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William IV (1830-1837), William IV (1830-1837), Sovereign, 1835 (M 19; S 3829B). Obverse extremely fine, reverse better (£800-900)
Hammer Price: £2,000
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Commonwealth (1649-1660), Crown, 1652/1, mm. sun on obv. only, 29.73g/3h (ESC 5; N 2721; S 3214). Tiny edge flaw at 3 o’clock, otherwise good very fine and attractively toned, very rare (£2,000-2,500)
Æthelred I (c.865-871), Æthelred I (866-871), Penny, Three Line type, Berheah, biarhea · h mo · · neta ·, lunettes unbroken, 1.17g/6h (N 622; S 1055). Very fine and full, toned, very rare (£600-800)
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Noble, London, mm. lis on rev. only, annulet by wrist and in first spandrel on rev., annulet after transiens punched over mullet, 6.95g/9h (Whitton 6c; N 1414; S 1799). About extremely fine and full (£2,000-2,500)
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Shilling, Gp D, mm. harp, slightly larger bust, both arches of crown break inner circle and more arched truncation at shoulder, rev. similar, 5.97g/5h (Sharp D2/1; SCBI Brooker 473, same dies; N 2223; S 2789). A fine work striking, good very fine with attractive grey tone, rare (£800-1,000)
Hammer Price: £1,850
George IV (1820-1830), George IV (1820-1830), Proof Halfcrown, 1824, edge plain, 14.20g/6h (ESC 639b; S 3809). Two minor scratches in front of face visible on close inspection, otherwise virtually as struck and attractively toned, extremely rare (£2,000-2,500)
Hammer Price: £1,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Charles I (1625-1649), Pontefract, Shilling, 1648, type II, large crown, rev. value dividing pc, 4.73g/12h (Hird 276-8; SCBI Brooker 1233, same dies; N 2647; S 3149). Pierced and plugged, otherwise fine, toned (£1,200-1,500)
Charles I (1625-1649), Newark issues, Shilling, 1645, crown with jewels on band, rev. obs newark, 5.69g/12h (Hird 250-1, same dies; SCBI Brooker 1221, same rev. die; N 2640; S 3143). Good very fine, attractively toned (£1,200-1,500)
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Post-Crondall types, Thrymsa, Two Emperors type, helmeted bust right, rev. angel with head under each wing, 1.29g/6h (Metcalf 79-80; N 20; S 767). Very fine, rare (£2,000-2,500)
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Shilling, Gp A, mm. cross Calvary (over lis on obv.), rev. plume above square-topped shield, trefoil of pellets at end of legend, 5.93g/1h (Sharp A2/3; SCBI Brooker 398, same obv. die; N 2217; S 2783). Obverse good fine, reverse about very fine, very rare (£700-900)
Hammer Price: £1,750
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Pattern Shilling, Gp D, by an unknown artist, in silver, mm. rose, crowned bust left in collar and armour with ribbon of the lesser George, both arches of crown jewelled, rev. oval scroll-garnished shield between c r, no inner circles, 5.77g/12h (SCBI Brooker –; N 2697). About fine and toned, excessively rare (£800-1,000)
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Shilling, Gp D, mm. bell (large on obv.), small bust of neat style, rev. plume above shield, 5.98g/7h (Sharp E2/3; SCBI Brooker 491a, same dies; N 2226; S 2793). Of fine work, a few minor flan flaws, otherwise very fine and attractively toned, rare (£900-1,200)
Hammer Price: £1,700
Charles II (1660-1685), Charles II (1660-1685), Guinea, 1679, fourth bust, o in carolvs over sideways o (MCE 80; S 3344). Very fine or better, extremely rare (£1,500-2,000)
Edward VII (1901-1910), Edward VII (1901-1910), Part Proof set, 1902, comprising Five and Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, silver Crown to Sixpence, Maundy Fourpence, Twopence and Penny; together with a currency Threepence [13]. Florin cleaned, otherwise as struck; in official red case of issue (£1,400-1,800)
Charles I (1625-1649), Charles I (1625-1649), Newark, Sixpence, 1646, richly jewelled crown, rev. OBS NEWARK, 2.64g/12h (Hird 267-9; SCBI Brooker 1228, same dies; N 2642; S 3146). Struck on a large flan, very fine and toned, rare (£1,200-1,500)
Hammer Price: £1,650
Charles I (1625-1649), Newark issues, Ninepence, 1646, smaller jewelled crown, rev. from the same die as lot 100, 4.30g/12h (Hird 264-6, same dies; SCBI Brooker 1227, same dies; N 2641; S 3144). Very fine, toned (£900-1,200)
Stephen (1135-1154), Stephen (1135-1154), Penny, Uncertain issues, Flag type, bust right, holding lance with pennant, star in front, [st]ie[f]ne r, rev. cross moline with fleurs in angles, + weiewb interspersed with ornaments around, 0.93g/5h (cf. M 217l; N 919; S 1313). A little creased, otherwise about very fine, clear portrait (£2,000-2,500)
ITALIAN COINS, Florence, Ferdinando I de Medici, Fiorino d’oro, 1597, 3.49g/1h (Bellesia 35c; F 301). Very fine (£300-400)
