baldwin's fixed price list summer 2014

THE STAFF OF A H BALDWIN & SONS LTD WISH ALL OUR CLIENTS A Happy Summer Season

We have had an exciting first six months to 2014, as a H Baldwin and sons Ltd now hold the new world record for the price achieved at auction for a British coin. The edward VIII gold proof sovereign of 1937 was catalogued and sold in the Hemisphere Collection in may for a record £516,000 including the buyer’s premium. We of course were already responsible for the previous world record price as the buyers of the extremely rare edward III Double Leopard gold hammered coin that we paid £460,000 for in 2006, and it does make one wonder what that coin is now worth as prices continue to be very buoyant for the best quality rarities.

our latest summer Fixed price list contains just shy of 1000 items - totalling over £2,000,000 of value - and includes selections of ancient Greek, roman, Byzantine coins as well as British from all periods, anglo-Gallic, scottish and Irish coinage, with some Channel Islands and Isle of man as well as some wonderful numismatic Books.

Highlights in this Fixed Price List include:

Ancient Coinage

a siculo-punic Tetradrachm of superb stylean impressive akanthos Tetradrachm

Two attractive lifetime issue gold staters of alexander the Great, one minted at memphisa superb tetradrachm of athens, stylistically matching the famous Dekadrachms

extremely rare Ionian electrum Trite and Hektean exceptional lifetime portrait Denarius of Julius Caesar

an exceptionally complete gold aureus of augustusa beautiful Gold aureus of Tiberius, with a portrait of fine style

a fine portrait of Claudius in silveran excellent portrait of nero in gold

a very rare civil war (a.D. 68) denariusan excellent youthful portrait of Hadrian in gold

a beautiful gold aureus of antoninus pius a very rare gold aureus of Constantius I Chlorus

an exceptional gold solidus of Julian IIa group of attractive later roman gold solidi

a very rare gold solidus of Justinus I & Justinian Ian extremely rare siliqua of Heraclius & Heraclius Constantine

rare gold solidi of Heraclius with Hercalius Constantine, minted at Jerusalem and ravennaan extremely rare ravenna mint gold solidus of Constantine IV

a choice gold solidus of Leontiusa rare solidus of Justinian II

a beautiful syracuse mints gold solidus of Constantine V with Leo IV

Coins of Great Britain, Scotland & Ireland

73 anglo-saxon and norman coins including a number of Viking issues30 anglo-Gallic coinage, including a nice angelot D’or of Henry VI

a grouping of over 100 hammered gold coins including a Charles I Triple unite of 1642 and two Van Der Dort unitesnearly 70 hammered silver including an impressive oxford silver pound and other hammered crowns

nearly 100 milled gold coins including the extremely rare oliver Cromwell Fifty shillings.128 milled silver coins principally formed of a collection of quality portraits in Crowns and Halfcrowns

45 scottish coins of which 24 are gold, one of the largest selections in many years.nearly 80 Irish coins ranging through 900 years from the Hiberno-norse series until the Irish republic.

a small list of Isle of man and Channel Islands coinage.

Numismatic Literature

a superb copy of svoronos’ major work on athensThe magnificent Caruso and montagu collections with both prices and buyers names

a beautiful set of Cohen in a wonderful contemporary bindinga complete set of pridmore’s essential references on Commonwealth coins

a wonderful copy of the Vicomte de sartiges Collectiona superb copy of the fantastic Trau sale from the library of adolph Hess

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Fixed Price List Summer 2014All orders are subject to a minimum £7 postage and insurance charge

Ancient Greek

AG001 Calabria, Tarentum (c. 280-272 B.C.), Silver Stater. Naked youth crowning horse standing right, lifting its right foreleg, IΩ above, NEY / MH below horse, rev TAPAΣ, Taras seated sideways on a dolphin left, holding a helmet, his left hand resting on the dolphin, stars on left and right, APIΣ in right field, 6.52g., 2h (Vlasto 746-7; SNG ANS 1113; HN Italy 1006). Struck on a broad flan, some residual lustre beneath a light tone, about extremely fine. £1,800

AG002 Lucania, Metapontum (c. 330-290 B.C.), Silver Stater. Head of Demeter facing right, her hair wreathed with corn, wearing earring and necklace, traces of letters (ΣY?) below chin, rev META, ear of barley, with leaf on right surmounted by a star, ΛY on left, 7.82g., 3h (Johnston, class C, 8.1 (these dies); SNG ANS 500; HN Italy 1592). A very light, almost invisible, crack in flan, very pretty style and lightly toned, nearly extremely fine. £950

AG003 Sicily, Akragas (c. 425-406 B.C.), AE Triens, 19mm. Eagle, with its wings open, standing right, on a hare, AKPA on left, rev crab, three pellets and a crayfish below, 7.41g., 6h (SNG ANS 1041-2; cf. SNG Copenhagen 76). Attractive dark green-brown patina, good very fine. £350

AG004 Sicily, Syracuse, Hieron II (274-216 B.C.), Silver 16 Litrai, struck c. 218/7-214 B.C. Diademed and veiled head of Queen Philistis facing left, a torch on right below, rev BAΣIΛIΣΣAΣ / ΦIΛIΣTIΔOΣ, Nike, holding the reins, driving a galloping quadriga right, E below horses, 13.28g., 3h (SNG ANS 885 (this reverse die); Burnett, Enna Hoard, SNR 62, 1983, 47-49; SNG Ashmolean 2107). Struck from dies of fine style, a few light deposits, extremely fine. £1,100

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A Most Attractive Syracuse 12 Litrai

AG005 Sicily, Syracuse, Fifth Democracy (c. 214-212 B.C.), Silver 12 Litrai. Head of Athena facing left, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a snake on the bowl, rev ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, Artemis standing left, drawing bow, a hound springing left at her side, ΞA on left, 10.20g., 9h (Burnett, Enna Hoard, SNR 62, 1983, pl. 9, D 21 (these dies); McClean 2957 (these dies); SNG ANS 1040). Very well-struck from pretty dies on a broad flan, attractive light iridescent tone, good extremely fine and most attractive. £3,500

A Siculo-Punic Tetradrachm of Superb Style

AG006 Siculo-Punic (c. 320 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Head of Tanit-Persephone facing left, wearing a wreath of corn-ears, pendant earring and a necklace, four dolphins swimming around, rev horse prancing left, a palm-tree behind, 16.82g., 12h (Jenkins 136 (O46/R122); de Luynes 1436 (these dies)). Of exceptional and delicate style, struck from very good metal, attractively toned with some light iridescence, extremely fine and superb. £12,000

AG007 Thracian Islands, Thasos (c. 140-110 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Head of young Dionysos facing right, wearing an ivy-wreath, rev HPAKΛEOYΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN, Herakles, naked except for a lion’s skin draped over his left arm, standing facing, inclined slightly to the left, resting his right hand on a club, M between the club and his right leg, 17.02g., 12h (SNG Copenhagen 1040; BMC 72). A well-struck and detailed example, light iridescent toning, about extremely fine. £440

AG008 Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Mint of Lysimacheia, struck 297/6-282/1 B.C. Head of Alexander the Great facing right, wearing a diadem and the horn of Ammon, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena, helmeted, enthroned left, holding Nike in her outstretched right hand and resting her left elbow on a shield at her side; behind her rests a spear, a monogram in outer left field, a lion’s head facing left in exergue, 16.88g., 12h (Thompson 11 var.). Attractive style, well-struck and pleasantly toned, a few light marks, good very fine to nearly extremely fine. £2,250


AG009 Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Mint of Lampsakos, struck 297/6-282/1 B.C. Head of Alexander the Great facing right, wearing a diadem and the horn of Ammon, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena, helmeted, enthroned left, holding Nike in her outstretched right hand and resting her left elbow on a shield at her side; behind her rests a spear, a torch in inner left field, a star on throne, 16.79g., 11h (Thompson 43; Müller 381). Good style, lightly toned, very fine. £1,250

AG010 Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Minted at Byzantion, posthumous issue, struck during the second century B.C. Head of Alexander the Great facing right, wearing a diadem and the horn of Ammon, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena, helmeted, enthroned left, holding Nike in her outstretched right hand and resting her left elbow on a shield at her side; behind her rests a spear, a monogram in inner left field, BY on throne, a trident to left in exergue, 16.83g., 12h (Müller 220). Very light traces of double-striking, broad flan, about extremely fine. £480

An Impressive Akanthos Tetradrachm

AG011 Macedon, Akanthos (c. 480-470 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Scene depicting a lion attacking a bull: the lion to right, pouncing onto the bull and sinking its jaws and claws into its back; the bull collapses to left, Θ above, a floral motif below, rev quadripartite incuse square, 17.02g (Desneux 61 var.; Boston 518; SNG ANS 10). Cabinet tone, good very fine and attractive. £8,500 Ex Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction VIII, Beverly Hills, 6 June 1980, lot 91

AG012 Macedon, Olynthos, Chalkidian League (c. 383-382 B.C.), Silver Tetrobol. Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rev X-A-Λ – KIΔ – EΩN, kithara, 2.40g., 5h (Robinson & Clement, Group H, 67 (A49/P47); SNG ANS 525ff.). Very light die-flaw on obverse, extremely fine. £425

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AG013 Macedon, Olynthos, Chalkidian League (c. 367-364 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rev [X]-A-Λ – KIΔ – [EΩ]N, kithara, [E]ΠIΠ-OΛYΞE-NO-Y above, 14.22g., 3h (Robinson & Clement 100; SNG ANS 504). A small metal-flaw at centre of reverse, a few light marks beneath cabinet tone, very fine. £2,500

ex Vinchon, Paris, 24 November 1969, lot 111

AG014 Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 B.C.), Gold Stater, mint of Pella, struck c. 340-328 B.C. Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rev ΦIΛIΠΠOY, charioteer driving a galloping biga right, Nike flying to right below the horses, holding a wreath, 8.56g., 7h (Le Rider, pl. 64, 369 (D162/R275’); SNG ANS 157). A few light marks, lustrous, about extremely fine. £3,500

AG015 Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, mint of Amphipolis, struck c. 323-315 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rev ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, naked youth on horseback right, holding a palm and the reins, aplustre below, Π below horse’s raised foreleg, 13.94g., 4h (Le Rider pl. 46, 8; SNG ANS 738ff.). Lightly toned, extremely fine. £1,100

AG016 Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, mint of Amphipolis, lifetime issue, struck 336-323 B.C. Head of young Herakles facing right, wearing a lion’s skin headdress, rev AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus, naked to waist, enthroned left, holding an eagle and a sceptre, a bucranium on left, 17.16g., 12h (Price 93; Müller 97). Extremely fine. £600

A Rare Memphis Mint Lifetime Gold Stater of Alexander the Great

AG017 Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 B.C.), Gold Stater, mint of Memphis, Egypt, lifetime issue, struck c. 332-323 B.C. Head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent, rev AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding a wreath and stylis, a rose on left, A below left wing, 8.52g., 12h (Price 3966A; Müller -). Broad flan, well-centred, very fine and rare. £6,000

ex M&M 46, 28 April 1972, lot 158 M&M 53, 26 October 1978, lot 389


A Beautiful Lifetime Gold Stater of Alexander the Great

AG018 Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 B.C.), Gold Stater, mint of Lampsakos, lifetime issue, struck c. 328-323 B.C. Head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent, rev AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding a wreath and stylis, two foreparts of horses conjoined on left, a monogram below left wing, 8.57g., 10h (Price 1358; Müller 394). Light red toning over residual lustre, nearly extremely fine and attractive. £3,300

AG019 AG020

AG019 Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, mint of Kition, Cyprus, struck c. 325-320 B.C. Head of young Herakles facing right, wearing a lion’s skin headdress, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPO (sic), Zeus, naked to waist, enthroned left, holding an eagle and a sceptre, a monogram on left, 17.35g., 12h (Price 3107; Müller 1294). Nearly extremely fine, rare. £550

AG020 Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, mint of Pella, struck 325-315 B.C. Head of young Herakles facing right, wearing a lion’s skin headdress, rev AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus, naked to waist, enthroned left, holding an eagle and a sceptre, a thunderbolt on left, 17.13g., 2h (Price 232; Müller 3). Some light traces of overstriking, toned, about extremely fine. £495

AG021 Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 B.C.), Gold Stater, mint of Babylon, struck c. 311-305 B.C. Head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent, rev [BA]ΣIΛE[ΩΣ] / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding a wreath and stylis, MI below left wing, a monogram in wreath below right wing, 8.57g., 5h (Price 3748; Müller 731). Lightly toned over residual lustre, extremely fine. £3,650

AG022 Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, mint of Arados, struck 245-215/4 B.C. Head of young Herakles facing right, wearing a lion’s skin headdress, rev AΛEΞANΔPO[Y], Zeus, naked to waist, enthroned left, holding an eagle and a sceptre, palm-tree on left, a monogram below throne, 16.99g., 12h (Price 3365; Müller 1380). A few light marks, nearly extremely fine. £500

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AG023 AG024

AG023 Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, mint of Odessos, struck c. 280-200 B.C. Head of young Herakles facing right, wearing a lion’s skin headdress, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus, naked to waist, enthroned left, holding an eagle and a sceptre, KOI on left, a monogram below throne, 16.50g., 12h (Price 1168; Müller 412). Light tone, nearly extremely fine. £495

AG024 Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, mint of Odessos, struck c. 125-70 B.C. Head of young Herakles facing right, wearing a lion’s skin headdress, rev BAΣIΛEΩ[Σ] AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus, naked to waist, enthroned left, holding an eagle and a sceptre, Δ on left, a monogram below throne, 16.63g., 12h (Price 1179). Extremely fine. £475

AG025 Kingdom of Macedon, Demetrios Poliorketes (306-283 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Mint of Amphipolis, struck 290-289 B.C. Diademed head facing right, wearing a horn, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon, naked, standing left, his right foot resting on a rock, holding a trident in his left hand and resting his right on his knee, monograms on left and right, 17.24g., 2h (Newell 117 (CXII/218), pl. XI, 10 (these dies); cf. SNG Alpha Bank 950). Light iridescent tone, well-struck and good very fine. £700

AG026 Kingdom of Macedon, Perseus (179-168 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Diademed head of Perseus facing right, rev BAΣI-ΛEΩΣ / ΠEP-ΣEΩΣ, eagle standing right on a thunderbolt, its wings spread, monograms above, on right and between eagle’s legs; all within an oak-wreath, a plow below, 16.96g., 12h (SNG Alpha Bank 1131 var.; Boston 721; McClean 3674). A very good portrait of fine style, some light marks beneath an attractive cabinet tone, good very fine to nearly extremely fine and a rare variety. £4,250

ex Vinchon, Paris, 24 November 1969, lot 119

AG027 Thessaly, Larissa (c. 356-342 B.C.), Silver Drachm. Head of the nymph Larissa facing, inclined slightly to left, wearing ampyx, pendant earring and a necklace, rev ΛAPIΣ / AIΩN, horse grazing right, 6.04g., 12h (Lorber, SNR 79, 2000, L-III, 42 (this obverse die); BCD Thessaly I, 1155 (this obverse die)). Well-struck and centred, beautiful style, attractive iridescent tone, nearly extremely fine. £1,300


AG028 Corcyra (c. 229-48 B.C.), Silver Didrachm. Head of Dionysos facing right, wearing ivy-wreath, rev Pegasos flying right, two monograms below, 4.25g., 4h (BMC 362; SNG Copenhagen 199). Attractive cabinet tone, scarce and good very fine. £550

AG029 Boiotia, Tanagra (c. 500-480 B.C.), Silver Drachm. Boiotian shield, horizontal T facing inward in each opening, rev small square incuse with anticlockwise mill-sail pattern, 6.23g (BCD -, cf. 243-4 var.; SNG Copenhagen 215 var.). The usual die-rust in shield openings, about extremely fine. £650

A Superb Tetradrachm of Athens, stylistically matching theissue of Dekadrachms

AG030 Attica, Athens (c. 475-465 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive-leaves and a palmette, rev AΘE, owl standing right, its head facing, an olive-sprig and a crescent behind; all within an incuse square, 17.12g., 12h (Svoronos pl. 8, 18-22; Starr, Group II.C (unlisted dies); Weber 3438). Of superb style, bearing all the attributes of the Athenian Dekadrachms, very well-centred with almost all of the crest visible, with a delightful little owl, set perfectly within the incuse square, nearly extremely fine. £12,000

The style of this beautiful piece is such that it must be contemporary with the famous Dekadrachms (475-465 B.C.).

AG031 Attica, Athens (c. 460-449 B.C.), Silver Drachm. Head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive-leaves and a palmette, rev AΘE, owl standing right, its head facing, an olive-sprig and a crescent behind; all within an incuse square, 4.08g., 8h (Svoronos pl. 10, 22; Starr, Group V). Well-centred and of attractive style, light surface porosity, toned, very fine. £1,200

AG032 Attica, Athens (c. 454-404 B.C.), Silver Hemidrachm. Head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive-leaves and a palmette, rev [A]-Θ-E, owl standing facing between two olive-branches, 2.07g., 7h (Kroll 12; SNG Copenhagen 44-48). Old cabinet tone, very fine, rare. £575

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AG033 AG034

AG033 Attica, Athens (c. 454-404 B.C.), Silver Obol. Head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive-leaves and a palmette, rev AΘE, owl standing right, its head facing, an olive-sprig and a crescent behind; all within an incuse square, 0.66g., 2h (Kroll 13; SNG Copenhagen 53-56). Cabinet tone, good fine to nearly very fine. £160

AG034 Attica, Athens (c. 449-415 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive-leaves and a palmette, rev AΘE, owl standing right, its head facing, an olive-sprig and a crescent behind; all within an incuse square, 17.18g., 12h (Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31). Well-struck and extremely fine. £2,500

AG035 Attica, Athens (136/5 B.C.), Silver New Style Tetradrachm. Magistrates Hera(kles), Aristoph-, and Epistr(atos). Head of Athena facing right, wearing a triple-crested Attic helmet, decorated with a Pegasos and the protomes of four horses, rev A-ΘE / HPA / API-ΣTOΦ / EΠIΣTPA, owl standing right, its head facing, on an amphora, a club, lion’s skin and bow in case on left, Λ on amphora, HP below; all within a wreath, 16.92g., 12h (Thompson 335i). Well-centred, attractive light iridescent tone, about extremely fine. £1,100

AG036 Corinth (c. 345-307 B.C.), Silver Stater. Pegasos flying left, koppa below, rev head of Athena facing left, wearing a Corinthian helmet, N and triskeles of crescents within a circle behind, 8.54g., 9h (Calciati, Pegasi, 383; Ravel 1065). Well-centred, extremely fine. £900

AG037 Arkadia, Arkadian League (c. 330-275 B.C.), Silver Triobol, Meagalopolis mint. Laureate head of Zeus facing left, I on right, rev Pan seated left on rocks, raising his right hand and holding lagobolon in left, a monogram on left, I on right, syrinx below, 2.81g., 8h (BCD 1522-3). Well-centred, attractive style, toned, good very fine. £650

AG038 Kingdom of Pontos, Mithradates VI Eupator (c.120-63 B.C.), Gold Stater, in the name and types of Lysimachos, mint of Istros, struck during the first Mithradatic War, c. 88-86 B.C. Head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, diademed, with horn of Ammon, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena Nikephoros seated left, holding Victory and resting on a shield at her side, ΔΙ on left, ΙΣ on throne, trident to left in exergue, 8.13g., 12h (Callataÿ p. 139 (D1/R1); McClean 4481 (these dies); AMNG I, 482). Broad flan, extremely fine. £1,450


A Bithynian Tetradrachm from the Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection

AG039 Kingdom of Bithynia, Nikomedes III (128-94 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, year 172 (126/5 B.C.). Diademed head of Nikomedes II facing right, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ / EΠIΦANOYΣ / NIKOMHΔOY, Zeus standing left, holding a sceptre and a wreath, an eagle stands to left on a thunderbolt above a monogram and BOP in inner left field, 16.91g., 11h (de Callataÿ, D11-R1; Waddington, Recueil, p. 229). Some softness of striking at centre of reverse, broad flan, attractively toned, nearly extremely fine. £900 ex Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection, Sotheby’s, New York, 21-22 June 1990, lot 457

AG040 Mysia, Kyzikos (c. 550-500 B.C.), Electrum Hekte. Sphinx left, with ornamental tendril on head and with right forepaw raised, a tunny fish below, rev quadripartite incuse square, 2.64g (von Fritze 72, pl. II, 26; SNG France 201-2; de Luynes 2434). Lightly toned, extremely fine. £2,250

AG041 Mysia, Kyzikos (c. 500-450 B.C.), Electrum Hekte. Gorgoneion facing, a tunny fish below, rev quadripartite incuse square, 2.69g (von Fritze 129 (Stater)). Small countermarks on obverse, nearly extremely fine, rare. £1,800

AG042 Mysia, Lampsakos (c. 500-450 B.C.), Silver Diobol. Forepart of a winged horse facing left, rev quadripartite incuse square, 1.35g (BMC 15; SNG France 1119). Toned, good very fine, scarce. £550

AG043 Aiolis, Kyme (c. 160-140 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, magistrate Kallias. Head of the Amazon Kyme facing right, her hair bound with a taenia, rev KYMAIΩN, horse standing right, its left foreleg raised, a one-handled cup below, KAΛΛIAΣ in exergue; all within a laurel-wreath, 17.04g., 12h (Oakley, ANSMN 27, 1982, 21; SNG Copenhagen 103). Extremely fine. £875 ex Stack’s, New York, 14 April 1993, lot 305

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AG044 Aiolis, Myrina (c. 160-143 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rev MYPINAIΩN, Apollo Grynios standing right, holding a branch and philae, monograms on left, omphalos and amphora at feet; all within a laurel-wreath, 16.81g., 12h (Sacks, ANSMN 30, 1985, Issue 43, 83/-). Well-struck, good extremely fine. £1,100 ex Sotheby’s, Zurich, 27-28 October 1993, lot 610

Two Extremely Rare Early Ionian Electrum Issues

AG045 Ionia, Uncertain Mint (c. 600-550 B.C.), Electrum Trite. Head of a roaring lion facing right, with double eye, its tongue protruding, rev two irregular incuse squares, 4.78g (Weidauer 117 (see also 119 (Hekte) for obverse style); Linzalone 1097). Good very fine and extremely rare. £5,000

ex Gorny & Mosch, Auction 199, 10 October 2011, lot 394 (sold for €10,000)

AG046 Ionia, Uncertain Mint (c. 600-550 B.C.), Electrum Hekte. Head of a roaring lion facing right, with double eye, its tongue protruding, rev uneven incuse square, 2.36g (Weidauer 119; Linzalone 1098). Good very fine and extremely rare. £2,500 ex Gorny & Mosch, Auction 199, 10 October 2011, lot 397 (sold for €3,000)

AG047 Satraps of Caria, Pixodaros (c. 341-335 B.C.), Silver Trihemiobol. Laureate head of Apollo facing, slightly inclined to right, rev ΠIΞΩΔAPO around a stellate floral pattern, 0.85g., 6h (SNG Kayhan 893-5; SNG Keckman 281). Some light porosity, good very fine. £200

AG048 Carian Islands, Rhodes (c. 250 B.C.), Silver Didrachm. Radiate head of Helios facing, slightly inclined to right, rev POΔION, rose, with bud on right, star above ΔI on left, 6.57g., 12h (Ashton 204; SNG Keckman 530-1; SNG Copenhagen 735). Nearly extremely fine. £550


Two Rare Lykian Staters

AG049 Lykia, Uncertain Dynast (c. 520-480 B.C.), Silver Stater. Head of a roaring lion facing left, rev incuse square divided into eight segments, 8.95g (SNG von Aulock 4042; Traité -; cf. Rosen 681). Lightly toned, good very fine to nearly extremely fine, rare. £4,750 ex Leu, Auktion 72, 12 May, 1998, lot 287

AG050 Lykia, Uncertain Dynast (c. 520-480 B.C.), Silver Stater. Forepart of a winged boar left, ΦO[I] below, rev patterned incuse square, divided into eight irregular segments, 9.48g (Vismara II, 45, pl. VI (these dies); SNG Keckman 425 (these dies); SNG von Aulock 4048; J. Spier, ‘The Demirler, Lycia Hoard’, Coin Hoards IX, 37, pl. 2). Good very fine and rare. £3,250 ex Spink Numismatic Circular, volume XCIV, number 10, London, December 1986, 8134 Prospero Collection, New York Sale XXVII, 4 January 2012, lot 565

AG051 Cilicia, Tarsos, Satrap Mazaios (361-334 B.C.), Silver Stater. Baaltars, wearing a himation over his lower limbs, seated left, his head and upper body facing, holding an eagle, an ear of corn and a bunch of grapes, and a lotus-headed sceptre, Aramaic legend on right (‘BLTRZ’ = Baaltars), Aramaic letters on left and below seat, rev lion attacking a bull to left, Aramaic legend above (‘MZDI’ = Mazaios), a monogram below, 10.93g., 9h (SNG Levante 106 (these dies); SNG France -). A few light pits on reverse, lustrous good extremely fine. £850

AG052 AG053

AG052 Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos I Soter (281-261 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Seleukeia on the Tigris. Diademed head facing right, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow, monograms on left and right, 17.05g., 4h (Houghton & Lorber, SC 379.3b; cf. SNG Spaer 289). A small nick above eye, otherwise a very good portrait struck in high relief, nearly extremely fine. £300

AG053 Kingdom of Syria, Seleukos IV Philopator (187-175 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Antioch. Diademed head facing right, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding an arrow and bow, filleted palm-branch on left, monogram in exergue, 17.09g., 12h (Houghton & Lorber, SC 1313.2; SMA 35). Good very fine, scarce. £600

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AG054 Kingdom of Syria, Demetrios I Soter (162-150 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Antioch, dated S.E. 161 (152/1 B.C.). Diademed head facing right; within a laurel-wreath, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY / ΣΩTHPOΣ, Tyche, holding a sceptre and a cornucopiae, seated left on a throne supported by a tritoness right, monograms on left, date AΞP in exergue, 16.57g., 1h (Houghton & Lorber, SC 1641.6b; cf. SNG Spaer 1277). Lightly toned, good portrait, nearly extremely fine. £475

AG055 AG056

AG055 Kingdom of Syria, Alexander I Balas (152-145 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Antioch, struck 150-146 B.C. Diademed bust facing right, rev [BA]ΣIΛEΩΣ / [A]ΛEΞANΔPOY / ΘEOΠATOPOΣ / EYEPΓETOY, Zeus enthroned left, resting on a sceptre and holding Nike, a monogram in exergue, 16.66g., 1h (Houghton & Lorber, SC 1781.1h). Some light old scratches, lightly toned, good very fine. £400

AG056 Kingdom of Syria, Alexander I Balas (152-145 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Tyre, dated S.E. 165 (148/7 B.C.). Diademed and draped bust facing right, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, eagle standing left on a ship’s ram, a palm-branch under its far wing, a monogram on club on left, date EΞP above a monogram on right, 14.29g., 12h (Houghton & Lorber, SC 1835.4a; cf. SNG Spaer 1533). Well-struck from good metal, attractive light cabinet tone, extremely fine. £600

AG057 AG058

AG057 Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos VII Euergetes (138-129 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Antioch. Diademed head facing right, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY / EYEPΓETOY, Athena Nikephoros standing left, holding Nike, spear and shield, two monograms on left; all within a laurel-wreath, 16.77g., 12h (Houghton & Lorber, SC 2061.1). Attractive light tone, nearly extremely fine. £275

AG058 Kingdom of Syria, Demetrios II Nikator (second reign, 129-125 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Antioch, struck 129-128 B.C. Diademed head facing right, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY / ΘEOY / NIKATOPOΣ, Zeus Nikephoros seated left, holding Nike and sceptre, Ξ on left, O below throne, 16.48g., 12h (Houghton & Lorber, SC 2166.2c; SNG Spaer 2162; SMA 320). Toned, very fine. £600

AG059 Kingdom of Syria, Cleopatra Thea & Antiochos VIII (125-121 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Ake-Ptolemais. Jugate heads of Cleopatra Thea, diademed and wearing a stephane and veil, and Antiochos, diademed, facing right, rev [BA]ΣIΛIΣΣH[Σ] / KΛEOΠATPAΣ / ΘEAΣ / KAI / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY, Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and sceptre, a monogram on left, 16.06g., 12h (Houghton & Lorber, SC 2271.1; SNG Spaer 2472). Very fine. £650


AG060 Phoenicia, Tyre (86/5 B.C.), Silver Shekel. Laureate bust of Melqart facing right, lion’s skin around neck, rev TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on a prow, palm across far wing, date AM (CY 41) above club on left, Δ on right, Phoenician letter between eagle’s legs, 14.33g., 12h (cf. BMC 134 (Phoenician letter)). Lightly toned, extremely fine. £950 ex CNG 79, 17 September 2008, lot 439

AG061 Judaea, Bar Kochba Revolt (A.D. 132-135), Silver Zuz, attributed to year 3, A.D. 134/5. Hebrew legend (Simon), bunch of grapes, rev Hebrew legend (For the Freedom of Jerusalem), kithara, with three strings, 2.80g., 7h (Hendin 1435; Mildenberg 179; TJC 274). Traces of undertype remaining, some light cleaning marks, otherwise good very fine. £575

An Unusually Fine Tetradrachm of Apodakos of Charakene

AG062 Kingdom of Charakene, Apodakos (c. 110-103 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, dated S.E. 208 (105/4 B.C.). Diademed head facing right, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ / [A]ΠΠOΔAKOY, Herakles seated left on a rock, resting his club on his knee, a monogram on left, date H Σ in exergue, 16.16g., 12h (Alram 495-6 var. (date); BMC Arabia 1 var.). In an unusually fine state of preservation, a few light pits, otherwise well-struck and lightly toned, good very fine, rare. £1,650

A Gold Stater of Diodotos I of Baktria, struck in the name of Antiochos II of Syria

AG063 Kingdom of Baktria, Diodotos I (c. 255-235 B.C.), Gold Stater, in the name of Antiochos II, from the first Diodotid mint in eastern Baktria, struck c. 255-250 B.C. Diademed head of Diodotos facing right, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANTIOXOY, Zeus, viewed half from behind, with and aegis draped over his left arm, advancing left, brandishing a thunderbolt, N above and eagle standing left with raised wings in inner left field, 8.31g., 6h (Houghton & Lorber, SC 629.1; SNG ANS -, cf. 75). Small metal-flaw at lower reverse, a few light marks, otherwise with some lustre and good very fine. £4,500

This issue is illustrative of the separation of the Baktrian Kingdom from the Seleukid Empire. Although it is struck in the name of Antiochos II of Syria, the diademed portrait of Diodotos I appears on the obverse.

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AG064 Kingdom of Baktria, Eukratides I (c. 171-145 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm. Diademed head of King facing right, wearing a crested helmet adorned with the ear and horn of a bull, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY / EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioscuri prancing right, holding palms and spears, a monogram on right, 15.77g., 12h (SNG ANS 465; Bopearachchi, 6 E). Some light porosity, nearly extremely fine. £750

AG065 Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter (as Satrap, c. 323-305 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Alexandria, struck in the name of Alexander the Great, c. 310-305 B.C. Head of Alexander facing right, wearing a diadem and an elephant’s skin headdress, rev AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena Promachos advancing right, brandishing a spear and holding a shield, monogram on right, a helmet and an eagle standing to right on a thunderbolt before, 15.82g., 12h (Svoronos 162; SNG Copenhagen 29). Two small banker’s marks on obverse, otherwise well-centred on a full flan and of attractive style, iridescent tone, very fine to good very fine. £2,000

AG066 Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II (285-246 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Sidon, struck c. 285/4 B.C., signed by the artist ‘K’. Diademed head of Ptolemy I facing right, small K behind ear, rev BAΣIΛEΩΣ [ΠTOΛ]EMAIOY, eagle standing left on a thunderbolt, ΣI on left, 14.26g., 12h (Svoronos 715; cf. SNG Copenhagen 506-7). Slightly short of flan, well-struck, extremely fine. £1,400

AG067 Zeugitana, Carthage (c. 310-290 B.C.), Electrum Stater. Wreathed head of Tanit facing left, wearing a triple-pendant earring and a necklace, a small pellet on neck, rev horse standing right on exergual line, 7.41g., 12h (Jenkins & Lewis, Group V, 247-250). Toned, very fine. £2,400


Roman

Mint of Rome unless otherwise stated

References to RBW are ‘The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins’ (Roberto Russo, 2013) - highly recommended and available to buy from Baldwin’s for £100. For further information see item NB071 in the Numismatic Literature Section of this list.

AR001 Anonymous (211-210 B.C.), AE Triens, minted in S.E. Italy. Helmeted head of Minerva facing right, four pellets above, rev ROMA, prow of galley right, H on right, four pellets below, 11.45g., 1h (Cr 85/4; RBW 354; Syd 175b; RCV 931). Dark green patina, very fine, scarce. £330 Sold with an old (late 19th – early 20th centuries?) collector’s ticket.

AR002 Anonymous (157-156 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Helmeted head of Roma facing right, mark of value X behind, rev Victory, holding the reins and a goad, in a galloping biga right, ROMA in linear frame below, 4.11g., 12h (Cr 197/1a; RBW 846; Syd 376; RCV 76). Attractive iridescent cabinet tone, extremely fine. £475

AR003 C. Servilius (136 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Helmeted head of Roma facing right, a wreath behind, ROMA below, rev the Dioscuri galloping to left and right, each holding a spear, [C] SERVEILI M [F] in exergue, 3.79g.,9h (Cr 239/1; RBW 984; Syd 525; RCV 116). Lightly toned, about extremely fine. £675

AR004 L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi (90 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Laureate head of Apollo facing right, CX behind, rev L PISO FRVGI, naked horseman galloping right, holding a palm, CXXXXVIII above, monogram of ROMA below, 3.94g., 1h (Cr 340/1; RBW 1255 var.; Syd 661; RCV 235). Attractive iridescent tone, extremely fine. £275

AR005 Mn. Fonteius (85 B.C.), Silver Denarius. MN FONTEI – C F (MN and NT in monogram), laureate head of Apollo facing right, a thunderbolt below, rev Cupid on goat right, pilei of the Dioscuri above, thyrsus of Bacchus in exergue; all within a laurel-wreath, 3.86g., 6h (Cr 353/1c; RBW 1351; Syd 724a; RCV 271). Broad flan, cabinet tone, several small old scrapes on reverse otherwise about extremely fine. £425

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AR006 P. Crepusius (82 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Laureate head of Apollo facing right, a sceptre and control-letter T behind, control-symbol poppy-head with stalk below chin, rev horseman right, brandishing a spear, CCXII behind, P CREPVSI in exergue, 4.19g., 4h (Cr 361/1c; RBW 1368; Syd 738a; RCV 283). Light iridescent tone, good extremely fine. £550 ex Glendining’s, 20 October 1965, lot 167

AR007 M. Volteius (78 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Laureate head of Jupiter facing right, rev Capitoline temple, [M] VOLTEI M [F] in exergue, 3.90g., 4h (Cr 385/1; RBW 1414; Syd 774; RCV 312). Light crack in flan, otherwise well-struck and with a beautiful iridescent cabinet tone, extremely fine. £650 ex SKA Sale 5, 1986, lot 280

AR008 L. Rustius (76 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Helmeted head of Minerva facing right, S behind, mark of value (XVI monogram) before, rev ram standing right, L RVST[I] in exergue, 3.71g., 8h (Cr 389/1; RBW 1423; Syd 782; RCV 320). Attractive iridescent cabinet tone, very fine. £475

AR009 L. Cassius Longinus (63 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Veiled and diademed head of Vesta facing left, two-handled cup on right, control-letter L before, rev LONGIN III V, togate citizen standing left, dropping a tablet marked V into a cista, 3.98g., 3h (Cr 413/1; RBW 1493; Syd 935; RCV 364). Broad flan, well-centred, lightly toned, about extremely fine. £425

AR010 L. Marcius Philippus (56 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Diademed head of King Ancus Marcus facing right, a lituus behind, ANCVS below, rev equestrian statue on an aqueduct (the Aqua Marcia), a flower at horse’s feet, AQVA MAR (MAR in monogram) within the arches, 3.66g., 5h (Cr 425/1; RBW 1524; Syd 919; RCV 382). Good style, light iridescent tone, extremely fine. £675 This moneyer was the step-brother of Octavian.


AR011 C. Memmius (56 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Q VIRINVS / MEMMI C F, laureate head of Quirinus facing right, rev MEMMIVS AED CERIALIA PREIMVS FECIT, Ceres seated right, holding a torch and corn-ears, a snake before her at her feet, 3.92g., 6h (Cr 427/2; RBW 1532; Syd 921; RCV 388). Toned, nearly extremely fine. £850

Portrait of Sulla

AR012 Q. Pompeius Rufus (54 B.C.), Silver Denarius. SVLLA COS, bare head of Sulla facing right, rev Q POM RVFI RVFVS COS, bare head of Q. Pompeius Rufus (Cos. 88) facing right, 3.64g., 7h (Cr 434/1; RBW 1544; Syd 908; RCV 399). Two superb portraits in excellent Republican style, a few light marks on reverse, cabinet tone, nearly extremely fine, rare. £1,500 ex Nicolas collection, Leu Auction 17, 1977, lot 631

This historically important issue provides the only authentic portrait of the dictator Sulla to survive from antiquity.

AR013 Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, minted in Italy, 49 B.C. Elephant walking right, trampling on dragon, CAESAR in exergue, rev pontifical emblems: culullus, aspergillum, axe and apex, 3.74g., 8h (Cr 443/1; RBW 1557; Syd 1006; RCV 1399). Well-centred, very light banker’s marks on obverse, nearly extremely fine. £1,500

AR014 L. Hostilius Saserna (48 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Diademed female head (Clementia?) facing right, wearing an oak-wreath, rev L HOSTILIVS – SASERNA, Victory walking right, holding a trophy over her shoulder and a caduceus, 3.88g., 10h (Cr 448/1a; RBW 1567; Syd 951; RCV 417). Superb iridescent cabinet tone, extremely fine. £850

AR015 L. Hostilius Saserna (48 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Head of female Gallic captive facing right, with long dishevelled hair, carnyx behind, rev L HOSTILIVS SASERNA, cultus-statue of Artemis facing, holding a spear and with right hand on the head of a stag, 3.79g., 5h (Cr 448/3; RBW 1570; Syd 953; RCV 419). Lightly toned, good very fine. £450

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AR016 L. Plautius Plancus (47 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Head of Medusa facing, a coiled snake on either side, L PLAVTIVS below, rev Victory facing, holding a palm-branch and leading four horses, PLANCV below, 3.69g., 6h (Cr 453/1b; RBW 1584; Syd 959a; RCV 429). Light iridescent tone, about extremely fine, a good example of this popular type. £550

AR017 Mn. Cordius Rufus (46 B.C.), Silver Denarius. RVFVS, Corinthian helmet right, surmounted by an owl, rev MN CORDIV[S] (MN in monogram), aegis, with the head of Medusa at the centre, 3.77g., 9h (Cr 463/2; RBW 1607; Syd 978; RCV 441). Slightly off-centre, cabinet tone, good very fine. £375

AR018 C. Considius Paetus (46 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Laureate head of Apollo facing right, A behind, rev C CONSIDI / PAETI, curule chair, on which lies a wreath, 4.09g., 7h (Cr 465/2a; RBW 1624; Syd 991; RCV 455). A beautiful example, struck from good metal and with a delightful old iridescent cabinet tone, extremely fine. £550

Julius Caesar Gold Aureus

AR019 Julius Caesar, Gold Aureus, struck by A. Hirtius, 46 B.C. C CAESAR COS TER, veiled head of Vesta (?) facing right, rev A HIRTIVS PR, lituus, jug and axe, 7.97g., 2h (Cr 466/1; RBW 1634; Syd 1018; RCV 1395). Broad flan, with full borders, some light marks, very fine. £3,750

AR020 Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, minted at Utica or Sicily (?), 46 B.C. COS TERT – DICT ITER, head of Ceres facing right, wreathed with corn, rev AVGVR / PONT MAX, pontifical emblems: culullus, aspergillum, axe and apex, D on right, 3.74g., 9h (Cr 467/1a; RBW 1637; Syd 1023; RCV 1403/1). Very slightly off-centre on a broad flan, about extremely fine. £675


AR021 Cn. Pompeius Jnr., Silver Denarius, minted by M. Poblicius at Corduba, Spain, 46-45 B.C. [M] POBLICI LEG [PRO – PR], helmeted head of Roma facing right, rev CN MAGNVS IMP, figure of Hispania standing right, with shield on back and holding two spear, presenting a palm-branch to a Pompeian soldier, standing left, on the prow of a ship, 3.27g., 7h (Cr 469/1c; RBW 1641; Syd 1035a; RCV 1384). Obverse a little short of flan, toned, very fine. £400

An Exceptional Lifetime Portrait Denarius of Julius Caesar

AR022 Julius Caesar, Silver Denarius, lifetime issue, struck by P. Sepullius Macer, January – February 44 B.C. CAESAR DICT PERPETVO, wreathed head of Caesar facing right, rev P SEPVLLIVS – MACER, Venus standing left, holding Victory and a sceptre with a star at the base, 3.94g., 6h (Cr 480/11; RBW 1684; Syd 1072; RCV 1413 var.). With an excellent portrait of Caesar, well-struck from good metal, extremely fine and rare. £8,500 ex Giessener Münzhandlung 46, 1989, lot 498

AR023 L. Livineius Regulus (42 B.C.), Silver Denarius. Bare head of the praetor L. Livineius Regulus facing right, rev gladiatorial scene depicting a wild beast fight: a gladiator attacks a lion with spear, while a second gladiator, with shield and sword, attacks a panther, a wounded boar on left, L REGVLVS in exergue, 3.85g., 3h (Cr 494/30; RBW 1735; Syd 1112; RCV 489). Extremely fine, rare. £1,100 ex Harlan J. Berk, Buy or Bid Sale, 8 September 1999, 307

Portraits of Cleopatra & Mark Antony

AR024 Cleopatra & Mark Antony, AE 21mm., Chalcis, Syria, 32/31 B.C. Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra facing right, rev bare head of Mark Antony facing right, 8.90g., 11h (RPC 4771; BMC 15 (Berytos)). Dark patina, with some earthen deposits, two very good and clear portraits, good very fine for issue. £1,250

A Denarius of Augustus with a Superb Old Cabinet Tone

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AR025 Augustus (27 B.C. – A.D. 14), Silver Denarius, minted at Caesaraugusta, Spain, 19-18 B.C. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, head facing left, wearing oak-wreath, rev DIVVS • IVLIVS, comet with eight rays and tail, 3.86g., 6h (RIC 37b; BMC 326; BN 1298; RCV 1607). Excellent portrait, with a superb old cabinet tone, nearly extremely fine, a wonderful example of this famous issue. £3,750 ex Archer M. Huntington collection, ANS 1001.1.22818 The comet depicted on the reverse of this coin is the sidus Iulium (Julian star), which appeared soon after the assassination of Caesar in 44 B.C. This event became linked to the deification of Julius Caesar.

AR026 Augustus (27 B.C. – A.D. 14), Silver Denarius, 19 B.C. AVGVSTV[S] CAESAR, bare head facing right, rev P PETRON TVRPILIAN III VIR, Pegasus pacing right, 3.65g., 12h (RIC 297; BMC 23; RCV 1629). Obverse slightly off-centre, extremely fine. £1,900

AR027 Augustus (27 B.C. – A.D. 14), AE Dupondius, struck by C. Cassius Celer, 16 B.C. AVGVSTVS / TRIBVNIC / POTEST in three lines within oak-wreath, rev C CASSIVS CELER III VIR AAA FF around large S C, 12.26g., 4h (RIC 375; BMC 166; RCV 1660). Dark brown-green patina, very fine. £150 Sold with an old (late 19th – early 20th centuries?) collector’s ticket.

An Exceptionally Complete Gold Aureus of Augustus

AR028 Augustus (27 B.C. – A.D. 14), Gold Aureus, minted at Lugdunum, struck 2 B.C. – A.D. 4. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head facing right, rev CL CAESARES (in exergue), AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Gaius and Lucius Caesar, both togate and each holding a shield and spear, standing facing, simpulum and lituus above, 7.82g., 6h (RIC 206; BMC 515; Calicó 176a; RCV 1578). An exceptional example, well-centred on a full flan with all types and legends complete, good very fine. £11,000


AR029 AR030 AR031

AR029 Augustus (27 B.C. – A.D. 14), with King Rhoemetalces I (c. 11 B.C – A.D. 12), AE 24mm., Thrace. BAΣIΛEΩΣ POIMHTAΛKOY, jugate heads of King Rhoemetalces, diademed, and Queen Pythodoris facing right, rev KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, bare head of Augustus facing right, 11.00g., 6h (RPC 1711; SNG Cop 1188-9). In a very good state of preservation, brown patina, well-centred, about extremely fine. £180

AR030 Augustus (27 B.C. – A.D. 14), AE 18mm, mint of Smyrna, Ionia. ΣEBAΣ[TOΣ] ZMYPNAIΩN, bare head facing right, rev ΔIONYΣI/OΣ KOΛΛYBA/Σ, Nike standing left, holding a wreath and a palm, 4.86g., 12h (RPC 2465; BMC 252). Attractive dark green patina, about extremely fine. £330 ex Aufhäuser 10, 5-6 October 1993, lot 341

AR031 Augustus (27 B.C. – A.D. 14), AE 20mm., uncertain mint. ΘEOC, bare head of Caesar right, rev CEBACTOY ΘE, bare head of Augustus right, 6.68g, 6h (RPC 5421). Slightly off-centre, dark green patina, a little scuffed at edge, clear portraits, nearly extremely fine. £350 This issue has traditionally been given to Thessalonica. However, on the basis of style, more recent research has preferred an uncertain attribution.

AR032 Divus Augustus (d. A.D. 14), Silver Antoninianus, struck under Trajan Decius, A.D. 250-1. DIVO AVGVSTO, radiate head facing right, rev CONSECRATIO, altar, 4.23g., 12h (RIC 78; C 578; RCV 9459). Good portrait, attractive cabinet tone, good very fine / very fine. £380

A Beautiful Gold Aureus of Tiberius of Fine Style

AR033 Tiberius (A.D. 14-37), Gold Aureus, minted at Lugdunum. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head facing right, rev PONTIF MAXIM, female figure (Livia?) seated right, holding a sceptre and a branch, 7.39g., 12h (RIC 29; BMC 46; Calicó 305c; RCV 1760). Of fine style and well-centred on a broad flan, nearly extremely fine. £12,000

AR034 Tiberius (A.D. 14-37), Silver Denarius, minted at Lugdunum. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head facing right, rev PONTIF MAXIM, female figure (Livia?) seated right, holding a sceptre and a branch, 3.76g., 2h (RIC 28; BMC 45; RCV 1763). Good very fine to nearly extremely fine. £550

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AR035 Tiberius (A.D. 14-37), Silver Denarius, minted at Lugdunum. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head facing right, rev PONTIF MAXIM, female figure (Livia?) seated right, holding a sceptre and a branch, 3.76g., 7h (RIC 30; BMC 48; RCV 1763). Slightly off-centre, good very fine to nearly extremely fine. £495

AR036 Drusus (son of Tiberius, d. A.D. 23), AE As, struck A.D. 23. DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N, bare head facing left, rev PONTIF TRIBVN POTEST ITER around large S C, 11.13g., 11h (RIC 45; BMC 99; RCV 1794). Dark brown patina, good very fine. £350

A Fine Style Portrait of Claudius

AR037 Claudius (A.D. 41-54), Silver Denarius, minted at Lugdunum, struck A.D. 51-2. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P XI IMP P P COS V, laureate head facing right, rev SPQR / P P / OB C S within an oak-wreath, 3.82g., 2h (RIC 64; BMC 71; RCV 1848 var.). Well-centred and of fine style, attractive cabinet tone, nearly extremely fine. £5,500

AR038 Claudius (A.D. 41-54), AE 24mm., minted at Mopsus, Cilicia. TIBERPIOC KΛAY-ΔIOC KAICAP, laureate head facing right, rev MOΨE/ATΩN, Tyche standing left, holding a rudder and a cornucopiae, two monograms and IP in field, 8.18g., 12h (RPC 4053; SNG Levante 1321). Smooth dark green patina, extremely fine. £330

AR039 Claudius (A.D. 41-54), AE 24mm., minted at Antioch, Syria. [IM TI CLA CA]E AV GER, laureate head facing right, rev SC within wreath, 14.37g., 12h (RPC 4279; BMC 166). Dark brown-green patina, well-struck, about extremely fine. £300


AR040 Nero (A.D. 54-68), and Divus Claudius (d. A.D. 54), Silver Tetradrachm, uncertain mint in Syria (Antioch?), struck A.D. 63-8. NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GER, laureate head of Nero facing right, a star behind, rev DIVOS CLAVD AVG GERMANIC PATER AVG, laureate head of Claudius facing right, 14.83g., 12h (RPC 4123; BMC 172; Prieur 48; RCV 2053). Slightly double-struck on reverse, two good portraits, very fine. £750 This intriguing issue has been attributed to various mints. Whilst the style could point to Antioch, the fabric and use of Latin legends suggests the possibility of a wider geographical origin.

An Excellent Portrait of Nero in Gold

AR041 Nero (A.D. 54-68), Gold Aureus, struck A.D. 64-5. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head facing right, rev IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter enthroned left, holding a thunderbolt and a sceptre, 7.36g., 6h (RIC 52; BMC 67; Calicó 412a; RCV 1930). Well-centred, a fine portrait, with light red toning over residual lustre, about extremely fine and a very good example. £12,750

AR042 Nero (A.D. 54-68), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 64-5. NERO CAESAR, laureate head facing right, rev AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS, Nero, radiate and togate, standing facing, holding a branch and Victory on globe, 3.24g., 6h (RIC 47; BMC 60; RCV 1941). Lightly toned, very fine. £600

A Very Rare Civil War Denarius

AR043 Civil War, Revolt of Vindex in Gaul (A.D. 68), Silver Denarius, minted at Vienne. SALVS GEN-ERIS HVMANI, Victory standing left on a globe, holding a wreath and a palm, rev SPQR, within an oak-wreath, 3.43g., 12h (RIC 72 var., see 77 for obverse legend; BMC 34 var.; RSC 420 var.). In a very good state of preservation for this issue, attractive cabinet tone, good very fine, a very rare variety. £4,250

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A Very Rare Denarius of Galba

AR044 Galba (A.D. 68-69), Silver Denarius, uncertain Spanish or Gallic mint. SER GALBA IMP, Galba, in military dress, on horseback right, his right hand raised, rev HISPANIA, bust of Hispania facing right, draped, two javelins behind, a round shield below, two corn-ears in front, 3.57g., 7h (RIC 86 var. (Galba holding javelin), attributed to Gaul; BMC 207; C 75 var., attributed to Spain). Very good metal for this issue, good very fine, very rare. £5,500

A Wonderful Portrait of Galba

AR045 Galba (A.D. 68-69), Silver Denarius. IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head facing right, rev SPQR / OB / C S within an oak-wreath, 3.38g., 6h (RIC 167; RSC 287; RCV 2109). A wonderful portrait of excellent style, superb old cabinet tone, good very fine to nearly extremely fine. £3,500

AR046 AR047

AR046 Vespasian (A.D. 69-79), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 70. [IMP CA]ESAR VESPASIANVS [AVG], laureate head facing right, rev CAESAR AVG F COS CAESAR AVG F PR, confronted heads of Titus and Domitian, 3.17g., 6h (RIC 16; BMC 2; RCV 2399). Obverse a little off-centre, toned, very fine. £475

AR047 Titus (A.D. 79-81), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 73. T CAES IMP VESP CENS, laureate head facing right, rev PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian seated right, holding a sceptre and a branch, 3.46g., 12h (RIC 554; BMC 113). Broad flan, good portrait, about extremely fine. £450

A Fine Style Portrait of Domitian in Gold

AR048 Domitian (A.D. 81-96), Gold Aureus, struck as Caesar, A.D. 76-7. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head facing right, rev COS – IIII, cornucopiae, bound with a diadem, 7.37g., 6h (RIC 918; BMC 196; Calicó 817a). A superb portrait of Domitian of fine style, struck in high relief on a broad flan, a small dig on reverse at the bottom of the cornucopiae, residual lustre, extremely fine. £12,000 ex Numismatic Fine Arts, Auction XXII, 1 June 1989, lot 46 Stack’s, New York, 3-4 December 1996, lot 327


AR049 AR050 AR051

AR049 Domitian (A.D. 81-96), Silver Denarius, struck as Caesar, A.D. 81. IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AV[G P M], laureate head facing right, rev TR P COS VII DES VIII P P, Minerva advancing right, brandishing a spear and holding a shield, 2.90g., 6h (RIC 59; RCV 2746 var.). Beautiful iridescent cabinet tone, about extremely fine and rare. £350

AR050 Domitian (A.D. 81-96), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 93. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIII, laureate head facing right, rev IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P, Minverva standing left, holding a thunderbolt and a spear, a shield rests beside her, 3.17g., 6h (RIC 7863; BMC 218; RCV 2737 var.). Extremely fine. £240

AR051 Domitian (A.D. 81-96), AE 24mm., minted at Koinon of Macedonia. AYT KAIΣAP ΔOMITIANOΣ ΣEB, laureate head facing right, rev KOINON MAKEΔ[ONΩN], Macedonian shield, 9.13g., 3h (RPC 336; McClean3718). Dark green patina, very fine. £150

AR052 Nerva (A.D. 96-98), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 96. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P, laureate head facing right, rev LIBERTAS PVBLICA, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and a sceptre, 3.69g., 6h (RIC 7; BMC 17; RCV 3034). Well-struck with a portrait of fine style, cabinet tone, extremely fine. £900

AR053 Trajan (A.D. 98-117), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 100. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate head facing right, rev P M TR P COS III P P, Pax standing left, holding an olive-branch and a cornucopiae, 3.39g., 7h (RIC 35; C 222). Well-centred on a broad flan, beautiful iridescent tone, extremely fine. £425

An Interesting Historical Reverse

AR054 Trajan (A.D. 98-117), AE Sestertius, struck A.D. 116. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust facing right, rev REGNA ADSIGNATA, Trajan seated left on a high platform, accompanied by two officers; three kings stand below before him, S C in exergue, 24.96g., 6h (RIC 666; BMC 1043; C 325; RCV 3190). A few minor areas of porosity, otherwise with an attractive dark green-brown patina and in a good state of preservation, nearly extremely fine, rare. £1,600 This fascinating historical type refers to Trajan’s political settlement of the East, following his military campaign of A.D. 115. He is seen to be assigning kingdoms to three Eastern client rulers.

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AR055 Trajan (A.D. 98-117), AE 27mm., minted at Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, Syria, struck A.D. 98-9. AYTOKP KAI C NEP TPAIA-NOC CEB ΓEPM, laureate head facing right, rev ΔHMPAPX / EΞYΠAT B within a laurel-wreath, 12.54g., 6h (McAlee 498; BMC 91 (Caesarea)). Dark green patina with red desert sand, extremely fine. £300

AR056 Hadrian (A.D. 117-138), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 118. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust, with drapery on left shoulder, facing right, rev CONCORD (in exergue), P M TR P COS DES III, Concordia seated left, holding a patera, and resting her elbow on a small statue of Spes, 3.07g., 7h (RIC 49 var. (no cornucopiae below seat); C 253 var.; RCV 3465 var.). Lightly toned, extremely fine, a scarce variety. £325

AR057 Hadrian (A.D. 117-138), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 122. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and draped bust facing right, rev P M TR P COS III, galley left, 3.29g., 7h (RIC 113 var. (bust); RSC 1174b; RCV 3529 var.). Attractively toned, extremely fine. £425

An Excellent Young Portrait of Hadrian

AR058 Hadrian (A.D. 117-138), Gold Aureus, struck A.D. 132-4. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, bare bust facing right, with aegis on far shoulder, rev COS III P P, Hadrian standing left, raising his right hand and holding a spear, two standards on left and one on right, 7.20g., 7h (RIC 204b; BMC 530; Calicó 1239 (these dies)). With an excellent young portrait of Hadrian of fine style, very fine and very rare, an attractive coin. £11,500 ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 30100)

AR059 Hadrian (A.D. 117-138), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 134-8. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate bust, with light drapery on far shoulder, facing left, rev FORTVNAE REDVCI, Fortuna seated left, holding a rudder and a cornucopiae, 3.50g., 6h (RIC 247 var.; C 783). Good very fine to nearly extremely fine, rare. £440 ex Phillip Davis Collection


AR060 AR061

AR060 Hadrian (A.D. 117-138), AE Dupondius, struck A.D. 134. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare-headed and draped bust facing right, rev FORTVNAE REDVCI / S C, Hadrian, holding a roll, and Fortuna, holding a cornucopiae and resting on a rudder, standing facing each other, clasping right hands, 14.02g., 7h (RIC 813; C 794; RCV 3686). With a very attractive natural green patina, nearly extremely fine. £1,250

AR061 Hadrian (A.D. 117-138), AE Dupondius, struck A.D. 136. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust facing right, rev CAPPA-DOCIA, S-C, Cappadocia, towered, wearing a tunic and cloak with tassels on either side, standing left, holding a miniature Mt. Argaeus, and vexillum, 14.19g., 12h (RIC 848(f); cf. C 207). Small areas of light erosion, glossy dark green patina, about extremely fine, scarce. £500

A Beautiful Gold Aureus of Antoninus Pius

AR062 Antoninus Pius (A.D. 138-161), Gold Aureus, struck A.D. 148-9. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev COS IIII, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and a cornucopiae, 7.20g., 6h (RIC 177(f) var.; cf. BMC 651 note; Calicó 1505 (this coin); RCV 4003 var.). A beautiful example, retaining a great deal of lustre, well-struck and extremely fine. £9,500 ex Stack’s, New York, 29 April – 1 May 1987, lot 1186 Stack’s, New York, 2-3 December 1997, lot 354

AR063 Antoninus Pius (A.D. 138-161), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 148-9. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate head facing right, rev COS IIII, Salus standing left, feeding from a patera a snake round an altar, and holding a rudder on a globe, 3.51g., 5h (RIC 181; C 281; RCV 4075). Lustrous, with hints of a light tone, good extremely fine and attractive. £300

AR064 Antoninus Pius (A.D. 138-161), AE Sestertius, struck A.D. 148-9. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate head facing right, rev COS III, S-C, Antoninus, togate, standing left, sacrificing from patera over a tripod, VOTO (sic) in exergue, 25.37g., 12h (BMC 1826A; RIC 856 var.). Natural olive-green patina, nearly extremely fine, a rare and interesting variety. £500 This sestertius shows the error VOTO in place of VOTA in the exergue. Another example exists in the British Museum collection.

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AR065 Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), AE As, struck A.D. 154-155. ANTON[INVS AVG PIV]S P P TR P XVIII, laureate head facing right, rev BRITANNIA COS IIII / S C, Britannia seated left on a rock, resting her head on her right hand, and resting her left on the rock, round shield and vexillum in background, 9.58g, 6h (RIC 934; C 117; RCV 4296). Some light pitting, with a clear and almost full reverse, dark green patina, very fine. £300 Based on the quality of production, there has been much debate as to whether this issue was struck at Rome or perhaps at an unidentified British mint.

