Treasure, World & U.S. Coin Auction #20

European morion helmet with fleur-de-lis decorations, 1600s. 1106 grams, 14" long, 9" high. Southern European colonial-period morion hel...

European trooper's helmet with lobster tail patterns, 1600s. 136 grams, 15" long, 12" high. Southern European lobster-tail helmet com...

European forged iron breastplate of siege weight, 1700s to early 1800s, with bullet musketball impact. 4750 grams, 17" tall, 14" wide. He...

Danish naval "4-pounder" bronze howitzer, late 1700s. 53.15 kg cannon, 20.50 kg carriage, 26" overall, 20" overall height, 18&q...

Spanish bronze "thundermug" salute mortar, 1700s. 6.45 kilograms, 6-3/4" tall. Sometimes called a "thundermug," small flat...

Stone cannonball from the Siege of Sluis (1587). 1760 grams, 9" diameter. Found by commercial fishermen dragging the seabed near Sluis, Belgiu...

Iron cannon-shot "12-pounder" with original wooden sabot from the James River, VA, ca. 1864. 6.65 kilograms, 6-1/2" overall length, ...

Naval barshot "4-pounder" from the American Revolutionary War, 1776. 2450 grams, 12-1/2" long, 3-1/4" diameter. Two half-cannon...

Copper gunpowder measure, US, signed "Fairbanks," ca. 1830, rare. 1805 grams, 7-1/4" height, 4-5/8" diameter. Large and sturdy ...

Spanish colonial "espada ancha" short sword, 1700s. 397 grams, 26" long overall. Hand-forged with D-form hilt that has a twisted, sp...

Spanish colonial D-guard "espada ancha" short sword, 1700s-1800s. 307 grams, 20-1/2" long overall. Interesting sword with finely car...

Iron sailor's dirk, Spanish colonial, ca. 1800. 254 grams, 15" long overall. Distinctive wavy blade design (inspired by the moro kris kniv...

Early US eagle-hilt officer's sword, ca. 1814-1825. 729 grams, 36" long overall. Mounted gilt saber with brass eagle head hilt, fluted bon...

Large, silver-mounted flintlock blunderbuss, European, 1700s. 3031 grams, 30" overall length. Complete and functioning blunderbuss with nicely...

Pair of flintlock officers' pistols with engraved silver mounts, 1700s. 624 grams each, 14" overall length. Both with bright steel 8-1/4&q...

Ornate miquelet horseman's pistol, Eastern European, 1700s. 847 grams, 19-1/2" overall length. Heavily decorated walnut stock with extensi...

Silver-mounted flintlock pistol, European, 1700s. 890 grams, 20" overall length. Tapered 13" long steel barrel--octagonal at breach--all ...

Flintlock holster pistol, European, 1700s. 890 grams, 20" overall length. Tapered steel 9-1/2" barrel with touch marks on breech, flintlo...

Spanish Mediterranean miquelet officer's musket, 1700s. 2300 grams, 62" overall length. A design made in Catalonia, Spain, and on neighbor...

Eastern European hand-held blunderbuss, ca. 1800. 1362 grams, 19-1/2" overall length. Incredibly ornate blunderbuss with gold and silver inlay...

Eastern European flintlock horseman's pistol, 1700s-1800s. 1229 grams, 23" overall length. Ornately decorated, encrusted with gemstones an...

Pair of British Royal Navy boarding pistols, ca. 1805. 1536 grams, 19-1/2" overall length. Sturdy pistols with 12" brown-tone patinated s...

Early handheld flintlock blunderbuss pistol, Eastern European, 1800s. 1275 grams, 17" overall length. Typically ornate blunderbuss with steel ...

Albanian miquelet pistol, 1800s. 755 grams, 18" overall length. An early gun in as-found condition with a 10-3/4" tapered barrel (a bit l...

