Treasure and World Coin Auction #11

Cayman Islands Currency Board, ten dollars, 1996 experimental paper (X/1 note), rare. KM-18b. 6-1/8" x 2-5/8". Queen Elizabeth on obverse ...

Cuba (under Spain), uncut sheet of 8 lottery tickets, 1839 (Isabel II). 8-1/2" x 12-1/4". This is a whole page of printed uniface notes w...

American Banknote Company for El Banco Comercial y Agricola (Guayaquil, Ecuador), 10 sucres banknote, undated (1903-22), uniface (obverse) proof mount

American Bank Note Company for Banco Central del Ecuador, 100 sucres banknote proof (reverse), 1975-80 issue, printed on oversized paper, hole punch-c

Original 1642 document from Bolivia with unique pillars-and-waves seal at top. 8-1/2" x 12-1/4". Typically flowing but professionally rea...

Original 1575 document signed by King Philip II of Spain ("Yo El Rey"), with translation by Dr. Frank Sedwick. 8-1/2" x 11-1/2"...

Brass die for wax seals on official Spanish documents, Ferdinand VII (1808-33). 1189 grams, 2-3/8" in diameter and 2-1/4" tall. Bright br...

Large steel die for wax seals on official Spanish documents, Isabel II (1833-68). 1990 grams, 3-3/4" in diameter and 2-1/4" tall. Very br...

Small Dutch copper-plate engraving of a map entitled "America" by Jacob Peeters from L'Atlas en abregé… (Antwerp, 1692), hand col...

Large German map of Mexico, Florida and the Caribbean entitled "Regni Mexicani Seu Novæ Hispaniæ, Ludovicianæ, N. Angliæ, C...

French map of the Caribbean, dated 1754, by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, entitled "Carte du Golphe du Mexique et des Isles de l'Amerique," ...

Color mezzotint print of an English stipple engraving by John Raphael Smith from a painting by George Morland, printed by Rollet (Paris) after 1794, e

Silver plate, encrusted but intact. 588 grams, 9-1/4" in diameter. A typically bowl-like plate with 1-1/2" rim and 1" deep bowl, mos...

High-grade emerald, 3.12 carats, square-cut in modern times from a large natural crystal found on the wreck. Dark and intensely green stone, fairly

Bronze cannonball with spot of encrustation, rare. Over 13 lb, 4-1/2" in diameter. The well-preserved bronze shot from this wreck were an inte...

Long, gold "olive blossom" (or "dragon whistle") chain, 56", 83 grams. One of the better-known stories of the 1715 Fleet ...

Gold "money" chain of plain oval links, 92 grams, 27-1/2" long. A perfectly wearable length of heavy chain in simple, smooth, hand-...

Gold/emerald ring, approx. 3 carats, ladies' size 3. A fairly clear, green gem (not too dark) with minimal inclusions, typically closed-mounte...

Iron cannonball grenade, professionally conserved, in plastic display case. 1141 grams, 3" in diameter. Fundamentally intact but with some cor...

Lot of 9 lead musketballs (including 2 split shot) in Riker box with Real Eight Co. certificate signed by Lou Ullian. 159.8 grams total, up to 3/4&...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, K'angxi, floral design, intact. 43.2 grams, 2-3/4" in diameter and 1-1/2" tall. Slightly fade...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, K'angxi, peacock design, intact. 80.2 grams, 5" in diameter and 7/8" tall. Scalloped rim with...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, K'angxi, floral design, intact. 69.5 grams, 4-1/2" in diameter and 3/4" tall. Flowers on vine...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, K'angxi, floral design, intact. 60.7 grams, 4-3/8" in diameter and 3/4" tall. Flowers on vine...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, K'angxi, floral design, intact. 74.2 grams, 4-3/8" in diameter and 3/4" tall. Flowers on vine...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, K'angxi, fence-and-flowers design, intact. 67.2 grams, 4-1/2" in diameter and 3/4" tall. Real...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, K'angxi, man-on-bridge design, intact. 73.8 grams, 4-1/2" in diameter and 3/4" tall. Central ...

