Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 41

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Session A | 09:00 PDT | Lots 1-321 | Ancient & Islamic Part I
Session B | 14:00 PDT | Lots 322-938 | Islamic Part II & India
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Session C | 09:00 PDT | Lots 939-1306 | China
Session D | 15:00 PDT | Lots 1307-1885 | World Coins
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
Session E | 10:00 PDT | Lots 1886-2579 | Internet Session
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
Session F | 10:00 PDT | Lots 2580-3150 | Internet Session
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: IVORY COAST: AE anklet (1764g). VF1857 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: IVORY COAST: AE anklet (1764g). VF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: IVORY COAST: AE anklet (1764g), Opitz p.276, ca. 12cm tall and 15.5cm wide, hollow, decorated with linear patterns on the surface, used
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: JAPAN: e-ma shrine offering (1525g). VF1858 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: JAPAN: e-ma shrine offering (1525g). VF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: JAPAN: e-ma shrine offering (1525g), consisting of 103 Kan'ei Tsuho 4 mon and a Tai He Zhong Bao charm, arranged in the shape of a...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: KATANGA: AE cross money (618g). VF1859 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: KATANGA: AE cross money (618g). VF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: KATANGA: AE cross money (618g), Opitz p.124, Sigler p.17, so called "Katanga cross", 19.8 x 19.6cm, produced ca. 1750-1920, ...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for (280.00 + 56.00BP) = 336.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: MALAYSIA & INDONESIA: kris dagger1860 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: MALAYSIA & INDONESIA: kris dagger
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: MALAYSIA & INDONESIA: kris dagger, Opitz p.188, also known as keris, ca. 54cm in total length, with wavy blade, fitted with wooden...
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Estimate : 180.00 - 240.00
Sold for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: MEXICO: SET of 8 bronze axehead money1861 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: MEXICO: SET of 8 bronze axehead money
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: MEXICO: SET of 8 bronze axehead money ca. 800-1200 AD, Opitz p.24-26, representing a virtually complete range of shapes and sizes from 5
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Estimate : 180.00 - 240.00
Sold for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: MICRONESIA: Yap, rai stone money (566g), ca. 1871-1931. VF1862 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: MICRONESIA: Yap, rai stone money (566g), ca. 1871-1931. VF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: MICRONESIA: Yap, rai stone money (566g), ca. 1871-1931, Opitz p.316 (plate example), 130 x 117 x 28mm (1.25 lb), made from crystalline c
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (3,750.00 + 750.00BP) = 4,500.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: NEPAL: glass bead band (106g). VF-EF1863 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: NEPAL: glass bead band (106g). VF-EF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: NEPAL: glass bead band (106g), consisting two connected bands (both ca. 30cm in length) made from thousands of red, white, and blue bead
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Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: NEPAL: glass bead belt (179g). VF1864 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: NEPAL: glass bead belt (179g). VF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: NEPAL: glass bead belt (179g), ca. 1.2m (48") long, comprised of eleven strands of colorful glass beads arranged into simple geom...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: NEW GUINEA: je stone (1140g). VF1865 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: NEW GUINEA: je stone (1140g). VF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: NEW GUINEA: je stone (1140g), Opitz p.168, 49 x 13 x 0.5cm, made from a large sheet of black slate with green stripes, considered sacred
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: NORTH AFRICA: silver bracelet (226g)1866 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: NORTH AFRICA: silver bracelet (226g)
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: NORTH AFRICA: silver bracelet (226g), consisting of a solid C-shaped body (66mm across) with thick ends, attached with three decorative
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: NORTH AFRICA: silver chain (209g). VF-EF1867 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: NORTH AFRICA: silver chain (209g). VF-EF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: NORTH AFRICA: silver chain (209g), 66 x 3.5cm, consisting of 165 links (11 groups of 5 chains with 3 links) concatenated with 12 groups
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PACIFIC ISLANDS: shell money set1868 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: PACIFIC ISLANDS: shell money set
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PACIFIC ISLANDS: shell money set, SET of 11 types of shell disc string (all ca. 20cm long) from various islands, attributed and set on d
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PACIFIC ISLANDS: shell money set1869 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: PACIFIC ISLANDS: shell money set
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PACIFIC ISLANDS: shell money set, SET of 12 types of shell disc string (all ca. 20cm long) from various islands, attributed and set on d
