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

Tarragona, Spain, 5 pesetas, Ferdinand VII, 1809, encapsulated NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. KM-6. Choice specimen with lovely toning and un

Majorca (Balearic Islands), Spain, 5 pesetas, Ferdinand VII, 1823, encapsulated NGC AU 53, second-finest known in NGC census. KM-L9.1. Attractively t

Switzerland, 40 batzen, 1847, Glarus "shooting taler," rare. Dav-373; KM-20 29.24 grams. Nice AXF with wildly iridescent toning ranging fr...

Venezuela (struck in Paris), (5 bolivares), 1911, wide date, encapsulated NGC AU 58, finest and only known specimen in NGC census. KM-Y24.2. Lustrous

Venezuela (struck in Philadelphia), (5 bolivares), 1926, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-Y24.2. No toning but lustrous, with a few minor marks but very li

Venezuela (struck in Philadelphia), (5 bolivares), 1936, high 3. KM-Y24.2. 24.99 grams. Mint State with just a few minor bagmarks, muted luster and pr

Buenos Aires, Argentina, uniface oval silver medal with hanger (military award), Rio Colorado campaign under Rosas against the Araucanian natives (183

Buenos Aires, Argentina, oval silver medal with loop (military award), Battle of Arroyo Cayasta under Rosas (1840). 16.00 grams total. Legends read M

Potosi, Bolivia, large and heavy silver medal, 1865, General Melgarejo, ex-Derman. Fonr-9671. 74.74 grams. Choice XF+ with luster and light rainbow to

Potosi, Bolivia, large and heavy silver medal, 1865, Mariano Donato Munoz, ex-Derman. Fonr-9698 (var). 117 grams. Oversized medal (same design as Fonr

Brazil, large and heavy silver medal, 1838, Pedro II, Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute (IHGB). 112 grams. Very thick piece with raised rim

Colombia (struck in Paris), silver medal, adoption of the official coat-of-arms (shown on the obverse) of the Republic of New Granada in 1834 (struck

Germany/Bohemia, silver medal, Adam and Eve next to tree of knowledge / crucifixion scene, copied after Hans Reinhart (1536). 24.99 grams. Very busy

Great Britain, silver medal, Charles II, 1670, British colonization. Betts-44; Eimer-245. 33.28 grams. High relief obverse showing the king and queen,

Great Britain, large silver medal, James II, salvage of the Concepción by William Phips in 1687. Eimer-285; MI-619/33. 65.64 grams. Designed by...

Great Britain, silver medal, William III and Mary I, 1689, coronation. MI-663/26. 9.12 grams. Attractively toned XF with hint of luster, old scratches

Great Britain, silver medal, George I, 1714, coronation. MI-(ii)424/9. 15.72 grams. Choice AU with attractive rainbow toning and brilliant underlying

Great Britain, silver medal, George II, 1727, coronation. Eimer-510; MI-479; Wollaston-12. 19.38 grams. Choice AU with attractive rainbow toning and b

Mexico City, Mexico, 8R-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808. Grove-F13. 26.69 grams. Very lightly toned and lustrous AU- with natural stress

Zamora, Mexico, 4R-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808, Morales / Navarro. Grove-F203. 13.38 grams. Mint State, lightly toned and lustrous.

Mexico City, Mexico, 2R-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808. Grove-F15. 6.61 grams. Choice AU+ with nice toning all over, faint surface hair

Puerto Rico, copper military control entry token, Ferdinand VII (early 1800s), rare, ex-Roehrs with original envelope. Eklund-2507. 18.06 grams. A 35m

San Juan, Puerto Rico, bronze medal with red-and-blue ribbon, 1898, U.S. Naval Campaign in the West Indies (Spanish American War), Commander in Chief

Arecibo, Puerto Rico, copper-nickel merchant token (Carmelo Cruz Maldonado) struck over a Brazil 200 reis 1901, unique, ex-Roehrs with original envelo

Lot of 15 miscellaneous Puerto Rican commercial and hacienda tokens from various places within the island, including Vieques, Santurce, Hatillo and ot

Large, Dutch map of Peru entitled "PERV," ca. 1635, by Willem Blaeu (Amsterdam), hand-colored, rare. 19" x 22-1/4". Superb cond...

