A mixed lot of three coins, including:
1. A rare Imperial Russian 1899 10 Ruble coin, constructed of Gold, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward-facing profile of Tsar Nicholas II, circumscribed by name and title in Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a central Romanov imperial eagle, situated above a denomination mark of 10 Rubles and a date of 1899, the edge bearing a zolotnik mark of “78.24” (indicative of gold percentage equating to 21.6 karats), measuring 22.72 mm in diameter, weighing 8.6 grams, a scarce coin in extremely fine condition.
2. An Imperial Austrian 1 Thaler coin, constructed of a silver and copper alloy, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward-facing profile of Empress Maria Theresa, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse bearing a raised double-headed Austrian imperial eagle, overlaid by a shield bearing the coats of arms of Hungary, Bohemia, Burgundy, and Burgau, circumscribed by Maria Theresa’s titles in Latin, the edge bearing a raised inscription of “JUSTICE AND MERCY” similarly in Latin, measuring 40.44 mm in diameter, weighing 28.1 grams, demonstrating sporadic oxidation, in near extremely fine condition.
3. A Third Reich-period 5 Reichsmark coin, constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a centra raised German national eagle, circumscribed by an inscription of “DEUTSCHES REICH” and a denomination of 5 Reichsmarks, flanked by a date of “1935”, the reverse bearing a rightward-facing profile of Paul von Hindenburg, circumscribed by name and dates “1847-1934”, the edge bearing a German inscription of “COMMON GOOD COMES BEFORE SELF-INTEREST”, measuring 29.17 mm in diameter, weighing 14.0 grams, in extremely fine condition.