Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 29

Lot of two artifacts: a wooden mallet head with initials J.S. and display stand and a section of thick rope, ex-Colossus (1798). 570 grams total, rop

Large natural Colombian emerald in stone matrix with bits of pyrite sprinkled throughout over calcite agglomeration. 465 grams, approximately 5&quo...

Large petrified ammonite shell in matrix, approx. 350 million years old, from the Sahara Desert. 3788 grams, 7-1/2" x 7" x 3". Beau...

Baltic amber with preserved spider and flies, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 6 grams, 1-5/8" x 1-3/8". Medium ho...

Baltic amber with preserved beetle, fly and wasp, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 3 grams, 1-1/2" x 1/2". Light-c...

Megalodon (giant shark) tooth, Miocene era, approx. 3 to 15 million years old. 289 grams, 5" x 4". Carcharocles megalodon, meaning "...

Dutch East Indian (Indonesian) bronze lantaka (cannon) with original yoke (1800s). 36 lb av, 33" long, 3-3/4" at its widest. A type of po...

Spanish rapier, signed "Thomas Ayala en Toledo," early 1600s. 538 grams, 40-1/2" long, 34" blade. Ayala was a noted Toledo swor...

European "left hand" dagger, 1700s. 171 grams, 11-1/2" long, 7-1/2" blade. Designed to parry or block an opponent's attack,...

Iron sailor's dirk, Spanish colonial, ca. 1800. 254 grams, 15" long overall. Distinctive wavy blade design (inspired by the moro kris kni...

Spanish colonial D-guard cutlass, 1700s-1800s. 824 grams, 24' long, 19-1/2" blade. Iron hilt with walnut handle containing owner's ini...

Spanish colonial officer's sword, ca. 1800. 254 grams, 39" long, 33" blade. Gilt and engraved double-edged sword, with "no me s...

French model 1833 naval cup-hilt cutlass, engraved on spine with script "Manuf re R le de Chatellerault anno 1841" or "of Royal Manuf...

British naval flintlock blunderbuss, ca. 1755, marked with maker Whately. 2420 grams, 35" long, 23" barrel. Octagon-to-round barrel, typi...

Large English flintlock blunderbuss swivel gun, late 1700s. 4166 grams, 38-1/2" long, 22" barrel, 2" bell. Hefty, iron-barreled guns...

Spanish percussion blunderbuss with gold-inlaid inscription EN EIBAR / Fo POR ANTONIO BASCARAN / ANO 1867. 2059 grams, 28-1/4" long, 13-1/2&q...

European flintlock pistol, 1700s. 1081 grams, 20" long, 12" barrel. Beautiful and ornately hand-engraved brass, steel, and walnut pistol...

English naval flintlock pistol with dogface butt, late 1700s. 755 grams, 14" long, 8" barrel. Whimsical design with brass dogface butt pl...

British naval officer's flintlock pistol, early 1800s, with round brass barrel marked LONDON, KETLAND under flintlock. 1090 grams, 13-1/2"...

Double-barrel side-by-side percussion pistol, probably British, ca. 1820s-1850s. 932 grams, 14" long, 7-1/2" barrel. Fluted wood stock, d...

Percussion pistol with octagonal barrel, probably British, ca. 1820s-1850s. 1227 grams, 14" long, 8" barrel. Heavy weapon with dark, cros...

American C. Sharps & Co. four-barrel rimfire pepperbox derringer pistol, .22 caliber, patent 1859. 328 grams, 6-1/4" long, 3" barrel....

European pinfire "boot pistol," mid-1800s. 499 grams, 9" long, 4-1/2" barrel. Small double-barrel weapon with folding bayonet, ...

American .31 caliber pocket revolver, Colt Model 1849, made 1861. 780 grams, 11" long, 5-5/8" barrel. Serial 187781, matching on barrel, ...

American naval percussion revolver, .36 caliber, marked MANHATTAN FIRE ARMS CO. NEWARK N.J. / PATENTED MARCH 8 1864, with tapered loading lever (Seri

Ornate, high-karat gold ring with turquoise, early Spanish colonial ca. early 17th century. 2.35 grams, women's size 7. Well-crafted Spanish co...

Lot of nine small gold and gilt-copper crucifix pieces, early Spanish colonial, ca. 17th century. 12 grams total. Lot of eight small gold findings fr

Wooden Spanish colonial figure of Saint Anthony of Padua, 1700s-1800s. 166 grams, 7-1/2" tall. Saint Anthony was the patron saint for shipwrec...

European rosary consisting of amethyst and silver beads, German silver cross and coin dated 1830, in Riker display box. 86 grams, 17-1/2" long...

Spanish colonial silver spoon with tax stamp on handle, rare, 1500s-1600s. 38 grams, 6-3/4" long. An unusual shape for a spoon, perhaps a serv...

English glass "onion" bottle, early 1700s, found in Guyana by Jack Haskins. 733 grams, 7" tall, 5-3/4" diameter. Typically bott...

Dutch glass "onion" bottle, early 1700s. 688 grams, 7-1/2" tall, 5-1/2" diameter. Dark "black glass" bottle, intact a...

Dutch glass "onion" bottle, early 1700s. 650 grams, 7-1/2" tall x 5-1/2" diameter. Typical "black glass" bottle with ...

Bronze mortar and pestle from southern Germany, 1700s-early 1800s. 2481 grams total, mortar 5" tall x 5-1/4" wide, pestle 8-1/2" lon...

English pewter boatswain's whistle, 1500s-1600s, in Riker display box. 17 grams, 3-1/2" long. Rare signal whistle used by bosuns on saili...

Ebony octant, probably English, early to mid-1700s. 1203 grams, roughly 15" x 13" x 3". This navigational device was used to measure...

Lightweight lignum vitae deadeye, 1700s. 921 grams, 3-1/2" thick. Medium brown wooden piece, part of a ship's rigging with groove and thre...

Pair of Spanish colonial cast brass stirrups (estribos), 1700s-early 1800s. 660 grams total, 5" x 4-1/2" x 2. Attractive pierced, cutout-...

Pair of Spanish brass covered stirrups (estribos), late 1700s-early 1800s. 2025 grams total, each about 10" x 5". With the appearance of ...

Spanish colonial "vargueno" or traveling desk/chest for table top, 1600s-1700s. 24-1/2" x 14" x 11". Well-loved walnut che...

Antique French bronze mission bell, signed by founder, Robert Dubois, late 1700s-early 1800s. 2410 grams, bell 8" tall and 5-1/2" diamete...

Early cast-iron ball-and-chain prisoner restraint, 1800s. 20 lbs, 30" long, 5" diameter ball. Heavy and solid 18-pounder iron ball with a...

The Knickerbocker Press, Albany, New York, special edition newspaper of the account of the Titanic sinking, April 19, 1912. 23" x 17". Ra...

Toledo, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1595(?) date to right, assayer C below mintmark oT to left. Cal-804. 5.27 grams. VF with complete cross and nearly full

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1621G. KM-48.3; Cal-1081. 5.50 grams. VF with bottom half of all four digits of the date visible plus clear king'...

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not visible. KM-48.3. 6.79 grams. VF with a plugged hole on the lower left quadrant of the shield,

Small "pinch" of gold, ex-Central America (1857), in promotional holder. 4-1/4" x 2-3/4". A prospector's "pinch" ...

Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer A to right, mintmark M to left (M-A), NGC AU 50 / Golden Fleece (des...

Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D outside tressure around 4 o'clock. Cal-720. 25.76 grams. Solid example from this wreck...