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PACIFIC ISLANDS: shell money set1870 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: PACIFIC ISLANDS: shell money set
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PACIFIC ISLANDS: shell money set, SET of 10 types of shell disc string (11cm to 21cm long) from various islands, attributed and set on d
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 5 nose-piercing sticks1871 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 5 nose-piercing sticks
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 5 nose-piercing sticks, Opitz p.240, made from clam shell, decorated with 3 etchings or wrapping at both ends,
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusks (96.71g). EF1872 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusks (96.71g). EF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusks (96.71g), Opitz p.87, consisting of two semi-circular tusks bound together with intricately woven rattan an
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: conus shell belt (436g). EF1873 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: conus shell belt (436g). EF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: conus shell belt (436g), consisting of 16 conus shell spirals attached to a 71cm-long belt made from woven plant fiber
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: stone axehead (594g). VF1874 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: stone axehead (594g). VF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: stone axehead (594g), 152 x 113 x 19mm, holed in the center and sharpened around the edge, made by the Angu people (Ku
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: stone club head (761g). EF1875 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: stone club head (761g). EF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: stone club head (761g), Opitz p.113, 117 x 85mm, hollow cylindrical body with three rows of nubs, made in pre-contact
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: toea arm shell ring (75.14g). EF1876 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: toea arm shell ring (75.14g). EF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: toea arm shell ring (75.14g), Opitz p.233 (Mwali), consisting of a large conus shell (ca. 67mm in diameter & 36m...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Trobriand Islands, doga necklace (145g). VF1877 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Trobriand Islands, doga necklace (145g). VF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Trobriand Islands, doga necklace (145g), Opitz p.133 & p.189 (Kula ring), ca. 45cm in length, consisting of a la...
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Estimate : 180.00 - 240.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: RWANDA: pound beads (76.91g). EF1878 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: RWANDA: pound beads (76.91g). EF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: RWANDA: pound beads (76.91g), Opitz p.60, ca. 61cm long, made from tens of thousands of black, white and red seed beads arranged in a he
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 8 strings of various shell money1879 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 8 strings of various shell money
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 8 strings of various shell money from the Solomon Islands and New Ireland, including 2 bracelets and 1 string of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita, human teeth necklace. VF1880 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita, human teeth necklace. VF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita, human teeth necklace, Opitz p.160 (plate example), containing 38 teeth (mostly molars), worn throughout the is
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Start Price : 220.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: SOLOMON ISLANDS: porpoise teeth necklace. EF1881 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: SOLOMON ISLANDS: porpoise teeth necklace. EF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: SOLOMON ISLANDS: porpoise teeth necklace, Opitz p.264, containing 142 teeth, used throughout the islands as bride price and in payments
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Isabel, bakhia necklace (302g). VF-EF1882 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Isabel, bakhia necklace (302g). VF-EF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Isabel, bakhia necklace (302g), Opitz p.29, breast ornament consisting of a shell ring (94mm) made from a tridacn
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: THAILAND: AR bracelet (150g). VF-EF1883 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: THAILAND: AR bracelet (150g). VF-EF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: THAILAND: AR bracelet (150g), Opitz p.284 (plate example), 75mm at the widest, clasped ends-type, with both ends hammered into long wire
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: THAILAND: AR neck ring (262g). VF1884 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: THAILAND: AR neck ring (262g). VF
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: THAILAND: AR neck ring (262g), Opitz p.284, 157mm at the widest, made from a solid silver bar faceted by hammer blows and decorated with
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (280.00 + 56.00BP) = 336.00
 
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: TIBET: prayer beads (135g)1885 - ETHNOGRAPHIC: TIBET: prayer beads (135g)
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ETHNOGRAPHIC: TIBET: prayer beads (135g), Opitz p.61, Dubin p.78-81, likely 19th century or earlier, ca. 63cm, consisting of a string of 108 human bon
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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