Heritage World & Ancient Coins

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WORLD & ANCIENT COINS
JANUARY 4-5 & 13-14, 2015 ❘ NYINC ❘ NEW YORK
COVER IMAGES (left to right, top to bottom)
Front Cover Lots 30719, 30337, 29872, 29194, 29684, 29185, 29526, 29247, 29947, 30084
Inside Front Cover Lots 30535, 30331, 29325, 29454, 29304, 29505, 30430, 29719, 29907, 30034
Inside Back Cover Lots 29354, 29867, 29289, 29065, 29329, 30555, 29113, 30296, 29923, 30154
Back Cover Lots 29023, 30320, 29339, 30611, 30799, 29554, 30639, 29010, 29925, 29953
Heritage Signature® Auction #3037 | New York International Numismatic Convention
World & Ancient Coins
Featuring: The Alexander Collection • The Prager Collection of Australian Coins
The Lexington Collection of Jonathan Kern • The Empire Collection • The California Collection
The Law Collection • The FoxLair Collection • The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection
The Santa Catarina Collection of Brazilian Gold Coins • The Santa Maria Collection
January 4-5, 2015 | New York
Signature® Floor Sessions 1-4 (Auction #3037) LOT VIEWING
(Floor, Telephone, HERITAGE Live!,® Internet, Fax, and Mail) Waldorf Astoria • Sutton Suite
301 Park Avenue • New York, NY 10022
Waldorf Astoria • Norse Suite
301 Park Avenue • New York, NY 10022 Friday, January 2 • 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM ET
Saturday, January 3 – Monday, January 5
Session 1 - Afghanistan – India
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET
Sunday, January 4 • 4:00 PM ET • Lots 29001-29881
Tuesday, January 6 • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Session 2 - Ancients
View lots & auction results online at HA.com/3037
Monday, January 5 • 9:00 AM ET • Lots 29882-30194
Session 3 - Indonesia – Zaire
BIDDING METHODS:
Monday, January 5 • 1:00 PM ET • Lots 30195–30850
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World & Ancient Coin Specialists
Steve Ivy
CEO
Co-Chairman of the Board
Cristiano Warren Tucker David Michaels
Bierrenbach Vice President Director
Executive World Coins Ancient Coins
Vice President
Jim Halperin
Co-Chairman of the Board
Matt Orsini Michael Peplinski Sam Spiegel
Consignment Director Consignment Director Senior Numismatist
Greg Rohan
President
Paul Minshull
Chief Operating Officer
3500 Maple Avenue • Dallas, Texas 75219
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Consignment Directors: Cris Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker,
David Michaels, Matt Orsini, Mike Peplinski, Sam Spiegel
Todd Imhof
Cataloged by: Cris Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker, David Michaels, Matt Orsini, Michael Peplinski,
Executive Vice President Sam Spiegel, Stuart Rubenfeld, Roxana Uskali, Carlos Jara
Dear Bidder,
Welcome to Heritage’s official NYINC auction and to the 2015 numismatic season! The entire world and ancient coin
team is thrilled to present our first Platinum Night Session in New York in addition to the three Signature sessions
included in this catalog.
Every year at the NYINC, Heritage has the privilege of offering numismatic treasures from hundreds of consignors.
Though we receive many wonderful coins for auction, there are always a few collections that stand out among the rest.
Our 2015 NYINC auction has an amazing ten featured collections, including:
• The Empire Collection of World Gold – carefully assembled over many years, with special attention to quality, the
Empire Collector concentrated on gold crowns of Europe and the New World. Over 80 carefully selected highlights
are included in this offering and present a fantastic opportunity for collectors of world gold type coins.
• The Santa Catarina Collection of Brazilian Gold – a small group of 30 coins of the highest quality! The highlight of this
offering is one of the greatest rarities in Brazilian numismatics: the 6400 Reis of 1732 from the Bahia mint, the finest
of only three known. In addition, it contains an incredibly elusive 12800 Reis of 1731 from the Rio mint of the “Italic”
shield type, as well as six specimens of 3200 Reis, the rarest denomination in all Brazilian numismatics.
• The California Collection of Ancient Greek – the 130 coins assembled in this collection show a most refined
connoisseurship of the Hellenic world. Each coin in the California Collection was chosen for exquisite style, depth of
strike, and superb metal quality with a particular focus on the superlative coins of Magna Graecia in the High Classical
period, the coinage of Mainland Greece circa 550-200 BC, and the astonishing portraiture of the Hellenistic Kingdoms.
• The Law Collection of British and World – once again we have the privilege of offering an additional selection of over
150 coins from the magnificent Law Collection. This grouping includes outstanding proof coinage of the British Empire
in addition to great selections of Latin America coins spanning over 10 countries. The Law Collector had an incredible
eye and knack for superior coins and it is all clearly reflected in our NYINC catalogs.
In addition to our featured collections, Heritage partnered with over 200 other consignors to create the numismatic
journey from Albania to Zanzibar in the following pages and in our adjacent Platinum Night catalog. You will see
rare proof sets of Australia, an incredible British offering that includes a PR64 “Una and the Lion” 5 Pounds, nearly
two hundred amazing Russian rarities, a unique 6 Pence of South Africa in gold, the Korean 20 Won in gold from the
Eliasberg collection, an aureus of Lucius Verus in superb Gem Mint State condition, and much more. Please take good
time to also peruse carefully our Platinum Night catalog which includes over 450 of the greatest numismatic rarities that
will be offered in 2015.
The Heritage World and Ancient coin team will have a fantastic stay in the Big Apple this January and we hope we can
see you in person at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel or at our offices at 445 Park Avenue. If we don’t see you there, we will
certainly see you online at HA.com/3037. Our January sales will conclude on the 14th with our internet sessions, which
feature a record 3900+ lots at HA.com/3038.
Best of Luck with your bidding!
Cristiano Bierrenbach Warren Tucker David Michaels
43rd Annual
New York International
Numismatic Convention
America’s Most Prestigious Foreign & Ancient Coin Show
January 8-12, 2015
Public Show Hours: NYINC will feature auction presentations:
Friday, January 9 • 10AM - 7PM Sunday, January 4 – Monday, January 12.
Saturday, January 10 • 10AM - 7PM
Visit our website, NYINC.info, for a complete
Sunday, January 11 • 10AM - 3PM
Schedule of Events, including auction lot viewing,
auction sessions, educational programs and bourse hours.
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P.O. Box 370650, Milwaukee, WI 53237
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2015
NYINC
SESSION ONE
AFGHANISTAN

