Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 40

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

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

ETHIOPIA: AR wedding ring (22.73g), Opitz p. 276 (plate example), 28 x 12mm, diamond-shaped exterior decorated with intricate inlay, traditionally wor

ETHIOPIA: LOT of 3 large walnut-shaped silver "beads", Opitz p.63-64, each ca. 45mm long, weighing an average of 27g, composed of two sold...

ETHIOPIA:LOT of 4 large silver "beads" made by Jewish silversmiths, Optiz p.63-64, 32-40mm in diameter, likely made in the late 19th centu...

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

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

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

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

GILBERT ISLANDS (KIRIBATI): LOT of 4 pieces of "to-uba" shell money (conus eburneus) produced around 1800, all four set in display card, l...

GILBERT ISLANDS (KIRIBATI): LOT of 3 pieces of "to-uba" shell money (conus eburneus) produced around 1800, all three set in custom Capitol...

INDONESIA: BORNEO: coral bead blanket (195.50g), 30 x 28cm, tentacled head in white facing in center, with smaller head in yellow facing below, flanke

INDONESIA: BORNEO:LOT of 2 Dayak brass large hanging earrings with dragon design, pair of 2 items, ex Charles Opitz Collection. The Dayak are one o

INDONESIA: BORNEO: shell ring bracelet, well worn, Fine, ex Charles Opitz Collection.

INDONESIA: FLORES ISLAND: AR ornament set, Opitz p.135, consisting of 3 silver earrings from Flores Island, once used as bridewealth payment, secured

INDONESIA: FLORES ISLAND: pale gold earrings, Opitz pg. 135/36 (plate), locally known as olaewa or wea wunu wona, used as a engagement gift and also a

INDONESIA: JAVA: brass ornament set, consisting of 1 bronze buckle & 4 earrings ca. 14th-16th century, secured on display plaque, lot of 5 items...

INDONESIA: JAVA: brass ornament set, consisting of 1 bronze bracelet & 4 earrings, ca. 14th-16th century, secured on display plaque, lot of 5 it...

INDONESIA: JAVA:LOT of 2 java beads circa 1000 A.D., 1 ¾" x 1 ¾" very old patina, multi-color stripes, lot of 2 items, VF, R, ex...

INDONESIA: JAVA:LOT of 4 bronze Javanese bracelets circa 14-16 centuries, all mounted on old card holders, a very unusual group, retail value $300, lo

INDONESIA: SUMBA & SUMBAWA: loda copper chain (175g), Opitz p.205, ca. 175 cm, made from intricately concatenated copper wires, used on Sumba an...

INDONESIA: SUMBA: gilt tin mamuli earring (95.31g), Opitz p. 208 (plate example), ca. 105 x 110mm, hollow diamond-shaped body with key hole-shaped ope

INDONESIA: SUMBA: mamuli earring, 58mm, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Mamuli are precious metal ornaments of the Sumba people, Sumba, Indonesia.

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

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

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

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

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

INDONESIA:LOT of 11 pieces of jewelry used in bridal transactions including Flores Island silver alloy 'taka' pendent (1), earrings (5), Tim...

JAPAN:LOT of 3 pieces of ornamental sword guards (tsuba), 72mm, 77mm, 79mm, two iron and one bronze piece, average quality examples, retail value $250

KATANGA: AE cross money (785g), Opitz p.124 & Sigler p.17 (plate example), 24 x 22cm, so called "Katanga cross", produced circa 1750-1...

KIRIBATI (GILBERT ISLANDS): tekaroro money, Opitz p.343, long string of bead money made from alternating black coconut husk discs and white conus shel

KIRIBATI (GILBERT ISLANDS): tekaroro money (62.83g), Opitz p.343, ca. 90cm, composed of alternating white conus shell discs and black coconut shell di

KURDISTAN: silver-bronze ring (224g), 116 x 111 x 9mm, with bulbous ends and decorative patterns, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.

LIBERIA: silver-bronze arm ring (63.29g), 89 x 79 x 5mm, with carved notches and square end knobs, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.

MEXICO:LOT of 4 pieces of Aztec Indian "bell money" circa 1000-1500 A.D., oblong shaped bells, average quality examples, retail value $200...

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...

MIDDLE-EAST: decorated knife, 300mm, Arab knife with bone handle and scabbard completely covered with colorful beads and cowrie shells, Arabic inscrip

NEW BRITAIN: birok "pig money" (4.46g), Opitz p.84, 56cm, made of small polished shell discs braided edge-to-edge together, the most elabo...

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

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

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

NIGERIA: brass bangle, 84mm (3 1/4") in diameter, decorated at side ends, set on interesting old information card, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collect...

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

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

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

NIGERIA: copper Calabar coils (455.80g), 84mm, heavy issue with 3 thick coils, likely made in Nigeria from the Cross River region in the 18-19th centu

NIGERIA: iron purr-purr (83.02g), Opitz p.273, roughly 240 x 45mm, likely made in the 19th century, considered a currency bar and used as late as 1939

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

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