Complete flintlock rifle, stabilized and lacquered and mounted on a board for hanging. About 13 lb, 58-1/2" long overall. This is something yo...

Complete iron barshot with cylindrical ends, intact and as found but sealed and solid. 18-3/4 lb, 13" long, each end 4" in diameter. An u...

Encrusted but intact iron cannonball (4"). 9-3/4 lb, 5" in diameter. A complete and stable cocoon, its identity certain due to its spheri...

Large iron cannonball (4-1/2") with bar segment (half of a barshot), professionally conserved. 15-1/2 lb. A complete and sturdy ball with squa...

Medium iron cannonball (4"), professionally conserved. Over 9 lb, 4" in diameter. Solid ball with smooth, glossy black surfaces all over ...

Small iron cannonball (2-1/2"), professionally conserved. 2 lb, 2-1/2" in diameter. Cute little ball with glossy black surfaces (a few sc...

Hemispherical end of an iron barshot (4"), professionally conserved. 4-1/2 lb, 4" in diameter. Solid and heavy half-ball with square-shap...

Small iron cannonball (2-1/2"), intact and stable. About 2-1/2 lb, 2-3/4" in diameter. A very smooth and solid ball but with rusty and pa...

Large lead sounding weight. 4393 grams, 13" long and 2" at its widest. A very tall and heavy weight with hole at top and cavity in bottom...

Two pairs of wire shot (lead musketballs joined by twisted wire). 99.2 grams total, 6-1/2" long (fully extended). Simple musketballs with twis...

English pewter plate, ca. 1703. 604 grams, 11" in diameter. Broad plate with shallow (1/2" deep) bowl and narrow (1-1/8") rim, somew...

Lot of 2 pewter spoons (rat-tail, ca. 1700; and trifid, ca. 1740), in Riker box. 122 grams total, 6-1/4" and 7-1/4" long. A typical pair ...

Lot of 2 natural emeralds, about 1.5 carats total, with Frank Sedwick certificates. Fairly light chips of green with brownish inclusions, a fairly w

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, fisherman motif, intact but with encrustation (scarce thus). 33.7 grams, 1-1/2" tall and 2-1/2" i...

Large, flat, rectangular copper slab marked with X. 26 lb 7 oz (av), 15-1/2" x 9-1/2" x 5/8". Very neatly cast, with ripples in surf...

Brass candlestick holder, ca. 1680-1730. 866 grams, 8" tall and 4-1/2" at its widest. Classic design with inverted-cup base and drip-tray...

Stoneware bellarmine jug marked with Z (for Zeeland?), ca. 1750, intact. 4040 grams, 14-1/2" tall and 7-1/2" in diameter. Very heavy, sol...

Brass mortar with handles, ca. 1700-1780. 3200 grams, 4-1/2" tall and 6" in diameter. Typically heavy and sturdy bowl for apothecaries, w...

Lot of 12 brass and pewter buttons, including many naval officers' uniform buttons (British and French). 51.1 grams total, up to 1" in dia...

Lot of 6 brass/copper thimbles. 21.7 grams total, up to 3/4" tall. Completely intact and solid, in a variety of designs and sizes, one brassy ...

Large lot of 14 miscellaneous small artifacts. Nearly 7 lb total, nothing larger than 8". This catch-all lot covers practically the whole rang...

Lot of 4 wooden ship's rigging parts. 3020 grams total, up to 7" each. This lot consists of a solid, heavy pulley sheave (disk with hole i...

Pair of earthenware "boy-on-buffalo" figurines, probably game-pieces, some legs missing. 24.4 and 23.5 grams, each about 2-1/2". Ver...

Small bronze bell with original clapper, ca. 1800-1820. 5520 grams, 8" tall and 8" in diameter. Ship's bells are rare, but this one s...