AR066 Diva Faustina Snr. (wife of Antoninus Pius, d. A.D. 141), AE Sestertius, struck A.D. 141. DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, draped bust facing right, rev PIETAS AVG, S-C, Pietas standing left, dropping incense on a candelabrum-altar, and holding a box of perfumes, 24.92g., 5h (RIC 1146A; BMC 1442; RCV 4631). A few pits on reverse, dark green patina, very fine. £220

AR067 Lucius Verus (A.D. 161-169), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 168. L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head facing right, rev [T]R P VIII IMP V COS III, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and a cornucopiae, 3.24g., 12h (RIC 590; C 316; RCV 5361 var.). Deep old iridescent cabinet tone, good very fine. £275

A Gold Aureus of Lucilla

AR068 Lucilla (wife of Lucius Verus), Gold Aureus, struck c. A.D. 164-6. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust facing right, rev PIETAS, Pietas seated left, holding a perfume-box, a garlanded and lighted altar on left, 7.25g., 12h (RIC 777; Calicó 2215; C 56). A few light marks, good very fine / very fine. £7,950

AR069 Commodus (A.D. 177-192), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 192. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, head facing right, wearing lion’s skin, rev HERCVLI ROMANO AVG, bow, club and quiver with arrows, 3.43g., 12h (RIC 253; C 195; RCV 5645). Well-centred, very fine, scarce. £250


A Rare Denarius of Pescennius Niger

AR070 Pescennius Niger (A.D. 193-194), Silver Denarius, minted at Antioch. IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG, laureate head facing right, rev FORTVNAE REDVCI, Fortuna standing left, holding a rudder and a cornucopiae, 2.85g., 6h (RIC 26d; RSC 28b). Light old scrape on laurel-wreath, toned, good very fine, a good portrait, rare. £2,200

AR071 AR072

AR071 Septimius Severus (A.D. 193-211), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 193. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head facing right, rev [L]EG XXX VLP / [T]R P COS, legionary eagle between two standards, 3.47g., 12h (RIC 17; C 278; RCV 6304). Good very fine, scarce. £280

AR072 Julia Domna (wife of Septimius Severus), Silver Denarius, struck under Caracalla, A.D. 216. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped bust facing right, rev VENVS GENETRIX, Venus enthroned left, extending her right hand and holding a sceptre, 3.13g., 7h (RIC 388(c); C 212; RCV 7106). Extremely fine. £220

AR073 AR074

AR073 Caracalla (A.D. 198-217), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 215-7. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head facing right, rev MARTI PROPVGNATORI, Mars advancing left, holding a spear and a trophy, 2.99g., 4h (RIC 307; C 152; RCV 6819 var.). Good extremely fine. £220

AR074 Caracalla (A.D. 198-217), Billon Tetradrachm, minted at Seleucia Pieria, Syria, struck A.D. 215-7. ΑYΤ Κ M A ΑΝΤΩΝEΙΝΟC C-EB, laureate head facing right, rev ΔΗΜΑΡX EΞ YΠΑΤΟ Δ, eagle standing facing, head right, with a wreath in its beak, on a thunderbolt, 13.13g., 6h (Prieur 1188). Extremely fine. £240

AR075 Macrinus (A.D. 218-222), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 217. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev SALVS PVBLICA, Salus seated left, feeding from a patera a snake rising from an altar, and holding a sceptre, 3.28g., 1h (RIC 86; BMC 26; RCV 7362). Extremely fine. £275

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AR076 AR077

AR076 Severus Alexander (A.D. 222-235), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 229. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head right, rev ABVNDANTIA AVG, Abundantia standing right, emptying a cornucopiae, 2.43g., 2h (RIC 184; RSC 1; RCV 7855). Lightly toned over residual lustre, good extremely fine. £220

ex A. Lynn Collection

AR077 Severus Alexander (A.D. 222-235), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate bust facing right, light drapery on far shoulder, rev PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head left, holding corn-ears and an anchor, a modius on left, 2.91g., 12h (RIC 250; C 501; RCV 7922). Light toning over lustre, extremely fine. £180

AR078 Julia Mamaea (mother of Severus Alexander), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 222. IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, draped bust facing right, rev IVNO CONSERVATRIX, Juno standing left, holding a patera and a sceptre, a peacock standing left on left, 3.23g., 12h (RIC (Severus Alexander) 343; RSC 35; RCV 8212). Lustrous, good extremely fine. £200

AR079 Maximinus I (A.D. 235-238), Silver Denarius, struck A.D. 235-6. IMP MAXIMIANVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing right, holding a wreath and a palm, 2.64g., 6h (RIC 16; C 99; RCV 8317). Extremely fine. £140

AR080 Pupienus (A.D. 238), AE Sestertius. IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev CONCORDIA AVGG / S C, Concordia seated left, holding a patera and a double cornucopiae, 20.50g., 12h (RIC 20; C 7; RCV 8530). Some light old marks in fields, attractive green patina, with a portrait of fine style, good very fine. £700

A Gold Aureus of Gordian III

AR081 Gordian III (A.D. 238-244), Gold Aureus, struck A.D. 241-3. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev AETERNITATI AVG, Sol standing facing, head turned left, raising right hand and holding a globe, 5.25g., 6h (RIC 97; C 37; Calicó 3186a; RCV 8564). Well-struck and extremely fine. £7,500


AR082 Philip I (A.D. 244-249), AE Sestertius, struck A.D. 244-5. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev PAX AETERNA, S-C, Pax advancing left, holding an olive-branch and a sceptre, 23.79g., 12h (RIC 185a; C 110; RCV 9002). Some very light smoothing in fields, dark brown patina, good very fine. £160

An Attractive Gold Aureus of Trajan Decius

AR083 Trajan Decius (A.D. 249-251), Gold Aureus, struck A.D. 250-1. IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VBERITAS AVG, Uberitas standing left, holding a purse and a cornucopiae, 4.04g., 6h (RIC 28 var. (bust); C 104; Calicó 3299; RCV 9361). A few light marks, broad flan, extremely fine. £7,000 ex Lanz 38, 24 November 1986, lot 834 Dreesmann Collection, Part I, Spink, 13 April 2000, lot 33

AR084 Marius (A.D. 269), Billon Antoninianus, minted at Colonge. IMP C M AVR MARIVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing right, holding a wreath and palm, 2.86 g., 8h (RIC 18; C 20; RCV 11122). Residual silvering, extremely fine, rare. £650 Interestingly, this issue, being the very first of Marius from this mint, employs a reverse die used for the coinage of Laelian.

A Very Rare Antoninianus of Nigrinian

AR085 Divus Nigrinian (son of Carinus, d. A.D. 284), Billon Antoninianus, struck A.D. 284-5. DIVO NIGRINIANO, radiate head facing right, rev CONSECRATIO, eagle standing facing, head turned left, with wings spread, KAA in exergue, 3.84g., 6h (RIC 472; C 2; RCV 12411). Retaining much silvering, extremely fine and very rare. £2,950

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AR086 AR087

AR086 Maximian (A.D. 286-305), AE Follis, minted at London, struck c. A.D. 303-5. IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, wearing a modius and a chlamys, holding a patera and a cornucopiae, 9.60g., 5h (RIC 23b; RCV 13237). Attractive red-brown patina, extremely fine. £110

AR087 Maximian (A.D. 286-305), AE Follis, minted at Treveri, struck c. A.D. 302-3. IMP MAXIMIANVS P AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, head towered and wearing a chlamys, holding a patera and a cornucopiae, S-F in field, II TR in exergue, 10.30g., 12h (RIC 519b; RCV 13241). Light traces of double-striking on reverse, attractive red-brown patina, extremely fine. £110

AR088 Carausius (A.D. 287-293), AE Antoninianus, minted at London, struck A.D. 290-1. IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev PAX [A]V[G], Pax standing left, holding a branch and a sceptre, B-E in field, MLXX[I] in exergue, 4.04g., 6h (RIC 98; RCV 13639). A little short of flan, residual silvering, about extremely fine. £240

AR089 Carausius (A.D. 287-293), AE Antoninianus, minted at London, struck A.D. 292-3. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev SALVS AVG, Salus standing left, feeding a snake rising from an altar and holding a sceptre, B-E in field, MLXXI in exergue, 4.20g., 6h (RIC 155 var. (bust)). Some soft striking, dark brown patina, good very fine. £280

A Very Rare Gold Aureus of Constantius I Chlorus

AR090 Constantius I Chlorus (A.D. 305-306), Gold Aureus, minted at Antioch, struck as Caesar, A.D. 293-5. CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head facing right, rev HERCVLI CONS CAES, Hercules standing facing, head turned left, naked apart from a lion’s skin draped over his left arm, holding a club and three apples of the Hesperides, SMAΣ (Σ retrograde) in exergue, 5.27g., 6h (RIC 7; Calicó 4831; RCV 13895). A few light surface marks, broad flan, lightly toned, nearly extremely fine and very rare. £8,000 ex Goldberg, Auction 53, Los Angeles, 24 May 2009, lot 1929


AR091 Divus Constantius I (d. A.D. 306), AE Follis, minted at London, struck c. A.D. 307-9. DIVO CONSTANTIO PIO, laureate, veiled and draped bust facing right, rev MEMORIAE FELIX, lighted and garlanded altar, flanked by two eagles, PLN in exergue, 7.78g., 6h (RIC 110; RCV 16419). Dark patina, extremely fine. £160

AR092 Galerius (A.D. 305-311), Silver Argenteus, struck as Caesar, A.D. 294. MAXIMIANVS CAES, laureate head facing right, rev VIRTVS MILITVM, the Tetrarchs sacrificing over a tripod before a turreted enclosure, 3.76g., 6h (RIC 29b; RCV 14264). Some light toning, extremely fine. £700

AR093 AR094

AR093 Constantine I, The Great (A.D. 307-337), AE Follis, minted at London, struck c. A.D. 307-10. IMP CONSTANTINVS P AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev GENIO POP ROM, Genius, wearing a modius and with loins draped, standing left, holding a patera and a cornucopiae, PLN in exergue, 7.39g., 7h (RIC 104; RCV 15911). Broad flan, dark brown patina, extremely fine. £130

AR094 Constantine I, The Great (A.D. 307-337), AE Follis, minted at London, struck c. A.D. 312-3. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Constantine standing right, in military dress, holding a spear and a globe, a star on left, PLN in exergue, 4.74g., 6h (RIC 265; RCV 16021). Dark brown patina, extremely fine. £100

AR095 AR096 AR097

AR095 Constantine I, The Great (A.D. 307-337), AE Follis, minted at London, struck c. A.D. 313-4. IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing left, with chlamys across shoulders, raising his right hand and holding a globe, S-F in field, PLN in exergue, 3.60g., 6h (RIC 10; RCV 16050). Dark brown patina, extremely fine. £85

AR096 Constantine I, The Great (A.D. 307-337), AE Follis, minted at Treveri, struck A.D. 307. FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NC, laureate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev MARTI PATRI PROPVG, Mars advancing right, holding a spear and shield, S-A in field, PTR in exergue, 4.69g., 6h (RIC 741). Dark brown patina, extremely fine, very rare. £450

AR097 Constantine I, The Great (A.D. 307-337), AE Follis, minted at Ticinum, struck A.D. 312-3. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing facing, head facing, chlamys draped over his left shoulder and hanging behind, raising his right hand and holding up globe with his left, S T in exergue, 4.45g., 12h (RIC 133). About extremely fine, rare. £375

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AR098 AR099

AR098 Constantine I, The Great (A.D. 307-337), AE Follis, minted at Heraclea, struck A.D. 317. IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust facing left, holding a globe and sceptre and a mappa, rev PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, camp gate with three turrets, MHTB in exergue, 2.75g., 6h (RIC 16; RCV 16032). Much silvering, about extremely fine. £85

AR099 Fausta (wife of Constantine I), AE Follis, minted at Treveri, struck A.D. 326. FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, mantled bust facing right, rev SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Empress standing facing, head turned left, holding two children in her arms, STR and pellet within crescent in exergue, 3.30g., 7h (RIC 483; RCV 16545). Dark patina, extremely fine. £130

AR100 AR101

AR100 Helena (mother of Constantine I), AE Follis, minted at Treveri, struck A.D. 324-5. FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and mantled bust facing right, rev SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Securitas standing left, holding a branch and raising pallium, PTR in exergue, 3.23g., 12h (RIC 458; RCV 16591). Dark patina, extremely fine. £130

AR101 Hanniballianus (A.D. 335-337), AE Follis, minted at Constantinople, A.D. 336-7. FL HANNIBALIANO REGI, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev [SE]CVRITAS PVBLICA, Euphrates seated right, leaning on a sceptre, with and urn at his side and a reed in the background, CONSS in exergue, 1.38g., 6h (RIC 147; RCV 16905). Dark patina, very fine, scarce. £380

AR102 Constans (A.D. 337-350), Gold Solidus, minted at Constantinople, struck A.D. 335. FL CONSTANS NOB CAES, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev CONSTANS NOB CAESAR, Victory advancing left, holding a wreath and a palm-branch, CONS in exergue, 4.44g., 6h (RIC 97; Depeyrot 5/7). A few light marks, nearly extremely fine, rare. £3,300 ex SKA 3, Zurich, 19-20 April 1985, lot 729 Dreesmann Collection, Part I, Spink, 13 April 2000, lot 159

AR103 Magnentius (A.D. 350-353), AE Centenionalis, minted at Ambianum, struck A.D. 353. D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES, Chi-Rho monogram, A-W in field, AMB in exergue, 8.50g., 12h (RIC 34; LRBC 19). Attractive natural olive-green patina, about extremely fine. £475


AR104 AR105

AR104 Decentius (Caesar, A.D. 351-353), AE Follis, minted at Lugdunum. DN DECENTIVS NOB CAES, bare-headed and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE, two Victories standing, supporting between them a wreath inscribed VOT / V / MVLT / X, SP below, LSLG in exergue, 4.53g., 7h (RIC 141). Residual silvering, extremely fine, scarce. £250

AR105 Julian II (A.D. 360-363), Silver Siliqua, minted at Lugdunum, struck c. A.D. 360. FL CL IVLIANVS P P AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VOTIS / V / MVLTIS / X, within a wreath, LVG below, 2.00g., 6h (RIC 218; C 163). Nearly extremely fine. £220

An Exceptional Gold Solidus of Julian II

AR106 Julian II (A.D. 360-363), Gold Solidus, minted at Antioch, struck A.D. 361-3. FL CL IVLIANVS P P AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VIRTVS EXERCITVS ROMANORVM, soldier standing right, head turned left, holding a trophy and placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling captive, ANTH in exergue, 4.49g., 12h (RIC 195; Depeyrot 15/1; C 78). Well-struck with an excellent portrait, some lustre, about extremely fine, in an exceptional state of preservation, rare. £12,000 ex M&M Bale, 11-13 June 1953, lot 873

AR107 Julian II (A.D. 360-363), AE Follis, minted at Constantinople, struck A.D. 361-3. DN FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing left, holding a spear and shield, rev VOT / X / MVLT / XX within a wreath, •CONSPΓ and palm in exergue, 4.22g., 6h (RIC 167). Attractive dark green patina, about extremely fine. £130

A Rare Gold Solidus of Jovian

AR108 Jovian (A.D. 363-364), Gold Solidus, minted at Antioch. DN IOVIANVS P F P AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev SECORITAS (sic) REI PVBLICAE, Roma, holding a spear, and Constantinopolis, holding a sceptre and resting her right foot on a prow, enthroned, supporting between them a shield inscribed VOT / V / MVL / X, ANTS in exergue, 4.43g., 5h (RIC 224 var. (reverse legend); Depeyrot 18/2 var.). A few light edge marks, good very fine, rare, and with an unusual reverse legend error. £2,500

ex G. Kastner Auction, Munich, 26 November 1974, lot 405Dreesmann Collection, Part I, Spink, 13 April 2000, lot 215

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An Attractive Gold Solidus of Valens

AR109 Valens (A.D. 364-378), Gold Solidus, minted at Nicomedia, struck A.D. 364-7. DN VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev RESTITVTOR REI PVBLICAE, emperor standing facing, head turned right, holding a labarum and Victory on globe, SMNM in exergue, 4.39g., 6h (RIC 2(d); Depeyrot 18/3). A few very light marks, lustrous, extremely fine. £2,400

AR110 AR111

AR110 Valens (A.D. 364-378), Silver Siliqua, minted at Treveri, struck A.D. 367-75. DN VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VRBS ROMA, Roma enthroned left, holding Victory on globe and a spear, TRPS• in exergue, 1.89g., 1h (RIC 27(e); C 109). Lightly toned, good very fine. £140

AR111 Gratian (A.D. 367-383), Silver Siliqua, minted at Treveri, struck A.D. 378-83. DN GRATIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma enthroned facing, head turned left, holding a globe and a spear, TRPS in exergue, 1.99g., 12h (RIC 58(a); C54). Good very fine. £160

AR112 AR113

AR112 Valentinian II (A.D. 375-392), Silver Siliqua, minted at Aquileia, struck A.D. 378-83. DN VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma enthroned facing, head turned left, holding a globe and a spear, AQPS in exergue, 2.05g., 12h (RIC 28(c); C 60). Good very fine. £150

AR113 Valentinian II (A.D. 375-392), Silver Siliqua, minted at Treveri, struck A.D. 388-92. DN VALENT[INI]ANVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma seated left on a cuirass, holding Victory on globe and a spear, 1.74g., 12h (RIC 95(a)). Extremely fine. £180

AR114 Theodosius I (A.D. 379-395), Gold Solidus, minted at Constantinople, struck A.D. 379-83. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev CONCORDIA AVGGG B, Constantinopolis seated facing on a throne ornamented with lion heads, her right foot resting on a prow, holding a sceptre and a shield inscribed VOT / V / MVLT / X, CONOB in exergue, 4.46g., 7h (RIC 47(b); Depeyrot 38/1). Extremely fine. £2,200

ex Sotheby’s, New York, 9-10 December 1993, lot 603 (part)


AR115 Arcadius (A.D. 383-408), Gold Solidus, minted at Mediolanum, struck A.D. 395-402. DN ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VICTORIA AVGGG, emperor standing right, holding a labarum and Victory on a globe, his left foot resting on a bound captive, M-D in field, COMOB in exergue, 4.45g., 12h (RIC 1205a; Depeyrot 16/1). Extremely fine. £1,600

AR116 Eugenius (A.D. 392-394), Silver Siliqua, minted at Treveri. DN EVGENIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma seated left on a cuirass, holding Victory on a globe, and a spear, TRPS in exergue, 1.65g., 6h (RIC 106(d)). Toning, with light iridescence, extremely fine, scarce. £850

AR117 Honorius (A.D. 393-423), Silver Siliqua, minted at Mediolanum, struck A.D. 395-402. DN HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma seated left on a cuirass, holding Victory on a globe, and a spear, MDPS in exergue, 1.36g., 1h (RIC 1228; C 59). Nearly extremely fine. £130

AR118 Honorius (A.D. 393-423), Gold Solidus, minted at Ravenna, struck A.D. 402-6. DN HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VICTORIA AVGGG, emperor standing right, holding a labarum and Victory on a globe, his left foot resting on a bound captive, R-V in field, COMOB in exergue, 4.46g., 12h (RIC 1287; Depeyrot 7/1). About extremely fine. £950

AR119 Honorius (A.D. 393-423), Gold Solidus, minted at Constantinople, struck A.D. 408-20. DN HONORIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to right, holding spear and shield, rev CONCORDIA AVGGG S, Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head turned right, holding a sceptre and Victory on a globe, her right foot resting on a prow, a star on left field, CONOB in exergue, 4.46g., 6h (RIC 201; Depeyrot 73/1). Some red deposit on leg of Constantinopolis, lustrous, extremely fine. £975 ex Stack’s, New York, 4 May 1995, lot 2015

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AR120 Theodosius II (A.D. 402-450), Gold Solidus, minted at Constantinople, struck A.D. 423-4. DN THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to right, holding spear and shield, rev VOT XX MVLT XXX S, Victory standing left, supporting a long jewelled cross, a star on left, CONOB in exergue, 4.23g., 6h (RIC 225; cf. Depeyrot 62/1). Good very fine, a scarce variety. £900

AR121 Theodosius II (A.D. 402-450), Gold Solidus, minted at Constantinople, struck A.D. 426-9. DN THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to right, holding spear and shield, rev SALVS REI PVBLICAE H, Theodosius II and Valentinian III seated facing on a double throne, each nimbate and wearing consular robes, and holding a mappa and cruciform sceptre, a star above, CONOB in exergue, 4.48g., 6h (RIC 237; Depeyrot 79/1). About extremely fine. £1,350

AR122 Theodosius II (A.D. 402-450), Gold Solidus, minted at Constantinople, struck A.D. 430-40. DN THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to right, holding spear and shield, rev VOT XXX MVLT XXXX I, Constantinopolis enthroned left, holding cross on globe and a sceptre, a star on right, CONOB in exergue, 4.47g., 6h (RIC 257; Depeyrot 81/1). Clearly struck and extremely fine. £1,500

AR123 Theodosius II (A.D. 402-450), Gold Tremissis, minted at Constantinople, struck c. A.D. 439. DN THEODOSIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VICTOR-IA AVGVSTORVM, Victory advancing to front, head turned left, holding a wreath and cross on globe, a star on right, CONOB in exergue, 1.49g., 6h (RIC 276; Depeyrot 70/1 var.). Good very fine, rare. £300


AR124 Valentinian III (A.D. 425-455), Gold Aureus, minted at Ravenna, struck c. A.D. 426-30. DN PLA VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VICTORIA AVGGG, emperor standing facing, holding a long cross and Victory on a globe, his right foot resting on a human-headed serpent, R-V in field, COMOB in exergue, 4.43g., 6h (RIC 2010; Depeyrot 17/1). Lustrous, extremely fine. £1,400

AR125 Leo I (A.D. 457-474), Gold Solidus, minted at Constantinople, struck A.D. 462/6. DN LEO PERPET AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to right, holding spear and shield, rev VICTORIA AVGGG Γ, Victory standing left, supporting a long jewelled cross, a star on right, CONOB in exergue, 4.46g., 6h (RIC 605; Depeyrot 93/1). Residual lustre, extremely fine. £850

A Rare Thessalonica Mint Gold Solidus of Leo I

AR126 Leo I (A.D. 457-474), Gold Solidus, minted at Thessalonica, struck A.D. 462/6. DN LEO PERPET AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to right, holding spear and shield, rev VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory standing left, supporting a long jewelled cross, a star in both fields, THSOB in exergue, 4.29g., 6h (RIC 618; Depeyrot 59/1). Lightly clipped, residual lustre, extremely fine and rare. £1,250 Ex Sotheby, New York, 2 November 1998, lot 32

AR127 Zeno (A.D. 474-491), Gold Solidus, minted at Constantinople. DN ZENO PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, slightly inclined to right, holding spear and shield, rev VICTORIA AVGGG Z, Victory standing left, supporting a long jewelled cross, a star on right, CONOB in exergue, 4.49g., 6h (RIC 911; Depeyrot 108/1). A little softly struck at upper reverse, otherwise clear, with residual lustre, extremely fine. £995

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Byzantine

Mint of Constantinople, unless otherwise stated

BY001 Anastasius I (A.D. 491-518) Gold Solidus. DN ANASTA-SIVS PP AVC, three-quarter facing bust, holding a spear and shield, rev VICTORI-A AVCCC E, Victory standing left, holding a long voided cross, a star on right, CONOB in exergue, 4.46g., 7h (MIBE 3a ; S.3). Reverse turned and re-struck, extremely fine. £700

An interesting example of mint procedure.

A Very Rare Solidus of Justinus I & Justinian I

BY002 Justinus I and Justinian I (joint reign, April to August, A.D. 527), Gold Solidus. DN IVSTIN ET IVSTINIAN PP AVC, two emperors facing, nimbate, hands clasped on breast, beneath which in exergue CONOB, rev VICTORIA AVCCC Δ, angel standing facing, holding a long cross and a globus cruciger, a star on right, CONOB in exergue, 4.31g., 7h (MIBE I.a; S 114). Very fine, very rare. £3,200

BY003 Justinian I (c. A.D. 540), Silver ½ Silqua, minted at Ravenna. DN IVSTI-NIΛN ΛVC, diademed bust right, wearing a robe ornamented with pellets, rev large chi-rho, within prominent pelleted border. 1.42g., 5h (MIBE 77; S 319). Extremely fine, rare. £700

BY004 Justinus II (A.D. 565-578), Gold Solidus, minted at Alexandria. ON IVSTI-NVS PP AVI, facing bust of emperor, helmeted and cuirassed, holding a globus surrounded by Victory, rev VICTORI-A AVCCC I, Constantinopolis seated facing right, holding a spear and globus cruciger, a small rho-headed cross on left, •CONOB• in exergue, 4.51g., 7h ( S 347A; MIB 14). Slight obverse striking weakness, otherwise extremely fine and very rare. £600


BY005 Maurice Tiberius (A.D. 582-602), Gold Lightweight Solidus of 23 Siliquae. OИ MAVRC – TIb PP AVC, bust of emperor facing, wearing a plumed helmet and holding a globus cruciger, a star (denoting lightweight) on right, rev VICTORI-A AVCC Δ, Angel standing facing, holding a long rho-headed cross and a globus cruciger, a star on right, CONOB in exergue, 4.28g., 7h (MIBE 11; S 481). Extremely fine, with an excellent obverse. £500

BY006 Focas (A.D. 602-610), Gold Solidus. dNN FOCAS - PERP AVC, bearded, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding a globus cruciger, rev VICTORIA-AVGU E, Angel standing facing, holding a long rho-headed cross and a globus cruciger, CONOB in exergue, 4.33g., 7h (MIB 11; S 620). Extremely fine and well struck. £650

Legend commencing dNN, dated 609/10 by Hahn & Metlich.

BY007 Heraclius with the Exarch Heraclius (A.D. 610), Æ Half Follis, minted at Alexandretta. [dMN ERACLIO CONSULII] (obscure), facing busts of Heraclius and his father, both bearded and bare-headed, wearing consular robes, rev large K, with ANNO on left, year XIII on right, officina A, 4.18g., 12h (MIB 17.1; S 724). Good fine, extremely rare. £750

BY008 Heraclius (A.D. 610-641), Gold Solidus. dNN hERAC-LI PER AV, draped and cuirassed bust facing, with short beard, wearing a plumed helmet and holding a cross, rev VICTORIA – AVGU E, cross potent on two steps, CONOB in exergue, 4.47g., 7h (MIB 1.a; S 729). Extremely fine, excellent portrait. £950

BY009 Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas (A.D. 638-641), Gold Solidus. No legend, standing crowned figures of emperor and Heraclius Constantine, and uncrowned Heraclonas, each holding a globus cruciger, rev VICTORIA - AVGU E, cross potent on three steps, a monogram of Heraclius in right field, CONOB in exergue, 4.41g., 6h (MIB 39; S 758). Extremely fine. £500

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An Extremely Rare Siliqua of Heraclius & Heraclius Constantine

BY010 Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine (A.D. 613-625) Silver Siliqua or Half Miliaresion, blundered version of dd HERACLIVS ET HERA CONST PP, emperor and son standing facing, each wearing a crown with cross and chlamys, and holding a globus cruciger, a cross between heads, rev cross potent, flanked by two palms within dotted border, 2.23g., 6h (unpublished mule of MIB 132 and 133; S 792 and 793). Very fine / good very fine, extremely rare. £1,400

A Rarity from the Mint of Jerusalem

BY011 Heraclius with Heraclius Constantine (A.D. 613-641), Gold Solidus, minted at Jerusalem. dd NN HERACLIUS ET hRA CONST, facing busts of emperor and son, each wearing a chlamys and a crown with cross, all above exergual line, rev VICTORIA AVGU I, cross potent on three steps, CONOB in exergue, 4.35g., 7h (MIB 8.a.3; DO 187a; S 851). Extremely fine, rare. £1,500

A Second Rarity from the Mint of Ravenna

BY012 Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine (A.D. 613-641) Gold Solidus, minted at Ravenna. DD NN HERACLIVS ET hERA CONT PP V, facing busts of emperor and son, each wearing crown, paludamentum and cuirass, a cross between heads, rev VICTORI–A AVCCC B, cross potent on four steps, CONOB in exergue, 4.37g., 6h (DO 271a; MIB 110.d; S 896). Extremely fine, rare. £2,200

BY013 BY014

BY013 Constans II (A.D. 641-668), Gold Lightweight Solidus of 23 Siliquae, dN CONSTANTINUS PP AV•, bust of emperor, with long beard and moustache, facing, holding a globus cruciger, rev VICTORIA – AVGU S, cross potent on three steps, BOΠK in exergue, 4.25g., 6h (MIB 44; S 979). Good very fine. £575

BY014 Constans II (A.D. 641-668), Silver Ceremonial Miliarense. Legend absent, facing busts of Constans, helmeted, and Constantine IV, Constans with long beard, his son beardless, rev cross potent on globus above three steps, flanked by large palms, 3.94g., 6h (MIBE 141; S 987). Very fine and very rare. £820


BY015 Constantine IV (A.D. 668-685), Gold Solidus. dN CON-T-NUS P, bust of emperor facing, wearing a helmet with a crest and plume, holding a spear and shield, rev VICTOA – •••GU B, cross potent on three steps, between standing figures of Heraclius and Tiberius, each holding a globus cruciger, CONOB in exergue, 4.41g., 6h (MIB 7a; S 1156). Extremely fine and well struck. £600

A Superb Gold Solidus of Constantine IV

BY016 Constantine IV (A.D. 681-685), Gold Solidus. P CONS-TANU PP A, three quarter facing bust of emperor, with short beard, wearing a plumed helmet and cuirass, holding a spear and shield, rev VICTORA-AVGU B, cross potent on three steps, CONOBA in exergue, 4.48g., 6h (MIB 11; S 1158). Mint state and of particularly fine style, rare with additional letter after CONOB. £2,800

An Extremely Rare Ravenna Mint Solidus of Constantine IV

BY017 Constantine IV (A.D. 681-685), Gold Solidus, mint of Ravenna. dN CONSTA-NTINO PP, three-quarter facing bust of emperor, with short beard, wearing a plumed helmet and cuirass, holding a spear and shield, rev VICTORIA - AVGUSTOR, cross potent on three steps, CONOB in exergue, 4.34g., 6h (MIB - ; DOC - ; S - ). Extremely fine, extremely rare, without Ө in reverse field (see MIB 57). £8,000

A Choice Gold Solidus of Leontius

BY018 Leontius (late A.D. 695 - late 698), Gold Solidus. D LEO-N PP AV, bust of emperor facing, wearing a crown and loros, and holding an akakia and globus cruciger, rev VICTORIA - AVGU Ө Δ, cross potent on three steps, CONOB in exergue, 4.50g., 7h (MIB 3; S 1331A). Extremely fine, rare. £3,000

A really choice example, with rare reverse legend ending Δ after the officina letter.

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BY019 Tiberius III (A.D. 698-705), Gold Solidus. D TIЬERI–US PE AV, bust of emperor facing, wearing a crown and cuirass, and holding a spear and shield, rev VICTORIA – AVGU I, cross potent on three steps, CONOB in exergue, 4.39g., 6h (MIB 1; S 1360). Extremely fine. £2,000

A Rare Solidus of Justinian II

BY020 Justinian II (A.D. 705-711), Gold Solidus. DN IhS CHS REX REGNANTIUM, bust of young Christ facing, with cross behind head, raising hand in benediction, rev DN IVS-TINIANUS MULTUS AN, bust of emperor facing, wearing a crown and loros, and holding a cross potent on steps and a patriarchal cross on globus inscribed PAX, 4.45g., 6h (MIB 1; S 1413). Extremely fine, rare. £3,000

BY021 Leo III (A.D. 717-741), Gold Solidus, dNO LEO-N PAMUL A, bust of emperor facing, wearing a crown and chlamys, and holding a globus cruciger, rev VICTORIA - AVGU B, cross potent on three steps, CONOB in exergue, 4.47g., 6h (DO l.b; MIB 1; S 1502 var.). Extremely fine, rare. £2,600

BY022 Constantine V Copronymus (A.D. 741-751), Gold Solidus. AC – ON – STANTINU NC, bust of emperor facing, wearing a crown and chlamys, and holding a cross potent and akakia, rev G - LE-ON PAMUL, facing bust of Leo III (deceased), wearing a crown and chlamys, holding a cross potent and akakia, 4.47g., 6h (Fueg. 3A.I; S 1550 var.). Extremely fine. £1,300


A Beautiful Syracuse Mint Gold Solidus

BY023 Constantine V with Leo IV (A.D. 751-775), Gold Solidus, minted at Syracuse. Blundered legend ending ΛEON, facing busts of emperors, each wearing a crown and chlamys, a small cross above, rev GNO LEON PAMU, facing bust of Leo III (deceased), wearing a crown and loros, and holding a cross potent. 3.87g., 6h (DO 15; S 1565). Extremely fine, with mint lustre. £1,500

BY024 Leo IV with Constantine VI (A.D. 776-780), Gold Solidus. LEOn VS S EGG[On COnST]AnTINOS, emperors seated facing on double throne, each wearing a crown and chlamys, a cross between heads, rev LEOn PAP COnSTAnTInOS PATHR, facing bust of Leo III (deceased) and Constantine V (deceased), both wearing a crown and loros, a cross between heads, 4.46g., 6h (DO 2; Fueg l.b.l; S 1584). Extremely fine, rare. £2,800

BY025 Nicephorus I with Stauracius (A.D. 803-811), Gold Solidus. nICI-FOROS bASILE, bust of emperor facing, wearing a crown and chlamys, holding a cross potent and akakia, rev STAVRA-CIS dESPO IX, bust of Stauracius facing, wearing a crown and chlamys, and holding a globus cruicger and akakia, 4.51g., 6h (DO 2; S 1604). Extremely fine, scarce. £1,100

BY026 BY027

BY026 Time of Basil II with Constantine VIII (A.D. 976-1025), Silver Miliaresion. ӨCE bӨ TOIS bASILS, bust of the Virgin facing, nimbate, holding before her the infant Christ. MP – ӨV left and right, rev + MER ӨU / DEDOIASM / O EIS SE EL / hIZWN OU / CAΠOTX in five lines within triple border, 2.66g., 6h (DO 19; S 1809). Pierced, very fine, very rare. £520

BY027 Constantine X Ducas (A.D. 1059-1067), Gold Histamenon. + IX1Γ REX REGNANThIM, Christ seated facing on throne with upright arms, raising hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels, rev emperor standing on footstool, wearing a crown, saccos and loros, and holding a long labarum with pellet on the shaft and a globus cruicger (DO 1; S 1847). Good very fine. £300

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BY028 Romanus IV and Eudocia, with sons (A.D. 1068-1071), Gold Histamenon. PWMAN / - EVΔOKIA. Christ standing, crowning Romanus and Eudocia, rev KWN MX ANΔ, Michael, Constantius and Andronicus standing on footstools, Michael (centre) holds labarum and akakia, Constantius and Andronicus each hold a globus cruciger, 4.37g., 6h (DO 1.a; S 1859). Extremely fine. £750

Unusually well-struck for this type, scarce thus.

BY029 BY030

BY029 John II Comneus-Ducas (A.D. 1122-1143), Electrum Trachy. IC-XC, Christ enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels, rev emperor and St George standing, holding between them a long patriarchal cross on three steps, emperor wears crown and chlamys, St George in military attire. IW/ΔEC/ΠO/TH on left, O/ΓE/PW/Γ on right, 3.37g., 6h (DO 8.d; S 1942). Good very fine. £350

BY030 Andronicus II Paleologus (A.D. 1282-1295), Gold Hyperpyron. Bust of the Virgin, within the walls of Constantinople, this specimen without sigla, rev AN/ΔPINK/ΔEΠOT/IΠΛIΛ/ΓI•, emperor, without nimbus, kneeling before standing Christ, IC-XC on right, 4.11g., 6h (DO V, 229/234 var.; S 2326). Good very fine. £350

BY031 BY032

BY031 Andronicus II & Michael IX Paleologus (A.D. 1295-1320), Æ Assarion. AVTOKPATOPEC PWMAIWN (partially obscure), emperors standing facing, holding long labarum, rev NIΩ = indiction 1300/1, 1.87g., 12h (DO V 696; S 2445). Very fine, rare. £95

Dated Coins are rare in the late Byzantine Series.

BY032 John VIII Paleologus (A.D. 1423-1448), Silver Stavraton. Bust of Christ, nimbate, holding book of Gospels, fleur-de-lys on left, right obscure; all within a pelleted border, rev +IWANHC etc., two circular bands of legend around nimbate bust of emperor, pellet either side, wearing a crown and scalloped tippet, 7.18g., 12h (DO V 1633 var.; S 2563). Very fine, emperor’s name very clear, scarce thus. £400

An Exceptional Byzantine Seal

BY033 Johannes Doukas (Caesar) (c. A.D. 1060-1075, Brother of Constantine X Doukas, 1059-1067), Pb Seal. Descriptive legend around bust of the Virgin, nimbate, holding nimbate facing bust of infant Christ, rev descriptive legend surrounding bearded, crowned bust of Johannes Doukas, wearing imperial robes and holding globus cruciger. Very rare family seal, in exceptional condition. £750

Johannes Doukas Caesar took over the office of the emperor Constantine X when the latter fell ill and subsequently died, exerting considerable authority in the post.


Anglo-Saxon and Norman

A Pleasing gold Thrymsa of the Post-Crondall Type

AS001 Early Anglo Saxon (c.600-775), pale gold Thrymsa of Post-Crondall type (c.655-675), Pada type 1b, helmeted bust right, legend and beaded outer border around, rev standard type, annulet in centre TT XX around, legend around standard, 1.23g (Rigold P1b/3; Metcalf 81; S.768A). Toned good very fine and very rare. £5,000

Metcalf states that these pale gold issues usually consist of 10-20% gold alloyed with other metal.

Very Rare Archbishop Plegmund Penny

AS002 Archbishops of Canterbury, Plegmund (890-914), Penny, Moneyer Eicmund, small cross pattée at centre, inner and outer linear circles and legend surrounding, +PLEGMVND ARCHIEP, rev three cross pattée across centre, Moneyer name in two lines, EICMV / ND MON, trio of pellets above and below, linear outer circle, 1.46g (N.256; S.900). Some small raised die flaws on obverse, otherwise toned, good very fine and very rare. £4,500 ex Ridgemount Collection, Spink Auction 69, 20th April 1989, lot 31

AS003 Coenwulf (796-821), King of Mercia, Penny, portrait type of East Anglia, moneyer Wodel, diademed bust right to edge of coin, beaded circle around head, legend commences upper left, +COENVVLF REX M outer beaded circle both sides, rev pellet in beaded annulet at centre of beaded cross, pellet in annulet at each cross end, PO Đ E L+ the thorn rotated and L inverted, 1.16g (CSE E13.1; N.369; S.920). Short flan split and quite chipped, obverse and reverse die does not match those examples listed by Naismith, otherwise toned very fine and very rare. £2,250

AS004 Viking Coinages (c.885-954), Danish East Anglia (c.885-915), St Edmund, memorial coinage, of good style, Penny, Moneyer Albert, large chevron type A within circle, +SCEADMVNIE the S supine, outer circle surrounding both sides, rev large cross pattée, linear circle and legend surrounding +AOLBRT NIIME 1.30g (N.483; S.960). Toned, almost extremely fine. £1,000

AS005 Viking Coinages (c.885-954), Danish East Anglia (c.885-915), St Edmund, memorial coinage, of good style, Penny, Moneyer Winegar, large chevron type A within circle, +SCEEADMVND REX the S supine, outer circle surrounding both sides, rev large cross pattée, linear circle and legend surrounding +VVIIIIER MONETAI the last A inverted, 1.37g (N.483; S.960). Toned, reverse struck off centre, almost extremely fine. £950

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AS006 AS007 AS008

AS006 Viking Coinages (c.885-954), Danish East Anglia (c.885-915), St Edmund, memorial coinage, of good style, Penny, Moneyer Adradus, large chevron type A within circle, +SCEADMVND RE, outer circle surrounding both sides, rev large cross pattée, circle and legend surrounding +ADRADVS VVONE, 1.30g (N.483; S.960). Toned, obverse a little double struck and off centre, almost extremely fine. £850

AS007 Viking Coinages (c.885-954), Danish East Anglia (c.885-915), St Edmund, memorial coinage, of good style, Penny, Moneyer Martin, large Λ within circle, +SCEADIOIVNE the S supine, outer circle surrounding both sides, rev large cross pattée, circle and legend surrounding +MARTIIVTSX, 1.37g (N.483; S.960). Toned, a little off centre, almost extremely fine. £850

AS008 Viking Coinages (c.885-954), Danish East Anglia (c.885-915), St Edmund, memorial coinage, of more barbarous style, Penny, Moneyer Abbonel, large chevron type A within circle, +SIOVDNAF the S supine, outer circle surrounding both sides, rev cross pattée, circle and legend surrounding +ABBONOE MVIE, 1.23g (N.483; S.961). Toned, extremely fine. £850

AS009 Viking Coinages (c.885-954), Danish East Anglia (c.885-915), St Edmund, memorial coinage, of more barbarous style, Penny, large Λ within circle, +EIDMVDIIDI outer circle surrounding both sides, rev cross pattée, circle and legend surrounding +EDIIAVNoVIo, 1.25g (N.483/1; S.961). Toned, a barbarous attempt to read St Edmund both sides, almost extremely fine and very rare. £1,500

Very Rare and pleasing St Edmund Memorial Halfpenny

AS010 Viking Coinages (c.885-954), Danish East Anglia (c.885-915), St Edmund, memorial coinage, of more barbarous style, Halfpenny, Moneyer Dagemund on obverse, Λ within circle, +DVCREI outer circle surrounding both sides, rev cross pattée, circle and legend surrounding +CDRVO, 0.57g (N.485; S.962). Attractively toned, a superb little coin, extremely fine and very rare. £3,750

AS011 AS012

AS011 Viking Coinages (c.885-954), Kingdom of York (c.895-920), Penny, Cunetti type, Patriarchal cross, C N V and T at end of each limb of cross, R E X in between with four pellets between each, beaded outer circle surrounding both sides, rev small cross pattée, pellet in two opposing angles, beaded circle and legend surrounding + CVN .:. NET .:. TI.:., 1.50g (N.499; S.993). A little double struck, toned good very fine. £850 Most coins of this type emanated from the famous Cuerdale hoard found 15th May 1840, this coin has the sort of patination usually associated with coins from this hoard.

AS012 Viking Coinages (c.885-954), Kingdom of York (c.895-920), Penny, Cunetti type, Patriarchal cross, C N V and T at end of each limb of cross, R E X in between with four pellets between each, beaded outer circle surrounding both sides, rev small cross pattée, pellet in two opposing angles, beaded circle and legend surrounding + CVN .:. NET .:. TI.:., 1.33g (N.499; S.993). A little ghosting on reverse, darkly toned a bold very fine. £750


Rare “Osna Forda” Danelaw Penny in Imitation of Alfred

AS013 Viking Coinages (c.885-954), Southern Danelaw (c.898-915), Penny, Viking imitation of Alfred Osnaforda type Penny, Moneyer Bernwald, ALFRED at centre, ORSNA above, FORDA below, outer circle surrounding both sides, rev three cross pattée across centre, Moneyer name in two lines, BERIIA / ALR MO, trio of pellets above and below, 1.04g (N.472; S.971). Toned, some unevenness to rim, a bold very fine and rare. £3,000

AS014 Viking Coinages (c.885-954), Kingdom of York (c.895-920), St Peter Coinage (c.905-915), Penny, phase one (c.905-910), three pellets across centre, legend above and below, reads in reverse, SCIbE / TRI IO, supine S, inverted P and T, retrograde R, hyphen at bottom, m ornament above, beaded border surrounding both sides, rev small cross of wedges and central pellet, beaded circle and legend surrounding + EB:oRACE CIV, 1.45g (N.551; S.1006). Darkly toned, good very fine. £1,500

AS015 Viking Coinages (c.885-954), Kingdom of York (c.895-920), St Peter Coinage (c.905-915), Penny, phase one (c.905-910), three pellets across centre, legend above and below, SCIPP / TRI MO, cross of wedges above and below, oval ring and colon at upper left, beaded border surrounding both sides, rev small cross of wedges, beaded circle and legend surrounding + EB0RACE CI, letter O of cruciform type with annulet centre, 1.20g (N.551; S.1006). Toned, very fine. £900

AS016 Viking Coinages (c.885-954), Kingdom of York (c.895-920), St Peter Coinage (c.905-915), Penny, phase one (c.905-910), three pellets across centre, legend above and below, SCPIE / TRI M, pellet above and below, beaded border surrounding both sides, rev small cross pattée, beaded circle and legend surrounding + EBORACIT, 0.79g (N.551; S.1006). Toned, weak on obverse, about very fine / very fine. £675

ex Lord Grantley Collection, third portion, Glendining, 22nd March 1944, lot 970 part.

Rare Edward the Elder Portrait Penny

AS017 Edward the Elder (899-924), King of Wessex, portrait Penny, Moneyer Beahred, diademed and draped portrait left within linear circle, +EADVVEARD REX, outer beaded border both sides, rev three cross pattée across centre, legend in two lines, BEAH / RED M-O tri-pellets below, cross pattée above legend with tri-pellets either side, 1.54g (N.651; S.1084). Toned, weakly struck at centre on head and central cross of reverse, otherwise very fine and rare. £2,750

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AS018 Edward the Elder, King of Wessex, non-portrait Penny, Moneyer Aethelred, small cross pattée within linear circle, +EADVVEARD REX, outer beaded border both sides, rev three cross pattée across centre, legend in two lines, ÆĐER / ED MO+ pellet above and below, 1.59g (N.649; S.1087). Toned, weak on one part of obverse legend and corresponding part of reverse, otherwise good very fine. £1,250

AS019 Edward the Elder, King of Wessex, non-portrait Penny, Moneyer Hearthmaer, small cross pattée within linear circle, +EADVVEARD REX, outer beaded border both sides, rev three cross pattée across centre, legend in two lines, HEARD / MÆR M-O first two letters ligatured, tri-pellets above and below, 1.34g (N.649; S.1087). Toned, rim a little chipped, otherwise good very fine. £1,500 ex Owner Residing Abroad, (“Vatican” noted in some copies), Glendining, 16th May 1929, lot 89 part.Richard Cyril Lockett, English part IV, Glendining , 26th-27th April 1960, lot 3669 part.

AS020 Aethelstan (924-939), King of all England, Penny, two line type, North Eastern type I, Moneyer Rota, cross pattée with linear circle surrounding, legend around +ÆĐEL.STAN REX, thick large lettering, beaded border surrounding, rev Moneyer name in two lines divided by three horizontal crosses, tri-pellets above and below, +BOTA / MONE, beaded border surrounding, 1.53g (N.668/1b; S.1089). Dark grey tone, a bold very fine and very rare. £1,750

North lists this moneyer as ‘Rota’? This example clearly has the initial letter as a B albeit with a smaller upper loop.

Very Rare Circumscription / Floral Type Penny of King Aethelstan

AS021 Aethelstan, Penny, circumscription floral type, Moneyer Eadelm, small cross pattée with linear circle surrounding, legend around +ÆĐELSTAN RE.X linear and beaded border surrounding both sides, rev three pellets across centre, Moneyer name in two lines, EADE+ / LM MO, floral spray above and below, 1.43g (N.679; S.1097). Edge a little chipped around rim, otherwise lightly toned, a bold very fine and extremely rare. £7,500

North only lists this type with another different Moneyer who was thought to be based in the Warwick area.


Very Rare York Mint Building type Penny of King Aethelstan

AS022 Aethelstan, Penny, building type with mint name, York Mint, Moneyer Regnald, small cross pattée with linear circle surrounding, legend around +ÆĐELSTAN RX: beaded border surrounding both sides, rev horizontal ground line across centre, small rectangular building above with triangular slated roof, annulet at apex, legend in two lines either side, EB OR / AC AC, legend in two lines in exergue, REGNALD / :MON:, 1.34g (Mack Syll. 777; N.684; S.1101). Edge chip with small crack toward centre, a little creased and straightened, otherwise toned, about very fine and extremely rare. £5,000

ex Commander R P Mack, Spink Auction 2, 29th November, 1978, lot 91 Ridgemount Collection, Spink Auction 69, 20th April, 1989, lot 63

AS23 AS024

AS023 Eadmund (939-946), Penny, two line type, Moneyer Heremod, cross pattée with linear circle surrounding, legend around +EADMVND .REX, linear and beaded border surrounding both sides, rev Moneyer name in two lines divided by three horizontal crosses, tri-pellets above and below, HERE. / MODM-O, 1.43g (N.688; S.1105). Toned a bold very fine. £875

AS024 Eadmund, Penny, two line type, Moneyer Ingelgar, cross pattée with linear circle surrounding, legend around +EADMVND REX.’’. legend ends with two horizontal opposing crescents with pellet either side, linear and beaded border surrounding both sides, rev Moneyer name in two lines divided by three horizontal crosses, tri-pellets above and below, INGEL / GAR M-O, 1.24g (N.688; S.1105). Toned, rim chipped, a bold very fine. £750

The moneyer name Ingelgar not listed by North for Eadmund but more usually for Eadred (946-955).

AS025 Eadred (946-955), Penny, two line type, North Eastern Moneyer Hunred, cross pattée with linear circle surrounding, legend around +EADRED REX’.’, pellet at end of legend with crescent above and below, linear and beaded border surrounding both sides, rev Moneyer name in two lines divided by three horizontal crosses, pellet with crescent above and below to right of central cross, tri-pellets above and below, HVNR / ED MO, 1.30g (N.706; S.1105). Slight hairline flan crack, rim chip, weak at two points otherwise very fine. £675

A Rare Portrait Penny of Eadred

AS026 Eadred, Penny, portrait type, Moneyer Unbein, crowned bust right to edge of coin, legend around +EADRED REX, linear and beaded border surrounding both sides, rev small cross pattée, linear circle and legend around, VNBEIN MONETA, 1.20g (N.713; S.1115). Flat spot in strike both sides at rear of bust, some lamination around rim near flat spot and slight rim split at opposite side, otherwise a bold very fine and very rare. £2,500

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AS027 Eadwig (955-959), non-portrait Penny, York Mint group, Moneyer Heriger, small cross pattée within linear circle, +EADPIG REX, outer linear and beaded circle surrounding, rev Moneyer name in two lines, tri-pellets above and below, large lettering, HERIG / ER MO, outer linear and beaded border surrounding, 1.35g (N.724; S.1122). Toned, a little weak in parts, otherwise about very fine and very rare. £1,500

Very Rare “Chester” style Penny of King Eadwig

AS028 Eadwig, non-portrait Penny, “Chester” style, Moneyer Aelfsie, small cross pattée within linear circle, +EADVVIGE RE, outer linear and beaded circle surrounding, rev Moneyer name and legend in three lines, central line reads OE+NO, the E retrograde, rosette of pellets above and below, ÆLFZ / IE M-O, outer linear and beaded border surrounding, 1.53g (N.730; S.1123). Toned, slight flan crack, a bold very fine and very rare. £3,000

AS029 Eadgar (959-975), non-portrait Penny, North Western style, Moneyer Eoroth, small cross pattée within linear circle, +EADGAR RE, outer linear and beaded circle surrounding, rev Moneyer name and legend in two lines, central line with annulet either side of central cross, rosette of pellets above and below legend, EOR/ OĐ M, outer linear and beaded border surrounding, 1.29g (N.745; S.1131). Toned, rim chipped, some verdigris, otherwise good very fine. £750

AS030 Edward the Martyr (975-978), Portrait Penny, Northampton mint, moneyer probably Cylm, crude diademed and draped bust left within linear circle, legend commences at top of obverse, +EADPEARD REX ANGLOX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev small cross pattée, linear circle surrounding, + CXN-CM M-O HAMTVN, 1.08g (N 763; S 1142). Toned, weak portrait and one hairline scratch on the reverse, otherwise very fine and very rare. £2,500 The legend on the reverse seems to show a blundering of the moneyer’s name Cylm. There is an Eadgar portrait Penny of very similar portrait style and layout of Northampton, with a letter Y not unlike the X on this coin (see SCBI 2:720). The X on the coin offered here, seems to be the product of a letter Y over an inverted Y and the moneyer’s name seems to have some repetition making it more than four characters.

AS031 Aethelred II (978-1016), second hand type Penny (c.985-991), London Mint, Moneyer Eadmund, draped and diademed bust right with sceptre, three pellet head, within linear circle, legend commences at top +ÆÐELRED REX ANGLORx, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev Hand of Providence issuing down from clouds, letters A to left, W to right, pellet either side of fingers, linear circle surrounding, + EADMVND M-O LVND, 1.29g. (N.768; S.1146). A few light pecks on obverse, otherwise toned a bold very fine. £600


AS032 Aethelred II, Penny, CRVX type (c.991-997), Southwark Mint, Moneyer Godric, draped bust left with sceptre, three pellet head, within linear circle, legend commences at top, +ÆĐELRÆD REX ANGLORX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev voided cross within linear circle, tiny pellet at centre, letters C R V X in each angle, legend surrounding, +GODRIC M-O SVĐBY, 1.21g (BMC type IIIa; N.770; S.1148). Light hairline surface crack on obverse, a couple of pecks on reverse, toned a bold very fine. £450

Very Rare Bridport Mint Long Cross Penny of King Aethelred II

AS033 Aethelred II, Penny, long cross type (c.997-1003), Bridport Mint, Moneyer Eadnoth, draped bust left, legend surrounding commences lower left, +ÆĐELRÆD REX ANGLO, ligatured NG, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev long voided cross with tri-crescent terminals, tiny pellet at centre, +EAD NOĐ M.Ω.O BRY. 1.74g (BMC type IVa; N.774; S.1151). Weak on chin of portrait with peck mark each side of coin, once cleaned, now lightly toned, otherwise very fine and very rare. £2,500

AS034 AS035 AS036

AS034 Aethelred II, Penny, long cross type, Lincoln Mint, Moneyer Dreng, draped bust left, legend surrounding commences lower left, +ÆĐELRÆD REX ANGL. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev long voided cross with tri-crescent terminals, tiny pellet at centre, +DR ENG MΩO LINC, last two letters ligatured, pellet inside O, 1.66g (BMC type IVa; N.774; S.1151). Toned, a couple of peck marks behind bust and one on reverse, otherwise pleasing very fine. £475

AS035 Aethelred II, Penny, long cross type, Lydford Mint, Moneyer Aelfstan, draped bust left, legend surrounding commences lower left, +EĐELRÆD REX ANGLOX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev long voided cross with tri-crescent terminals, tiny pellet at centre, +.ÆL FSTA N M’O LYDA, 1.60g (BMC type IVa; N.774; S.1151). Toned, some peck marks each side of coin, a bold very fine. £650

AS036 Aethelred II, Penny, last small cross type (c.1009-1017), Exeter Mint, Moneyer Thurgod, diademed and draped bust left within linear circle, legend surrounding commences at top, + ÆĐELRÆD REX ANGLOR, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev cross pattée, linear circle surrounding, +ĐVRGOD ON EAXCEAT, 0.91g (BMC type I; N.777; S.1154). Slight bend in flan, toned a bold very fine. £500

AS037 Canute (1016-35), Penny, quatrefoil type (c.1017-23), Chester Mint, Moneyer Spegen, crowned and draped bust left within quatrefoil, legend commences at upper left, +GNVT REX ANGLORV:, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev long voided cross with pellet centre and tri-crescent terminals, over quatrefoil with pellet on each cusp, +SP EGE N ON LEG, 1.33g (BMC type VIII; N.781; S.1157). Toned without peck marks, a bold very fine and rare. £1,000 ex Mrs E M H Norweb, English Coins Part IV, Spink Auction 59, 17th June 1987, lot 1230 Professor G W De Witt, F R Küenker, Auction 137, 11th March 2008, lot 3093

This coin struck from dies of the late “Chester” style as defined by Blackburn and Lyon in their article “Regional Die-Production in Cnut’s Quatrefoil Issue” chapter 13 of Anglo-Saxon Monetary History. These dies therefore cut and used at Chester.

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AS038 Canute, Penny, quatrefoil type, Colchester Mint, Moneyer Edwine, crowned and draped bust left within quatrefoil, legend commences at top, +CNVT REX ANGLOX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev long voided cross with pellet centre and tri-crescent terminals, over quatrefoil with pellet on each cusp, +ED PIN E ON COL, 0.95g (BMC type VIII; N.781; S.1157). Weak in parts, once cleaned, otherwise very fine. £450 This coin struck from dies of the late class A “Thetford” style as defined by Blackburn and Lyon in their article “Regional Die-Production in Cnut’s Quatrefoil Issue” chapter 13 of Anglo-Saxon Monetary History. These dies therefore cut at Thetford and supplied for use to strike coinage in Colchester.

AS039 Canute, Penny, helmet type (1024-30), Hertford Mint, Moneyer Leofric, pointed helmet bust left with sceptre, legend commences at top, +CNV T R.ECX :. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev short voided cross with pellet and annulet centre, pellet in annulet in each angle, all within linear circle, +LEOFRIC ON HEO 1.07g (BMC type XIV; N.787; S.1158). Flan little undulating, lightly toned a bold very fine and scarce. £550

AS040 Canute, Penny, helmet type, York Mint, Moneyer Sunolf, pointed helmet bust left with sceptre, legend commences at top, +CNVT REX ANG outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev short voided cross with pellet and annulet centre, pellet in annulet in each angle, all within linear circle, +SVNOLF M-.O EOFR , 1.05g (BMC type XIV; N.787; S.1158). Old cabinet tone, tiny superficial fissure on cheek of portrait, otherwise pleasing extremely fine. £750 ex V J E Ryan, second part, Glendining, 22nd January 1952, lot 830 part.Gordon V Doubleday, collection of Anglo-Saxon coins, Glendining, 6th October 1987, lot 598

Extremely rare Romney Mint Long Cross Penny of King Canute

AS041 Canute, Penny, short cross type (1029-35/6), Romney Mint, Moneyer Godman, diademed bust left with sceptre, legend commences at top, +CNV T RECX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev short voided cross with pellet and annulet centre, within linear circle, +GODMAN ON RV, 1.13g (BMC type XVI; N.790; S.1159). Toned, edge slightly bent at 9 o’clock on obverse, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare. £1,750

AS042 Canute, Penny, short cross type, Stamford Mint, Moneyer Leofwine, diademed bust left with sceptre, legend commences at top, +CNV T RECX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev short voided cross with pellet and annulet centre, within linear circle, +LEOFPINE ON STA, 0.88g (BMC type XVI; N.790; S.1159). Toned, flan a little undulating, a touch of verdigris on obverse, otherwise very fine, reverse better. £450

ex Duke of Argyll Collection, (died 1949), subsequently sold en bloc through Spink and Son Ltd.