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Shilling, Gp C, mm. plume, similar, rev. oval scroll-garnished shield, ornate scrolls to upper half, plume between c r at top, 5.86g/7h (Sharp C2/4; SCBI Brooker 454, same dies; N 2222; S 2788). A piece of fine work from carefully engraved dies with guide lines within both inner and outer beaded circles, well-centred on a round flan, very fine and toned, very rare (£1,000-1,500)
Hammer Price: £1,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Crown, 1645, mm. castle, 29.46g/3h (Besly D30, and BNJ 1992, pl.21, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1045, same dies; N 2561; S 3062). Very fine, toned (£1,500-1,800)
Oliver Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell, Shilling, 1658 (ESC 1005; S 3228). Hairline scratches by date, otherwise about extremely fine (£900-1,200)
Charles I (1625-1649), Newark issues, Ninepence, 1645, large crown with jewelled band, rev. obs newark, 4.66g/12h (Hird 260-1, same obv. die; SCBI Brooker 1226, same dies; N 2641; S 3144). Hairline striking crack at 4 o’clock, otherwise good very fine and attractively toned (£1,000-1,500)
BRITISH COINS – LOTS, Elizabeth II, Sovereigns (20), all 2002 (S 4431) [20]. Mint-sealed (£1,500-1,600)
South Africa, South Africa, Paul Kruger, Crown, 1892, single shaft (Hern Z37; KM. 8.1). Trifling bagmarks, otherwise virtually mint state with original bloom (£200-250)
ITALIAN COINS, Milan, Charlemagne (774-814), Denaro, c. 793-812, 1.29g/11h (Depeyrot 662F; Biaggi 1364). Slightly bent, otherwise very fine or better, very rare (£1,500-1,800)
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Shilling, Gp C, mm. rose (over plume on rev.), similar, rev. oval scroll-garnished shield with large lis on top between c r, 6.03g/3h (Sharp C2/5; SCBI Brooker –; N 2222; S 2788). A piece of fine work from carefully engraved dies with guide lines within both inner and outer beaded circles of reverse, well-centred on an almost round flan, sometime gilt, otherwise about very fine, reverse better, very rare (£800-1,000)
Hammer Price: £1,550
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, no mm, equestrian portrait of crude style, horse with bushy tail, rev. crowned oval draped shield, roses in legend, 14.37g/1h (Allen C-16; SCBI Brooker 1148, same dies; N 2592; S 3100). About very fine, rare (£1,500-1,800)
Charles I (1625-1649), Uncertain Welsh Marches mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. plume, crude workmanship after the style of Bristol, horseman left, rev. Declaration in two lines divided by row of pellets, three plumes above, date below, 14.08g/6h (SCBI Brooker 1212, same dies; N –; S 3135). On an irregular flan, fine and toned, very rare (£800-1,000)
Charles II (1660-1685), Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1664, second bust, edge xvi (ESC 28; S 3355). Light wear to the high points, otherwise almost extremely fine, dark attractive tone (£1,500-1,800)
Straits Settlements, Straits Settlements, Edward VII, Proof Dollar, 1904b, edge grained, 26.98g/12h (Prid. 4a; KM. 25). A little hairlined in fields, otherwise good extremely fine and toned (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £1,500
Victoria (1837-1901), Victoria (1837-1901), Penny, 1843, colon after reg (BMC 1486; S 3948). Spot below d of dei, some light surface marks on lower bust and in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare (£1,000-1,200)
Hungary, Hungary, Transylvania, Stefan Bathori (with title as king of Poland), Ducat, 1586, Neustadt, 3.50g/6h (Kopicki 10506; F – [cf. Transylvania 278 and Poland 71]). Some light blank filing, otherwise very fine and very rare (£500-700)
WORLD COINS – LOTS, Australia, Victoria, Sovereigns (19), all St George revs., 1874-5-6-7-8, 1879 long tail, 1880 long tail, 1881 (2), long and short tails, 1882 (2), both no initials, 1883 (2), first and second heads, 1884 second head, 1885 second head, 1886 (2), 1887 Jubilee (2), all Melbourne (S 3857, 3857A, 3857B, 3857C) [19]. The 1878 extremely fine, others fine and better (£1,500-1,800)
Norway, Norway, Christian IV, Speciedaler, 1648pg, Christiania, 28.29g/1h (Hede 5b; NM 49; Dav. 3534; KM. 12). Very fine, toned (£1,500-2,000)
WORLD COINS – LOTS, Australia, George V, Sovereigns (19), 1911 (2), 1912, 1913 (2), 1914-15-16-17, 1919 (2), 1920-1-2-3-8-9, 1930, 1931, all Perth (S 4001-2) [19]. Very fine and better (£1,400-1,600)
WORLD COINS – LOTS, China, a hoard of Cash (approx. 10,000), 12th-13th century, originally contained in three earthenware pots (one of which has been emptied and found to contain approx. 3,500 coins), two pots intact as found [Lot]. Varied state; an interesting lot (£2,000-2,500)
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