Treasure & World Coin Auction #12

Cast gold replica of the famous "dragon whistle" (captain-general's badge of office). 23.2 grams (solid). Approx 1 1/2'' long...

Small but elegant ladies' gold ring, heart-in-hands design, size 3-1/2. 2.9 grams. Plain on bottom but with neat design on top half showing two...

Ornate men's gold ring, low-grade gold, size 6-1/2. 3.1 grams. Brassy color from low purity but very thick and intact, its design consisting of...

Lot of 3 natural emeralds of 4, 3 and 2.5 carats each. Approx. 5mm to 12mm each. All three with faint green color peeking through a frosty veneer of

Base-metal ring (ladies') with non-precious stone, size 4. 1.2 grams. Intact but somewhat discolored and lightly encrusted wire ring with (now)...

Complete iron barshot with hemispherical ends, professionally conserved. 11 lb, 14" long, each ball 4" in diameter. Rare as fully intact,...

Lot of 5 miscellaneous artifacts: Earthenware "olive jar" shard; pewter buckle; small pieces of pewter and silver; and small piece of lead...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, Kangxi period, peacock design. 88.6 grams, 5" in diameter. Scalloped rim with highly detailed interior...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, Kangxi period, fence-and-flowers design. 58.0 grams, 4-1/2" in diameter. Simple design with vine-like ...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, Kangxi period, man and bay design. 79.1 grams, 4-1/2" in diameter. Central design of man crossing a sh...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, Kangxi period, floral design. 60.0 grams, 4-1/2 in diameter. Flowers on vines around central flower for inter

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, Kangxi period, floral design. 69.9 grams, 4-1/2" in diameter. Flowers on vines around central flower f...

Small iron barshot with encrustation at one end. 7 lb, 11-1/2" long. Two 2" cylindrical shot with square-shank bar in between, all matte ...

Brass sword hilt (crushed but intact) with patches of encrustation. 148.2 grams, roughly 5-1/2" x 4". A bit mangled but still recognizabl...

Clay pipe bowl with initial D, intact. 23.6 grams, 3" long. Fully intact, thick-walled pipe with prominent post (rest) on bottom, raised D on ...

Ivory lice comb. 9.9 grams, 3-1/2" x 1-7/8". Typically thin, rectangular, two-sided comb with hundreds of fine teeth, most intact but a f...

Lot of miscellaneous artifacts: ornate lead decoration; two small lead seals; and two pieces of shoe leather. 87 grams total, the biggest piece 4&...

Lot of 5 natural emeralds of 3-5 carats each. Approx. 7mm to 13mm each. Mostly pale green but somewhat translucent stones, some with light surface en

Lot of 10 natural emeralds of 2-3 carats each. Approx. 5mm to 10mm each. Mostly pale green but somewhat translucent stones, some with light surface e

Lot of 5 natural emeralds of 1-2 carats each. Approx. 4mm to 8mm each. Mostly pale green but somewhat translucent stones, some with light surface enc

Lot of 11 small natural emeralds up to 1 carat each. Approx. 3mm to 8mm each. Mostly pale green but somewhat translucent stones, some with light surf

Small, natural emerald chip, 1 carat. Approx. 12x5mm. With the color and translucence of a Coke bottle, uneven surfaces with hints of encrustation, n

Brass cross with Jesus figure (complete) encrusted into piece of impacted debris. 33.6 grams, roughly 2-1/2" x 2". In addition to emerald...

Small but ornate brass cross with white encrustation. 4.3 grams, approx. 1-1/2" x 1-1/2". Totally intact except for loop at top and two o...

Lot of 2 small, brass crucifixes (intact), one with small areas of encrustation. 9.4 grams total, each about 2-1/4" x 1-3/8". Simple roun...

Lot of 13 small, brass religious medallions. 9.7 grams total, up to 7/16" each. Tiny medallions with images of holy figures, all more or less ...

Lot of 6 small, bronze hawk bells (intact), one with encrustation. 45.1 grams total, up to 1" in diameter. Sundry assortment of crotal bells u...

Lot of 2 brass spoons, intact. 54.5 grams total, each about 7" long. Plain but undamaged spoons with light veneer of encrustation, mostly tan ...

Small brass religious medallion with research letter. 2.0 grams, 1" in diameter. Circular medal with loop at top intact, thin from moderate co...

Shallow earthenware pie-dish, encrusted but intact. 651 grams, 9" in diameter and 1-1/2" tall. Totally intact but completely covered with...