AS043 Canute, Penny, short cross type, Scandinavian origin with blundered legends, diademed bust left with sceptre in the style of Harold I, legend commences at top, +AIIPII IICIIT outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev short voided cross with pellet and annulet centre, within linear circle, +IIIIIVIIVO: IIII OIIII, 0.97g (cf.N.802/790; cf.S.1162/1159). Once cleaned, peck marked mainly on reverse, very fine and rare. £950

AS044 Harold Harefoot (1035-40), Penny, jewel cross type (Spring 1036-38), London Mint, Moneyer Eadred, diademed bust left, legend commences at top, +HAROL D RECX.: outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev cross of four ovals united by twin circles with a central pellet, + EDRED ONN LVNDENE, 1.10g (BMC type I; N.802; S.1163). Double struck both sides with peck marks, toned very fine. £850

AS045 Harold Harefoot, Penny, fleur de lis type (c.1038-40), Lincoln Mint, Moneyer Swartinc, diademed and armoured bust left with lis-topped sceptre, legend commences at top, +HAROLD REX, outer beaded border both sides, rev voided long cross united by twin circles and central pellet, fleur de lis in each angle with pellet under each fleur, +SP:RTII:N ON LINC, 0.93g (N.803; S.1164). Hairline crack at centre, just a little weakness in part of legend both sides, otherwise toned, good very fine. £1,250

Very rare Oxford Mint Penny of King Harthacanute with full King’s name

AS046 Harthacanute (1035-42), Penny, sole reign period (1040-42), arm and sceptre type (June 1040-June 1042), Oxford Mint, Moneyer Aegelwine, diademed bust left, with tri-pellet headed sceptre, legend commences at top, +HARĐA CNVT RE, outer beaded border both sides, rev central pellet in quadrilateral, pellets at apex, all over short voided cross, linear circle and legend surrounding, +ÆGLPINE ON. COXF., 1.02g (BMC type II; SCBI 40:1696 same dies; N.811; S.1168). Dark tone, weak in obverse legend, clearer on reverse, very fine / good very fine and very rare with Kings full name and unusual spelling for Oxford mint. £5,750

ex B A Seaby, Coin & Medal Bulletin, September 1971, item H2058, plate 67

Rare Thetford Mint Penny of King Harthacanute in the name of Canute

AS047 Harthacanute, Penny, sole reign period (1040-42), in the name of Canute, arm and sceptre type (June 1040-June 1042), Thetford Mint, Moneyer Saegrim, diademed bust left, with quad-pellet headed sceptre, legend commences at top, + CNVT. RCCX.:, outer beaded border both sides, rev central pellet in quadrilateral, pellets at apex, all over short voided cross, linear circle and legend surrounding, +SÆGRIM ON ĐEOTFO:, 1.14g (BMC type II; N.799; S.1169). Toned, a couple of pecks on reverse, a little weak in parts of legend, a bold very fine and rare. £2,750

ex Important Collection of Coins of the Thetford Mint, Spink Auction 90, 16th March, 1992, lot 272

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AS048 Harthacanute, Penny, Danish issue, Lvnd Mint, Moneyer Alfward, armoured bust left, with legend commences at left, + HARĐECNVT, outer beaded border both sides, rev central pellet at centre of long voided cross with tri-crescent ends, annulet in two angles, pellet in other angles, legend reads +AL FPA RD O LV, 1.09g (S.1170). Toned, with a peck mark each side, a little weak in parts of legend, a bold very fine. £1,500

With Spink ticket circa 1988 in the hand of the late Patrick Finn.

Unusual Scandinavian Style Penny of the Arm and Sceptre Type

AS049 Harthacanute, Penny, Scandinavian imitation of arm and sceptre type, diademed bust left, arms hold lis headed sceptre with pellet below each fleur, blundered legend commences at top, + CEC RCFCFC, outer beaded border both sides, rev central pellet in quadrilateral, pellets at apex, all over short voided cross, linear circle and legend surrounding, legend reads +CERFENC O CE[Đ]FGC, 0.95g (S.1170). Toned, good very fine. £1,950 The legends are hard to decipher and these may not be the final correct readings, others have commented that this coin is reminiscent of the true issues in the Bristol area at this time.

AS050 Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, pointed helmet type (1053-56), Norwich Mint, Moneyer Thurstan, helmeted and draped bust right with sceptre, legend commences at top, +EDPERP D REX. outer beaded border both sides, rev annulet at centre of short voided cross with tri-crescent ends, linear circle surrounding, +ĐVRSTAN ON NOR.:, 1.31g (Freeman 166; BMC type VII; N.825; S.1179). Toned, hairline short scratch on reverse, ink mark “94” in one angle, a little weak in one part of legend, otherwise with an excellent portrait, almost extremely fine. £750

Pleasing Edward the Confessor Penny of moneyer Winterfugel of York

AS051 Edward the Confessor, Penny, pointed helmet type, York Mint, Moneyer Winterfugel, helmeted and draped bust right with sceptre, legend commences at top, +EDPER. D REI. outer beaded border both sides, rev annulet at centre of short voided cross with tri-crescent ends, annulet in one angle, linear circle surrounding, +PINTERFUGEL ON E, last two letters ligatured, 1.31g (Freeman 436; BMC type VII; N.825; S.1179). Toned, a bold very fine and one of the longest moneyer names, if not the longest, interesting piece. £850

AS052 Edward the Confessor, Penny, sovereign / eagles type (1056-59), York Mint, Moneyer Snaeburn, King seated on throne looking right holding orb and long sceptre, legend commences at top, +EDPARD RX ANGLO. outer beaded border both sides, rev short voided cross within linear circle, eagle in each angle, annulet in two opposing angles with eagle, + SNEBRN ON EOFRPI, 1.38g (Freeman 337; BMC type IX; N.827; S.1181). Toned good very fine. £650


AS053 AS054 AS055

AS053 Edward the Confessor, Penny, hammer cross type (1059-62), Chichester Mint, Moneyer Godwine, crowned and draped King right with sceptre, legend commences at top, +EADPRVR RD RE outer beaded border both sides, rev pellet at centre of short voided cross with hammer head ends, + GODPINE ON CICEIT:, 1.31g (Freeman 18; BMC type XI; N.828; S.1182). Toned, a spot of verdigris in legend, short hairline scratch by nose otherwise, good very fine. £750

AS054 Edward the Confessor, Penny, hammer cross type, Lewes mint, Moneyer Oswald, crowned and draped bust right with trefoil headed sceptre, legend commences at top, +ADPAR›RD RE, outer beaded border both sides, rev pellet at centre of voided cross with hammer type terminals, +OSPOLD: ON LEPE.:, 1.30g (Freeman 128; N.828; S.1182). Lightly toned, hairline scratch from nose of portrait to legend, otherwise good very fine. £675

AS055 Edward the Confessor, Penny, hammer cross type, York mint, Moneyer Snaeburn crowned and draped bust right with trefoil headed sceptre, legend commences at top, +EADPARD D RE, outer beaded border both sides, rev pellet at centre of voided cross with hammer type terminals, annulet in first quarter, +SNEBORN ON EOF, 1.30g (Freeman 338; N.828; S.1182). Lightly toned, light surface marks in places, otherwise good very fine. £675

AS056 AS057 AS058

AS056 Edward the Confessor, Penny, facing bust type (1062-65), Wallingford Mint, Moneyer Brand, crowned and draped facing bust within linear circle, legend commences at top, +EADPARD REX: outer beaded border both sides, rev cross pattée at centre, linear circle surrounding, +BRAND ON PALINGE, 1.12g (Freeman 29; BMC type XIII; N.830; S.1183). Toned, a little weak at top otherwise almost extremely fine. £850

AS057 Edward the Confessor, Penny, facing bust type, Wallingford Mint, Moneyer Burgwine, crowned and draped facing bust within linear circle, legend commences at top, +EADPARD REX A outer beaded border both sides, rev cross pattée at centre, linear circle surrounding, +BVREPNE. ON PALI, 1.07g (Freeman 79; BMC type XIII; N.830; S.1183). Toned, a little weak at top otherwise almost extremely fine. £850

AS058 Edward the Confessor, Penny, pyramids type (1065-6), Spreclinc of Winchester Mint, crowned bust right with sceptre, legend commences at lower left, EDPARD REX outer beaded border both sides, rev annulet at centre of short voided cross, pellet topped pyramids in angles, linear circle surrounding, +SPRACELINC ON, 1.16g (Freeman 290; BMC type XV; N.831; S.1184). Toned about very fine and unusual having no Mint name on the coin, and known to be Winchester from other die work by this moneyer that also has an uncommon name. £375

Harold II Penny of Lewes Moneyer Oswald

AS059 Harold II (6th January-14th October 1066), Penny, PAX type, Lewes Mint, Moneyer Oswald, crowned head left, sceptre in front, +HAROLD REX ANG, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev PAX between parallel beaded horizontal lines, inner beaded circle surrounding, legend commences lower left, +OSPOLD ON LEPEEI, 1.28g (N.836; S.1186). Once cleaned, residual dirt in some lettering, a little double struck, otherwise very fine. £3,500

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Harold II Penny of York Moneyer Leisinc

AS060 Harold II, Penny, PAX type, York Mint, Moneyer Leisinc, crowned head left, sceptre in front, legend commences upper right, +HAROLD REX ANGL, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev PAX between parallel beaded horizontal lines, inner beaded circle surrounding, legend commences lower right, +LEISINC ON EOFRI, 1.27g (N.836; S.1186). Toned, a little weak on high points in some places, otherwise a bold very fine, reverse better. £5,000

AS061 William I (1066-87), Penny, bonnet type (1068-70?), London Mint, Moneyer Ielfsie, crowned and diademed facing bust to bottom of coin with two fillets each side, legend commences lower left, +PILLELMVS REXI, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev annulet at centre of short voided cross with crescent and pellet ends, over small quadrilateral with pellet topped apexes, beaded inner circle surrounding, +IELFSIE ON LVNDNE, 1.01g (BMC type II; N.842; S.1251). Dark mottled tone, tiny section of edge loss on the obverse at 2 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine with a clear portrait. £1,150

ex Gordon V Doubleday, collection of Norman and Plantagenet Coins, Glendining, 8th June 1988, lot 723.

AS062 William I, Penny, bonnet type, Winchester Mint, Moneyer Liofinc, crowned and diademed facing bust to bottom of coin with two fillets each side, legend commences lower left, +PILLELMV REX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev annulet at centre of short voided cross with crescent and pellet ends, over small quadrilateral with pellet topped apexes, beaded inner circle surrounding, +IELFSIE ON LVNDNE, 1.01g (BMC type II; N.842; S.1251). Dark tone, almost extremely fine and pleasing. £1,500

AS063 William I, Penny, PAXS type (1083?-86?), Canterbury Mint, Moneyer Burnoth, crowned facing bust with sceptre, crown type 3, breaking linear circle at bottom, legend commences lower left, +PILLELM REX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev cross pattée, letters P A X S each within annulet in each angle, linear circle surrounding, +BVRNOĐ ON CNTL, 1.38g (BMC type VIII; N.850; S.1257). Weak in most of obverse legend and some parts of reverse, otherwise very fine. £750

AS064 William I, Penny, PAXS type, Hastings Mint, Moneyer Ciwinc, crowned facing bust with sceptre, crown type 1, breaking linear circle at bottom, legend commences lower left, +PILLELM REX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev cross pattée, letters P A X S each within annulet in each angle, linear circle surrounding, +CIPINC ON HIIST, 1.36g (BMC type VIII; N.848; S.1257). Brightly cleaned, weakly struck obverse, double struck reverse, otherwise good fine. £500


Rare Penny of William the Conqueror From the Maldon Mint

AS065 William I, Penny, PAXS type, Maldon Mint, Moneyer Leofsunu, crowned facing bust with sceptre, crown type 1, breaking linear circle at bottom, legend commences lower left, +PILLELM REX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev cross pattée, letters P A X S each within annulet in each angle, linear circle surrounding, +LIFESVN ON MIEL, 1.38g (BMC type VIII; N.848; S.1257). Toned, weakly struck in parts, double struck reverse, otherwise very fine with a bold portrait, a rare mint. £1,100

AS066 William I, Penny, PAXS type, Winchester Mint, Moneyer Leofinc, crowned facing bust with sceptre, crown type 1, breaking linear circle at bottom, legend commences lower left, +PILLELM REX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev cross pattée, letters P A X S each within annulet in each angle, linear circle surrounding, +LIFINC ON PINCI, 1.40g (BMC type VIII; N.848; S.1257). Toned, a little weakly struck in parts, otherwise a bold very fine. £875

Rare William Rufus Penny From the Colchester Mint

AS067 William II (1087-1100), Penny, cross in quatrefoil type (1089?-92?), Colchester Mint, Moneyer Wulfwine, crowned facing bust with sword, breaking linear circle surrounding at bottom, legend commences lower left, +PILLELM REX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev cross pattée, with pellet in each angle all within quadrilateral, linear circle surrounding, +PVLFPINE ON COL, 1.06g (BMC type II; N.852; S.1259). Weak in parts both sides, darkly toned, about very fine and very rare. £2,250 ex British Numismatic Journal, Volume 65, 1995, coin register no. 191, found northern england!

Well-Preserved Henry I Type II Penny of Chichester

AS068 Henry I (1100-35), Penny, profile / cross fleury type (c.1102), Chichester Mint, Moneyer Brand, crowned bust left with sceptre, legend commences lower left, +hENRIC, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev cross fleury with annulet centre, beaded circle surrounding, crude legends, +BRAND ON CIC, 1.39g (BMC type II; N.858; S.1263A). Lightly toned, good very fine for issue and rare. £2,500

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Very Rare Henry I Penny From the Sudbury Mint

AS069 Henry I, Penny, PAX type (c.1103), Sudbury Mint, Moneyer Wulfric, facing crowned bust, +hENRI REX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev PAX between parallel beaded horizontal lines, two annulets above and two below, inner beaded circle surrounding, legend commences left, +PVFRIC ON SV, 0.88g (BMC type III; N.859; S.1264). Small lamination in crown, toned, otherwise very fine for issue and a very rare moneyer and mint. £1,250

AS070 Henry I, Penny, pellets in quatrefoil type (c.1123), Thetford Mint, Moneyer Alfward, facing crowned bust with sceptre to left, star to right, beaded circle surrounding, +hENRICVS R rev quatrefoil with star at centre, pellets along limbs, lis in each angle, beaded circle surrounding, +ALFWARD ON TETF:, 1.12g (BMC type XIV; N.870; S.1275). Without snick, flat in parts, toned very fine for issue. £750 ex Gordon V Doubleday, collection of Norman and Plantagenet Coins, Glendining, 8th June 1988, lot 842.

AS071 Henry I, Penny, quadrilateral on cross fleury type (c.1123), London Mint, Moneyer Godric, ¾ facing crowned bust with sceptre to left, beaded circle surrounding, +hENRICV. rev quadrilateral with lis on each apex, over a cross fleury, beaded circle surrounding, +GO[DRIC: ]ON: LVN[D:], 1.27g (BMC type XV; N.871; S.1276). Weakly struck in parts, light tone good fine. £375

ex Pimprez Hoard deposited c.1140; discovered 2002, one of 374 pennies of all types of Henry I.

AS072 Stephen (1135-54), Penny, cross moline “Watford” type (c.1136-45), Southwark Mint, Moneyer Wulfwold, crowned bust right, arm to edge of coin with sceptre, beaded circle surrounding, +STIEFNE: R:, rev cross moline with a fleur in each angle, beaded circle surrounding, +PVLFPOLD: ON: SV, 1.27g (BMC type I; N.873; S.1278). Small rim split, with a great portrait and reverse design, legend less clear, good very fine for issue. £975

AS073 Stephen, Penny, cross moline “Watford” type (c.1136-45), Thetford Mint, Moneyer Ocelin, crowned bust right, arm to edge of coin with sceptre, beaded circle surrounding, +STIEFNE:, rev cross moline with a fleur in each angle, beaded circle surrounding, +OCELIN: ON: TET:, 1.09g (BMC type I; N.873; S.1278). Toned almost very fine for issue and a new Moneyer for this mint in type I of Stephen, the name is likely a variant on Ascil whom is a moneyer known for the latter types of Henry I, therefore very rare. £975

With grateful acknowledgement to Dr Martin Allen at the Fitzwilliam Museum in identification.


Anglo-Gallic

GOLD COINS

Impressive Second Issue Gold Pavillon d’Or of Edward the Black Prince

GAL001 Edward the Black Prince, gold Pavillon d’Or, second issue, Bordeaux Mint, Prince standing on two leopards facing, within large Gothic portico, sword in his right hand, left hand pointing, four feathers surrounding, tressure and beaded circle surrounding, quatrefoil at beginning and end of legend, double quatrefoil stops both sides, *ED’** PO** GNS** REG’ ANGL’** PNCS** A, beaded outer circle surrounding both sides, rev E in central compartment of cross quernee, lis in first and fourth angles, leopard in second and third, all within ornamented quatrefoil, pellet centre trefoils in spandrels, linear and beaded circles surrounding, initial mark cross pattée, +DNS** AIVTO**z** PTECTO** mE **z** IIPO** SPAVIT** COR** mEVm** B, 4.50g (Elias 154b). Some light unevenness to rim, otherwise practically extremely fine, and rare this nice. £15,000

Seemingly the last issue of Salut d’Or Extremely rare Salut d’Or from from the Paris mint the mint of Chalons-sur-Marne

GAL002 GAL003

GAL002 Henry VI (1422-53), King of France and England, Salut d’Or, Paris Mint, Angel Gabriel in profile left behind quartered Arms of France and England, facing Virgin Mary with single halo, behind Arms of France, aVE on scroll reads upwards between them, within beaded circle, initial mark crown both sides, colon stops hENRICVS: dEI: gRa: FRaCORV: z: agLIE: REx annulet under last E of legend on beaded circle, outer beaded border surrounding both sides, rev central Latin cross, fleur de lis to left, lion to right, h below, all within tressure of ten arcs, fleur de lis on cusps, all within linear and beaded circle, mullet stops in legend, xpC *VIHCIt* xpC* REgNat* xpC* ImpERat annulet under last A of legend on beaded circle, 3.47g (Elias 264j RR). A little weak on Virgin Mary and corresponding part of reverse, one rim knock, otherwise a bold very fine and very rare. £4,500 Elias says the privy mark of the annulet on the inner circles was ordered on 18th January 1435 and this may make this the last issue of the denomination at Paris which was taken by the French on 13th April 1346.

GAL003 Henry VI, King of France and England, Salut d’Or, Chalons Mint, Angel Gabriel in profile left behind quartered Arms of France and England, facing Virgin Mary with single halo, behind Arms of France, aVE on scroll reads downwards between them, within beaded circle, initial mark crescent both sides, colon stops hENRICVS: dEI: gRa:FRaCORV: z: agLIE: REx outer beaded border surrounding both sides, rev inverted die axis, central Latin cross, fleur de lis to left, lion to right, h below, all within tressure of ten arcs, fleur de lis on cusps, all within linear and beaded circle, mullet stops in legend, xpC *VINCIt* xpC* REgNat* xpC* ImpERat 3.45g (Elias 267 RRR). One small edge split into legend only, creased and straightened with surface marks and some pitting, otherwise a bold very fine and extremely rare. £5,000

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GAL004 GAL005

GAL004 Henry VI, King of France and England, Salut d’Or, Rouen Mint, Angel Gabriel in profile left behind quartered Arms of France and England, facing Virgin Mary with nimbus, behind Arms of France, aVE on scroll reads downwards between them, within beaded circle, initial mark lion both sides, colon stops hENRICVS: dEI: gRa: FRaCORV: z: agLIE: REx annulet under last X of legend on beaded circle, outer beaded border surrounding both sides, rev central Latin cross, fleur de lis to left, lion to right, h below, all within tressure of ten arcs, fleur de lis on cusps, all within linear and beaded circle, mullet stops in legend, xpC’ *VINCIt* xpC’* REgNat* xpC’* ImpERat pellet in annulet under last T of legend on beaded circle, 3.47g (Elias 270b/270c). Weak on Angel face, otherwise fully round almost extremely fine, and a rare muling of two Elias varieties. £2,750

GAL005 Henry VI, King of France and England, Salut d’Or, Rouen Mint, Angel Gabriel in profile left behind quartered Arms of France and England, annulet in field in front of face, facing Virgin Mary with nimbus, behind Arms of France, aVE on scroll reads downwards between them, within beaded circle, initial mark lion both sides, colon stops hENRICVS: dEI: gRa: FRaCORV: z: agLIE: REx pellet in annulet under last X of legend on beaded circle, outer beaded border surrounding both sides, rev central Latin cross, fleur de lis to left, lion to right, h below, all within tressure of ten arcs, fleur de lis on cusps, all within linear and beaded circle, mullet stops in legend, xpC’ *VINCIt* xpC’* REgNat* xpC’* ImpERat, 3.46g (Elias 270c/-). A little double struck and lightly scuffed on shields, slight rim dent, otherwise a bold very fine and the extra annulet in obverse field not noted by Elias or the lack of pellet in annulet on inner circle of reverse, presumably very rare. £2,750

GAL006 Henry VI, King of France and England, Salut d’ür, Saint-Lo Mint, Angel Gabriel in profile left behind quartered Arms of France and England, facing Virgin Mary with nimbus, behind Arms of France, aVE on scroll reads downwards between them, within beaded circle, initial mark fleur de lis both sides, colon stops hENRICVS: dEI: gRa: FRaCORV: z: agLIE: REx outer beaded border surrounding both sides, rev central Latin cross, fleur de lis to left, lion to right slightly intruding cross, h below, all within tressure of ten arcs, fleur de lis on cusps, all within linear and beaded circle, mullet stops in legend, xpC *VINCIt* xpC* REgNat* xpC* ImpERat, 3.50g (Elias 271). Toned good very fine / almost extremely fine. £3,250

Extremely rare Angelot d’Or from the mint at Saint-Lo

GAL007 Henry VI, King of France and England, Angelot d’Or, Saint-Lo Mint, Angel Gabriel standing facing behind quartered Arms of France and England and Arms of France, within beaded circle, initial mark fleur de lis both sides, colon stops in legend both sides hENRICVS: FRaNCORV: Et: aNgLIE: REx outer beaded border surrounding, rev central Latin cross, fleur de lis to left, lion to right, within linear and beaded circle, xpC: VINCIt: xpC: REgNat: xpC: ImpERat, 2.33g (Elias 277 RR). Toned practically extremely fine and extremely rare this well preserved. £30,000


SILVER COINS

GAL008 GAL009 GAL010 GAL011

GAL008 Richard I (1169-99), silver Denier, Aquitaine, cross pattée within beaded circle, legend surrounding, outer beaded circle both sides, rev cross pattée and legend in three lines ending in w with a higher centre part, 0.78g (Elias 4). Toned, one small rim nick, very fine for issue. £250

GAL009 Richard I, silver Denier, Aquitaine, cross pattée within beaded circle, legend surrounding reads AGAITANIE, outer beaded circle both sides, rev cross pattée and legend in three lines ending in w with a higher centre part, 0.72g (Elias 4a). Toned, almost very fine and a rare variety. £300

ex E R Duncan Elias Collection, Spink Auction 77, 21st June 1990, lot 11a – purchased by Elias from Maison Platt 1968.

GAL010 Richard I, silver Denier, Poitou, cross pattée within beaded circle, RICARDVS REX legend surrounding and outer beaded circle both sides, rev legend in three lines, PIC / TAVIE / NSIS 0.95g (Elias 8). Toned, small rim chip, good very fine. £250

GAL011 Richard I, silver Denier, Poitou, cross pattée within beaded circle, RICARDVS REX legend surrounding and outer beaded circle both sides, rev legend in three lines, PIC / TAVIE / NSIS 0.94g (Elias 8). Toned, weak at centre very fine. £185

GAL012 GAL013 GAL014

GAL015 GAL016

GAL012 Edward I during lifetime of Henry III (from 1252), Denier Au Lion, issued from 1253, lion standing left, beaded circles and legend surrounding both sides, rev cross pattée, 0.96g (Elias 13). Toned about very fine. £150

ex Spink Auction 24, 13th October 1982, lot 24 part.

GAL013 Edward I during lifetime of Henry III (from 1252), Denier Au Leopard, first type, AGL across centre between linear parallel horizontal lines, small leopard standing left above, E below, inner and outer beaded circles and legend surrounding, rev cross pattée, E in first angle, beaded circle and legend surrounding, 0.98g (Elias 18). Toned very fine. £200


GAL014 Edward I during lifetime of Henry III (from 1252), Denier Au Leopard, first type, AGL across centre between linear parallel horizontal lines, small leopard standing left above, E below, inner and outer beaded circles and legend surrounding, rev cross pattée, E in first angle, beaded circle and legend surrounding, 0.90g (Elias 18). Lightly toned a bold very fine. £225

GAL015 Edward I during lifetime of Henry III (from 1252), Denier Au Leopard, first type, AGL across centre between linear parallel horizontal lines, small leopard standing left above, E below, inner and outer beaded circles and legend surrounding, rev cross pattée, E in first angle, crescent in second angle, beaded circle and legend surrounding, 0.95g (Elias 20). Lightly toned weak in parts, very fine and scarce. £225

ex Dix Noonan and Webb, 30th June 2004, lot 892 part.

GAL016 Edward I during lifetime of Henry III (from 1252), Denier Au Leopard, first type, AGL across centre between linear parallel horizontal lines, small leopard standing left above, E below, inner and outer beaded circles and legend surrounding, rev cross pattée, E in first angle, crescent in second angle, beaded circle and legend surrounding, 0.87g (Elias 20). A little uneven on one part of rim, otherwise a bold very fine and scarce. £300

ex Dix Noonan and Webb, 30th June 2004, lot 892 part.

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GAL017 Edward III (1327-77), Denier Au Leopard, fourth type, leopard standing left on ground line, MB below, inner and outer beaded circles and legend surrounding, rev cross pattée, crown in first angle, beaded circle and legend surrounding, 0.75g (Elias 107a). Traces of ghosting of reverse cross on obverse, otherwise toned a bold very fine and scarce. £300

ex Dix Noonan and Webb, 30th June 2004, lot 906

GAL018 Edward the Black Prince (d.1376), Demi-Gros, third issue, Bordeaux Mint, half-length bust right with sword over shoulder and pointing right, tressured and beaded circles and legend surrounding, two annulets before legend, B at end of legend, rev long cross pattée, three pellets in each inner angle, twin concentric legends surrounding, two annulets before inner legend, 2.07g (Elias 172a). Traces of ghosting of reverse cross on obverse, otherwise toned, about very fine. £350



GAL019 Edward the Black Prince, Sterling, second issue, no Mint letter, half-length bust right with sword over shoulder and pointing right, beaded circle and legend surrounding, rev long cross pattée, three pellets in each inner angle, pellet stop before P on reverse, 1.08g (Elias 200). Traces of ghosting of reverse cross on obverse, otherwise toned, about very fine / good very fine and scarce. £325

ex Spink Auction 24, 13th October 1982, lot 74.

GAL020 Edward the Black Prince, silver Hardi D’argent, Limoges Mint, half-length figure of prince facing with sword and left hand pointing, canopy above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, no stops in legend both sides, L at end of legend, rev long cross pattée to outer beaded circle, lis in first and fourth angles, leopard in second and third, 1.04g (Elias 204). Toned with a trace of ghosting, a few small rim splits, otherwise very fine. £250

GAL021 Edward the Black Prince, silver Hardi D’argent, La Rochelle Mint, half-length figure of prince facing with sword and left hand pointing, canopy above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, pellet stops in legend, rev long cross pattée to outer beaded circle, lis in first and fourth angles, leopard in second and third, rosette stops and R at end of legend, 1.34g (Elias 206a). Toned and cracked, otherwise very fine. £125

GAL022 GAL023

GAL022 Richard II (1377-99), silver Hardi D’argent, half-length figure of King facing with sword and left hand pointing, canopy above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, pellet stops in legend both sides, rev long cross pattée to outer beaded circle, leopard in first and fourth angles, lis in second and third, 1.21g (Elias 228). Toned with trace of ghosting on obverse, otherwise good very fine and pleasing. £375

GAL023 Henry IV – Henry VI (1399-1427), silver Hardi D’argent, half-length figure of King facing with sword and left hand pointing, canopy above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, no stops in legend both sides, rev long cross pattée to outer beaded circle, leopard in first and fourth angles, annulet below lis in second and third, 0.96g (Elias 233a). Toned with ghosting on obverse, rim chip, otherwise very fine for issue. £275


GAL024 GAL025

GAL024 Henry IV – Henry VI (1399-1427), silver Hardi D’argent, half-length figure of King facing with sword and left hand pointing, canopy above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, pellet stops in legend both sides, rev long cross pattée to outer beaded circle, pellet below lis in first and fourth angles, leopard in second and third, pellet above first leopard, rosette stops in legend, 0.86g (Elias 233h). Dark tone, large rim chip, otherwise about very fine, reverse better and scarce. £150

GAL025 Henry V (1413-22), silver Niquet, Rouen Mint, crowned leopard left, fleur de lis above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, pellet under first letter, rev h in central compartment over cross pattée, trefoils in angles, beaded circle and legend surrounding, pellet under first letter, 1.94g (Elias 260). Severely clipped, patina of residual dirt both sides, otherwise about very fine and scarce. £85

With Spink and Son ticket circa 1996 in the hand of Antony Wilson.


GAL026 Henry VI (1422-53), King of France and England, Grand Blanc Aux Ecus, Chalons Mint, shields of France and England side by side, “hericvs” above with abbreviation mark, within beaded and linear circles, initial mark crescent both sides, rev Latin cross, fleur de lis to left, lion to right, “hericvs” below underlined, within beaded and linear circles, 3.24g (Elias 282 RR). Toned weak in parts, otherwise about very fine and rare. £425

GAL027 Henry VI, King of France and England, Grand Blanc Aux Ecus, Le Mans Mint, shields of France and England side by side, “hericvs” above with abbreviation mark, within beaded and linear circles, initial mark root both sides, rev Latin cross, fleur de lis to left, lion to right, “hericvs” below underlined, within beaded and linear circles, 2.93g (Elias 285a R). Darkly toned, short of rim at one point, otherwise good very fine and rare. £425

GAL028 Henry VI, King of France and England, Grand Blanc Aux Ecus, Nevers Mint, shields of France and England side by side, “hericvs” above with abbreviation mark, within beaded and linear circles, initial mark mullet both sides, rev Latin cross, fleur de lis to left, lion to right, “hericvs” below underlined, within beaded and linear circles, 3.39g (Elias 286 RR). Toned, with some tiny rim chips, otherwise very fine and rare. £475

ex Glendining,9th April 1984, lot 224 part.E R Duncan Elias Collection, Spink Auction 77, 21st June 1990, lot 410

GAL029 GAL030

GAL029 Henry VI, King of France and England, Grand Blanc Aux Ecus, Rouen Mint, shields of France and England side by side, “hericvs” above with abbreviation mark, within beaded and linear circles, initial mark leopard both sides, rev Latin cross, fleur de lis to left, lion to right, “hericvs” below underlined, within beaded and linear circles, 3.14g (Elias 287). Toned, with some spots and blemishes, otherwise good very fine. £350

GAL030 Henry VI, King of France and England, Grand Blanc Aux Ecus, Troyes Mint, shields of France and England side by side, “hericvs” above with abbreviation mark, within beaded and linear circles, initial mark rose type II both sides, rev Latin cross, fleur de lis to left, lion to right, “hericvs” below underlined, within beaded and linear circles, 3.15g (Elias 290a RR). Toned darkly, with some blemishes, otherwise good very fine and rare. £450

ex E R Duncan Elias Collection, Spink Auction 77, 21st June 1990, lot 423 whom purchased it from B A Seaby in 1977

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Hammered GoldNote:- where ornaments are quoted on the top line of the hull of the ship it is as per the Schneider listings where a “-“ is a lion

and a “1” is a lis. London Tower Mint unless otherwise stated.

Rare Pre-Treaty Series C Noble of King Edward III

BH001 Edward III (1327-77), Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Pre-Treaty Period (1351-61), series C (1351-2), King standing in ship holding sword and shield, ship rigging with three ropes to left, three to right, ornaments on top line of hull 1-1-1-1 with lions left, quatrefoils 4/4 on castles, with bowsprit, legend with wedge tailed R’s, reversed N’s and annulet stops both sides, E DWARDo DEIo GRAo REXo ANGL oZo FRANCo D hy B’ rev E at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in angles, lis over lion in upper right quarter, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, +Ih’CoAVTEMo TRANCIENSo Po MEDIVMo ILLORVMo IBA outer beaded border both sides, 7.63g (cf.Schneider 16-18; Doubleday 38/34; N.1144; S.1486). Fine detail a little doubled on obverse, otherwise a pleasing very fine. £4,250

This actual coin was recently filmed for the BBC television documentary “The Plantagenets” with Professor Robert Bartlett that was shown on BBC 2 in early 2014, though the sequence with this coin does not seem to have made the final edit.

BH002 Edward III, Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Pre-Treaty Period (1351-61), series E (1354-5), King standing in ship holding sword and shield, ship rigging with three ropes to left, three to right, ornaments on top line of hull 1-11-11-11 with lions left, quatrefoils 3/4 on castles, full bowsprit, legend unbarred N’s, annulet stops both sides, E DWARDo DEIo GRAo REXo AIIGL oZo FRAIICo D hI rev tiny E at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in angles, lis over lion in upper right quarter, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, small fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, +IhCoAVTEMo TRAIICIEIISo Po MEDIVMo ILLORVMo IBAT outer beaded border both sides, 7.28g (Schneider 23/-; Doubleday 58/65; N.1160; S.1488). One flat area on edge from loss of rim accounting for the light weight of the coin, two weak spots on reverse with light scratches, otherwise a bold very fine. £3,500

Rare Pre-Treaty Edward III Noble with unusual obverse reading

BH003 Edward III, Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Pre-Treaty Period (1351-61), series E (1354-5), King standing in ship holding sword and shield, ship rigging with three ropes to left, three to right, ornaments on top line of hull 11-11-11-1 with lions left, quatrefoils 3/4 on castles, no bowsprit, legend unbarred N’s, EDWAD reading, with A over an E in FRANC, annulet stops both sides, E DWADo DEIo GRAo REXo AIIGL oZo FRAIICo D hY B, rev tiny E at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in angles, lis over lion in upper right quarter, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, small fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, +Ih’CoAVTEMo TRAIICIEIISo Po MEDIVMo ILLORVMo IBAT outer beaded border both sides, 7.58g (cf.Schneider 23-27; Doubleday 62 this coin; N.1160; S.1488). With a pleasing portrait of a very rare die variety for obverse legend, good very fine. £5,000

ex Gordon V Doubleday, Glendining, 7-8th June 1972, lot 62.


BH004 BH005

BH004 Edward III, Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Pre-Treaty Period (1351-61), series G (1356-61), sub-series Gd, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, ship rigging with three ropes to left, one to right, ornaments on top line of hull 1-1-1-1 with lions left, quatrefoils 4/4 on castles, full bowsprit, legend unbarred N’s, saltire stops both sides, annulet before legend, oE DWARDx DEIx GRAx REXx AIIGL xZx FRAIICx Dhy B rev E at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, small annulet to right of top lis, crown over lion in angles, lis over lion in upper right quarter, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, small fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, +IhCxAVTEMx TRAIICIEIISxx Px MEDIVMx ILLORVMx IBAT outer beaded border both sides, 7.70g (Schneider 46/-; cf.Doubleday 105-109; N.1181; S.1490). Light score mark on reverse, fully round, very fine. £4,250 ex Spink Auction 95, 25th November 1992, lot 1A Collection of Gold Nobles, Spink Auction 169, 15th July 2004, lot 216

BH005 Edward III, Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Pre-Treaty Period (1351-61), series G (1356-61), sub-series Gb-Gc/Gf, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, ship rigging with two ropes to left, one to right, ornaments on top line of hull -1-1- with lions left, quatrefoils 3/3 on castles, no bowsprit, legend unbarred N’s, saltire stops both sides, saltire before legend, xE DWARDx DEIx GRAx REXx AIIGL xZx FRAIICx DI B rev tiny E at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, annulet either side of top lis, crown over lion in angles, lis over lion in upper right quarter, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, small fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, +IhE’xAVTEMx TRAIICIEIISxx Px MEDIVMx ILLORVMx IBAT outer beaded border both sides, 7.67g (Schneider 47; cf.Doubleday 100; N.1180/1182; S.1490). Struck from a rusty obverse die with associated crazing, a few raised die flaws on obverse, fully round, a bold very fine. £4,250

BH006 BH007

BH006 Edward III, Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Pre-Treaty Period (1351-61), series G (1356-61), sub-series Gh/Gg, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, ship rigging with two ropes to left, one to right, ornaments on top line of hull 1-1-1-1 with lions left, quatrefoils 3/4 on castles, with bowsprit, legend unbarred N’s, saltire stops both sides, E DWARDx DEIx GRAx REXx AIIGL xZx FRAIICx D hyB rev E at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, pellet either side of top lis, crown over lion in angles, lis over lion in upper right quarter, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, small fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, legend with extra I in 5th word and Y for I in final word, +IhExAVTEMx TRAIICIEIISxx Px MEDIVIMx ILLORVMx YBAT outer beaded border both sides, 7.71g (cf.Schneider 51-52; cf.Doubleday 126-130; N.1183; S.1490). With flat spot at King’s face and other light weakness mainly in striking, otherwise toned very fine. £3,500

BH007 Edward III, Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Treaty Period (1361-9), London Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, four whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, two to right, ornaments on top line of hull -11-11 with lions right, quatrefoils 3/2 on castles, no lower part to bowsprit, double saltire stops both sides, annulet before legend, no French title, second A of legend barred, oED WARDxx DEIxx GRAxx REXxx AnGLxx DnS hyB xZx AQ T with Aquitaine title, rev large E in central compartment with trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, last A of legend barred +IhCxxAVTEMxx TRAnSIEnSxx PERxx MEDIVxx ILLORVMxx IBAT outer beaded border both sides, 7.71g (cf.Schneider 85-87; cf.Doubleday 218; N.1232; S.1503). A little weak at centre, on Kings arm and part of body and corresponding parts of reverse, otherwise with a good face, a bold very fine. £4,750

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Pleasing Treaty Period Edward III Noble

BH008 Edward III, Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Treaty Period (1361-9), Calais Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, flag near stern of ship, four whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, and two to right, ornaments on top line of hull -11-11 with lions right, quatrefoils 4/4 on castles, no lower part to bowsprit, saltire stops both sides, no French title, unbarred A’s in legends, ED WARDxx DEIxx GRAxx REXxx AnGLxx DnSxx hyB xZx AQ T’ with Aquitaine title, rev large C in central compartment with trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, +IhCxxAVTEMxx TRAnSIEnSxx PERxx MEDIVxx ILLORVMxx IBAT outer beaded border both sides, 7.57g (Schneider 97; cf.Doubleday 267; N.1234; S.1504). Toned a fully round coin, pleasing, almost extremely fine. £7,500

BH009 Edward III, Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Treaty Period (1361-9), Calais Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, flag near stern of ship, four whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left that end at flag pole, and two to right, ornaments on top line of hull -11-11 with lions right, quatrefoils 4/3 on castles, no lower part to bowsprit, saltire stops both sides, no French title, unbarred A’s in legends, quatrefoil before legend, +ED WARDxx DEIxx GRAxx REXxx AnGLxx DnSxx hyB xZx AQ T with Aquitaine title, rev large C in central compartment with trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, +IhCxxAVTEMxx TRAnSIEnSxx PERxx MEDIVxx ILLORVMxx IBAT outer beaded border both sides, 7.15g (Schneider 102; cf.Doubleday 268-9; N.1236; S.1504). Toned, struck from a lightly rusted obverse die, rim a touch shaved, otherwise a bold very fine. £4,250

Very Rare Post-Treaty Edward III Noble with crescent on forecastle

BH010 Edward III, Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Post-Treaty Period (1361-9), London Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, crescent on forecastle, four whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, and two to right, ornaments on top line of hull -11-11, with lions right, quatrefoils 3/4 on castles, with bowsprit, saltire stops both sides, with French title resumed, annulet before legend, oED WARDxx DEIxx Gx REXxx AnGxxZx FRAxx DnSxx hYBxxZx A’Q T rev E in central compartment with trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, large fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, last A in legend barred, +IhCxx AVTEMxx TRAnSIEnSxx PERxx mEDIVxx ILLORVMxx IBAT outer beaded border both sides, 7.36g (Schneider 107; Doubleday 281 this coin; N.1277; S.1517). Struck from a lightly rusted obverse die, toned, a bold very fine and pleasing, rare variety with crescent on forecastle. £5,500 ex Gordon V Doubleday, Glendining, 7-8th June 1972, lot 281.David Dupree Collection, bought by Spink 1989.This obverse die was later used with a Calais Mint reverse die as illustrated by L A Lawrence, plates XIX 1 and XX 1; and published by Whitton in British Numismatic Journal Volume XXIV, pp110-2.


Very Rare Pre-Treaty Edward III Half-Noble

BH011 Edward III, Half-Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Pre-Treaty Period (1351-61), series G (1356-61), sub-series Ga-b, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, five whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three corded ropes to left, and two to right, ornaments on top line of hull -1-1 with lions left, quatrefoils 3/3 on castles, no bowsprit, annulet stops both sides, unbarred Roman N’s on obverse, E DWARo DEIo Go REXo AIIGL Z FRAIIC D rev E in central compartment with trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, lis over head of lion in upper right quarter, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, Gothic n’s on reverse, last A barred, R for F and O for G in legend, +DOmInEInEx Inx RVROREx TVOx AROVASx mE outer beaded border both sides, 3.84g (cf.Schneider 41-42; Doubleday 134 this coin; N.1184; S.1494). Short crack below centre, toned, very fine and very rare. £2,500

ex L A Lawrence, Collection of Edward III Gold, sold privately to G V Doubleday c.1949Gordon V Doubleday, Glendining, 7-8th June 1972, lot 134.E R Duncan Elias, Spink Auction 77, 21st June 1990, lot 543. Heritage New York Signature Sale, 6th January 2006, lot 51599.

BH012 Edward III, Half-Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Treaty Period (1361-9), London Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, four whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three linear ropes to left, and two to right, ornaments on top line of hull -11-11 with lions right, quatrefoils 3/2 on castles, saltire stops both sides and before King’s name, xED WARDxx DEIxx Gxx REXxx AnGLxx Dxx hyB xZx AQ T’ with Aquitaine title, rev large E in central compartment with trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, +DOmInExx

nExxInxx FVRORExx TVOxx ARGVAS xxmE outer beaded border both sides, 3.59g (Schneider 79; cf.Doubleday 236; N.1238; S.1506). Weak in parts of legend, otherwise a bold very fine. £2,250

Very Rare Pre-Treaty Edward III Pleasing Pre-Treaty Edward III Quarter-Noble, mule of Series B and E Quarter-Noble Series G

BH013 BH014

BH013 Edward III, Quarter-Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Pre-Treaty Period (1351-61), series B/E mule (1351-55) quartered shield of arms within beaded and linear linear tressures of eight arcs, three lis in upper left quarter of shield, trefoils on cusps, blank spandrels, all within beaded circle, initial mark cross pattée, saltire stops both sides, +EDWAR’x R’x AIIGL’xzx FRAIIC Do hyBEP note final letter is P , rev pellet in centre of cross potent, trefoils in angles, lion in each outer angle, alternating with fleur and lis terminals, all within twin linear tressures of eight arcs, beaded circle surrounding, +EXALTABITVRo IIIo GhLORIAx outer beaded border both sides, 1.74g (Schneider 20; Doubleday 24/47; N.1141/1162; S.1495/1497). Toned good fine, and very rare. £1,250

BH014 Edward III, Quarter-Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Pre-Treaty Period (1351-61), series G (1356-61), sub-series Gf, quartered shield of arms within beaded and linear linear tressures of eight arcs, four lis in upper left quarter of shield, trefoils on cusps, blank spandrels, pellet below shield, all within beaded circle, initial mark cross pattée, annulet stops both sides, +EDWARo Ro AN GLo z FRANC D IIIB, rev small E in centre of cross potent, trefoils in angles, lion in each outer angle, alternating with fleur and lis terminals, all within twin linear tressures of eight arcs, beaded circle surrounding, +EXALTABITVRx IIIx GLORIA outer beaded border both sides, 1.94g (cf.Schneider 49; Doubleday 150/153; N.1191; S.1498). Toned very fine. £1,000

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BH015 Edward III, Quarter-Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Treaty Period (1361-9), quartered shield of arms within twin linear tressures of eight arcs, four lis in upper left quarter of shield, stalked trefoils on cusps, blank spandrels, all within beaded circle, initial mark cross pattée, saltire stops both sides, legend with Treaty style X, +oEDWARDx DEIx GRAx REXx ANGL rev lis in central compartment with stalked trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, lion in each angle, all within twin linear tressures of eight arcs, beaded circle surrounding, +EXALTABITVRx Inx GLORIA outer beaded border both sides, 1.91g (Schneider 84; cf.Doubleday 244; N.1243; S.1510). A little short of flan at rim, otherwise toned, a bold very fine. £1,250

BH016 Edward III, Quarter-Noble, Fourth Coinage (1351-77), Treaty Period (1361-9), quartered shield of arms within twin linear tressures of eight arcs, four lis in upper left quarter of shield, stalked trefoils on cusps, blank spandrels, all within beaded circle, initial mark cross pattée, saltire stops both sides, annulet before E in legend with curule style X, +oEDWARDxx DEIxx GRAxx REXxx ANGL rev lis in central compartment with stalked trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, lion in each angle, all within twin linear tressures of eight arcs, beaded circle surrounding, +EXALTABITVRxx Inxx GLORIA last A barred, outer beaded border both sides, 1.68g (Schneider 91; cf.Doubleday 252-260; N.1244; S.1511). A little short of flan at rim, otherwise toned very fine. £950

Extremely Rare Calais Mint Noble, a muling of an obverse of Edward IIIwith Reverse of Richard II

BH017 Richard II (1377-99), Noble, second issue reverse, muled with Calais Mint Edward III obverse, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, flag at stern, four whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with two ropes to left, and one to right, ornaments on top line of hull 1-1-1-1 with lions right, quatrefoils 4/4 on castles, full bowsprit, saltire stops both sides, EDW ARDx DIx GRAx REXx AnGLx Zx FRAnCx DnSx hIB xZx AQVIT rev letter R in central compartment with broken trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, large fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, +IhCxAVTEMx TRAnSIEnSx PERx MEDIVx ILLORVx IBAT outer beaded border both sides, 7.69g (cf.Schneider 117; Doubleday 316 this coin; Webb Ware reverse 2a; N.1280/1306; S.1520/1661). Double struck with slight rotation both sides, therefore parts of legend blundered, a few small digs on obverse, otherwise very fine and extremely rare. £17,500 ex T B Clarke-Thornhill, Glendining, 24th May 1937, lot 17, sold for £19 Gordon V Doubleday, Glendining, 7-8th June 1972, lot 316.The last occasion we are aware of a muled Noble of Richard II / Edward III (the mule combination the opposite to what we are offering here) being sold was in a St James’s’s Auction 22 on 1st October 2012, lot 364, admittedly clearer struck and slightly better quality sold for £32,000 hammer.


BH018 Richard II, Noble, third issue with French title resumed, London Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, four whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, and one to right, no mark over sail, ornaments on top line of hull 1-11-11-1 with lions right, quatrefoils 4/4 on castles, no lower part to bowsprit, saltire stops both sides, RIC ARDx DIx GRAx REXx AnGLxZx FRANCx DnSxx hIB xx AQ T rev letter R in central compartment with trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, large fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, +IhCxAVTEMx TRAnSIEnSx PERx MEDIVMx ILLORVMxx IBAT outer beaded border both sides, 7.67g (cf.Schneider 158; Webb-Ware type 3a; N.1303; S.1656). Pleasant red tone, a little double struck in part of legend, scratch on reverse, with a well struck portrait, otherwise good very fine. £8,500

Very Rare type 3b Noble of Richard II with lis on rudder

BH019 Richard II, Noble, third issue with French title resumed, London Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, lis on rudder, four whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, and one to right, no mark over sail, ornaments on top line of hull -1-1- with lions right, quatrefoils 4/3 on castles, no lower part to bowsprit, saltire stops both sides, RICA RDx DIx GRAx REXx AnGL xZx FRAnCx DnSxx hIB xZx AQ T rev letter R in central compartment with trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, large fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, +IhCxxAVTEMxx TRAnSIEnSxx PERxx MEDIVxx ILLORVMxx IBATx outer beaded border both sides, 7.76g (Schneider 171; Webb-Ware type 3b; N.1303/2; S.1657). Well struck design, fully round with a light tone, weaker in legends, excellent portrait otherwise almost extremely fine and very rare. £9,500

ex Mr & Mrs B R Noble, Glendining, 11th December 1975, lot 484 and illustrated on front cover.

Very Rare type 3c Noble of Richard II with lion on rudder and pellets by shield

BH020 Richard II, Noble, third issue with French title resumed, Calais Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, one extra pellet beside shield, one pellet in field above, lion on rudder, four whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, and one to right, no mark over sail, ornaments on top line of hull -1-1- with lions right, quatrefoils 4/4 on castles, no lower part to bowsprit, saltire stops both sides, RIC ARDx

DIx GRAx REXx AnGL xZx FRAnCx DnSxx hIB xZx AQ T rev letter R in central compartment with trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, large fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, +IhCxxAVTEMxx TRAnSIEnSxx PERxx MEDIV’x ILLORVMxx IBAT outer beaded border both sides, 7.70g (cf.Schneider 180; Webb-Ware type 3c; N.1307/2; S.1663). Weakly struck in parts, very fine and extremely rare. £8,750

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Extremely Rare Richard II Half-Noble, utilising a converted Edward III Treaty Period obverse

BH021 Richard II (1377-99), Half-Noble, first issue, obverse converted from an Edward III Treaty period die with French title omitted, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, four whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, and one to right, ornaments on top line of hull -1-1- with lions right, quatrefoils 3/4 on castles, full bowsprit, saltire stops both sides, RIC struck over EDW, RIC ARDx DIx Gx REXx AnGLx Zx DnSx hIB xZx AQx rev Edward III reverse, letter E and pellet in central compartment with trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, +DOmInExx nExxIn FVRORExx TVOxx ARGVAS xxmE outer beaded border both sides, 3.71g (Schneider 119; cf.Doubleday 314; N.1309/1282; S.1664 / S.1506-1507). Creased and straightened, toned, otherwise a bold very fine; extremely rare as a regular half noble of this King, excessively so as a mule with the previous reign. £10,000

Very Rare Light Coinage Noble of King Henry IV

BH022 Henry IV (1399-1413), Noble, light coinage (1412-3), type V, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, and one rope to right, ornaments on top line of hull 1-11-1 with lions right, quatrefoils 3/3 on castles, annulet and slipped trefoil on second row of hull, saltire stops in legend, hEn RICx DI GRAx REXx AnGLx Zx FRAnCx DnSx hyBxx A Q, rev pellet and h at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in angles, trefoil by lion’s head in lower left quarter, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, large fleurs in spandrels, initial mark cross pattée, saltire stops in legend, +IhCxxAVTEMxx TRAnSIEnSxx PERxx MEDIVMxx ILLORVxx IBAT outer beaded border both sides, 6.88g (Schneider 208/204; N.1355; S.1715). Uneven in shape, weak in parts, appears to have been once mounted, otherwise a bold fine for this rare issue. £3,000

Pleasing Class E Noble of King Henry V

BH023 Henry V (1413-22), Noble, class E, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with two ropes to left, and one rope to right, mullet by sword arm, annulet by sword hilt, quatrefoil over sail, trefoil by shield, ornaments on top line of hull -11-1 with lions left, quatrefoils 3/3 on castles, trefoil on lower part of hull, inverted crescent by lower bolt on rudder, saltire stops, h EnRICx DIx GRAx REXx AnGLx Zx FRAnC’x Dn’Sx hyB’+ rev h at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in angles, quatrefoil by lion’s head in upper right quarter, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, initial mark pierced cross pattée, double saltire stops +IhCxxAVTEMxx TRAnSIEnSxx PERxx MEDIVxx ILLORVxx IBAT outer beaded border both sides, 6.91g (Schneider 256; N.1373; S.1745). Toned, good very fine with a pleasing portrait of the King. £4,950


Rare Henry V Half Noble Pleasing Henry V Quarter Noble

BH024 BH025

BH024 Henry V, Half-Noble, class C, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with two ropes to left, and one rope to right, mullet above shield, ornaments on top line of hull -11-11 with lions left, quatrefoils 3/3 on castles, broken annulet on lower part of hull, saltire stops, h EnRICx DIx GRAx REXx AnGLx Zx FRx hyB rev h at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in angles, annulet by lion’s head in upper right quarter, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, initial mark pierced cross pattée, double saltire stops +DOMINEx nEx Inx FVROREx TVOx ARGVASx ME outer beaded border both sides, 3.46g (Schneider 239; N.1377; S.1750). Edge chip and one tiny rim split, cleaned and a little short of flan, otherwise good very fine and very rare. £3,000

BH025 Henry V, Quarter-Noble, quartered shield of arms within twin linear tressures of eight arcs, lis over shield, all within beaded circle, initial mark pierced cross, mullet and annulet stops hEnRIC* DEIo GRA’o REXo ANGL’ rev lis in central compartment with trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, lion in each angle, all within twin linear tressures of eight arcs, beaded circle surrounding, +EXALTABITVR* Ino GLORIA outer beaded border both sides, 1.70g (Schneider 266/-; N.1384; S.1758). Fully round a pleasing very fine. £1,250

BH026 Henry VI first reign (1422-61), Noble, Annulet issue (1422-30), Calais Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three lis in upper left quarter, annulet by sword arm, two ropes to left, one rope to right, ornaments in top line of hull 1-1-1, quatrefoils 3/3, trefoil stops in legend, lis after first word, h EnRIC+ dI; gRa; REx: angL; z: FRanC; dnS; hyb’ rev annulet stops in legend, initial mark lis, h at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, annulet in upper right spandrel, beaded circle surrounding, +IhC* aVto tRanSIEnSo pERo mEdIVmo ILLORVo’ Ibat outer beaded border both sides, 6.93g (Schneider 298/299; N.1415; S.1803). Fully round with one small rim nick, good facial portrait a pleasing coin, good very fine. £5,000

Very Rare Henry VI York Mint Noble with lis over stern

BH027 Henry VI, Noble, Annulet issue (1422-30), York Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three lis in upper left quarter, annulet by sword arm, two ropes to left, one rope to right, lis at stern, ornaments in top line of hull 1-1-1, quatrefoils 3/3, trefoil stops in legend, lis after first word, h EnRIC+ dI; gRa; REx: angL; z: FRanC; dnS; hyb’ rev. annulet stops in legend, initial mark lis, h at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, annulet in upper right spandrel, beaded circle surrounding, +Ih’C* aVto tRanSIEnSo pERo mEdIVmo ILLORVo’ Ibat outer beaded border both sides, 7.19g (Schneider 302A; N.1416; S.1804). A little smoothed around rim, weak in parts of legend, good facial portrait a pleasing coin, very fine and rare. £6,000

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BH028 Henry VI, Half-Noble, Annulet issue (1422-30), King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three lis in upper left quarter, annulet by sword arm, two ropes to left, two ropes to right, ornaments in top line of hull 1-1-1, quatrefoils 3/3, trefoil stops in legend, lis after first word, h EnRIC’+ dI; gRa; REx: angL; z: FRanC; rev. annulet stops in legend, initial mark lis, h at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, annulet in upper right spandrel, beaded circle surrounding, + DOMINE* nEo Ino FVROREo TVOo ARGVASo ME outer beaded border both sides, 3.43g (Schneider 294; N.1417; S.1805). Toned, rim a little uneven, good clear face to portrait, a pleasing coin, a bold very fine. £3,000

BH029 BH030

BH029 Henry VI, Quarter-Noble, Annulet issue (1422-30), London Tower Mint, quartered shield of arms within twin linear tressures of eight arcs, lis over shield, trefoils on cusps, blank spandrels, all within beaded circle, initial mark lis, trefoil stops hEnRICx DIx GRAx REXx AnGL’ rev lis in central compartment with trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, lion in each angle, all within twin linear tressures of eight arcs, beaded circle surrounding, +EXALTABITVR* Ino GLORIA outer beaded border both sides, 1.70g (Schneider 295; N.1420; S.1810). One small rim nick, good very fine. £1,350

BH030 Henry VI, Quarter-Noble, Annulet issue (1422-30), London Tower Mint, quartered shield of arms within twin linear tressures of eight arcs, lis over shield, trefoils on cusps, extra trefoil below shield, blank spandrels, all within beaded circle, initial mark lis, trefoil stops hEnRICx DIx GRAx REXx AnGLI’ rev lis in central compartment with trefoils on angles, upon ornate cross with lis terminals, lion in each angle, all within twin linear tressures of eight arcs, beaded circle surrounding, +EXALTABITVR* Ino GLORIA outer beaded border both sides, 1.69g (Schneider 296; N.1420; S.1811). Toned very fine and rare. £1,150 ex Richard Cyril Lockett, English part IV, Glendining, 26th-27th April 1960, lot 4012, plate XII with his ticket, sold for £15

BH031 Edward IV, first reign (1461-70), Ryal of Ten Shillings, light coinage (1465-70), King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, one rope to right, E on flag at stern, rose on hull, no lower part to bowsprit, quatrefoils 3/3, trefoil stops both sides, initial mark crown on reverse only (1468-9), ED WARD; DI; GRA; REX; AnGL. Z. FRAnC; .DnS; I;B; rev rose at centre on sunburst, over cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, trefoils in spandrels, beaded circle surrounding, stop between I and B, IhC; aVt; tRanSIEnS; pER; MEdIVM; ILLORVM; I;bat; outer beaded border both sides, 7.65g (cf.Schneider 364; N.1549; S.1951). Lightly toned, with a good portrait, very fine. £4,500 ex A H Baldwin Winter Fixed Price List 2012, BH019


Rare Bristol Mint Gold Ryal with PER in Reverse legend as a B style monogram

BH032 Edward IV, Ryal of Ten Shillings, light coinage (1465-70), Bristol Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, one rope to right, E on flag at stern, rose on hull, letter B in waves, no lower part to bowsprit, quatrefoils 3/3, trefoil stops both sides, initial mark sun on reverse only (1467-8), ED WARD; DI; GRA; REX; AnGL. Z. FRAnC; .DnS; I;B’;; rev rose at centre on sunburst, over cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, beaded circle surrounding, rose before final word, B for PER in legend, *IhC’; aVt’; tRanSIEnS; b’; MEdIVM; ILLORVM* Ibat; outer beaded border both sides, 7.65g (cf.Schneider 419; N.1550; S.1953). Lightly toned, with a good portrait, tiny edge chip, very fine and rare. £6,000

ex Richard Cyril Lockett, English part III, 4-6th November 1958, lot 3125, sold for £18Clarendon Collection part I, Bonhams,28th March 2006, lot 595

