1835 - CONGO: AE collar money (505g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
CONGO: AE collar money (505g), Opitz p.115, ca. 27cm, large open circle with various decorative patterns, made by the Teke people (Bateke) near Kinsha
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
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1836 - CONGO: brass ridged crescent (507g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
CONGO: brass ridged crescent (507g), Opitz p.124 (plate example), 225 x 40mm, semicircular bar with ridged exterior, likely over 100 years old, used l
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 90.00 - 120.00
Sold for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
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1837 - ETHIOPIA: AR wedding ring (22.73g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
ETHIOPIA: AR wedding ring (22.73g), Opitz p. 276 (plate example), 28 x 12mm, diamond-shaped exterior decorated with intricate inlay, traditionally wor
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
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1840 - EUROPE: AE axe headStephen Album Rare Coins
EUROPE: AE axe head, Quiggin fig.123, 98mm, Bronze Age ribbed socketed axe-head, likely nearly 3,000 years old, cast from a copper-tin alloy in a soph
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
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1841 - EUROPE: trade bead necklaceStephen Album Rare Coins
EUROPE: trade bead necklace, ca. 67cm in circumference, string of 29 pieces of 5-layer Chevron, Rosetta or Star beads, the largest bead 24 x 16mm, pos
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (95.00 + 19.00BP) = 114.00
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1842 - GHANA: brass gold weightStephen Album Rare Coins
GHANA: brass gold weight, 47mm, Akan goldweight in the shape of a turtle, EF, R, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Akan goldweights (locally known as mr
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
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1843 - GHANA: LOT of 2 brass Akan goldweightsStephen Album Rare Coins
GHANA:LOT of 2 brass Akan goldweights in the shape of bells made by the lost wax method, most of these gold weights are in the form of people or anima
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
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1851 - INDONESIA: JAVA: brass ornament setStephen Album Rare Coins
INDONESIA: JAVA: brass ornament set, consisting of 1 bronze buckle & 4 earrings ca. 14th-16th century, secured on display plaque, lot of 5 items...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
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1852 - INDONESIA: JAVA: brass ornament setStephen Album Rare Coins
INDONESIA: JAVA: brass ornament set, consisting of 1 bronze bracelet & 4 earrings, ca. 14th-16th century, secured on display plaque, lot of 5 it...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
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1857 - INDONESIA: SUMBA: mamuli earring. EFStephen Album Rare Coins
INDONESIA: SUMBA: mamuli earring, 58mm, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Mamuli are precious metal ornaments of the Sumba people, Sumba, Indonesia.
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
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1858 - INDONESIA: vintage coin dollStephen Album Rare Coins
INDONESIA:vintage coin doll from Bali, this piece presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing dynasty tied together with str
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
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1859 - INDONESIA: vintage coin dollStephen Album Rare Coins
INDONESIA:vintage coin doll from Bali, this piece presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing dynasty tied together with str
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
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1860 - INDONESIA: vintage coin dollStephen Album Rare Coins
INDONESIA:vintage coin doll from Bali, this piece presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing dynasty tied together with str
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (280.00 + 56.00BP) = 336.00
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1861 - INDONESIA: vintage coin dollStephen Album Rare Coins
INDONESIA:vintage coin doll from Bali, this piece presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing dynasty tied together with str
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (240.00 + 48.00BP) = 288.00
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1862 - INDONESIA: vintage coin dollStephen Album Rare Coins
INDONESIA:vintage coin doll from Bali, this piece presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing dynasty tied together with str
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
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1865 - KATANGA: AE cross money (785g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
KATANGA: AE cross money (785g), Opitz p.124 & Sigler p.17 (plate example), 24 x 22cm, so called "Katanga cross", produced circa 1750-1...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
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1870 - MEXICO: LOT of 4 Aztec "bell money"Stephen Album Rare Coins
MEXICO:LOT of 4 pieces of Aztec Indian "bell money" circa 1000-1500 A.D., oblong shaped bells, average quality examples, retail value $200...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
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1871 - MICRONESIA: gau shell moneyStephen Album Rare Coins
MICRONESIA: gau shell money, 77cm, shell necklace from Yap Island, 30" long string with whales tooth, graduated beads from 1/4" to 5/8&quo...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
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1872 - MIDDLE-EAST: decorated knifeStephen Album Rare Coins
MIDDLE-EAST: decorated knife, 300mm, Arab knife with bone handle and scabbard completely covered with colorful beads and cowrie shells, Arabic inscrip
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
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1874 - NEW BRITAIN: shell disc (92.52g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
NEW BRITAIN: shell disc (92.52g), Opitz p.298, 118 x 114mm, shaped and polished from a single large clam shell, choice VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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1875 - NEW BRITAIN: shell money. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
NEW BRITAIN: shell money, Opitz p.298, consisting of three strings of polished shell beads, each measuring 149cm (53.91g), 136cm (44.38g), and 55cm (1
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 160.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
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1876 - NIGERIA: AE coiled manilla (359g). EFStephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: AE coiled manilla (359g), Opitz p.215 (plate example), 140mm with a diameter of 80mm, thin-gauge twisted calabar coil (nja), ca. 19th century
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
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1877 - NIGERIA: brass bangleStephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: brass bangle, 84mm (3 1/4") in diameter, decorated at side ends, set on interesting old information card, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collect...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
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1878 - NIGERIA: brass ring money (208g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: brass ring money (208g), Opitz p.278 (plate example), C-shaped ring measuring 95mm at the widest with enlarged ends, decorated with linear pa
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
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1879 - NIGERIA: copper Calabar coilsStephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: copper Calabar coils, 78mm, large issue with 9 coils, likely made in Nigeria from the Cross River region in the 18-19th centuries, darkly pat
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
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1880 - NIGERIA: copper Calabar coilsStephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: copper Calabar coils, 80mm, likely made in Nigeria from the Cross River region in the 18-19th Centuries, darkly patinated copper, VF, ex Char
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
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1883 - NIGERIA: rotl necklaceStephen Album Rare Coins
NIGERIA: rotl necklace, Opitz p.288, 240mm, necklace made from cowrie shells with two blue small trade beads, likely during the late 19th or early 20t
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
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1884 - NORTH AFRICA: AR arm ring (24.03g). EFStephen Album Rare Coins
NORTH AFRICA: AR arm ring (24.03g), 62 x 40mm, decorated with an oval carnelian disc and intricate patterns all around, made in fine silver by the Ber
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
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