams. Roundish flan with full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, much lege

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1689VR. S-P40; KM-25 ;CT-517. 12.91 grams. High grade and well detailed but badly doubled all over, two dates, three as

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1701Y. S-P43; KM-25. 13.50 grams. Crude and doubled but with clear date and assayer, Fine+ with good toning, scarce.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1722Y. S-P43a; KM-30 ;CT-1103. 12.22 grams. Full pillars with bold date and two assayers, good full cross with partial

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1748q, ex-Huntington. S-P50a; KM-39 ;CT-435. 13.26 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two bo

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1682V. S-P39; KM-24 ;CT-611. 7.07 grams. Very broad flan (overweight, in fact) with nice XF details despite doubling an

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1748q. S-P50a; KM-38 ;CT-505. 6.52 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles, nice but off-center full pillars-and-waves w

Burgos, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, with P countermark (for Panama[?]), rare. CT-Type 208 (host) 2.88 grams. Very deep countermark that protrudes

Panama, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer oX to right, mintmark AP to left, quadrants of cross transposed, extremely rare. S-AP1; KM-1 ;CT-721. 1.62 gr

Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (style of assayer R, 1642-51), mintmark (N)-dot-R to right, denomination VIII to left,

Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1668, assayer Po.RS., very rare. S-B7a; Restrepo-M62.5; KM-12. 27.14 grams. Among the rarest coins to collect are Colo

Bogota, Colombia, cob 1/4 real, Philip IV, style of assayer Ramos (1650s), rare. S-B7; Restrepo-M14.1. 0.72 gram. Tiny and unassuming, and only About

Bogota, Colombia, cob 1/4 real, Philip IV, style of assayer Ramos (1650s), rare. S-B7; Restrepo-M14.1. 0.85 gram. Full-size flan but with only about h

Bogota, Colombia, cob 1/4 real, posthumous Charles II or Philip V, style of assayer Arce (1704-1720), backwards lion and corded borders, unique. S-B11

Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1747J. S-G1a; KM-11 ;CT-388. 13.04 grams. Full four-digit date (rare thus), decent detail for the type but typically worn (Fi

Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1749J. S-G1a; KM-11 ;CT-390. 12.89 grams. Full crown and globes above nearly full date (very scarce), bold HISPA above full c

Seville, Spain (special issue for use in the New World), 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark S below crowned F on reverse, rare. CT-389. 3.19 grams. Bo

Seville, Spain (special issue for use in the New World), 1/2 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark S flanking crowned F on reverse, rare. CT-484. 1.20 gram

Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer * to right of arrows, mintmark S to left of shield, rare variety with GRAN (Granada) in legend, Pe

Aeolis, Myrina, AR tetradrachm, ca. 155-145 BC, Stephanophoric type. Sacks Issue 29, obv. die 33; SNG von Aulock 1665; SNG Copenhagen 222. 16.40 grams

Calabria, Tarentum, AR nomos, 333-330 BC, "boy on dolphin." Vlasto 673; HN Italy 960. 7.82 grams. Youth on horseback right, crowning horse...

Calabria, Tarentum, AR nomos, circa 280 BC, "boy on dolphin." Vlasto 695; HN Italy 967. 7.80 grams. Warrior, preparing to cast spear, hold...

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Philip II, 359-336 BC, lifetime issue, struck ca. 342-328 BC. Cf. Le Rider 476-94; SNG ANS 560-5. VF. 14.48 grams.

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), struck under Antipater, circa 332-326 BC, Am

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), struck under Antipater, circa 332-326 BC, Am

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), ca. 328-320 BC, Arados mint. Price 3309. 17.

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great) lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), struck under Balakros, ca. 327-323 BC, mint o

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), ca. 325-323 BC, Amphipolis mint. Price 93; T

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), ca. 325-323 BC, Amphipolis mint. 17.11 gram

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), ca. 325-323 BC, Amphipolis mint. Price 1947.

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), possible lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), struck under Antipater, circa 325-3

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), ca. 325-323 BC, mint of Tarsos, Cicilia. Pri

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), ca. 325-323 BC, mint of Tarsos, Cicilia. Pri

Kingdom of Macedon, AR drachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, Abydos mint, struck 328-323 BC. Price 1501; ADM II, Series I, 14a (same rev. die

Kingdom of Macedon, AR drachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, Miletos mint, struck 325-323 BC. Price 2090; Müller 763 4.29 grams. Bold ...

