Roma Numismatics Ltd
E-Sale 95 13 Apr 2022
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Lot of 7 German Mixed Coins and Medals. Lot includes:
1. German States, Bayern. (Bavaria, Kingdom). Leopold Prince Regent AR 2 Marks. AD 1911D. LVITPOLD PRINZ- REGENT V. BAYERN, 1821∗ MÆRZ ∗ 1911, D(mintmark) under truncation of bare head to right / ✭DEUTSCHES REICH date✭ denomination below imperial eagle centre. KM 997. 11.11g, 28mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine. Struck to celebrate the 90th Birthday of Leopold the Prince Regent.
2. German States, Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover CU 1 Pfennig. 1794 PLM. Standing native "Wildman" holding tree, P.L.M. in exergue / 1 PFENN: SCHEIDE MUNTZ in four lines, date below. KM 330. 3.16g, 21mm, 6h. Good Very Fine. Scarce.
3. German States, Duchy of Nassau. Wilhelm AR 6 Kreuzer. 1833. NASSAU HERZOGTHUM, crowned shield of arms / Denomination and date within wreath. KM 53. 2.32g, 19.7mm, 12h. Choice Uncirculated; mint bloom.
4. Germany, Empire. Wilhelm I CU 1 Pfennig. Berlin mint, 1887A. Dies by Emil Weigand. Imperial Eagle, shield on chest, A A below / Denomination; •DEUTSCHES REICH 1887• above, PFENNIG below. KM 1. 32.00g, 17.65mm, 12h. Near Mint State; with some red lustre.
5. Germany, Empire, Wilhelm II AR 5 Marks. Stuttgart, 1903F. WILHELM II KOENIG VON WUERTTEMBERG, bearded head to right; F below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1903, crowned imperial eagle; denomination below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 632; Jaeger 176; Schön 11; AKS 143. 27.54g, 38mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. Old cleaning evident, toned peripheries.
6. Germany, Weimar Republic. NI Error 50 Reichspfennig. No mint, 1927. DEUTSCHES REICH 1927, imperial eagle; oak leaves below / REICHSPFENNIG, denomination; oak leaves above. KM 49. 3.51g, 20mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. Rare; unusual mint error with no mintmark below denomination.
7. Germany, German East-African Society BI Medal. 1890-1918. DR CARL PETERS, draped bust of Carl Peters facing, head right / EMIN PETERS, draped bust of Emin Pascha three-quarters right, wearing fez. 11.82g, 30mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine; loop removed. Carl Peters (1856-1918) was a German coloniser who was instrumental in creating a German protectorate in East Africa (part of the modern republic of Tanzania). Peters became chairman of what became known as the German East-African Society (Deutsch Osta-Afrikanischen Gesellschaft). After giving up his position and returning to Germany in 1889, Peters decided to challenge Henry Stanely's expedition to 'rescue' Emin Pasha (1856-1892), a German explorer and governor of Egyptian Equatorial Sudan who was reputed to be trapped in his province by Mahdist enemies, Both expeditions were veiled attempts to claim land and access to the upper Nile, Stanley working for King Leopold of Belgium and Peters for Germany. Ultimately, Stanley was to reach Pasha a year after Peter's departure.
Lot sold as seen - no returns.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
1. German States, Bayern. (Bavaria, Kingdom). Leopold Prince Regent AR 2 Marks. AD 1911D. LVITPOLD PRINZ- REGENT V. BAYERN, 1821∗ MÆRZ ∗ 1911, D(mintmark) under truncation of bare head to right / ✭DEUTSCHES REICH date✭ denomination below imperial eagle centre. KM 997. 11.11g, 28mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine. Struck to celebrate the 90th Birthday of Leopold the Prince Regent.
2. German States, Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover CU 1 Pfennig. 1794 PLM. Standing native "Wildman" holding tree, P.L.M. in exergue / 1 PFENN: SCHEIDE MUNTZ in four lines, date below. KM 330. 3.16g, 21mm, 6h. Good Very Fine. Scarce.
3. German States, Duchy of Nassau. Wilhelm AR 6 Kreuzer. 1833. NASSAU HERZOGTHUM, crowned shield of arms / Denomination and date within wreath. KM 53. 2.32g, 19.7mm, 12h. Choice Uncirculated; mint bloom.
4. Germany, Empire. Wilhelm I CU 1 Pfennig. Berlin mint, 1887A. Dies by Emil Weigand. Imperial Eagle, shield on chest, A A below / Denomination; •DEUTSCHES REICH 1887• above, PFENNIG below. KM 1. 32.00g, 17.65mm, 12h. Near Mint State; with some red lustre.
5. Germany, Empire, Wilhelm II AR 5 Marks. Stuttgart, 1903F. WILHELM II KOENIG VON WUERTTEMBERG, bearded head to right; F below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1903, crowned imperial eagle; denomination below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 632; Jaeger 176; Schön 11; AKS 143. 27.54g, 38mm, 12h. Near Extremely Fine. Old cleaning evident, toned peripheries.
6. Germany, Weimar Republic. NI Error 50 Reichspfennig. No mint, 1927. DEUTSCHES REICH 1927, imperial eagle; oak leaves below / REICHSPFENNIG, denomination; oak leaves above. KM 49. 3.51g, 20mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. Rare; unusual mint error with no mintmark below denomination.
7. Germany, German East-African Society BI Medal. 1890-1918. DR CARL PETERS, draped bust of Carl Peters facing, head right / EMIN PETERS, draped bust of Emin Pascha three-quarters right, wearing fez. 11.82g, 30mm, 12h. Good Extremely Fine; loop removed. Carl Peters (1856-1918) was a German coloniser who was instrumental in creating a German protectorate in East Africa (part of the modern republic of Tanzania). Peters became chairman of what became known as the German East-African Society (Deutsch Osta-Afrikanischen Gesellschaft). After giving up his position and returning to Germany in 1889, Peters decided to challenge Henry Stanely's expedition to 'rescue' Emin Pasha (1856-1892), a German explorer and governor of Egyptian Equatorial Sudan who was reputed to be trapped in his province by Mahdist enemies, Both expeditions were veiled attempts to claim land and access to the upper Nile, Stanley working for King Leopold of Belgium and Peters for Germany. Ultimately, Stanley was to reach Pasha a year after Peter's departure.
Lot sold as seen - no returns.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.