Single-shot percussion overcoat pistol signed "Deringer," mid-1800s. 563 grams, 9" overall length. This signed pistol of a type that...

Lot of 6 Spanish colonial iron keys (1600s-1700s), found in Panama Viejo, Panama. 1393 grams, smallest 5"-longest 6-1/2" Mostly from door...

Spanish colonial iron-bound money chest, 1700s to early 1800s. 4665 grams, 16" long, 9" wide, 9" tall. A rustic, well-used wooden ch...

Iron-forged slave/prisoner leg irons, 1700-1800s. 1882 grams, 26" overall. Hand-forged leg irons found in eastern Pennsylvania one end with bu...

Earthenware oil/wine bottle, colonial period (mid-1700s), from Haiti. 1652 grams, 11" long, 6" diameter at shoulders. Well-preserved redd...

Pair of Spanish colonial cast brass stirrups (estribos), 1700-1800s, from Colombia. 2045 grams, 10" long and 4-3/4" wide. Ornately decor...

English black-glass "horse hoof onion" bottle, ca. 1720s-40s. 860 grams, 7-1/2" tall, 5" diameter at base. Dark green bottle wi...

English black-glass "horse hoof onion" bottle, ca. 1720s-40s. 665 grams, 6" tall, 5" diameter at base. Very short and flat &quo...

Lot of 4 Dutch or English bottles (green to brown), 1700s-1800s, including one "onion," one "gin," and two ales. Onion: 711 gra...

Gilt-bronze filigree heart pendant with enamel flowers and crosses, Portuguese, mid-1800s. 16.28 grams, 2-1/2" tall, 1-1/2" wide. Ornate ...

Cast bronze African crucifix, 1800s. 532 grams, 5" x 9". Simple African bronze cross excavated from Benin, Nigeria, with interesting depi...

British navigational octant in mahogany case, early 1800s. 1695 grams, 11" overall height, 9-1/2" width. Ebony-framed brass-mounted octan...

Brass balance scale for gold coins in original box, ca. 1855. 161 grams, 9" long, 2" wide, 5/8" tall. Brass gold coin scale in rare ...

Early American gold miner's scale from the California Gold Rush period (1848), rare. 340 grams, 5-1/2" long, 3" wide, 1" tall. A...

French balance scale for gold coins in walnut case, late 1700s-early 1800s. 108 grams, 7" long, 2" wide, 5/8" tall. Great little go...

Georgian British balance scale for gold guineas in wooden case, late 1700s. 85 grams, 4-1/2" long, 2-1/4" wide, 1" tall. Petite gold...

Georgian British gold scale in oak case, early 1800s. 557 grams, 7" long, 4-1/4" wide, 1-3/4" tall. Larger scale with original parts...

Large, ornate, rectangular silver tray from Potosi, Bolivia, late 1800s, silversmith J. Guzman (stamped), double-headed eagle and heart design. 1204

Large, ornate, rectangular silver wall-hanging from the Caribbean, late 1800s to early 1900s, angel design, engraved "Angel con Eespiga ."...

Large, ornate, rectangular silver wall-hanging from the Caribbean, late 1800s to early 1900s, angel design, engraved "Angel de la Guarda."...

Cartagena, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 162(7-8), assayer E below mintmark RN to right. Restrepo-M52.3; S-C7. 5.45 grams. Full and bold shield with clear

Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip V, assayer not visible. Restrepo-M80; KM-17.2. 6.64 grams. Full shield, slightly off-center full cross-and-tre

Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to right, mintmark S to left. CT-57. 3.34 grams. Broad flan with full legends and inner details, X

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer B, O(MNIVM) in legend. CT-63. 6.74 grams. AU with bold full shield and cross-and-tressure, few coppe

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, (159)6B. CT-80. 6.76 grams. XF with good full shield and cross-and-tressure, full 6 of date visible.

Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer B. CT-Type 29. 3.38 grams. AXF with nice full cross, full crown above nearly full shield.