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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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CONTEMPORARY COUNTERFEITS: UNITED STATES: AR half dollar, 1920, F-VF2581 - CONTEMPORARY COUNTERFEITS: UNITED STATES: AR half dollar, 1920, F-VF
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CONTEMPORARY COUNTERFEITS: UNITED STATES: AR half dollar, 1920, as KM-44, Walking Liberty type, contemporary counterfeit of unknown silver content, ma
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 192.00
 
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CONTEMPORARY COUNTERFEITS: WORLDWIDE: LOT of 8 contemporary imitations2582 - CONTEMPORARY COUNTERFEITS: WORLDWIDE: LOT of 8 contemporary imitations
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CONTEMPORARY COUNTERFEITS: WORLDWIDE: LOT of 8 contemporary imitations, including 1775 Great Britain halfpenny, 1829 Haiti 100 centimes, 1874-GoPH Mex
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Estimate : 120.00 - 170.00
Sold for 264.00
 
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AFRICA: chevron bead string, VF2583 - AFRICA: chevron bead string, VF
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AFRICA: chevron bead string, Opitz p.42, ca. 54cm, comprising 24 chevron beads, the largest of which measures 25 x 15mm, possible locally made imitati
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 132.00
 
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AFRICA: iron spearhead (239.94g), VF2584 - AFRICA: iron spearhead (239.94g), VF
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AFRICA: iron spearhead (239.94g), 365mm, with numerous small barbs on both sides and a length of string wrapped around the bottom, VF, ex Charles Opit
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 108.00
 
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AFRICA: North, silver bracelet (74.91g), VF2585 - AFRICA: North, silver bracelet (74.91g), VF
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AFRICA: North, silver bracelet (74.91g), 83mm wide and 20mm thick, with a long, thin silver wire tightly coiled around a hollow body and attached with
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 114.00
 
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BENIN: bronze figure (1652g), VF2586 - BENIN: bronze figure (1652g), VF
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BENIN: bronze figure (1652g), 32.5cm tall, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 360.00
 
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CAMEROUN: iron double hoe money (2156g), VF2587 - CAMEROUN: iron double hoe money (2156g), VF
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CAMEROUN: iron double hoe money (2156g), Opitz p.158, 64.5 x 25cm, comprising two diamond-shaped halves, used by the Mambila people of Cameroun and Ni
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 204.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife (414.26g), VF2588 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife (414.26g), VF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife (414.26g), 51 x 10.5cm, comprising a double-edged blade on a wooden handle, VF. Opitz divides African metal cu
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 360.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife (604g), VF2589 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife (604g), VF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife (604g), comprising a 20.2 x 12.8cm dome-shaped blade on a handle wrapped in a copper sheet and fastened with c
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 168.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron spear (1874g), VF2590 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron spear (1874g), VF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron spear (1874g), Opitz p.134 (plate example), Ballarini p.274-275, 196cm, comprising a diamond-shaped spearhead with s
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 168.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron spear (1904g), VF2591 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron spear (1904g), VF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron spear (1904g), Opitz (2011) p.523 (plate example), Ballarini p.274-275, 192cm, comprising a diamond-shaped spearhead
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 420.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): LOT of 3 elephant hair monies, 19th century2592 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): LOT of 3 elephant hair monies, 19th century
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): LOT of 3 elephant hair monies, 19th century, Opitz (2011) p.217 (plate examples), all braided together into a circle betw
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 240.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): wooden tukula box (103.12g), VF2593 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): wooden tukula box (103.12g), VF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): wooden tukula box (103.12g), 275 x 48 x 41mm, fitted with looped lid, etched with geometric patterns and lacquered, likel
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 78.00
 
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FIJI: LOT of 2 wooden tools, EF2594 - FIJI: LOT of 2 wooden tools, EF
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FIJI: LOT of 2 wooden tools, including a spade (28 x 8.8cm) and a dagger (27 x 9.7cm), both etched with geometric patterns and fitted with a woven han
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 360.00
 
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GHANA: marble arm ring (311.52g), Choice VF2595 - GHANA: marble arm ring (311.52g), Choice VF
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GHANA: marble arm ring (311.52g), Fisher p.121, 114mm wide with a thickness of 25mm, made by the Kassena people of northern Ghana and southern Burkina
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 102.00
 
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INDONESIA: Flores, PAIR of debased gold earrings (8.32g), VF2596 - INDONESIA: Flores, PAIR of debased gold earrings (8.32g), VF
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INDONESIA: Flores, PAIR of debased gold earrings (8.32g), Rodgers-83, locally known as bela, circular discs (ca. 28mm wide) with a keyhole-shaped slit
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 204.00
 