Tiny lead cannon (toy or game-piece). 19.4 grams, 1-1/4" long. This miniature piece is an actual, functioning carronade, with 1/16" touch...

Large bronze cannon, with Spanish coat-of-arms, 9' long, from a 1588 Spanish Armada ship in the Naval Battle of Gravelines. Approx. 3000lb. The...

Bronze swivel cannon, Spanish or Portuguese, 17th century, with custom carved-mahogany stand. About 80 lb (with stand), 31" long. A well-const...

Bronze signal cannon (upright), Spanish, late 1500s, with initials M S on side. 6150 grams, 6" tall and 4-1/2" in diameter (base). Very h...

Small (model) iron bombard (1500s design) and wooden carriage, made ca. 1900. 9290 grams, 20" x 8" x 7". Very rustic hand-made carri...

Miniature bronze cannon, Dutch, ca. 1750-1800. 476 grams, 6-1/2" long. A functional scale model with hole where cascabel should be, 3/8" ...

Spanish stone roundshot (cannonball) from a 1588 Spanish Armada wreck off Nieuwpoort, Belgium, rare. 1754 grams, 4-1/2" in diameter. Far less ...

Lot of 2 Revolutionary War-era roundshot, American, from the Battle of Castine (1779). Large: 7-1/4 lb, 4" in diameter; small: 1-1/2 lb, 3&quo...

Large (12-pounder) iron cannonball in encrustation, colonial era (1700s). Nearly 17 lb, 8" in diameter overall. A rusty, cracking sphere with ...

Iron roundshot (6-pounder) in encrustation, British, with broad arrow mark, Revolutionary War era (1777). 9 lb, 7" in diameter overall. Highly...

Flintlock pistol, probably Mediterranean, late 1700s to early 1800s. 896 grams, 19" long. Straight barrel, slightly tapering, with silver inla...

Sea-service flintlock pistol with lanyard-ring in butt, ca. 1815, made in Liege, Belgium. 1174 grams, 15" long. Standard-issue boarding gun, u...

Eastern European flintlock pistol with ornate inlays, ca. 1780-1800. 881 grams, 15" long. A heavily ornamented gun with engraved stock studded...

Small English boxlock screw-barrel pistol, maker Hole (Bristol), ca. 1800. 287 grams, 6" long. Cute little gun with clear engraving on either ...

Double-barrel pin-fire boot pistol, Civil War period (mid-1800s), made in Liege, Belgium. 495 grams, 10" long. Simple design with light engrav...

Leather/brass powder-flask, ca. 1770-1800, British. 85 grams, 8-1/2" long. Intact and functional bag for power and shot, used with flintlock g...

French Marine hanger-cutlass, 1808 model, signed by maker. 989 grams, 29" long. Simple design with all-brass handle showing 3 maker's mark...

French short artillery sword in scabbard, ca. 1820-1840, possibly used in the Mexican War of Independence. 1339 grams, 27-1/2" long. Double-ed...

U.S. Navy officer's dress sword with name "R.C. Cooley" engraved on blade, with original leather scabbard and belt, early 1900s. 1114...

Large naval boarding axe, French, ca. 1800-1840, rare size. 2970 grams, 37-1/2" long. Unusually large size and all original, with 4"-wide...

German boarding axe, mid-1800s. 1030 grams, 15" long. Typical small axe with 2-1/2" blade and 3-sided pick, anchored to handle by 2 narro...

Victorian-era replica of a steel medieval jousting helmet. 11 lb, 16" tall and roughly 12" in diameter. Typical medieval-style helmet wit...

Lot of gold and pearl jewelry pieces, 4 grams total, Spanish colonial (1500s). A 3" stringer of tiny gold beads, tubules, loops and other ho...

String of glass beads, Spanish colonial (1500s). 64 grams, 52" long. Extra-long stringer of mostly plain blue tubes but also some smaller bead...

String of glass beads, Spanish colonial (1500s). 14.8 grams, 18" long. A short stringer of many different types and colors of small spheres pl...

