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Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 42

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2022
Session A | 09:00 PST | Lots 1-316 | Ancient & Islamic Part I
Session B | 14:00 PST | Lots 317-855 | Islamic Part II & India & China
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2022
Session C | 09:00 PST | Lots 856-1177 | World Coins Part I
Session D | 14:00 PST | Lots 1178-1741 | World Coins Part II & Ethnographic
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2022
Session E | 10:00 PST | Lots 1742-2324 | Internet-Only Lots Part I
SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2022
Session F | 10:00 PST | Lots 2325-3200 | Internet-Only Lots Part II & Group Lots
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, LOT of 5 shell necklaces1718 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, LOT of 5 shell necklaces
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, LOT of 5 shell necklaces, two with a polished spiral pendant (cf. Opitz p.301), the other three braided in a web patt
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 450.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: New Georgia Islands, mbarake shell ring (540g), VF1719 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: New Georgia Islands, mbarake shell ring (540g), VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: New Georgia Islands, mbarake shell ring (540g), Opitz p.220, ca. 13.5 x 12.5 x 3cm, made from a polished giant clam shell, a very siz
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 96.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, feather coil-making tool, 19th to early 20th century, VF1720 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, feather coil-making tool, 19th to early 20th century, VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, feather coil-making tool, 19th to early 20th century, Opitz p.142-43 (plate examples), comprising a wooden feathe
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 72.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, feather coil money (3519g), 19th to early 20th century, Unc1721 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, feather coil money (3519g), 19th to early 20th century, Unc
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, feather coil money (3519g), 19th to early 20th century, Opitz p.142-43, Knox p.50, ca. 8.17m (26'-9½&q...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold for 18,000.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, LOT of 3 feather stick money, VF-EF1722 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, LOT of 3 feather stick money, VF-EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, LOT of 3 feather stick money, Opitz p.143 (plate examples), 32cm-long stick covered in red and white feathers of
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for 240.00
 
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THAILAND: chain money (85.35g), choice VF1723 - THAILAND: chain money (85.35g), choice VF
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THAILAND: chain money (85.35g), consisting of 33 links, each ca. 30mm long and stamped with the same two symbols, used as currency in the mid-1800&#...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 216.00
 
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THAILAND: silver neck ring (120g), EF1724 - THAILAND: silver neck ring (120g), EF
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THAILAND: silver neck ring (120g), Opitz (2011) p.387 (plate example), 149mm-wide C-shaped ring with hooked ends, decorated with floral and fish patte
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Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold for 228.00
 
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THAILAND: silver spiral bracelet (122g), VF-EF1725 - THAILAND: silver spiral bracelet (122g), VF-EF
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THAILAND: silver spiral bracelet (122g), Opitz p.284, Semans p.5, made from a silver bar hammered into a thin 7-layered coil (ca. 65mm in diameter &...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 204.00
 
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TIBET: beaded leather belt (335g), VF-EF1726 - TIBET: beaded leather belt (335g), VF-EF
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TIBET: beaded leather belt (335g), 98 x 7.5cm, comprising a 50cm-long main portion made from black cloth, fitted with a diamond-shaped brass plaque an
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Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold for 312.00
 
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TIBET: LOT of 2 deoganta bells, VF1727 - TIBET: LOT of 2 deoganta bells, VF
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TIBET: LOT of 2 deoganta bells, Opitz p.130-31, including an older example with a largely plain exterior and a newer one with various decorative motif
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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TOGO: quartz disk (235g), VF1728 - TOGO: quartz disk (235g), VF
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TOGO: quartz disk (235g), Opitz p.273 (plate example), 76 x 74 x 31mm, ca. 17th-19th century, used as money by various Akan people along the west Afri
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 264.00
 
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UNITED STATES: pearl string (12.95g), VF1729 - UNITED STATES: pearl string (12.95g), VF
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UNITED STATES: pearl string (12.95g), Opitz p.247, Opitz (2011) p.403 (plate example), consisting of 130 pearls, used by Great Plains tribes as a trad
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Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold for 480.00
 
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UNITED STATES: wampum beads (136g), VF1730 - UNITED STATES: wampum beads (136g), VF
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UNITED STATES: wampum beads (136g), Opitz p.365, 36cm long string of shell beads, each ca. 1.5cm in diameter, unearthed from Native American mounds in
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 360.00
 
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UNITED STATES: wampum necklace, EF1731 - UNITED STATES: wampum necklace, EF
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UNITED STATES: wampum necklace, Opitz p.372-73, ca. 53cm in circumference, composed of 21 white shell tubes and numerous small black stone beads, prod
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 420.00
 
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UNITED STATES: wampum string, EF1732 - UNITED STATES: wampum string, EF
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UNITED STATES: wampum string, Opitz p.369 (upper left plate example), ca. 28cm, composed of 47 white and purple shell tubes and attached to cloth at b
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 2,040.00
 
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UNITED STATES: wampum string, VF-EF1733 - UNITED STATES: wampum string, VF-EF
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UNITED STATES: wampum string, Opitz p.369 (upper right plate example), ca. 47cm, composed of 24 white shell tubes, produced by the Campbell family of
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 288.00
 
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UNITED STATES: wampum string, EF1734 - UNITED STATES: wampum string, EF
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UNITED STATES: wampum string, Opitz p.369 (lower plate example), ca. 54cm, composed of 38 white shell tubes, made by the Iroquois people of New York S
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 780.00
 
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UNITED STATES: LOT of 11 Archaic Period stone weapons1735 - UNITED STATES: LOT of 11 Archaic Period stone weapons
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UNITED STATES: LOT of 11 Archaic Period stone weapons (ca. 8000-1000 BC), including 4 knife blades (one found in Wabash River, Indiana), 2 projectile
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 204.00
 
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UNITED STATES: LOT of 6 prehistoric abalone shells1736 - UNITED STATES: LOT of 6 prehistoric abalone shells
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UNITED STATES: LOT of 6 prehistoric abalone shells, pierced for use in necklace (Opitz p.367 Wampum, plate examples), unearthed from an ancient Maidu
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Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for 390.00
 
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VANUATU: Torres Islands, tetiti shell money, VF-EF1737 - VANUATU: Torres Islands, tetiti shell money, VF-EF
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VANUATU: Torres Islands, tetiti shell money, Opitz p.343 (plate example), comprising 35 snail shells strung on a hand-woven rope, VF to EF, ex Charles
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 132.00
 
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