Greek: c/late C2nd-1st BCE. Etrusco-Latin Terracotta Statuette of Athena/Minerva. Minus head, right arm & partial base. Design evidently modelled after the famous Athena Partheons of Phidias. Now mounted on a wooden base. Red Terracotta with remnants of a slip-glaze finish. 150mm, high by 60mm, at base. Excavated condition. Scarce. (P)
Coins & Banknotes Public Auction 361
By: Status International
Status International Coins & Banknotes Public Auction 361
Status International – Sale 361 - Friday 16th October 2020.
Auction 361 has 4632 lots catering for all types of collectors with varying types of interests and budgets. There are many desirable single items as well as collections and mixed lots. Items range from $30 to $55,000 so there's something for everybody.
This catalogue contains a great selection of Australian coins including Australian Shipwrecks, Adelaide Pound , Dumps , Proclamation coins, Gold Sovereigns and Half-Sovereigns, pre-decimal coins and Proofs, A major collection of Error Coins, RAM , Perth Mint and NPA products. There are many highlights in the Australian Coins including Three Australian 1930 Pennies. First is graded in VF/gVF , then a Fine and VG/VF and are Reserved at $20,000 , $16,000 , $10,000 respectively (Lots 6007, 6008 and 6009). This auction also includes a Adelaide Assay Office Type II Coins and is Reserved at $12,000 (Lot 5563). There is also a 1813 New South Wales Dump (fifteen pence). Traces of the centre of 8R on reverse. Steel grey tone VF, with all design nice & clear. Mira type D/2. McD cat $60,000. Very rare. Reserved at $16,000. (Lot 5560). Also the balance of a major collection of Australian Error coins and Varieties (Lots 6338 - 6446) with the highlights being a $1/$200 2001 1oz Silver Proof Kookaburra ERROR/MULE. Wrong obverse die for the $200 gold or platinum Proof. Extremely rare. See pg 347 in McD cat $7750. Reserved at $4,000. (Lot 6430), And the 50c Undated Unissued Pattern Trial, Parliament House reverse, ACT Coat of Arms obverse. aU. Extremely Rare. McD cat $22,500 Ex Status auction 179, lot 992. (Lot 6420) with conservative Reserve of $6,000. Many other Unique pieces never seen before...
In the Australian Banknotes section includes Pre-Federation, Pre-decimal, Specimens, Decimal, Starnotes, Hay Internment Camp Notes, Varieties and much more. This auction includes the very rare 10/- Collins-Allen (1913) circulation note. The first Australian note. VF with good colour. Rare, with only 37 examples of this note known in all grades. R-1c cat $37,500. Rare (Lot 7038), Reserved at $10,000. Also a £5 Kell-Collins black serial numbers. aU. R-38a cat $32,500. Rare this nice. Also in Australian Section an Australian Specimen - $100 Johnston-Stone Specimen ZAA 000000 type 4 opt SPECIMEN twice on front & once on back, Unc housed in a Reserve Bank 2 note folder showing ea side of the note. Ren SP28 cat $30,000 . (Lot 7216) Reserved at $8,000.
Great range of World coins and banknotes, including Gold, silver and copper coins, medals and World Banknotes . In the World Coins is a GB 1642 Charles I Pound Oxford mint, smaller Shrewsbury horseman. King on horseback left trampling on arms, Cannon amongst arms rev legend, denomination & date. Natural flan adjustment at 5 o'clock, sl striking weakness. S-2940. Nice old-time cabinet tone, gF or better. Rare (lot 7719) Reserve $7,000. Also in the world banknote section is a France 5000 Francs 2-1-1918. Multicolor design by Flameng, large format 255 x 127mm. The highest denomination of the time & equivalent in value to 200 gold sovereigns, and thus made with special security edge at right. P-76. Very fresh gVF-aEF, usual pinholes at left. One of the iconic rarities of French banknotes. (Lot 8173) Reserved at $5,000.
