Archive Lots

Sri Lanka / Ceylon - Polonnaruwa period, Copper Kahavanu of Sahasamalla (c.1200 - 1202), Mitchiner 840-1, 4.30 grams. Obv: king standing facing right, holding lotus; altar, flame, and pellets in fields Rev: king reclining right, holding sankha ; Nagari legend Shri Ma Sahasamalla to right. XF+, Scarce.

Sri Lanka (Ceylon), oblong 'Lakshmi plaque' Copper 1/2-unit, c.100BC - 100AD, MAC 5048-50, 2.30 grams. Obv: Lakshmi standing frontally between two elephants on long-stemmed lotuses. Rev: Swastika standard in a railing. VF+, Exceedingly Rare.

Sweden, Oscar II King of Sweden and Norway, Silver (.800), 2 Kronor, 1893, 15.0 grams. Numista Rarity index: 23. Uncirculated.

Sweden, 400th Anniversary of Gustaf Vasa's Liberation War, Silver (.800), 2 Kronor, 1921, 15.0 grams. Numista Rarity index: 22. Uncirculated.

Sweden, Gustaf V (1907-1950), Silver (.800), 2 Kronor, 1940, 15.0 grams. Numista Rarity index: 15. Uncirculated.

Tonga, Coronation of Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, Copper-nickel, 2 Pa'anga, 1967, 42.20 grams. Numista Rarity index: 78. Uncirculated.

Tonga, FAO - World Food Day, Copper-nickel, 50 Seniti, 1981, 14.58 grams. UNC, Scarce.

Umayyad Caliphate - temp. Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, AH 105-125 / AD 724-743, Silver hemidrachm, citing spahbed Khurshid (AD 740-761) of the Dabwayhids, Tabaristan mint, Album 52, 2.0 grams Obv: draped bust resembling Khusrau II to right, wearing elaborate mural crown; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, HURSHIT ('Khurshid' in Pahlawi); in outer margin, APD ('excellent' in Pahlawi) Rev. Sasanian fire altar set on three steps, flanked by two attendants standing facing; to left, date; to right, mint TPURSTAN ('Tabaristan' in Pahlawi). XF+, Scarce.

United Kingdom, George V (1910-1936), Silver (.500), 1 Florin, 1930, 11.30 grams. Numista Rarity index: 7. Uncirculated.

United Kingdom, George VI 1st coinage, Silver (.500), 6 Pence, 1945, 2.83 grams. Numista Rarity index: 4. VF+.