Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 24

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1664E, from the Consolacion (1681), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with pirate face embellishment and shackle

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1713(J), ex-1715 Fleet, mounted cross-side out in silver bezel with fleur-de-lis prongs and bail. 36.42 grams tota

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714(J), ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Real Eight, mounted shield side out in 14K gold bezel with shackle bail. 34.73 grams to

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, ex-1715 Fleet, mounted cross-side out in silver bezel with 14K gold prongs, pirate

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, ex-1715 Fleet, mounted cross-side out in silver bezel with 14K gold pirate-face embe

Holland, United Netherlands, ducat, 1729, from the Vliegenthart (1735), mounted in 18K pendant bezel. 7.96 grams total. Choice UNC with bold details,

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1734MF, from the Hollandia (1743), mounted pillars-side out in silver bezel engraved on outside with T

Pair of English East India Co. (Madras presidency) gold "star" pagodas, from the Grosvenor (1782), mounted deity-side out in drop-bar styl...

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left, aligned axis, mounted in silver twisted-wire bezel with 18K gold pr

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with shackle bail. 7.60

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with shackle bail. 7.17

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold twisted-wire bezel with shac

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bolo-tie bezel. 32.99 grams total. Near-complet

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T, ex-"Panama hoard," mounted cross-side out in silver bezel with 14K gold prongs and sh...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible, ex-"Panama hoard," mounted cross-side out in silver bezel with 14K gold pro...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1747q, mounted cross-side out in 14K bezel. 20.22 grams total. Full cross and pillars, two dates, original surfaces, d

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1684V, mounted pillars-side out in 14K gold "octopus" pendant with ruby eyes. 23.73 grams total; 2" x...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1702Y, mounted pillars-side out in 14K bezel. 9.75 grams total. Full cross and pillars, two dates, partial legend, dar

Attica, Athens, AR tetradrachm "owl," mounted owl-side out in 14K gold bezel with shackle bail. 28.16 grams total. Beautiful piece with c...

Calabria, Tarentum, AR nomos, 315-302 BC, mounted boy-on-dolphin side out in 14K gold bezel with diamond at top. 12.10 grams total. Well-centered boy

Carthage in Zeugitania, electrum stater, ca. 350-320 BC, aligned axis, mounted in 18K gold bezel with shackle bail and twelve diamonds. 18.87 grams t

Corinth, Corinthia, AR stater, 4th century BC, mounted pegasus-side out in 14K gold bezel. 11.17 grams total. Slightly oval-shaped flan, clear and ce

Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III ("the Great"), 336-323 BC, Amphipolis mint, struck under Kassander, Philip IV, or Alexande...

Kings of Macedon, AR drachm, Alexander III ("the Great"), 336-323 BC, mounted portrait side out in silver men's ring (size 10-1/2) wit...

Roman Republic, AR denarius, Julius Caesar, military mint traveling with Caesar, ca. 49 BC, mounted elephant-side out in 14K gold bezel. 9.01 grams t

Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Justin II (565-574 AD), Constantinople mint, mounted in 18K gold bezel. 8.77 grams total. Fully detailed with well-cent

Zeeland, Netherlands, 6 stuivers "ship shilling," 1769, mounted in 14K gold bezel. 6.99 grams total. Nicely defined sailing ship with cle...

Large Chinese blue-on-white unglazed porcelain bowl, intact, from the "Hoi An Hoard" (late 1400s). 756 grams, 2-3/8" tall, 9-3/8&quo...

Small Chinese blue-on-white porcelain jarlet with bird motif, intact, from the "Hoi An Hoard" (late 1400s). 110 grams, 2-1/4" tall, ...

Small Chinese blue-on-white porcelain jarlet with bird motif, intact, from the "Hoi An Hoard" (late 1400s). 94 grams, 2" tall, 2-1/2...

Lot of two small Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacups with flower motif, intact, from the "Hoi An Hoard" (late 1400s). One is 62 grams...

Lot of two small Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacups with flower motif, intact, from the "Hoi An Hoard" (late 1400s). One is 49 grams...

Lot of two small Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacups with flower motif, intact, from the "Hoi An Hoard" (late 1400s). One is 43 grams...

Small piece of rope fiber from the Mary Rose (1543) with small tag from The Mary Rose Trust inside an acrylic display. 171 grams, 3-3/8" x 2-1...

Small section of wooden timber from the Mary Rose (1543) inside an acrylic cube signed by famous archeologist Margaret Rule. 148 grams, 2" x 2...

Gold-and-emerald ring, approx. 1 carat, size 4, from the Atocha (1622). 2.1 grams. A somewhat plain, gold-wire ring (slightly misshapen but wearable)

Small gold button from the Atocha (1622). 0.53 gram, 1/2" x 1/4". Tiny well-made button (one of a set of twelve found, according to the F...

High-quality natural emerald, 2.56 carats, grade 1C, from the Atocha (1622). Roughly 3/8" x 1/4". Mostly crystalline shape with even dark...