29001 Amanullah gold 5 Amani SH1299 (1920) MS61 NGC, KM889. 29004 Zog I 5 Franga Ari 1926-R MS65 PCGS, Rome mint, KM8.1. No
A broad, one-year type featuring the representative Tughra with star variety. Sublime, with all-over silvery color and steel-gray
Persian numeral “5” above. Desirable, matte-like surfaces exhibit patination that clings to the devices. A fantastic representative of
light hairlines over otherwise lustrous fields. Still, a mint-state this popular two-year type.
example with plently of appeal. Estimate: $2,000-$2,500
Estimate: $3,500-$4,000 Starting Bid: $1,000
Starting Bid: $1,750
ALBANIA

29005 Zog I gold 100 Franga Ari 1926-R MS63 NGC, Rome mint,
29002 Republic Frang Ar 1927-R MS66 PCGS, Rome mint, KM6. A KM11.1, Fr-1. No star variety. A large gold coin with desirable,
brilliant example with an attractive, highly illustrative design deeply-golden surfaces and attractive detail throughout.
featuring the prow of an ancient ship. Light golden tone within From The Empire Collection
the obverse peripheries and striking reverse turquoise high- Estimate: $2,750-$3,250
lights nicely compliment the coin’s all-over satiny surfaces. An Starting Bid: $1,350
extremely scarce one-year type and largely popular in this gem
classification.
Estimate: $2,000-$2,500
Starting Bid: $1,000

29006 Zog I gold 100 Franga Ari 1926-R MS63 NGC, Rome mint,
KM11.1, Fr-1. No star variety. A bold example with a few russet
toning spots on otherwise smooth, golden-yellow surfaces. Sharp
and highly appealing.
From The Empire Collection
29003 Zog I Prova 5 Franga Ari 1926-R MS65 NGC, Rome mint, Estimate: $2,750-$3,250
KM-Pr8, One star variety. A scarce pattern issue with fully bril- Starting Bid: $1,350
liant, silvery surfaces and appreciable mint bloom. Light hairlines
throughout which, while noticeable, do not detract from the
rarity of this piece.
From The Empire Collection
Estimate: $1,500-$2,000
Starting Bid: $750
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Albania

29007 Zog I gold 100 Franga Ari 1926-R MS62 NGC, Rome mint,
KM11.3, Fr-1. Two stars variety. A strong example of this well-
collected series with handsome, golden surfaces that shine with
appreciable luster.
From The Empire Collection
Estimate: $2,250-$2,750
Starting Bid: $1,100

29008 Zog I gold 100 Franga Ari 1926-R MS62 NGC, Rome mint,
KM11.3, Fr-1. Two stars variety. An impressive and large gold coin
with attractive surfaces and plently of eye-appeal.
From The Empire Collection
Estimate: $2,250-$2,750
Starting Bid: $1,100

29009 Zog I gold 100 Franga Ari 1926-R AU58 NGC, Rome mint,
KM11.3, Fr-1. Two stars variety. An attractive, muted-gold
example with light wear and a few stray marks which are com-
mensurate with the grade. 29010 Zog I gold Prova 100 Franga Ari 1927-R MS63 NGC, Rome
Estimate: $1,800-$2,200 mint, KM-PR29. No Star variety. A spectacular rarity with desir-
Starting Bid: $900 able, matte surfaces and warm golden tone. This broad example
features expansive fields that are free of any major distractions,
save for a few faint hairlines. An absolutely striking pattern that is
seldom encountered, especially at this level of mint-state.
Estimate: $6,000-$8,000
Starting Bid: $3,000
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Albania