Side of wooden chest with 23+ coins encrusted on it (as found). 10 lb, approx. 25" x 9" x 3". This large and fragile display is basi...

Lot of 10 porcelain doll parts (some broken), probably British, in Riker box. Each piece up to 3", the box 8" x 6-1/4". This curious...

Iron breech-loading swivel cannon (rare), English, 1500s-1600s, with wooden block mount. 80 lb, 50" long (cannon only). Impressive early piece...

Bronze signal cannon with "sea dog" lifting handles, probably British, 1600s, with ornate mahogany stand. 47 lb, 27" long (cannon on...

Bronze signal cannon, Dutch, ca. 1680, on wooden carriage. Approx. 40 lb total, 21" x 12" overall. Light bronze color with patina around ...

Bronze lantaka cannon, Dutch/Indonesian, early 1800s. 44 lb, 37" long. A typical lantaka in shape and size but with highly embellished top (mo...

Iron swivel deck-cannon, US or French naval, mid-1800s. 83 lb, 29" long. Short, heavy, thick-walled cast iron with characteristic "wrapar...

Bronze breech block, probably Spanish, 1700s. 29-1/4 lb, 9-1/2" long and 4" in diameter. In the days before canister shells, certain cann...

Small iron barshot with two balls connected by square-shank bar, 1700s. 5 lb, 11" long. Two crude balls with lateral pieces missing joined by ...

Half of a large iron barshot with one large ball and square-shank bar, probably 1700s. 15 lb, 5" x 8". Heavy and solid ball, with surface...

Half of a large iron barshot with one large ball and remains of a bar, probably 1700s. 19-1/2 lb, 5" x 7". Heavy and solid ball, with sur...

Small iron cannonball grenade, probably 1700s. 2 lb, 3" in diameter. Neat, well-preserved hollow ball with casting seam all around the middle ...

Large iron cannonball, probably 1700s. 16 lb, 5" in diameter. Very heavy and solid ball with light surface corrosion, one minor hairline crack...

Medium-large iron cannonball, probably 1700s. 10-1/2 lb, 4" in diameter. Solid and well-preserved ball with only light surface corrosion, no b...

Small iron cannonball, probably 1700s. 3-1/4 lb, 3" in diameter. Very smooth, well-preserved ball, totally uncorroded, very small rust spots b...

Iron "canister" shot, Civil War period (mid-1800s). 6 lb, 5" tall and 3-1/2" in diameter. Among the most effective anti-personn...

Steel cabasset, Spanish, ca. 1650. 3 lb, approx. 11" x 8" x 7". A hand-forged Spanish helmet of classic form with ridged medial and ...

Holy water sprinkler (long-handled morning-star), Bavarian, 1500s-1600s. 5 lb, 71" long. Basically a long, wooden club with short, square-shan...

Holy water sprinkler (long-handled morning-star), Swiss, 1600s-1700s. 5 lb, 64-1/2" long. Just like the last lot (long wooden club with spikes...

Lot of two wooden pikes (long-handled spears), European, ca. 1750. 8 lb total, each about 91" long. Impressively long weapons with still-sharp...

Small, French sailor's knife with vellum scabbard, ivory handle with silver pique, ca. 1700, made for the Eastern trade. 131.7 grams, 11" ...

British flintlock blunderbuss, maker T(homas) Jackson (1736-66). 2650 grams, 31" long. Brass 16-1/8" barrel, six sided at breech, transit...

Ornate flintlock pistol, North African / Mediterranean, ca. 1750s. 1078 grams, 20" long. Round barrel with raised design and shield-shaped tou...

Ornate flintlock pistol, European, ca. 1750s. 996 grams, 21" long. Long, round barrel with some scrollwork engraving, ornate steel sideplate, ...

English flintlock pistol, ca. 1790. 1122 grams, 14-1/2" long. Plain design with short round barrel, simple brass furniture, replacement ramrod...

Flintlock pistol, North African / Mediterranean, ca. 1790s. 834 grams, 14" long. Ornately engraved round barrel, plain brass furniture and ste...

Lot of 2 English boxlock pistols, ca. 1820, unmatched but similar. 496 grams total, 8-1/2" and 7-1/2" long. Simple designs, the longer on...

Lot of 2 brass military uniform buttons for the Voluntarios of Puerto Rico (1880s). 5.8 grams total, 1" and 1/2" in diameter. A choice pa...

