In this latest stock, we bring you a number of very interesting items starting with three unique Australian silver Kilo coins: the 2014 Koala 1 Kilo Matt Proof, the 2014 Kookaburra Reverse Proof, and the 2014 Year of the Horse Proof, each weighing 1,000 grams of pure silver and offered at attractive prices!
We also have a small supply of Victoria Young Head Maundy Set GEF. The Young Head Victorian Maundy Sets on offer have all four coins of the same date and the coins are in Good Extremely Fine condition, which is a very high grade to find early silver in. If you don’t have it in your collection already, now might be a good time to do get it. Continuing on with Queen Victoria, we also have the 1887 Florin Uncirculated. These Jubilee Head Florins are from the first year of issue, 1887, in uncirculated condition. These coins are 137 years old and in Uncirculated, never used condition. Supplies are limited and you can own a Jubilee Head Florin from the first year of issue.
Furthermore, we have a very interesting addition this month, the Japan 2 Shu 'Tenpo Nishukin'. These are small coins or bars that were minted by local magnates, but were exchangeable from region to region. They are .298 gold. They were known as 'ryō', and it was a gold currency unit in Japan for some 300 years until the reforms of the Emperor Meiji brought in the yen in 1871.
In addition to these exciting new coins, we also invite you to explore our wide range of collectables, including British, world, medieval, hammered, and ancient coins, books, as well as stamps.
Make sure not to miss out, as there is limited stock availability!
The ryō was a gold currency unit in Japan for some 300 years until the reforms of the Emperor Meiji brought in the yen in 1871. Most of these small coins or bars were minted by local magnates, but were exchangeable from region to region. We now have in stock a small number of these 2 shu “Tenpo Nishukin” which were issued between 1832 and 1858, mainly during the reign of Emperor Ninko. They are .298 gold and on the obverse we can see the paulownia emblem representing the Imperial Family of Japan above the denomination.
Kalchedon was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor. It was located almost directly opposite Byzantium, and it is now a district of the city of Istanbul named Kadıköy. It was founded in 685 BC by Greek colonists from Megara in Attica, some seventeen years before Byzantium. These lovely silver drachms from Kalchedon, struck around 367-340 BC, proudly display the towns name with the Greek letters ΚΑΛΧ above a bull standing to left on an ear of grain. The reverse has a simple four part incuse square ‘Mill Sail’ pattern with granular surfaces. The coins grade Good Very Fine and are affordable, attractive early Greek silver coins priced to please.
In 1989 The Royal Thai Mint issued this new bi-metallic 10 baht coin to replace the banknote of the same denomination. We now have a limited number of sets of both the note and coin to off er our collectors. The Uncirculated note shows the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), while the reverse has an equestrian statue of Chulalongkorn (Rama V) at Dusit Palace in Bangkok. The coin, in Brilliant Uncirculated condition, also shows Rama IX with the Temple of the Dawn and the denomination in Braille on the reverse side. Numbers are limited here so be sure to order quickly.
The Battle of Borodino was a major turning point in Napoleon’s invasion of Russia. Although the Imperial Russian Army suffered heavy losses, it managed to severely weaken French forces, leading to their humiliating retreat and the eventual fall of Napoleon himself. Both these coins are copper nickel proofs struck in 1987 on the 175th anniversary of the battle. One has the monument to the Russian commander Marshal Kutuzov and the other commemorates the soldiers who took part in the battle with an engraving taken from the monument itself. Borodino Proofs.
In 2015 the National Bank of Kazakhstan minted a series of non-circulating commemorative coins celebrating aspects of national life in the country. They are all 50 tenge, struck in copper-nickel and in Uncirculated condition. One of them celebrates the tales of Nasriddin Afandi, a character in the folklore of many Muslim countries and the subject of many stories and anecdotes, and another marks the life of Malik Gabdullin, a hero of World War 2 who went on the become a renowned scientist, writer and philosopher. The last coin bears the image of an Ustyurt Moufflon or arakal, a mountain goat found mainly in Kazakhstan.
The Crusades were a series of eight military campaigns organised by Christian kings and religious leaders in order to retake Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim control. They took place over a period of almost 200 hundred years from 1096, with the last remaining Christian territory falling into Islamic hands in 1291. These Silver Gros were the last of their type issued in the region before it finally fell under complete Muslim control in 1291. Bohemond VI ‘The Fair’ had succeeded his father, Bohemond V, at the tender age of 15 when his father died in 1252. His reign was marked by continuous conflicts with the Muslim states surrounding his territories and he lost power, but not his life, in 1271 when the Mamluk Sultan Baibars laid siege to Tripoli. He died in 1275 leaving a son, Bohemond VII, and three daughters. They were the last true rulers of the Crusader States in the region and their coins are much sought after. This coin is the Gros of Bohemond VI.
The Crusades were a series of eight military campaigns organised by Christian kings and religious leaders in order to retake Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim control. They took place over a period of almost 200 hundred years from 1096, with the last remaining Christian territory falling into Islamic hands in 1291. These Silver Gros were the last of their type issued in the region before it finally fell under complete Muslim control in 1291. Bohemond VI ‘The Fair’ had succeeded his father, Bohemond V, at the tender age of 15 when his father died in 1252. His reign was marked by continuous conflicts with the Muslim states surrounding his territories and he lost power, but not his life, in 1271 when the Mamluk Sultan Baibars laid siege to Tripoli. He died in 1275 leaving a son, Bohemond VII, and three daughters. They were the last true rulers of the Crusader States in the region and their coins are much sought after. This coin is the Gros of Bohemond VII.
Founded in 709 B.C., the ancient city of Parion is the present day town of Kemer in Turkey. The image of the Gorgoneion was used to ward off evil and so was put on this silver Drachm made in Parion in the 6th Century B.C. We have two grades, Fine & Very Fine, a fascinating charm, 2500 years ago and now.
The 2024 St Helena Athenian Owl 1oz .999 Silver Coin depicts a majestic owl perched on a tree branch, against a backdrop featuring a crescent moon, olive branch of peace, and the letters ‘AOE’ meaning ‘of the Athenians’. The obverse bears the portrait of King Charles III, the coin’s weight and fineness, 2024 date, and the denomination of £1. The reverse design honours the classical ancient Athenian Tetradrachm which was the most influential coin in the world at the time. The owl symbolises strength, wealth, wisdom, and insight. In ancient Greek mythology, the goddess Athena kept an owl on her shoulder that revealed truths to her, representing wisdom and knowledge.
