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Jamaica, Authority of November 1758, Doubloon (valued at Five Pounds), VICEROYALTY OF PERU, Ferdinand VI, 8 Escudos, 1751jm, Lima, both sides centrally countermarked with floriate gr raised within a circular indent (Prid. 1; Gordon 1/d, this coin not listed; KM. 11.4; F 1), Tiny distinguishing graze between 5 and 1 of date and some minor surface marks, otherwise coin and countermarks very fine, very rare; about 10 specimens recorded, of which this is one of the finest £25,000-30,000
Hammer Price: £25,000
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Pound, mm. key (over woolpack), bust 8A, reads hiber, rev. pellet stops, 11.08g/2h (Brown/Comber F14; SCBI Schneider 801; N 2008; S 2534). Slightly crimped, otherwise nearly extremely fine £6,000-8,000
Hammer Price: £12,000
Australia, Victoria, Sovereign, 1886m, shield rev. (M 67; S 3854). Very minor surface marks, otherwise about as struck, very rare £10,000-12,000
Hammer Price: £11,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Unite, 1643, mm. plume with bands on obv. only, 8.85g/5h (Beresford-Jones VIII/11; SCBI Brooker 850, same dies; SCBI Schneider 315, same dies; N 2389; S 2734). Faint graffiti marks in reverse field, otherwise good very fine, reverse better £5,000-6,000
Hammer Price: £9,500
Venezuela, Republic, Half-Bolivar, 1889 (KM. 21). Very fine and an extremely rare key date £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £8,500
William and Mary (1688-1694), Five Guineas, 1691, elephant and castle below busts, edge tertio (MCE 137; S 3423). Slight scratch on edge, otherwise nearly extremely fine £7,000-9,000
Hammer Price: £8,000
Greek Coinages, PTOLEMAIC KINGS OF EGYPT, Ptolemy II (285-246), Octodrachm, Alexandria, conjoined heads of Ptolemy II and Arisoe II right, rev. conjoined heads of Ptolemy I and Berenike I right, 27.68g/12h (Sear 7789). Good very fine, rare £7,500-8,000
Kings of East Anglia, Æthelweard (c. 845-c. 855), Penny, Dudda, large a between pellets, cross below, edelp·ard rex, rev. cross pattée, two pellets in each angle, ·dvdda mon·e·, 1.17g/6h (Naismith E49.1a; cf. Pagan, BNJ 1982, II, 1; N 450; S 953). Nearly extremely fine on a full round flan, extremely rare, especially in this condition £4,000-5,000
Stephen (1135-1154), Penny, East Midlands variant, Tutbury, Walchelin, crude crowned bust right holding sceptre, [ – – ]anvsx, rev. short voided cross, annulet in centre, martlets in angles, walcml[invs] tvt, 0.97g/3h (Mack –; N –; S –). Slightly dished and legend flat in places, otherwise very fine, UNIQUE £8,000-10,000
Hammer Price: £7,000
Scotland, William the Lion (1165-1214), Early issues, Penny, mint and moneyer uncertain (perhaps Berwick, Willame), small crowned bust right with sceptre, [——]l·mvs·[—], rev. short cross pattée, cross pommées in angles, [——]e · bl[——], 1.04g/9h (Stewart intermediate type; SCBI 35 –; cf. B 1, fig. 26; S 5022). Small of flan and much of legends missing, otherwise better than very fine with a strong portrait of unusual style, extremely rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Half-Pound, 1642, mm. Oxford plume, Shrewsbury horseman riding over arms, Oxford plume in field behind, rev. Declaration, three Oxford plumes above, date below, group of seven pellets before legend, 60.80g/4h (Morr. A-2; SCBI Brooker 868, same dies; N 2404; S 2945A). Good very fine and attractively toned, rare £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £5,200
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Crown, 1839, edge plain, 28.23g/12h (ESC 279; S 3882). Edge bruises at 2 and 6 o’clock on obverse, otherwise extremely fine or better £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Pattern Broad or Halfcrown, 1630, by N. Briot, in silver, signed b both sides, uncrowned bust left with falling lace collar, rev. crowned garnished square-topped shield, crowned c r at sides, 13.39g/6h (SCBI Brooker 1245, same dies; MI I, 257/44; N 2661). A few edge marks, otherwise about very fine and toned, extremely rare £5,000-6,000
Hammer Price: £4,900
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Noble, series G, mm. cross 3 on rev. only, small e in centre of rev., small lis in second quarter, reads hy·b, annulet stops, 7.68g/12h (N 1180; S 1490). Nearly extremely fine £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £4,800
Viking Coinages: Danelaw, Alfred, Penny, Bernvald, elfred orsnaforda in three lines, rev. bernvalr mo in two lines divided by three crosses, 1.44g/10h (N 472; S 971). About extremely fine with old cabinet tone £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £4,400
Oliver Cromwell, Crown, 1658/7 (ESC 10; S 3226). Early strike with no flaw on bust, a little wear on high spots, otherwise nearly extremely fine or better, toned £3,500-4,000
United States of America, Dollar, 1798 (Bowers/Borckhardt 122; Bolender 14a). Nearly extremely fine, the variety extremely rare £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £4,200
Jamaica, MONTEGO BAY, William Breakspear, white metal advertising check, importer & general merchant, etc, rev. cutlery, leather, saddlery, fowling pieces…ironmongery, plantation & other tools, etc, 16.23g/12h (Lyall 165; Prid. 135; Roehrs –). Some surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine, extremely rare £500-1,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