Gold toothpick/ear-spoon on short (modern) chain, early 1700s, found in Peru. 5.6 grams, about 2" long. An ornate little piece, hand-carved in...

Spanish colonial silver crucifix (1700s) from Peru, in Riker box. 33 grams, 4" tall. Interesting piece that shows Christ with a distinctly nat...

Brass "cross caravaca" (Spanish colonial, 1700s) from the Presidio of Mexico, in Riker case. 135 grams, 5" tall. An unusual type of ...

French cast-brass standing crucifix, 1700s. 131 grams, 11-1/2" tall and 4" at its widest. Typical crucifix with separate Christ figure mo...

Lot of 3 brass/ebony crucifixes, European (French?), early 1800s, in Riker box. 59, 54 and 19 grams; 5", 4-3/4" and 3-1/4". Three di...

Large, hand-carved wooden statue of St. Paul the Apostle, early 1900s. 37 lb, 37" tall and 11" at its widest. St. Paul the Apostle was on...

Copper-arsenic "hacha" with flecks of gold from Ecuador (Cañari culture), ca. 1200 AD, rare. 17.1 grams, 3-1/8" long. A very po...

Copper-arsenic "hacha" with flecks of gold from Ecuador (Cañari culture), ca. 1200 AD, rare. 25.7 grams, 3-1/4" long. A very po...

Dutch "onion" bottle, ca. 1730-1750, excellent condition. 772 grams, 8" tall and 5-1/2" in diameter. Perfect specimen with no c...

Dutch "case gin" bottle with AH seal (Houtman) at top and A.HOUTMAN & CO. / SCHIEDAM on sides (early 1800s). 964 grams, 11" tall...

Pair of large brass estribos (covered stirrups), Spanish colonial (early 1800s). 2144 grams, each 10-1/2" x 5" x 4". Basically backl...

Pair of Spanish colonial steel spurs (late 1700s) with silver inlays and one repaired using a Chilean silver coin (1800s). 955 grams, 7" long....

Bronze spurs with steel rowels, Spanish colonial style (early 1800s). 888 grams, 8" long. Brassy in color, with hand ornamentation, with cut-s...

Dutch clay pipe (early 1700s) with XXX design for Amsterdam, intact. 24 grams, 6-1/4" long. A typical smoking pipe in perfect condition, with ...

Lot of 5 clay pipes, ca. 1680-1750, in plastic display-box. 69.1 grams total, up to 4-1/2" long. Typical plain pipes (no designs or markings) ...

Large iron leg-shackles for slaves or prisoners, 1700s, from the French West Indies, rare. 2550 grams, 39" long, each cuff about 4-1/2" i...

Iron slave-transport shackles, early 1800s, from West Africa. 376 grams, 12" long, each cuff about 3" wide. This hand-forged item appears...

Lot of 3 bronze manillas (slave bracelets) of different sizes, early 1800s, from various shipwrecks. 1152 grams total, from 2-1/2" to 8" ...

Large iron Nuremburg ("Armada") chest (late 1500s to mid-1600s), with unique "Adam and Eve"-themed inner plate, with original ke...

Large iron Nuremburg ("Armada") chest (late 1500s to mid-1600s), with inner box and original keys (operational). 138 lb, 32" x 17&qu...

European (French?) steel "treasure box" with key, ca. 1800-1840. 2780 grams, 7-1/2" x 6" x 4-1/4". Very cute little money ...

Brass box (Dutch), ca. 1800-1820 (key missing). 598 grams, 8-1/4" x 5" x 3-1/2". A thin-walled rectangular safe-box with small handl...

European (Italian?) brass nesting-weight set (complete with case and lid), 1800s. 1253 grams, 2-1/2" tall and 3" in diameter. Unlike most...

Large iron mortar and pestle, Spanish colonial. 6760 grams, 7" in diameter and 5-3/4" tall, the pestle 12" long. Simple design but r...