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INDONESIA: Flores, SET of 3 AR kuwari discs2597 - INDONESIA: Flores, SET of 3 AR kuwari discs
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INDONESIA: Flores, SET of 3 AR kuwari discs, one round (45mm), one hexagonal (57mm), and one in the shape of a flower (57mm), all decorated with elabo
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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INDONESIA: LOT of 2 silver items, EF2598 - INDONESIA: LOT of 2 silver items, EF
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INDONESIA: LOT of 2 silver items, including one ornate earring and one bracelet; the former comprising an openwork main body (73 x 60mm) depicting two
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 90.00
 
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INDONESIA: Sumba & Sumbawa, loda copper chain (382.71g), Choice VF2599 - INDONESIA: Sumba & Sumbawa, loda copper chain (382.71g), Choice VF
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INDONESIA: Sumba & Sumbawa, loda copper chain (382.71g), Opitz p.205, Quiggin p.266, ca. 188cm long, made from intricately concatenated copper w...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 90.00
 
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INDONESIA: Sumba, AE mamuli earring (137.37g), Choice VF2600 - INDONESIA: Sumba, AE mamuli earring (137.37g), Choice VF
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INDONESIA: Sumba, AE mamuli earring (137.37g), Opitz (2011) p.336 (plate example), 16.5 x 16.5cm, hollow diamond-shaped body with key hole-shaped open
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 78.00
 
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INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, LOT of 2 penis shields2601 - INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, LOT of 2 penis shields
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INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, LOT of 2 penis shields, measuring ca. 22.5cm and 13.5cm long, 2.8cm and 3.6cm wide at the base respectively, attached w
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 420.00
 
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INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, LOT of 2 penis shields2602 - INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, LOT of 2 penis shields
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INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, LOT of 2 penis shields, measuring ca. 26cm and 21cm long, 4cm and 4.5cm wide at the base respectively, attached with wo
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 288.00
 
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INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, stone "finger chopper" (229.87g), Choice VF2603 - INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, stone "finger chopper" (229.87g), Choice VF
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INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, stone "finger chopper" (229.87g), Opitz (2011) p.227 (plate example), ca. 21 x 5cm, comprising a wedge-shap...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 132.00
 
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INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, yerak band, VF-EF2604 - INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, yerak band, VF-EF
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INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, yerak band, Opitz p.382 (plate example), comprising 88 cowry shells on a 100 x 2.5cm woven band with pieces of fur on b
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 78.00
 
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IVORY COAST: AE boat anklet (208.29g), VF2605 - IVORY COAST: AE boat anklet (208.29g), VF
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IVORY COAST: AE boat anklet (208.29g), Opitz p.281, Semans p.6, 142 x 82mm, made by the Senufo people of West Africa, worn by wealthy women and used a
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 78.00
 
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KENYA: LOT of 3 giraffe hair monies2606 - KENYA: LOT of 3 giraffe hair monies
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KENYA: LOT of 3 giraffe hair monies, Opitz (2011) p.235 (plate examples), including two braided into a coil (ca. 7.5cm and 14.5cm-wide respectively),
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 420.00
 
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KENYA: water jug (917g), VF2607 - KENYA: water jug (917g), VF
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KENYA: water jug (917g), ca. 35cm tall & 21cm wide, made from camel stomach, complete with a braided leather strap and a wooden plug, made by th...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 72.00
 
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MEXICO: LOT of 12 chewing gum monies, VF2608 - MEXICO: LOT of 12 chewing gum monies, VF
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MEXICO: LOT of 12 chewing gum monies, Opitz (2011) p.242 (plate example), Yucatan brand by Chicle Adams S. A., given out as change in lieu of the 1 ce
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for 48.00
 
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NIGERIA: iron spear (1469g), Choice VF2609 - NIGERIA: iron spear (1469g), Choice VF
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NIGERIA: iron spear (1469g), Ballarini p. 134, 143.5cm, with one end pointed, the other forked for spearing fish, and the shaft wrapped with copper st
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 90.00
 
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NIGERIA: iron spear (6601g), VF2610 - NIGERIA: iron spear (6601g), VF
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NIGERIA: iron spear (6601g), Opitz (2011) p.528 (plate example), Ballarini p.170, 174cm, comprising a solid iron pole mounted with a crown of six wedg
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 420.00
 
