Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 27

Corinth, Corinthia, AR stater, 330-300 BC, "pegasus," mounted pegasus-side out in 14K gold pendant bezel. 12.15 grams total. Bold full pe...

Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III ("the Great"), post-323 BC, aligned axis, mounted Alexander-side out in 14K gold bezel. ...

Kingdom of Thrace, AR drachm, Lysimachos, 290-281 BC, Abydos mint, mounted in 14K gold bezel with sapphire in bail. 7.77 grams total. Head of Herakle

Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Constans II (641-668 AD), mounted Christ-side out in 18K gold bezel. 7.83 grams total. Crowned and draped bust facing,

Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Constantine IV (668-685 AD), Constantinople mint, mounted Christ-side out in 18K gold bezel. 7.52 grams total. Diademed

Genoa (Italian States), denaro, Conrad III (1093-1152 AD), "crusader coin," mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel. 2.17 grams total. C...

Portugal (Lisbon mint), gold 400 reis, Joao V, 1733, mounted in 14K men's ring (size 8-1/2). 8.99 grams total. Polished AU with rainbow-steel c...

Madrid, Spain, bust gold 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1789MF, mounted in 14K gold bezel with sapphire at top of bail. 11.61 grams total. Polished F/VF coin

Earthenware mercury flask, intact, unidentified 1500s wreck. 742 grams, 7-1/2" tall, 4-1/2" in diameter at shoulders. Medium-sized vessel...

Complete brass set of nested cup-weights, probably made in Nuremburg, with markings of Ferdinand and Isabel of Spain, ex-"Pewter Wreck" (m...

Intact but encrusted (as found) pewter dish, ex-"Pewter Wreck" (mid-1500s). 475 grams, 8-1/2" diameter. Heavily encrusted plate att...

Natural emerald, grade 2B, 1.15 carats, ex-Atocha (1622). Roughly 1/8" x 1/4". Mostly cylindrical crystal with several flat sides, light ...

Small natural emerald, 1.37 carats, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted in 14K gold pendant. 0.76 gram, roughly 1" x 1/4". Interesting and creative...

Lot of three natural emeralds, 2.25 carats total, ex-Atocha (1622). Roughly 1/4" x 1/8" and 1/8" x 1/8". Small, amorphous shape...

Small silver breastplate with ornate design, ex-Atocha (1622). 16.2 grams, 2-1/4" diameter. Miniature round, concave breastplate, intact and w...

Iron sword blade (partial) with markings and lettering, very rare, ex-Atocha (1622). 204 grams, 11-1/4" x 3/4" x 3/8". Well-preserve...

Partial iron dirk blade with fragments of crossguard and sheath, ex-Atocha (1622). 146 grams, 9-1/4" long. Stable metal under dark black oxida...

Small natural pearl, grade 1A, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). Roughly 3x3mm. Small natural pearl, iridescent on one side, from a find of 16,000 pearls th

Lot of four small, natural pearls, ex-Santa Margarita (1622), with original Fisher certificates. Small natural pearls (3 mm each or less) with varyi

Iron grappling hook, professionally conserved, from an unidentified 1657 Dutch wreck. 3 lb, 18" long. Nearly intact 4-pronged grappling hook, ...

Wooden inkwell made from structural timbers recovered from the wreck of the Princess Maria (1686). 111 grams, 2" x 2-1/2" x 1-1/2"....

Intact blue-on-white Chinese porcelain cup with handle, Kangxi period, ex-HMS Winchester (1695), very rare provenance and condition. 72 grams, 2-1/...

Intact earthenware "olive jar" with stand, ex-Yucatan wreck (1600s-1700s). 3350 grams, 12" tall x 9" in diameter at shoulders. ...

Brass navigational dividers, ring-type, intact, ex-Merestein (1702). 27 grams, 3" long x 1-1/2". Intact and functional dividers with lust...

Brass navigational dividers, straight type, intact, ex-Merestein (1702). 49 grams, 3" x 1/2". Pocket-sized and functional with simple som...

