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John (1199-1216), Penny, class 5c, Canterbury, Arnaud, arnavd · on · ca, 1.24g/3h (SCBI Mass 1662, same rev. die; N 971; S 1352). About fine, rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £30
Allen, D.F., A Catalogue of English Coins in the British Museum: The Cross-and-Crosslets (‘Tealby’) type of Henry II, London, 1951, clxxxiv + 214pp, 25 plates. Original blue cloth, spine ribbed and gilt; cover a trifle damp-stained, but internally very fine and clean (£40-60)
South Africa, Original leather case by Mappin & Webb for the 1923 Long Proof set. Extremely fine (£30-50)
Miscellaneous, Victoria to Elizabeth II, miscellaneous brass Threepences, bronze Pennies, Halfpence, Farthings, a quantity of commemorative base metal football medallions, banknotes (9), etc [Lot]. Varied state; some contained in folders and albums (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
A small modern mahogany coin cabinet, 25 x 17 x 16cm, comprising 4 trays for coins of various sizes and 5 trays suitable for medalllions, double brass pulls, double doors, lock but no key. Good condition (£40-60)
Hildebrand, B.E., Anglosachsiska Mynt, 3rd edn, Stockholm, 1881, viii + 502pp, 14 engraved plates. Modern grey cloth, original paper covers bound-in; a very fine copy of the best edition (£40-60)
Lindsay, J., A View of the Coinage of the Heptarchy, Cork, 1842, viii + 135pp, 6 lithographic plates. Original boards; rebacked, otherwise fine and clean (£30-50)
Liverpool, [1st] Earl of, A Treatise on the Coins of the Realm; in a Letter to The King, 1st edn, Oxford, 1805, 268pp. Original boards, rebacked; heavily annotated in margins, mostly in pencil (£40-50)
Mack, R.P., Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles 20: R.P. Mack Collection, Ancient British, Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins, London, 1973, xxii + 121pp, 56 plates, dj. Fine and clean (£50-70)
Eire, Sixpence, 1958 (S 6641); together with other base metal coins of the Free State and Republic (7) [8]. First better than extremely fine, others in varied state (£30-40)
Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Zauditu, 50 Matonas, EE 1923 [1930] (KM. 31); together with other base metal coins of Ethiopia (6) [7]. First extremely fine but mis-struck and off-centre, others in varied state (£25-35)
Hammer Price: £20
Victoria (1837-1901), Victoria, Halfpenny, 1887, two ‘pellets’ on upper breast (S 3956); Edward VII, Halfpenny, 1910, two ‘pellets’ below beard (S 3991) [2]. Very fine and better (£20-30)
William and Mary (1689-1694), Farthing, 1694, rev. as unbarred (BMC 622; S 3453). Fine, extremely rare (£60-80)
Severin, H.M., Gold and Platinum Coinage of Imperial Russia from 1701 to 1911, 1st edn, New York, 1958, xv + 77pp, 17 plates, dj; Stride, H.G., Nickel for Coinage, London, 1963, 122pp, illustrations in text; Craig, W.D., Coins of the World 1750-1850, 1st edn, Racine, nd, x + 753pp, illustrations in text, dj; Grierson, P., Monnaies du Moyen Age, Fribourg, 1976, 319pp, illustrations in text, dj; together with other references (32), by Taxay, Cribb, Oka, Porteous, etc [36]. Publishers’...
Hammer Price: £10
Shirley-Fox, J., The Pleasures of English Coin Collecting, 1st edn, Medstead, 1933, 83pp; Seaby, H.A., and Seaby, P.J., A Catalogue of the Copper Coins and Tokens of the British Isles, 1st edn, London, 1949, 142pp; Seaby, P.J., The Story of the English Coinage, London, 1952, xii + 110pp, dj; Seaby, H.A., and Rayner, P.A., The English SIlver Coinage from 1649, 2nd edn, London, 1957, 136pp; Seaby, H.A., Standard Catalogue of British Coins, 1st edn, London, 1962, 223pp, Peter Seaby’s copy,...
