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George V (1910-1936), Proof Crown, 1935, in gold, by B. MacKennal and P. Metcalf, head left with artist’s initials on truncation, rev. St. George riding over dragon in Art Deco style, artist’s initials below right, edge decvs at tvtamen anno regni xxv, 47.36g/12h (WR 424; L & S 47; ESC 379; S 4050). Some light surface marks and friction to high points, otherwise as struck, the fields slightly cloudy £25,000-30,000
Hammer Price: £30,000
George III (1760-1820), New coinage, Pattern Crown, 1817, by W. Wyon, in silver, laureate bust right, rev. the Three Graces standing, nationalistic emblems at their feet, edge plain, 26.53g/12h (Davies 20; L & S 152; ESC 223; Selig 1187-8). Some friction on high spots, otherwise better than extremely fine, attractively toned £6,000-8,000
Hammer Price: £18,000
Anglo-Gallic, Edward the Black Prince (1362-1372), Pavillon d’or, second issue, Bordeaux, Prince standing holding sword beneath ornate portico, feathers at sides, lions at feet, rev. ornate cross, lis and leopards in angles, mint-letter at end of legend, 4.72g/4h (Elias 154c). About extremely fine on a full round flan, rare £12,000-15,000
Hammer Price: £17,000
Anglo-Gallic, Edward III (1325-1362), Guyennois d’or, third type, no mint letter, mm. cross potent on rev. only, crowned full length figure of King standing right, wearing armour, holding sword and shield, lions at feet, rev. ornate cross, lis and leopards in angles, 3.87g/3h (Elias 50). Of fine style, nearly extremely fine, rare £10,000-15,000
Hammer Price: £16,000
Anglo-Gallic, Edward the Black Prince (1362-1372), Pavillon d’or, first issue, La Rochelle, Prince standing holding sword beneath ornate portico, feathers at sides, lions at feet, rev. ornate cross, lis and leopards in angles, mint-letter at end of legend, 5.34g/1h (Elias 151). About extremely fine, rare £10,000-15,000
Oliver Cromwell, Broad, 1656, 9.07g/6h (WR 39; N 2744; S 3225). Some minor surface marks and hairlines, including in reverse field, otherwise good extremely fine, brilliant £10,000-12,000
Hammer Price: £15,000
Charles II (1660-1685), Five Guineas, 1673, first bust, edge vicesimo qvinto (MCE 8; S 3328). Some surface marks and hairlines, otherwise about extremely fine £8,000-10,000
Hammer Price: £13,000
Anglo-Gallic, Edward III (1325-1362), Léopard d’or, second issue, mm. cross pattée, leopard left, wearing large crown, rev. ornate cross, beaded inner tressure, voided quatrefoils in spandrels, 3.99g/9h (Elias 38b). About extremely fine, rare £7,000-9,000
Anglo-Gallic, Edward III (1325-1362), Léopard d’or, third issue, mm. cross pattée, leopard left wearing large crown, rev. ornate cross, beaded inner tressure, voided quatrefoils in spandrels, 3.60g/3h (Elias 39). Good very fine, scarce £5,000-6,000
Hammer Price: £11,000
George I (1714-1727), Five Guineas, 1720, edge sexto (MCE 240; S 3626). A few surface marks, otherwise very fine or better £5,000-7,000
Hammer Price: £9,800
George II (1727-1760), Five Guineas, 1729 eic, edge tertio (MCE 279; S 3664). Rim cut at 1 o’clock on obverse and edge bruise at 6 o’clock on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine or better £8,000-10,000
Hammer Price: £8,800
Victoria (1837-1901), 1850/49 (Davies 864; ESC 1297; S 3904). About extremely fine, extremely rare £2,500-3,000
Hammer Price: £6,200
Victoria (1837-1901), 1850 (Davies 863; ESC 1296; S 3904). A few tiny rim nicks, good very fine, extremely rare £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £5,800
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Double-Crown, 1650, mm. sun on obv. only, 4.52g/2h (SCBI Schneider 349; N 2717; S 3210). Traces of creasing, otherwise good very fine or better, lightly toned £4,000-5,000
Victoria (1837-1901), Crown, 1847, edge undecimo (ESC 288; S 3883). A few light hairlines, otherwise practically as struck, toned £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
George IV (1820-1830), Proof Crown, 1826, edge septimo, 28.28g/6h (L & S 28; ESC 257; S 3806). Some hairlining, otherwise extremely fine or better £5,000-5,500
Hammer Price: £5,200
James II (1685-1688), Two Guineas, 1687 (MCE 121; S 3399). Nearly very fine, reddish tone £2,500-3,000
Hammer Price: £4,300
William and Mary (1688-1694), Five Guineas, 1691, edge tertio (MCE 136; S 3422). Edge knocks and bruises, some surface marks, otherwise about very fine £3,000-3,500
Hammer Price: £4,100
Anne (1702-1714), Five Guineas, 1706, edge qvinto (MCE 199; S 3560). Edge knocks and bruises, other surface marks, nearly very fine £3,500-4,000
Hammer Price: £3,900
Regini, Unit, Chichester Boar type, diademed head right with coiled hair, rev. triple-tailed horse with ‘ladder’ mane right, head (of charioteer ?) above, boar and phallic symbol below, 1.36g/1h (ABC 644; BMC 577; VA –; S –). On a slightly irregular flan but of fine style and careful execution, good very fine, extremely rare £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £3,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Salopia (Shrewsbury) mint, Halfcrown, sa below horseman, rev. crowned oval shield, florent concordia regna, 8.99g/12h (Bull p.175, 673/31; SCBI Brooker –; N 2601; S 3120). Surfaces corroded, reverse flan flaw, otherwise about fine, the mint-signature clear, excessively rare £4,000-5,000