Coventry Mint Gold Ryal - the rarest Provincial Mint for Edward IV

BH033 Edward IV, Ryal of Ten Shillings, light coinage (1465-70), Coventry Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, one rope to right, E on flag at stern, rose on hull, letter C in waves, no lower part to bowsprit, quatrefoils 3/3, trefoil stops both sides, initial mark sun on reverse only (1467-8), all D’s in legend are retrograde E’s, ED WARD’; DI; GRA’; REX AnGL. Z. FRnC; .Z; DnS; I;B’; rev rose at centre on sunburst, over cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, beaded circle surrounding, rose before final word, first n in legend over s, *IhC’; aVt’; tRanSIEnS; pER; MEdIVM; ILLORVM; I,bat, outer beaded border both sides, 7.64g (Schneider 421/-; N.1551; S.1955). Tiny rim cut on obverse at 5 o’clock, one slight striking split through coin on horizontal bar of shield, otherwise good very fine and the rarest provincial Ryal. £9,750

Scarce York Mint Ryal of Edward IV

BH034 Edward IV, Ryal of Ten Shillings, light coinage (1465-70), York Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, one rope to right, E on flag at stern, rose on hull, letter E double struck in waves, with bowsprit, quatrefoils 3/3, trefoil stops both sides, initial mark lis on reverse only (1467-70), ED WARD; DI; GRA; REX AnGL. Z. FRAnC; DnS’ IB’; rev rose at centre on sunburst, over cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, large fleurs in spandrels, beaded circle surrounding, rose before final word, first n in legend over s, *IhC’; aVt’; tRanSIEnS; pER; MEdIVM; ILLORVM; I,bat, outer beaded border both sides, 7.70g (Schneider 423; N.1553; S.1957). Double struck in waves and in lower legend, once cleaned, weak in parts otherwise very fine. £4,500

ex Richard Cyril Lockett, English part IV, Glendining, 26th-27th April 1960, lot 4019, plate XIII with his ticket, sold for £36

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BH035 Edward IV, Half-Ryal of Five Shillings, light coinage (1465-70), King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, one rope to right, E on flag at stern, rose on hull, with bowsprit, quatrefoils 3/3, trefoil stops both sides, initial mark crown on reverse only (1468-9), E DWARD’; DI; GRA; REX; AnGL. Z. FRAnC; rev rose at centre on sunburst, over cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, trefoils in spandrels, beaded circle surrounding, DOMINE; nE; In; FVRORE; TVO; ARGVAS; ME; outer beaded border both sides, 3.84g (Schneider 385/-; N.1554; S.1959). A little double struck and a touch off-centre, otherwise a bold very fine. £3,000

Rare Bristol Mint Half-Ryal Rare York Mint Half-Ryalof Edward IV of Edward IV

BH036 BH037

BH036 Edward IV, Half-Ryal of Five Shillings, light coinage (1465-70), Bristol Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, one rope to right, E on flag at stern, rose on hull, letter B in waves, with bowsprit, quatrefoils 3/3, trefoil stops both sides, initial mark crown on reverse only (1468-9), ED WARD’; DI; GRA; REX; AnGL. Z. FRAnC rev rose at centre on sunburst, over cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, trefoils in spandrels, beaded circle surrounding, DOMINE; nE; In; FVRORE; TVO; ARGVAS; ME; outer beaded border both sides, 3.79g (cf.Schneider 420; N.1555; S.1960). Weak in parts of design and legend, otherwise about very fine and rare. £4,000

BH037 Edward IV, Half-Ryal of Five Shillings, light coinage (1465-70), York Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three ropes to left, one rope to right, E on flag at stern, rose on hull, letter E in waves, trace of bowsprit, quatrefoils 3/3, trefoil stops both sides, initial mark sun on reverse only (1467-8), ED WARD’; DI; GRA; REX; AnGL. Z. FRAnC rev rose at centre on sunburst, over cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, small trefoils in spandrels, beaded circle surrounding, DOMINE; nE; In; FVRORE; TVO; ARGVAS; ME; outer beaded border both sides, 3.81g (cf.Schneider 424-5; N.1558; S.1963). A little double struck mainly in legend, oval in shape, otherwise good very fine and rare. £4,750

BH038 BH039

BH038 Edward IV, Quarter-Ryal of 2½ Shillings, quartered shield of arms, E above, rose to left, sun to right, lis below, surrounded by tressure of four arcs, all within beaded circle, initial mark crown (1468-9) both sides, trefoil stops both sides, EDWARD DI GRA’ REX ANGL’ rev rose at centre on sunburst, over cross with lis terminals, lion in each angle, all within twin linear tressure of eight arcs, beaded circle surrounding, *EXALTABITVTVR* In; GLORIA outer beaded border both sides, 1.94g (Schneider 398/-; N.1560; S.1965). Scuffed in part of reverse legend only trace of initial mark visible, some associated marks otherwise good very fine, and rare. £1,250

BH039 Edward IV, second reign (1471-83), Angel, St Michael killing dragon with lance, leading foot on ground in front of body, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark pierced cross with pellet to lower left angle both sides, EDWARDx DEIx GRAx REX AnGL Z FRAnC saltire stops both sides, rev ship sailing right, quartered shield upon hull, cross above, large E to left, rose to right, ropes 2/1, PERC RVCEM TVA’x SALVAx nOS XPCx REDEMPT outer beaded border both sides, 5.08g (cf.Schneider 463-4; N.1626; S.2091). One edge cut, struck from a rusty obverse die, weak in one part of design both sides, otherwise very fine. £2,750


BH040 BH041

BH040 Edward IV, Angel, St Michael killing dragon with lance, leading foot on ground in front of body, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark pierced cross with pellet to lower right angle both sides, EDWARD’ DI GRA’

REX AnGL’ Z FRAnCxxx saltire stops both sides, rev ship sailing right, quartered shield upon hull, cross above, E to left, rose to right, ropes 2/1, PER CRVCEM TVA’x SALVAx nOS XPC’ REDEMPT’ outer beaded border both sides, 5.11g (Schneider 465; N.1626; S.2091). A little weak on upper part of angel body, otherwise a bold very fine. £3,000 ex Glendining, 3rd May 1917, lot 30

BH041 Edward IV, Angel, St Michael killing dragon with lance, leading foot on ground in front of body, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark heraldic cinquefoil both sides, EDWARD’x DEI GRA’x REX AnGL’x Z FRAnC saltire stops, rev ship sailing right, quartered shield upon hull, cross above, E to left, rose to right, ropes 2/1, legend omits V in second word, PER CRCEM TVA’ SALVA nOS XPC’ REDEMT’ outer beaded border both sides, 5.04g (cf.Schneider 468; N.1626; S.2091). Toned good very fine. £3,750

Extremely rare Angel of King Richard III

BH042 Richard III (1483-5), Angel, class III obverse muled with a type IIb reverse, St Michael killing dragon with lance, leading foot on ground in front of body, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark halved sun and rose 2 both sides, RICADx DIx GRAx REX AnGL xZ FRAnCx rev ship sailing right, quartered shield upon hull, cross above, R struck over rose to left, rose to right, ropes 2/1, PER CRVCEM TVA SALVAx nOS XPCx REDEMPT, saltire stops both sides, outer beaded border both sides, 5.09g (Schneider 496/489; N.1677; S.2152/2151). Of full weight and struck short of flan from rusty dies, so legends partially off the rim, otherwise very fine and an extremely rare mule of obverse and reverse dies. £19,500 ex Dr J C S Rashleigh, part III, Glendining, 10th June 1953, lot 16, sold for £28.St James’s’s Auction 5, 27th September 2006, lot 233

BH043 Henry VII (1485-1509), Angel, class V, St Michael killing dragon with lance, both feet on dragon, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark pheon (1505-9) both sides, saltire stops both sides, hEnRIC9x DI’x GRAxx REX AGLIE xZ FR’ rev ship sailing right, quartered shield upon hull, cross above, h to left, rose to right, ropes 2/1, PERx CRVCE’x TVA’x SALVAx nOSx XPE’x REDE’x outer beaded border both sides, 5.05g (Schneider 544; N.1698; S.2187). Toned good very fine. £2,950

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BH044 Henry VIII (1509-47), Angel, first coinage, St Michael killing dragon with lance, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark crowned portcullis with chains (c.1513-1526) both sides, saltire stops both sides, hEnRIC9x VIII9x DIx GRA’x REXx AGL’x Zx FR’ xx rev ship sailing right, quartered shield upon hull, cross above, h to left, rose to right, ropes 2/1, PERx CRVCE’x TVA’x SALVAx nOSx XPE’x REDE’ outer beaded border both sides, 5.15g (Schneider 562; N.1760; S.2265). A touch of weakness at centre otherwise good very fine. £2,950

Pleasing Henry VIII Rare Half-Angel of King Henry VIII Half Angel with numerals omitted

BH045 BH046

BH045 Henry VIII, Half-Angel, first coinage, St Michael killing dragon with lance, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark castle (1509-c.1513) both sides, saltire stops both sides, hEnRIC9x VIII9x DI’x GRA’x REXx AL’xZ rev ship sailing right, quartered shield upon hull, cross above, h to left, rose to right, ropes 2/1, Oxx CRVXxx AVExx SPESxx

VnICA outer beaded border both sides, 2.44g (Schneider 565; N.1761; S.2266). Fully round, a bold very fine. £2,500

BH046 Henry VIII, Half-Angel, first coinage, variety omitting King’s numeral, St Michael killing dragon with lance, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark crowned portcullis with chains (c.1513-1526) both sides, saltire stops both sides, legend variety hEnRIC’x DI’x GRA’x REXx AGL’xZ rev ship sailing right, quartered shield upon hull, cross above, h to left, rose to right, ropes 2/1, Ox CRVX’ AVEx SPESx VnICA outer beaded border both sides, 2.48g (cf.Schneider 564; N.1761; S.2266). Struck a little off-centre on obverse, almost very fine and a rare variety £3,000

BH047 Henry VIII, Crown of the Double Rose, second coinage (1526-44), Tower Mint, large crowned rose, crowned Gothic h to left, crowned K to right, for Henry and Katharine of Aragon, linear and beaded circle surrounding, initial mark rose (Nov.1526-1529) both sides, saltire stops both sides, legend with closed C’s and Gothic n’s hEnRIC’x VIII’x

RVTILAnSx ROSAx SInEx SPIA’ rev crowned quartered shield of arms, plain fields, linear and beaded circle surrounding, DEIx G’x R’x AGLIEx Zx FRAnCx DnSx hIBERnIE outer beaded border both sides, 3.65g (cf.Schneider 582; N.1788; S.2273). A little double struck in one portion of legend and at bottom of shield, otherwise a bold very fine. £3,000

BH048 Edward VI (1547-53), Half-Sovereign, Coinage issued posthumously in the name of his Father Henry VIII, Tower Mint, full seated figure of boy King on throne with orb and sceptre, rose at feet below, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark arrow both sides, Roman style lettering with lozenge stops both sides, HENRIC’. 8. D: G: AGL’. .FRANC’. Z. HIB’.B’. REX. outer beaded circle both sides, rev crown over quartered shield of arms supported by crowned lion to left, griffin to right, ligatured HR on lis banner below, beaded circle surrounding, second N in legend inverted, .IHS. AVTEM. TRANSIENS. PER. MEDI. ILLOR. IBAT. outer beaded border both sides, 6.04g (Schneider 645; N.1865; S.2391). Fully round, a little weak in parts, though portrait of boy King strong, otherwise a bold very fine. £3,950


BH049 Edward VI, Half-Sovereign, Coinage issued posthumously in the name of his Father Henry VIII, Southwark Mint, full seated figure of boy King on throne with orb and sceptre, rose at feet below, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark Roman style E on reverse only, Roman style lettering with pellet stops both sides, HENRIC.’. 8.: D.. G.. AGL.’FRA:’Z. HIB; REX, outer beaded circle both sides, rev crown over quartered shield of arms supported by crowned lion to left, griffin to right, Roman letter E below shield, ligatured HR on lis banner below, beaded circle surrounding, note double E in second word of legend, E IHS AVTEE TRANSIE PER MEDI; ILLOR: IBAT. outer beaded border both sides, 6.14g (cf.Schneider 666; N.1866; S.2394). Weakly struck as usually encountered, good clear face to portrait of boy King, otherwise almost very fine. £2,750

BH050 Edward VI, Half-Sovereign, second period (Jan.1549-Apr.1550), Tower Mint I, crowned and cuirassed bust right, linear circle surrounding, initial mark swan both sides, pellet and comma stops in legend, EDWARD’. VI’. D’. G’. AGL’. FRA’. Z. HIB’. REX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev quartered arms on crowned frame, Roman style E to left, R to right, linear circle surrounding, rosette stops in legend, rose stops in legend * SCVTVM* FIDEI* PROTEGET* EVM* outer beaded border both sides, 5.26g (Schneider 674; N.1911; S.2438). Well struck and fully round, a few rim nicks, some light hairline scratches in obverse field, otherwise a pleasing portrait, good very fine. £8,500

BH051 Edward VI, Half-Sovereign, third period (1550-53), crowned half-length armoured figure of King right, holding orb with sword on shoulder, beaded circles surrounding, initial mark tun both sides, letter C is retrograde D in legend, EDWARD’. VI: D’: G’. AGL’: FRAnCI’. Z: hIB’: REX: outer beaded circle both sides, rev crown over quartered shield of arms, letter E to left, letter R to right, beaded circle surrounding, .IHS’. AVTEm’. TRAnSIE’. PER MEDI’. ILLORV IBA outer beaded border both sides, 5.57g (Schneider 697/-; N.1928; S.2451). Fully round, a little weakly struck at centre both sides, otherwise very fine. £7,500

ex M W Hall, Glendining, 3rd October 1963, lot 131, sold for £58Sotheby, 3rd October 1991, lot 307St James’s’s Auction 1, 13th October 2004, lot 435

BH052 Mary (1553-4), Angel of Ten Shillings, class II, variety with wire line inner circles both sides, St Michael spearing dragon with lance, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark pomegranate both sides within Gothic style legend, pellet stops both sides, MARIA. +.D. G. ANG; FRA; Z: HIB. REGINA. rev flat deck ship sailing right with bowsprit, large quartered shield upon hull, cross above, M to left, rose to right, ropes 1/1, A. DnO; FACTV; EST. ISTVD.+. Z. EST. MIRABI;z outer beaded border both sides, 5.08g (Schneider 723; N.1958; S.2490). A couple of tiny rim nicks, otherwise good very fine for issue and rare. £8,500

ex Richard Cyril Lockett, English part II, Glendining, 11th-17th October 1956, lot 1926, plate XXIX, sold for £27

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Rare die variety of an Elizabeth I Fine Sovereign with unusual throne back decoration

BH053 Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fine Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, sixth issue (1583-1600), crowned facing full figure of robed Queen seated on throne, lis topped pillars each side, throne back with pellet in annulet pattern and pellet frame, ornate tressure and beaded circle surrounding, portcullis below intrudes legend, initial mark escallop (1584-6) ELIZABETH. D:G: ANG: FRA: ET. HIB: REGINA, outer beaded circle both sides, rev quartered shield of arms at centre, upon blooming rose, beaded circle and legend surrounding, A. DNO: FACTV: EST. ISTVD ET. EST. MIRAB’ IN. OCVLIS. NRS:, 15.31g (Schneider 781; B&C A18; N.2003; S.2529). Fully round, only a touch of weakness in parts of striking, mainly at top of portcullis and base of robe, hairline scratch on right shoulder, otherwise almost extremely fine, an extremely rare variety of dies for this mint mark, unusual obverse throne back decoration with Queen’s upper body inclined to right, less than ten known of this die variety. £29,500

BH054 Elizabeth I, Pound of Twenty Shillings, sixth issue (1583-1600), ornate crowned bust left, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark tun (1592-5), pellet and comma stops on obverse, ELIZABETH. D; G; ANG’. FRA’. ET: HIB’. REGINA. rev crowned quartered shield of arms, E to left, R to right, beaded circle surrounding, annulet stops on reverse, SCVTVM: FIDEI: PROTEGET: EAM. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, 11.02g (Schneider 798; B&C F4; N.2008; S.2534). A little double struck in legends, rim nick, hairline scratch across top of head, light trace of creasing, otherwise very fine, reverse better. £14,500

BH055 Elizabeth I, Pound of Twenty Shillings, sixth issue (1583-1600), ornate crowned bust left, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark woolpack (1594-6), annulet and comma stops on obverse, ELIZABETHo D’o G’o ANG’o FRA’o ETo HIBo REGINAo rev crowned quartered shield of arms, E to left, R to right, beaded circle surrounding, annulet stops on reverse, SCVTVMo FIDEIo PROTEGETo EAMo outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, 11.11g (Schneider 799/-; B&C F6; N.2008; S.2534). A little weak at reverse mint mark and corresponding part of obverse, a few other light marks, otherwise good very fine. £17,500


Very rare Milled gold Half-Pound of Queen Elizabeth I

BH056 Elizabeth I, Half-Pound of Ten Shillings, milled crown gold issue (1561-70), crowned decorated bust left, initial mark lis, pellet and comma stops on obverse, ELIZABETH. D’. G’. ANG’. FRA’. ET. HIB. REGINA outer beaded circle surrounding, rev inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms, hatched interior to crown, E to left, R to right, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stops on reverse, SCVTVM. FIDEI. PROTEGET. EAM outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, edge faintly serrated, 5.72g (Schneider 760; B&C L5 (BB6); N.2019/4; S.2543). Very light surface marks, edge serration very weak, otherwise very fine and very rare. £12,500

Rare Continental Issue of an Angel in a flattering Imitation of the English coinage

BH057 Low Countries, Barony of Batenburg, gold Angel in imitation of English issues, struck dated in Roman numerals LXI=1561, under the authority of William Von Bronkhorst (1546-86), St michael spearing dragon, head breaks beaded circle, pierced mullet stops in legend, SANCTVS*MICHAEL*ARCHANGEL* outer beaded circle both sides, rev flat decked ship sailing right, Batenburg-Bronkhorst arms and cross above, ropes 2/1, crow’s nest breaks beaded circle, MONETA* NOVA* AVREA* BAT* Ao*LXI, 5.05g (Schneider III – 342/-; Delmonte 690v). A little double struck in parts, good very fine and very rare. £4,500

Elizabeth I Angel Very rare Elizabeth I Angel mint mark bell without bowsprit

BH058 BH059

BH058 Elizabeth I, Angel, sixth issue (1583-1600), St Michael spearing dragon with lance, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark bell (1582-3) both sides, struck over sword on reverse, possibly overstruck on obverse, ELIZABETH: D’. G’. ANG’. FR’. ET. HI’. REGINA. rev curved deck ship sailing right with bowsprit, large quartered shield upon hull, cross above, E to left, rose to right, ropes 3/2, A: DNO: FACTVM: EST: ISTVD: ET: EST: MIRA BI’. outer beaded border both sides, 4.84g (Schneider 786; B&C C21; N.2005; S.2531). Five pinhead sized digs on reverse, a couple of rim nicks, a couple of short scratches above dragon head, otherwise a weak very fine and a rare die variety, Brown and Comber only record the British Museum example in their list of observations. £2,950

BH059 Elizabeth I, Angel, sixth issue (1583-1600), St Michael spearing dragon with lance, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark bell (1582-3) both sides, struck over sword on obverse, ELIZABETH: D’. G’. ANG’. FR’. ET: HI’. REGINA rev curved deck ship sailing, no bowsprit, large quartered shield upon hull, cross above, E to left, rose to right, ropes 3/2, A: DNO: FACTVM: EST ISTVD: ET: EST: MIRABI’. outer beaded border both sides, 5.11g (cf.Schneider 786; B&C C23; N.2005; S.2531). A little weak on Angel’s right wing and corresponding part of reverse, otherwise a full round very fine and very rare without the bowsprit. £5,500

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BH060 Elizabeth I, Quarter-Angel, fifth issue (1578-82), St Michael spearing dragon with lance, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark Greek cross (1578-9) both sides, ELIZABETH: D: G: ANG: FRANCIE rev ship sailing right, with bowsprit, large quartered shield upon hull, cross above, E to left, rose to right, ropes 2/1, ET HIBERNIE. REGINA. FIDEI. outer beaded border both sides, 1.24g (cf.Schneider 776; B&C E6; N.1993; S.2528). A little double struck on reverse with one light crease by mint mark, otherwise toned a bold very fine / very fine £3,500 ex B A Seaby Ltd, 8th January 1971 for £85

The ex Slaney Collection Example of the James I Rose Ryal

BH061 James I, Rose Ryal of Thirty Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), King seated facing on throne with orb and sceptre, pillar either side, portcullis below, tressure and beaded circle surrounding, initial mark rose (1605-6) both sides, pellet and comma stops in legend both sides, IACOBVS. D; G; MAG; BRIT. FRAN; ET. HIBER; REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev quartered arms upon ornate rose, beaded circle surrounding, .A.DNO; FACTVM.EST.ISTVD.ET.EST.MIRAB;IN.OCVLIS.NRIS., 13.59g (Schneider II-6; N.2079; S.2613). A little weak on high points in striking, with light toning, tiny hairline vertical scratch on centre of robes, otherwise good very fine, with a great pedigree. £27,500 ex A H Baldwin and Sons Ltd, 1943Slaney Collection, Spink Auction 163, 15th May 2003, lot 10

A Pleasing James I Rose Ryal for the grade

BH062 James I, Rose Ryal of Thirty Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), King seated facing on throne with orb and sceptre, pillar either side, portcullis below, tressure and beaded circle surrounding, initial mark rose (1605-6) both sides, pellet and comma stops in legend both sides, IACOBVS. D; G; MAG; BRIT. FRAN; ET. HIBER; REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev quartered arms upon ornate rose, beaded circle surrounding, .A.DNO; FACTVM.EST.ISTVD.ET.EST.MIRAB;IN.OCVLIS.NRIS., 13.63g (Schneider II-6; N.2079; S.2613). Weak on high points both sides, some light hairline scratches above portcullis, otherwise almost very fine, reverse better. £11,500


Rare and pleasing James I Rose Ryal initial mark escallop

BH063 James I, Rose Ryal of Thirty Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), King seated facing on throne with orb and sceptre, pillar either side, portcullis below, tressure and beaded circle surrounding, initial mark escallop (1606-7) both sides, pellet and comma stops in legend both sides, IACOBVS. D; G; MAG; BRIT; FRAN; ET. HIBER; REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev quartered arms upon ornate rose, beaded circle surrounding, .A.DNO; FACTVM.EST.ISTVD.ET.EST.MIRAB;IN.OCVLIS.NRIS., 13.44g (Schneider -; N.2079; S.2613). More weakly struck on obverse, one small V shape cut on rim, traces of red wax in obverse legend, otherwise with a pleasing portrait, very fine / good very fine and a scarce initial mark. £22,500

Very rare Unpierced Angel of King James I With Good Pedigree.

BH064 James I, Angel of Ten Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), St Michael spearing dragon with lance, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark escallop (1606-7) both sides, pellet and comma stops in legend, .IACOBVS. D’. G’. MAG’. BRI’. FRA’. ET. HI’. REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev flat deck ship sailing right with bowsprit, large quartered shield upon hull, mast above, I to left, rose to right, ropes two each side, pellet stops in legend, .A. DNO: FACTVM. EST. ISTVD:, 4.51g (cf.Schneider II-15; N.2081; S.2615). One small edge split into legend, rare example of an unpierced Angel, a pleasing very fine. £6,500 ex The late Sir Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan, Sotheby, 17th June 1935, lot 71 sold for £24/10/-E Fletcher, Glendining, 13th December 1937, lot 114, sold for £32 to A H Baldwin.Herbert M Lingford Collection part II, Glendining, 20th June 1951, lot 898 sold for £34.

Rare Unpierced Angel of James I with initial mark book on lectern

BH065 James I, Angel of Eleven Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), St Michael spearing dragon with lance, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark book (1616-7) both sides, struck over tun on obverse, pellet and comma stops in legend, .IACOBVS. D’. G’. MAG’. BRI’. FRA’. ET. HI’. REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev flat deck ship sailing without bowsprit, large quartered shield upon hull, mast above, I to left, rose to right, ropes two each side, pellet stops in legend, .A. DNO: FACTVM. EST. ISTVD., 4.59g (cf.Schneider II-18; N.2081; S.2615). V shape scratch on obverse, with a pleasing red tone, a bold very fine, a rare example of an unpierced Angel. £7,500

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BH066 James I, Unite of Twenty Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), second crowned and armoured bust right holding orb and sceptre, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark lis (1604-5) both sides, pellet and comma stops on legend, .IACOBVS. D’. G’. MAG’. BRIT’. FRAN’. ET. HIB’. REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left, R to right, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stop legend, .FACIAM. EOS. IN. GENTEM. VNAM., 9.66g (Schneider II-22; N.2083; S.2618). Rim a little ragged in one part, otherwise fully round, toned a bold very fine and a scarce mark and bust. £3,000 ex Bernard Roth Collection, part II, Sotheby, 14th October 1918, lot 245pt.Robinson Collection, St James’s Auction 1, 13th October 2004, lot 141

BH067 James I, Unite of Twenty Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), fourth crowned and armoured bust right holding orb and sceptre, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark escallop (1606-7) both sides, pellet and comma stops on legend, .IACOBVS’. D’. G’. MAG’. BRIT’. FRAN’. ET. HIB’. REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left, R to right, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stop legend, .FACIAM. EOS. IN. GENTEM. VNAM., 10.01g (Schneider II-24; N.2084; S.2619). Some weakness in lower part of Kings body and left of shield on reverse, otherwise fully round, toned a bold very fine. £2,750 ex Property of a Gentleman, Spink Auction 16, 9th-10th July 1981, lot 182 Patrick Finn List 12, early 1998, item 15

BH068 James I, Unite of Twenty Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), fourth crowned and armoured bust right holding orb and sceptre, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark coronet (1607-9) both sides, pellet and comma stops on legend, .IACOBVS. D’. G’. MAG’. BRIT’. FRAN’. ET. HI’. REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left, R to right, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stop legend, .FACIAM. EOS. IN. GENTEM. VNAM. , 9.96g (Schneider -; N.2084; S.2619). Some ghosting and weakness in parts, otherwise fully round, toned very fine, reverse stronger. £2,500 ex Ivan F Round, Spink Auction 50, 6th-7th March 1986, lot 522 – bought Lubbock April 1964 A H Baldwin Fixed Price List, Winter 2012, BH037.


BH069 James I, Unite of Twenty Two Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), fifth crowned and armoured bust right holding orb and sceptre, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark plain cross (1618-9) both sides, pellet and comma stops on legend, IACOBVS’. D’. G’. MA’. BRI’. FRA’. ET. HI’. REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left, R to right, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stop legend, .FACIAM. EOS. IN. GENTEM. VNAM., 9.64g (Schneider -; N.2085; S.2620). Weakly struck, about very fine, reverse better. £2,000

BH070 James I, Half-Unite or Double Crown of Ten Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), third crowned and armoured bust right, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark rose (1605-6), pellet and comma stops on legend, .IACOBVS. D’. G. MAG’. BRIT’. FRAN’. ET. HIB’. REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left, R to right, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stop legend, .HENRICVS. ROSAS. REGNA. IACOBVS., 4.84g (Schneider II-31; N.2086; S.2621). A little double struck on reverse, weak in parts of obverse, fully round, toned very fine. £1,800 ex Herbert M Lingford Collection part II, Glendining, 20th June 1951, lot 960 sold for £6.

BH071 James I, Half-Unite or Double Crown of Eleven Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), fifth crowned and armoured bust right, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark book on lectern (1616-7), pellet and comma stops on legend, .IACOBVS. D’. G. MAG’. BRIT’. FRAN’. ET. HIB’. REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left, R to right, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stop legend, .HENRICVS. ROSAS REGNA. IACOBVS., 5.00g (Schneider -; N.2088; S.2623). A little uneven in shape, lightly toned, very fine and a rare initial mark. £1,750

BH072 James I, Britain Crown of Five Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), first crowned and armoured bust right, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark rose struck over lis (1604-5) both sides, pellet and comma stops in legend, IACOBVS. D’. G’. MAG’. BRIT’. FRA’. ET. HIB’. REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left of crown, R to right of crown, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stop legend, .HENRICVS. ROSAS. REGNA. IACOBVS., 2.31g (cf.Schneider II-43-44; N.2090; S.2624). A few wispy hairline scratches on obverse, otherwise lightly toned very fine. £850 ex Herbert M Lingford Collection part II, Glendining, 20th June 1951, lot 993 sold for £4.

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Pleasing example of the Four Shilling “Thistle Crown” of King James I

BH073 James I, Thistle Crown of Four Shillings, second coinage (1604-19), crowned rose I to left, R to right, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark escallop (1606-7) both sides, struck over rose on obverse, pellet and comma stops on legend, IA’. D’. G’. MAG’. BR’. F’. ET. H’. REX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned thistle, I to left, R to right, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stop legend, .TVEATVR. VNITA. DEVS., 2.06g (Schneider II-59; N.2096; S.2627). Toned about extremely fine and very rare this nice. £1,950 ex Richard Cyril Lockett, English part II, Glendining, 11th-17th October 1956, lot 2110pt.

BH074 BH075 BH076

BH074 James I, gold Halfcrown, second coinage (1604-19), first crowned bust right within beaded circle, initial mark rose (1605-6) both sides, pellet and comma stops on legend, .I’. D’. G’. ROSA. SINE. SPINA. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left of crown, R to right of crown, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stop legend, .TVEATVR VNITA. DEVS, 1.25g (Schneider II-67; N.2093; S.2629). Fully round, portrait a little weak, very fine / good very fine. £1,000

BH075 James I, gold Halfcrown, second coinage (1604-19), fifth crowned bust right within beaded circle, initial mark cinquefoil (1613-15) both sides, pellet and comma stops on legend, .I’. D’. G’. ROSA. SINE. SPINA. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left of crown, R to right of crown, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stop legend, .TVEATVR. VNITA. DEVS, 1.22g (Schneider II-74; N.2095; S.2631). Weakly struck top and bottom each side, a little double struck a bold very fine. £550

BH076 James I, gold Halfcrown, second coinage (1604-19), fifth crowned bust right within beaded circle, initial mark tun (1615-16) both sides, pellet and comma stops on legend, I’. D’. G’. ROSA. SINE. SPINA. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left of crown, R to right of crown, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stop legend, .TVEATVR. VNITA. DEVS, 0.96g (cf.Schneider II-75; N.2095; S.2631). Rim chip hence deficiency in weight, weak on high points, good portrait, very fine. £600

Well provenanced and Scarce Rose Ryal of Thirty Shillings of James I

BH077 James I, Rose Ryal of Thirty Shillings, third coinage (1619-25), seated facing full figure of robed King with orb and sceptre, on throne with ornate throne back and decorated background, portcullis below, beaded inner and outer circles and legend surrounding, initial mark lis (1623-24) both sides, IACOBVS D: G: MA BRI: FR: ET HIB: REX: rev quartered shield of arms on cross fleury, larger lion headed harp in Irish quadrant, inner concentric beaded circles with lion lis and rose symbols, legend surrounding, A DNO: FACTVM EST ISTVD ET EST MIRAB: IN OC: NRIS:, 12.44g (Schneider -; N.2108; S.2632). One light crease across coin, otherwise practically extremely fine and pleasing. £ 2 9 , 5 0 0 ex Christopher Corbally Browne, Sotheby, 25th March 1935, lot 269 and plate III sold for £21E Fletcher, Glendining, 13th December 1937, lot 94 and plate III, sold for £21 to A H Baldwin.Herbert M Lingford Collection part II, Glendining, 20th June 1951, lot 1049 and plate VII sold for £50 to A H Baldwin.


Very Rare Plain Back Throne Rose Ryal of Thirty Shillings of James I

BH078 James I, Rose Ryal of Thirty Shillings, third coinage (1619-25), seated facing full figure of robed King with orb and sceptre, on throne with plain throne back and decorated background, portcullis below, beaded inner and outer circles and legend surrounding, initial mark trefoil (1624) both sides, IACOBVS D: G: MA BRI: FR: ET HIB: REX. rev quartered shield of arms on cross fleury, smaller bird headed harp in Irish quadrant, inner concentric beaded circles with lion lis and rose symbols, legend surrounding, A DNO: FACTVM EST ISTVD ET EST MIRA: IN OC: NRIS, 12.33g (Schneider II-78; N.2108; S.2633). Pleasing red tone, a little red wax deposit in reverse legend, a touch weakly struck at reverse mint mark and on King’s face, otherwise good very fine to almost extremely fine, and very rare. £37,500

ex F G Hilton-Price, Sotheby, 17th-19th May 1909, lot 172 and plate V, sold for £8 ½ highest price in this sale for one of these pieces.The late Sir Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan, Sotheby, 17th June 1935, lot 68 and plate III sold for £35 to A H Baldwin.Herbert M Lingford Collection part II, Glendining, 20th June 1951, lot 1050 and plate VII sold for £64 to A H Baldwin – highest price for this coinage and denomination.

The Earliest Laurel of Twenty Shillings of James I

BH079 James I, Laurel of Twenty Shillings, third coinage (1619-25), first laureate and draped bust left, value in field behind, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark spur rowel (1619-20) both sides, IACOBVS D: G: MAG: BRI FRA ET HIB: REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, upon long cross fleury, beaded circle surrounding, no reverse punctuation and letter N’s inverted, FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM VNAM, initial mark at end of legend, 8.94g (Schneider II-82; N.2111; S.2637). A few light striations on bust, slightly uneven at one part of rim, some striking weakness in shield, otherwise a bold very fine and very rare. £4,250

BH080 James I, Laurel of Twenty Shillings, third coinage (1619-25), second smaller laureate and draped bust left, ss shaped ties to laurel wreath, value in field behind, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark spur rowel (1619-20) both sides, IACOBVS D: G: MAG: BRIT FRAN: ET HIB REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, upon long cross fleury, beaded circle surrounding, no reverse punctuation, FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM VNAM, initial mark at end of legend, 9.00g (Schneider II-83; N.2112; S.2638). A few light striations on obverse, toned good very fine and scarce. £3,250

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BH081 James I, Laurel of Twenty Shillings third coinage (1619-25), third laureate and draped bust left, curved ties to laurel wreath, value in field behind, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark thistle (1621-3), IACOBVS D: G: MAG: BRI: FRA: ET HIB: REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, upon long cross fourchee, beaded circle surrounding, no reverse punctuation, FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM VNAM, initial mark at end of legend, 9.07g (Schneider -; N.2113; S.2638A). A little weak in parts, mainly in legend, a bold very fine. £2,150

BH082 James I, Laurel of Twenty Shillings third coinage (1619-25), fourth laureate and draped bust left, small straight ties to laurel wreath, value in field behind, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark trefoil (1624), IACOBVS D: G: MAG: BRI: FRA: ET HIB: REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, upon long cross fourchee, beaded circle surrounding, no reverse punctuation, FACIA M EOS IN GENTEM VNAM, initial mark at end of legend, 8.99g (Schneider -; N.2114; S.2638B). Double struck mainly in legend, otherwise good very fine. £2,150

BH083 James I, Half-Laurel of Ten Shillings third coinage (1619-25), fourth laureate and draped bust left, small straight ties to laurel wreath, value in field behind, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark trefoil (1624), IACOBVS D: G: MAG: BRI: FRA: ET HI: REX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, upon long cross fourchee, beaded circle surrounding, no reverse punctuation, HENRIC ROSAS REGNA IACOB.9, initial mark after third word, 4.49g (Schneider II-92; N.2117; S.2641A). Rim a little ragged, weak on high points of shield, otherwise good very fine. £2,750

BH084 James I, Quarter-Laurel of Five Shillings third coinage (1619-25), laureate and draped bust left, two loose tie ends to laurel wreath, value in field behind, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark thistle (1621-3), IACOBVS D: G: MAG: BRI: FRA: ET HI: REX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, upon long cross fourchee, beaded circle surrounding, no reverse punctuation, HENRIC VS ROSAS REGNA IACOBVS, initial mark after third word, 2.21g (cf.Schneider II-95-96; N.2118; S.2642). Edge chip with split into legend only, some light dirt deposits, very fine. £700


BH085 BH086

BH085 James I, Quarter-Laurel of Five Shillings third coinage (1619-25), laureate and draped bust left, two loose tie ends to laurel wreath, value in field behind, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark lis (1623-4), IACOBVS D: G: MAG: BRI. FRA. ET HI: REX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, upon long cross fourchee, no inner circle, no reverse punctuation, HENRIC 9 ROSAS REGNA IACOB9, initial mark after third word, 2.28g (cf.Schneider II-97-98; N.2118; cf.S.2642B). Well centred, fully round, a little weakly struck at centre, otherwise very fine, reverse bolder, the lack of reverse inner circle unusual. £850

BH086 James I, Quarter-Laurel of Five Shillings third coinage (1619-25), laureate and draped bust left, tie ends form a bracket around value in field behind, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark trefoil (1624), IACOBVS D: G: MAG: BRI. FR. ET HI: REX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, upon long cross fourchee, beaded inner circle, no reverse punctuation, HENRIC ROSAS REGNA IACO9, initial mark after third word, 2.25g (cf.Schneider II-100; N.2119; S.2642A). A little uneven in shape and weak in part of legend, only reverse mint mark apparent, otherwise good very fine. £850

Extremely rare Charles I Gold Angel as Used in a “Touching Ceremony” For the King’s Evil

BH087 Charles I (1625-49), Angel, of Ten Shillings, Tower Mint, large piercing in upper left quarter, St Michael spearing dragon with lance, value “X” in right field, beaded circle surrounding, double initial mark upright anchor (1628-29) before trident head, faint castle (1627-28) after, pellet and comma stops in legend, CAROLVS. D: G: MAG: BRI: FR: ET. HI:. REX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev struck en médaille, ship in full sail left, quartered arms upon main sail, main mast and pennant above, mast either side with rigging, pellet stops in legend, initial mark upright anchor (1628-29) struck over castle at end of legend.AMOR. POPULI. PRÆSIDIVM. REGIS. 3.92g (Brooker – cf.Schneider II-107-8; N.2144; S.2683A). With large piercing and one hairline flan crack, otherwise toned, good very fine, extremely rare, no example of this initial mark in the Brooker Collection. £4,500

BH088 BH089

BH088 Charles I, Unite of Twenty Shillings, Tower Mint, group A, Class I, bust 1, first crowned bust left, tall double arched crown, value in field behind, linear and beaded circle surrounding, initial mark lis both sides (1625), colon stops in legend both sides, CAROLVS D: G: MAG: BR: FR: ET: HI: REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, with light garniture, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark at start of legend, no punctuation FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA 9.06g (Brooker 17/-; Schneider II-112/114; N.2146; S.2685). A little weakly struck at centre, mainly on obverse, lightly toned, otherwise very fine. £1,950

BH089 Charles I, Unite of Twenty Shillings, Tower Mint, group B, Class IIb, second crowned bust left, crown 3b, value in field behind, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark heart at end of legend both sides (1629-30), pellet and comma stops in legend, variety 5, CAROLVS. D’. G’. MAG’. BR’. FR’. ET HI’. REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, with light garniture, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stops, FLORENT. CONCORDIA. REGNA. 8.95g (Brooker -; Schneider II-128; N.2149; S.2688). Fully round with a light red tone, one small rim crack, a touch weak on face and shield though a bold very fine. £2,500

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BH090 Charles I, Unite of Twenty Shillings, Tower Mint, group D, Class IIa/IIb, bust 5, crowned bust left, value in field behind, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark crown both sides (1635-36), pellet and comma stops in legend, .CAROLVS. D’. G’. MAG’. BR’. FR’. ET HI’. REX.:. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered oval shield of arms, with light garniture, crowned C to left, crowned R to right, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark at end of legend, no punctuation, FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA 9.04g (Brooker 91/94; Schneider II-154/-; N.2153; S.2692). Weakly struck at shoulder and corresponding part of shield, otherwise good very fine. £2,750

BH091 Charles I, Unite of Twenty Shillings, Tower Mint, group F, Class II, bust 7, crowned bust left, Briot’s sixth bust, value in field behind, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark triangle in circle both sides (1641-43), pellet and comma stops in legend, .CAROLVS. D’. G’. MAG’. BRI’. FRA’. ET HIB’. REX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, appears to read HIH for HIB due to double striking, rev crowned oval quartered shield of arms, with light garniture, crowned C to left and crowned R to right, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark at end of legend, FLORENT. CONCORDIA. REGNA. 9.05g (Brooker 111; Schneider -; N.2155; S.2694). Double struck in parts, otherwise lightly toned very fine. £2,750

The Finest Example Extant of the final Unite of Charles I Mint Mark Sceptre

BH092 Charles I, Unite of Twenty Shillings, Tower Mint under Parliament, group G, seventh crowned bust left, value in field behind, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark sceptre (1646-48), pellet and comma stops in legend, .CAROLVS. D’. G’. MAG’. BRI’. FRA’. ET HIB’. REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned oval quartered shield of arms, with light garniture, crowned C to left and crowned R to right, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark at end of legend, FLORENT. CONCORDIA. REGNA. 9.13g (Brooker 126 this coin; Schneider II-172; N.2157; S.2696). A superb coin, the finest known of this the final mark of the reign, a little weakly struck on the highest points, otherwise lightly toned almost extremely fine, and of the highest rarity, less than five available to collectors. £22,500 ex Major P W P Carlyon-Britton Collection sold to Spink and Son c.1922Richard Cyril Lockett, English part II, Glendining, 11th-17th October 1956, lot 2204 sold for £38.John G Brooker Collection, S.C.B.I. volume 33, no.126; sold privately through Spink and Son Ltd from 1978. Spink Auction 206, 2nd December 2010, lot 942


BH093 Charles I, Half-Unite or Double Crown of Ten Shillings, Tower Mint, group B, second crowned bust left, value in field behind, no inner circle, initial mark tiny castle both sides (1627-28), pellet and comma stops in legend, CAROLVS. D: G: MAG: BR: FR: ET HI: REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, with light garniture, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark at end of legend, no punctuation, CVLTORES SVI DEVS PROTEGET, 4.56g (Brooker 146/-; Schneider II-179/-; N.2161; S.2699). Some excess metal around uneven rim, a little weak in parts both sides, about very fine. £1,250

BH094 Charles I, Half-Unite or Double Crown of Ten Shillings, Tower Mint, group D, class II, bust 7, fourth crowned bust left, value in field behind, beaded inner circle surrounding, initial mark harp both sides (1632-33), pellet and comma stops in legend, .CAROLVS. D; G; MAG; BRI; FR; ET. HIB; REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered oval shield of arms, with light garniture, crowned C to left, crowned R to right, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark at end of legend, no punctuation, CVLTORES SVI DEVS PROTEGET, 4.47g (Brooker 160/-; Schneider -; N.2168; S.2702). Scratch in obverse field, weak at base of bust and on corresponding part of shield, otherwise very fine. £1,750

BH095 Charles I, Half-Unite or Double Crown of Ten Shillings, Tower Mint, group F, class II, sixth crowned bust left by Briot, value in field behind, beaded inner circle surrounding, initial mark star both sides (1640-41), pellet and comma stops in legend, .CAROLVS. D; G; MAG; BRI; FR; ET. HI; REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered oval shield of arms, with light garniture, crowned C to left, crowned R to right, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark at end of legend, CVLTORES. SVI. DEVS. PROTEGET., 4.45g (cf.Brooker 176-7; Schneider II-212; N.2179; S.2706). Scratch above value in obverse field, weak at base of bust and on corresponding part of shield, otherwise very fine. £1,750

BH096 BH097

BH096 Charles I, Crown of Five Shillings, Tower mint, group A, Class I, bust 1, crowned bust left, jewelled outer arches on crown, value in field behind, linear and beaded circle surrounding, initial mark lis both sides (1625), pellet stops in legend, CAROLVS. D. G. MAG. BR. FR. ET. HI. REX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, with light garniture, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark at end of legend, no punctuation, CVLTORES SVI DEVS PROTEGIT, 2.27g (Brooker 182; Schneider II-222; N.2179; S.2709). With a good clear portrait, a little weak on highest points, otherwise good very fine. £1,250

BH097 Charles I, Crown of Five Shillings, Tower mint, group D, bust 4, fourth crowned bust left, single arch crown, value in field behind, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark tiny triangle in circle (1641-3) both sides, colon stops in legend, CAROLVS. D: G: MAG: BR. FR: ET. HI: REX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered oval shield of arms, with light garniture, crowned C to left, crowned R to right, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark at end of legend, no punctuation, CVLTORES SVI DEVS PROTEGIT, 2.14g (Brooker -/218; Schneider II-255; N.2185; S.2715). A little off-centre, struck weakly in parts, otherwise toned a bold very fine, unusual with the tiny mint marks. £975

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King Charles I Oxford Triple Unite of 1642 from the first pair of dies utilised

BH098 Charles I, Triple-Unite of Three Pounds, 1642, Oxford Mint, half-length crowned and armoured figure of King left holding sword and palm branch, Oxford plume in field behind, touching inner beaded circle at top and bottom, initial mark Oxford plume, legend reads CAROLVS: D: G. MAG: BRIT: FR: ET. HIB: REX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev struck en médaille, Declaration inscription in three wavy lines, RELIG: PROT / LEG: ANG / LIBER: PAR, date in field below, three Oxford plumes and value between stops above, all within beaded circle that upper plume intrudes, colon stops in legend, initial mark four pellets at left, .:. EXVRGAT: DEVS: DISSIPENTVR: INIMICI 27.12g (Beresford-Jones dies I/S1; Brooker 830; Schneider II-284; N.2381; S.2724). A little double struck on Kings’ body and rear of head, with a good clear face to portrait and sword blade, a little weak on plume in field and on high points of lettering, otherwise pleasing with a light tone, good very fine. £85,000 ex Duchess of Beaufort, Christies, 1st May 1890The late V J E Ryan, Glendining, 28th – 30th June 1950, lot 513 and plate XV, sold for £98, most valuable of 1642 dated examples.Glenister Collection part II, Spink Auction 223, 26th -27th March 2014, lot 1613


Scarce Charles I 1643 Oxford Mint Unite

BH099 Charles I, Unite of Twenty Shillings, 1643, Oxford Mint, half-length crowned and armoured figure of King left holding sword and palm branch, value in field behind, touching inner beaded circle at top and bottom, initial mark Oxford plume, legend reads CAROLVS: D: G. MAG: BR: FR: ET: HIBER: REX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev Declaration inscription on scroll in three lines, RELIG: PROT / LEG: ANG / LIBER: PAR, date in field below, three Oxford plumes above, all within linear circle, colon stops in legend, no initial mark, EXVRGAT: DEVS: DISSIPENTVR: INIMICI, 8.75g (Beresford-Jones dies VIII/9; Brooker 849; Schneider II-314; N.2389; S.2734). A little double struck around eye and in parts of legend, with a little ghosting of reverse by sword blade on obverse, some hairlines to surfaces, otherwise lightly toned, good very fine and pleasing, scarce. £14,500 ex St James’s Auction 1, 13th October 2004, lot 454

Very Rare Charles I 1644 Oxford Mint Unite

BH100 Charles I, Unite of Twenty Shillings, 1644, Oxford Mint, half-length crowned and armoured figure of King left holding sword and palm branch, value in field behind, touching inner beaded circle at top and bottom, initial mark Oxford plume, legend reads CAROLVS. D: G. MAG: BRI: FR: ET: HIB: REX. outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev Declaration inscription on continuous scroll in three lines, RELIG: PROT: / LEG:. ANG: / LIBER: PAR. date and OX in field below, three Oxford plumes above, linear circle around, pellet stops in legend that runs into scroll Declaration, no initial mark, .EXVRGAT DEVS. DISSIPENTVR. INIMICI., 8.91g (Beresford-Jones dies X/18; Brooker 853; Schneider II-325; N.2389; S.2735). A little uneven in shape, perhaps once cleaned, some wear to high points of design and lettering, otherwise very fine, reverse bolder and very rare. £16,000 ex Property of a Gentleman, Spink Auction 107, 22nd November 1994, lot 79 Dix Noonan and Webb, 8th October 2002, lot 1183

Very Rare Charles I 1644 Oxford Mint Unite From the Rarer Obverse Die

BH101 Charles I, Unite of Twenty Shillings, 1644, Oxford Mint, larger half-length crowned and armoured figure of King left holding sword and palm branch, value in field behind, touching inner beaded circle at top and bottom, initial mark Oxford plume, legend reads CAROLVS. D: G: MAG: BRI: FR: ET. HIB: REX outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev Declaration inscription on continuous scroll in three lines, RELIG: PROT: / LEG:. ANG: / LIBER: PAR. date and OX in field below, three Oxford plumes above, linear circle around, pellet stops in legend that runs into scroll Declaration, no initial mark, .EXVRGAT DEVS. DISSIPENTVR. INIMICI., 8.85g (Beresford-Jones dies -/18; Brooker 854; Schneider II-326; N.2389; S.2735). Fully round, lightly toned, some wear to high points of design and lettering, otherwise very fine, and very rare, this obverse die variety not recorded by Beresford-Jones in his article in the British Numismatic Journal. £16,500

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Superb Example of a Charles I Oxford Mint 1643 Half-Unite

BH102 Charles I, Half-Unite or Double Crown of Ten Shillings, 1643, Oxford Mint, crowned bust left with lace collar extending to bottom of coin, value in field behind, cross on crown breaks inner beaded circle around, no initial mark, legend reads CAROLVS. D: G: M: BR: FR: ET. HI: REX. outer linear and beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev struck en médaille, Declaration inscription on continuous scroll in three wavy lines, RELIG. PROT. / LEG. ANGL. / .LIBER. PAR. date in field below, three Oxford plumes above, linear circle around, pellet stops in legend that runs into scroll Declaration, EXVRGAT. DEVS. DISSIPENTVR. INIMICI., 4.52g (Beresford-Jones die 5; Brooker 858; Schneider II-332; N.2395; S.2742). Well centred and fully round, a little double struck around top of obverse legend, spot of red wax deposit on reverse, pleasantly toned, almost extremely fine, superb and extremely rare this nice. £14,500

Thirty Shillings Worth of gold the Heaviest Recorded Example of the Charles I Van Der Dort Pattern Unite

BH103 Charles I, Pattern gold Broad of Thirty Shillings, struck in high relief from designs by Abraham Van Der Dort, long haired bust left in lace collar, no mark of value, initial mark lis with stop either side, pellet and comma punctuation, .CAROLVS. D; G; MAG; BRIT; FR; ET. HI; REX. toothed outer border surrounding, rev struck en médaille, crowned framed oval quartered shield of arms, crowned C to left, crowned R to right, initial mark lis at end of legend, .FLORENT.CONCORDIA.REGNA. toothed border surrounding, plain edge, weight 13.89g or 214 grains (cf.W.R. 22 R5; cf.Brooker 1239; Farquhar, British Numismatic Journal, first series, volume 5, 1908, page 178 this coin illustrated; N.2655 VR). Light scratch in obverse field behind bust with light wear to highest points only, light red tone, a few border teeth not struck up, otherwise almost extremely fine, reverse better, the only known struck example of this heavier weight for thirty shillings, six crowns worth of gold, perhaps unique. £75,000 ex deceased Lady Collector (Helen Farquhar), Glendining, 25th April 1955, lot 23 and plate I, sold for £98 ex Dix, Noonan and Webb auction 71, 28th September 2006, lot 592Ira and Larry Goldberg, sale 48, 16th September 2008, lot 2078 This coin once formed part of Helen Farquhar’s own personal collection with the weight quoted matching exactly at 214 grains. There is a spot of the red casting wax still on the coin below the X in REX from where this piece has had a plaster cast taken for illustration in this auction catalogue. At that time the piece is described merely as being struck on a heavy flan in high relief with no significance attached to the face value of the gold. This coin must also have been in Miss Farquhar’s possession back in the early 20th Century, as it is illustrated in her own article “Portraits of our Stuart Monarchs on their coins and Medals – Part I“ in Volume V of the British Numismatic Journal of 1908, seemingly from a proper direct photograph of the piece. It was however merely used to illustrate the pattern broad of twenty shillings; and the significance of the weight of gold was not realised or discussed, presumably as it had never been weighed accurately at that time. We assume Miss Farquhar must have acquired it around the turn of the 20th century, though the first time the weight of this specimen was noted in print was when Spink catalogued the collection for Glendining, after Miss Farquhar’s death in 1953. The cataloguer merely noting the flan was heavy. Significantly this lot was only one of three lots in the whole sale to have a weight noted, the other two lots being pattern unites by Briot of lighter weights. Perhaps the cataloguer knew there was a something significant in the weight difference but was unable to develop the notion further at that time. (footnote continues on page 95)


(Continuing)...The weight of this pattern gold coin is what we consider to define that this coin is a pattern for a Thirty Shillings, though no definite indenture has yet been discovered that supports this as a possible denomination at this period.

The weight range seems to fit the pattern as that used in the second coinage of James II (1604-19) where the Rose Ryal of Thirty Shillings weighs in agreement with this trial piece and may have been testing this as a denomination for Charles I. The recorded weights for the more usually seen Twenty Shillings Pattern Unites or Broads struck from the same dies, and as quoted in Wilson and Rasmussen range from 8.76g to 10.12g. Therefore this coin is 50% heavier than those in this range allowing for tolerance in manufacture and wear and tear upon the noted specimens since then. The pattern Triple Unite (three pound piece) by Abraham Van Der Dort that we sold at Baldwin Auction for £241,500 in 2006 weighed 27.20gms which fits in very well with the expected range for these pattern pieces. The physical evidence therefore supports the fact that this heavier piece is therefore a Thirty Shilling coin, the weight of six Crowns worth of gold, and also reminds us of the contemporary multiple ducats struck in Europe at this time, whose face value was directly determined by the weight, rather than having a mark of value. On this basis if we were ever to see a double unite then this should weigh about 18.9g. A specific gravity test we have conducted reveals a purity of about 89% gold, which is significant when considering patterns and trial strikes at this time, as the most pure metal is not normally used for such trials, and the extra alloy was no doubt required to give a harder flan for the higher relief required in this case. In the more modern era of lower relief minting by machine, around the time of Queen Victoria, the right purity of metal is used for gold trial pieces but the weight differs so that pattern pieces could not escape very far into circulation. The fineness of the gold used for this Charles I pattern is not quite as pure as the crown gold standard as per the currency gold in use in that reign. For further reading on the life and work of Abraham Van Der Dort please see Baldwin Auction 48, 26th September 2006, lot 5023 and the British Numismatic Journal article by Helen Farquhar mentioned. Additionally an article in the Numismatic Chronicle by D F Allen, 6th Series volumes I to III, 1941-3.

Very Rare Cast Version of the Charles I Van Der Dort Pattern Unite

BH104 Charles I, Pattern gold Broad of Twenty Shillings, contemporary cast in high relief from designs by Abraham Van Der Dort, long haired bust left in lace collar, no mark of value, initial mark lis with stop either side, pellet and comma punctuation, .CAROLVS. D; G; MAG; BRIT; FR; ET. HI; REX. toothed outer border surrounding, rev cast and chased en médaille, crowned framed oval quartered shield of arms, crowned C to left, crowned R to right, initial mark lis at end of legend, .FLORENt.CONCORdIa.REgNa. toothed border surrounding, plain edge, weight 10.06g (W.R. 22 R5; Brooker 1239; Farquhar, BNJ volume V, 1908, page 178; N.2655 VR). Cast and chased in fields, cast to the same full weight standard as the gold currency unite, good very fine with a clearer reverse than obverse, a good comparison piece to the struck piece offered in the previous entry, very rare. £25,000 ex A H Baldwin Auction 57, 23rd September 2008, lot 652

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Pleasing Commonwealth gold Crown recently imported from decades of USA ownership

BH105 Commonwealth (1649-60), gold Crown of Five Shillings, 1653, 3 struck over 2 which is over 0, English shield within laurel and palm branch, initial mark sun, no stops either side of mark, tHE COMMONwEaLtH OF ENgLaNd, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev struck en médaille, English and Irish shield, value with stops above within beaded circle, date above, .gOd. wItH. VS., 2.29g (Schneider II-361; N.2719; S.3212). Fully round and well struck, the lack of stops at initial mark more usual for the gold Crown series, otherwise toned good very fine and scarce. £10,000 ex Edward Howland Robinson Green (b.22nd August 1868-d.8th June 1936), Fort Worth, Texas, former owner of such numismatic heavyweights as all five examples of the USA 1913 Nickel and in philately the entire sheet of “inverted Jenny” US stamps. “Colonel” Green amassed a collection of 51,018 coins, medals and tokens by the time he died, which were appraised by New York dealer F G G Boyd in 1937. This coin, along with many others were purchased in 1942 by Eric P Newman jointly with Burdette G Johnson of the St Louis Stamp co. Recently released from an MS63 graded N.G.C. slab.Eric P Newman Foundation Collection, Heritage, 14th January 2014, lot 30130

Extremely rare Charles II Half-Unite of a die combination that Schneider does not have

BH106 Charles II (1660-85), Half-Unite or Double Crown of Ten Shillings, first issue, laureate and draped bust left, no mark of value or inner circles, initial mark crown on obverse only, CAROLVS. II. D.G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX outer beaded border both sides, rev struck en médaille, crowned oval quartered shield of arms, C to left, R to right, FLORENT. CONCORDIA. REGNA, 4.47g (Schneider O1/R2, II-382/-; N.2755; S.3302). Small striking flaw in field before nose, one crease that has been flattened, otherwise slightly double struck, very fine and extremely rare, the die combination noted by Schneider in his article an example, of which has not been obtainable for the family collection thus far. £6,750 For further reading see “the Hammered Gold of Charles II” by Herbert Schneider, British Numismatic Journal, volume 36, published 1967, pp122-168.

BH107 Charles II, Half-Unite or Double Crown of Eleven Shillings, second issue, laureate and draped bust left, with mark of value in field, initial mark crown on obverse only, CAROLVS. II. D.G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX outer beaded border both sides, rev inverted die axis, crowned oval quartered shield of arms, C to left, R to right, .FLORENT. CONCORDIA. REGNA., 4.55g (Schneider O3/R4, II-416; N.2756; S.3305). Small striking flaw in upper left quarter of obverse field, with a pleasing red tone, a bold very fine / good very fine and rare. £8,500 ex The Emory Collection, Spink Auction 84, 21st May 1991, lot 44.

Most examples we have ever seen of this issue with the mark of value have a striking flaw in the obverse field near the legend. This flaw rotates to differing positions around the field from one coin to another and is usually seen in the left field; it is tough to find one without the shallow pit of this flaw. From 28th August 1661, during the twilight of the first gold issue the face value of these coins was raised to Eleven Shillings even though the second issue coins minted from April 1662 still depict X for Ten in the field.


Hammered Silver

POUND

Very pleasing Charles I Oxford Mint Pound of 1643 ex Willis Collection.