29011 Zog I gold 100 Franga Ari 1927-R MS63 NGC, Rome mint, 29014 Zog I gold 100 Franga Ari 1927-R MS62 NGC, Rome mint,
KM11a.1, Fr-1. No star variety. Boldly struck and somewhat KM11a.3, Fr-1. Two stars variety. Fully brilliant with light surface
conservatively graded with smooth, problem-free surfaces shim- marks on the obverse.
mering with mint bloom. From The Empire Collection
From The Empire Collection Estimate: $2,250-$2,750
Estimate: $2,750-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1,100
Starting Bid: $1,350

29015 Zog I gold 100 Franga Ari 1927-R MS61 NGC, Rome mint,
KM11a.3, Fr-1. Two stars variety. A bright example with glisten-
29012 Zog I gold 100 Franga Ari 1927-R MS62 PCGS, Rome mint,
ing surfaces and crisp detail throughout. Some light hairlines
KM11a.1, Fr-1. No star variety. Full mint luster with noticeable
within the fields, as well as a few ticks on the face of Zog are noted
surface marks consistent with the grade. A nice example of this
in the grade.
popular type.
Estimate: $2,000-$2,250
From The Empire Collection
Starting Bid: $1,000
Estimate: $2,250-$2,750
Starting Bid: $1,100

29016 Zog I gold 100 Franga Ari 1938-R AU Details (Mount Removed)
NGC, Rome mint, KM23. A nice example of this one-year
29013 Zog I gold 100 Franga Ari 1927-R MS64 NGC, Rome mint,
type struck to commemorate the wedding of Zog to Countess
KM11a.2, Fr-1. One star variety. Beautiful yellow-gold surfaces
Geraldine Apponyi on April 28, 1938. An impressive, large gold
that beam with original mint luster. A choice, high-grade example
issue with faint wear throughout and surfaces indicative of an
of this popular type.
ex-jewelry piece; however, despite the details holder, this coin has
From The Empire Collection
virtually no visible edge damage from the mount removal.
Estimate: $3,000-$3,500
Estimate: $2,250-$2,750
Starting Bid: $1,500
Starting Bid: $1,100
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Annam
ANNAM

29019 Republic Rio de la Plata 8 Reales 1834 RA-P MS61 NGC, La
Rioja mint, KM20. The normal coin rotation variety. A premium
example for the designation, with lustrous surfaces, a good strike
and fewer than the expected handling marks. A better date for
this popular sunface issue, very elusive in this appealing quality.
Estimate: $2,000-$2,500
Starting Bid: $1,000

29020 Confederation gold 2 Escudos 1842-R MS63 PCGS, La Rioja
mint, KM13, Fr-11. Choice Mint State and possibly the finest
example known of this popular type. A sharply struck and lus-
trous example with essentially full mint bloom and few contact
marks, making for a stunningly fresh appearance. The only
readily collectible issue featuring dictator Rosas’ portrait and very
rare and desirable in this lofty preservation.
29017 Thieu Tri silver 7 Tien ND (1841-47) AU58 NGC, KM288, Sch-
Estimate: $4,000-$6,000
238. Inscribed, “Thieu Tri Thong Bao.” A phenomenal example of
Starting Bid: $2,000
this one-year type, nearly mint-state and with attractive, silvery-
gray patina that darkens around the devices. Massive and highly
engaging, especially in this select quality.
Estimate: $6,000-$7,000
Starting Bid: $5,000
ARGENTINA

29021 Republic Confederation gold 2 Escudos 1843-B AU55 PCGS, La
Rioja mint, KM17. A lustrous and pleasing example, well struck
and with the present handling marks within the confines of the
designation. albeit not generally recognized as such, higher grade
examples of this type are of equal or greater elusiveness as similar
ones of the more famous 1842 type featuring dictator Rosas’ bust.
The present example remains one of the very few such appealing
specimens publicly offered in the last few years. Very scarce and
desirable in this preservation.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,000
Starting Bid: $750

29018 Republic Rio de la Plata 8 Reales 1827 RA-P MS61 NGC, La
Rioja mint, KM20, CJ-29.2. Coin rotation variety. A premium
coin for the grade, with considerable subdued luster and a rather
impressive strike. A scarcer date for this popular sunface series,
conditionally rare and most desirable in this technical grade. 29022 Tierra del Fuego. Popper gold Gramo 1889 MS63 NGC, Buenos
Estimate: $3,000-$3,500 Aires mint, KM-Tn1, Janson-7. Choice Mint State and very lus-
Starting Bid: $1,500 trous. A charming private issue struck by adventurer Julius
Popper, popular as an emergency issue since its inclusion in J.
Medina’s classic 1919 reference work “Las Monedas Obsidionales
Hispanoamericanas“. Very scarce in this choice quality.
Estimate: $2,000-$2,500
Starting Bid: $1,000
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