High-quality natural emerald, 1.68 carats, grade 1C, from the Atocha (1622). Roughly 3/8" x 1/4". Crystal and rough surfaces with lovely ...

High-quality natural emerald, 1.33 carats, grade 1B, from the Atocha (1622). Roughly 1/4" x 3/16". Beautiful flat crystal on one side wit...

Natural emerald, 1.38 carats, grade 2B, from the Atocha (1622). Roughly 1/4" x 3/16". Triangular-shaped beryl of light green opaque color...

Natural emerald, 1.7 carats, grade 2B, from the Atocha (1622). Roughly 1/4" x 3/16". Completely opaque light-green stone with encrustatio...

Natural emerald, 0.56 carat, grade 2A, from the Atocha (1622). Roughly 1/4" x 3/16". Very small light-green specimen, opaque throughout. ...

Natural emerald, 0.8 carat, grade 2B, from the Atocha (1622). Roughly 1/4" x 3/16". Light green to white in color, amorphous shape. From...

Silver "folio" (small pedestal), 12.8 oz troy, from the Atocha (1622). 417 grams, 4-1/4" tall, 2" base diameter. Labeled a &quo...

Iron gun barrel (wall/rail gun) and parts from the Atocha (1622). Gun, 3320 grams and approx. 45 inches; box, 18" x 12". Artifacts like ...

Tiny but ornate gold earring with high-quality cabochon emerald (approx. 1/2 carat) from the Capitana (1654), rare, plated in Horner. 0.38 gram; appr

Long gold chain, 66", from the Maravillas (1656). 74.47 grams. A beautifully hand-crafted continuous length of very bright and obviously high-...

Natural emerald, 17.75 carats, from the Maravillas (1656). Roughly 3/4" x 1/2". Large, molar-like specimen with black matrix covering one...

Natural emerald, 13.73 carats, from the Maravillas (1656). Roughly 5/8" x 1/2". Barrel-shaped molar-like stone with hints of dark matrix ...

Lot of two natural emeralds, 6.04 and 8.22 carats, from the Maravillas (1656). About 1/2" each. Two nuggets of different shapes and sizes, one...

Lot of three natural emeralds, 4.45, 4.51 and 6.10 carats, from the Maravillas (1656). About 1/2" each. Three disparate chunks, from dark to l...

Lot of ten natural emeralds, 2-3 carats each, from the Maravillas (1656). About 1/4" each. Small pieces of approximately same weight and color...

Lot of ten natural emeralds, about 2 carats each, from the Maravillas (1656). Up to 3/8" each. Interesting assortment of nuggets with one a th...

Lot of ten natural emeralds, 1.5 to 2 carats each, from the Maravillas (1656). About 1/4" each. Typical green chunks with dark flakes of matri...

Lot of eight iron muleshoes, professionally conserved, some with maker's marks, from the Consolacion (1681). 1297 grams total, 5" x 3-3/4&...

Small Chinese blue-on-white porcelain vase, intact, from the "Vung Tao wreck" (ca. 1690), ex-Christie's. 120 grams, 3-3/4" tall,...

Gold "olive blossom" chain, intact, from the 1715 Fleet. 43.91 grams, 32-1/2" long. A very desirable type of gold chain from the 171...

Lot of two small pieces of gold "olive blossom" chain from the 1715 Fleet. 20.39 grams total, one piece 14" long, one piece 4-1/2&qu...

Small gold ring (size 3) with seven-panel design of sacred hearts and flowers, from the 1715 Fleet. 1.99 grams. Solid, small finger ring of delicate

Solid silver coat-of-arms seal with spiral-shaped handle from the 1715 Fleet. 168 grams, 4" long, 1" diameter at base. Attractive, sturdy...

Clump of three silver cups from the 1733 Fleet. 485 grams, 3-1/2" tall, 3-1/4" x 2-1/2" wide. Three nested cups, conserved and intac...

Lot of four silver finials (game tokens?) from the Luz (1752), ex-Castells & Castells (1997). 40 grams total, each about 1" tall. Little a...

Matching pair of ornate gold and red coral earrings from an unidentified ca.-1750s wreck in the River Plate. 7.10 grams total, each earring about 1-1

Lot of two earthenware "boy-on-buffalo" figurines from the Tek Sing (1822), probably gamepieces, some legs missing. One is 28.04 grams, 2...

Encrusted green-glass ale bottle from an unidentified early-1800s wreck off Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 1,284 grams, 9" tall (bottle on...

Encrusted stoneware ale bottle from an unidentified early-1800s wreck off Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 1,013 grams, 10" tall x 3-1/4&qu...

Natural Colombian emerald in stone matrix with pyrite. 1058 grams, 10" long. Large, attractive oblong slab of white and black stone, pyrite an...

Lot of North Sea ancient amber fossil pieces (approx. 44 million years old). 191 grams total, 4 pieces from 1/2" to 3-1/2" long. Lightwei...