Also included in this Auction sale are many Australian and Overseas Medals and Militaria lots from various vendors. (Lots 4001- 4 244) Highlight being Australia: 1914-18 Distinguished Conduct Medal to Wounded in Action, 13th Bn Lewis Gunner, DCM. GVR, impressed officially: '3930 L.CPL. C. FINCH, 13/AUST. INF. .... (Read it online as it is very long) (Lot 4197) Reserved at $3,000 . Lots of nice lots to look at. Also a nice range of Ancient coins, Medals, Tokens, Emphera and Jewellery including Opals.
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Lot #5395 - Collectibles General
Egyptian. c2000BC. Clay figure crude, unglazed interpretation, possibly intended as an Ushabti burial idol or perhaps a child's toy. Appears to be fired in an open kiln (evidence of smoke blacking). 160mm tall. Most unusual.
Lot #5396 - Collectibles General
Australiana: 1913-23 Government of NSW invitations to official functions & menus for these functions. All printed in gold on card. Inc State Premiers & Ministers attending Premier's Conference, Farewell to Members & Col John Lamrock upon his relinquishing has command of AIF Military Camp Liverpool. Some card a little aged or soiling, 4 with partial filing punch o/w all GC & scarce. Unissued, ex printer's archive. All very...
Lot #5397 - Collectibles General
Australiana: Extra large folder with esoteric range of mostly C19th - early C20th ephemera related to gold mining, banking, justice, lodges inc 2 colourful lithograph certificates of merit (edge tatty, vignettes unaffected), indentures, 1874 Deed of Settlement for Esk Smelting Co, NSW 1897 Certificate of Marriage plus other interesting documents. Also inc 1916 Town & Country magazine, front cover depicting Red Cross workers & soldiers...
Lot #5398 - Collectibles General
Autographs: 1943 John Curtain, war-time Prime Minister signed official letter with prime Minister Canberra & Coat of Arms plus envelope & Andrew Fisher visiting card endorsed 'Please admit bearer & party' initialled A.F. Ca 1837-43 Sir John Franklin, Governor of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), signature on lower part of the vellum document with official seal. (3 items)
Lot #5399 - Collectibles General
Autographs: Don Bradman on a black & white picture cut from a magazine (?), Robert Menzies on a Parliament of the Commonwealth letterhead 12 Aug 1973 addressed to Roland J Conway, Malcolm Fraser on Prime Minister's letterhead 13 Aug 1980, Northern Jockey Club 1877 Member's Ticket & Ladies Ticket (wonderful condition), Issac Isaacs Governor General's appointment of Harold Austin to Active Citizen Military Forces 1931, University of...
Lot #5400 - Collectibles General
Autograph: Edward (VIII) ND. Christmas Gift Tag (multi-colour) with a typed inscription to a Mrs Doherty with ink signature Edward R. 86mmx46mm. VGC.. (P)
Lot #5401 - Collectibles General
Collector's cards: American Football: 'Topps Football Cards 1991' comp set of 660 cards in original pictorial box. Mint condition.
Lot #5402 - Collectibles General
Elector's Rights - NSW: 1894 with Residential Qualification below Electors Rights, 1898 with Residential Qualification removed both printed in rose 1901 with Residential Qualification printed in blue (this repaired central split on fold). 2nd rounded cnr, others lt soiling. VF. Scarce. (3)
Lot #5403 - Collectibles General
Fossils: Fossil mammal teeth from the Ash Hollow Formation in Nebraska USA. Approx 10 million years ago to the Miocene Epoch. Approx 20-50mm in length (21). Fossil teeth from the Mastadon species. Approx 4 million years ago, related to the mammoth & modern elephant & native to Eurasia & North America (2). Scarce. See web for photos. (23)
Lot #5404 - Collectibles General
Fossils: Teeth from the Mastadon species. Approx 4 million years ago, related to the mammoth & modern elephant & native to Eurasia & North America. (2). Fossil mammal teeth from the Ash Hollow Formation in Nebraska USA. Approx 10 million years ago to the Miocene Epoch. Approx 20-50mm in length. Scarce. See web for photos. (21). (23)
Lot #5405 - Collectibles General
Fossils: Sharks teeth from Paleocene Period, 50 Million years ago. (38). Dinosaur Egg shell fragments from Hypselosaurus, Cretaceous period found Provence France. (55). Dinosaur Bone fragments from Sauropod, Cretaceous period from Utah, USA (50). Many with descriptive cards/folders. (photocopy others as needed). (143).