Small iron "armada" chest with original key, Spanish or Portuguese, ca. 1650, found in the Bahamas, rare size. 49 lb, 17" x 9" ...

Large collection of iron keys from the Caribbean, 1700s-1800s, collected over two decades by Capt. Steve Shouppé, in framed-glass display-case....

Iron cresset (wharf light), early 1700s. 11-1/4 lb, 35" x 15". Basically a cage-like basket on the end of an angled handle with socket at...

Long-handled woodworking axe (iron), European, 1800s. 834 grams, 32" long, the blade about 6" x 6". Surprisingly light, flat and sli...

Small iron peat axe with long wooden handle (replaced), European, 1600s-1700s. 870 grams, 33" long, the blade about 6-1/2" x 5". Hea...

Iron wood-working adze with wooden handle, European, 1500s-1700s. 1540 grams, 24-1/2" long, the blade about 9" x 2". Heavy, wedge-sh...

Branding iron for monogrammed "JP" mark, British, 1600s. 766 grams, 18" long. If your initials are JP, then you need this piece to m...

Large lignum vitae deadeye from an unidentified shipwreck of the 1700s. 2294 grams, 7" in diameter and 4" thick. Of the various parts of ...

British sailmaker's scissors, probably 1700s. 251 grams, 9-1/2" long. Fully intact and functional, with one blade pointed and the other bl...

Lot of 3 large, wood ships' wheels, probably late 1800s to early 1900s. 105 lb total, each, 37" to 43" in diameter. A nice set of thr...

Huge pewter "bishop's hat" charger (wide-rimmed plate), late 1600s, with unidentified maker's mark. 7 lb, 2 oz, 19" in diam...

Large stoneware "bellarmine" jug, probably German, 1500s-1600s. 12 lb, 17" tall and 10" at its widest. This is the biggest and ...

Earthenware "olive" jar, probably Spanish, 1600s, with iron stand. 22 lb, 21" tall and 13" at its widest (jar only). A wonderfu...

Small terra cotta bottle, Spanish, early 1700s or earlier. 399 grams, 6-1/2" tall and 2-3/4" in diameter at its widest. Unique shape with...

English "black" glass horse-hoof onion bottle, ca. 1720s-1740s. 1085 grams, 6-3/4" tall and 5" in diameter at its widest. A cru...

Bronze religious medallion of the virgin Santa Rosa de Lima, ca. 1720s. 38x35mm; 15.4 grams. A well-preserved oval Jesuit medallion of substantial si

Bronze religious medallion, Sts. Anna and Joachim, ca. 1700s-1800s (Rome). 40x36.5mm; 26.5 grams. Very high-relief and top-grade oval medallion of su

Lot of two lead seals with readable design, European, 1600s. 29.9 grams total, each about 1-1/2". Typical seals for bales of cloth and other g...

Complete trilobite fossil in matrix, from Morocco, approx. 250-500 million years old. 1106 grams, roughly 6-1/2" x 4-1/2" x 3". Typi...

Fossil fish from Brazil, probably Santana formation (approx. 100 million years old). 806 grams, roughly 8" x 5-1/2" x 1-1/2". Near-c...

Fossilized triceratops rib segment from Hell Creek formation, Harden Co., South Dakota, approx. 65-146 million years old. 392 grams, roughly 9"...

Fossilized dinosaur tooth (mosasaur) with root in matrix (repaired), from Khouribgha, Morocco, approx. 65-146 million years old. 480 grams, roughly

Medium megalodon (shark) tooth, from the coast of South Carolina, approx. 25 million years old. 113 grams, 4". A large and completely intact s...

Lot of 3 palm-sized sea urchin fossils, approx. 20-30 million years old. 365 grams total, up to 3" each. With the appearance of white biscuits...

Lot of 2 tiny sea urchin fossils (irregular echinoids, species Lovenia forbesi), from Beaumaris, Victoria, Australia, approx. 20-30 million years old.

Lot of 7 pieces of amber with small insects inside, found in the Dominican Republic (approx. 20 to 30 million years old). 49 grams total, approx. 1-1

Fossilized cave bear jaw segment with two molars, approx. 200,000 to 20,000 years old. 312 grams, roughly 9" x 6" x 3". Impressively...

Parker 75 fountain pen made in 1965 from 1715-Fleet silver, in original presentation box, with matching mechanical pencil. 6-5/8" x 3-3/4"...