BH108 Charles I (1625-1649), Pound, Oxford Mint, 1643, armoured King on horseback left with upright sword, riding over arms and armour, Oxford plume in field behind, initial mark Oxford plume, inner and outer beaded circles and legend surrounding, :CAROLVS: D: G: MAG: BRIT: FRA: ET: HIBER: REX: rev struck en médaille, Declaration RELIG: PROT: LEG / ANG: LIBER: PAR in two lines between linear parallel lines, three Oxford plumes and value between pellets above, date below, inner and outer beaded circles and legend surrounding, seven pellets before legend, EXVRGAT: DEVS: DISSIPENTVR: INIMICI, 119.95g (Morr. A-2; Brooker 863; N 2397; S 2938). Well struck with attractive toning on obverse and some die striations in field, triple struck on reverse as is typical with these large coins, one small rim bruise on reverse, otherwise good very fine / very fine, pleasing and very rare. £65,000 ex The Willis Collection part II, Glendining, 5th June 1991, lot 278Triton IV, Classical Numismatic Group, 5th December 2000, lot 1003

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HALFPOUND

BH109 Charles I (1625-1649), Half-Pound, 1643, Oxford Mint, King on horseback left riding over arms and armour on ground line, Oxford plume behind, initial mark Oxford plume, rev Declaration with colon punctuation in two lines, three Oxford plumes and value above, date below, four pellets before legend, 60.37g (Morr. A-1; Brooker 866-7; N.2404; S.2945A). Attractively toned, with light perhaps contemporary tooling in the fields both sides, a little double struck both sides otherwise about extremely fine. £6,750 ex Spink Numismatic Circular, April 1954, item 3407 where states this coin possibly once belonged to Benjamin Disraeli later Lord Beaconsfield.N Asherson Collection, Spink Auction 6, 10th October 1979, lot 57Property of a Gentleman, Spink Auction 202, 25th March 2010, lot 83

CROWNS

BH110 Edward VI (1547-1553), Crown, 1551, Fine Silver Issue, King on horseback right, date below, circles and FRAnC type legend surrounding, initial mark y both sides, rev quartered shield over long cross fourchée, 30.85g (Lingford dies A/8; N.1933; S.2478). Attractively toned, with a few light striations across obverse, good very fine and pleasing. £6,750 ex Dr Robert Hesslegesser collection, Ira and Larry Goldberg auction 42, 23rd September 2007, lot 352, has since been liberated from an N.G.C. XF45 holder.

BH111 Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Crown, Seventh Issue (1601-2), crowned ornate bust left with orb and sceptre, initial mark 1 (1601) both sides, rev quartered shield over long cross fourchée, 29.91g (Cooper dies B/6; N.2012; S.2582). Some striations across obverse and reverse, otherwise fully round, toned almost extremely fine. £9,750 ex Spink Numismatic Circular, April 2012, item HS4818 (£9,000)


Extremely rare Elizabeth I Crown with Mint Mark 2 for 1602

BH112 Elizabeth I, Crown, Seventh Issue (1601-2), crowned ornate bust left with orb and sceptre, initial mark 2 (1602) both sides, rev quartered shield over long cross fourchée, 29.94g (N.2012; S.2582A). Only very few striations both sides, otherwise fully round, a little double struck on obverse, toned good very fine and extremely rare. £22,500

ex the late Herbert Whitley, Glendining, 11th april 1956, lot143, £38Commander Robert Gerhardt, Spink Auction 215, 4th - 5th December 2012, lot 118

It has been said by specialist collectors that the mint mark 2 silver Crown is at least twenty times rarer than a mint mark 1 Crown for Elizabeth I.

Very pleasing James I Crown from the start of the Second Coinage.

BH113 James I (1603-1625), Crown, Second Coinage (1604-19), King on horseback right with plain ground line, beaded circles and legend surrounding, initial mark lis (1604-5) both sides, rev inverted die axis, quartered shield of arms, beaded circles and legend surrounding, 29.51g (Cooper dies IV/VII; N.2097; S.2652). Fully round, well struck with excellent detail, a hint of double striking on obverse and a few tiny nicks above horse head, otherwise toned, practically extremely fine, and very rare. £12,500

ex Spink and son Ltd March 1966.Mrs E M H Norweb, English coins part 2, Spink Auction 48, 13th November 1985, lot 402.Property of a Gentleman, Spink Auction 202, 25th March 2010, lot 79, illustrated on front cover.

Well Provenanced Charles I Crown struck from Welsh Silver with plume over shield.

BH114 Charles I (1625-49), Crown, Tower Mint, type Ib, King on horseback left with raised sword, decorated horse, beaded circles and legend surrounding both sides, initial mark castle (1627-28) both sides, rev plume above quartered shield of arms, 29.96g (Cooper dies VII/X; Brooker 239; N.2191; S.2754). Scratch across obverse field running up from horse tail, striations from striking in flan at rear of horse, otherwise pleasantly toned, well struck almost extremely fine, rare and very pleasing with a great provenance chain. £12,500

ex Charles E Simpson of Scarborough, Sotheby, 5th-6th March 1903, lot 71, sold for £7/12/6Dr T Wakley, Editor of the Lancet, Sotheby, 6th December 1909, lot 42, sold for £7/5/- to A H BaldwinRichard Cyril Lockett, English coins part II, Glendining, 11th-17th October 1956, lot 2254 sold for £70Important gold and silver Coins of the World, Glendining, 27th – 28th November 1974, lot 592E D J Van-Roekel, Spink Auction 156, 15th November 2001, lot 26Dr R Ferrari, Spink Auction 164, 27th June 2007, lot 47

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BH115 Charles I, Crown, Tower Mint, type IIb1, King on horseback left with sword on shoulder, beaded circles and legend surrounding both sides, initial mark plume of feathers (1630-31) both sides, rev plume above oval quartered shield of arms, C to left of plume, R to right, 29.93g (Cooper dies X/XIII; Brooker 243; N.2194; S.2756). Toned, weakly struck at centre over half of horseman and corresponding part of reverse, one rim bruise on reverse, otherwise fully round very fine. £2,500

Pleasing type 2 Crown of Charles I ex Dr Carter and J G Brooker Collections.

BH116 Charles I, Crown, Tower Mint, type IIb1, King on horseback left with sword on shoulder, beaded circles and legend surrounding both sides, initial mark rose struck over plume of feathers (1631-32) both sides, rev plume above oval quartered shield of arms, C to left of plume, R to right, 29.94g (Cooper dies X*/XIII*; Brooker 244 this coin; N.2194; S.2756). Toned, two rim imperfections caused by metal starvation in striking, a few light nicks and other striations on surfaces both sides, otherwise well struck for this issue, good very fine and rare. £7,500 ex Dr E C Carter collection sold en bloc to A H Baldwin and Son Ltd 1950.John G Brooker Collection, SCBI 33:244, purchased by Spink and Son Ltd and dispersed from 1978.

Pleasing Charles I type 4 Crown Issued Under Parliament.

BH117 Charles I, Crown, Tower Mint Under Parliament, type IV, King on horseback left holding upright sword with flowing sash, beaded circles and legend surrounding both sides, initial mark sun (1645-6) both sides, rev oval quartered shield of arms, 30.17g (Cooper dies XXIV/XXXVII; Brooker 272; N.2198; S.2761). Toned a little uneven in parts of edge though on a broad flan, some light tiny striations at rear of horse and on corresponding part of reverse, almost extremely fine and rare this nice. £8,750 ex T B Clarke-Thornhill, first portion, Glendining, 24th May 1937, lot 482 and plate XIV, sold to B A Seaby for £6/5/-Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1968, item 1891 at £250Property of a Lady, Spink Auction 170, 6th October 2004, lot 572


Pleasing type V Tower Mint silver Crown of Charles I with outstanding provenance.

BH118 Charles I, Crown, Tower Mint Under Parliament, type V, King on horseback left holding upright sword that intrudes legend, flowing sash behind, beaded circles and legend surrounding both sides, initial mark sun (1645-6) both sides, rev. oval quartered shield of arms, inverted N in legend, 29.74g (Cooper dies XXVII/XXXIX; Brooker 275; N.2199; S.2762). Fully round on a broad flan, double struck on reverse with rotation between strikings evident, toned practically extremely fine with an excellent provenance, rare. £9,750 ex Prince of Montenuovo Collection, Adolph Hess, Frankfurt, sale No.6, December 1879G W Egmont Bieber Collection, Sotheby, 13th May 1889, lot 155 sold for £6/5/-G Hamilton-Smith, Glendining, 23rd -25th May 1927, lot 282 sold for £13/10/-Augustus Thelluson, first portion, Sotheby, 19th October 1931, lot 226 and plate VII, sold for £4/15/- to A H BaldwinW L Raynes, Glendining, 15th February 1950, lot 494, sold for £20W D Ferguson, Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, August 1960, item 455“West Country Collector” (F R Cooper), Glendining, 8th November 1978, lot 102Spink Auction 58, 30th April 1987, lot 84Paul W Karon, Spink Auction 129, 17th November 1998, lot 79Dr R Ferrari, Spink Auction 164, 27th June 2007, lot 54

Pleasing Shrewsbury Mint Crown The finest 1642 Oxford Mint Crown of Charles I 1642 of Charles I the cataloguer has encountered

BH119 BH120

BH119 Charles I, Crown, 1642, Shrewsbury Mint, King on horseback left holding upright sword, flowing sash and Shrewsbury plumes behind, flat ground line below, beaded circles and legend surrounding both sides, initial mark pellet rev Declaration in two lines between parallel ruled lines, three Shrewsbury plumes and value above, date below, initial mark seven pellets, 29.41g (Morr. B-5; Brooker 809; N.2370; S.2926). Fully round, attractively toned, a little double struck, good portrait of King, good very fine / almost extremely fine. £7,500 ex the late Dr A Douglas Heath, Glendining, 9th September 1937, lot 141 Spink Numismatic Circular, June 2006, MS 7407

BH120 Charles I, Crown, 1642, Oxford Mint, Shrewsbury obverse die, King on horseback left holding upright sword, flowing sash and Shrewsbury plumes behind, flat ground line below, beaded circles and legend surrounding both sides, initial mark pellet rev Declaration in two lines between parallel ruled lines, three Oxford plumes with bands and value above, date below, initial mark two pellets, 30.19g (Morr. A-1; Brooker 869; N.2405; S.2946). Fully round, attractively toned, a little double struck in part of obverse legend, hairline raised die flaw on reverse, excellent detailed portrait of King, extremely fine and very rare this well preserved, superb. £14,500 ex Lord Smith of Marlow - Rodney Smith Collection, portions sold to Spink and Son Ltd from 1969 to 1983Spink and Son Ltd, July 1983Magnus Collection, Spink Auction, 28th March 2012, lot 949The Lingford provenance given in the Magnus catalogue appears to be erroneous.

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Superb Exeter Mint Crown of Charles I 1644.

BH121 Charles I, Crown, 1644, Exeter Mint, King on horseback left holding upright sword with sash tied in a bow, initial mark rose (1643-6) both sides, inner and outer beaded circles both sides, rev oval quartered shield of arms with garnished frame, date in legend, 28.40g (Brooker 1034; N.2557; S.3058). Attractively toned, with weakness to high points both sides, slightly irregular shape but more round than usually seen, otherwise good very fine, rare this nice. £3,500

ex Marian A Sinton Collection, Triton III auction, Classical Numismatic Group, 30th November 1999, lot 1534Ian Gordon Collection, Classical Numismatic Group sale 90, 23rd May 2012, lot 2598.

The finest 1645 Exeter Mint Crown of Charles I the cataloguer has encountered.

BH122 Charles I, Crown, Exeter Mint, 1645, King on horseback left holding upright sword with flowing sash of two ends, initial mark castle (1644-5) both sides, inner and outer beaded circles both sides, rev oval quartered shield of arms with garnished frame, date in legend, 27.91g (Brooker 1042; N.2561; S.3062). Toned, with weakness to only the highest points each side, struck on an irregular shaped flan with usual die striations in field, otherwise about extremely fine, as struck for issue, rare in this state of preservation. £7,500 ex Roberts and Wheeler of Ludlow, 7th June 1888, lot 124 sold for £9/9/-R Hodgkinson, Spink Auction 98, 16th June 1994, lot 32Spink Auction 164, 27th June 2007, lot 61

BH123 Commonwealth (1649-60), Crown, 1653, English shield within laurel and palm branches, initial mark sun, legends in English surrounding, outer beaded circle both sides, rev shields of England and Ireland, with value above, harp with 9 strings, all within beaded circle, date and legend surrounding, 30.38g. (ESC 6; N.2721; S.3214). Well struck, toned, one tiny edge split and two rim nicks, small flaw over harp head, digs to lower left of sun mint mark, otherwise almost extremely fine. £5,000


BH124 Commonwealth, Crown, 1656, 6 struck over 4, thin date figures, English shield within laurel and palm branches, initial mark sun, legends in English surrounding, outer beaded circle both sides, rev shields of England and Ireland, with value above, harp with 9 strings, all within beaded circle, date and legend surrounding, 30.07g. (ESC 9; N.2721; S.3214). Attractively toned, short raised die flaw above Irish shield, a little weak of strike on high points like mint mark, otherwise practically extremely fine and rare. £8,500

BH125 Commonwealth, Crown, 1656, 6 struck over 4, thin date figures, different dies, English shield within laurel and palm branches, initial mark sun, legends in English surrounding, outer beaded circle both sides, rev shields of England and Ireland, with value above, harp with 10 strings, all within beaded circle, date and legend surrounding, 29.93g (ESC 9; N.2721; S.3214). Attractively toned, raised die flaw in harp and to right of date, weak lower harp body in strike, otherwise practically extremely fine. £7,500

HALFCROWNS

The finest third coinage Halfcrown of James I the cataloguer has encountered.

BH126 James I (1603-25), Halfcrown, third coinage (1619-25), armoured King on horseback right, with sword resting on shoulder, decorated horse with plain ground line below, beaded inner and outer circles with legend surrounding and initial mark trefoil (1624) both sides, rev quartered shield of arms, 15.10g (N.2122; S.2666). Three tiny flan cracks around edge and rim only, attractively toned, with superb detail on horse, extremely fine and one of the finest we have encountered, very rare this well preserved. £7,500 ex H M Lingford, James I Collection, Glendining, 29th June 1951, lot 1254 sold for £9/10/- highest realisation for a Halfcrown of this coinage in this sale.

A closely comparable quality James I Halfcrown of the much rarer first coinage was sold in St James’s Auction 21, 19th April 2012, lot 185 for £23,400.

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Very pleasing York Mint Type VI Halfcrown of Charles I.

BH127 Charles I (1625-49), Halfcrown, York Mint, type 6, King on horseback left with upright sword aloft to outer rim, body with flowing sash, horse tail behind body, EBOR below horse, inner and outer beaded circle and legend surrounding and initial mark lion both sides, lozenge stops, rev struck en médaille, crowned oval garnished quartered shield of arms, crowned C to left, crowned R to right, lozenge stops in legend and beaded circle surrounding, floral ornament stops, 14.47g (Bull 569; Brooker 1083 this coin; N.2314; S.2868). Two dark spots in obverse field near inner border, toned, extremely fine, and very pleasing. £3,500 ex John G Brooker Collection, SCBI 33:1083

BH128 Charles I, Halfcrown, York Mint, type 7, King on horseback left with upright sword aloft to outer rim, body with flowing sash, horse tail between horse’s legs, EBOR below horse, inner and outer beaded circle and legend surrounding and initial mark lion both sides, pellet stops both sides, HIBA legend with A over inverted A or R, rev struck en médaille, crowned oval quartered shield of arms, with lion skin garniture, lozenge stops in legend and beaded circle surrounding, 13.80g (Bull 556; Brooker 1088; N.2315; S.2869). Struck slightly off-centre, toned, about very fine, reverse good very fine. £1,250 ex John G Brooker, with his ticket, duplicate coin not in Sylloge, sold to Spink and son Ltd December 1972 with pink ticket in the hand of the late Patrick Finn. Bull says the letter A in HIBA is over a retrograde R.

BH129 BH130

BH129 Charles I, Halfcrown, 1643, Oxford mint, King on horseback left, Oxford plume behind, no ground line, initial mark plume, inner and outer beaded circle and legend surrounding both sides, rev declaration between two lines, three Oxford plumes above, date below, 15.02g (Bull 601/3a (Ox.1-6-3c); Brooker 888; N.2413; S.2954). A little double struck on obverse, with a very good horseman just a little flat at shoulder, good very fine but as struck for issue. £2,250

BH130 Charles I, Halfcrown, 1644, Bristol mint, King on horseback left, Bristol plumelet behind, BR monogram below, no ground line, initial mark plumelet, inner and outer beaded circle and legend surrounding both sides, rev declaration in two lines, three Bristol plumes above, date and BR monogram below, no initial mark, 14.96g (Bull 643/4a; Brooker 982; N.2491; S.3009). Double struck, attractively toned otherwise, almost extremely fine, but as struck for issue and rare. £2,750 ex Dix, Noonan and Webb, 21st June 2012, lot 675


Perhaps the most spectacular design of the Charles I Halfcrown Series.

BH131 Charles I, Halfcrown, dated 1642, Exeter Mint, King on horseback galloping over arms, holding marshal’s baton aloft, sash flowing behind, initial mark Truro rose, inner and outer beaded circle and legend surrounding both sides, rev oval quartered shield with scroll garnish, with lion’s paws at sides, date in cartouche below, initial mark Exeter rose, 13.80g (Besly L28; Liddel type 1a – example 6; Bull 663/28; Brooker 1014; N.2534; S.3071). A little creased and straightened, with a few surface marks, otherwise good fine, rare. £12,500 ex Arthur Chesser Collection, DNW Auction 113, 17th September 2012, lot 60The weight of this example matches example 6 as listed in the British Numismatic Journal article Charles I Truro / Exeter Halfcrowns by D G Liddell and P A Rayner in volume 30, 1960-61, pages 151-158 now reproduced in the rear of the Bull catalogue. Example 6 is listed in 1960 as belonging to Dr Burstal who also owned number 5; as number 6 was not in his sale of 1968 and quite clearly is not as nice, Dr Burstal must have sold this duplicate example 6 between this article and 1968 right at the time that Arthur Chesser was buying. We note a “best fit” example in similar grade, though not weighed, was sold without illustration at Glendining on 17th March 1961 lot 461 for £50 bought by Spink; and no doubt sold on privately possibly to Chesser if the same piece.

Pleasing Newark 1646 Siege Halfcrown with good provenance.

BH132 Charles I, Obsidional coinage, Halfcrown, 1646, Newark besieged, on lozenge shaped flan, large crown over value, C to left, R to right, beaded border both sides, rev inscription and date, 16.24g (Hird 246; Bull 687; Brooker 1222; N.2638; S.3140A). Toned two small edge splits, otherwise very fine. £3,750 ex Wayte Raymond (1886-1956), numismatic dealer, New York, USA, purchased privately 9th March 1922.John Work Garrett, part II, Numismatic Fine Arts and Bank Leu, 16th October 1984, lot 1047Triton XVI, Classical Numismatic Group, 9th January 2013, lot 1578

Very Rare Second Hammered Issue Halfcrown of Charles II.

BH133 Charles II (1660-85), Halfcrown, second hammered issue, crowned bust left, large value behind bust, no inner circle either side, BRI FRA legend, initial mark crown both sides, rev quartered shield of arms over cross fourchée, last N in legend inverted, 15.06g (ESC 451A R4; N.2760; S.3313). Weak on bust as usual, some crazing in fields, double struck, some discolouration on reverse, otherwise almost very fine to very fine and extremely rare. £3,500

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SHILLINGSHolbein Style Portrait of Henry VIII silver Testoon

BH134 Henry VIII (1509-47), Testoon, third coinage (1544-7), Tower Mint, debased issue, facing bust of older King within beaded circle, cross on crown breaks circle, initial mark pellet in annulet both sides, 8 type legend, rev crown over Tudor Rose, crowned h to left and crowned R to right, slipped trefoil stops both sides, 7.78g (N.1841; S.2365). Weakly struck in legends and on some central parts both sides, a reasonably strong portrait in the Holbein style better than the average grade for this desirable issue, eyes, nose and mouth all evident, almost very fine and rare. £4,500 ex Baldwin Auction 77, 27th September 2012, lot 2695

BH135 Henry VIII, Testoon, third coinage (1544-7), Southwark Mint, debased issue, facing bust of older King within beaded circle, cross on crown breaks circle, initial mark S both sides, 8 type legend, rev crown over Tudor Rose, crowned h to left and crowned R to right, slipped trefoil stops, London legend, 7.67g (N.1842; S.2367). Well struck for this issue with good detail though the face of the King must have been weakly struck at centre has been subsequently added later by skilful tooling, otherwise very fine. £3,500

BH136 Edward VI (1547-53), Shilling, 1550, second period (Jan.1549-Apr.1550), Southwark Mint, 80 grain weight standard at a reduced fineness of 6oz. 2dwt. crowned bust right, bust 5 style, initial mark Y both sides, rev quartered arms upon frame, E to left, R to right, date in Roman numerals in legend, 4.57g (N.1919/2; S.2466B). Toned, a little weak in parts, otherwise very fine for issue and rare. £850

BH137 Edward VI, Shilling, third period, fine silver issue (1551-3), facing crowned portrait, rose to left, value to right which is within linear and beaded circles surrounding, initial mark y both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, 5.87g (N.1937; S.2482). Weak in parts, lightly tooled in fields both sides, otherwise toned almost very fine. £250


Very Rare “Emaciated” bust fine Shilling of Edward VI

BH138 Edward VI, Shilling, third period, fine silver issue (1551-3), taller facing crowned portrait, “emaciated bust” rose to left, value to right which breaks linear circle surrounding as does cross on crown, initial mark y both sides, HIB type legend, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, 6.26g (N.1937; S.2482). Weak in parts, struck on a broad flan, toned otherwise very fine and extremely rare variety. £1,000

Fine silver Shilling of Edward VI, the best the cataloguer has encountered.

BH139 Edward VI, Shilling, third period, fine silver issue (1551-3), facing crowned portrait, rose to left, value to right which breaks linear surrounding circle, initial mark tun both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, 5.80g (N.1937; S.2482). Attractively toned, with a superb portrait, practically as struck. £3,500 ex A H Baldwin, Summer list 2012, item BH063

BH140 Edward VI, Shilling, third period, fine silver issue (1551-3), facing crowned portrait, rose to left, value to right, initial mark tun both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, 5.61g (N.1937; S.2482). Toned weak in parts, a pleasing very fine. £575

Philip and Mary Shilling with pleasing portraits.

BH141 Philip and Mary (1554-8), Shilling, 1554, profile busts facing each other, crown above, date either side, full titles, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, value either side at top, 5.62g (N.1967; S.2500). Toned, creased in two places and straightened, with good portraits, good very fine. £3,250 ex Spink and Son Ltd, c.1984Tom May Collection, Noble Numismatics sale 99, 17th April 2012, lot 2367

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BH142 Philip and Mary, Shilling, 1555(?), profile busts facing each other, crown above, date either side, English title only, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, value either side at top, 6.20g (N.1968; S.2501). Toned, latter part of date flat spotted, light surface marks, good fine to about very fine. £1,150

BH144 BH145

BH143 James I (1603-25), Shilling, second coinage (1604-19), fourth crowned bust right, value behind, inner beaded circle surrounding, initial mark escallop (1606-7) both sides, legend and outer beaded circle surrounding, rev struck en médaille, quartered shield of arms, 5.86g (N.2100; S.2655). Fully round well struck with a hint of double striking in parts, good very fine, rare to find this nice. £1,250

BH144 Charles I (1625-1649), Shilling, Tower Mint, group F, fifth crowned bust with rounded shoulder left, type 4.1, large value behind, initial mark triangle (1639-40) both sides rev inverted die axis, quartered shield of arms over cross fourchée, 5.94g (Brooker 533; Sharp F5/2; N.2230; S.2797). A little double struck on a broad flan, a little weak at centre, one hairline scratch on obverse, toned a pleasing very fine. £500

Very nice Charles I Pontefract Siege Shilling.

BH145 Charles I, Obsidional coinage, Shilling, 1648, Pontefract besieged, on octagonal shaped flan, C.R at centre, crown above, legend DVM: SPERO. SPIRO, outer beaded circle both sides, rev castle gateway with small flag at top P and C either side of flag, date below, OBS to left, sword in hand to right, 5.20g (Hird 272-4; Brooker 1232; N.2646; S.3148). Toned, a little weak on highest points of letters and part of gateway, otherwise good very fine and rare. £9,750 ex Davissons, Cold Spring, Minnesota, fixed price list 2, Spring 1992, item 2345Triton XVI, Classical Numismatic Group, 9th January 2013, lot 1580


Superb “Post Mortem” Charles I Pontefract Siege Shilling.

BH146 Charles I, Obsidional coinage, Shilling, 1648, Pontefract besieged, on octagonal shaped flan, Post Mortem type, in the name of Charles II, crown above legend in two lines, HANC: DE / VS: DEDIT, date below, linear circle and legend surrounding CAROL: II: D: G: MAG: B. F: ET: H: REX, outer beaded circle both sides, rev castle gateway with flag at top P and C either side of flag, ground below, OBS to left, cannon to right, legend around POST: MORTEM: PATRIS: PRO: FILIO, 3.87g (Hird 282-4; Brooker 1235; N.2649; S.3151). Toned, well struck almost extremely fine, and very pleasing, very rare. £14,500 ex Wolfson Collection, Sotheby, 13th February 1986, lot 122

Very rare Commonwealth Shilling with obverse stops only by Mint Mark

BH147 Commonwealth (1649-60), Shilling, 1651, variety where only stops on obverse are at mint mark, English shield within laurel and palm branches, initial mark sun, legends in English surrounding, outer beaded circle both sides, rev shields of England and Ireland, with value above between stops, all within beaded circle, date and legend surrounding, 5.83g (ESC 984A R2; N.2724; S.3217). Lightly toned, a few light surface marks, a bold very fine and very rare. £875

SIXPENCES

BH148 BH149

BH148 Edward VI (1547-53), Sixpence, third period, fine silver issue (1551-3), facing crowned portrait, rose to left, value to right, crown breaks linear circle surrounding, initial mark y both sides, HIB type legend, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, 3.10g (N.1938; S.2483). Creased and straightened in two places with associated weakness, otherwise toned, good very fine. £600

BH149 Edward VI, Sixpence, third period, fine silver issue (1551-3), facing crowned portrait, rose to left, value to right, crown breaks linear circle surrounding, initial mark tun both sides, HIB type legend, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, 3.14g (N.1938; S.2483). Creased and straightened with some digs and associated weakness, otherwise toned, good very fine. £600

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BH150 Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixpence, 1562, third to fourth issue, small crowned bust left with plain dress, type 1F, large rose behind, initial mark pheon, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, date above, 2.93g (N.1997; S.2561). Toned good very fine. £550

The Rarest Newark Siege Piece of Charles I, a pleasing Sixpence

BH151 Charles I (1625-49), Obsidional coinage, Sixpence, 1646, Newark besieged, on lozenge shaped flan, large crown over value, C to left, R to right, beaded border both sides, rev inscription and date, 2.94g (Hird 267-9; Brooker 1228; N.2642; S.3146). Toned, double struck on reverse, the rarest denomination at Newark, good very fine, rare. £3,250 ex Rarity Sale, Baldwin’s Auction 48, 28th September 2006, lot 5029

BH152 Commonwealth (1649-60), Sixpence, 1656, English shield within laurel and palm branches, initial mark sun, legends in English surrounding, outer beaded circle both sides, rev shields of England and Ireland, with value above between stops, all within beaded circle, date and legend surrounding, 2.98g (ESC 1492; N.2726; S.3219). Lightly toned, double struck on obverse making letters of ENGLAND appear to be over struck on each previous letter, otherwise good very fine. £800

GROATS

BH153 Henry VI, first reign (1422-61), Groat, London Mint, Leaf Trefoil Issue (1436-8), crowned facing bust, within tressure of nine arcs, large fleur on six cusps, leaf on breast, circles and legend surrounding, single saltire stops, initial mark cross patonce, rev long cross pattée, tri-pellets in each inner angle, twin concentric legends and beaded circles surrounding, double saltire stops with leaf and trefoil both sides, initial mark pierced cross, 3.68g (N.1486; S.1897). Toned, good very fine. £450


Pleasing heavy coinage Groat from the first reign of Edward IV with crescent on breast.

BH154 Edward IV, first reign (1461-70), Groat, Heavy Coinage (1461-4), London Mint, class II, crowned facing bust, quatrefoils each side of neck, crescent on breast, within tressure of nine arcs, large fleur on six cusps, initial mark rose (1464-5) both sides, rev long cross pattée, tri-pellets in each inner angle, twin concentric legends and beaded circles surrounding, only one saltire stop in outer legend, 3.62g (N.1531; S.1972). Some light die clashing evident, toned good very fine and rare. £850

Rare Groat Utilising a converted York Obverse with a London Reverse

BH155 Edward IV, first reign, Groat, Light Coinage (1464-70), London Mint, type Vd/VI, using an old converted York Mint obverse die, crowned facing bust, quatrefoils each side of neck, within tressure of nine arcs, large fleur on most cusps bottom fleur over E on neck, initial mark rose (1464-5) both sides, rev long cross pattée, tri-pellets in each inner angle, twin concentric legends and beaded circles surrounding, only one saltire stop in outer legend, 2.87g (N.1568/9 note 53; S.2012/2000). Some light die clashing evident, toned about very fine and extremely rare. £750

A Pleasing Selection of Three Differing Richard III Groats

BH156 BH157

BH158

BH156 Richard III (1483-5), Groat, London Mint, crowned facing bust, within tressure of nine arcs, large fleur on six cusps, initial mark halved sun and rose 1 both sides, rev long cross pattée, tri-pellets in each inner angle, twin concentric legends and beaded circles surrounding, no stops in legend, 2.83g (N.1679; S.2154). A little short of flan with rim split at one place, otherwise toned, with an excellent portrait of the King, good very fine and rare. £3,500

BH157 Richard III, Groat, London Mint, crowned facing bust, within tressure of nine arcs, large fleur on six cusps, initial mark boars head 1, rev long cross pattée, tri-pellets in each inner angle, twin concentric legends and beaded circles surrounding, no stops in legend, initial mark boars head 2, 3.12g (N.1679; S.2156). Dark tone, a little double struck on obverse, a bold very fine and rare. £3,250

BH158 Richard III, Groat, London Mint, crowned facing bust, within tressure of nine arcs, large fleur on six cusps, initial mark boars head 2 both sides, rev long cross pattée, tri-pellets in each inner angle, twin concentric legends and beaded circles surrounding, saltire stops in legend both sides, 3.03g (N.1679; S.2156). Dark tone, and double struck on obverse, good very fine and rare. £3,250

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BH159 BH160

BH159 Henry VIII (1509-47), Groat, first coinage (1509-26), London, first crowned profile bust right, cross on crown breaks inner beaded circle, initial mark crowned portcullis both sides, obverse with chains either side, King’s name with Roman numerals after in legend, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, 2.93g (Whitton iii(2), plate XIII, no.3; N.1762; S.2316). Toned good very fine and pleasing. £950 ex Frank Brady collection, Spink Auction, 6th October 2011, lot 287 – bought at Spink c.1990

BH160 Henry VIII, Groat, second coinage (1526-44), London, second crowned bust in profile right, initial mark rose both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, saltires in forks, 2.63g (Laker type D; N.1797; S.2337E). Die flaw across reverse, toned, a bold very fine. £375

BH161 BH162

BH161 Henry VIII, Groat, second coinage (1526-44), London, second crowned bust in profile right, initial mark rose, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, saltires in forks, initial mark lis, 2.67g (Laker type D; N.1797; S.2337E). Dark tone, very fine scarce with muled mint marks. £325

BH162 Henry VIII, Groat, second coinage (1526-44), London, second crowned bust in profile right, initial mark arrow both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, saltires in forks, 2.73g (Laker type D; N.1797; S.2337E). Toned, good very fine. £500 ex Commander Robert Gerhardt, Spink Auction 215, 4th December 2012, lot 95

BH163 Mary (1553-4), Groat, crowned bust left, initial mark pomegranate in legend both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, 2.01g (N.1960; S.2492). A little ragged around rim, otherwise toned, good very fine with a wonderful portrait. £850

BH164 BH165

BH164 Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Groat, second issue (1560-1), crowned bust left, initial mark crosslet both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, 1.92g (N.1986; S.2556). Creased and straightened, edge split to flan, otherwise toned, about very fine. £250

BH165 Elizabeth I, Groat, second issue (1560-1), crowned bust left, initial mark martlet both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, 1.98g (N.1986; S.2556). Touch of ghosting, hairline scratch by forehead, otherwise toned, practically very fine. £250


THREEPENCE

BH166 Charles I (1625-49), Threepence, 1644, Oxford Mint, small crowned bust left, tiny R for Rawlins prone below, value behind, within inner beaded circle, initial mark lis, rev Declaration in three lines, three lis above, date below, legend surrounding, 1.27g (Brooker 962; N.2472; S.2994). Toned, a little short of flan, good very fine and rare. £500 ex Alan Morris Collection, dispersed by Lloyd Bennett of Monmouth over the last decade.

HALF-GROATS

BH167 Henry VIII (1509-47), Half-Groat, first coinage (1509-26), York Mint, for Archbishop Wolsey (1514-30), first crowned bust in profile right, initial mark star both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, key either side and cardinal hat below shield, York Mint reading, 1.20g (N.1771; S.2326). Toned a little ragged at top, otherwise, good very fine. £350

BH168 Charles II (1660-85), Half-Groat, third hammered issue, crowned bust left, value behind, beaded circles and legend surrounded, BRI FRA legend, initial mark crown, rev quartered shield of arms over cross fourchée, 1.01g (ESC 2165; N.2772; S.3326). Fully round with an attractive tone, just a little weak at centre, one small rim chip, otherwise almost extremely fine. £175

PENNIES

BH169 Henry II (1154-89), Tealby Penny, class A, Wilton Mint, Moneyer Lantier, ¾ facing bust with sceptre, rev cross pattée with crosslets in angles, 1.40g (N.952/1; S.1337). Cleaned, good very fine for issue, rare. £425

BH170 Henry II, Tealby Penny, class D, Canterbury Mint, Moneyer Goldhavoc, ¾ facing bust with sceptre, rev cross pattée with crosslets in angles, 1.46g (N.958; S.1340). Well struck for issue with some ghosting, toned good very fine for issue. £500

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BH171 Henry VII (1485-1509), Penny, York Mint, Archbishop Rotherham, facing full length crowned and robed figure seated on throne with one pillar visible, holding orb and sceptre, beaded circles and legend surrounding, ornate letters no stops, no initial mark, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross pattée, keys below, beaded circles and York mint legend surrounding, 0.65g (N.1728-9; S.2237). With a charming portrait, a little short of flan, toned good very fine. £250

BH172 Henry VIII (1509-47), Penny, Durham Mint, Bishop Thomas Ruthall, first coinage (1509-26), facing full length crowned and robed figure seated on throne with two pillars visible, holding orb and sceptre, beaded circles and legend surrounding, saltire stops, initial mark lis both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, T to left of shield, D to right, beaded circles and Durham mint legend surrounding, 0.76g (N.1777; S.2332). Struck a little off-centre on obverse, toned, a bold very fine. £200

BH173 Edward VI (1547-1553), Base issue Penny, York Mint, large rose, beaded circles and legend surrounding, initial mark Mullet with lozenge stops, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, beaded circles and York mint legend surrounding, 0.71g (N.1946; S.2475).A little ragged around rim, otherwise, toned very fine. £200

BH174 Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Penny, second issue (1560-61), crowned bust left, beaded circles and legend surrounding, initial mark martlet (1560-61), both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, beaded circles and legend surrounding, 0.61g (N.1998; S.2558). Toned a little weak at centre, otherwise very fine. £150

THREE-FARTHINGS

BH175 Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Three-Farthings, 1573, third and fourth issue (1561-77), crowned bust left, rose behind, beaded circles and legend surrounding, initial mark acorn (1573-74), both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, date above, beaded circles and legend surrounding, 0.41g (N.2002; S.2571). Perhaps once cleaned, now toned, good very fine and rare. £300

HALFPENNIES

BH176 Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Halfpenny, sixth issue (1582-1600), portcullis, no initial mark, rev cross fourchée, tri-pellets in each angle, beaded outer circle both sides, 0.19g (N.2018; S.2581). Toned, good very fine. £175


Milled GoldFIVE GUINEAS

BM001 William and Mary (1688-94), Five Guineas, 1692, conjoined laureate busts facing right, elephant and castle below, GVLIELMVS. ET. MARIA. DEI. GRATIA, toothed border surrounding, rev large crowned quartered shield of arms with scallop frame, with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau, date either side of crown over English shield, .MAG. BR.FR. ET.HIB REX. ET. REGINA. toothed border surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters of obverse orientation, .+.DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN.ANNO. REGNI. QVARTO .+. (Schneider -; King 126; M.C.E. 139; S.3423). With traces of mounting on edge and weak edge letters, some nicks and surface marks, rim bruise, scratch on necks and some speckling, very fine. £4,500 40 examples recorded in commerce over a 45 year period in the Samuel King survey, no example present in the Schneider Collection, the third ranking variety from lowest number traded to highest.

BM002 William III (1694-1702), Five Guineas, 1700, first laureate bust right, GVLIELMVS. III. DEI. GRA. toothed border surrounding, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, Lion of Nassau at centre, plain sceptres in angles, date either side of crown over English shield, .MAG BR.FRA ET.HIB REX. toothed border surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters of obverse orientation, +DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN.ANNO. REGNI. DVODECIMO. ., (Schneider -; King -; M.C.E. 171; S.3454). Once polished, obverse rim bruise, dig below bust, other light surface marks, the rarest of the three dates of the reign, not present in Schneider or King, very rare. £10,000 45 examples recorded in commerce over a 45 year period in the Samuel King survey, the rarest date, the only rarer five guinea coin in this survey being the 1699 elephant and castle.

TWO GUINEAS

BM003 George I (1714-27), Two Guineas, 1717, laureate head right, GEORGIVS. D.G. M. BR. FR. ET. HIB. REX. F. D. toothed border surrounding, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, BRVN ET.L.DVX. S.R.I.A.TH. ET.EL. toothed border surrounding edge, obliquely grained (Schneider ---; M.C.E. 244; S.3627). Flecking and hairlines evident both sides, with considerable mint brilliance on reverse, touch of wear to highest points of hair, nick on neck, otherwise pleasing extremely fine. £8,500

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FIFTY SHILLINGS

Extremely Rare Oliver Cromwell gold Fifty Shilling Piece of 1656

BM004 Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), gold Fifty Shillings, 1656, engraved by Thomas Simon, struck by Peter Blondeau, laureate head left, legend and toothed border surrounding, OLIVAR. D. G. R. P. ANG. SCO. ET HIB. &c PRO. rev inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms of the Protectorate, date above, legend and toothed border surrounding, .PAX. QVÆRITVR. BELLO. edge inscribed in raised letters, +PROTECTOR. LITERIS. LITERÆ. NVMMIS. CORONA. ET. SALVS, 22.69g (Lessen A1; Henfrey plate III no.1; Hocking 1263; Murdoch 449; Montagu 713; Schneider -; W.R. 38 R4; N.2743; S.3224). Hairline scratch from tip of nose to first I of obverse legend, dig below B in obverse legend, fields consist of a myriad of hairlines both sides, otherwise with a light red tone, very fine / good very fine, Lessen recorded eleven examples known, the Norweb coin being one of six that were in commerce c.1985, the crowning piece for a collector of Oliver Cromwell, extremely rare. £125,000 ex Mrs E M H Norweb, English part II, Spink Auction 13th November 1085, lot 420 – purchased at Spink May 1967 For further reading please see article by Marvin Lessen, “A Summary of the Cromwell Coinage” British Numismatic Journal volume XXXV – 1966, specifically page 166. The Fifty Shilling piece along with the other milled portrait coinage was struck on the mechanised presses of Peter Blondeau at Drury House in The Strand, London to keep the machinery separate from the hammered workers at the Tower Mint. Oliver Cromwell was Lord Protector from 16th December 1653 until his death on 3rd September 1658.

The edge inscription translates as “A protection to the letters, the letters are a garland and a safeguard to the coinage.”


GUINEAS

BM005 James II (1685-88), Guinea, 1688, second laureate and draped bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, sceptres in angles, date either side of top crown, legend and toothed border surrounding (Schneider -; M.C.E. 130; S.3402). A little weakly struck at centre, a bold very fine. £3,250

BM006 William and Mary (1688-94), Guinea, 1691, elephant and castle below conjoined busts right, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider 470; M.C.E. 153; S.3427). A few light nicks on obverse, short hairline scratch to right of shield on reverse, light red tone with underlying brilliance, otherwise an attractive very fine. £3,000

A very attractive Guinea of William and Mary with 4 over 3 overdate

BM007 William and Mary, Guinea, 1694, 4 struck over 3, conjoined busts right, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (cf.Schneider 473; M.C.E. 159; S.3426). A little soft of strike as usual, light raised die flaws on obverse, some light flecking on reverse, toned, an attractive extremely fine. £9,500

BM008 BM009

BM008 William III (1694-1702), Guinea, 1695, first laureate head right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, sceptres in angles, lion of Nassau at centre in an escutcheon, date either side of top crown (Schneider 483; M.C.E. 174; S.3458). Small nick on chin and other very light surface marks both sides, small obverse rim nick, attractively toned, a bold very fine. £2,750

BM009 William III, Guinea, 1700, second laureate head right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, sceptres in angles, lion of Nassau at centre in an escutcheon, date either side of top crown, smaller lions in shield (Schneider 506; M.C.E. 184; S.3460). Some flecking in obverse field, a little softly struck, a bold very fine, reverse better. £3,000

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One Year Only Type “Prince Elector” Guinea for the Coronation Year of George I

BM010 George I (1714-27), Guinea, 1714, Prince Elector type, first laureate head right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, titles include that of Prince elector, date either side of top crown (Schneider 544; M.C.E. 245; S.3628). Only a slight striking weakness at centre of coin on reverse, toned, otherwise a bold very fine and scarce. £6,500

BM011 George I, Guinea, 1719, fourth laureate head right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown (Schneider 548; M.C.E. 251; S.3631). Once cleaned, of bright appearance with light hairlines, otherwise about extremely fine. £3,750

BM012 George I, Guinea, 1726, fifth laureate head right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown (Schneider 549; M.C.E. 261; S.3633). Once cleaned, digs on nose and cheek, a couple of edge nicks, some adjustment marks in hair, other light surface marks, otherwise very fine. £1,250

One Year Only Type Guinea for the Coronation Year of George II

BM013 George II (1727-60), Guinea, 1727, first laureate head left, small lettering in legends both sides, rev crown over large quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider 582; M.C.E. 297; S.3670). A little weakly struck in high points of hair, light red tone with underlying brilliance, a pleasing extremely fine and one of the hardest guineas of George II to find in good quality, being a one year only type. £11,500


BM014 George II, Guinea, 1734, second laureate head left, larger lettering in obverse legend, rev crown over quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider -; M.C.E. 310; S.3674).Toned a pleasing very fine, the date not in Schneider. £1,950

BM015 George II, Guinea, 1759, older laureate head left, larger lettering in legend both sides, rev crown over quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider -; M.C.E. 332; S.3680).Once cleaned with a myriad of surface marks and hairlines, good fine, the date not in Schneider. £750

The finest example the cataloguer has seen of the 1763 second bust Guinea

BM016 George III (1760-1820), Guinea, 1763, second laureate head right, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider 607; M.C.E. 368; S.3726). A superb example of this rare type, better surfaces than the Schneider example that is the plate coin in the Standard Catalogue, only a few light hairlines and some raised die flaws in field, otherwise a pleasing extremely fine, and the finest the cataloguer can recall seeing for this date, extremely rare. £10,000

BM017 George III, Guinea, 1773, third laureate head right, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider -; M.C.E. 378; S.3727). Light surface marks and hairlines, black spot on reverse, toned practically extremely fine. £1,500

BM018 George III, Guinea, 1794, fifth laureate head right, rev crowned quartered spade shaped shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider -; M.C.E. 398; S.3729). Metal flaw on right of crown, some other light flecking and surface marks, toned, almost extremely fine. £950

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BM019 George III, Guinea, 1798, fifth laureate head right, rev crowned quartered spade shaped shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider 612; M.C.E. 402; S.3729). A few light hairlines and marks otherwise toned extremely fine. £950

HALF-GUINEAS

BM020 Charles II (1660-85), Half-Guinea, 1684, second laureate head right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, sceptres in angles, four interlinked C’s at centre, date either side of top crown (Schneider 450; M.C.E. 114; S.3348). A little softly struck as usual, pitted surfaces both sides, toned a bold very fine. £1,450 ex Spink Auction 171, 25th November 2004, lot 29

One of the finest examples the cataloguer has seen of a William and Mary Half Guinea

BM021 William and Mary (1688-94), Half-Guinea, 1691, second conjoined busts right, rev second crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider 476; M.C.E. 163; S.3430). Some light hairlines both sides, light red tone with underlying brilliance, otherwise good extremely fine / extremely fine, one of the finest examples available. £8,500 Bought A H Baldwin February 1956ex Mrs E M H Norweb, English coins part II, Spink Auction 48, 13th November 1985, lot 463 Samuel King, Spink Auction 173, 5th May 2005, lot 133

It is interesting to note that this coin was in the same 1985 Norweb auction as the Fifty Shilling piece upon this list; back then this coin sold for just over 15% of the value of the much more valuable Cromwell piece.

BM022 William III (1694-1702), Half-Guinea, 1698, laureate head right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, later harp in Irish arms, sceptres in angles, lion of Nassau at centre in an escutcheon, date either side of top crown (Schneider 518; M.C.E. 193; S.3468). Some hairlines and flecking, otherwise toned extremely fine. £2,750 ex Spink Auction 168, 15th April 2004, lot 261


BM023 BM024

BM023 Anne (1702-14), Half-Guinea, 1710, draped bust left, rev Post-Union type crowned cruciform emblematic shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown (Schneider 538; M.C.E. 233; S.3575). Lightly hairlined, toned with underlying brilliance, extremely fine. £2,750

BM024 George II (1727-60), Half-Guinea, 1728, young laureate head left, rev first crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider 595; M.C.E. 334; S.3682). Light red tone, with brilliance on reverse a bold very fine and scarce. £2,250

Extremely Rare George II Half-Guinea Struck from gold captured by Admiral Anson

BM025 George II, Half-Guinea, 1745, LIMA below intermediate laureate head left, letter U in King’s name, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider 602; M.C.E. 354; S.3684). Some flecking on obverse, light tone, almost very fine / good very fine and very rare. £4,500

BM026 BM027

BM026 George II, Half-Guinea, 1746, intermediate laureate head left, V for U in King’s name, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider 603; M.C.E. 355; S.3683A). A hint of light flecking on obverse, attractively toned, well struck extremely fine / good extremely fine and scarce. £3,500

BM027 George II, Half-Guinea, 1755, older laureate head left, V for U in King’s name, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider 604; M.C.E. 363; S.3685). Once cleaned with residual toning, about very fine / very fine. £3,500

Very rare George III 1763 first bust Half-Guinea.

BM028 George III (1760-1820), Half-Guinea, 1763, first laureate head right, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider 615; M.C.E 406; S.3731). Some light surface marks both sides, toned extremely fine, and very rare. £6,000

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Extremely rare Proof Half-Guinea with 3rd Bust of George III with impeccable provenance

BM029 George III, Proof Half-Guinea, 1775, third laureate head right, engraved by Richard Yeo, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, edge, plain, 5.34g (W.R.129 R3; S.3731). A few very light surface marks both sides, small raised die flaw to right of shield on reverse, otherwise practically as struck and very rare. £15,000 ex John G Brooker, collection of British gold coins, sold to Spink and Son Ltd June 1971Herman Selig Collection, part II coins of George III, Spink Auction 131, 2nd March 1999, lot 1150 – wrong illustration.Dr Jacob Y Terner Collection, Ira and Larry Goldberg Auction 20, 26th May 2003, lot 212Millennia Collection, Ira and Larry Goldberg Auction 46, 26th May 2008, lot 194Recently released from a PF63 slab.

BM030 George III, Half-Guinea, 1786, fourth laureate head right, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown (Schneider 619; M.C.E 426; S.3734). Some light hairline marks both sides, toned good extremely fine. £1,250

BM031 George III, Half-Guinea, 1791, fifth laureate head right, rev crowned quartered spade shaped shield of arms, date below (Schneider -; M.C.E 431; S.3735). Some light hairline marks both sides, toned extremely fine. £900

BM032 George III, Half-Guinea, 1803, sixth laureate head right, rev quartered shield of arms upon crowned garter, date below, legend surrounding (Schneider 622; M.C.E. 441; S.3736). A couple of light marks and flecks, otherwise toned extremely fine. £800

BM033 George III, Half-Guinea, 1813, seventh laureate head right, rev quartered shield of arms upon crowned garter, date below, legend surrounding, edge, obliquely grained (Schneider -; M.C.E. 448; S.3737). With a light tone, underlying proof-like brilliance good extremely fine and a rare date. £1,500


THIRD-GUINEAS

BM034 BM035

BM034 George III (1760-1820), Third-Guinea, 1803, second type, first laureate head right, rev large crown, date below, legend surrounding (Schneider 625; M.C.E. 455; S.3739). A number of flecks on obverse, toned, extremely fine. £700

BM035 George III, Third-Guinea, 1808, third type, second laureate head right, rev large crown, date below, legend surrounding, edge, obliquely grained (Schneider -; M.C.E. 458; S.3740). Lightly hairlined, toned and a little soft of strike, otherwise about extremely fine. £650

ex Baldwin Auction 44, 2nd May 2006, lot 939Baldwin Auction 80, 8th May 2013, lot 2362

Superb quality 1813 Third Guinea of George III the final date for the Denomination

BM036 George III (1760-1820), Third-Guinea, 1813, third type, second laureate head right, rev large crown, date below, legend surrounding, edge, obliquely grained (Schneider -; M.C.E. 462; S.3740). Practically no hairlining, lightly toned over mint brilliance with a few light flecks on reverse, well struck good extremely fine. £1,750

QUARTER-GUINEAS

BM037 George I (1714-27), Quarter-Guinea, 1718, laureate head right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, edge, obliquely grained (Schneider 554; M.C.E. 277; S.3638). Tiny black spot over nose, another larger one on Irish arms, die flawed forehead, otherwise about extremely fine. £550

FIVE POUNDSGeorge IV Proof Five Pounds of 1826

BM038 George IV (1820-30), Proof Five Pounds, 1826, obverse engraved by William Wyon after Chantrey’s model, bare head left, date below, *GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA* legend and toothed border with raised rim surrounding, rev inverted die axis, engraved by J B Merlen, quartered shield of arms with an escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover upon crowned ermine mantle, REX FID: DEF: BRITANNIARUM, legend and toothed border with raised rim surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters, DECUS ET TUTAMEN * ANNO REGNI SEPTIMO * (W.R. 213 R3; L.&S. 27; S.3797). A few tiny red spots on bust, some light handling marks, small cut on edge, lightly toned, more red on reverse, otherwise practically as struck. £35,000

Recently released from a PF62 slab.

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BM039 Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Five Pounds, 1887, engraved by J E Boehm, Jubilee type crowned bust left, J.E.B. on truncation, VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D: toothed border within linear circle and raised rim surrounding, rev struck en médaille, engraved after Benedetto Pistrucci, St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right, toothed border within linear circle and raised rim surrounding, edge milled (W.R. 285; L&S 72; S.3864). Lightly hairlined both sides, with some light handling marks in field, otherwise good extremely fine practically as struck. £4,750

Very Rare no B.P. Variety 1887 Proof Five Pounds of Queen Victoria

BM040 Victoria, Proof Five Pounds, 1887, variety without BP initials, engraved by J E Boehm, Jubilee type crowned bust left, J.E.B. on truncation, VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D: toothed border within linear circle and raised rim surrounding, rev struck en médaille, engraved after Benedetto Pistrucci, St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, no initials, toothed border within linear circle and raised rim surrounding, edge milled (W.R. 286 R3; L&S 73; S.3864). Lightly hairlined both sides, otherwise practically as struck and extremely rare. £6,500

BM041 Victoria, Five Pounds, 1887, Jubilee type crowned bust left, J.E.B. on truncation, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (Schneider 653; S.3864). Some hairlining both sides, short scratch in field near front hoof on reverse, light abrasion on Queen’s cheek, otherwise a pleasing extremely fine. £2,750 ex St James’s Auction 3, 3rd October 2005, lot 492.

TWO POUNDS

BM042 George IV (1820-30), Two Pounds, 1823, bare head left, engraved by J B Merlen, initials under bust, legend and toothed border surrounding, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right, toothed border within linear circle and raised rim surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters, DECUS ET TUTAMEN * ANNO REGNI IV * (Schneider 635; M.C.E. 470; S.3798). Tiny dig on cheek and one in front of throat, another in field beyond head, hairlined, toned with underlying brilliance, extremely fine. £2,250


BM043 Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Two Pounds, 1887, Jubilee type crowned bust left, J.E.B. on truncation, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, incomplete B.P. to upper right (Dyer 1a/2; W.R. 290; S.3865). Quite hairlined, otherwise practically as struck. £1,950 Original sales of Proof gold sets and single coins to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee commenced from the Royal Mint in June 1887 and continued until December 1888; sales totalled 797 Two Pound proof pieces for the sets and an unknown small quantity sold singly as detailed in the 18th and 19th annual Royal mint reports from the Deputy master. G P Dyer in his article on the Two Pound Pieces of 1887 found there were two basic obverse types which split into five sub-varieties. There were three types of reverse, one of which splits into two varieties.

BM044 BM045

BM044 Victoria, Two Pounds, 1887, Jubilee type crowned bust left, J.E.B. on truncation, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (Dyer 2a/3b; Schneider 654; S.3865). A few light marks, otherwise good extremely fine. £1,350

BM045 Victoria, Two Pounds, 1893, Old head type crowned and veiled bust left, T.B. below truncation, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (Schneider 658; S.3876). A few light surface marks and rim nicks, one rim bruise, otherwise extremely fine. £1,650

BM046 BM047

BM046 Edward VII (1901-10), Matt Proof Two Pounds, 1902, bare head right, initials below and legend surrounding, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (W.R. 406; S.3968). One thin black hairline across top of head, otherwise toned as struck. £1,650

BM047 Edward VII, Two Pounds, 1902, bare head right, initials below and legend surrounding, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (Schneider 662; S.3967). A few light surface marks, otherwise extremely fine. £1,350

BM048 George VI (1936-52), Proof Two Pounds, 1937, bare head left, H.P. below truncation, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (W.R.437; S.4075). Lightly toned and lightly hairlined, one light reverse rim bruise, hairline scratch in obverse field, otherwise good extremely fine. £1,250

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SOVEREIGNS

BM049 George III (1760-1820), Sovereign, 1817, first laureate head right, date below, rev St George slaying dragon right with broken lance, trace of upper left serif to I of HONI (Bentley 4; Marsh 1; M.C.E. 464; S 3785). Light tone, just a couple of trifling spots otherwise uncirculated. £3,950

BM050 George III, Sovereign, 1820, open 2 in date, second laureate head right, with tighter curls, date below, in curving arc, 18 close, 20 wider spaced, rev St George slaying dragon right with broken lance, trace of upper left serif to I of HONI (Bentley 942; Marsh 4; M.C.E. 466; S 3785C). Lightly toned reverse rim nick good extremely fine. £2,750 ex St James’s Auction 3, 3rd October 2005, lot 14

BM051 George IV (1820-30), Sovereign, 1821, first laureate head left, initials below and legend surrounding, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (Bentley 12; Marsh 5; M.C.E. 471; S.3800). Toned, about very fine with surface marks. £700

BM052 George IV, Sovereign, 1825, second bare head left, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms (Bentley 18; Marsh 10; M.C.E. 476; S.3801). Surface marks and scuffs, polished good fine. £500

BM053 George IV, Sovereign, 1829, second bare head left, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms (Bentley 22; Marsh 14; M.C.E. 480; S.3801). Surface marks and scuffs, polished good fine. £600 ex Hemisphere Collection, Baldwin Auction 88, 8th May 2014, lot 2024.

BM054 William IV (1830-37), Sovereign, 1831, first bare head right, rounded ear, nose points to second N in legend, initials on truncation with only a trace of stops, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, with Arms of Hanover as an escutcheon (Bentley 25; Marsh 16 R2; M.C.E. 489; S.3829). Cleaned, scuffed and heavily surface marked, good fine and rare. £750


Extremely Rare William IV 1832 Sovereign with First Bust.

BM055 William IV, Sovereign, 1832, first bare head right, rounded ear, nose points to second N in legend, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, with Arms of Hanover as an escutcheon (Bentley 27; Marsh 17A; M.C.E. 490; S.3829). Lightly toned, quite hairlined, a couple of nicks on bust otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare, on par with the example sold in the Bentley Collection. £3,500

BM056 William IV, Sovereign, 1836, second bare head right, flat topped ear, nose points to second I in legend, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, with Arms of Hanover as an escutcheon (Bentley 964; Marsh 20; M.C.E. 493; S.3829B). Once polished on obverse, now toned, hairlines and surface marks, almost extremely fine. £1,750

ex Baldwin Auction 44, 2nd May 2006, lot 986Baldwin Auction 80, 8th May 2013, lot 2391

BM057 Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign, 1838, first young head left, w.w. raised on truncation, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below (Bentley 36; Marsh 22 R; M.C.E.499; S.3852). Toned very fine / good very fine and rare. £1,850

Victoria Proof sovereign 1839 with inverted die axis

BM058 Victoria, Proof Sovereign, 1839, first young head left, w.w. raised on truncation, date below, rev inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, edge plain, 7.93g (Bentley 39; W.R.303; D.M. 203; S.3852). A few tiny red tone spots, some hairlines, otherwise toned practically as struck and rare. £7,000 ex Baldwin Auction 80, 8th May 2013, lot 2396

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Victoria Proof sovereign 1839 struck en médaille of lighter weight

BM059 Victoria, Proof Sovereign, 1839, 8 and 3 of date more spread apart, first young head left, w.w. raised on truncation, date below, rev struck en médaille, crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, edge plain, 7.79g (Bentley 399; W.R.302 R4; S.3852). Some light hairlines otherwise as struck and very rare. £9,500

Extremely Rare Victoria Brockage Sovereign, the earliest date we have seen

BM060 Victoria, Sovereign, 1847, straight 4 no serif, obverse brockage of first young head left, w.w. raised on truncation, date below, rev expanded retrograde incuse impression of an obverse, weight 7.97g (Bentley -; Marsh 30; M.C.E.508; S.3852). Some light nicks and surface marks, rim bruise, hairline scratch behind neck, otherwise almost extremely fine and extremely rare, the Bentley collection did not contain such an early brockage of a Sovereign. £7,500

The Bentley Collection young head brockage (Bentley 76) was an 1856 second type young head and fetched £15,000

BM061 Victoria, Sovereign, 1854, second larger young head left, ww incuse on truncation without stops, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below (Bentley 71; Marsh 37; M.C.E.515; S.3852D). Quite hairlined with some nicks mainly on obverse, otherwise toned, about extremely fine. £600

Very Rare Proof Sovereign of 1871 with St George Reverse

BM062 Victoria, Proof Sovereign, 1871, engraved after William Wyon, young head left of third style, with double fillet, ponytail complete, ww buried in thin truncation in relief meets field, finely toothed border within twin linear concentric circles and rim both sides, VICtORIa d: g: bRItaNNIaR: REg: F: d:, rev struck en médaille, after Benedetto Pistrucci, St George slaying dragon with sword, horse with long tail, two strand end to tail, dragon with four claws to left and three to right arm, some lower detached, broken lance on ground-line to left, wwp in relief under lance, date in exergue, large b.p. to upper right, edge plain, 8.00g (Bentley 626; W.R. 319; D.M. 209 this coin). Lightly hairlined in fields both sides, otherwise practically as struck and rare. £10,000

ex Spink Numismatic Circular, November 1991, item 7123


BM063 Victoria, Proof Sovereign, 1887, Jubilee type crowned bust left, J.E.B. on edge of truncation intrudes field below, second repositioned legend, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right, edge, milled (Bentley 322; W.R. 333 S.3866B). Quite hairlined with handling marks, otherwise good extremely fine. £1,750

BM064 Edward VII (1901-10), Matt Proof Sovereign, 1902, bare head right, initials below and legend surrounding, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (Bentley 345; W.R. 408; S.3968). Toned with just a few light marks, otherwise practically as struck. £650

BM065 George V (1910-36), Proof Sovereign, 1911, bare head left, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, date in exergue (Bentley 356; W.R. 416; S.3996). Lightly toned, with full underlying brilliance, as struck. £900

BM066 George V, Sovereign, 1911, bare head left, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, date in exergue (Bentley 357; Marsh 213; M.C.E. 639; S.3996). Toned with some specks of dirt, good extremely fine. £400

BM067 George V, Sovereign, 1925, bare head left, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, date in exergue, (Bentley 364; Marsh 220; M.C.E. 646; S.3996). Light surface marks, otherwise toned uncirculated. £375

BM068 George VI (1936-52), Proof Sovereign, 1937, by Thomas Humphrey Paget, bare head left, Hp in relief below, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance on ground-line to left, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right, edge plain (Bentley 365; WR 439; S.4076). Mint state with just a few hairlines and a red spot on head. £2,150

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AUSTRALIA

Adelaide

Very Rare Type II Adelaide Gold Pound 1852

BM069 Adelaide, gold token for a Pound, struck in 22 carat gold alloyed with copper, 1852, crown over date, beaded circle surrounding with dentilated pattern, gOVERNMENt aSSay OFFICE rosette either side, adELaIdE below, very faint toothed border both sides, rev struck en médaille, ONE at centre, VaLuE above, pOuNd below, beaded circle surrounding with dentilated pattern, wEIgHt. 5 dwt: 15 gRS: surrounding, rosette either side, 22 CaRatS. below, edge, milled, 8.78g (Bentley 628; McD.page 40; QM.23 R3; KM.2; Fr.3). Toned a pleasing extremely fine, better and heavier than the Bentley example, very rare. £29,500

Sydney Mint

BM070 Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign, 1863, Sydney Mint, second young head left, with wreath of banksia in hair, date below, hooked 6, rev crown and laurel wreath arranged around auStRaLIa at centre, denomination below, legend above (Bentley 642; McD.110; QM.36 R2; Marsh 368; KM.4; Fr.10). A few light surface marks and scuffs, once cleaned, otherwise good very fine. £750 ex Hemisphere Collection, Baldwin Auction 88, 8th May 2014, lot 2108.

