Auction Details
THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021
Session A | 09:00 PDT | Lots 1-338 | Ancient & Islamic Part I
Session B | 14:00 PDT | Lots 339-984 | Islamic Part II & India
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021
Session C | 09:00 PDT | Lots 985-1284 | China
Session D | 14:00 PDT | Lots 1285-1989 | World Coins
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2021
Session E | 10:00 PDT | Lots 1990-3100 | Internet Session
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1865KATANGA: AE cross money (785g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
KATANGA: AE cross money (785g), Opitz p.124 & Sigler p.17 (plate example), 24 x 22cm, so called "Katanga cross", produced circa 1750-1...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
1866KIRIBATI (GILBERT ISLANDS): tekaroro moneyStephen Album Rare Coins
KIRIBATI (GILBERT ISLANDS): tekaroro money, Opitz p.343, long string of bead money made from alternating black coconut husk discs and white conus shel
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (95.00 + 19.00BP) = 114.00
1867KIRIBATI (GILBERT ISLANDS): tekaroro money (62.83g)Stephen Album Rare Coins
KIRIBATI (GILBERT ISLANDS): tekaroro money (62.83g), Opitz p.343, ca. 90cm, composed of alternating white conus shell discs and black coconut shell di
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
1868KURDISTAN: silver-bronze ring (224g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
KURDISTAN: silver-bronze ring (224g), 116 x 111 x 9mm, with bulbous ends and decorative patterns, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
1869LIBERIA: silver-bronze arm ring (63.29g). EFStephen Album Rare Coins
LIBERIA: silver-bronze arm ring (63.29g), 89 x 79 x 5mm, with carved notches and square end knobs, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
1870MEXICO: LOT of 4 Aztec "bell money"Stephen Album Rare Coins
MEXICO:LOT of 4 pieces of Aztec Indian "bell money" circa 1000-1500 A.D., oblong shaped bells, average quality examples, retail value $200...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
1871MICRONESIA: gau shell moneyStephen Album Rare Coins
MICRONESIA: gau shell money, 77cm, shell necklace from Yap Island, 30" long string with whales tooth, graduated beads from 1/4" to 5/8&quo...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
1872MIDDLE-EAST: decorated knifeStephen Album Rare Coins
MIDDLE-EAST: decorated knife, 300mm, Arab knife with bone handle and scabbard completely covered with colorful beads and cowrie shells, Arabic inscrip
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
1873NEW BRITAIN: birok "pig money" (4.46g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
NEW BRITAIN: birok "pig money" (4.46g), Opitz p.84, 56cm, made of small polished shell discs braided edge-to-edge together, the most elabo...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (35.00 + 7.00BP) = 42.00
1874NEW BRITAIN: shell disc (92.52g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
NEW BRITAIN: shell disc (92.52g), Opitz p.298, 118 x 114mm, shaped and polished from a single large clam shell, choice VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection
Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
1875NEW BRITAIN: shell money. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
NEW BRITAIN: shell money, Opitz p.298, consisting of three strings of polished shell beads, each measuring 149cm (53.91g), 136cm (44.38g), and 55cm (1
Start Price : 160.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
1876NIGERIA: AE coiled manilla (359g). EFStephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: AE coiled manilla (359g), Opitz p.215 (plate example), 140mm with a diameter of 80mm, thin-gauge twisted calabar coil (nja), ca. 19th century
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
1877NIGERIA: brass bangleStephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: brass bangle, 84mm (3 1/4") in diameter, decorated at side ends, set on interesting old information card, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collect...
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
1878NIGERIA: brass ring money (208g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: brass ring money (208g), Opitz p.278 (plate example), C-shaped ring measuring 95mm at the widest with enlarged ends, decorated with linear pa
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
1879NIGERIA: copper Calabar coilsStephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: copper Calabar coils, 78mm, large issue with 9 coils, likely made in Nigeria from the Cross River region in the 18-19th centuries, darkly pat
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
1880NIGERIA: copper Calabar coilsStephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: copper Calabar coils, 80mm, likely made in Nigeria from the Cross River region in the 18-19th Centuries, darkly patinated copper, VF, ex Char
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
1881NIGERIA: copper Calabar coils (455.80g)Stephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: copper Calabar coils (455.80g), 84mm, heavy issue with 3 thick coils, likely made in Nigeria from the Cross River region in the 18-19th centu
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
1882NIGERIA: iron purr-purr (83.02g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: iron purr-purr (83.02g), Opitz p.273, roughly 240 x 45mm, likely made in the 19th century, considered a currency bar and used as late as 1939
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
1883NIGERIA: rotl necklaceStephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: rotl necklace, Opitz p.288, 240mm, necklace made from cowrie shells with two blue small trade beads, likely during the late 19th or early 20t
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
1884NORTH AFRICA: AR arm ring (24.03g). EFStephen Album Rare Coins
NORTH AFRICA: AR arm ring (24.03g), 62 x 40mm, decorated with an oval carnelian disc and intricate patterns all around, made in fine silver by the Ber
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00