English pewter measure, intact but missing lid, ex-HMS Stirling Castle (1703). 212 grams, 3-1/4" tall, 2" diameter. The Great Storm of No...

Royal Navy surgeon's delftware medical ointment pot, ex-HMS Stirling Castle (1703). 149 grams, 3" tall, 2-1/4" diameter. The Great St...

Bronze pocket sundial (ring dial), ex-Association (1707). 18 grams, 1-3/4" x 1-1/2" x 3/8". Fully intact outer rings (missing inner ...

Bronze cannon breech-block, ex-Real Eight, ex-Sotheby-Parke-Bernet (1973), plated in Pieces of Eight (Wagner, 1966), very rare and important. 24.3 lb

Iron cannonball grenade (three-pounder), conserved and intact, ex-1715 Fleet. 1109 grams, 3" diameter. Hollow but solid and professionally con...

Iron axe head, conserved, ex-1715 Fleet. 1281 grams, 10-1/4" x 4". Conserved and stable dark black axe head, the wooden handle long gone ...

Small iron grappling hook, conserved and intact, ex-1733 Fleet. 236 grams, 7" x 6". Petite three-pronged hook with intact ring in eyelet ...

Iron cargo hook and connector ring, conserved and intact, ex-1733 Fleet. 627 grams, 8" long. A complete and heavy hook with most of a flared-f...

Small iron barshot (unique design), ex-early 1700s wreck. 3119 grams, 9" long, the ends 2-1/2" thick and 3-1/2" in diameter. Very st...

Small lignum vitae deadeye, ex-HMS Looe (1744), ex-Meylach. 380 grams, 3-1/2" diameter, 2-1/2" wide. Nearly complete wooden piece of ship...

Small wax-seal (bird on branch motif), gilt copper and agate, intact, ex-Hartwell (1787). 5 grams, 1-3/4" x 3/4". Charming and still-usef...

Brass spectacles frame (without glass), intact but with one arm-pin missing, ex-Lady Holland (1830). 9 grams, 4-1/2" wide. Lightweight eyeglas...

Baltic amber with preserved spider and ant, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 2.3 grams, 1" x 3/4". A medium-color ...

Baltic amber with preserved spider and flies, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 5.1 grams, 1-3/4" x 3/4". Lovely sp...

Fossilized teak tree, 40+ million years old, from ancient central Java. 3056 grams, 11" tall, 3" diameter. Extremely attractive, multi-co...

Megalodon (huge shark) tooth, Miocene era (approx. 2.6 to 15 million years old), from the Hawthorn Formation, South Carolina. 331 grams, 5-1/4"...

Lot of six megalodon (giant shark) teeth, approx. 2.6 million years old, mostly intact (2"+/-), recovered from shipwreck sites off South Africa...

Fossilized woolly mammoth tooth, approx. 10,000 to 100,000 years old, found off the east coast of Florida. 2491 grams, 8-1/2" x 6-1/2". L...

English lead cannonball, ca. 1622-1644. 1750 grams, 2-3/4" diameter. A seldom-seen small-caliber lead shot from a swivel gun or small cannon f...

British ball grenade, ca. 1758, partially fragmented, from Fort St. Frederic in Crown Point, NY. 711 grams, 2-1/2" diameter if whole. Rarely a...

Large bronze signal cannon "thundermug," Spanish colonial (1500s-1700s), marked with script initials F.A. 19.2 lb, 6" tall, 4" ...

Pair of very small iron signal or model cannons on wooden carriages, late 1700s to early 1800s. 8.4 lb and 8.6 lb, each 10" x 6". Decorat...

Early 19th-century American bronze swivel-mount cannon with iron tiller. 23" long, 5" diameter at breech, 4" muzzle, 1-2" bore,...

Small brass cannon on carriage, Civil War era, with ownership provenance dating back to 1941. 57 lbs, 26" long, 4" muzzle, 1-1/2" b...

Twelve-pounder "stand of grapeshot" or canister shot, Civil War era. 14.4 lbs, 6" tall, 4-1/2" diameter. This type of projectil...