Auc. 112 Lot 132

Egypt,
AV Tetradrachm (282–272 BC),
King Ptolemy II and Queen Arsinoe II.
From the major collection of Alexandria mint.
Condition: vf+

Estimate: 2.500 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 299

Banknotes of the Bank Deutscher Länder.
50 Deutsche Mark o.D. ( 1948-1949) "Liberty".
Condition: extremly rare, I

Estimate: 9.000 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 71

Cilicia/Mazaios.
AR Stater (361-334 BC).
Obv. Baal of Tarsos.
Conditon: ef

Estimate: 2.000 EUR

Auc.112 Lot 1701

House Habsburg.
Taler 1780 SF
with counter stamp Djibouti (1870-1900).
Condition: vf

Estimate: 400 EUR

Auc. 112 Lot 2875

Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
20 Mark 1905 A.
Condition: vf/ef

Estimate: 6.000 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 66

Polen, Duchy of Warsaw.
1 Talar 1. December 1810.
Condition: III-IV

Estimate: 1.500 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 471

Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, 1907-1918.
1 Dollar 1.3.1907, Tsingtao.
Condition: very rare, restored

Estimate: 2.000 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 492

Interest coupons for Bavarian government bonds.
Royal Bavarian General Loan.
8.75 Marks, March 1, 1919.
Condition: rare, I

Estimate: 300 EUR

Auc. 113 Lot 901

Silesia, Trebnitz.
City Treasury.
10 Pfennig, undated (early August 1914).
Condition: extremely rare, I-

Estimate: 350 EUR

Auc 113 Lot 957

Latvia, Mitau.
1 Kopek, 12.08.1915.
Sample note, handwritten by the "Mayor of Mitau".
Condition: I

Estimate: 300 EUR

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