Kings of Thrace, Lysimachus, AR tetradrachm, Lampsakos, 297-281 BC, encapsulated NGC Ch VF Strike 5/5 Surface 3/5. Thompson, Lysimachus, 50; Mü...

Mysia, Parion, AR hemidrachm, ca. 400-300 BC. SNG France 1367-72. 2.39 grams. Gorgoneion / Cow standing left, head right; PI and star below. VF+, nic

Phoenicia, Arados, AR drachm, circa 172/1-111/0 BC. Duyrat 2657-60 var.; Rouvier 211; HGC 10, 63; DCA 774. 3.83 grams. Bee; koppa (date) to left, RE t

Pontos, Amisos, AR half siglos-hemidrachm, 4th century BC. 4.11 grams. Head of Hera right, wearing turreted crown / Owl standing facing, wings spread

Thessaly, Larissa, AR drachm, 350-325 BC. SNG Cop. 121. 6.00 grams. Head of nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx / Horse standing right,

Thrace, Cherronesos, AR hemidrachm, ca. 400-350 BC. Sear 1606 cf. 2.31 grams. Forepart of lion right, looking back, paws raised / Quadripartite includ

Thrace, Cherronesos, AR hemidrachm, ca. 400-350 BC. Sear 1602; McClean 4056. 2.47 grams. Forepart of lion right, looking back, paws raised / Quadripar

Kusana Empire, AV dinar, Vasudeva II and successors (ca. 295-385 BCE). Gobl 577; Donum Burns 726; Mitchiner, ACW 3549. 7.87 grams. King standing left,

Byzantine Empire, AV scyphate histamenon nomisma, Michael VIII (1071-1078 AD). Sear 1868. 4.28 grams. nimbate bust of Christ holding gospels / bust of

Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Constant II with Constantine IV, 641-668 BCE. Sear 964. 4.44 grams. Facing busts of Constans, with long beard, on left,

Sasanian Dynasty, AR drachm, Ardashir I (223/4-240 BCE). Paruck 42. 4.22 grams. Bust right, wearing diadem and close-fitting headdress with korymbos

Argentina (La Rioja), 8 reales, 1836P. KM-20. 26.87 grams. Problem-free XF+ with well-struck details, parts of rims weak due to centering issues, hin

La Rioja, Argentina, 8 reales, 1838R. KM-8. 27.27 grams. Nicely toned AU with hint of luster, no problems.

Argentina, 1 peso, 1883, encapsulated NGC AU 58 (tied for finest known in NGC census). KM-29. Lustrous and almost devoid of bagmarks, but with slight

Argentina, copper-nickel 20 centavos, 1899, encapsulated NGC MS 64, only known specimen graded by NGC (therefore finest). KM-36 Lustrous and lightly

Austria (Holy Roman Empire), thaler, Archduke Leopold, 1621, Ensisheim mint. Dav-3346. 28.15 grams. Lustrous AU with very slight granularity from rust

Austria (Holy Roman Empire), 6 kreuzer, Joseph I, 1707. KM-1491 2.45 grams. Nice XF with deep rainbow toning, slightly off-center strike.

Salzburg, Austria, thaler, archbishop Paris Graf von Lodron, 1639/3, unlisted overdate. KM-87 (unl overdate). 28.58 grams. AXF with attractive old ton

Tyrol, Austria, thaler, Archduke Sigismund Guldiner, 1486, rare first date of thalers. Dav-8087 30.57 grams. Bold VF with deep rainbow toning all over

Potosi, Bolivia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1767JR, 4-petal rosette below shield, rare first date of issue. KM-50; CT-966. 26.82 grams. Bold VF+ wi

Potosi, Bolivia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770JR. KM-50; CT-972. 26.95 grams. Bold and highly lustrous AU, very lightly cleaned, minor marks only

Potosi, Bolivia, pillar 4 reales, Charles III, 1769JR, fancy 9, round-top 6 over straight 6 in date (very rare). KM-unl (49 for type).; CT-1170. 13.38

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1817PJ, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-84; CT-606. Lustrous and very lightly toned, areas of slightly weak

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1821PJ, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-84; CT-610. Well-struck bust but central-vertical streak of slightl

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 4 reales, Charles IV, 1800PP. KM-72; CT-877. 13.31 grams. Weakly struck but with too much luster and lack of marks to be any low