Treasure, World & U.S. Coin Auction #15

Lot of 3 Spain (various mints) cob 4 reales (1) and 2 reales (2), Philip II through IV. 27.11 grams total. All VF with good crosses and shields, nice

Lot of 4 Spanish cob/milled minors: 2R Seville Philip II; 1R Seville Ferdinand-Isabel assayer Gothic D to left; Toledo copper blanca Ferdinand-Isabel

Lot of 8 Spain cobs, various denominations (two 8R, three 4R, two 2R and one 1R) and mints and periods. 111.50 grams total. Fine on average, all more

Lot of 9 Spain cobs (one 8R, four 4R and four 2R), various mints and periods. 100.19 grams total. Grades from G to AVF, some salvaged but all more or

Large lot of 55 Spanish copper cobs (8, 4 and 2 maravedis) and earlier copper coins (2), various mints and periods, most with revaluation countermarks

Mixed lot of 3 silver cobs: Potosi, 8R, 1765V-Y; Potosi, 2R, 1723Y; and Spain (mint uncertain), 2R, Philip III or IV. 35.41 grams total. F-VF with ge

Mixed lot of 4 Lima, Peru, and Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1R (3) and 1/2R (1), 1600s-1700s. 8.85 grams total. Toned Fine on average, generally good details

Mixed lot of 4 Spanish colonial silver-cob minors: 2R, Potosi, Philip IV (shield-type); 1R, Lima, 1695R; 1R, Potosi, 1718(?)Y, with denomination as ...

Mixed lot of 4 Spanish (3) and Mexican (1) cob 4 reales, Philip IV and Philip V. 50.34 grams total. Crude strikes and only VG on average, but two wit

Mixed lot of 5 miscellaneous silver cobs: Potosi 8R 1620?T; Potosi 1/2R Philip IV no assayer (2); Potosi 1R 1766(V-Y); and Lima 1/2R Philip V. 25.97

Mixed lot of 5 silver cobs of Spain and the Spanish colonies, various periods, all clipped and/or cut down. 75.51 grams total. Fascinating cob lot in

Mixed lot of 6 silver-cob minors (2R, 1R and 1/2R) of Lima and Potosi, various periods. 25.36 grams total. Nice cobs with good detail, AVF on average

Mixed lot of 9 Lima, Peru, and Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1R (3) and 1/2R (6), various dates (where visible). 18.44 grams total. Generally F-VF and toned,

Large, mixed lot of 64 small cobs (2R, 1R and 1/2R, plus one copper 4M) of Mexico, Lima, Potosi and Santo Domingo, various periods (some with dates or

Corinth, AR stater, 345-307 BC, "pegasus." Calciati-403; Ravel-1041c. 8.48 grams. Pegasos flying left, koppa below / With helmeted head of...

Histiaia, Euboia, AR tetraobol, 3rd to 2nd century BC. BCD Euboia 411; SNG Copenhagen 535. 2.37 grams. Wreathed head of nymph Histiaia right / Nymph s

Large lot of 30 Indo-Scythian AR drachms of Azes II, ca. 35 BC to 5 AD. 285.36 grams total. Nice XF with clear details, no toning, great for resale,

Ionia, electrum hemi-hechte (1/12 stater), 650-600 BC. SNG Kayhan 699. 1.14 grams. Geometric figure resembling a star, composed of a cross centered up

Island of Thrace, Thasos, AR stater, 500-480 BC. SNG Copenhagen 1009. 9.17 grams. Satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph / Quadripartite

Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Philip II (359-336 BC), lifetime or early posthumous issue of Amphipolis, ca. 340/36-328 BC. Le Rider 263–325; SNG A

Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, late lifetime or early posthumous issue of Tarsus, ca. 323-317 BC. Price 3038

Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, lifetime issue, Tarsos, ca. 327-323 BC, struck under Menes or Philotas. Price

Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, Amphipolis mint, struck under Antipater, circa 325-323/2 BC. Price 79; Muller

Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, Amphipolis mint, struck ca. 316-311 BC under Kassander as regent, 317-305 BC.

Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, Mesambria mint, struck ca. 175-125 BC. Price 1082; Mueller 481. 16.79 grams.

