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This type has been attributed to the time of Johannes and Boniface in Carthage 423 - 425 A.D., but strong evidence is lacking. We may more safely assume the series is later and copying official issues. The star is probably a crude Christogram or degenerated cross.ME26375. Bronze half centenionalis, RIC X 3815 (R3), LRBC II -, F, weight 0.511 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, obverse DOMINIS NOSTRIS, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse star in wreath; very rare; SOLD
Islamic, Ottoman Empire, Tripolitania, Mahmud II, 1808 - 1839
Tripoli fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1551 and remained in their hands until it was occupied by the Italians in 1911. Under Ottoman rule, Barbary pirates from North Africa demanded tribute, and if refused, captured ships and cargo, enslaved and ransomed crew members, and even raided cities across the Mediterranean Sea. In the first Barbary War, Thomas Jefferson sent a US Naval fleet which bombarded numerous fortified cities in present-day Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria, ultimately extracting concessions of safe conduct from the Barbary states. Encouraged by Great Britain, piracy resumed during the War of 1812. In 1815, James Madison dispatched military forces against the Barbary states. Lasting only 3 days, the Second Barbary War ended further tributes by the US and significantly reduced piracy in the region. This coin was struck under the local Pasha Yusuf Pasha Qaramanli (ruled Tripolitania, 1796 - 1833).IS97944. Billon 20 para, SCWC Libya KM168 (type B, with flower, without stars), Jem Sultan -, aMS, near full silvering, some weakness in center, weight 5.133 g, maximum diameter 29.2 mm, die axis 0o, Tarabulus Gharb (Tripoli, Libya) mint, third standard, 1822 A.D.; obverse Arabic tungra, straight based: Mahmud, Lord, son of Abdul Hamid, the Ever Victorious; flower upper right; Arabic inscription in three lines below: struck in / Tripoli of the West / 1223 (accession year), boarder of beads outside of a linear circle; reverse Arabic inscription in four lines: Sultan of the two lands and Lord of the two seas, the Sultan son of the sultan, 15 (regnal year) in the 3rd line on left; boarder of beads outside of a linear circle; very rare; SOLD
South Africa, Sovereign, 1931-SA, ICG MS63
0.2354 oz gold troy oz. gold net.SL27646. South Africa, Sovereign, 1931-SA, ICG MS63, SOLD
British West Africa, Edward VIII, 1936
Due to his abdication, no coins of King Edward VIII were released in the United Kingdom, but some coins were struck for overseas Colonies. Three different denominations were struck and circulated in British West Africa. They are the penny, halfpenny and tenth penny, all were struck with holes in the middle, as the local dress had no pockets and the hole allowed them to be worn on a string.IS97945. Copper-nickel 1/10 Penny, SCWC KM14 (mintage 1,404,000), EF, light tone, light deposits, brassy color, weight 1.962 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 0o, Birmingham, UK, Heaton's mint, 1936; obverse EDWARDVS VIII REX ET IND:IMP:, center hole, crown above dividing outer legend, ONE TENTH OF A PENNY clockwise around hole in English and repeated in Arabic below; reverse BRIT-ISH - WEST - AFRICA (clockwise above), · 19-36 · (counterclockwise below), center whole, hexagram dividing legend and date; SOLD
Aksumite Kingdom (Axum), Armah, Early 7th Century A.D.
This type was likely the last coinage issued by the Aksumite Kingdom. Due to climate change and trade isolation, Aksum began to decline in the 7th century. Local history holds that a Jewish queen named Yodit (Judith or Gudit) defeated the empire, c. 950 A.D., and burned its churches and literature. There is evidence of an invasion and churches being burned around this time, but her existence is questioned by some modern authors.GB28095. Bronze AE 19, Munro-Hay 153; BMC Aksumite p. 46, 571 ff.; Anzani 260, F/VF, nice patina, weight 1.319 g, maximum diameter 19.3 mm, die axis 0o, Aksum mint, obverse Ge'ez legend, "King Armah", full-length crowned king enthroned right; reverse Ge'ez legend, "Let there be joy to the people", cross with with gold inlay at center, supported by stem attached to a ring, flanked by two wheat-stalks emerging from the stem; ex Colosseum Coin Exchange; SOLD
South Africa, George VI and Elizabeth II, 5 Shillings, Lot of 3, 1948, 1953, 1954, Springbok Reverses
LT112525. Silver Lot, South Africa, 3 Coins, Five Shillings, George VI, 1948, EF, SCWC KM52; Elizabeth II, 1953, UNC, SCWC KM52, & 1954; Elizabeth II, UNC, SCWC KM52, weight 28.280 g, maximum diameter 38.8 mm, die axis 0o, Pretoria mint, reverse SUID-AFRIKA · date · SOUTH AFRICA (bilingual Afrikaans-English), springbok right; 3 coins; SOLD
Lot of 3 Aksumite Kingdom (Aksum) Coins, c. 400 - 800 A.D.
Consignor identified the coins as follows (unverified by Forum):
1) Aksumite, AR dinar (Kaleb, c. 520 - 540 A.D.?), 0.53g, crowned bust right / bust right, Fine, chipped flan, rare.
2) Aksumite (Armah, early 7th century A.D.?), AE19, Fine.
3) Aksumite (Anonymous, c. 400 - 500 A.D.?), AE19, cross in wreath, Fine.
LT89284. Mixed Lot, Lot of 3 coins of the Kingdom of Aksum, c. 13.2 - 19.8 mm, no tags or flips, the lot is the actual coins in the photograph, 3 coins; SOLD
Vandal Kingdom, North Africa, c. 430 - 490 A.D.
ME51666. Bronze nummus, Wroth BMCV 68 - 72, pl. III, 35 - 36, F, weight 0.550 g, maximum diameter 10.4 mm, die axis 270o, N. Africa mint, c. 430 - c. 490 A.D.; obverse bust right or horse head left; reverse palm tree with fruit; SOLD
South Africa, Elizabeth II, 5 Shillings, Lot of 3, 1956, 1957, 1958
LT110519. Silver 5 Shillings, SCWC KM52, Choice BU, reeded edge, weight 28.28 g, maximum diameter 38.6 mm, die axis 0o, 1956, 1957, 1958; obverse ELIZABETH II REGINA, young laureate portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right; reverse SUID-AFRIKA · 1953 · SOUTH AFRICA, springbok right, 5s below; 3 coins; SOLD
Vandal Kingdom, North Africa, 427 - 534 A.D.
In spring 429, the Vandals invaded North Africa. Under the influence of his rival general Aëtius, Valentinian III's mother, Galla Placidia, had the Roman governor and general Bonifacius convicted of treason. Rather than surrender for execution, Bonifacius revolted and sought support from Vandal mercenaries in Hispania. Bonifacius made peace with Galla Placidia, but it was too late. King Genseric and the entire Vandal kingdom migrated en masse into Africa and took it with a force of 80,000 men. The Vandals would rule North Africa until the Eastern Romans (Byzantines) recaptured it in 534.ME81830. Bronze nummus, cf. Wroth BMCV p. 21, 32 ff., MEC I 19 - 20, 31 - 32, VF, nice green patina, crude (as always for the type), weight 0.932 g, maximum diameter 8.2 mm, die axis 180o, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, 427 - 534 A.D.; obverse diademed and draped bust right, pseudo-legend; reverse Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm branch, no legend; ex Forum (2014); SOLD
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