Lot #5406 - Collectibles General
Horse Brasses with Edward Prince of Wales 79x97mm, Edward VIII Horse Brasses (2 diff), Edward VIII 1936, ER ornate, uninscribed plain. All diff. . (6)
Lot #5407 - Collectibles General
Meteorite: Found Mundrabilla WA 1911, weight 237g. Composition Fe about 90%, Ni 7.8%, Co 0.48%. Collected by a Melbourne geophysicist who used it as his office paperweight. Vendor cost $330, plus another from Sikhote Alin, Primorskiy, Russia, cut, polished & etched, 28g. Gold in in quartz specimen, 72g, with gold visible in 2 places. The first meteorite is rare. (3 items)
Lot #5408 - Collectibles General
Newspapers: Australasian, Melbourne 8 Apr 1865, Town Edn 16 Nov 1872. The Empire, Sydney Sep to Nov 1857 (8 diff issues). The Mercury, Hobart Sep 1886 to May 1893 (17 diff), 1945 (2). Fascinating insight into Australia's past. Generally VGC ex Library files. (29)
Lot #5409 - Collectibles General
Newspapers: Australasian, Melbourne 26 Aug 1865, Town Edn 4 Oct 1873. The Empire, Sydney Sep to Nov 1857 (8 diff issues). The Mercury, Hobart Mar to Jun 1893 (15), Aug 1897, Jan 1903, 1945 (2). Fascinating insight into Australian social history of the time. Generally VGC ex Library files. (29)
Lot #5410 - Collectibles General
Newspapers: The Empire, Sydney Oct to Dec 1857 (7 diff). Australasian, Melbourne Sep 1877. The Mercury, Hobart Oct 1886 to May 1893 (14) plus 5 others 1898-1945. Fascinating insight into Australia's colonial past. Generally VGC ex Library files. (27)
Lot #5411 - Collectibles General
Sport: British Empire Games of 1938 Sydney Australia Souvenir Programme. Don Bradman & Peter's Ice Cream on the back cover. 32pgs, minor soiling o/w GC. Listed on ebay $250.
Lot #5412 - Collectibles General
Smoking: Cigarette Box in cast aluminium with mahogany lining. Prince of Wales wearing military cap facing 3/4 right smoking a cigarette on front, 'Our prince of Sports' 135mmx145mmx75mm plus matching aluminium ash tray 82mmx132mm, both by RW Coan. VGC. Lot number out of order.
Lot #5413 - Collectibles General
1912 Stockholm Participation Medal. AE 50mm by Eric Lindberg. EF. Scarce. (P)
Lot #5414 - Collectibles General
1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Participant's medal. Edge engraved 'WP Nunan Gladstone QLD'. AE, 63mm by KG Luke. EF. C-1956/5. (P)
Lot #5415 - Collectibles General
1980 Moscow Olympic Games Participants medal. Moscow Olympic emblem over Olympic Stadium rev View of Red Square in Moscow in presentation wallet. Tombac 60mm. (P)
Lot #5416 - Collectibles General
1988 Seoul 24th Olympic Games participation medal. Classic Korean art view of South Gate rev official logo over rings. AE 60mm by K Kwanghyun. Another for employees & helpers. Archer on horseback rev view of stadium. AE 65mm octagonal. Both UNC in cases of issue. (2) (P)
Lot #5417 - Collectibles General
1988 XXIVTH Olympiad Merit Medal presented to Volunteers & the Press. Ancient horseman over Olympic rings & legend rev Signatures of President Samaranch & organising committee between logo & stadium. AE 65mm in its official case.
Lot #5418 - Collectibles General
1996 Swatch watch Centennial Olympic Games Collection, Olympic Legends Atlanta 1996. 10 Swatch watches each named to a legendary athlete. Housed in its original triangular fold over box. New.
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