George III (1760-1820), Soho coinage, Pattern Mule Penny, 1813, by T. Wyon, in copper, laureate and draped bust right, no artist’s initials, rev. crowned harp, edge centre-grained, 6h (DF 611; KM. Pn 40; Prid. British Guiana 68; cf. R.J. Ford Sale I, lot 421). Virtually as struck with some original colour, extremely rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £3,600
Charles II (1660-1685), Two Guineas, 1664, first bust, elephant below (MCE 32; S 3334). Better than very fine, some brilliance £3,000-3,500
Hammer Price: £3,000
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Half-Noble, York, mm. lis on rev. only, annulet by wrist, lis after henric and over stern, rev. annulet in one spandrel, 3.42g/9h (Whitton 1; SCBI Schneider 303; N 1419; S 1809). Very slightly small of flan but virtually full weight, the obverse rather scuffed, otherwise very fine or better, very rare £2,500-3,000
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Crown of the Double Rose, mm. rose, hk (Katherine of Aragon) on obv. only, 3.69g/10h (Whitton i; SCBI Schneider 579; N 1788; S 2273). Very slightly creased, legend weak in places, otherwise nearly extremely fine £2,500-3,000
Henry VIII (1509-1547), First coinage, Groat, Tournai, mm. crowned cursive T, civitas tornacen’, 2.80g/4h (N –; S 2317). About very fine, toned, very rare £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £2,700
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Unite, Gp D, mm. anchor with flukes to right, bust 5a, 9.04g/6h (SCBI Schneider 157; SCBI Brooker 100A; N 2153; S 2692). Nearly extremely fine £2,500-3,000
Henry V (1413-1422), Noble, class C, mm. pierced cross on rev. only, mullet by wrist, broken annulet on ship’s side, nothing on rudder, rev. quatrefoil in second quarter, 6.92g/9h (SCBI Schneider 225ff; N 1371; S 1742). King’s face rather flat, otherwise good very fine £1,500-1,800
Hammer Price: £2,600
Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Sixpence, 1554, English titles, date below busts, reads nostr, annulet stops, 2.92g/5h (N 1972; S 2507). Centres weak, otherwise fine, very rare £2,500-3,000
Hammer Price: £2,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Newark, Sixpence, 1646, jewelled crown, rev. obs newark, 2.90g/12h (Hird 267-9, same dies; SCBI Brooker 1228, same dies; N 2642; S 3146). A little double-struck, obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine, toned £2,500-3,000
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Noble, series Gg, mm. cross pattée on rev. only, small pellet each side of upper lis, large e in centre, reads ihe, franciens and iba, 7.70g/7h (N 1183; S 1490). Slightly weak in centre of obverse, otherwise good very fine £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £2,400
Cantii, Uninscribed issues, Stater, Late Weald type, blank, rev. horse left, pellet-in-annulet above, lattice-work box below, pellets and annulets around, 5.57g (ABC 177; BMC 2466; VA 144; S 169). Nearly extremely fine, extremely rare £1,200-1,500
Victoria (1837-1901), 1839 Proof, second head, no initials, edge grained, 5.66g/6h (Davies 853P; ESC 1284A; S 3904). Slight rim cut at 11 o’clock, otherwise good extremely fine, toned, extremely rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £2,300
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Laurel, mm. spur rowel, second bust, 8.94g/12h (SCBI Schneider 83; N 2112; S 2638). Good very fine, old red tone £1,200-1,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Unite, Gp A, mm. lis, class II, 8.99g/8h (cf. SCBI Schneider 114-15; SCBI Brooker 22; N 2146; S 2685). Good very fine £2,000-2,500
George V (1910-1936), Proof Five Pounds, 1911 (S 3994). Some surface marks and hairlines, otherwise practically as struck £2,500-3,000
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage, mm. cross pattée, annulet to left, pellet to right of crown, tiny pellet before tas, 1.48g/8h (DIG 2/2; Potter III/IV; N 1361; S 1730). Small of flan, otherwise nearly very fine with a good portrait, extremely rare £1,500-1,800
Hammer Price: £2,200
Edward IV (Second reign, 1471-1483), Angel, mm. pierced cross and pellet, reads dei, 5.09g/4h (B & W XVIII; N 1626; S 2091). A few light surface marks and scuffs, otherwise good very fine £2,000-2,500
Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1674, second bust, plume below and in centre of rev. (ESC 1040; S 3376). Good very fine, blue-grey tone, rare £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £2,100
Edward III (1327-1377), Post-Treaty period, Groat, London, mm. cross potent and four pellets on obv., cross pattée on rev., row of eight annulets across breast (chain-mail), saltire stops, rev. double saltire stops, saltire after tas and don, 4.66g/2h (Doubleday 621, same obv. die; N 1284; S 1639). Good very fine, extremely rare £2,000-2,500
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