Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 44

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Session A | 09:00 PDT | Lots 1-311 | Ancient & Islamic Part I
Session B | 14:00 PDT | Lots 312-861 | Islamic Part II & India
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Session C | 09:00 PDT | Lots 862-1208 | China & World Coins - Asia & Middle-East
Session D | 14:30 PDT | Lots 1209-1730 | World Coins - Europe, Africa, Americas, Pacific, Ethnographic
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2022
Session E | 10:00 PDT | Lots 1731-2640 | Internet - Single Lots
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2022
Session F | 10:00 PDT | Lots 2641-3250 | Internet - Group Lots
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INDONESIA: Sumba & Sumbawa, loda copper chain (321.11g), EF1701 - INDONESIA: Sumba & Sumbawa, loda copper chain (321.11g), EF
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INDONESIA: Sumba & Sumbawa, loda copper chain (321.11g), Opitz p.205, Quiggin p.266, ca. 152cm long, made from intricately concatenated copper w...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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INDONESIA: Sumba, LOT of 5 tin mamuli earrings1702 - INDONESIA: Sumba, LOT of 5 tin mamuli earrings
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INDONESIA: Sumba, LOT of 5 tin mamuli earrings, weighing between 11g and 17g, all ca. 60mm long, with hollow diamond-shaped body and keyhole-shaped op
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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IVORY COAST: string of 38 copal beads, VF1703 - IVORY COAST: string of 38 copal beads, VF
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IVORY COAST: string of 38 copal beads, Opitz p.44, from 23mm to 43mm in diameter, used by the Fulani people as bride price and for the purchase of cat
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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KATANGA: AE cross money (1387g), VF1704 - KATANGA: AE cross money (1387g), VF
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KATANGA: AE cross money (1387g), Opitz p.124, Sigler p.17, 320mm across, with an unusually elongated center, one of the heaviest examples of the Katan
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (260.00 + 52.00BP) = 312.00
 
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MICRONESIA: Yap, rai stone money (12010g), ca. 1871-1931, VF1705 - MICRONESIA: Yap, rai stone money (12010g), ca. 1871-1931, VF
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MICRONESIA: Yap, rai stone money (12010g), ca. 1871-1931, Opitz p.316-321, Opitz (2011) p.533 (plate example), 34 x 28.5 x 9cm (13.4" x 11.2&qu...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold for (7,500.00 + 1,500.00BP) = 9,000.00
 
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MICRONESIA: Yap, rai stone money (95.67g), ca. 1871-1931, VF-EF1706 - MICRONESIA: Yap, rai stone money (95.67g), ca. 1871-1931, VF-EF
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MICRONESIA: Yap, rai stone money (95.67g), ca. 1871-1931, Opitz p.317 (plate example), 88 x 68 x 9mm, made from crystalline calcite and translucent un
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (1,800.00 + 360.00BP) = 2,160.00
 
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NEW ZEALAND: wood & bone fishhook, Choice VF1707 - NEW ZEALAND: wood & bone fishhook, Choice VF
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NEW ZEALAND: wood & bone fishhook, Opitz p.146, comprising a 22cm-long shank attached to a 7.5cm-long barb made from bone and a length of line, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bailer shell money (497.01g), VF-EF1708 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bailer shell money (497.01g), VF-EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bailer shell money (497.01g), Opitz p.29 (plate example), made from a single large shell piece (24 x 22cm), attached at the top with
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk necklace (1298g), EF1709 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk necklace (1298g), EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk necklace (1298g), Opitz p.86 (plate example), comprising 42 tusks fastened onto an oval frame ca. 43.5 x 29cm (17" ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bone dagger (188.66g), EF1710 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bone dagger (188.66g), EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bone dagger (188.66g), Opitz p.128 (plate example), 392mm, made from sharpened cassowary bone, handle etched with human figure, a ve
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: ceremonial stone axe (2021g), EF1711 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: ceremonial stone axe (2021g), EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: ceremonial stone axe (2021g), Opitz (2011) p.29 (plate example), ca. 66.5 x 58cm, comprising a greenstone blade affixed to a protrud
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklace, VF-EF1712 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklace, VF-EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklace, Opitz p.134, ca. 43cm in length, comprising a woven necklace with a large cowry shell and hundreds of small discs, at
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklace, EF1713 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklace, EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklace, Opitz p.134 (plate example), comprising a woven necklace with a large cowry shell and several discs, attached at the
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell (262.71g), Choice VF1714 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell (262.71g), Choice VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell (262.71g), Opitz p.178 (plate example), 24 x 17cm, crescent-shaped gold lip shell, decorated on the front with crosshatch
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (412.14g), VF-EF1715 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (412.14g), VF-EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (412.14g), Opitz p.176-79, 21 x 19.5cm, made from pearl oyster shell with woven neck band coated with red ochre pow
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (260.00 + 52.00BP) = 312.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 kina shell monies1716 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 kina shell monies
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 kina shell monies, Opitz p.176-79, measuring ca. 22.5 x 18.5cm (396g) and 23 x 20cm (321g) respectively, made from pearl oy
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 3 breast ornaments1717 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 3 breast ornaments
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 3 breast ornaments, including two examples of omak, one with 41 sticks and very old (Opitz p.245 plate example), the other wi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 5 stone tools1718 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 5 stone tools
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 5 stone tools, including 4 axeheads (incl. 2 from Opitz 2011 p.27), from 7cm to 12cm-long, and a 10cm-wide disc-shaped stone
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mwali arm shell ring (313.69g), Choice VF1719 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mwali arm shell ring (313.69g), Choice VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mwali arm shell ring (313.69g), Opitz p.233 (plate example), also known as toea, comprising a large cross section of the conus shell
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mwali arm shell ring (847g), Choice VF1720 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mwali arm shell ring (847g), Choice VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mwali arm shell ring (847g), Opitz p.233, also known as toea, comprising a large cross section of the conus shell (96mm wide, ca. 60
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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