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Lot 672 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF EAST TURKESTAN: Hoja Niyaz Haji, 1933-1934, AR miscal, Kashgar, AH1352. Y-E39. L&M-775A. 8-pointed star & crescent with zarb kashgar (struck in Kashgar) between, oak wreath around / Uyghur legend, sharket turkhestan cumhuriyet islamiyesi (Islamic Republic of East Turkestan) around central circle (1) muskuk sanah 1352 within, eight rayed sun variety, faint trace of cleaning on the obverse, NGC graded About Unc Details, Surface Hairlines. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. The First Eastern Turkestan Republic, or Islamic Republic of East Turkestan, was a short-lived breakaway republic founded in 1933 in Sinkiang Province. It was centered on the city of Kashgar in what is today the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. With the sacking of Kashgar in 1934 by Hui warlords nominally allied with the Kuomintang government in Nanjing, the first Eastern Turkestan Republic was effectively eliminated. A similar example sold in Dix Noonan Webb Auction 123, Lot 623, for £11,000. Estimate $8,000-10,000 |
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Lot 1555 NORWAY: Christian V, 1670-1699, AR 2 mark, Kongsberg, 1699. KM-198. HCM mint master, NGC graded MS64, RRR. Estimated Value $9,000 - 11,000. This is the highest graded Norwegian coin for the entire 17th century by NGC. It is a lovely toned example and superb strike. Estimate $9,000-11,000 |
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Lot 155 UMAYYAD: al-Walid I, 705-715, AR dirham (2.88g), al-Qandal, AH96. A-128. Klat-517, bold strike, some graffiti in reverse field and near the reverse rim, EF to About Unc, RRR. Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000. An unlocated mint, perhaps to be sought in the general vicinity of al-Basra. This is the only year known for this mint, for which Klat knew of only 4 pieces. The mint was unknown to Walker, and was first reported about 1979. Estimate $12,000-14,000 |
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Lot 668 SINKIANG: Yakub Beg, 1865-1877, AV tilla (3.54g), Kashgar, AH"12". Cr-37.3. A-O3090, in the name of the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II, known only to Craig/Krause from a drawing, possible trace of having once been placed in jewelry, unlisted by L&M and Wong Yongsheng, possibly unique, EF, RRRR. Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000. Muhammad Yakub Beg was a Tajik adventurer who became head of the kingdom of Kashgaria in what is now Chinese Xinjiang (Sinkiang) Province, who ruled at the height of the "Great Game" era when the British, Russian, and Chinese empires were all vying for Central Asia. Kashgaria extended from the capital Kashgar in southwestern Xinjiang to Urumqi, Turpan, and Hami in central and eastern Xinjiang more than a thousand kilometers to the northeast, including a majority of what was known at the time as East Turkestan. Estimate $12,000-14,000 |
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Lot 652 CHINA: Kuang Hsu, 1875-1908, silvered AE medal, 1896. L&M-935. On the visit of the Chinese viceroy Li Huang Chang (1822-1901) to the mint in Hamburg, half-length portrait Chang facing with hat / Hamburg coat of arms, very rare type with city arms, light surface hairlines, Unc, RRR. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. A similar example sold in Fritz Rudolf Künker Auction 246, Lot 3182, for €7,000. Estimate $5,000-7,000 |
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Lot 856 HYDERABAD: Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, 1869-1911, AE pattern ¼ anna (5.26g), Farkhanda Bunyad, AH1312 year 28. KM-Pn6. The only issue for a quarter anna, a denomination that never placed in circulation at Hyderabad, Red-Brown Unc, RRRR. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. An example of this type was offered at Baldwin's Auction 71, Lot 1475, then reckoned as one of two known specimens, one in the British Museum and one in private hands. This would then be the third known example, and the second one in private hands, thus of the greatest rarity. Estimate $5,000-7,000 |
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Lot 712 INDO-GREEK: Agathokleia & Strato I, ca. 130-125 BC, AR tetradrachm (9.78g). Bop-6A. Diademed and draped bust of Strato I and draped bust of Agathokleia, conjoined right / Athena Alkidemos standing left, brandishing thunderbolt and aegis, Kharosthi legend around, bold strike, EF, RR. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000 Estimate $5,000-6,000 |
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Lot 1637 DANISH WEST INDIES: Christian IX, 1863-1906, AV 10 daler, 1904. KM-73. Sieg-32, Hede-29. NGC graded AU55, ex Dr. John Lund Collection. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500 Estimate $3,500-4,500 |
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Lot 1471 GREAT BRITAIN: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR crown, 1847. KM-744. S-3883., gothic type, minor scratch behind head, UN DECIMO on edge, NGC graded Proof 60. Estimated Value $3,400 - 3,600 Estimate $3,400-3,600 |
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Lot 529 GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (3.44g), NM, ND. A-1964. Obverse legend al-khâqan / al-a'zam / chingiz, without the word khan, kalima on reverse, with tiny trace of marginal legend on reverse, usual weakness for Great Mongol gold dinars, VF, RRRR. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Unpublished variety in the name of Chingiz Khan, from undetermined Central Asian mint. Estimate $2,500-3,000 |
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Lot 342 IKHSHIDID: Muhammad, 935-946, AV donative fraction (1.39g), NM, ND. A-A676. Bacharach-217. Byzantine style, nimbate enthroned figure, holding scepter / two helmeted frontal busts, separated by palm tree, VF, RRRR. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Bacharach knew of only one specimen, published by Simon Bendall in the Israel Numismatic Journal, vol.8, p.76. Estimate $2,000-2,500 |
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