BM071 Victoria, Sovereign, 1880 S, Sydney Mint, third young head left, w.w. in relief on truncation, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, Mint letter S below (Bentley 664; McD.127; QM.57; Marsh 76; KM.6; Fr.11; S.3855). Two light scratches on bust and one on reverse shield, otherwise scuffed with surface marks, good very fine. £500 ex Hemisphere Collection, Baldwin Auction 88, 8th May 2014, lot 2115.

BM072 George V (1910-36), Sovereign, 1911 S, Sydney Mint, bare head left, b.M. on truncation, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, wwp in relief under lance, S mint mark on ground, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 727; McD.237; QM.187; KM.29; Fr.38; Marsh 271; S.4003). A few light nicks, extremely fine. £275 ex Hemisphere Collection, Baldwin Auction 88, 8th May 2014, lot 2133 part.


BM073 BM074

BM073 George V, Sovereign, 1912 S, Sydney Mint, bare head left, b.M. on truncation, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, wwp in relief under lance, S mint mark on ground, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 728; McD.240; QM.188; KM.29; Fr.38; Marsh 272; S.4003). A few light rim nicks, toned extremely fine. £275 ex Hemisphere Collection, Baldwin Auction 88, 8th May 2014, lot 2133 part.

BM074 George V, Sovereign, 1913 S, Sydney Mint, bare head left, b.M. on truncation, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, wwp in relief under lance, S mint mark on ground, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 729; McD.243; QM.189; KM.29; Fr.38; Marsh 273; S.4003). A few light nicks, toned extremely fine. £275 ex Hemisphere Collection, Baldwin Auction 88, 8th May 2014, lot 2133 part.

Melbourne Mint

BM075 BM076 BM077

BM075 Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign, 1882 M, Melbourne Mint, fourth young head left, w.w. in relief on truncation, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, Mint letter M below, emblems below (Bentley 751; McD.132; QM.63 S; Marsh 63; KM.6; Fr.12; S.3854A). Heavy surface marks and scuffs, with underlying brilliance, good very fine. £500 ex Hemisphere Collection, Baldwin Auction 88, 8th May 2014, lot 2145.

BM076 Victoria, Sovereign, 1883 M, Melbourne Mint, fourth young head left, w.w. in relief on truncation, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, Mint letter M below, left foot touches ribbon, emblems below (Bentley 752; McD.134; QM.65 R2; Marsh 64 R2; KM.6; Fr.12; S.3854A). Scuffed with heavy surface marks, with some underlying brilliance, some nicks on neck, otherwise extremely fine. £650 ex Hemisphere Collection, Baldwin Auction 88, 8th May 2014, lot 2146.

BM077 Victoria, Sovereign, 1884 M, Melbourne Mint, fourth young head left, w.w. in relief on truncation, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, Mint letter M below, emblems below (Bentley 753; McD.136; QM.67; Marsh 65; KM.6; Fr.12; S.3854A). Scuffed with surface marks, reverse rim nick, otherwise good very fine. £500 ex Hemisphere Collection, Baldwin Auction 88, 8th May 2014, lot 2147.

BM078 BM079

BM078 Edward VII (1901-10), Sovereign, 1905 M, Melbourne Mint, bare head facing right, deS. below, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, M mint mark on ground, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 817; McD.220; QM.181; KM.15; Fr.33; Marsh 189; S.3971). Surface marks, and wispy hairlines, one rim nick, extremely fine. £275 ex Hemisphere Collection, Baldwin Auction 88, 8th May 2014, lot 2163 part.

BM079 Edward VII, Sovereign, 1906 M, Melbourne Mint, bare head facing right, deS. below, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, M mint mark on ground, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 818; McD.223; QM.182; KM.15; Fr.33; Marsh 190; S.3971). Surface marks, and wispy hairlines, extremely fine. £275 ex Hemisphere Collection, Baldwin Auction 88, 8th May 2014, lot 2163 part.

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BM080 Edward VII, Sovereign, 1907 M, Melbourne Mint, bare head facing right, deS. below, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, M mint mark on ground, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 819; McD.226; QM.183; KM.15; Fr.33; Marsh 191; S.3971). Surface marks, and wispy hairlines, extremely fine. £275 ex Hemisphere Collection, Baldwin Auction 88, 8th May 2014, lot 2163 part.

Very Rare 1922 Melbourne Mint George V Sovereign

BM081 George V (1910-36), Sovereign, 1922 M, Melbourne Mint, bare head left, engraved by Edgar Bertram MacKennal, b.M. on truncation, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, M mint mark on ground, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 835; McD.271; QM.203 R2; KM.29; Fr.39; Marsh 240 R2; S.3999). With nick on forehead, scratch by tip of truncation, further nick on reverse in front of horse’s neck, otherwise almost extremely fine, similar in grade to the recent “George” Collection example, and very rare. £9,500

ex Hemisphere Collection, Baldwin Auction 88, 8th May 2014, lot 2170.

HALF-SOVEREIGNS

BM082 BM083

BM082 George III (1760-1820), Half-Sovereign, 1818, laureate head right, date below and legend surrounding, rev crowned quartered shield of arms (Marsh 401; M.C.E. 468; S.3786). Light surface marks, toned extremely fine. £850

BM083 George III, Half-Sovereign, 1820, laureate head right, date below and legend surrounding, rev crowned quartered shield of arms (Marsh 402; M.C.E. 469; S.3786). Toned, extremely fine. £750

BM084 BM085

BM084 George IV (1820-30), Half-Sovereign, 1824, laureate head left, B.P. below, legend surrounding, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, emblems, legend and date surrounding (Marsh 405; M.C.E. 484; S.3803). Toned, with light surface marks, almost extremely fine. £600

BM085 George IV, Half-Sovereign, 1828, bare head left, date below, legend surrounding, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, legend surrounding (Marsh 409; M.C.E. 488; S.3804). Toned, with light surface marks, almost extremely fine. £550


Pleasing Proof Half-Sovereign of King William IV

BM086 William IV (1830-37), Proof Half-Sovereign, 1831, small size flan, bare head right, legend and toothed border surrounding, rev inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms, and mantle, date to lower right, edge, plain (W.R. 267 R3; S.3830). Lightly hairlined in fields, otherwise brilliant good extremely fine, and rare. £3,250

BM087 William IV, Half-Sovereign, 1835, large size flan, bare head right, legend and toothed border surrounding, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, and mantle, date to lower right (Marsh 411; M.C.E. 496; S.3831). Once polished on obverse with associated hairlines, otherwise almost extremely fine. £900

Pleasing Proof Half-Sovereign of Queen Victoria 1839

BM088 Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Half-Sovereign, 1839, first small young head left, date below, legend surrounding, rev struck en médaille, crowned quartered shield of arms, legend surrounding, edge, plain, 3.98g (W.R. 344 R3; S.3859). Toned practically as struck and rare. £3,750

BM089 Victoria Half-Sovereign, 1842, first small young head left, date below, legend surrounding, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, legend surrounding (Marsh 416; M.C.E. 564; S.3859). Lightly hairlined, good extremely fine. £1,000

BM090 Victoria Half-Sovereign, 1871, second larger young head left, date below, legend surrounding, coarser border teeth both sides, rev crowned quartered re-engraved shield of arms, die number 12 below, legend surrounding (Marsh 446A R4; M.C.E. 591; S.3860A). Quite hairlined, almost extremely fine and very rare. £975 ex Dix, Noonan and Webb, 7th October 2004, lot 587.

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Very Rare Victoria Brockage Half-Sovereign, extremely rare as a reverse.

BM091 Victoria brockage reverse Half-Sovereign, 1872, crowned quartered re-engraved shield of arms, die number 346 below, legend surrounding, rev retrograde incuse version of obverse (Marsh 447; M.C.E. 592; S.3860D). A little hairlined, otherwise brilliant, prooflike as struck and very rare. £4,750

We can date this reverse brockage by its die number 346 which is only recorded by Marsh for the date of 1872.

BM092 Victoria, Proof Half-Sovereign, 1887, Jubilee type crowned bust left, J.E.B. on truncation, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (W.R. 362; S.3869). Hairlined, otherwise as struck. £1,000

BM093 BM094

BM093 Edward VII (1901-10), Matt Proof Half-Sovereign, 1902, bare head right, initials below, legend surrounding, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue (W.R. 411; S.3974A). Toned as struck. £500

BM094 Edward VII, Half-Sovereign, 1908, bare head right, initials below, legend surrounding, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (Marsh 511; M.C.E. 636; S.3974B). Toned good very fine. £125

BM095 BM096 BM097

BM095 George V (1910-36), Proof Half-Sovereign, 1911, bare head left, initials below and legend surrounding, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (W.R. 418; S.4006). Toned with light hairlines, practically as struck. £550

BM096 George V, Proof Half-Sovereign, 1911, bare head left, initials below and legend surrounding, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (W.R. 418; S.4006). Mint state. £650

BM097 George V, Half-Sovereign, 1912, bare head left, initials below and legend surrounding, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (Marsh 520; M.C.E. 648; S.4006). Toned good extremely fine. £200

BM098 George VI (1936-52), Proof Half-Sovereign, 1937, bare head left, initials below and legend surrounding, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right (W.R. 442; S.4077). Toned with light hairlines, otherwise practically as struck. £650


Milled Silver

CROWNS

BM099 Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), Crown, 1658, 8 struck over 7, laureate and draped bust left, with die flaw at mid-late stage, legend and toothed border both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms of the Protectorate, date above, edge inscribed in raised letters, *.HAS. NISI. PERITVRVS. MIHI. ADIMAT. NEMO. which translates as “Let no one remove these from me under penalty of death” (L&S 1; ESC.10; S.3226). Toned with hairlines, good very fine. £6,500

BM100 Charles II (1660-85), Crown, 1662, first laureate and draped bust right, rose below, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, interlinked Cs in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of crown over top English shield, edge inscribed in closely spaced raised letters (ESC.15A; S.3350). Slight raised die flaw down bust from top of head to neck, some light surface marks, and bright spot on edge with light edge bruise, otherwise toned, good very fine / almost extremely fine. £3,750 ex St James’s Auction 17, 24th May 2011, lot 126

Very pleasing 1672 third bust Charles II Crown

BM101 Charles II, Crown, 1672, third laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, interlinked Cs in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of English shield, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated VICESIMO QVARTO (ESC.45; S.3358). Dark tone with an underlying sheen of brilliance, die flaw at end of legend into drapery, practically extremely fine very pleasing. £5,500 ex Hopetoun House Collection, Spink Auction 67, 16th November 1988, lot 330

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BM102 James II (1685-88), Crown, 1687, second laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated TERTIO (ESC.78; S.3407). Quite well struck with only a little weakness top and bottom of bust and a mere speckling of haymarks normally associated with this issue, otherwise toned practically extremely fine. £3,950 ex Spink Auction, 6th October 2011, lot 362

BM103 James II, Crown, 1687, second laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated TERTIO (ESC.78; S.3407). With usual weakness top and bottom of bust but otherwise toned practically as struck. £4,250

Very pleasing 1692 William and Mary Crown

BM104 William and Mary (1688-94), Crown, 1692, conjoined busts right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, WM monograms in angles, lion of Nassau at centre, date either side of English shield, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated QVARTO (ESC.83; S.3433). Attractively toned, a little cabinet wear to high points, otherwise a true extremely fine, and very rare in this grade. £8,500

Very attractive William III first bust Crown of 1695

BM105 William III (1694-1702), Crown, 1695, first laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, lion of Nassau at centre, date either side of English shield, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated SEPTIMO (ESC.86; S.3470). Toned a pleasing good extremely fine. £4,000

ex Bowers and Merena, USA, 13th November 1997, lot 2411E D J Van-Roekel, Spink Auction 156, 15th November 2001, lot 151


Very Rare GEI error Crown of William III

BM106 William III, Crown, 1696, first laureate and draped bust right, legend reads in error GEI, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, lion of Nassau at centre, date either side of English shield, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated OCTAVO (ESC.91, R2; S.3470). Old cabinet tone, small short scratch on reverse, about very fine, and very rare. £1,750 ex Joseph Young, Sotheby, 5th February 1919, lot 360 part. Grant R Francis, Glendining, 24th March 1920, lot 427 sold for £3/5/-E H Wheeler, Sotheby, 12th-14th March 1930, lot 517 part.H G C Day, collection purchased by A H Baldwin, c.1935Ernest E Yates, collection purchased by A H Baldwin 1938Capt. H E G Paget, collection of Crowns, Glendining 25th September 1946, lot 358 and plate XVIII sold for £12Spink and Son Ltd, private purchase 3rd September 1952

Superb William III Third Bust Variety Crown

BM107 William III, Crown, 1700, third laureate and draped bust variety right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, later harp, lion of Nassau at centre, date either side of English shield, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated DVODECIMO (ESC.97; S.3474). Attractively toned, practically as struck. £4,000

Struck from captured Spanish silver, the 1703 VIGO Crown

BM108 BM109

BM108 Anne (1702-1714), Crown, 1703, VIGO below first draped bust left, rev Pre-Union crowned cruciform emblematic shields, garter star at centre, date either side of uppermost shield, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated TERTIO (ESC.99; S.3576). Lightly toned, short hairline scratch on cheek, some flecking both sides, a couple of tiny pits on reverse, otherwise pleasing, almost extremely fine. £4,500

BM109 Anne, Crown, 1707, first draped bust left, rev Pre-Union crowned cruciform emblematic shields, roses and plumes in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of uppermost shield, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated SEXTO (ESC.102; S.3578). Toned, some flecking on obverse, otherwise pleasing, practically extremely fine, reverse stronger. £2,750

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The finest Anne 1707 Post Union Crown the Cataloguer has seen

BM110 Anne, Crown, 1707, second draped bust left, rev Post-Union crowned cruciform emblematic shields, garter star at centre, date either side of uppermost shield, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated SEPTIMO (ESC.104; S.3601). Old cabinet tone, a superb example, trace of one old scratch in field by end of legend, very attractive good extremely fine. £7,500

BM111 George I (1714-27), Crown, 1716, laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, now incorporating the Arms of Hanover, roses and plumes in angles, garter star at centre, edge inscribed in raised letters, and dated SECVNDO (ESC.110; S.3639). Toned, a little weak at centre, practically extremely fine with a pleasing portrait. £4,000 ex Neales of Nottingham Auction, 23rd May 1985, lot 583

A Superb South Sea Company Crown of George I

BM112 BM113

BM112 George I, Crown, 1723 SSC, laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, now incorporating the Arms of Hanover, initials of the South Sea Company in angles, garter star at centre, edge inscribed in raised letters, and dated DECIMO (ESC.114; S.3640). Attractively toned, small die flaw on eye-lid, one small nick on neck and tone spot in field, otherwise good extremely fine, a superb example £7,500 ex St James’s Auction 21, 19th April 2012, lot 246

BM113 George I, Crown, 1726, laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, now incorporating the Arms of Hanover, small roses and plumes in angles, garter star at centre, edge inscribed in raised letters, and dated DECIMO TERTIO (ESC.115 R2; S.3639A). A few flecks on obverse, toned, good very fine, reverse stronger, very rare £3,750 ex Martin Shaw, collection of milled crowns, Lockdales Auction 87, 18th September 2011, lot 98


Very Rare 1732 proof Crown of King George II

BM114 George II (1727-60), Proof Crown, 1732, young laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned cruciform shields, roses and plumes in angles, garter star at centre, date above, edge plain but striated (L&S 6; ESC.118; S.3686). Attractive dark tone, just a touch of wear to highest points, otherwise good extremely fine, and very rare. £14,500

ex Spink Numismatic Circular, April 2012, item MS 9812

BM115 BM116

BM115 George II, Crown, 1734, young laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned cruciform shields, roses and plumes in angles, garter star at centre, date above, edge inscribed in raised letters, and dated SEPTIMO (ESC.119; S.3686). Attractively toned, some light adjustment marks in hair, nick on shoulder, otherwise practically extremely fine, reverse stronger, pleasing. £3,500

ex Corbitts of Newcastle, Auction 33, 2nd September 2010

BM116 George II, Crown, 1741, young laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned cruciform shields, roses in angles, garter star at centre, edge, inscribed in raised letters and dated dECIMO qVaRtO (ESC. 123; S.3687). Slight adjustment marks in laurel wreath, toned mainly around legend, practically extremely fine. £2,750 ex A H Baldwin, Summer List 2012, item BM044

BM117 George II, Crown, 1743, older laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned cruciform shields, roses in angles, garter star at centre, edge, inscribed in raised letters and dated DECIMO SEptIMO (ESC. 124; S.3688). Attractively toned, touch of wear to highest points on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine / extremely fine. £3,750

ex Dix, Noonan and Webb, 7th December 2011, lot 305

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Rare 1746 proof Crown of King George II

BM118 George II, Proof Crown, 1746, older laureate and draped bust left in armour, rev crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre, date above, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated VICESIMO (L&S 7; ESC.126; S.3690). Attractively toned, hint of friction only to highest points on obverse, otherwise pleasing, practically as struck and rare. £10,000 ex Corbitts of Newcastle, Auction 33, 2nd September 2010

BM119 George II, Crown, 1746, LIMA below older laureate and draped bust left in armour, rev crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre, date above, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated DECIMO NONO (ESC.125; S.3689). Dark tone with speckling, hint of friction only to highest points, otherwise pleasing, extremely fine. £3,250 ex A H Baldwin, Summer List 2012, item BM047

BM120 George II, Crown, 1751, older laureate and draped bust left in armour, rev crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre, date above, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated VICESIMO QVARTO (ESC.128; S.3690). Attractively toned, some light parallel scratches on face with one extending to neck, otherwise extremely fine and a rare date. £2,750

BM121 George III, Oval countermark on Mexico City Mint, Mexico Eight Réales of Charles IV of Spain, 1794 FM (ESC.129; S.3765A). Countermark extremely fine, host coin lightly toned, good very fine. £675

ex Arthur Chesser Collection, Dix Noonan and Webb, 17th September 2013, lot 150


BM122 George III, Bank of England Dollar, 1804, laureate and draped bust right, top leaf to centre of E, stops in CHK, rev Britannia seated left within crowned garter, raised K under shield (ESC 149 dies C/2; S.3768). Toned extremely fine, with traces of undertype apparent. £825

BM123 George III, Crown, 1818 LVIII, laureate head right, PISTRUCCI below on truncation, date below rev St George slaying the dragon, PISTRUCCI below groundline, Garter surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated LVIII (ESC.211; Davies 1; S.3787). Speckled tone both sides, otherwise a pleasing extremely fine. £750

BM124 George III, Crown, 1819 LX, laureate head right, PISTRUCCI below on truncation, date below rev St George slaying the dragon, PISTRUCCI below groundline, Garter surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters without stops and dated LX (ESC.216; Davies 9; S.3787). Lightly toned, very light hairlines to fields, otherwise a pleasing extremely fine. £700

Very Rare 1821 proof Crown of King George IV

BM125 George IV (1820-30), Proof Crown, 1821, laureate head left, initials B.P. below and legend surrounding, rev St George slaying the dragon, date in exergue, initials B.P. to upper right, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated SECUNDO (L&S 10; ESC.247; Davies 131; S.3805). Tiny short scratch near chin, other light nicks and hairlines on reverse field, attractively toned, good extremely fine and very rare. £4,500

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BM126 George IV, Crown, 1821, laureate head left, initials B.P. below and legend surrounding, rev St George slaying the dragon, date in exergue, initials B.P. to upper right, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated SECUNDO (ESC.246; Davies 131; S.3805). Attractively toned, uneven tone stain on cheek and near ear, with underlying brilliance especially on reverse, good extremely fine. £1,750

Rare 1826 proof Crown of King George IV

BM128 George IV, Proof Crown, 1826, bare head left, date below, legend surrounding, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, with an escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, motto on banner below, legend surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated SEPTIMO (L&S 28; ESC.257; Davies 151; S.3806). Attractively toned, a number of hairlines and small nicks on obverse, one rim nick, reverse problem free, otherwise extremely fine / good extremely fine and rare. £8,500 ex Spink Auction, 6th October 2011, lot 474

Fascinating Pattern Crown of King George IV of the Highest Rarity.

BM129 George IV, Pattern Crown, 1828, struck in copper, engraved by Diedrich Ulhorn “for London” Imperial eagle holding orb and sceptre with monogram of Frederick William at centre, all intrudes raised circle surrounding, date at top, legend FUR LONDON below, double raised rim surrounding both sides, rev struck en médaille, bust of King Frederick William III of Prussia right partly intruding raised circle surrounding, legend commences at bottom *ZUM PROBIREN DES PRAEGEWERRES, edge inscribed in raised letters DECUS ET TUTAMEN* ANNO REGNI SEPTIMO* (L&S 47). Toned, small obverse rim nick, hairline scratch by eye, good extremely fine and of the highest rarity, the only known example in private hands, first time offered for sale in five decades. £7,500 presumably ex John G Murdoch, third portion George I to Victoria, Sotheby, 15th March 1904, lot 424 part.Glendining, 10th-11th March 1965, lot 692 part.

For the first time fully described this seemingly unique pattern crown was a mystery to Linecar and Stone with just a brief mention in the 1965 Glendining lot with no illustration, a full entry could not be given in English Proof and Pattern Crown Size Pieces. The copper pattern usually seen by Diedrich Ulhorn (d.1837) has a plain text reverse with the same reverse legend as this piece which translates as “To prove the press.”It was produced as an effort to sell his new improved coining press to the Royal Mint in London and the Imperial Eagle design was adapted from a pattern Thaler struck at the Berlin Mint in 1818. A fuller account is given by Leonard Forrer in the Biographical Dictionary of Medallists where seemingly this actual coin is illustrated on page 162. This illustration was lifted from the Spink Numismatic Circular, 1904, volume XII, column 7371 where Forrer wrote a short piece about these patterns.


Rare 1831 proof Crown of King William IV

BM130 William IV (1830-37), Proof Crown, 1831, with later gilding, bare head right, W.W. incuse on truncation, rev inverted die axis, crowned mantle over quartered shield with escutcheon of the arms of Hanover, within Order of the Garter, date below, edge plain (L&S.1; ESC.271, R2; Davies 300; S.3833). Once polished, with a myriad of hairlines on design and field, otherwise attractive, practically as struck. £14,500

A superb 1839 proof Crown of Queen Victoria

BM131 Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Crown, 1839, young head left, W. WYON. R.A. on truncation, date below, legend surrounding, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, within wreath, emblems below, legend surrounding, edge plain (L&S 38; ESC.279 R; Davies 430; S.3882). Very light hairlines in fields, some light toning around legend and the best example the cataloguer has seen for over a decade, practically as struck, rare. £14,500 ex Martin Shaw, collection of milled crowns, Lockdales Auction 87, 18th September 2011, lot 113

An unusual 1845 Crown with the Unfinished obverse die usually seen for 1844 (ESC 338)

BM132 Victoria, Pattern Crown, 1845, young head left, with die unfinished where pony tail terminates, W. WYON. R.A on truncation, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, edge inscribed in incuse letters with star stops (cf.ESC.338 R2; cf.Davies 456; cf.L&S 40). Lightly toned good extremely fine, the first time we have seen the unfinished die work on an 1845 dated piece, perhaps the only example extant, highest rarity. £3,500

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BM133 Victoria, Proof Gothic Crown, 1847, Gothic style crowned bust left, legend surrounding rev crowned cruciform shields, emblems in angles, garter star at centre, date in legend in Roman numerals, edge, inscribed in raised letters and dated undecimo (L&S 57; ESC 288; Davies 471; S.3883). Attractive dark tone, a little uneven colour on reverse, lightly hairlined as per usual in fields, nick on lower neck, otherwise practically as struck. £5,000

ex Spink Numismatic Circular, March 2011, item MS9402

BM134 Victoria, Proof Gothic Crown, 1847, Gothic style crowned bust left, legend surrounding rev crowned cruciform shields, emblems in angles, garter star at centre, date in legend in Roman numerals, edge, inscribed in raised letters and dated undecimo (L&S 57; ESC 288; Davies 471; S.3883). Of matt appearance from cleaning, quite hairlined with associated marks, otherwise extremely fine, reverse better. £2,500

BM135 George V (1910-1936), Wreath Crown, 1932, bare head left, BM on truncation, rev large crown date above, emblematic wreath surrounding, KG below, edge milled (ESC.372; Davies 1635; S.4036). Once polished, lightly hairlined, some residual discolouration on cheek, nicks in field behind head, otherwise extremely fine, and scarce. £500

Only 2,395 pieces struck

BM136 George V, Wreath Crown, 1936, bare head left, BM on truncation, rev large crown date above, emblematic wreath surrounding, KG below, edge milled (ESC.381; Davies 1638; S.4036). Toned almost extremely fine, reverse stronger rare. £700

7,132 pieces struck; issued in the reign of King Edward VIII.


DOUBLE FLORIN

BM137 Victoria (1837-1901), Double-Florin, 1887 Arabic 1, Jubilee bust left, J.E.B. on truncation, rev crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, date above, Arabic 1 in date, edge milled (ESC.395; Davies 541; S.3923). Attractively toned, good extremely fine, with lustrous fields. £150

THREE-SHILLING BANK TOKENS

BM138 George III (1760-1820), Three-Shilling Bank Token, 1811, first laureate and draped bust right in armour, upper laurel leaf points to end of E in legend, rev denomination and date within wreath with 27 acorns (ESC.407, A1+11; S.3769). Attractive cabinet tone, good extremely fine. £350

BM139 George III, Three-Shilling Bank Token, 1815, second laureate head right, upper laurel rev denomination and date within wreath (ESC.423; S.3770). Attractive cabinet tone, hairline scratch on cheek, otherwise a pleasing extremely fine. £250

HALFCROWNS

A superb proof-like Halfcrown of Oliver Cromwell

BM140 Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), Halfcrown, 1658, laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned quartered shield of arms of the Protectorate, edge, inscribed in raised letters (E.S.C. 447; S.3227A). Attractively toned with underlying proof-like brilliance, just a few hairlines on obverse, good extremely fine and rare this nice. £8,000 ex Magnus Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28th-29th March 2012, lot 970

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BM141 Charles II (1660-85), Halfcrown, 1679, fourth laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform shields, interlinked Cs in angles, garter star at centre, edge inscribed in raised letters in error dECNS, and dated tRICESIMO pRIMO (ESC.483 R; S.3367). Toned, one or two light obverse marks, and two small reverse digs by date, about extremely fine, reverse better, rare this nice. £3,250

ex H M Lingford Collection, portion bought by A H Baldwin c.1951 with his ticket.Collection of Halfcrowns, property of a Gentleman, St James’s Auction 18, 27th September 2011, lot 104A H Baldwin Fixed Price List, Winter 2011, item BM091

BM142 James II (1685-1688), Halfcrown, 1686, first laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, garter star at centre, date either side of English shield, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated SECVNDO (ESC.494; S.3408). Some flecking both sides, toned, one small flan crack on edge, otherwise practically extremely fine. £3,250

BM143 William and Mary (1688-94), Halfcrown, 1689, first conjoined busts facing right, rev first crowned quartered shield of arms, with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau, caul of crown frosted, with pearls on band, date either side of crown, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated PRIMO (ESC.512; S.3434). Attractively toned, a few very light marks, practically extremely fine. £1,950 ex Corbitts of Newcastle, Auction 34, 14th June 2012.

BM144 William and Mary, Halfcrown, 1693, second conjoined busts facing right, rev third type, crowned cruciform emblematic shields, W M monogram in angles, Lion of Nassau at centre, date surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated QVINTO (ESC.519; S.3436). Artificial though attractive tone, adjustment marks on bust of William, usual die flaw on 3 of date, nearly extremely fine, reverse much better. £2,500 ex Corbitts of Newcastle, Auction 33, 2nd September 2010, lot 506A H Baldwin Fixed Price List, Summer 2011, item BM095


BM145 William III (1694-1702), Halfcrown, 1696B, Bristol Mint, first laureate and draped bust right, B below, rev large crowned cruciform emblematic shields, lion of Nassau at centre, early harp, date either side of English shield, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated OCTAVO (ESC.524; S.3482). Toned, good very fine and difficult to find much better for this provincial issue. £1,350 ex Spink Auction 26th-27th March 2013, lot 853

BM146 William III, Halfcrown, 1700, first laureate and draped bust right, rev modified large crowned cruciform emblematic shields, lion of Nassau at centre, later harp, date either side of English shield, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated DVODECIMO (ESC.561; S.3494). Attractively toned, a little weak of strike at centre of reverse, practically as struck. £1,850 ex Mark Rasmussen Numismatist, List 23, item C116

BM147 William III, Halfcrown, 1701, first laureate and draped bust right, rev modified large crowned cruciform emblematic shields, lion of Nassau at centre, later harp, date either side of English shield, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated DECIMO TERTIO (ESC.564; S.3494). Toned very fine. £275

BM148 Anne (1702-1714), Halfcrown, 1707, draped bust left, rev Post-Union crowned cruciform emblematic shields, garter star at centre, date above, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated SEPTIMO (ESC.574; S.3604). Lightly toned with underlying brilliance, a little wear to obverse high points, a little weakly struck on part of reverse, otherwise extremely fine. £1,500 ex Corbitts of Newcastle, Auction 34, 14th June 2012.

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BM149 George I (1714-27), Halfcrown, 1720, 20 struck over 17 in date, laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform shields, roses and plumes in angles, garter star at centre, date above, 20 over 17 in date, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated with standard edge error for this date SEXTO (ESC.590; S.3642). Some flecking both sides, lightly toned with underlying brilliance, extremely fine. £3,000 ex Arthur Chesser Collection, Dix Noonan and Webb, 17th September 2013, lot 128

A Superb South Sea Company Halfcrown of George I

BM150 George I, Halfcrown, 1723, SSC, laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, now incorporating the Arms of Hanover, initials of the South Sea Company in angles, garter star at centre, edge inscribed in raised letters, and dated DECIMO (ESC.592; S.3643). Some flecking both sides, lightly toned with considerable mint bloom, good extremely fine, one of the best we have seen of this issue, very rare as such. £5,000

Very Pleasing George II Young Head Halfcrown of 1735

BM151 George II (1727-60), Halfcrown, 1735, roses and plumes, young laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, roses and plumes in angles, garter star at centre, date above, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated OCTAVO (ESC.598; S.3692). Pleasing old cabinet tone, the only wear is through the colour of the tone, not in the metal of the coin, good extremely fine and rare this nice. £3,500 ex Dix Noonan and Webb, 16th June 2010, lot 793

BM152 George II, Halfcrown, 1741, roses, young laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, roses in angles, garter star at centre, date above, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated DECIMO QVARTO (ESC.601; S.3693). Slight die flaw on neck, attractively toned good extremely fine, rare this well preserved. £3,000

Collection of Halfcrowns, property of a Gentleman, St James’s Auction 18, 27th September 2011, lot 178


Superb old head Halfcrown of George II dated 1750

BM153 George II, Halfcrown, 1750, old laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, garter star at centre, date above, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated VICESIMO QVARTO (ESC.609; S.3696). Very attractively toned, with full underlying mint bloom, good extremely fine, has been previously liberated from a PCGS MS65 holder. £3,500

ex Mark Rasmussen Numismatist, List 18, item 117

BM154 George III (1760-1820), Oval Countermark on Potosi Mint, Bolivia 4-Reales of Charles III of Spain, 1784 PR (ESC.611; S.3767). Small edge cut, slightly uneven tone, coin and countermark almost extremely fine, very rare. £1,250

BM155 BM156

BM155 George III, Halfcrown, 1817, D over T in DEI, large laureate head right, date below truncation, D over T in DEI, rev crowned quartered shield of arms overlaps Garter surrounding (ESC.616A, R; Davies 51; S.3788). A few light nicks on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, and rare. £750

ex Hampton Coins, January 1974Maurice Bull Collection, mostly sold through Dix Noonan and Web, c.2009

BM156 George IV (1820-1830), Halfcrown, 1821, laureate head left, B.P. under truncation, rev first crowned and garnished quartered shield of arms, emblems surrounding, date below (ESC.631; Davies 171 dies 1+A; S.3807). Lightly toned, a few light nicks on portrait, otherwise good extremely fine. £500

ex Simon Porter, January 1987Maurice Bull Collection, mostly sold through Dix Noonan and Web, c.2009

BM157 George IV, Halfcrown, 1825, second bare head left, date below, rev crowned helmet over garnished quartered shield of arms, with an escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, banner motto below (ESC.642; Davies 191; S.3809). Toned, a few tiny marks and slight weakness to highest points in hair, otherwise an attractive extremely fine / good extremely fine. £500

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BM158 BM159

BM158 William IV (1830-37), Halfcrown, 1834, bare head right, W.W. block on truncation, rev quartered shield of arms with an escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, with garter surrounding upon crowned mantle, date below (ESC.660; Davies 322; S.3834A). Toned, tiny surface hairlines and a little weakly struck at centre, otherwise good extremely fine with a weaker reverse. £875

BM159 Victoria (1837-1901), Halfcrown, 1844, with serif 4’s, young head left with two plain fillets in hair, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within wreath (ESC.677; Davies 567; S.3888). Toned with underlying brilliance, a number of hairlines, nick on ear lobe, otherwise a pleasing extremely fine. £800

Very Rare 1905 Halfcrown

BM160 Edward VII (1901-1910), Halfcrown, 1905, bare head right, DE S. below truncation, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, date below (ESC.750 R2; Davies 1513; S.3980). Hairlined, reverse rim nick, good very fine and very rare. £2,500

BM161 George V (1910-36), Halfcrown, 1925, bare head left, B.M. on truncation, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, date below (ESC.772; Davies 1686; S.4021A). Toned, with light surface marks, almost extremely fine, and scarce. £300 This scarce issue was made from silver sourced from Norway.

Superb and Extremely rare VIP Proof Halfcrown of 1949

BM162 George VI (1936-52), VIP Proof Halfcrown, 1949, struck in cupro-nickel, bare head left, HP below truncation, rev quartered shield of arms, crowned interlinked G’s each side, edge milled (ESC.798A note 3; Davies 2060; S.4106). Toned mint state and extremely rare. £1,500


FLORINS

BM163 Victoria (1837-1901), Florin, 1892, Jubilee type bust left, J.E.B. on truncation, rev crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre (ESC.874 R2; Davies 819; S.3925). Toned with some surface marks, dig on cheek, otherwise almost extremely fine, reverse better and very rare. £400

BM164 Edward VII (1901-1910), Florin, 1905, bare head right, DE S. below truncation, rev Britannia standing on ship’s bow, date below (ESC.923 R2; Davies 1533; S.3981). A couple of hairline scratches on neck, toned good very fine and very rare. £550

BM165 George V (1910-1936), Florin, 1932, modified bare head left, BM on truncation, rev crowned cruciform sceptres, G at centre, shields in angles, date in legend (ESC.952 R; Davies 1775; S.4038). Toned a number of digs on beard and around top of ear, otherwise good very fine and very rare. £250

Superb and Extremely rare VIP Proof Florin of 1949

BM166 George VI (1936-52), VIP Proof Florin, 1949, struck in cupro-nickel, bare head left, HP below truncation, rev crowned rose, thistle over G to left, shamrock over R to right, date to right (ESC.968A note; Davies 2100; S.4107). Toned mint state and extremely rare. £1,250

EIGHTEENPENCE

BM167 George III (1760-1820), Eighteenpence Bank Token, 1811 first laureate and draped bust right in armour, rev value within oak wreath, date below (ESC.969; S.3771). Attractively toned, tiny nick inside 6 of value otherwise proof-like mint state. £400

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BM168 BM169 BM170

BM168 George III, Eighteenpence Bank Token, 1811 first laureate and draped bust right in armour, rev value within oak wreath, date below (ESC.969; S.3771). Attractively toned, good extremely fine. £275

BM169 George III, Eighteenpence Bank Token, 1816, second laureate head right, rev value within oak wreath, date below (ESC.979; S.3772). Toned extremely fine/ good extremely fine. £225

BM170 George III, Eighteenpence Bank Token, 1816, second laureate head right, rev value within oak wreath, date below, edge plain (ESC.979; S.3772). Toned good extremely fine / extremely fine. £225

SHILLINGS

BM171 Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), Shilling, 1658, laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned quartered shield of arms of the Protectorate (ESC 1005; S.3228). Toned, scratch to right of shield, a bold very fine / good very fine. £2,750

BM172 William III (1694-1702), Shilling, 1700, fifth laureate and draped bust right rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, lion of Nassau at centre, date either side of English shield (ESC.1121; S.3516). Slight adjustment marks at French arms, some flecking both sides, light tone, otheriwse extremely fine. £375

BM173 Anne (1702-1714), Shilling, 1703, VIGO below second draped bust left, rev Pre-Union crowned cruciform emblematic shields, garter star at centre, date either side above English arms (ESC.1131; S.3586). Toned, a bold very fine. £350

BM174 George I (1714-27), Shilling, 1723 SSC, first laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, initials SS and C of the South Sea Company in angles, garter star at centre, date either side above English arms (ESC.1176; S.3647). Dark tone, good very fine. £95


No Doubt one of the Finest Surviving 1726Welsh Copper Company Shillings of George I

BM175 George I, Shilling, 1726 WCC, initials of the Welsh Copper Company below second laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, pairs of interlinked C’s alternating with plumes in angles, garter star at centre, date either side above English arms (ESC.1187 R2; S.3650). Toned, nearly extremely fine, and much better than usually seen for this rare issue, thus extremely rare. £8,000 ex Spink Auction 215, 4th-5th December 2012, lot323

Very Rare 1726 Welsh Copper Company Shilling of George I

BM176 George I, Shilling, 1726 WCC, initials of the Welsh Copper Company below second laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, pairs of interlinked C’s alternating with plumes in angles, garter star at centre, date either side above English arms (ESC.1187 R2; S.3650). Toned, short cut on throat, hairline from ties to legend at back of head, otherwise almost extremely fine, and very rare. £3,750

BM177 George II (1727-60), Shilling, 1758, old laureate head left, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, garter star at centre, date above (ESC.1213; S.3704). Darkly toned, one or two tiny hairlines, otherwise a pleasing extremely fine. £200

BM178 George III (1760-1820), Shilling, 1763, Northumberland type, young laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, garter star at centre (ESC.1214; S.3742). A few hairline marks, one short tone scratch on reverse field, otherwise practically extremely fine. £1,650 So called as the Earl of Northumberland specifically ordered £100 worth of this issue to distribute in Dublin on his appointment as Lord Lieutenant. However the whole mintage was much higher than the 2,000 pieces supplied for that purpose; in fact according to John Craig’s “The Mint” for the calendar year of 1763 a total of £2,629 worth of silver was struck into coin of all denominations available which were only the Shilling, Groat, Threepence, Twopence and Penny.

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BM179 BM180 BM181

BM179 George III Shilling, 1787 no semée of hearts, laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, no semée of hearts in Hanoverian shield, crowns in angles, garter star at centre, date below (ESC.1216; S.3743). Dark slightly uneven tone, good very fine. £100

BM180 George III, Shilling, 1816, laureate head right, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within garter (ESC.1228; Davies 80; S.3790). Lightly toned good extremely fine. £125

BM181 George III, Shilling, 1817, laureate head right, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within garter, edge milled (ESC.1232; Davies 81; S.3790). Toned, one or two tiny nicks, otherwise good extremely fine. £110

BM182 George IV (1820-1830), Shilling, 1825, second bare head left, date below truncation, rev small lion standing on crown, emblems below (ESC.1254; Davies 230 dies 1+A; S.3812). Lightly toned, some light surface marks and hairlines, otherwise good extremely fine. £250

Very Rare 1851 Shilling of Queen Victoria Rare 1905 Shilling

BM183 BM184

BM183 Victoria (1837-1901), Shilling, 1851, second young head left, rev crowned value within wreath, date below (ESC.1298 R2; Davies 865; S.3904). Toned, a few digs under bust, almost extremely fine, and extremely rare. £750

BM184 Edward VII (1901-1910), Shilling, 1905, bare head right, DE S. below truncation, rev small lion standing on crown, date either side (ESC.1414 R2; Davies 1555 dies 2+A; S.3982). Toned very fine and very rare. £350

A pair of superb 1949 VIP Proof Shillings – one of each reverse type

“Scottish”

BM185 George VI (1936-52), VIP Proof “Scottish” Shilling, 1949, struck in cupro-nickel, bare head left, HP below truncation, rev facing crowned lion sitting on crown holding sword and sceptre, date and shield either side (ESC.1475B note; Davies 2180; S.4109). Toned mint state and extremely rare. £1,250

“English”

BM186 George VI, VIP Proof “English” Shilling, 1949, struck in cupro-nickel, bare head left, HP below truncation, rev crowned lion rampant left on crown, date either side (ESC.1475A note; Davies 2140; S.4108). Toned mint state and extremely rare. £1,250


SIXPENCES

BM187 William III (1694-1702), Sixpence, 1697, third laureate and draped bust right, rev large crowned cruciform emblematic shields, lion of Nassau at centre, later harp, date either side above English shield (ESC.1566; S.3538). Toned, a little unevenly in colour, a little weak on reverse, pleasing extremely fine, £250

Rare George II Proof Sixpence of 1746

BM188 George II (1727-60), Proof Sixpence, 1746, old laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, garter star at centre, date either side above English shield, edge grained (ESC.1619 R2; S.3711). Toned a little unevenly, good extremely fine, and very rare. £1,250

BM189 BM190 BM191

BM189 George II, Sixpence, 1758, old laureate and draped bust left, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, garter star at centre, date either side above English shield (ESC.1623; S.3711). Lightly toned, just a touch of wear to high points, otherwise almost extremely fine. £85

BM190 George III (1760-1820), Sixpence, 1787, no semée of hearts, laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, no semée of hearts in Hanoverian shield, crowns in angles, garter star at centre, date below (ESC.1626; S.3748). Toned, a few light haymarks, extremely fine. £100

BM191 George III, Sixpence, 1787, no semée of hearts, laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, no semée of hearts in Hanoverian shield, crowns in angles, garter star at centre, date below (ESC.1626; S.3748). Toned, very fine. £50

BM192 BM193

BM192 George III, Sixpence, 1816, large laureate head right, large date below truncation, rev crowned quartered shield of arms overlaps Garter surrounding, edge milled (ESC.1630; Davies 100; S.3791). Toned, practically as struck. £125

BM193 George IV (1820-1830), Sixpence, 1821, laureate head left, B.P. below truncation, rev garnished crowned quartered shield of arms, emblems surrounding (ESC.1654; Davies 251; S.3813). Toned, one contact mark on cheek, otherwise good extremely fine with brilliance. £275 ex Baldwin Auction 44, 2 May 2006, lot 982 part.Baldwin Auction 80, 8 May 2013, lot 2387 part.

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BM194 George IV, Sixpence, 1821, laureate head left, B.P. below truncation, rev garnished crowned quartered shield of arms, emblems surrounding (ESC.1654; Davies 251; S.3813). Toned, practically as struck. £400 ex Baldwin Auction 44, 2 May 2006, lot 982 part.Baldwin Auction 80, 8 May 2013, lot 2387 part.

BM195 George IV, Sixpence, 1825, laureate head left, B.P. below truncation, rev crowned quartered shield of arms overlaps Garter surrounding (ESC.1654; Davies 261; S.3814). Toned, with underlying proof-like brilliance, uncirculated. £500

BM196 George IV, Sixpence, 1828, second bare head left, date below truncation, rev third type, small lion standing on crown, emblems below (ESC.1665; Davies 273 dies 2+A; S.3815). Toned extremely fine and rare. £300

Extremely rare Thin Flan Proof Sixpence of William IV 1831

BM197 William IV (1830-37), Proof Sixpence, 1831, struck on a thin flan, bare head right, rev inverted die axis, crowned value within wreath, date below, edge plain, 1.94g (ESC.1672A R7; cf.Davies 360; S.3836). Toned, a few light hairlines, otherwise practically as struck and of the highest rarity. £2,500

BM198 William IV, Sixpence, 1831, bare head right, rev crowned value within wreath, date below (ESC.1670; Davies 360; S.3836). Toned, good extremely fine. £250

BM199 Victoria (1837-1901), Sixpence, 1864, serif 4 in date, die number 24, first young head left, rev crowned value within wreath, die number and date below (ESC.1713; Davies 1065; S.3908). Dark old tone, almost extremely fine and lustrous. £125


BM200 Victoria, Sixpence, 1883, third young head left, rev crowned value within wreath, date below (ESC.1744; Davies 1102; S.3912). Unevenly toned around legend only, hairline on cheek, otherwise extremely fine. £95

Extremely rare 1893 Jubilee Head Victoria Sixpence

BM201 Victoria, Sixpence, 1893, Jubilee bust left, rev crowned value within wreath, date below (ESC.1761, R3; Davies 1170; S.3929). Toned, good fine / almost very fine and extremely rare. £750

BM202 Edward VII (1901-1910), Sixpence, 1906, bare head right, DE S. below truncation, rev crowned value within wreath, date below (ESC.1790; Davies 1599 dies 2+B; S.3983). Dark tone, good extremely fine, the rarer Davies variety with I of BRITT to bead. £100

BM203 George V (1910-1936), Proof Sixpence, 1911, bare head left, B.M. raised on truncation, rev struck en médaille, lion passant above crown, date below in legend, edge milled (ESC.1796; Davies 1863 dies 2+B; S.4014). Toned, as struck and lustrous. £95

Extremely rare VIP Proof 1949 Sixpence of George VI

BM204 George VI, VIP Proof Sixpence, 1949, struck in cupro-nickel, bare head left, HP below truncation, rev crowned monogram, date either side (ESC.1838A note; Davies 2220; S.4110). Toned mint state and extremely rare. £1,000

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GROATS

BM205 Charles II (1660-85), Groat, 1679, reverse with F over H in FRA, laureate and draped bust right, rev four interlinked C’s emblems in each loop, crown with date either side at top (cf.ESC.1851; Robinson -; S.3384). An unrecorded overstrike in the legend, edge chip, toned a bold very fine with obvious overstrike, very rare for what is a common date. £100

BM206 William IV (1830-37), Groat, 1836, bare head right, rev Britannia seated right, FOUR PENCE divided above, date below in exergue (ESC.1918; Davies 380; S.3837). Lightly toned, some tiny marks, otherwise practically as struck. £125

BM207 Victoria (1837-1901), Groat, 1844, young head left, rev Britannia seated right, date below in exergue (ESC.1939; S.3913). Toned good extremely fine. £150

THREEPENCES

Trial Striking of the Dodecagonal Flan Threepence for King Edward VIII

BM208 Edward VIII (Jan-Dec 1936), Royal Mint Trial Strike, Threepence, 1936, struck in nickel brass on a twelve sided flan, date at centre of six pointed star of two opposing triangles, ROYAL MINT above, TRIAL DIE below, hyphen divides each side, raised rim both sides, rev MODEL across centre, plain edge to the twelve divisions, 6.44g (Giordano T23.1; cf.Dyer plate G). Toned as struck and of extreme rarity and interest. £3,500 Recently liberated from an MS62 holder, the Dyer plate illustrates the same design but on a scalloped flan. The brass threepence that these trial pieces led to which were tested by vending machine manufacturers and not all returned are highly prized by collectors world-wide. The current record for a British coin is for an Edward VIII gold Sovereign showing how coveted coins and trials of his short reign and abdication really are.

SILVER PENNY

BM209 George III (1760-1820), Maundy Penny, 1818, laureate head right, rev crowned value (Robinson 295; S.3796). Toned, practically as struck. £65


MAUNDY SETS

BM210 William III (1694-1702), Maundy Set, 1701, laureate and draped bust right rev crowned value within wreath, date either side of crown (ESC.2392; S.3553). Toned, the Groat softly struck very fine others generally good very fine. (4) £350

BM211 George III (1760-1820), Maundy Set, 1792, wire money type, laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned value within wreath, wire type figures, date either side of crown (ESC.2419; S.3763). Attractively toned, generally extremely fine to good extremely fine, very pleasing and rare one year only type. £750

BM212 George III, Maundy Set, 1795, laureate and draped bust right, rev crowned value within wreath, date either side of crown (ESC.2420; S.3764). Attractively toned, generally extremely fine. £350

BM213 George III, Maundy Set, 1818, laureate head right, date below, rev crowned value within wreath (ESC.2423; S.3792). Attractively toned, practically as struck. £450

BM214 Victoria (1837-1901), Maundy Set, 1891, Jubilee head, rev crowned value within wreath, date either side (ESC.2506; S.3932). Toned practically as struck. £200

BM215 Victoria, Maundy Set, 1895, old head, rev crowned value within wreath, date beside (ESC.2510; S.3943). Toned practically as struck. £150

BM216 Victoria, Maundy Set, 1897, old head, rev crowned value within wreath, date beside (ESC.2512; S.3943). Toned practically as struck. £150

BM217 Edward VII (1901-10), Maundy Set, 1907, bare head right, rev crowned value within wreath, date beside (ESC.2523; S.3985). Toned practically as struck. £150

BM218 Edward VII, Maundy Set, 1910, bare head right, rev crowned value within wreath, date beside (ESC.2526; S.3985). Toned good extremely fine rare. £225

BM219 George V (1910-1936), Maundy Set, 1934, bare head left, rev crowned value at centre, date beside (ESC.2551; S.4043). Dark mottled tone, somewhat uneven, otherwise as struck and lustrous. (4) £185

BM220 George VI (1936-52), Maundy Set, 1946, bare head left, rev crowned value at centre, date beside (ESC.2563; S.4086). Dark mottled tone, otherwise as struck and lustrous. (4) £225

BM221 George VI, Maundy Set, 1947, bare head left, rev crowned value at centre, date beside (ESC.2564; S.4091). Brilliant as struck. (4) £225

BM222 George VI, Maundy Set, 1951, bare head left, rev crowned value at centre, date beside (ESC.2568; S.4096). Lightly toned as struck. (4) £225

BM223 Elizabeth II (acc.1952), Maundy Set, 1954, young laureate head right, rev crowned value within wreath, date either side (ESC.2571; S.4131). Lightly toned, as struck and lustrous. (4) £200 The Queen issued the presentation sets at Westminster Abbey in 1954.

BM224 Elizabeth II, Maundy Set, 1961, young laureate head right, rev crowned value within wreath, date either side (ESC.2578; S.4131). Lightly toned, as struck and lustrous. (4) £200 The Queen issued the presentation sets at Rochester Cathedral in 1961.

BM224 Elizabeth II, Maundy Set, 1971, young laureate head right, rev crowned value within wreath, date either side (ESC.2588; S.4211). Lightly toned, as struck and lustrous. (4) £225 The Queen issued the presentation sets at Tewkesbury Abbey in Decimalisation year 1971.

BM225 Elizabeth II, Maundy Set, 1972, young laureate head right, rev crowned value within wreath, date either side (ESC.2589; S.4211). Lightly toned, as struck and lustrous. (4) £225 The Queen issued the presentation sets at York Minster in 1972.

BM226 Elizabeth II, Maundy Set, 1973, young laureate head right, rev crowned value within wreath, date either side (ESC.2590; S.4211). Lightly toned, as struck and lustrous. (4) £225 The Queen issued the presentation sets at Westminster Abbey in 1972.

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ScottishGOLD COINAGE

A very rare Gold Lion of King Robert III of Scotland

SC001 Robert III (1390-1406), Lion of Five Shillings, second issue, smaller crowned Scottish arms, linear and beaded circle surrounding, initial mark cross pattée both sides, triple vertical pellet stops in legend both sides, +ROBERTVS: DEI: GRACIA: REX: SCOTTORV. beaded outer circle surrounding both sides, rev struck en médaille, St Andrew on cross, fleur de lis either side, limbs of cross meet inner linear beaded circle, legend surrounding, +XPC: REGnAT: XPC: VInCIT: XPC: ImPERAT:, 3.85g (Burns 383; SCBI 35:519; S.5155). Weakly struck in parts mainly on St Andrew, toned, fully round, a bold very fine for issue and very rare. £3,750 ex Spink Numismatic Circular September 1993, item 6100.

A very rare and pleasing Gold Half-Lion of King Robert III

SC002 Robert III, Half-Lion of Two Shillings and Sixpence, second issue, Scottish arms within beaded circle, initial mark cross pattée, triple vertical pellet stops after G in obverse legend otherwise fleur de lis over pellet, +ROBERTVS+ DEI+ G: REX: SCOTO+ beaded outer circle surrounding both sides, rev saltire cross from rim to rim, fleur de lis either side, fleur above and below, inner beaded circle and legend surrounding, fleur de lis over pellet stop at end, XPC REGnAT XPC VInCIT+, 1.94g (Burns 352; SCBI 35:529; S.5157). Well struck for issue, toned, fully round, good very fine and very rare. £5,000 ex Davidson Collection bought by Spink and Son Ltd privately, 1960Dix Noonan and Webb, 7th October 2003, lot 846Spink Auction 164, 27th June 2007, lot 120

SC003 SC004

SC003 James I (1406-1437), Demy of Nine-Shillings, Type II, Scottish lion rampant on lozenge, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark crown, fleur de lis stops, IACOBVS+ DE+I GRACIA+ REX S+ outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev St Andrew’s Cross bearing lis either side, I at centre, plain above and saltire below, within fleured tressure of six arcs, large voided quatrefoils in outer arcs, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark cross pattée, fleur de lis and saltire stops, SALVVmxx FAC POPVLVm+ TVVMn+x 3.32g (Burns 465B; SCBI 35:628; S.5190). Toned, a little wear to obverse high points, good very fine, very rare reverse variety. £5,000

SC004 James I, Demy of Nine-Shillings, Type III, Scottish lion rampant on lozenge, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark crown, pellet fleur de lis stops, .IACOBVS+ DE+I GRACIA+ REX Si, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev St Andrew’s Cross bearing lis either side, I at centre, within fleured tressure of six arcs, large quatrefoils with pellet centres in outer arcs, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark cross pattée, saltire and fleur de lis stops, +SAVVmxx FAC POPVm+ TVVM IR+, 3.29g (cf.Burns 470; cf.SCBI 35:629; S.5192). Toned, good very fine. £5,000


Very rare gold Rider of King James III of Scotland

SC005 James III (1460-88), Rider of Twenty Three Shillings, Issue of 1475-83, King on horseback galloping right breaking inner beaded circle surrounding, no initial mark, saltire stops both sides, xIACOBVSxx DEIxx GRAxx RE X SCOTORx outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev crowned Scottish arms on cross pattée, beaded circle surrounding, SALVVm FAC POP VLVm TV VmDnExx, 3.28g (Burns 599; cf.SCBI 35:728; S.5256). Weakly struck, about very fine and very rare. £4,500 ex F J Shand, Glendining, 8th March 1949, lot 234 sold for £4/5/-

Extremely rare gold Half-Rider of King James III of Scotland

SC006 James III, Half-Rider of Eleven Shillings and Sixpence, Issue of 1475-83, crowned Scottish arms on long cross pattée, beaded circle surrounding, no stops in legend, IACOBVS DEI GRA REX SCO TTORVm, rev struck en médaille, King on horseback galloping left meeting inner beaded circle surrounding, lis below sword arm by body, initial mark cross fleury, pellet stops in legend, SALWm FAC: POP VLVm. TWm. DOmInE outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, 2.43g (Burns 620; SCBI 35:735; S.5260). Well struck for issue, good very fine and extremely rare. £6,000

Pleasing Gold Unicorn of King James IV of Scotland

SC007 James IV (1488-1513), Unicorn of Eighteen Shillings, type I, unicorn left displaying Scottish arms, small chain below under legs, crown on neck, beaded circle surrounding which horn breaks, mullet stops in legend both sides, initial mark fleur de lis both sides, +IACOBVS** DEI** GRACIA** REX** SCOTORVm** outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev sun with central pellet, over fleur de lis cross ends, beaded circle surrounding, +EXVRGAT** DES** ET** DISIPEnT**In ImICI**E, 3.77g (Burns 628; SCBI 35:823; S.5315). A little weak in parts, toned a bold very fine. £6,000

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Pleasing Gold Half-Unicorn of King James IV of Scotland

SC008 James IV, Half-Unicorn of Nine-Shillings, type I, unicorn left displaying Scottish arms, small chain below under rear legs, crown on neck, horn intrudes beaded circle surrounding, no stops in legend, initial mark fleur de lis both sides, +IACOBVS DEI GRACIA REX SCOTOR outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev sun with central pellet, over fleur de lis cross ends, beaded circle surrounding, mullet stops and Roman N in legend, +EXVRGAT* DESET* DISIPNTER [---], 1.88g (cf.Burns 635; cf.SCBI 35:830; S.5321). Rim chip, toned weak in parts, otherwise good very fine and very rare. £4,750

Pleasing Gold Half-Lion of Mary Queen of Scots

SC009 Mary Queen of Scots (1542-67 abdicated) Half-Lion of Twenty Two Shillings, 1553, crowned Scottish arms with rounded bottom to shield, I to left, G to right, pellet stops in legend, MARIA. D. G. R. SCOTORVM, linear and outer beaded border surrounding both sides, rev crowned MR monogram, cinquefoil either side, legend within twin linear circles, initial mark cross pattée, +DILIGITE:. IVSTICIAM. 1553, outer beaded border surrounding, 2.52g (Burns 985; SCBI 35:817; S.5396). Toned almost extremely fine and very rare this nice. £8,500 The I and G on the obverse of these coins stands for Jacobus Gubernator – James, Earl of Arran, Regent and Governor of Scotland seen in the first period coinage before Mary’s first marriage.