Kings of Macedon, AR drachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, Abydos, ca. 310-301 BC, struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Price 1560. 4.06 g

Kings of Macedon, AR drachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, Abydos mint, struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos, circa 310-301 BC Price 1527;

Kings of Thrace, AR tetradrachm, Lysimachos, 305-281 BC, Byzantion mint, 2nd-1st century BC. SNG Copenhagen 1139. 13.73 grams. Diademed head of the de

Lydian Kingdom, electrum hecte (1/6 stater), Alyattes, 5th to 6th century BC, Sardes mint. 2.34 grams. Confronted lion’s heads (only the left is visi

Macedon (Roman Protectorate), AR tetradrachm, First Meris,167-70 BC, Amphipolis mint. SNG Ashmolean 3297-8. 16.95 grams. Diademed head of Artemis righ

Large lot of 23 Moesia, Istros, AR drachms, ca. 400-350 BC. 119.95 grams total. Two male heads facing, the left inverted / Sea-eagle on dolphin. Most

Pontos, Amisos, AR siglo, 3rd to 2nd century BC. SNG BM Black Sea 1118-1119. 3.94 grams. Head of Hera right, wearing turreted crown / Owl standing fac

Thessaly, Larissa, AR drachm, 350-325 BC. BCD Thessaly II 322–5; Sear 2120. 6.07 grams. Late facing head type. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slight

Thrace, Cherronesos, AR hemidrachm, 386-338 BC. SNG Copenhagen 824-5. 2.38 grams. Forepart of lion right, looking back, paws raised / Quadripartite in

Roman Republic, AR denarius, L. Antestius Gragulus, 136 BC, Rome mint. Antestia 9; BMC 4029; Sydenham 451; Crawford 238/1. 3.88 grams. Helmeted head o

Roman Republic, AR denarius, Vettius Sabinus, ca. 70 BC. Babelon Vettia 2. Sydenham 905. Crawford 404/1. 3.53 grams. Bearded head of King Tatius right

Roman Republic, AR denarius, Mn. Cordius Rufus, 46 BC. Crawford 463/2; Sydenham 978. 3.40 grams. Corinthian helmet with owl on crest / Aegis of Minerv

Massive lot of 250 Roman Empire AR antoniniani of Gordian III, 238-244 AD. 1079 grams total. Head of ruler / Standing figure. All XF or better, lustr

Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Heraclius, 610-641 AD, encapsulated NGC XF strike 4/5 surface 3/5 clipped. cf. Sear 769. Heraclius, in center, Heracliu

Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Constans II and Constantine IV, 654-668 AD, encapsulated NGC Ch AU strike 5/5 surface 3/5. Sear 749. Facing bust of Con

Byzantine Empire, AV histamenon nomisma, Romanus III, 1028-1034 AD, encapsulated NGC XF strike 5/5 surface 3/5. Sear 1819. Christ, nimbate, enthroned

Lot of 3 miscellaneous French / southern Netherlands silver /billon medieval minors, 1300s-1500s. 7.54 grams. This lot consists of the following: Fra

Genoa (Italian States), AR denaro, Conrad I-III, 1139-1339. 0.75 gram. Bold XF, well-centered and evenly struck, popular "crusader coin."

Lot of 3 Venetian grossos (1200-1350 AD). 6.01 grams total. Non-toned AVF, popular for jewelry and other resale.

Lot of 4 medieval silver pennies of England, France and Scotland, 1200s to 1300s. 5.36 grams total. This lot consists of the following: England, penn

Northern Argentina, "imitation cob" 8 reales (cast), 1778, very rare. Janson-9.1. 23.90 grams. VG with clear date and denomination, flat p...

Argentina (Potosi mint), 8 reales, 1813J, encapsulated NGC AU 53. KM-5. Lightly rainbow-toned with underlying luster, minor natural rim-flaws on obve

Argentina (Potosi mint), 8 soles, 1815FL. KM-15. 26.86 grams. Problem-free XF with toning around details.

Argentina (La Rioja mint), 8 reales, 1836P, encapsulated NGC AU 50. Janson-37; KM-20. Attractively toned, slightly off-center sunface side.

Argentina (Potosi mint), 1/2 sol, 1815FL, encapsulated NGC MS 61, rare, ex-Whittier. KM-10. Beautifully rainbow-toned and flawless, with underlying l