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NIGERIA: LOT of 2 iron stick money2611 - NIGERIA: LOT of 2 iron stick money
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NIGERIA: LOT of 2 iron stick money, Ballarini p. 162, also known as idoma, 76cm (616g) and 79cm (630g) respectively, used as currency in Kaduna State;
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 48.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA & SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 3 rattles2612 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA & SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 3 rattles
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA & SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 3 rattles, including Trobriand Islands: string of rattle seed beads (Opitz 2011 p.98 plate example), ...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bagi shell money (80.11g), VF-EF2613 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bagi shell money (80.11g), VF-EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bagi shell money (80.11g), Opitz p.28, Opitz (2011) p.38 (plate example), comprising a crescent-shaped shell (ca. 10cm wide) affixed
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 132.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bamboo money (399.52g), VF2614 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bamboo money (399.52g), VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bamboo money (399.52g), Opitz p.31, Opitz (2011) p.43 (plate example), comprising numerous segments (each ca. 6cm long) threaded wit
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 90.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bone dagger (110.06g), VF-EF2615 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bone dagger (110.06g), VF-EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bone dagger (110.06g), Opitz p.128, 331mm, made from sharpened cassowary bone, handle etched with human figures, made by the Asmat p
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 168.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: breast ornament, Choice VF2616 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: breast ornament, Choice VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: breast ornament, Opitz (2011) p.280, ca. 38 x 11.5cm, comprising a vertical woven band framed with small shells and attached to four
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 420.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 large bailer shell money2617 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 large bailer shell money
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 large bailer shell money, Opitz p.29, 24 x 17.5cm and 23.5 x 18.5cm respectively, both holed at the top and attached with s
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 96.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 penis shields2618 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 penis shields
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 penis shields, measuring 38cm and 32cm long, 5.4cm and 4.9cm wide at the base respectively, intricately woven from plant fi
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 180.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 turbo shells2619 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 turbo shells
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 turbo shells, Opitz p.359, Opitz (2011) p.172, weighing 653g and 555g respectively, both ca. 17cm long, made of a large seg
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 84.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 beetle monies, VF2620 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 beetle monies, VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 beetle monies, Opitz p.79, Schulman & Gibbs p.11, all between 40cm and 50cm-long, comprising dozens of iridescent gre...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Manus Islands, shell disc (330.44g), Choice VF2621 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Manus Islands, shell disc (330.44g), Choice VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Manus Islands, shell disc (330.44g), 153 x 147mm, shaped and polished from a single large clam shell, holed in the center and thread
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 204.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: nassa shell ornament, VF2622 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: nassa shell ornament, VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: nassa shell ornament, Opitz p.235, ca. 71 x 30cm, made in the shape of a large snake with thousands of nassa shells and two large co
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 228.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: New Britain, euk shell money (938g), VF2623 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: New Britain, euk shell money (938g), VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: New Britain, euk shell money (938g), Opitz (2011) p.220, comprising a large gold-lip shell (27 x 23cm) modified to leave an "...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 102.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Rossel Island (Yela), LOT of 2 ndap shell monies2624 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Rossel Island (Yela), LOT of 2 ndap shell monies
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Rossel Island (Yela), LOT of 2 ndap shell monies, Opitz p.236, Opitz (2011) p.383 (plate examples), 71 and 62mm in length respective
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold for 102.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell "boar" tusk, EF2625 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell "boar" tusk, EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell "boar" tusk, Opitz (2011) p.130 (plate example), 110mm in diameter, made from a giant tridacna shell in the shape ...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 132.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: stone axe (530g), VF2626 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: stone axe (530g), VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: stone axe (530g), ca. 23.5 x 55cm, comprising a greenstone blade affixed to a curved wooden handle with rattan, blade broken and rep
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 120.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: stone club head (589g), VF2627 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: stone club head (589g), VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: stone club head (589g), Opitz (2011) p.168 (plate example), 100 x 58mm, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Visit www.traditionalmoney.
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 228.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Sudest Island (Tagula), daveri shell money (16.77g), EF2628 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Sudest Island (Tagula), daveri shell money (16.77g), EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Sudest Island (Tagula), daveri shell money (16.77g), Opitz p.128, Opitz (2011) p.198 (plate example), shaped, polished and holed as
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 90.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: turbo shell (658g), VF2629 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: turbo shell (658g), VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: turbo shell (658g), Opitz p.359, Opitz (2011) p.172, ca. 17.5 x 11.5 x 12.5cm, made of a large segment of the green turban snail she
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 78.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: abaquaro armband, VF-EF2630 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: abaquaro armband, VF-EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: abaquaro armband, Opitz (2011) p.10 (plate example), comprising a rectangular band (13 x 10.5cm) with hundreds of red, white, and bla
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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