Rare Thistle Gold noble Dating to the Spanish Armada Year of 1588

SC010 James VI (1567-1625), Thistle Noble of Eleven Merks or 146/8d, fifth coinage (1588), ship sailing left with furled sail, rigging with four ropes each side, flag at bow with I, flag at stern with 6, crowned Scottish Arms on mid-ships, thistle below on hull, beaded inner circle surrounding, small pennant on mast forms initial mark of legend, pellet stops in legend both sides, .IACOBVS.6. DEI. GRATIA. REX. SCOTORVM followed by cinquefoil, outer beaded circle both sides, rev inverted die axis, thistle plant at centre over saltire of crown headed sceptres, lions in cruciform pattern, all within ornate panel with beaded and linear border, thistles in eight spandrels, beaded circle and legend surrounding, initial mark quatrefoil, FLORENT. SCEPT. PIIS. REGNA. HIS. IOVA. DAT. NUMERATQ., 7.60g (Burns 951; SCBI 35:1149; S.5456). One hairline crack at 10 o’clock on obverse running through bow flag to inner rope of rigging and corresponding part of reverse, double struck in parts and weak in one part of legend both sides, otherwise a bold very fine and rare. £9,750


SC011 James VI, Rider of 100 Shillings, 1594, seventh coinage, armoured King with raised sword on horseback galloping right, date in exergue between pellet stops, all within beaded circle, initial mark quatrefoil both sides, .IACOBVS. 6. D. G. R. SCOTORVM. outer beaded circle both sides, rev crowned Scottish Arms, within beaded circle, .SPERO. MELIORA. 5.05g (Burns 954; SCBI 35:1163-4; S.5458). Surfaces a little pitted across both sides, appears to have been in the soil, otherwise pleasing almost extremely fine and scarce. £5,000

Pleasing Gold Rider Dated 1599 of James VI

SC012 James VI, Rider of 100 Shillings, 1599, seventh coinage, armoured King with raised sword on horseback galloping right, date in exergue between pellet stops, all within beaded circle, initial mark quatrefoil both sides, .IACOBVS. 6. D. G. R. SCOTORVM. outer beaded circle both sides, rev crowned Scottish Arms, within beaded circle, .SPERO. MELIORA. 4.95g (Burns 954; SCBI 35:1169; S.5458). Some very light surface marks, appears to have been in the soil, otherwise pleasing extremely fine and a rare date. £6,500

SC013 James VI, Half-Rider of 50 Shillings, 1599, seventh coinage, armoured King with raised sword on horseback galloping right, date in exergue between pellet stops, all within beaded circle, initial mark quatrefoil both sides, .IACOBVS. 6. D. G. R. SCOTORVM. outer beaded circle both sides, rev crowned Scottish Arms, within beaded circle, .SPERO. MELIORA. 2.43g (Burns 955; SCBI 35:1179; S.5459). Struck a little off-centre, otherwise a bold very fine and rare. £3,750 ex Clarendon Collection part II, Bonhams, 17th October 2006, lot 1714

SC014 James VI, Sword and Sceptre Piece of 120 Shillings, 1601, eighth coinage, crowned Scottish arms, beaded circles and legend surrounding, initial mark quatrefoil both sides .IACOBVS. 6. D. G. R. SCOTORVM. outer beaded circle both sides, rev crossed sword and sceptre, crown above, date with stops either side below, thistle each side, beaded circle surrounding, .SALVS. POPVLI. SVPREMA. LEX. 4.97g (Burns 956; SCBI 35:1184/1181; S.5460). Toned, a little weak on right thistle, otherwise good very fine. £2,250

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SC015 James VI, Sword and Sceptre Piece of 120 Shillings, 1604, eighth coinage, crowned Scottish arms, beaded circles and legend surrounding, initial mark quatrefoil both sides .IACOBVS. 6. D. G. R. SCOTORVM., outer beaded circle both sides, rev crossed sword and sceptre, crown above, date with stops either side below, thistle each side, beaded circle surrounding, .SALVS. POPVLI. SVPREMA. LEX., 4.90g (Burns 956; SCBI 35:-/1193; S.5460). Toned good very fine and a rare date, the obverse die not represented in SCBI 35. £3,000

ex Davidson Collection bought by Spink and Son Ltd privately, 1960Dix Noonan and Webb, 7th October 2003, lot 911Spink Auction 164, 27th June 2007, lot 187

SC016 SC017 SC018

SC016 James VI, Half Sword and Sceptre Piece of 60 Shillings, 1601, eighth coinage, crowned Scottish arms, beaded circles and legend surrounding initial mark quatrefoil both sides .IACOBVS. 6. D. G. R. SCOTORVM., outer beaded circle both sides, rev crossed sword and sceptre, crown above, date with stops either side below, thistle each side, beaded circle surrounding, .SALVS. POPVLI. SVPREMA. LEX., 2.52g (Burns 957; SCBI 35:1194-5; S.5462). Well struck with a nice red tone, weak on right thistle otherwise good very fine. £2,500

ex Richard Cyril Lockett, Scottish Collection part II, Glendining 26th October 1960, lot 922 sold for £13 to A H Baldwin.Sold by A H Baldwin to Lucien La Riviere, 4th October 1988.Lucien La Riviere, Scottish Collection, Spink Auction, 29th March 2006, lot 155Stacks, New York, 15th January 2007, lot 3671

SC017 James VI, Half Sword and Sceptre Piece of 60 Shillings, 1602, eighth coinage, crowned Scottish arms, beaded circles and legend surrounding initial mark quatrefoil both sides .IACOBVS. 6. D. G. R. SCOTORVM. outer beaded circle both sides, rev crossed sword and sceptre, crown above, date with stops either side below, thistle each side, beaded circle surrounding, .SALVS. POPVLI. SVPREMA. LEX., 2.42g (Burns 957; SCBI 35:1200; S.5462). A little short of flan, otherwise good very fine / very fine. £1,750

SC018 James VI, Half Sword and Sceptre Piece of 60 Shillings, 1604, eighth coinage, crowned Scottish arms, beaded circles and legend surrounding initial mark quatrefoil both sides .IACOBVS. 6. D. G. R. SCOTORVM., outer beaded circle both sides, rev crossed sword and sceptre, crown above, date below, thistle each side, beaded circle surrounding, .SALVS. POPVLI. SVPREMA. LEX., 2.46g (Burns 957; SCBI 35:1201; S.5462). Light hairlines to right of shield, pleasing red tone, otherwise a bold very fine and a rare date. £2,250

ex St James’s Auction 6, 8th June 2007, lot 469

Rare Type I Gold Unit of James VI After Accession to English Throne

SC019 James VI, Unit of £12 Scottish=Twenty Shillings Sterling, tenth coinage (1609-25), type I, crowned and armoured half-length figure of King right, holding orb and sceptre, crown and sceptre break beaded circle surrounding, initial mark thistle, IACOBVS. D.G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. &. HIB. REX., rev crowned quartered shield of arms, English opposed with French Arms in two quarters, I to left, R to right, crown breaks beaded circle surrounding, initial mark thistle with stop either side, .FACIAM. EOS. IN. GENTEM. VNAM., 10.01g (Burns 987; SCBI 35:1343-4; S.5463). Double struck on reverse, with an excellent portrait, extremely fine and the rarer earlier Unit of this coinage. £4,750


SC020 SC021 SC022

SC020 James VI, Unit of £12 Scottish=Twenty Shillings Sterling, tenth coinage (1609-25), type II, crowned and armoured half-length figure of King right, holding orb and sceptre, crown and sceptre break beaded circle surrounding, initial mark thistle, IACOBVS. D’.G’. MAG’. BRIT’. FRAN. &. HIB’. REX., rev crowned quartered shield of arms, Scottish Arms in two quarters, I to left, R to right, crown breaks beaded circle surrounding, initial mark thistle with stop either side, .FACIAM. EOS. IN. GENTEM. VNAM., 9.96g (Burns 990; cf.SCBI 35:1343-4; S.5463). A little uneven in shape, weak in parts, with a good clear face to portrait otherwise about very fine. £2,750

SC021 James VI, Britain Crown of £3 Scottish = Five Shillings Sterling, tenth coinage (1609-25), type II, crowned and armoured bust of King right, all within beaded circle surrounding, initial mark thistle, .IA. D.G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX., rev crowned quartered shield of arms, Scottish Arms in two quarters, I to left, R to right, crown breaks beaded circle surrounding, initial mark thistle .HENRICVS. ROSAS. REGNA. IACOB, 2.46g (Burns 991; SCBI 35:1358/1357; S.5468). Hairline crack from 4 o’clock on obverse to centre, weak in parts, with a good clear face to portrait and red tone, otherwise about very fine and very rare. £950 ex John G Murdoch, Scottish portion, Sotheby, 11th - 13th May, 1903, lot 311Distinguished Collection of Scottish Coins, Spink Auction 20, 31st March, 1982, lot 187

SC022 James VI, Britain Halfcrown of Thirty Shillings Scottish = Thirty Pence Sterling, tenth coinage (1609-25), type II, crowned and armoured bust of King right, all within beaded circle surrounding, initial mark thistle, .I. D.G. ROSAS. SINE. SPINA., rev crowned quartered shield of arms, Scottish Arms in two quarters, crown breaks beaded circle surrounding, initial mark thistle TVEATVR. VNITA. DEVS., 1.16g (Burns 992; SCBI 35:1359; S.5470). Fully round, weak on high points, otherwise good fine and very rare. £850

SC023 Charles I (1625-49), Unit, third coinage (1637-42), Briot’s coinage type I, crowned and armoured half-length figure of King right, holding orb and sceptre, elbow, orb, crown and sceptre break beaded circle surrounding, initial mark thistle and B. at end of legend, lozenge stops both sides, CAROLVS. D:G. MAG. BRITAN. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX., rev inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms, Scottish Arms in two quarters, I to left, R to right, crowned C over lozenge to left, crowned R over lozenge to right, foot of R and crown breaks beaded circle surrounding, no initial mark, .HIS. PRÆSVM. VT. PROSIM., 9.85g (Burns 1032; SCBI 35:1392-7; S.5531). Pleasing red tone, good very fine. £3,750

Pleasing Briot Issue Britain Halfcrown of King Charles I

SC024 Charles I, Britain Halfcrown, third coinage (1637-42), Briot’s coinage, crowned and draped bust left to bottom of coin, small B below rear of bust, linear circle surrounding, pellet stops in legend, CAR. D:G. MAG.BRIT. FRAN. ET HIB R, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, C with lozenge below to left, R with lozenge below to right, foot of R and crown breaks beaded circle surrounding, lozenge stops in legend, .VNITA. TVEMVR., 1.22g (Burns 1037; SCBI 35:1406; S.5538). Pleasing red tone, almost extremely fine, and rare. £3,750

ex Stacks, New York, 15th January 2007, lot 3675

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SILVER

SC025 SC026

SC025 William I “The Lion” (1165-1214), Penny, late issue, short cross phase B, bust left with sceptre, beaded circle and “LE REI” type legend surrounding, rev voided cross pattée with mullets in angles, beaded circle and legend surrounding in the names of Hue and Walter the Edinburgh and Perth Moneyers working jointly, 1.54g (S.5029). Dark tone, a little short of flan, good very fine. £350

SC026 Alexander III (1249-86), long cross Penny, Inverness Mint, Moneyer Geffrai, type III, crowned bust with sceptre left, beaded circle and legend surrounding, rev long voided cross pattée with mullets in angles, 1.48g (S.5043). Toned a bold very fine and rare. £750 ex Brussels Hoard as defined on accompanying ticket which states bought from A H Baldwin on 17th March 1910 for 15/-

SC027 Robert II (1371-90), Halfpenny, Edinburgh Mint, crowned bust with sceptre left, beaded circle and legend surrounding, rev long cross pattée with pierced mullets in angles, 0.51g (S.5152). Toned, uneven shape, short of flan, good fine and rare. £325

SC028 SC029

SC028 Robert III (1390-1406), Groat, heavy coinage (1390-c.1403), first issue, Edinburgh Mint, facing crowned bust within tressure of seven arcs, trefoils on cusps, beaded circle and legend surrounding, rev long cross pattée, trefoil of pellets in each inner angle, twin concentric legends and beaded circles surrounding, 2.68g (S.5164). Toned and chipped which may have been in the striking as there is no weight loss, a bold very fine for issue. £300

SC029 Robert III, Groat, heavy coinage (1390-c.1403), first issue, Edinburgh Mint, variety with fleur de lis in legend, facing crowned bust within tressure of seven arcs, trefoils on cusps, beaded circle and legend surrounding, rev long cross pattée, trefoil of pellets in each inner angle, twin concentric legends and beaded circles surrounding, 2.59g (S.5164). Toned, some ghosting, a bold very fine for this scarce issue. £450

SC030 James I (1406-37), Groat, second fleur de lis issue, Edinburgh Mint, crowned facing bust of rougher work with sceptre, surrounded by tressure of eight arcs, saltires on cusps, annulets in spandrels, beaded circle and legend surrounding, rev long cross pattée, twin concentric legends, tri pellets in two opposing inner angles, with smaller pellet at centre of each group, fleur de lis in other two inner opposing angles, annulet in one angle, 2.08g (S.5200). Toned with some verdigris on obverse, small short flan split, otherwise almost very fine and rare. £600 ex “Wallworth” Sale, December 1942, lot 8Dr James Davidson, portions of collection sold through Spink & Son Ltd.Spink Numismatic Circular, May 1992, item 2620 - £95


SC031 James III (1460-88), Billon Penny, Edinburgh Mint, type B, facing crowned bust, initial mark cross fourchee, rev short cross fourchée intruding inner beaded circle, slipped trefoils in angles, 0.58g (S.5300). Uneven shape and flan split, otherwise toned, very fine for issue, very rare. £400

SC032 James III, Billon Penny, Edinburgh Mint, type C, larger facing crowned bust, initial mark plain cross, rev short cross pattée intruding inner beaded circle, tri pellets in angles, 0.34g (S.5301). Uneven shape and short flan split, otherwise toned, about very fine for issue, rare. £250

A Pleasing Portrait Silver Testoon of Mary Queen of Scots

SC033 Mary Queen of Scots (1542-abdicated 1567), silver Testoon of Five Shillings, third period (1560-65), first widowhood, portrait issue, 1561, costumed bust left, date on tablet below, legend surrounding, rev crowned shield of arms of Scotland dimidiated with France, crowned M either side, legend surrounding, 6.02g (S.5422). Toned a few light nicks and surface marks on obverse, dig on chin, date a little weak, otherwise good very fine with a good bust, very rare. £10,000

Appealing Silver Ryal of Mary Queen of Scots with Henry Darnley with 1578 Revaluation

SC034 Mary Queen of Scots, Ryal of Thirty Shillings, fourth period (1565-67), Mary and Henry Darnley, type II, 1567, revalued in 1578 at 36/4d, crowned Scottish arms, thistle either side, beaded circles and legend surrounding, rev tortoise climbing crowned palm tree, motto on banner, date either side of trunk, with 1578 revaluation countermark of James VI, legend surrounding, 30.44g (S.5425 and p.70). A detailed strike, toned almost extremely fine, and pleasing, rare thus. £3,500

ex Lucien La Riviere, Scottish Collection, Spink Auction, 29th March 2006, lot 129A H Baldwin, Winter Fixed Price List, Winter 2012, item SC006

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SC035 James VI (1567-1625), Thirty Shillings, 1583, fourth coinage, crowned armoured half-length King standing left with upright sword, beaded circles and legend surrounding, rev crowned Scottish arms, initials and value either side, beaded circles and legend surrounding, 22.33g (S.5487). Toned good fine to almost very fine. £600

SC036 SC037

SC036 James VI, Quarter Thistle Merk, 1602, eighth coinage, crowned Scottish arms, beaded circles and legend surrounding both sides, rev crowned thistle, date in legend, 1.62g (S.5499). Toned a bold very fine, pleasing. £325

SC037 James VI, Quarter Thistle Merk, 1604, eighth coinage, crowned Scottish arms, beaded circles and legend surrounding both sides, rev crowned thistle, date in legend, 1.42g (S.5499). Toned, one small edge chip, a little double struck, very fine, a rare date. £375

SC038 James VI, Thirty Shillings, coinage after English Succession, King on horseback right, with groundline, beaded circle and legend surrounding, initial mark thistle both sides, rev quartered shield of arms, quartered English and Arms of France appear in two quarters, 14.83g (S.5503). Weak on high points, toned, otherwise a bold very fine for issue. £600

SC039 Charles I (1625-49), Thirty Shillings, third coinage (1637-42), King on horseback left, with grassy groundline, beaded circle and legend surrounding, initial mark thistle both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, Arms of Scotland in two quarters, beaded circle and legend surrounding, 14.93g (S.5557). Toned a bold very fine for issue. £600 ex Arthur Chesser Collection, DNW, 17th September 2013, lot 351


MILLED COINAGE

SC040 Charles II (1660-85), Two Merks of 26 Shillings and 8 pence, 1675, laureate and draped bust right, F below, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev cruciform shields of arms, value at centre, crowned interlinked C’s in angles, date in BRI type legend to upper left, edge plain (S.5609). Toned metal flaw on neck and another on reverse rim, otherwise about very fine and rare. £875

ex Arthur Chesser Collection, DNW, 17th September 2013, lot 355

SC41 SC042 SC043

SC041 Charles II, Merk of 13 Shillings and 4 pence, 1669, laureate and draped bust right, thistle below, pellet stops in legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev die axis 9 o’clock, cruciform shields of arms, value at centre, crowned interlinked C’s in angles, date in legend to upper left, edge plain (S.5611). Toned a bold fine / about very fine. £275

SC042 Charles II, Merk of 13 Shillings and 4 pence, 1672, laureate and draped bust right, thistle below, pellet stops in legend, but colon after DEI, toothed border surrounding both sides, rev die axis 3 o’clock, cruciform shields of arms, value at centre, crowned interlinked C’s in angles, date in legend to upper left, edge plain (S.5611). Toned a little unevenly, hairline scratches, deeper scratch on bust, possibly previously mounted, otherwise very fine. £200

SC043 Charles II, Merk of 13 Shillings and 4 pence, 1673, laureate and draped bust right, thistle below, pellet stops in legend, but colon after DEI, toothed border surrounding both sides, rev die axis 3 o’clock, cruciform shields of arms, value at centre, crowned interlinked C’s in angles, date in legend to upper left, edge plain (S.5611). Toned struck a little off-centre, raised die flaws on reverse, otherwise about very fine for issue. £225

SC044 SC045 SC046

SC044 Charles II, Merk of 13 Shillings and 4 pence, 1673, BRA for BRI error in reverse legend, laureate and draped bust right, thistle below, pellet stops in legend, but colon after DEI, toothed border surrounding both sides, rev die axis 3 o’clock, cruciform shields of arms, value at centre, crowned interlinked C’s in angles, date in legend to upper left, edge plain (S.5611). Toned, some raised die flaws both sides near rims, otherwise very fine for issue with a good portrait, rare. £475

SC045 Charles II, Bawbee of Sixpence value, 1678, laureate and draped bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev crowned thistle, date in legend (S.5628). Once cleaned on reverse, almost very fine. £175

ex Marquess of Bute, second portion, Sotheby, 11th June 1951, lot 269 part.

SC046 Charles II, Turner or Bodle of Threepence value, 1677, crown over crossed sword and sceptre, unbarred H in legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev crowned thistle, date in legend (S.5630). Toned very fine and rare. £375

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SC047 William and Mary (1688-94), Forty Shillings, 1691, conjoined busts left, value below, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau, date in legend, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated SECVNDO (S.5648). Toned good fine. £175

SC048 William and Mary, Forty Shillings, 1692, conjoined busts left, value below, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau, date in legend, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated QUARTO (S.5651). Toned, some light adjustment marks on reverse, good very fine. £1,500 ex Arthur Chesser Collection, DNW, 17th September 2013, lot 361

SC049 William and Mary, Forty Shillings, 1692, conjoined busts left, value below, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau, date in legend, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated QUARTO, the last letter incomplete and like a C due to collar slippage in strike (S.5651). Toned, some light adjustment marks on obverse, good very fine / very fine. £1,250

SC050 William and Mary, Forty Shillings, 1693, conjoined busts left, value below, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau, date in legend, edge inscribed in raised letters and dated QUARTO (S.5651). Toned, some light adjustment marks both sides, a bold very fine / good very fine. £1,250 ex Arthur Chesser Collection, DNW, 17th September 2013, lot 363


SC051 SC052 SC053

SC051 William and Mary, Ten Shillings, 1691, conjoined busts left, value below, GRA type legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms, with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau, date in legend, edge grained (S.5660). Toned, two tiny edge cracks, otherwise a bold very fine. £750

SC052 William III (1694-1702), Twenty Shillings, 1695, laureate and draped bust left, value below, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau, date in legend, edge grained (S.5686). Toned almost very fine and pleasing, very rare. £500

SC053 William III, Bawbee of Sixpence value, 1695, laureate and draped bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev crowned thistle, date in legend (S.5690). Toned, a bold fine and rare. £200

SC054 Anne (1702-14), Five Shillings, 1706, draped bust left, value below, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev crowned thistle plant, date in legend, edge grained (S.5706). Toned, die flaw and weakness on one part of reverse, otherwise good very fine. £550

SCOTTISH MERCHANT COUNTERMARKS

Very rare and pleasing Dalzell Farms Countermark

SC055 Dalzell Farms, Lanarkshire, countermark of raised letter legend on incuse annulus, *PAYABLE AT DALZELL FARM, presumably for 5 Shillings, struck by the Hamilton Family upon French 5 Francs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Paris Mint, year 13, 1804/5 (Manville 20; Davis 74, plate H, figure 12 this coin). Toned, countermark about extremely fine, host coin almost very fine, as good as this countermark comes, rare. £3,750

ex Thomas Bliss, Sotheby 15th May 1916, lot 800, 801 or 802 – all unillustrated and graded the same, the most valuable lot 802 selling for £5.Eric P Newman Collection, USA, Heritage, New York, 14th January 2014, lot 30943

SC056 Cancelled Merchant Countermark, cancellation grid possibly over Galston Society, Ayrshire, Five Shillings, struck upon Mexico City, Spanish Eight Reales, 1817 JJ (cf.Manville 33). Small edge crack, toned about extremely fine, the original mark all but extinguished. £750

ex Arthur Chesser Collection, DNW, 17th September 2013, lot 393Our opinion of countermark arrived at by careful comparison of the Manville plates for similar cancellation grids and sizing, as well as similar host coin dates, note that Manville records a Galston Society countermark on an 1820 JJ Mexico Eight Reales.

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SC057 Cancelled Merchant Countermark, cancellation grid possibly over Thistle Bank, Glasgow, Four Shillings and Ninepence, struck upon Mexico City, Spanish Eight Reales, 1801 FM (cf.Manville 46). Toned about extremely fine, the original mark all but extinguished but bolder. £850 ex Arthur Chesser Collection, DNW, 17th September 2013, lot 392Our opinion of countermark arrived at by careful comparison of the Manville plates for similar cancellation grids and sizing, as well as similar host coin dates of which 1801 is the latest date, note that Manville records other cancellations on known Thistle Bank countermarks for this denomination.

The C B Co. Countermark - one of only three examples recorded

SC058 C B Co, Glasgow, possibly Carrick and Brown Company, value unknown, countermark of raised letters upon incuse tablet in obverse field of Mexico City, Spanish Eight Reales, 1793 FM (Manville 50). Toned coin and countermark extremely fine, and extremely rare, only three examples of this countermark recorded by Manville. £6,500 ex R F Peltzer, Glendining, 20th-24th June 1927, lot 235 part.Howard D Gibbs, Hans Schulman, 19th November 1960, lot 380Arthur Chesser Collection, DNW, 17th September 2013, lot 390Heritage, New York Signature sale 3030, 6th January 2014, lot 25055

SC059 SC060

SC059 J McK & Son, Greenock, Four Shillings and Sixpence, circular countermark with toothed incuse border, raised value 4/6 across centre, raised letter legend above J. McK. & Son, with GREENOCK below, upon Potosi, Bolivia, Spanish Eight Reales, 1808 PJ (Manville 58). Countermark extremely fine, host coin toned, good very fine and rare. £3,250 ex Arthur Chesser Collection, DNW, 17th September 2013, lot 386Heritage, New York Signature sale 3030, 6th January 2014, lot 25055

Manville theorises that the merchant is John McKelvie, a Grocer and Spirit Dealer. This example does not seem to match any of the three pieces Manville records struck on 1808 Bolivia Eight Reales

SC060 Cancelled Merchant Countermark, four cancellation stars over initials J D of unlocated origin, value visible Five Shillings and Sixpence, upon Potosi, Bolivia, Spanish Eight Reales, 1808 PJ (Manville 115). Toned about extremely fine, the original mark quite visible below the star cancellations, a fresh example to add to the three recorded in total by Manville, very rare. £1,950 ex Arthur Chesser Collection, DNW, 17th September 2013, lot 391


Irish

IR001 Hiberno-Norse, Penny, phase III (1035-60), long cross and hand coinage, draped bust left, blundered legend, rev long voided cross with tri-crescent ends, crude hand in two diagonally opposing quarters, 0.82g (D.F. 24; S.6132). Toned about extremely fine, and rare this nice. £2,000 ex A H Baldwin Auction 80, 8th May 2013, lot 2443

IR002 Hiberno-Norse, Penny, phase IV (1060-65), “scratched die” coinage, draped bust left, four pellets on neck, pair of pellets before nose, further pair of pellets in front of hair line, blundered legends, rev long voided cross with tri-crescent ends, crude hand with pellet in one quarter, four pellets in opposing angle, tri-pellets in other two opposing angles, one with angle with cross, 0.89g (D.F. 25; S.6134). Toned, some weakness in legends, otherwise good very fine and rare. £2,750 ex A H Baldwin Auction 80, 8th May 2013, lot 2445

IR003 IR004 IR005 IR006

IR003 Edward IV (1461-83), Penny, Dublin Mint, heavy cross and pellets issue, group 3, type 1, facing crowned bust, rev long cross, tri-pellets in each angle, 0.41g (Burns Du-1H; S.6323). Severely clipped as usual, toned very fine for issue. £150

IR004 Edward IV, Penny, Dublin Mint, light cross and pellets issue, group 4, type 2, facing crowned bust, rev pellet in quatrefoil at centre, long cross, tri-pellets in each angle, 0.65g (Burns Du-2a this coin; S.6361). Clipped as usual, toned good very fine for issue, one of only four known to Burns and the plate coin, very rare. £650

IR005 Edward IV, Penny, Dublin Mint, light cross and pellets issue, group 4, type 5, facing crowned bust, pellet either side of neck, style I, rev long cross, tri-pellets in each angle, 0.50g (Burns Du-5a; S.6361). Clipped as usual, toned as struck for issue, better than the Burns plate coin, a superb example. £850

IR006 Edward IV, Penny, Dublin Mint, light cross and pellets issue, group 4, types 22-29, facing crowned bust, pierced mullets or suns either side of crown, pellet to left side of neck, wedge to right, rev pellet in quatrefoil at centre, long cross, tri-pellets in each angle, 0.59g (cf.Burns Du-22/29; S.6367). Clipped as usual, darkly toned, good very fine and very rare. £600 ex A H Baldwin Auction 80, 8th May 2013, lot 2446

IR007 IR008

IR007 Edward IV, Penny, Drogheda Mint, light cross and pellets issue, group 4, type 2, facing crowned bust, style I, rev pellet in quatrefoil at centre, long cross, tri-pellets in each angle, 0.47g (Burns Dr-2; S.6367). Clipped as usual, toned good very fine. £250

IR008 Edward IV, Penny, Drogheda Mint, heavy cross and pellets issue, group 3, type 3, facing crowned bust, rev rose at centre, long cross, tri-pellets in each angle, 0.41g (Burns Dr-3H; S.6370). Pierced, almost fine and rare. £75

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IR009 IR010

IR009 Edward IV, Penny, Dublin Mint, light cross and pellets issue, group 4, type 5, facing crowned bust, pellet either side of neck, style I, rev long cross, tri-pellets in each angle, 0.65g (Burns Du-5a; S.6361). Clipped as usual, very fine. £250

IR010 Edward IV, Penny, Dublin Mint, sun and rose issue, group 5, facing crowned bust, sun to left, rose to right of neck, rev rose at centre, long cross, roses and suns in each angle, 0.56g (Burns S-2; S.6393). Clipped as usual, toned a bold very fine and rare. £375

IR011 IR012 IR013

IR011 Henry VII (1485-1509), Groat, early “three crowns” issue, type II (1485-87), Waterford Mint, long cross with tri-annulet terminals over quartered shield of arms, no initial mark, rev three vertical crowns of varying size, over small letter h, all upon cross with tri-annulet terminal, 1.71g (D.F. 186; S.6420). Toned, weak in parts, a bold very fine. £475

IR012 Henry VIII (1509-47), Groat, first harp issue (1534-40), with Katharine Howard (1540), crowned quartered shield of arms, over long cross, initial mark crown, rev crowned harp, crowned h to left, crowned K to right, 2.49g (D.F. 203; S.6474). Toned good very fine and pleasing. £650

IR013 Henry VIII, Groat, first harp issue (1534-40), crowned quartered shield of arms, over long cross, initial mark leaf, rev crowned harp, crowned h to left, crowned R to right (1540), 2.47g (D.F. 204; S.6475). Toned very fine. £325

IR014 IR015 IR016

IR014 Henry VIII, Groat, second harp issue (1540-42), crowned quartered shield of arms, over long cross, initial mark trefoil, abbreviation mark after first E of legend, no letter n and no VIII, rev crowned harp, crowned h to left, crowned R to right, 2.39g (D.F. 205; S.6479A). Toned, edge chip, a bold very fine and rare. £500

IR015 Henry VIII, Sixpenny Groat, fourth harp issue (1544), crowned quartered shield of arms, over long cross, initial mark lis, rev crowned harp, crowned h to left, crowned R to right, 2.43g (D.F. 209; S.6482). Toned, small edge chip, a couple of scratches on reverse, very fine and rare. £225

IR016 Henry VIII, Sixpenny Groat, posthumous issue (1547-50), type IV of Tower style, older crowned small bust facing half-right, beaded circle and legend surrounding, rev quartered shield of arms over long cross fleury, initial mark P, 2.28g (D.F. 217; S.6488). Flat strike to one half both sides, otherwise toned about very fine. £275

IR017 Philip and Mary (1554-8), Groat, 1555, facing busts, crown above, date either side, rev crowned harp, crowned P to left, crowned M to right, initial mark portcullis, inverted A for V in legend, 2.65g (D.F. 235; S.6501). Water worn, a bold fine, unusual. £200


IR018 Philip and Mary, Groat, 1557, facing busts, crown above, date either side, Z for ET in legend, rev crowned harp, crowned P to left, crowned M to right, initial mark rose, 2.76g (D.F. 237; S.6501C). Edge chip, dark tone, good fine / almost very fine. £235

IR019 Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Shilling, 1561, crowned bust left, initial mark harp both sides, REG legend, rev crowned shield with three harps, date either side, 4.37g (D.F. 248; S.6505). Toned very fine for issue, rare. £875

IR020 IR021 IR022

IR020 James I (1603-25), Shilling, first coinage (1603-04), first crowned bust right within beaded circle, legend surrounding, initial mark bell (1603-04) both sides, rev crowned harp left within beaded circle, legend surrounding, 4.10g (D.F. 259; S.6512). Edge chip at top, punch mark on rim, toned, good fine / very fine. £225

IR021 James I, Shilling, first coinage, second crowned bust right within beaded circle, legend surrounding, initial mark martlet (1604-5) both sides, rev crowned harp left within beaded circle, legend surrounding, 4.09g (D.F. 261; S.6513). A little creased, toned, a bold fine / almost very fine. £225

IR022 James I, Shilling, second coinage (1604-07), third crowned bust right within beaded circle, legend surrounding, initial mark rose (1605-06) both sides, rev crowned harp left within beaded circle, legend surrounding, 4.34g (D.F. 261; S.6515). Toned practically very fine. £325

IR023 IR024

IR023 James I, Shilling, second coinage (1604-07), fourth crowned bust right within beaded circle, legend surrounding, initial mark rose (1605-06) both sides, rev crowned harp left within beaded circle, legend surrounding, 4.37g (D.F. 261; S.6516). Quite surface marked with slight bend in flan, otherwise very fine / good fine. £185

IR024 James I, Sixpence, first coinage (1603-04), first crowned bust right within beaded circle, legend surrounding, initial mark martlet (1604-5) both sides, rev crowned harp left within beaded circle, legend surrounding, 2.14g (D.F. 262; S.6514). Uneven shape, a couple of flat spots, otherwise toned very fine. £275

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IR025 Charles I (1625-49), Ormonde Money (1643-44), Shilling, large crown over C.R. linear circle and toothed borders surrounding, rev large mark of value within linear and toothed circles, 5.98g (D.F. 297; Nelson type I; S.6546). Attractively toned, one weak area in strike both sides, raised die flaw over crown, otherwise good very fine. £750

IR026 Charles I, Ormonde Money (1643-44), Threepence, large crown over C.R with triangular stop, linear circle and toothed borders surrounding, rev large mark of value within linear and toothed circles, 1.38g (D.F. 307; Nelson type II; S.6549). Toned, weak on one part of rim both sides, nearly very fine, rare. £475

IR027 Charles I, Kilkenny Issues (1642-43), Halfpenny, crown over crossed sceptres, linear circle and legend surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp with C to left, R to right, 4.35g (D.F. 263; Nelson type I; S.6555). Quite weakly struck, toned good fine, rare. £350

Very rare Cork 1647 Sixpence

IR028 Charles I, Southern Cities of Refuge, Cork, Sixpence, 1647, legend in two lines, CORK / 1647, linear circle and toothed borders surrounding, rev large mark of value VI within linear and toothed circles, 2.18g (DF 329; Nelson fig 90; S 6561A). Toned, very fine and very rare. £4,500 ex A H Baldwin Auction 80, 8th May 2013, lot 2451According to Nelson this coinage was struck during the stay of Murrough O’Brien, 6th Baron and Lord Inchiquin (1618-1674), in May 1647.

IR029 Charles II (1660-85), Armstrong’s Coinage (1660-61), Farthing, crown over crossed sceptres, beaded circle and legend surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp, initial mark plumes (D.F. 338; S.6566). Toned very fine / good very fine. £250


Very rare and pleasing Silver Proof Halfpenny of Charles II

IR030 Charles II, Armstrong and Legge’s regal Coinage (1680-84), Proof Halfpenny, 1681, struck in silver, laureate and draped bust right, small letter legend surrounding both sides, rev struck en medaille, crowned harp, date either side, edge milled, 6.97g (D.F. 355; S.6575). Toned good very fine and very rare. £3,500

IR031 Charles II, Halfpenny, 1682, laureate and draped bust right, small letter legend surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp, date either side (D.F. 356; S.6575). Toned with striking flaw on reverse, good very fine. £325

IR032 IR033

IR032 James II (1685-88), Regal coinage, Halfpenny, 1686, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp, date either side (D.F. 363; S.6576). Toned almost very fine. £200

IR033 James II, Halfpenny, 1688, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp, date either side (D.F. 365; S.6576). Toned good fine, rarer date. £175

IR034 IR034

IR034 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Crown, 1690, struck over a large size Halfcrown, King on horseback left with upright sword, legend surrounding both sides, rev crowned cruciform emblematic shields, large crown at centre, date in angles (D.F. 366; S.6578). Toned with undertype showing mainly on obverse, good very fine. £175

IR035 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Halfcrown, large flan, August 1689, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, Aug: below with t above (D.F. 376; S.6579B). Toned good very fine. £200

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IR036 IR037

IR036 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Halfcrown, large flan, September 1689, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, Sep below with r above (D.F. 379; S.6579D). Toned almost extremely fine. £225

ex T M Turner, Glendining, 15th October 1985, lot 466 part. Maurice Bull Collection, Dix Noonan and Web, 30th September 2009, lot 4249

IR037 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Halfcrown, large flan, October 1689, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, Oct: below (D.F. 381; S.6579E). Toned practically fine. £250

ex Fred Schwer, 6th August 1984.Maurice Bull Collection, Dix Noonan and Web, 30th September 2009, lot 4251part.

IR038 IR039

IR038 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Halfcrown, large flan, January 1689, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, Jan: below (D.F. 385; S.6579J). Toned weakly struck at centre both sides, otherwise practically as struck. £300

IR039 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Halfcrown, large flan, February 1689, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, Feb: below (D.F. 387; S.6579K). Toned some pitting, good very fine. £175

ex Fred Schwer, January 1988.Maurice Bull Collection, Dix Noonan and Web, 30th September 2009, lot 4257.

IR040 IR041

IR040 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Halfcrown, large flan, April 1690, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, Apr: below (D.F. 393; S.6579N). Toned almost extremely fine. £250

ex T M Turner, Glendining, 15th October 1985, lot 469 part. Maurice Bull Collection, Dix Noonan and Web, 30th September 2009, lot 4262.

IR041 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Halfcrown, large flan, May 1690, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, May: below (D.F. 396; S.6579O). Toned good very fine, rare the last month for the large size halfcrown. £250


IR042 IR043

IR042 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Halfcrown, small flan, May 1690, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, May. below (D.F. 398; S.6580B). Toned a bold very fine and rare. £250

IR043 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Halfcrown, small flan, June 1690, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, June below (D.F. 403; S.6580D). Toned, rim nick, almost extremely fine, and rare. £250

IR044 IR045

IR044 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Shilling, large flan, February 1689, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, Feb: below (D.F. 425; S.6581N). Toned and water worn, a bold fine. £50

IR045 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Shilling, large flan, March 1689, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, reads DFI for DEI, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, Mar: below (D.F. 427; cf.S.6581O). Weak in parts, toned almost very fine, the variety unrecorded, very rare. £300

IR046 IR047 IR048

IR046 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Sixpence, June 1689, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, June below (D.F. 449; cf.S.6583A). Scratch in field by chin, lightly toned a bold very fine, the rare initial month for the Sixpence. £275

IR047 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Sixpence, July 1689, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, July. below (D.F. 450; S.6583B). A little weak at centre, toned practically extremely fine, pleasing. £375

IR048 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Sixpence, August 1689, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, Aug below (D.F. 452; S.6583C). Toned almost extremely fine. £300

IR049 James II, Gunmoney Coinage (1689-90), Sixpence, February 1689, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crown over crossed sceptres, J to left, R to right, value above, Feb: below (D.F. 461; S.6583K). Toned almost extremely fine. £275

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Very rare and pleasing Silver Proof Halfpenny of James II

IR050 James II, Emergency pewter money (1689-90), Proof Halfpenny, 1690, struck in silver, laureate head left, legend surrounding both sides, rev inverted die axis, crowned harp, date above, edge grained, 4.24g (D.F. 483; S.6591A). Toned almost extremely fine and very rare. £2,250

IR051 IR052

IR051 James II, Limerick Besieged (1690-91), Halfpenny, 1691, struck over a large size Gunmoney Shilling, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev Hibernia seated left with harp, date and retrograde N in legend (D.F. 486; S.6594). Toned with undertype apparent at centre, almost extremely fine. £325

IR052 James II, Limerick Besieged (1690-91), Halfpenny, 1691, struck over a large size Gunmoney Shilling, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev Hibernia seated left with harp, date and retrograde N in legend (D.F. 486; S.6594). Toned with undertype apparent at centre, a bold very fine. £250

IR053 IR054

IR053 James II, Limerick Besieged (1690-91), Farthing, 1691, struck over a small size Gunmoney Shilling, laureate and draped bust left, legend surrounding both sides, rev Hibernia seated left with harp, date and retrograde N in legend (D.F. 487; S.6595). Toned extremely fine, rare. £500

IR054 William and Mary (1688-94), Halfpenny, 1693, conjoined busts right, legend surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp, date either side (D.F. 496; S.6597). Toned good very fine. £200

IR055 IR056

IR055 George I (1714-27), William Wood’s Coinage (1722-24), Halfpenny, type II, 1723, laureate head right, legend surrounding both sides, rev Hibernia seated left with harp, date in legend (D.F. 510; S.6601). Toned, just a few tiny marks, otherwise a pleasing extremely fine. £750

IR056 George I, William Wood’s Coinage (1722-24), Halfpenny, type II, 1724, laureate head right, legend surrounding both sides, rev Hibernia seated left with harp, date in legend (D.F. 520; S.6601). Toned, almost very fine and rare. £300


IR057 George I, William Wood’s Coinage (1722-24), Farthing, type III, 1723, laureate head right, legend surrounding both sides, rev Hibernia seated left with harp, date in legend (D.F. 525; S.6604). Toned, scratch on neck into field, otherwise a pleasing extremely fine and rare. £750

IR058 George II (1727-60), old head coinage (1760), Halfpenny, 1760, laureate head left, legend surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp, date below (D.F. 562; S.6610). Toned, good very fine. £150

IR059 George II, young head coinage (1736-55), Farthing, type II, 1744, laureate head left, large lettering in legend surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp, date below (D.F. 562; S.6610). Toned, good very fine / almost extremely fine. £250

IR060 George III (1760-1820), London coinage (1766-82), Halfpenny, type III, 1781, third laureate head right, rev crowned harp, date below (D.F. 587; S.6614). Toned extremely fine and very pleasing. £275

IR061 George III Bank of Ireland, Six Shillings, 1804, laureate and draped bust right, small C.H.K on truncation, top leaf to centre of E, no stop at end of legend, toothed border surrounding, rev Hibernia seated left with branch and harp, date and value in exergue, legend above, toothed border surrounding (D.F. 614; S.6615). Light surface marks, some nicks, very fine. £500

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IR062 IR063

IR062 George III Bank of Ireland, Thirty Pence, 1808, laureate and cuirassed bust right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, rev Hibernia seated left with branch and harp, harp points between O and K, value in exergue, legend above, toothed border surrounding (D.F. 618; S.6616). Unevenly toned with a number of spots, with underlying brilliance, good extremely fine. £500

IR063 George III Bank of Ireland, Thirty Pence, 1808, laureate and cuirassed bust right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, rev Hibernia seated left with branch and harp, harp points to O, value in exergue, legend above, toothed border surrounding (D.F. 619; S.6616A). Toned good fine. £75

IR064 IR065 IR066

IR064 George III Bank of Ireland, Ten Pence, 1805, type I, laureate and cuirassed bust right, front leaf under end of D, legend and toothed border surrounding, rev legend with date in six lines, toothed border surrounding (D.F. 621; S.6617). Unevenly toned with a number of flecks, otherwise extremely fine. £125

IR065 George III Bank of Ireland, Ten Pence, 1805, type I, laureate and cuirassed bust right, front leaf points between D and E, legend and toothed border surrounding, rev legend with date in six lines, toothed border surrounding (D.F. 622; S.6617). Unevenly toned, otherwise extremely fine. £125

IR066 George III Bank of Ireland, Ten Pence, 1813, type II, laureate and cuirassed bust right, front leaf under end of D, legend and toothed border surrounding, rev legend with date in six lines, toothed border surrounding (D.F. 621; S.6617). Attractively toned, with full underlying brilliance, otherwise good extremely fine. £250

IR067 George III Bank of Ireland, Five Pence, 1805, laureate and cuirassed bust right, legend and toothed border surrounding, rev legend with date in six lines, toothed border surrounding (D.F. 626; S.6619). Toned, one fleck on neck, otherwise a pleasing extremely fine. £115

IR068 George III, Soho Birmingham coinage (1805-6), Penny, 1805, laureate and draped bust right, legend and beaded border with raised rim surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp, date below, legend above, edge grained (D.F.590; S.6620). Rim bruise on obverse, a couple of blotches on reverse, a few tiny nicks, toned extremely fine. £125


IR069 George III, Soho Birmingham coinage (1805-6), Halfpenny, 1805, laureate and draped bust right, legend and beaded border with raised rim surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp, date below, legend above, edge grained (D.F.596; S.6621). Retaining some original red orange colour around legends, some toning, otherwise good extremely fine. £175

IR070 George III, Soho Birmingham coinage (1805-6), Copper Proof Farthing, 1806, laureate and draped bust right, legend and beaded border with raised rim surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp, date below, no stop in legend above, edge grained (D.F.603; S.6622). Dark patchy tone, otherwise as struck. £350

IR071 George III, Soho Birmingham coinage (1805-6), Bronzed Copper Proof Farthing, 1806, laureate and draped bust right, legend and beaded border with raised rim surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp, date below, no stop in legend above, edge grained (D.F.604; S.6622). Toned good extremely fine. £275

Rare occurrence of a Dublin Silversmith countermarking coins

IR072 George III, British Three Shillings Bank Token, 1814, with Irish merchant countermark of a “puffin” head on reverse, tiny incuse 2 under bust on obverse (Brunk 55070; Scaife 629; Pridmore article Spink Numismatic Circular November 1958, page 230-1 this coin illustrated). So called “slap” token, coin and puffin countermark almost very fine and the only known example on a large silver piece. £500 See also the “Numismatist” magazine 1953-54 for articles by J Verner Scaife Jr on British Colonial Coins and Tokens where he attributes this piece to Lundy Island on account of the use of the “puffin.” Pridmore illustrates this actual coin and the one in the next entry in his article in the Spink Numismatic Circular of November 1958 where he takes the attribution away from Lundy Island and places them with the “slap” tokens of Ireland and that perhaps the TT mark on the next coin is an Irish silver hallmark. Gregory G Brunk is the next author to list the puffin head countermark in his work “Merchant Countermarks on World Coins” where a line drawing appears of the piece below IR073, see next foot note for further information on this piece.

IR073 George III, period, Irish “slap” token, shilling sized disc, with “puffin” head countermark on one side, arrow shape of wedges further below, rev TT type hallmark in frame, an incuse fleur de lis below, other light incuse marks, 4.12g (Brunk 55070 this coin line drawn; Pridmore article Spink Numismatic Circular November 1958, page 230-1). Toned, countermarks good very fine and the only known example with the puffin head in combination with the TT. £500 Pridmore suggests in his 1958 article that this piece and the one in the preceding entry, with “puffin” head countermarks are Irish in origin and that with this piece the TT hallmark maybe of a Dublin silversmith. On checking Dublin silversmiths operating at this time there are two with TT initials, Thomas Townsend and Thomas Tudor. Townsend can be discounted as his mark appears always with a stop between the Ts. Therefore this mark is assigned to Thomas Tudor of Dublin who was a worker of small silver objects, mainly spoons and ladles. He was registered with the Dublin Goldsmiths Company in 1797 becoming Master in 1809. Tudor seems to have operated until circa 1820.

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IR074 IR075

IR074 George IV (1820-30), Penny, 1822, laureate and draped bust left, legend and toothed border with raised rim surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp, date below (D.F. 629; S.6623). Some residual original red orange colour around rim, toned a pleasing extremely fine. £475

IR075 George IV, Halfpenny, 1823, laureate and draped bust left, legend and toothed border with raised rim surrounding both sides, rev crowned harp, date below (D.F. 635; S.6624). Some residual original red orange colour around rim, toned a pleasing extremely fine. £275

IRISH FREE STATE

IR076 Saorstat Eireann, Halfcrown, 1933, harp with date either side, rev horse standing left, value in exergue (D.F. 656; S.6625). Some uneven toning around rim otherwise good extremely fine. £350 Mintage 336,000

IR077 Saorstat Eireann, Florin, 1933, harp with date either side, rev salmon right, value below (D.F. 663; S.6626). Some uneven toning otherwise good extremely fine. £350 Mintage 300,000

IRISH REPUBLIC

IR078 Eire, Halfcrown, 1943, harp, date in legend, rev horse standing left, value in exergue (D.F. 708; S.6637). Toned almost extremely fine / a bold very fine on reverse, very rare. £1,000 Dowle and Finn theorise about 1,200 struck


Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey

ISLE OF MAN

IOM001 IOM002 IOM003

IOM001 James Stanley, Tenth Earl of Derby, first issue, Penny, 1709, eagle and child on cap of maintenance, date below, legend above, rev triune, legend surrounding (S.7401). Very fine for this cast issue. £125

IOM002 James Stanley, Tenth Earl of Derby, first issue, Halfpenny, 1709, eagle and child on cap of maintenance, date below, legend above, rev triune, legend surrounding (S.7402). About very fine for this cast issue. £100

IOM003 James Stanley, Tenth Earl of Derby, second issue, Penny, copper issue, 1733, eagle and child on plain cap of maintenance, date below, legend above, rev triune, legend surrounding (S.7403). Almost very fine. £115


IOM004 James Stanley, Tenth Earl of Derby, second issue, Penny, bronze issue, 1733, eagle and child on plain cap of maintenance, date below, legend above, rev triune, legend surrounding (S.7406). Almost very fine. £115

IOM005 James Stanley, Tenth Earl of Derby, second issue, Penny, bronze issue, 1733, eagle and child on frosted cap of maintenance, date below, legend above, rev triune, legend surrounding (S.7408). A bold very fine. £250

IOM006 James Stanley, Tenth Earl of Derby, second issue, Penny, brass issue, 1733, eagle and child on frosted cap of maintenance, date below, legend above, rev triune, legend surrounding (S.7408b). Unevenly toned, good very fine and rare. £300

IOM007 IOM008

IOM007 James Stanley, Tenth Earl of Derby, second issue, Halfpenny, copper issue, 1733, eagle and child on plain cap of maintenance, date below, legend above, rev triune, legend surrounding (S.7405). Good fine. £100

IOM008 James Stanley, Tenth Earl of Derby, second issue, Halfpenny, bronze issue, 1733, eagle and child on plain cap of maintenance, date below, legend above, rev triune, legend surrounding (S.7409). Toned good fine. £115

IOM009 James Stanley, Tenth Earl of Derby, second issue, Proof Halfpenny, silver issue, 1733, eagle and child on plain cap of maintenance, date below, legend above, rev triune, legend surrounding (S.7409a). Toned extremely fine, rare. £750

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IOM010 George III (1760-1820), Penny, 1786, first issue from London, laureate head right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev triune (S.7413). Some lustre, uneven tone, a pleasing extremely fine. £525

IOM011 George III, Halfpenny, 1786, first issue from London, laureate head right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev triune (S.7414). Toned good extremely fine. £375 ex Pridmore Collection, part I, Glendining, 22nd September 1981, lot 483 where catalogued as a proof, however this coin has an inverted die axis like the currency pieces and though obviously an early strike with sharp detail it is not very proof-like.

IOM012 George III, Halfpenny, 1786, first issue from London, laureate head right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev triune (S.7414). Toned with much original lustre, pleasing extremely fine. £500


IOM013 George III, Halfpenny, 1798, second “Soho” issue, laureate and draped bust right, date below with legend incuse on raised rim both sides, rev triune (S.7416). Toned with much original lustre, pleasing extremely fine. £350

IOM014 George III, Proof Halfpenny, 1798, struck in bronzed copper, second “Soho” issue, laureate and draped bust right, date below with legend incuse on raised rim both sides, rev struck en medaille, triune (S.7416b). Toned practically as struck and rare. £500

IOM015 George III, Proof Halfpenny, 1798, struck in bronzed copper, second “Soho” issue, laureate and draped bust right, date below with legend incuse on raised rim both sides, rev die axis 45 degrees off being struck en medaille, triune (S.7416b). Toned, with a few spots and stains, otherwise practically as struck and rare. £350

IOM016 IOM017

IOM016 George III, Penny, 1813 second “Soho” issue, laureate and draped bust right, date below with legend incuse on raised rim both sides, rev triune (S.7415). Toned with a few light nicks, extremely fine. £250

IOM017 George III, Penny, 1813 second “Soho” issue, laureate and draped bust right, date below with legend incuse on raised rim both sides, rev triune, quite double struck (S.7415). Toned with double strike of reverse and rotation, some rim bruising, about extremely fine / reverse very fine, unusual. £100


IOM018 George III, Halfpenny, 1813 second “Soho” issue, laureate and draped bust right, date below with legend incuse on raised rim both sides, rev triune (S.7416). Toned with a few light nicks on reverse, good extremely fine. £250

Extremely rare Bronzed Proof 1860 Copper Halfpenny of Victoria

IOM019 Victoria (1837-1901), Bronzed Proof Halfpenny, 1860, copper issue, young head left, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev triune (S.7418c). Toned practically as struck and extremely rare. £4,500

IOM020 Victoria, Farthing, 1839, copper issue, young head left, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev triune, raised rim both sides (S.7419). Toned with some lustre, good extremely fine. £125

Extremely rare Bronzed Proof 1860 Copper Farthing of Victoria

IOM021 Victoria, Bronzed Proof Farthing, 1860, copper issue, young head left, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, rev triune (S.7419d). Toned practically as struck and extremely rare. £4,000

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CHANNEL ISLANDS

JERSEY

CI001 CI002

CI001 Victoria (1837-1901), 1/13th of a Shilling, 1858, young head left, date below, rev Arms of the States of Jersey (S.7001). Toned good very fine. £125

Mintage 173,333

CI002 Victoria, 1/26th of a Shilling, 1851, young head left, tiny date figures below, rev Arms of the States of Jersey (S.7002). Unevenly toned with considerable lustre, extremely fine. £225

Mintage 160,000

CI003 Victoria, 1/26th of a Shilling, 1858, young head left, tiny date figures below, rev Arms of the States of Jersey (S.7002). Unevenly toned, darkly on obverse, reverse with a little lustre, very fine / extremely fine. £50

Mintage 173,333

CI004 Edward VII (1901-10), 1/12th of a Shilling, 1909, crowned bust right, rev Arms of Jersey, date either side (S.7009). Full lustre on obverse, toned reverse, practically as struck. £70

GUERNSEY

CI005 William IV (1830-37), Eight Doubles, 1834, Arms of Guernsey, rev inscription, date, and wreath (S.7200). Touch of lustre around elements of design, otherwise toned, extremely fine. £200

Mintage 221,760


CI006 Victoria (1837-1901), Four Doubles, 1889 H, struck by Heaton Mint, Arms of Guernsey, rev inscription and date (S.7207). Full underlying lustre with a light tone, practically as struck. £75

Mintage 103,744

CI007 Victoria, Two Doubles, 1889 H, struck by Heaton Mint, Arms of Guernsey, rev inscription and date (S.7208). Full lustre with a light patch of tone, practically as struck. £65

Mintage 35,616

CI008 Victoria, One Double, 1899 H, struck by Heaton Mint, Arms of Guernsey, rev inscription and date (S.7208). Full underlying lustre with a light tone, some speckling on reverse, otherwise practically as struck. £50

Mintage 56,000

CI009 Edward VII (1901-10), One Double, 1903 H, struck by Heaton Mint, Arms of Guernsey, rev inscription and date (S.7213). Full underlying lustre with a light tone, a couple of tiny spots each side, otherwise practically as struck. £50

Mintage 112,000

CI010 George V (1910-36), One Double, 1911 H, struck by Heaton Mint, Arms of Guernsey, rev inscription and date (S.7217). Toned with underlying lustre, good extremely fine. £40

Mintage 44,800

CI011 George V (1910-36), One Double, 1933 H, struck by Heaton Mint, redesigned Arms of Guernsey, rev inscription and date (S.7217A). Toned with underlying lustre, good extremely fine. £35

Mintage 96,000

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Numismatic Literature

NB001 NB004 NB006

POZZI’S WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF GREEK COINS

NB001 [Ars Classica I] Naville, Lucerne. Monnaies Grecques Antiques Provenant de la Collection de feu le Prof. S. Pozzi. Geneve, 1920. Quarto, pp. (2), 194, 3334 lots, (2); 101 super plates illustrating every coin in the collection. Bound in full maroon cloth with the original paper wrappers preserved. Minor wear, the text pages browned as is usual. A monumental collection, and a difficult catalogue to obtain being the first and most important of the Ars Classica sales of ancient coins. £525 Daehn 2084; Kroh 11 (4 stars); Spring 471. Also listed as number 5 under the most important sales of Ancient Greek coins - the Lockett sales are listed as numbers 1-4.

NB002 [Bank Leu/Adolph Hess] Eight bound volumes of auction catalogues. Comprising sale numbers; 25-32, 34-37, 40, 42-44, 47, 48 and 50. Also containing the three parts of the Walter Niggeler collection, produced by Bank Leu in conjunction with Münzen & Medaillen (1965-67) as well as the first, second and fourth independently numbered sales produced by Bank Leu alone (1971-72). All volumes bound in half Russia and cloth boards, raised bands, gilt. Decorative endpapers with purpose made pockets on the pastedown of each volume for sheets of prices realised. Binding rubbed and worn. A good run of these catalogues, including some important sales. £545

NB003 Bastien, P. Le Monnayage de Magence (350-353). Belgium, 1964. Quarto, pp. 236; 18 plates. Original orange card covers. Faded and a trifle dusty. Contents as new. £65

Clain-Stefanelli 4399

NB004 Bateson, J. D. & Campbell, I.G. Byzantine and Early Medieval Western European Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet University of Glasgow. London, 1998. Quarto, pp. xix, 180; 29 plates. Original cloth, gilt, jacket. Extremities a trifle worn otherwise a fine copy. £35

This volume forms Part 6 of the Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunterian set written by Anne Robertson – see also NB032

NB005 Boehringer, C. Zur Chronologie Mittelhellenistischer Münzserien 220-160 V. Chr. Berlin, 1972. Quar-to, pp. xxiii, 228, 7 folding maps; xi, (1), 40 lose plates housed in matching folder. Both volumes bound in the original green cloth, virtually as new. £125

Clain-Stefanelli 2304*

A PRICED AND NAMED COPY OF THE MAGNIFICENT CARUSO SALE

NB006 [Canessa, C. & E.] Collezione Del Fu Comm. Enrico Caruso. Monete e Medaglie in Oro. Naples, 28th June 1923. Quarto, pp. photographic portrait of Caruso as frontispiece, (iv), 104, 1458 lots; 64 fine plates. Translation of the preface (into English) loosely inserted. Annotated throughout in pencil with buyers names and prices and with a list of names (presumably those present at the auction) at the front including such well-known dealers as Ratto, Santamaria , Baldwin’s and Hamburger (who is noted as bidding on behalf of the major collec-tor Schlessinger) as well as Forrer, De Ciccio and Adda to name but a few. Sadly disbound, some pages a trifle soiled but on the whole a very good copy of this major sale containing a wealth of information. Certainly in need and deserving of binding. A remarkable collection, seldom offered for sale, especially so when annotated as here. Rare thus. £750 Clain-Stefanelli 7966; Grierson 275; Spring 96 (also listed under most important sales of Byzantine and Roman Imperial coins).