Harold II (1066), Penny, PAX type, London, Edwine, edpine on lvndi, 1.22g/9h (Pagan, NM p.192; SCBI Oxford 1097; N 836; S 1186). Good very fine, toned £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £3,900
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Unite, Gp A, mm. lis, class II, 8.90g/11h (SCBI Schneider 114-15; SCBI Brooker 22; N 2146; S 2685). A hint of double-striking on shield, otherwise nearly extremely fine on a neat round flan £1,800-2,200
Hammer Price: £3,400
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Trial 25 Pence, 1981, in nickel-brass, crowned arms flanked by Tower and rose, experimental coin and date, rev. orb, royal mint trial, 5.56g/12h (cf. DNW 111, 843). As struck, of the highest rarity in this metal; no other specimens seen by the cataloguer £600-800
Hammer Price: £3,200
William IV (1830-1837), Sovereign, 1832, first bust (M 17; S 3829). A few light surface marks, otherwise better than extremely fine, very rare £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £3,100
Andaman Islands, Victoria, Rupee, 1861, in copper, 8.85g/1h (Prid. 1; KM. Tn1). About fine, very rare £700-900
William II (1087-1100), Penny, Profile type, Winchester, Edwine, edpine on pince, 1.42g/5h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.83; N 851; S 1258). Good very fine with a strong portrait and old cabinet tone £1,500-2,000
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Angel, mm. sword, 4.97g/3h (Brown/Comber C20; SCBI Schneider 769; N 1991/1; S 2525). Lightly creased, otherwise about very fine £1,200-1,500
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Seventh issue, Crown, mm. 1, sceptre points to g of regina, 29.62g/5h (FRC B-1 [Sale, lot 3]; N 2012; S 2582). Some haymarking and other surface marks, otherwise nearly very fine, toned £1,200-1,500
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Laurel, mm. spur rowel, second bust, 9.04g/2h (SCBI Schneider 83; N 2112; S 2638). Well-struck on a round flan, nearly extremely fine £1,500-2,000
Oliver Cromwell, Shilling, 1658 (ESC 1005; S 3228). Extremely fine or better with proof-like fields and attractive tone £1,500-2,000
George V (1910-1936), Crown, 1934 (ESC 374; S 4036). Extremely fine, reverse better, rare £2,500-3,000
Hammer Price: £2,900
Edward VII (1901-1910), Proof set, 1902, comprising Half-Sovereign, Crown to Maundy Penny; together with currency issue Five Pounds, Two Pounds and Sovereign, all 1902 [13]. Proofs about as struck, silver toned; in official red case of issue for a long set £3,200-3,500
Hammer Price: £2,800
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Crown, 1656/4, mm. sun on obv. only, small 6s in date, 30.11g/3h (ESC 9; N 2721; S 3214). Small die break above Irish shield and some light reverse haymarking, otherwise better than very fine, dark tone £1,500-2,000
George IV (1820-1830), Sovereign, 1821 (M 5; S 3800). A few surface marks, otherwise good extremely fine, much original brilliance £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £2,700
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Crown, 1847, edge plain, 28.17g/12h (ESC 291; S 3883). Some marks in obverse field and reverse edge bruise at 8 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine £1,500-1,800
Victoria (1837-1901), Currency set, 1887, comprising Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, Crown to Threepence (S 3864-6, 3869, 3921-2, 3924-6, 3929, 3931) [11]. Generally extremely fine or better, toned; in gilt-blocked case £2,000-2,500
Guadeloupe, British Administration, Authority of May 1811, Eighty-Two Livres Ten Sols, a Brazil, Maria I and Peter III, 6,400 Réis, 1786, Rio, obv. countermarked with crowned g raised within an oval indent and 82 10 raised within a rectangular indent, these countermarks designated by Gordon as Fraud D, 14.33g/221.1 gr (cf. Gordon 20 and p.84, this coin illustrated; Prid. 1; VG 32; KM. 28). Coin and countermarks very fine or better, very rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
Medals, Jamaica, Saint George’s Agricultural and Immigration Society, 1840, a silver award medal, unsigned, farm building showing former slave quarters, verdant hills beyond, to the fore a man ploughs, rev. his exy rt hon sir c. t. metcalfe, bt governor of jamaica, named (Awarded to Wm. Hosack Esqr For the Finest Stallion Exhibited from Woodstock Estate, 1840), 61mm (cf. Roehrs 1560). Some minor discolouration, otherwise extremely fine £500-700
United States of America, Dollar, 1799 (Bowers/Borckhardt 164; Bolender 17). Good very fine £2,000-2,500
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Denarius, London, 286-93, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev, virtvs caravsi avg, lion advancing left with thunderbolt in jaws, 3.82g/1h (cf. RIC 592 var.) Extremely fine but reverse double-struck, the reverse legend believed previously unpublished for the type, of the highest rarity £2,000-2,500
William and Mary (1688-1694), Crown, 1691, edge tertio (ESC 82; S 3433). Nearly extremely fine, toned £1,500-2,000
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Guinea, 1813, sixth bust (MCE 404; S 3730). About extremely fine £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £2,500
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