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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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CANADA: potlatch shield piece (3.53g), VF1689 - CANADA: potlatch shield piece (3.53g), VF
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CANADA: potlatch shield piece (3.53g), Opitz (2011) p.507 (plate example), 35 x 26mm fragment from a copper shield, pierced at the top, exchanged alon
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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CHAD: iron throwing knife (182.72g), VF-EF1690 - CHAD: iron throwing knife (182.72g), VF-EF
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CHAD: iron throwing knife (182.72g), Opitz p.189, Eucoprimo 2, 1993 (plate example in both), known locally as kul, ca. 55 x 16cm, used by the Ngama pe
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold for (280.00 + 56.00BP) = 336.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron Bangala spearhead (704g), Choice VF1691 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron Bangala spearhead (704g), Choice VF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron Bangala spearhead (704g), Opitz p.313, Ballarini p.120-121, 43 x 14.5cm, comprising a fish-shaped body with a bulbou
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife (1556g), VF1692 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife (1556g), VF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife (1556g), Opitz p.348, comprising a ca. 34 x 43cm multi-pronged iron blade on a spiral brass handle with two pa
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife money (171.16g), VF1693 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife money (171.16g), VF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife money (171.16g), Opitz p.183 (plate example), 39.5 x 22.5cm, with two antler-like blades on a wooden handle, m
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (280.00 + 56.00BP) = 336.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): tukula paste bar (343.52g), AU1694 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): tukula paste bar (343.52g), AU
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): tukula paste bar (343.52g), Opitz p.359 (plate example), ca. 25.5 x 12 x 1.5cm, made from ground African sandalwood (Baph
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for (260.00 + 52.00BP) = 312.00
 
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ETHIOPIA: LOT of 6 walnut-shaped silver beads1695 - ETHIOPIA: LOT of 6 walnut-shaped silver beads
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ETHIOPIA: LOT of 6 walnut-shaped silver beads, Opitz p.63 (plate examples), measuring between 42mm and 23mm long and weighing between 30.86g and 7.95g
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (280.00 + 56.00BP) = 336.00
 
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GERMAN NEW GUINEA: porcelain dog teeth necklace, Choice VF1696 - GERMAN NEW GUINEA: porcelain dog teeth necklace, Choice VF
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GERMAN NEW GUINEA: porcelain dog teeth necklace, Opitz (2011) p.204 (plate example), ca. 44.5cm in circumference, comprising 63 porcelain dog teeth an
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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GHANA: LOT of 8 AE gold weight figurines1697 - GHANA: LOT of 8 AE gold weight figurines
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GHANA: LOT of 8 AE gold weight figurines, most examples weighing between 42g and 93g, except one at 225g (likely a modern production), most depicting
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
 
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INDONESIA: Borneo, LOT of 3 pairs of brass earrings, Choice VF1698 - INDONESIA: Borneo, LOT of 3 pairs of brass earrings, Choice VF
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INDONESIA: Borneo, LOT of 3 pairs of brass earrings, Opitz (2011) p.210 (plate examples), including two pairs with a conical bottom (cf. Rodgers-52; w
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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INDONESIA: Java, LOT of 2 gold rings, ca. 8th-11th century1699 - INDONESIA: Java, LOT of 2 gold rings, ca. 8th-11th century
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INDONESIA: Java, LOT of 2 gold rings, ca. 8th-11th century, measuring 18mm and 16mm respectively, both made from a gold wire hammered into a thin loop
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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INDONESIA: LOT of 8 glass bead necklaces1700 - INDONESIA: LOT of 8 glass bead necklaces
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INDONESIA: LOT of 8 glass bead necklaces, Opitz (2011) p.62 (plate examples), all modern copies of the bride price beads, made with various colors and
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
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, ...
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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