Formed by the famous tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) this enormous collection consisted solely of gold coins and medals ranging from an-cient Greece to modern world and European coins and commemorative medals all in the finest grades of preservation possible and bought from some of the major sales of his day including Montagu and Gnecchi. A truly remarkable collection.


NB007 [Another]. Bound in grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Boards a little rubbed and grubby but contents very good, with a partially removed Spink and Son bookplate on the front pastedown. £450

NB008 Castelin, K. Keltische Münzen. Katalog der Sammlung des Schweizerischen Landesmuseums Zürich. Zurich, 1985. Two volumes. Quarto, pp. 235, (1); 172, good quality photographic illustrations throughout. Original grey cloth. Virtually as new. Scarce. £125

Clain Stefanelli 5230

THE BEST EDITION OF COHEN IN A BEAUTIFUL CONTEMPORARY BINDING

NB009 Cohen, Henry. Description Historique des Monnaies Frappées Sous L’Empire Romain Communé-ment Appelées Médailles Impériales. Second Edition. Paris/London, 1880. Complete in 8 volumes. Quarto, pp. xxvii, (1), 544; xvi, 446, (2); 426, (2); 532, (2); 545, (3); 570, portrait of Cohen with tissue guard bound in at end, (2), 496; 510, (4); line drawn illustrations throughout. All volumes uniformly bound in sumptuous half red morocco with red marbled boards, raised bands, gilt in compartment. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers, and with the original paper wrappers preserved in each volume. Some neat annotations in the later volumes, with some worming, not affecting the text, contents otherwise clean with only minimal signs of wear. A beautiful set of this still widely used reference, this, the much preferred second edition is rarely seen, especially in such fine contemporary binding as here. Rare. £1,650

Babelon 147; Clain-Stefanelli 4015*; Grierson 74

NB010 Curiel, R. & Schlumberger, D. Trésors Monétaires D’Afghanistan. Mémoires de la Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan. Tome XIV. Paris, 1953. Quarto, pp. 130, (2); 16 plates. In the original printed card wrappers, pages unopened. Some damage to the front cover where an old label has been re-moved, otherwise almost as new with only minimal signs of wear. Out of print and scarce. £150

Clain-Stefanelli 3224; Daehn 6194

NB011 Curiel, R. & Fussman, G. Le Trésor Monétaire de Qunduz. Mémoires de la Délé-gation Archéologique Française en Afghani-stan. Tome XX. Paris, 1965. Quarto, pp. 93, (1); lx superb plates, one folding. In the original printed card wrappers. Some minor foxing to the front prelims otherwise a fine copy, with almost no signs of use. Out of print and sought after. £165

Clain-Stefanelli 3223; Daehn 6314; Kroh 47 (5 stars) – “This is an analysis of a spectacular find of 627 coins of the Bactrian Kings (all attic tetr-adrachms but for a few of the very rare double-dekadrachms) and conveniently covers an area that was not well represented before.”

NB012 Fischer-Bossert, W. The Athenian Decadrachm. American Numismatic Society. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 168. New York, 2008. Quarto, pp. x, 94, (4), 41 plates. Original cloth, jacket. A little worn at extrem-ities, otherwise a very good copy. The standard reference, now out of print. £145

Daehn 4012 – “A comprehensive examination of the Athenian decadrachm and its social, political and economic background…Most of the decadrachms, both genuine and false, are illustrated.”

FROM THE LIBRARY OF ADOLPH HESS WITH A WEALTH OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

NB013 [Gilhofer & Ranschberg/Adolph Hess.] Sammlung Franz Trau. Munzen Der Romischen Kaiser. 22nd May, 1935. Quarto, pp. portrait of the three generations of the Trau family, further portrait of Trau senior with other collectors of the day, 130, 4726 lots, 53 fine plates, 11 page list of prices realised bound in at end. Annotated throughout with prices realised in black ink and further information in red ink. A short paragraph written in the same hand on the title page notes that (in translation), ‘The numbers written in black India ink beside each lot number are, unless they are in parentheses, the prices realised at the auction. The numbers in parentheses are the estimates for the coins that did not sell at the auction. These remainders were reoffered by the company Adolf Hess AG in Lucerne in their auction of 28th April 1936. The prices realised at that auction, converted into Austrian shillings, are indicated in red ink in the present copy of the catalogue.’ Bound in cloth and marbled boards, some page edges lightly trimmed, manuscript label to spine. Some minor rust marks to first few pages from original staples, otherwise contents clean and bright. Two library stamps on title page, probably those of Adolph Hess with this volume almost certainly being lot 9247 in the Peus sale of 1991 in which the Hess library was dispersed. A superb copy of this important sale, with the added benefit of being from the Hess library and with much valuable and contemporary information included. Unique thus. £895

Clain-Stefanelli 4086*; Grierson 288; Spring 190 (also listed under ‘Most Important Sales of Roman Imperial Coins.’)

NB010 NB011

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HAHN’S MONUMENTAL WORK ON BYZANTINE COINAGE

NB014 Hahn, W. Moneta Imperii Byzantini. Rekonstruktion des Prägeaufbaues auf Synoptisch-Tabellar-ischer Grundlage. Bands 1-3. Vienna, 1973-1981. I Teil: Von Anastasius I. Bis Justinianus I (491-565); 2 Teil: Von Justinianus II. Bis Phocas (565-610); 3 Teil: Von Heraclius Bis Leo III./Alleinregierung (610-720). Quarto, pp. 141, (1); 146; 315, (1); 42 + 40 + 58 plates, 13 + 13+ 16 folding tables. All three volumes in the original cloth, jackets. The first volume a little more worn than the other two but generally speaking a very good set. The most comprehensive work on Byzantine coinage ever written and essential for the series. Out of print, important and elusive. £850

Clain-Stefanelli 5398*; Daehn 93 (4½ stars) – “MIB is an extremely scientific work that examines each issue in detail and (unlike all other works of its kind), provides dating for nearly all coin-issues…a handy provision (for non-German readers) are the many fold out charts that make researching coins in MIB a “breeze”.” Grierson 110.

THE COMPLETE DE WIT SALES

NB015 [Künker] The De Wit Collection of Medieval Coins. 1000 Years of European Coinage. Complete in 4 parts. Osnabruck, 2007-2008. Part I: Migration Period, Merovingians, Carolingians, France, Scandinavia and the Netherlands. 12-13th March, 2007. Large quarto, pp. 480, 1514 lots, colour photographs throughout; Part II: Ger-many, Switzerland, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Hungary, Silesia, Poland, Baltic States, Russia and the Golden Horde. 9th October, 2007. Large quarto, pp. 516, (1515)-3034 lots, colour photographs throughout; Part III: England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Balkan, the Middle East, Crusader States, Jetons and Weights. 11th March 2008. Large quarto, pp. 434, (3035)-4256 lots, colour photographs throughout; Part IV: The Sceattes. 2008. Quarto, pp. 118, 481 lots, colour photographs throughout. All four catalogues in the original covers, minimal wear. A monumental set of sales, now a major reference and of the utmost importance. Difficult to obtain as a complete set. £295

NB016 Lacam, G. Civilisation et Monnaies Byzantines. Paris, 1974. Quarto, pp. 503, (1), 101 high quality photographic plates, mostly enlargements and with some in colour. Original red cloth. Spine a trifle faded, a little worn otherwise fine. £110

Clain-Stefanelli 5401; Grierson 111.

NB017 Lacam, G. La Fin de l’Empire Romain et le Monnayage Or en Italie 455-493. Adolph Hess. Lucerne, 1983. Two Volumes. Large quarto, pp. 528, (2); (541)-1108 (2), 226 + 60 plates, further illustrations in the text. Original cloth boards, gilt. Limited to 800 sets of which 150 were numbered, this being set number 112. Edges bumped otherwise fine. £195

Kroh 91 (5 stars) – “A truly remarkable corpus-catalogue of the gold coinage of the Italian mints of the Western Roman Empire with many surprising conclusions.”

GUY LACAM’S RARELY AVAILABLE DOCOTORAL THESIS ON THE ROMAN GENERAL FLAVIUS RICIMER

NB018 Lacam, G. Ricimer. Un Barbare au Service de Rome. Thèse de Doctorat D’Université en Histoire. Université de Nice. Paris, 1984-1984. Two volumes. Large quarto, pp. v, 200; (201)-459, 11 plates, some illustra-tions in the text, printed on verso’s only. Card covers. WITH; Addendum. Quarto, pp. 21. Spiral bound. WITH; Nouvelles Pages Latines. Ricimer, Leon Ier et Anthemius. Le Monnayage de Ricimer. Paris, 1986 Quarto, pp. 48 pages again printed on verso’s only, 7 original photographic plates past-ed in, additional plates in the text. Card covers. Both titles inscribed to John

NB018

Kent. Ex libris on inside cover of first volume. A fine set of Lacam’s doctoral work, both rarely available and particularly nice with the inscriptions to his mentor, John Kent, who wrote the foreword to NB017 and of whom Lacam wrote, “Notre gratitude va, en particular, au Dr J. P. C. Kent du British Museum, qui nous a subi en maintes occasions avec gentillesse et humour, avant de nous donner d’ultimes conseils et nous faire l’honneur de présenter notre travail, malagré ses lacunes et ses insuffisances.” Important and most interesting. £425

NB019 Lederer, P. Die Tetradrachmenprägung von Segesta. Munich, 1910. Large quarto, pp. 54; 1 fine plate. Original printed card covers. Title written in ink on the spine, front cover partially detached, contents fine. A very good copy of this rarely seen reference, the standard work on the coins of Segesta. Important thus. £395Clain-Stefanelli 2252; Daehn 3071; Kroh 20 – “A detailed study.”


THE WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF THE VICOMTE DE SARTIGES

NB020 [Longuet, D. A.] Collection Du Vicomte de Sartiges. Series Grecque et Romaine. Paris, 1910. Quarto, pp. 48 exceptionally fine collatype plates, each with individual tissue guard printed with descriptive text. Housed in a black spring back binder, paper label to spine. Contents fresh, clean and virtually as new. A superb record of this wonderful collection which featured many important rarities in both the Greek and Roman series. It was gradually dispersed by the family after the Vicomte’s death in 1892 with the Greek sold by private treaty and the Roman section auctioned by Ars Classica in their final sale in October 1938. Produced almost entirely for private distribution so printed in very small number. Rare and important thus. £765

FROM THE LIBRARY OF FRANK SHERMAN BENSON

NB021 MacDonald, G. Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunte-rian Collection. University of Glasgow, 1899. Complete in three vol-umes. Large quarto, pp. four page prospectus bound in at the front of volume I, lxvi, 495, 30 fine collatype plates; vi, 649, plates (xxxi)-lxii; vi, (2), 799, (1), plates (lxiii)-cii. All three volumes bound in full tan cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Top edges gilt. Contents as new. Par-ticularly nice with the addition of the rarely seen prospectus in the first volume. From the library of the esteemed American collector Frank Sherman Benson and with his finely engraved bookplate on the pastedown of the first volume. A second ex-libris opposite. Neatly rebacked, the boards a trifle worn but generally a most attractive set of this monumental work which was twelve years in the making. A classic refer-ence, and scarce, as the printing was limited to only 500 sets - the large majority of which were gifted to libraries. £1,750

Clain-Stefanelli 1901*; Daehn; 1899; Kroh 10.

NB022 May, J. M. F. The Coinage of Abdera (540-345 B.C.). Royal Nu-mismatic society Special Publication No. 3. London, 1966. Quarto, pp. xi, (1), 298, (2); xxiv plates. Original cloth, gilt. Jacket preserved in a protective sleeve which has made the colour on the printed wrapper run slightly, otherwise a nearly fine copy of this standard reference. Out of print. £75

Clain-Stefanelli 3276*; Daehn 3690.

NB023 Munro, Neil Gordon. Coins of Japan. First Edition. Yokohama, Japan, 1904. Octavo, pp. colour fron-tispiece, xx, 281, (5), 25 plates printed in metallic tints; 38 additional plates of coins; illustrations in the text. Original gilt embossed green cloth, this copy still with the original paper jacket which rarely survives. Hinges a little weak but the contents very good if not better. £235

Clain-Stefanelli 10489*.

WITH LA TOURS SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED PLATES VOLUME WITH ENGRAVINGS BY DARDEL

NB024 Muret, E. & Chabouillet, M. A. Catalogue Des Monnaies Gauloises de la Bibliothèque Nationale. Paris, 1889. Large quarto, pp. xxvii, (1), 327, (1). Half red morocco with marbled boards, raised bands, yellow label in second compartment lettered in gilt. With; De La Tour, H. Atlas de Monnaies Gauloises Préparé Par Le Comission De Topographie Des Gaules et Publié Sous led Auspices du Ministère de L’Instruction Publique. Paris, 1892. Large quarto, pp. iv, (2), 12; 55 beautifully engraved plates by Dardel. Mean half morocco over later cloth boards, raised bands, green morocco title label to spine, lettered in gilt. Both books scuffed at extremities, contents very good with only minimal browning A good set of this major catalogue of the French National collection of Gaulish coins, complete with the very scarce volume of plates. £485

Clain-Stefanelli 5144 & 5139*.

SIGNED WITH THE AUTHOR’S COMPLIMENTS

NB025 Newell, E. Reattribution of Certain Tetradrachms of Alexander the Great. New York, 1912. Quarto, pp. 62, (2); 30 good quality photographic plates. Rebound in half brown morocco and marbled boards, decorative endpapers. Signed with the authors compliments. Extremities rubbed, contents generally fine with a little foxing to the prelims but otherwise very good. A very scarce work. £245

Clain-Stefanelli 2344*; Daehn 3428; Kroh 24 (3½ stars) – “This monograph firmly established the crucial place of die-study in numismatics. While examining the Demanhur Hoard [Newell] discovered that many issues attributed by Müller on the basis of symbols to widely separated mints were in fact die-linked and so all had to emanate from the same, very prolific, central mint.”

NB026 Von Petrowicz, A. Sammlung Petrowicz. Arsaciden-Münzen. Vienna, 1904. Quarto, pp. vi, (4), 206, (2); 25 fine plates all printed on thick card. Bound in full brown modern cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Ex libris on first pastedown. Privately printed and limited to 130 copies, rare thus. £385

Clain-Stefanelli 3029; Daehn 6149.

NB021

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A COMPLETE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF TOM VIRZI’S COLLECTION

NB027 [Virzi Collection] 77 superb quality original bromide photographic prints of the Tom Virzi collection of South Italian and Sicilian Bronze coins. Each plate (240 x 180mm) illustrating in remarkable detail, both the obverse and reverses of 2238 coins. Housed in the original photographic album. No text. Assistant to Jacob Hirsch for a number of years, Tom Virzi formed one of the (if not the) most important collection of Greek bronze coins at a time when the area was mostly overlooked by other collectors. His collection was partly dispersed in 1907 when Hirsch auctioned off a small section but it was not until Leu’s sale almost seventy years later that any considerable number were sold, with the remainder being dispersed by dealer Alex Malloy in 1980. The plates here show the collection in its entirety prior to the Leu sale of 1973. As such, this is a most important record of Virzi’s remarkable collection which contained many pieces of exceptional quality and rarity and which would therefore be of immense interest to any modern collector of the series. A very small number of these original sets of photographs were produced by Leu, mainly for private distribution. Reproductions of the sets are more widely available but the highly professional quality of these plates cannot be over emphasised. £975

FROM THE LIBRARY OF TOM VIRZI

NB028 Woodward, W. H. Ancient Greek Coins. Undated. Quarto, pp. printed title page produced by Robert Myers, 12 superb photographic plates, each accompanied by one manuscript page of descriptive text (attached to a negative print of the original) and each housed in plastic sleeves. Part of Woodward’s collection was sold in Ars Classica’s sale number 15 (July 2nd 1930) – although a number of his coins were later withdrawn. Although the photographer of the coins is unknown, the catalogue here is evidently a privately printed record of Woodward’s wonderful collection taken prior to its dispersal and with descriptions written by Tom Virzi. It also has the additional benefit of not only giving full catalogue descriptions but provenances when known, information not included in the auction catalogues of the time. All housed in a modern loose-leaf binder, gilt stamped on the upper cover, title label partly removed and title written in manuscript on the spine. Ex libris on inside front cover. Unique and important. £650

NB029 Picard, O. Chalcis et la Confédération Eubéenne Étude de Numismatique et D’Histoire (IVe – Ier Siècle). Paris, 1979. Thick quarto, pp. 377, 32 plates. Original cloth backed boards. Ex libris on first pastedown. A trifle

worn otherwise a fine copy. The standard reference for the coins of Chalcis. £195 Kroh 33 (4 stars) - ‘A good, detailed historical background with a die study of the mint of Chalcis (excluding the archaic issues, which are very rare anyway). Very useful for the AE and Greek Imperial issues, it corrects and complements Wallace.’

NB030 Price, M. J. The Coinage in the Name of Alexander The Great and Philip Arrhidaeus. Zurich/London, 1991. Two Volumes. Folio, pp. 637; 159 b/w plates. Publishers cloth, jacket. Slipcase. New and unopened in protective wrappers. The standard reference for the series. Out of print, important and difficult to obtain. £395

Daehn 3474 – “Describes about 4100 varieties of coins struck in the name of Alexander the Great (lifetime and posthumous issues), his half-brother and successor, Philip Arrhidaeus, and those of Lysimachos of the Alexander types...This is the most comprehensive study of the Alexander coinage ever published and is the standard reference for the series.” Kroh 24 (5 stars) “the ultimate reference for this series.” Kroh 24 (5 stars).

A COMPLETE SET OF PRIDMORE’S ESSENTIAL REFERENCES

NB031 Pridmore, F. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the Reign of George VI 1952. Complete in 4 parts (5 vols). London, 1960-1980. Part 1. European Territories. Quarto, pp. 98, illustrated throughout. Original printed boards, almost as new; Part 2. Asian Territories. Quarto, pp. 337, illustrated throughout. Original printed boards, a little worn; Part 3. Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras and the British West Indies. Quarto, pp. 364; illustrated throughout, one folding plate. Valuation sheet loosely inserted. Original printed boards, minor wear to extremities; Part 4 India. Volume 1. East India Company Presidency Series c1642-1835. Quarto, pp. 275, illustrations in the text. Original cloth, jacket. The latter worn and a little discoloured otherwise very fine; Volume 2. Uniform Coinage, East India Company 1835-58, Imperial Period 1858-1947. Quarto, pp. 245, illustrations in the text. Original cloth, jacket. The latter chipped and a little discoloured otherwise very fine. A fine set of this highly important set of books. All volumes out of print, difficult to obtain and most highly sought after. Complete sets are seldom offered and are very rare thus. £725

NB028 (i)

NB028 (ii)


Clain-Stefanelli 9936*

NB032

THE COMPLETE HUNTER CATALOGUE OF ROMAN COINS

NB032 Robertson, Anne S. Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet University of Glasgow. Complete in 5 volumes. London, 1962-1982. Quarto, pp. clxxi, (1), 391, (1), 60 plates; clxviii, (2), 534, (2), 124 plates; cxiv, 325, (3), 88; xlviii, 529, (1), 96 plates; ccxvi, 340, (4), 64 plates. All in the original cloth, gilt, jacket. Volumes 2-4 in near fine condition with only wear at the extremities, volume 1 a little scuffed. Contents virtually as new throughout. A most important catalogue. The first two volumes in particular are excessively rare and difficult to obtain, complete sets as here even more so. £1,450 Clain-Stefanelli 4055*; Grierson 73 & 74; Kroh 72 (4 stars) - “This five volume set is being more and more quoted all the time…Most of the coins are illustrated in the plates and the latest research is used in attributions and dating. Concordances are given to RIC, BMC, and Cohen…Highly recommended for all serious collectors.” See also NB004 for the seventh volume in this series covering Byzantine and Medieval Western European coins. See also NB004.

NB033 Robinson, E. S. G. A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Part II: Italy, Sicily, Carthage. Part II: Greece to East. Two parts complete in four volumes. Lisbon, 1971. Quarto, pp. 136; 42 superb plates; 200; (43)-99 plates. All in the original gilt embossed cloth boards, the plates in matching folders and still shrink-wrapped. A superb catalogue of a wonderful collection, now housed in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon. Out of print with complete sets becoming difficult to obtain. £495 Clain-Stefanelli 1898*; Daehn 1889 & 1886; Kroh 10 (4½ stars) – “A magnificent achievement and a record of exceptional coins beyond compare. Mr Gulbenkian collected only coins in perfect mint condition with a concentration on their artistic merit and (as one of the richest men in the world at that time) was able to purchase many of the best pieces from the auctions of the 1930’s and 40’s as well as significant private purchases from the Vlasto and Jameson collections.”

A FINE COPY OF THE FAMOUS DE QUELEN SALE

NB034 [Rollin et Feuardent] Collection de Feu M. le Vicomte E. de Quelen. Monnaies Romaines et Byzantines D’Or, D’Argent et De Bronze. Paris, 14th-26th May, 1888. Quarto, pp. (iv), 229, 2627 lots; 13 fine plates. Handsomely bound in half brown morocco and marbled boards with the original blue paper wrappers preserved and an original sheet of printed prices realised loosely inserted. Raised bands. Lettering and top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers, of which the front is sadly loose. Hinges worn and rubbed. With the dated ownership inscription of Von Schennis on the first free endpaper (8th October 1888), and with his distinctive library stamp on the original front and back wrappers and the prices realised. An attractive copy of this important sales catalogue, particularly nice with such a distinguished provenance. £450 Clain-Stefanelli 3690; Grierson 286; Spring 567.

De Quelen died in 1887 at the young age of 35 having already amassed a wonderful collection of Roman and Byzantine Coins, including many fine specimens bought only 13 months previously in the Ponton D’Amecourt sale. The preface to the catalogue states that he was the ‘inheritor of an illustrious name, and with a brilliant mind, he would have thrown new light on our science. His collection is a dignified monument to himself and to the studies to which he devoted most of his time.’ The sale itself reached a total of 226,620.50 Francs.

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A PRICED AND NAMED COPY OF MONTAGU’S MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION

NB035 [Rollin Et Feuardent] Collection de Feu M. H. Montagu F.S.A. Monnaies D’Or Romaines & Byzantines. Paris, 20th-28th April, 1896. Large quarto, pp. 180, 1291 lots; 41 superb autotype plates. Ruled in red and neatly priced and named throughout. Handsomely bound in half red morocco and red cloth boards with the original wrappers preserved. Spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Binding rubbed and worn, particularly to spine but on the whole a very fine copy of this marvellous collection. Highly important and difficult to obtain, especially so priced and named. Rare thus. £1,650 Clain-Stefanelli 3682; Grierson 285; Spring 573 (also listed under Most Important Sales of Roman Imperial and Byzantine coins.)“The sale of this remarkable section of the Montagu collection…consists of 1291 pieces and is the largest bought together by a private collector. Besides including a large number of rarities and unique coins, the collection has never been surpassed for condition, nearly every piece being in the highest state of preservation.” The Times 22nd April, 1896

A BEAUTIFULLY BOUND COPY OF THE HOFFMAN SALE

NB036 [Rollin & Feuardent] Collection H. Hoffman. Médailles Grecques et Romaines, Françaises et Étrangères. Paris, 2nd – 11th May, 1898. Large quarto, pp. 210, 2892 lots; fine heliographic portrait of Hoffman followed by 12 exceptionally fine plates (10 ancient). Finely and attractively bound in full tan morocco, spine lettered in black. One of only 50 editions printed on yellow paper and presented by Madame Hoffmann. The original textured card covers cropped and mounted within. A most attractive copy of this major sale. £695

Clain-Stefanelli 1735; Grierson 283; Spring 576.

NB037

A CHARMING HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT ON ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE

NB037 [Roman coins] Handwritten manuscript relating to Roman Imperial coinage. No place, no date although probably produced around the turn of the 20th century. Octavo (185 x 230mm), pp. 104 pages, text in German, all written in a neat manuscript hand and mostly in black ink, many pen and ink sketches and rubbings along with cuttings pasted in from printed reference books. Sadly there is no indication of the authors’ name, as is so often the case with such material but it is obviously the work of an enthusiastic collector whose aim was to list the reverse legends and mintmarks of the coins, along with a reign by reign listing of the imperial titles used. As this information was first published by Harold Mattingly and Edward Sydenham in the exhaustive RIC series, we can safely assume that this manuscript dates prior to c.1923, the year the first volume was published. As such this would have been a most useful reference for the collector and would certainly have been worth the time and effort taken in compiling such information. A trifle worn at extremities, the first leaf loose otherwise very good. A most interesting manuscript which also serves to illustrate the difficulties faced by collectors prior to the publication of the standard reference works which are so heavily relied upon now. Interesting and unique. £550

NB038 [Schulman, H. F.] The Eduard Kann Collection. Coins of China and Japanese Coins. Odd and Curious from the H. D. Gibbs Collection, Part V. Gold and Silver Coins of the World. Los Angeles, June 18th-20th, 1971. Octavo, pp. 175, 2458 lots; 1 plate. 68 page pictorial supplement loosely inserted along with the printed prices realised. Original red covers, a little faded as is usual but otherwise a very good copy of this important catalogue. £125

Clain-Stefanelli 8701


THE BRAND COLLECTION – COMPLETE IN TEN VOLUMES

NB039 Sotheby’s. The Brand Collection. From the Collection of Virgil M. Brand sold by Order of the Executors of The Estate of Jane Brand Allen. Zurich, 1982-1985. Complete in ten parts. Part 1. Roman and European Coins; Part 2. Swiss Coins; Part 3. Greek and Roman Coins; Part 4. Russian and Polish Coins; Part 5. Greek and Roman Coins; Part 6. Coins of the Netherlands; Part 7. Ancient Coins; Part 8. Swiss, Austrian and German Coins; Part 9. Colonial and Indian Coins; Part 10 – The Final Portion. Classical and Modern Coins and Medals. All in the original card covers and with the printed prices realised loosely inserted into each catalogue. A monumental collection consisting of 5790 lots. All virtually as new. £235

THE FAMOUS FAROUK COLLECTION IN A BEAUTIFUL BINDING AND WITH THE RARELY SEEN ADVERTISING BROCHURE

NB040 [Sotheby & Co.] The Palace Collections of Egypt. Catalogue of the Highly Important and Extremely Valuable Collection of Coins and Medals The Property of the Republic of Egypt. Egypt, Cairo. February-March, 1954. Quarto, pp. 306, (6), 2798 lots; 37 photographic plates. Printed prices realised bound in at front. Most attractively bound in quarter calf and marbled boards, five raised bands, lettered in gilt with the original paper covers preserved. Also with the original and rarely seen 18 page, fully illustrated brochure advertising the collection secured in an especially made pocket on the inside back cover. Prices realised for most of the coins neatly added in a later hand. Neat unobtrusive ex-libris on the first pastedown. A beautiful copy of this major sale, scarce and becoming particularly difficult to obtain, especially in such fine condition as here. Rare thus. £575

NB041 [Another] In the original green printed wrappers, prices realised loosely inserted. Extremities a little worn, otherwise a near fine copy. £250

NB042 Spijkerman, A. The Coins of Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. Jerusalem, 1978. Quarto, pp. xvi, 322, 82 +2 plates, 24. Original printed card covers. Out of print, scarce and important. £65

Clain-Stefanelli 2887; Kroh 60 (4 stars) – “A great catalogue of city-coins of Judaea in the Museum of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum in Jerusalem, many of which were previously unpublished types. It also features much historical documentation and the best bibliography of any work of its kind.”

NB043 Sutherland, C. H. V. The Emperor and the Coinage, Julio-Claudian Studies. London, 1976. Quarto, pp. (2), 132, (4); 10 plates each with page of descriptive text. Original cloth, jacket. £35

Clain-Stefanelli 4098.

NB044

A SUPERB COPY OF SVORONOS’ MASTER WORK ON ATHENS IN THE ORIGINAL BINDING

NB044 Svoronos, J. N. Les Monnaies D’Athènes. Trésor De La Numismatique Grecque Ancienne. Munich, 1923-1926. Three volumes complete in six parts. 1ère livraison – Planches 1-20; 2ème livraison – Planches 21-40; 3ème livraison – Planches 41-60; 4ème livraison – Planches 61-80; 5ème livraison – Planches 81-100; 6ème livraison – Planches 101-114 and Tables (by B. Pick). All in the original orange paper wrappers, covers a trifle discoloured and dusty, the first a little worn at extremities but improving from volume to volume with part 6 almost as issued. Contents virtually as new and exceedingly fine overall. Distributed by Verlag Von F. Bruckmann with the original advertising sheets loosely inserted. An exceptionally fine set of this monumental work. Of the utmost importance and highly sought after. Rarely seen and scarce in any condition, the volumes are usually found bound together into one volume so it is particularly nice to see them in the original wrappers as here. Exceptionally rare thus and important. £4,750

Clain-Stefanelli 2524*; Daehn 4122; Kroh 36(4 stars) & 37 (5 stars) – “This is indubitably the most useful reference published as it included illustrations (from casts) of every coin (usually with their weights in grammes) that was in all known public or private collections of the time, from ‘owls’ through the Imperial period…There were only 500 copies of the originals printed and they are extremely rare and virtually unobtainable…Essential!”

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NB045

SVORONOS’ MAJOR WORK ON CRETE

NB045 Svoronos, J. N. Numismatique de La Crete Ancienne Accompagne de L’Histoire, La Geographie et la Mythologie de l’Ile… Première Partie, Description des Monnaies Histoire et Gèographie. Macon, Imprimerie Protat Frères, 1890. Two parts. Large quarto, pp. ix, (1), 358; 35 fine autotype plates. Text volume bound in contemporary quarter black calf with black marbled boards, raised bands, lettered in gilt. Edges bumped, spine worn and chipped and with the top quarter of the spine loose, binding tight and contents clean. The plates housed in the original printed boards, worn, with the spine cracked and the plate edges chipped. Contents generally very good. An essential reference for the series, very rare and most difficult to obtain. £2,950

Clain-Stefanelli 2581*; Daehn 4437; Kroh 50 (4 stars) - “This study, as opposed to the BMC, attempts to be a corpus of all known types and is still utilised as such by most researchers.

A HANDSOME SET OF VALENTINES’ MAJOR WORKS

NB046 Valentine, W. H. The Copper Coins of India. Part I. Bengal and the United Provinces; Part II. The Panjab and Contiguous Native States. London, 1914. Quarto, pp. folding coloured map as frontispiece, 128; (123)-266, line drawings throughout. Both volumes in the original decorated cloth boards. WITH; Modern Copper Coins of the Muhammadan States. London, 1911. Quarto, pp. colour map as frontispiece, 203, line drawings throughout. Original printed boards. WITH; Sassanian Coins. London, 1921. Quarto, pp. 118 pages, line drawings throughout. Original boards. All in fine condition with only slight minimal wear to extremities. All of Valentines works are reprints from his original manuscripts and are printed in his distinctive and charming handwriting. An important series of works, the original editions of which (as here) are now particularly difficult to obtain. £395

Clain-Stefanelli 10068, 11859 & 7487

NB047 Waddington, W. H., Babelon, E. & Reinach, Th. Recueil Général des Monnaies Grècques d’Asie Mineure. Paris 1910-1912. Four parts complete in two volumes. Premiere Fascicule: Pont et Paphlagonie. Paris, 1904. Quarto, pp. 210, (2), 28 fine plates; Deuxieme Fascicule: Bithynie (jusqu’á Juliopolis). Paris, 1908. Quarto, pp. (4), (211)-393, (1), (29)-44 plates; Troisième Fascicule: Nicée et Nicomédie. Paris, 1910. Quarto, pp. (4), (395)-572, (2), (45)-93; Quatrième Fascicule: Prusa, Prusias, Tius. Paris, 1912. (575)-640, (2), (99)-111 plates. All four parts bound into two volumes in dark blue cloth and matching boards with the original paper wrappers preserved. Binding weakening with some pages and plates lose. Some staining to the prelims of the first part, other minor areas of discolouration, contents otherwise very good. Marbled endpapers, ex-libris on first pastedown. A massive undertaking on the part of the authors, this classic reference is still the most complete work in its area with the coins now housed in the Bibliothèque Nationale. Important and rarely offered. £1,250

Clain-Stefanelli 2600; Daehn 4529; Kroh 65.

NB048 Ward, J. Greek Coins and Their Parent Cities. London, 1902. Quarto, pp. fine autotype plate as frontispiece, xxxvi, 404, (2), illustrations and maps throughout. Original decorated cloth boards. The usual wear, some scuffing but overall a very good copy. With a manuscript inscription on the first free endpaper to ‘Dr Harriet Saxmann with the deepest affection and regard from “The Guru”, Manley’ and a photographic portrait (presumably of Dr Harriet) on the opposite pastedown signed, ‘With deepest gratitude to the giver “My Guru” Manley P. Hall.’ £275

Clain-Stefanelli 1933; Daehn 2118; Kroh 10.

Manley P Hall (1901-1990) was a Canadian mystic who is best known for his 1928 work, ‘The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy’, which is widely regarded as his magnum opus, and which he published at the age of 25.


NB049 Webb, Percy H. The Reign and Coinage of Carausius. London, 1908. Reprinted from the Numismatic Chronicle. Fourth Series, Vol. VII. Octavo, pp. vi, (2), 260; 5 fine plates. Bound in the original green cloth boards, gilt. Ex libris on first pastedown. A trifle worn at extremities, contents a little browned as is usual otherwise a little used copy of this charming title. Rarely encountered. £150

NB050 Wroth, W. Catalogue of the Imperial Byzantine Coins in the British Museum. London, 1908. Two Volumes. Quarto, pp. beautiful autotype plate of a gold medallion of Justinian I as frontispiece, cxii, 312, 35 fine autotype plates; (313)-687, (1), plates xxxviii-lxxvii. In the distinctive original crimson half morocco and red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine. Binding becoming weak but still intact, some pages coming loose, contents generally clean and with only marginal foxing. Extremities rubbed and worn. A very good set of this standard reference. £285 Clain-Stefanelli 5423*; Grierson 109; Kroh 94.

Recently Acquired Titles

Listed below are a selection of titles recently acquired. For more information on new or forthcoming books, or for a larger selection of our stock please visit our website or contact Caroline Holmes.

NB051 NB053

NB051 Attwood, P. Hard at Work. The Diary of Leonard Wyon 1853-1867. BNS Special Publication No. 9. London, 2014. 478 pages, b/w illustrations in the text. Cloth, jacket. £45 Leonard Wyon (1826-1891) was Victorian Britain’s foremost designer of coins and medals. The diary that he kept from 1853 to 1867 throws light on many of Wyon’s most important works: official commissions, including the famous ‘bun’ penny of Queen Victoria, coins destined for India, Australia and Canada, campaign medals awarded for service in the various mid nineteenth-century military and naval actions in which Britain was engaged, and the prize medal for the 1862 International Exhibition. Other medals were commissioned by the Queen herself, as well as by a broad range of learned societies, academic institutions, commercial concerns and private individuals. Wyon’s diary also chronicles the more personal aspects of his daily life and domestic arrangements, revealing the ways in which he and his extensive family occupied their leisure hours and documenting such activities as his visits to exhibitions and his opinions on the works of art he saw, his shopping excursions in London, his holidays in Britain and abroad, and – most importantly in Wyon’s view – the religious services he attended and the philanthropic ventures that, as an Evangelical Christian, he saw it as his duty to support. This book includes a fully annotated transcription of the diary, an introduction discussing all aspects of Leonard Wyon’s life, and appendices giving detailed accounts of the production of all the works by Wyon mentioned in the diary.

NB052 Bennett, K. A Catalogue of Georgian Coins. 2014. 341 pages, colour illustrations throughout. Casebound. £75 A useful English language guide to Georgian numismatics. The book aims to introduce English speaking readers to the wealth of knowledge available in Russian about the Georgian coinage, in this context, all coins struck in what is present-day Georgia. It aims to catalogue the types, varieties and dates of all the Georgian coins classified in the literature to date and to aid with identification and the reading of inscriptions on Georgian coins which are often in Arabic and Persian.

NB053 Bijovsky, G. Gold Coin and Small Change: Monetary Circulation in Fifth Century Byzantine Palestine. Italy, 2012. 553 pages, illustrations in the text. Card covers. £45 A comprehensive analysis of the local coinage that circulated in Palestine from the death of Arcadius until the time of the Arab conquest in the 640’s.

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NB054 NB055 NB058

THE HISTORY OF OTTOMAN COINS SERIES

Damali, Dr. A. Osmanli Sikkeleri Tarihi. History of Ottoman Coins. A comprehensive series covering the reigns of all the Ottoman rulers, due to be complete in 9 volumes. Each individual volume gives detailed chronologies for each Sultan as well as a short description of the important historical events during their reign. Together, the complete series will provide a detailed description of all of the Ottoman mints as well as coin production techniques, a list of all the inscriptions used in both Turkish and English, weight analyses as well as the important historical milestones in the history of Ottoman coin production.

NB054 Volume 1. Ottoman Coins from Osman I to Suleyman I. 2010. 440 pages, full colour illustrations. Cloth, jacket. £110

NB055 Volume 2. The Coins of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. 2010. 440 pages, full colour illustrations. Cloth, jacket. £110 The second volume in the series has over 700 images of the gold and silver coins struck during Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent’s reign.

NB056 Volume 3. The Coins of Sultan Selim II and Sultan Murad III. 2011. 380 pages, full colour illustrations. Cloth, jacket. £110 This volume illustrates 200 silver and gold coins of Sultan Selim II as well as 350 coins of Sultan Murad III.

NB057 Volume 4. The Coins of Sultan Mehmed III and Sultan Ahmed I. 2011. 360 pages, full colour illustrations. Cloth, jacket. £110 Volume four has over 270 illustrations of both the silver and gold coins of Sultan Mehmed III as well as 200 coins of Sultan Ahmed I.

NB058 Volume 5. The Coins of Sultans Mustafa I, Osman II, Murad IV, Ibrahim and Mehmed IV. 2012. 420 pages, full colour illustrations. Cloth, jacket. £110 The fifth volume in this series includes the pictures of 61 coins of Sultan Mustafa I, 98 coins of Sultan Osman II, 139 coins of Sultan Ibrahim and 118 coins of Sultan Mehmed IV; i.e. 465 gold and silver coins.

NB059 Volume 6. The Coins of Sultans Suleyman II, Ahmed II, Mustafa II, Ahmed III, Mahmud I. 2013. 420 pages, full colour illustrations. Cloth, jacket. £110 This volume includes the details of 28 coins of Sultan Suleyman II, 18 coins of Sultan Ahmed II, 104 coins of Sultan Mustafa II, 346 coins of Sultan Ahmed III and 335 coins of Sultan Mahmud I; i.e. 831 gold and silver coins.

NB060 Volume 7. The Coins of Sultans Osman III, Mustafa III, Abdulhamid I, Selim III and Mustafa IV. 2013. 420 pages, full colour illustrations. Cloth, jacket. £110 Volume six includes the details of 71 coins of Sultan Osman III, 460 coins of Sultan Mustafa III, 401 coins of Sultan Abdulhamid I, 409 coins of Sultan Selim III and 56 coins of Sultan Mustafa IV; i.e. 1478 gold and silver coins.

NB061 Volume 8. The Coins of Sultans Mahmud II. 2014. 410 pages, full colour illustrations. Cloth, jacket. £110 Volume eight includes the details of 1217 coins of Sultan Mahmud II.


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NB062 Gray, S. A Study of Australasian Trade Tokens. An Illustrated Reference. Perth, 2013. 216 pages, full size colour illustrations throughout and complete with rarity guides and up to date valuations. Casebound. Lim-ited to 500 copies. £45 This 216 page book, with its huge number of colour images, is a completely updated study of the merchant tokens of Australia and New Zea-land, being the first major work on this subject since the standard reference of Dr Arthur Andrews in 1921. The 1850’s were turbulent years in Australia and New Zealand, dominated by changing social, political, and economic events. Gold rushes in both countries saw swelling of the population and rapidly growing economies, thus accelerating the requirement for all forms of goods and services. Merchants had been plagued by severe shortage of small change for years and ultimately took matters into their own hands. Quite independently of any govern-ing authority, many businesses and individuals arranged for the production of their own currency to facilitate trade. This catalogue provides images and enhanced identification details for all known Australasian trade tokens along with their relative rarity and an indication of base prices. It also includes new and previously unpublished token types making this the definitive reference for all collectors.

NB063 Gupta, P. L. & Hardaker,T. R. Punchmarked Coinage of the Indian Subcontinent. Revised Edition, 2014. 296 pages, b/w illustrations, maps and diagrams throughout. Casebound, jacket. £35 The long-awaited second edition of this Catalogue of Indian punchmarked coins – ‘GH’ as it has become known - is at last available, twenty-nine years after its first publication. It introduces the new data and types accumulated over this period. Nearly three times the length of the first edition, the book has been extensively rewritten by the surviving author (Hardaker) and is superbly printed with clear photographs including three colour maps. Whereas the original volume catalogued 613 types, this edition includes 1043 and expands the original seven Series to nine. These now include the pre-karshapana coinages of the early Magadhan state as ‘Series 0’, and the post-Mauryan karshapana-like coinages as ‘Series VIII’. Many improvements have been made. The Catalogue section (132pp) includes photos next to the symbol drawings. The task of identification is made easier with extensive symbol lists, guidance on rarity, and a ‘critical path’ chart, as well as a 35-page section of enlarged photos. Users of the first edition will be glad to see that the old type numbers are retained, new types being added by way of ‘a’, ‘b’, etc. The first two introductory sections (57pp) provide some exciting insights into Magadha-Mauryan coinage resulting from ongoing study since the 1980s. The narrative is set into the wider context of late Iron Age society. The bankers and other additional marks seen on these coins are for the first time classified into chronological phases, and the way these marks can be used to reconstruct the economic and social history of the period is described. Recent research, including much fresh hoard evidence, is evaluated in the discussions on chronology and date, and the most likely options are laid out. Especially interesting is the progress that has been made in the chronology of the Series I coins which now total 505 types. The text demonstrates how close-focus study of coinage can expose specific moments in time, such as a mint workman’s catastrophic error (pictured above), while also illuminating the broader thinking underlying society in an age on the cusp of historic time. The coins show financial dealers battling with iron-fisted state control, engravers improving their skills in fulfilling complex design directives, and finally the collapse of society at the end of the Mauryan period. This will remain the standard reference work on the karshapana series for many years to come.

NB064 Jayaswal, V. Glory of the Kushans. Recent Discoveries and Interpretations. India, 2012. 456, colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Cloth, gilt. £150 The advent of the Kushans in the Indian subcontinent is a significant historical event. It is suggestive of such processes and factors which shaped the early historic cultural milieu of India in particular and Asia in general. The Kushan kings played an important part in the ancient history of India and Central Asia. They were worthy contemporaries of the three great world powers of the early centuries of the first millen-nium AD, the Roman Empire, the Han Empire of China and the Arsacid and Sasanian Empires of Iran. During the first four centuries of the millennium, they controlled a vital space between these empires, acting as entrepreneurs in international trade and restoring unified rule to northern India. Their patronage of Buddhism enabled it to spread through Central Asia and into China. However, in spite of their importance, very little information of their activities has survived into the modern period. This volume is the result of the International Seminar entitled, ‘Kushan Glory and Its Contemporary Challenges’, which was organized by the Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India), between October 3 and 5, 2008. Most of the papers were presented in the seminar but there are a few which were invited. Inclusion of these were intended to fill the gaps, in the otherwise holistic format of this volume. The 21 contributions of the volume are placed in seven distinct sections covering different themes, viz., (i) Discoveries: Old and Recent; (ii) Hegemony: Kushan Empire and Out-posts; (iii) Chronol-ogy and Succession; (iv) Policies and Patronage: Kushan Religion; (v) Architecture and Settlement: Kushan Archaeology; (vi) Art Expressions: Kushan Portraits and Compositions; (vii) Expansion and Continuity: Kushan Styles and Techniques. This strikingly illustrated volume is a significant contribution to the field of Kushan studies and is a valuable aid for students and scholars of history.

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NB065 [Ed.] Lapidge, M. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England. Second Edition. 2014. 583 pages. Maps, illustrations and line drawings in the text. Casebound. £120 Widely acknowledged as the essential reference work for this period, this volume brings together more than 700 articles written by 150 top scholars that cover the people, places, activities, and creations of the Anglo-Saxons. This is the only reference work which covers the history, archaeology, arts, architecture, literatures, and languages of England from the Roman withdrawal to the Norman Conquest (c.450 – 1066 AD). An essential reference tool, both for specialists in the field, and for students looking for a thorough grounding in key topics of the period.

NB066 Mahlo, D. The Early Coins of Myanmar (Burma): Messengers from the Past. 2012. 192 pages, b/w illustrations throughout, 16 colour plates at the end, bibliography. Casebound. £45 In the ancient and early medieval periods, the people of Myanmar lived in a world full of coins. Coins form a major part of their archaeological heritage and represent some impressive examples of early Asian design. The author has devoted almost fifty years to recording the prove-nance of these coins. He has studied their symbols and combinations of symbols and offers the results of his research to the public, organized in a geographical and chronological basis. In doing so, he is not only concerned with research of the coins themselves, but also with studying them as documents of an otherwise lost history and culture. This research has led the author to evidence of strong Indian influences in ancient Burma around the beginning of the modern era; to new insights into the development and extent of the Kingdom of Sri Ksetra; to the rise and fall of Halingyi; the origins of Pagan; to the possibility of a Khmer incursion as far as Thaton; as well as to the existence in the medieval period of previously unknown small states in Upper Burma and on the Gulf of Martaban. The early coins of Myanmar/Burma open a new window onto one of the forgotten civilisations of Southeast Asia. The book contains a summary, both in English and German.

NB067 Maier, N. French Medallic Art 1870-1940. Munich, 2010. 415 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Casebound. £95 Medallists such as Chaplain, Roty and Charpentier renewed medallic art in France during the Nineteenth Century, leading to a revival that attracted worldwide interest. This volume examines the background to this revival and investigates its development down to the 1930’s. The wide range of subjects addressed by the artists is evident from the numerous illustrations. In addition, the book provides substantial insights into the medal society founded by Roger Marx, the Société des Amis de la Médaille Française (1899-1920). Short biographies are given for a total of 73 artists who decisively influenced French medallic art during the periods of Art Nouveau, Symbolism, Naturalism and Art Deco.

NB068 Mossman, Philip L. From Crime To Punishment. Counterfeit and Debased Currencies in Colonial and Pre-Federal America. Numismatic Studies 27. The American Numismatic Society. New York, 2013. £90 since coinage was developed in ancient Lydia, an element of society has sought to debase the coin of the realm for personal gain not only by counterfeiting, but also by shaving away precious metal. Currency debasement was not confined to the proletariat since throughout history various monarchs increased their royal revenues, or seigniorage, by reducing the quality of the coins’ specie content or its weight standard. The current text follows closely the course of royal English copper coinages whose high potential profit made them an ideal prey for counterfeiters. These forgeries flowed freely into the colonies where they overwhelmed, and eventually collapsed, the small change medium but not before various states sought to correct the evil of this imported copper trash. Great attention is paid to Great Britain’s mercantilistic policies which shaped the character of the currency in the North American colonies where chronic hard money shortages encouraged counterfeit coinages of all stripes whose actual manufacture and circulation is examined in great detail. Colonists further sought to expand their monetary pool by printing bills of credit to meet the exigencies of the French and Indian Wars. This new paper currency likewise became the target for forgery and a battle royal ensued between the colonial treasurers and bands of counterfeiters as they competed to outsmart each other. But as “the weed of crime bears bitter fruit,” many counterfeiters were apprehended and punished for their evil deeds.

NB069 Pataridze, M. & Janjgava, G. Rare Coins of the Trebizond Empire. 2006. 71 pages, 6 colour plates. Text in Georgian and English. Card covers. £25


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NB070 Platt, J. J. & A. K. The English Civil Wars. Medals, Historical Commentary & Personalities. London, 2013. Over 800 pages, copiously illustrated throughout. Two volumes bound in cloth, gilt. Slipcase. £175 Some three and a half centuries ago, Britain was convulsed by a series of civil wars. The names of its participants and major battles – Oliver Cromwell and Charles I, Cavaliers and Roundheads, Edgehill and Dunbar– are still well known today. These wars saw the introduction of medals as rewards for gallantry and campaign service. This book places these medals within the historical context of the times. These volumes will be an essential addition to the libraries of all who have an interest in the medals, personalities and events of the English Civil Wars. Building on earlier works on the subject, it provides detailed information which is indispensable for the collector, numismatist, auction house specialist and Civil War enthusiast as well as for the military or art historian with an interest in the period. The detailed information on over 900 individual medals illustrating over 400 subtypes in both private and public collections, accompanied by more than 500 photographs and illustrations of medals, many in colour, provides an important archival reference source. Assembled from the authors’ observations over thirty years of collecting and studying the medals of the period, this work places these ‘pieces of history’ within the historical context of the Civil Wars, the Interregnum and the Restoration. Through historical and biographical commentary on some 100 historical personages, the personalities of the figures of the period come into focus. Through the use of commentary and over 400 illustrations from the 17th through 19th centuries, we see the personages of the Civil War as did both their contemporaries and those closer in time to the events of the Civil War.

NB071 Russo, R. with De Falco, A. The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins. Numismatic Ars Classica. Zurich, 2013. 433 pages, colour illustrations throughout. Casebound. £100 A superb reference work of the most important collection of Roman republican coins assembled in the last century, with an additional in-text commentary by Roberto Russo, David Vagi, Rick Witschonke and Andrew McCabe. Laid out in SNG format and including Roman Republican gold coins not sold in NAC’s 2011 and 2012 sales this reference is sure to become the new standard reference for Roman Republican coins.

NB072 Tully, John A. N. Z. The Island Standard. The Classical, Hellenistic and Roman Coinages of Paros. Numismatic Studies 28. The American Numismatic Society. New York, 2013. 206 pages, 27 b/w plates. Cloth, jacket. £100 This book is the first comprehensive study of the monetary history of one of the major coin-producing states of the Hellenistic and Roman Aegean. It analyses the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman coinages of the Cycladic island of Paros. It presents a die study of all known silver and bronze issues, and argues that Paros and its neighbour Naxos minted in the Hellenistic Period not on the Rhodian standard as has sometimes been thought, but on their own distinct standard: the ‘island standard’. All coin types are fully described, and die varieties are illustrated in 27 plates. John Tully read Greats at Magdalen College, Oxford before moving to Harvard, then Princeton, where he finished his PhD dissertation on “Networks, Hegemony, and Multipolarity in the Hellenistic Cyclades” in 2012. In 2010, he took the Eric P. Newman Graduate Seminar in Numismatics at the ANS in New York; this book is a direct result of the project he started there. He is currently a consultant in New York.

NB073 Winter, Heinz. Die Medaillen und Schaumünzen der Kaiser und Könige aus dem Haus Habsburg im Münzkabinett des Kunsthistorichen Museums Wien. Band I: Friedrich III. Und Maximilian I. Kunst Historisches Museum. Wien, 2013. 375 pages, 79 colour plates, additional colour illustrations in the text. Cloth, jacket. £45 The present book is the second volume in a row of publications dedicated to the medals of the House of Habsburg that are preserved in the Kunsthistorisches Museum. While Glanz des Hauses Habsburg. Die habsburgische Medaille im Münzkabinett des Kunsthistorischen Museums (2009) launched this series, the present study focuses on the early days of this media and thus the period of the emperors Friedrich III. (1452–1493) and Maximilian I. (1508–1519). On the basis of the rich collection of the coin cabinet in Vienna it is the goal to record and comment the medals from the kings and emperors of the Habsburg dynasty. Today the coin cabinet keeps the imperial collection; all relevant types are preserved here in technical and artistic perfection. Most of them come from the possession of Emperor Karl VI. (1711–1740), others date back to Emperor Franz I. Stephan from Lorraine (1745–1765). The main focus concentrates on the contemporary development of most of the types. As it turns out, the widespread opinion that Maximilian not only supported the hammer struck medal but also the cast medal in the years after 1510 could not be confirmed. Furthermore most of the cast medals were created first in the 18th century.

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NB074 [Ed.] Van Alfen, Peter G. & Witschonke, Richard B. Essays in Honour of Roberto Russo. Numismatic Ars Classica. Zurich/London, 2013. Large quarto. 426 pages, black and white illustrations throughout. Casebound, jacket. £100 A work of fundamental new research on Greek and Roman republican numismatics. Superbly produced and containing a variety of important articles written by some of today’s greatest numismatists and scholars including; Keith Rutter, Christof Boehringer, Alberto Campana, Giovanni Santelli, John Morcom, Haim Gitler, David Vagi, Andrew Burnett, Andrew McCabe, Richard Schaefer, Andrea Pancotti, Roberto Russo, T.V. Buttrey, Richard Witschonke, Clive Stannard, Bernhard E. Woytek, Michel Amandry, Franc L. Kovacs and Lucia Travaini. A superb new reference containing a wealth of information, this is an essential reference for anyone with an interest in this area of numismatics as well as a great and fitting tribute to the late Robert Russo.

NB075 Vecchi, I. Italian Cast Coinage. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Cast Bronze Coinage and its Struck Counterparts in Ancient Italy from the 7th to 3rd Centuries BC. 2013. 92 pages, fully illustrated throughout. Cloth, jacket. £50 Winner of the 2014 IAPN book prize, this new edition of Italian Cast Coinage (ICC) compiled by Italo Vecchi summarises the research into Italy’s cast bronze coinage since 1885. It lists 327 types from the aes rude and currency bars of early 1st millennium Italy to the final issues during the Second Punic War, many of which are previously unpublished. The book also includes an account of the cast coinages of Rome, Etruria, Umbria, North-East and Central Italy, Lucania and Apulia. Arranged overall by geographical area, the mints within each area are then listed alphabetical-ly; included are details of the historical or geographical background, and an examination of the

weight standards and chronology as well as three maps of the area. At the end of the book there are 87 plates illustrating almost all the types in the catalogue. The book is fully indexed for ease of reference.

NB076 Zhou Xin Yuan & Li Ping Wen. Concise Catalogue of Modern Chinese Copper Coins. 2012. 304 pages, full colour illustrations throughout with valuations in US$. Card covers. £35 Ever since Tracey Woodward published his masterpiece ‘The Minted Ten Cash Coins of China’ in 1936, a great contribution to the understand-ing of modern machine made Chinese copper coins was made. Many numismatic books have followed in his footsteps, even at the beginning of the 21st Century. These literary works, including forums on the internet, play an important role in the research of this subject. The struck copper coins were circulated for only about half a century as fractional currency in China, however, they created a legend around them sug-gesting that it was only those who studied hard and in depth who could enjoy them. Although the output was enormous, because of the tur-moil during that period most of these base metal coins were crudely made and therefore overlooked by many collectors. Unlike silver coins, copper coins were not carefully protected and as such, when they appear, corrosion has usually made it difficult for people to recognise the beauty of the details. Subsequently, high grade coins are hard to find and many others are either left in junk boxes or have been destroyed over the years. The large variations of the different era’s and issuers also confuse beginners. All these issues create difficulties for the general public to see the true value of these Chinese copper coins. This book is intended to present the most splendid side of Chinese copper coins and also provides the basis for a rarity and evaluation of coins included in this book. For enthusiasts it will be a book of appreciation; for new collectors it is a beginner’s guide book. For the convenience of readers, all fantasy, errors, tokens, unofficial issuers and cast coins are not included. It

is the author’s anticipation that this book will stimulate interest in Chinese struck copper coins.

The A to Z Series of LondonThis fascinating series of books provides fully-indexed maps of London at roughly 100 year intervals. Consisting of seven books in total, each one reproduces a key map of the period with comprehensive indexes which allow users to identify the locations of streets, buildings and in some cases small courts and alleys used at the time. They also enable the purchasers to find their way around the streets of London as they were in these eras and see how massive social, economic and political changes of these changeable times shaped the London we know today. A fascinating series of attractively produced books which will certainly appeal to anyone interested in the history and development of London.

NB077 [Ed.] Saunders, A. The A to Z of Charles II’s London 1682. London, 2013. 152 pages. Cloth, jacket. £30 NB078 Prockter, A. & Taylor, R. The A to Z of Elizabethan London. London, 1979. 62 pages. Cloth, jacket. £30

NB079 Hyde, R. The A to Z of Georgian London. London, 1982. 88 pages. Cloth, jacket. £30

NB080 Laxton, P. & Wisdom, J. The A to Z of Regency London. London, 1985. 116 pages. Cloth, jacket. £30 NB081 Hyde, R. The A to Z of Victorian London. London, 1987.140 pages. Cloth, jacket. £30 NB082 [Ed.] Saunders, A. The A to Z of Edwardian London. With an Introduction by M. H. Port. London, 2007. 169 pages. Cloth, jacket. £30

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Baldwin’s, Apex and Stanley Gibbons Auctions:

July 2014

Apex Philatelic Public Auction 133 General Stamps Lingfield, 27 July

Stanley Gibbons Stamps & Postal History of the World London, 30 & 31 July

August 2014

Islamic Coin Auction 26 Coins of the Islamic World London, 6 August

Baldwin’s Hong Kong Auction 57 Far Eastern and World Coins, Medals and Banknotes Hong Kong, 21 August

September 2014

Baldwin’s Auction 90 Ancient and World Coins and Commemorative Medals London, 24 September

Baldwin’s Auction 91 The Lindén Collection (World Coins) London, 25 September

Apex Philatelic Postal Auction 134 World Stamps and Postal History Postal, 25 September

Baldwin’s Auction 92 British 18th Century Tokens London, 30 September

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Baldwin’s Argentum Auction Ancient, British and World Coins and Medals London, 1 November

Baldwin’s & Dreweatts The Military Sale: Medals and Militaria London, 4 November

Apex Philatelic Public Auction 135 General Stamps Lingfield, 16 November 2014

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Apex Philatelic Postal Auction 136 Postal, 11 December 2014

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The New York Sale of Ancient Coins New York, 6 & 7 January

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Modern & Contemporary Prints London, 25 September

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The Library of a Gentleman London, 23 October

November 2014

The Military Sale London, 4 November

The Bibliophile Sale Godalming, 6 November

Fine Chinese Ceramics & Asian Works of Art Newbury, 12 November

Important Books, Manuscripts & Works on Paper London, 13 November

Fine Jewellery, Silver & Objects of Vertu and Watches Newbury, 18 November

Fine Wine, Port & Champagne Newbury, 20 November

Photographs & Photobooks London, 21 November

Modern & Contemporary Art London, 27 November

December 2014

Fine and Important: Furniture, Paintings & Works of Art Newbury, 2 December

Modern & Contemporary Prints London, 4 December

The Bibliophile Sale Godalming, 11 December

Antiquarian Books London, 17 December

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