Large, Dutch map of South America entitled "AMERICAE PARS MERIDIONALIS," ca. 1640, by Jan Jansson (Amsterdam), hand-colored. 20-1/2"...

Very rare and important early engraving/map of Mexico entitled "DESCRIPTION, SITUATION & VUE DE LA VILLE DE MEXIQUE, DES DEUX LACS SUR LESQ...

Bronze mortar and pestle set, faces and fins design. 4.3 kg total, the mortar 6" in diameter and 4-1/4" tall, the pestle 10-1/4" lon...

Gold-plated iron stirrup, Arabian design. 451 grams, about 5" x 4" x 5". A simple stirrup with two open ends but with curving Arabic...

Encrusted stone grinding wheel. 5.29 kg, about 9" in diameter and 3" thick. A neatly shaped disk (probably used for sharpening blades) wi...

Lot of two pewter-on-lead inkwells. 1.2 kg total, each about 2" tall and 2-1/4" in diameter. Matching set, both heavy and hexagonal in sh...

Encrusted clump of two intact brass crotal bells. 381 grams, roughly 4" x 3-1/2" x 2". A pair of round "jingle-type" bells...

Lot of 2 lead sounding weights (different designs). About 3.7 kg and 0.5 kg, the larger one 7" tall and 3" in diameter and the smaller on...

Set of six bronze coin weights (disks). 95.88 grams total, diameters of about 1/2" to 1" each. Nicely matched set of small, disk-type wei...

Small bronze handbell. 214 grams, about 4-1/2" tall and 3" in diameter. Cute item, just like a ship's bell but in miniature, unfortun...

Dutch bronze breech-loading swivel cannon and matching breech-block, both marked NB (very rare as a matching pair). Cannon: 185 lb av, 45" lon...

Large, intact earthenware "olive" jar. 11.27 kg, 21" tall and 12" in diameter. Some of the more impressive shipwreck artifacts,...

Lot of four small, stone cannonballs. 1.69 kg total, each 2"-3" in diameter. Before the advent of iron and bronze cannonballs, the materi...

Lot of four lead sounding weights (different designs). Weights of 1.46, 3.69, 6.21 and 7.44 kg each, sizes from 5" to 16" long and 1-1/2&...

Lot of four small to medium-sized iron cannonballs. 3.92 kg total, diameters of 2" to 3-1/4" each. All typically black except for one tha...

Lot of two small, lead-sheathed iron cannonballs. 1.35 kg total, diameters of 1-1/2" and 2-1/2". Before and instead of bronze, the use of...

Encrusted clump of 50(+/-) lead musketballs. 940 grams, roughly 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 2". Musketballs are common, no denying, but rarely...

Small bronze cannonball. 2.76 kg, 4" in diameter. Corroded surfaces but stable (fully conserved) and with nice copper color all over, two tiny...

Long, bent but intact bronze hull-spike. 2.17 kg, 21" long and 1-1/2" max diameter. A complete spike, very long (for holding the hull of ...

Men's gold-plated bronze ring engraved with "Die For Love" inside. 3.0 grams, 3/4" in diameter (men's size 6). A plain ring ...

Large lot of Venetian glass trade beads, multiple colors and designs. 245 grams total, each about 1/2" to 1" long. The inbound early wrec...

Silver plate with "1605" silversmith mark and display case. 320 grams, 9-1/2" in diameter and 1" tall, the display 14" x 1...

Complete gold rosary consisting of chain, crucifix and three medallions. 64.20 grams, the necklace 30" long with 4-1/2" pendant. It is ha...

Ornate gold buckle with encrustation. 21.43 grams, about 1-3/4" x 1-1/4". A beautifully ornate buckle with center hasp intact (as all sol...