Megalodon (huge shark) tooth, Miocene era (approx. 2.6 to 15 million years old), found in the Hawthorn Formation, North Carolina. 223 grams, 4-1/2&...

Rare early European or Spanish burgonet helmet, 1500s-1600s. 1124 grams, 11" long x 10" high. Intact early helmet with raised decorated m...

Early European siege-weight soldier's breastplate, 1600s. 3470 grams, 17" tall x 13-1/2" wide. Heavy hand-forged construction with fo...

Eastern European steel war shield, 1700s. 1980 grams, 18-1/2" diameter. Ornately engraved and well-worn shield featuring pastoral scenes of an...

Large stone cannonball with rusted spike, 1500s. 6980 grams, 6" diameter. Far less common than iron or even bronze cannonballs, this example m...

Spanish eight-pounder cannon shot, recovered from a southern Caribbean site, 1600s, with wood base. 4479 grams total, 4054 grams for shot, 4" ...

Early Dutch or Spanish colonial bronze swivel-mounted cannon, 1600s-1700s, with old colonial carved wooden mount. 49-1/2" long, 4-7/8" mu...

Small bronze signal cannon (mortar), Spanish, 1600s-1700s. 3187 grams, 4-3/4" tall, 3" diameter. Short, crude, flat-bottomed cannons like...

American Revolutionary War 12-pounder mortar shell with wooden base, found in Philadelphia, 1777. 3252 grams total, 2761 grams for shell, 4-1/2&quo...

American Revolutionary War three-pounder barshot, found in New York. 1422 grams, 11-1/2" long, 2-3/4" diameter half-spheres. Rare example...

British eighteen-pounder stand of grapeshot, early 1800s. 7980 grams, 7-1/2" tall, 5" diameter. This type of projectile is seldom found i...

Small iron cannonball, professionally conserved. 919 grams, 2-1/2" diameter. Intact and matte black from conservation, with moonscape-like pit...

Complete iron barshot with spherical ends, professionally conserved. 3838 grams, 10-12" long, 3" diameter spheres. Very solid and intact ...

Spanish ball-and-chain horseman's flail, 1700s. 925 grams, 26-1/2" overall length with 5" ball, 9-1/2" handle, 12" chain. I...

Early Italian stiletto knife with lionhead pommel, 1600s-1700s. 269 grams, 14-1/2" overall length, 9" blade. Whimsical Venetian knife hil...

Spanish colonial sailor's dirk, 1700s-1800s. 196 grams, 14" overall length, 9-1/8" blade. Good-quality officer's knife found in S...

Spanish or Italian dagger, mid-1700s. 352 grams, 16" overall length, 11-1/4" blade. Simple yet serviceable knife with corkscrew-patterned...

French marine brass-hilted briquet hanger sword, 1767. 780 grams, 32" long, 26-3/4" blade. Used by French marines and soldiers in the Ame...

European felling axe, 1700s. 1750 grams, 30-12" overall length with 6-12" x 11-1/4" blade. Distinctively long blade (basically a tre...

Spanish colonial Caribbean naval cutlass, ca. 1800. 697 grams, 32" long, 28" blade. A classic early naval straight, single-bladed sword w...

Late Spanish colonial period officer's eagle-headed sword, late 1800s. 937 grams, 32" long, 26-1/2" blade. Used by Spanish officers i...

Japanese katana ("samurai sword") with scabbard, mid-1900s. 1360 grams, 40" long, 30" blade. The katana was the main battle wea...

Rare European brass-barreled matchlock hand mortar, 1600s-1700s. 4802 grams, 22-1/2" long, 2-1/2" bore at mouth. Purchased in Spain in 19...

Ornate brass miquelet horseman's pistol, Eastern European, 1700s. 1512 grams, 20" long, 13" barrel. Heavily decorated metal stock wit...

Ornate miquelet horseman's pistol, Eastern European, 1700s. 1073 grams, 19" long, 12" barrel. Intricately decorated metal stock with ...

Ornate Spanish officer's miquelet pistol, 1700s. 632 grams,13-1/2" long, 8" barrel. High-quality polished walnut stock 50-caliber pis...

European or Spanish officer's blunderbuss pistol, 1700s. 619 grams, 13" long, 7-1/2" barrel, 1" at muzzle. Unusual small walnut ...

European flintlock large caliber holster pistol, 1700s. 995 grams, 19-1/4" long, 12-1/2" barrel. Fifty-caliber pistol with relief-carved...

British officer's brass barrel pistol, made by John Sharpe, 1811-1831. 837 grams, 15" long, 9" barrel. Fifty-caliber walnut stock pis...

English officer's percussion pistol, maker T. Ketland & Co., ca. 1815-20. 930 grams, 15" long, 9" barrel. Sturdy service pistol f...

English officer's flintlock pistol, maker W. Ketland & Co., ca. 1815-20. 789 grams, 4-1/2" long, 9" barrel. Simple specimen from ...