Col. William Fullarton, Ayrshire, Col. William Fullarton, Restrike Pattern Halfcrown, 1799, by W.J. Taylor from dies by J. Milton, in silver, bust of the Prince of Wales left, rev. cruciform shields, edge plain, 15.44g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2002, pp.156-8; Stainton 31A; Seaby ST 297; DH 5 bis I). Usual die flaw beneath bust, brilliant and practically as struck, attractively toned (£900-1,200)
£900–£1,200
Switzerland, Confederation, 5 Francs, 1923b (KM. 37). Edge bruise, otherwise extremely fine or better (£40-60)
£40–£60
Republic (1937-, Proof set, 1949, comprising Threepence, 3.22g/12h; Penny, 9.48g/12h; Halfpenny, 5.71g/12h; Farthing, 2.78g/12h (S 6642-5; DF 792, 810, 830, 845) [4]. Brilliant, very rare; no case (£5,000-6,000)
£5,000–£6,000
Republic (1937-, Proof set, 1950, comprising Sixpence, 4.53g/12h; Threepence, 3.22g/12h; Penny, 9.48g/12h (S 6641-3; DF 767, 793, 811) [3]. Brilliant, very rare; no case (£5,000-6,000)
Hungary, Hungary, Louis of Anjou (1342-82), Denars (36), all with saracen’s head (Huszár 547-8); together with other mostly medieval coins in silver (24) [60]. Varied state (£150-200)
£150–£200
Hungary, Hungary, Louis of Anjou, Denars (40), all with saracen’s head (Huszár 547-8); together with other mostly medieval coins in silver (21) [61]. Varied state (£150-200)
Hungary, Hungary, Louis of Anjou, Denars (45), all with saracen’s head (Huszár 547-8); together with other mostly medieval coins in silver (15) [60]. Varied state (£150-200)
Hungary, Hungary, Louis of Anjou, Denars (50), all with saracen’s head (Huszár 547-8); together with other mostly medieval coins in silver (10) [60]. Varied state (£150-200)
Hungary, Hungary, Louis of Anjou, Denars (52), all with saracen’s head (Huszár 547-8); together with other mostly medieval coins in silver (9) [61]. Varied state (£150-200)
Hungary, Hungary, Louis of Anjou, Denars (54), all with saracen’s head (Huszár 547-8); together with other mostly medieval coins in silver (22) [76]. Varied state (£180-220)
£180–£220
Hungary, Hungary, Denars (12), Matthias I (2), Vladislav II, Louis II (2), Ferdinand I (7), various dates and mints [12]. Fine or better (£60-80)
£60–£80
Japan, Japan, Mutsuhito, 50 Sen, Meiji 41 [1908] (KM. Y31), together with other Japanese coins (3, two in silver); South Africa, George V, Farthings (4), all 1923, dark finish (KM. 12.1) [8]. First good very fine, others in varied state (£40-60)
Early Uninscribed issues, Quarter-Stater, British Qc [Remic type], degraded head of Apollo, rev. triple-tailed horse left, sunburst above, cogged wheel below, 1.11g/8h (BMC 538; VA –; S 48). Good fine or better, very rare (£300-350)
£300–£350
Uninscribed issues, Early Uninscribed issues, Stater [South Ferriby type], traces of crude head of Apollo, rev. disjointed horse left, six-pointed star below, 5.36g/12h (cf. BMC 3149; VA 811-23; S 390). Some striking splits, otherwise very fine (£200-250)
£200–£250
William III (1694-1702), William III, Halfpence (6), all 1700, one with no stop after gvlielmvs (BMC –), one reading gvlielmvvs (BMC –), one reading gvllelmvs and inverted vs for as in britannia (BMC –), two with m of gvlielmvs over another m (BMC –), one with inverted vs for as in britannia and no stop (BMC 698; S 3556) [6]. Varied state, mostly very rare (£100-200)
£100–£200
Uninscribed issues, Early Uninscribed series, Quarter-Stater [Irstead type], latticed box, wreaths at sides, rev. horse right, crescents above, pellet-in-annulet below, pellet under tail, 1.07g/9h (BMC 3437-9; VA 628; S 430). Very fine, rare (£250-300)
£250–£300
Baldred (c.823-825), Baldred, Penny, Canterbury, Group I, ‘Bonnet’ type, Tidbearht, baldred rex cant, diademed bust right, wearing bonnet, rev. +tidbearht monet, drvr cits in two lines across field, pellet between, line above and below, 1.11g/9h (BLS Ba 6, same obv. die; BMC 15; N 220; S 879). Slightly bent and with a small chip at 4 o’clock, otherwise very fine or better, extremely rare (£2,500-3,000)
£2,500–£3,000
Anlaf Guthfrithsson (939-941), Anlaf Guthfrithsson, Penny, Raven type, York, Æthelferth, raven standing with wings outstretched and head turned to left, +anlaf cvnvncil, rev. +adelferd minetril around cross, 1.15g/12h (N 537; S 1019). A little chipped around the edge, otherwise about very fine, very rare (£2,500-3,000)
Grierson, P., Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles 1: Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, Ancient British and Anglo-Saxon Coins, London, 1958, xxii + 70pp, 32 plates. Publishers’ blue cloth; front cover a trifle damp-stained, otherwise internally fine and clean, scarce (£40-50)
£40–£50
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Shilling, mm. 1, bust 6B, 5.41g/3h (N 2014; S 2584). On a slightly small flan, otherwise better than fine (£150-180)
£150–£180
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Double-Crown, mm. crescent, fifth bust, 4.92g/11h (SCBI Schneider 40; N 2088; S 2623). Small striking split, otherwise about very fine, rare (£600-800)
£600–£800
Charles II (1660-1685), Charles II, Halfpenny, 1683 (S 6575); together with other Irish copper coins (7), world coins in silver (6) and base metal (10) [24]. Varied state (£40-60)
Charles I (1625-1649), Briot’s Hammered issue, Halfcrown, muled with Tower rev., mm. triangle (over anchor to right on obv.?), Briot’s lozenge stops on obv., rev. oval garnished shield as on Gp III Tower coins, 15.06g/4h (SCBI Brooker 734, same dies; N 2307; S 2861). About very fine, reverse better, toned, very rare (£2,000-2,500)
£2,000–£2,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Penny, mm. lis, broad bust, rev. small plume, coarse work, 0.51g/6h (Morr. E-2; cf. SCBI Brooker 967; N 2479; S 3001). Small edge split and flat in places, otherwise good fine, rare (£250-350)
£250–£350
William III (1694-1702), Halfcrown, 1697e, edge nono, large shields, ordinary harp (ESC 547; S 3490). Good very fine and toned, scarce (£600-800)
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