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Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Crown of the Double Rose, mm. rose, crowned hk [Henry and Katherine of Aragon] divided by rose on obv. only, reads aglie, franc and hiberie, mostly Roman letters, double saltire stops on rev., 3.69g (Whitton i; N 1788; S 2273). Pierced and plugged on reverse at 12 o’clock, removed from a circular mount, otherwise good fine or better (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £290
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Groat, London, mm. arrow, reads agl, 2.59g (Whitton viii, 2; Laker bust D); Halfgroat, York, Abp Lee, mm. key, el by shield, reads fr, 1.22g (Whitton iv); Halfpenny, London, mm. uncertain, reads sine spia, Lombardic n on rev., 0.23g (N 1797, 1807, 1815; S 2337E, 2348, 2356) [3]. Fair to fine (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £80
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Halfgroats (3), all Canterbury, Abp Warham (2), mm. Warham’s uncertain mark, wa by shield, reads fr, all letters Lombardic, 1.37g (Whitton ii); mm. T, wa by shield, reads fr, 1.26g (Whitton v); Abp Cranmer, mm. catherine wheel, tc by shield, 1.38g (Whitton vi; N 1802, 1804; S 2343, 2345) [3]. Fine to very fine, first two with good portraits, all toned (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £300
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Pennies (2), both Sovereign type, London, mm. lis on obv. only, reads sine spia, 0.63g (Whitton ii); Durham, Bp Wolsey, mm. trefoil, tw by shield, open forks, 0.70g (Whitton ii; N 1808, 1811; S 2349, 2352) [2]. First about very fine, second good fine, both toned (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £130
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third coinage, Crown of the Double Rose, Bristol, mm. WS on rev. only, reads henric viii and spina, Bristol lettering, rev. reads d g angl franc, rose punctuation, 3.04g (Whitton 2; N 1836; S 2310). Cracked in centre, scratch above crowned h of initials and reverse legend partly double-struck, otherwise fine (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £310
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. lis, bust 1, annulet in forks, saltire stops, 2.52g (Laker A; Whitton A2; N 1844; S 2369). Legends partly weak, centres good fine, excellent portrait (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £200
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Posthumous coinage, Halfgroat, Canterbury, no mm, open forks, Lombardic letters, lozenge stops, 1.18g (Whitton c); Penny, Tower, no mm, three-quarter bust, small Roman letters, pellet stops, 0.59g (Whitton h; N 1881, 1883; S 2415, 2418) [2]. First good fine for issue and full, reverse toned, second about fine (£50-60)
Edward VI (1547-1553), Second period, 6oz. issue, Shillings (2), Tower I, MDXLIX, mm. arrow, normal legends, 5.14g (Bispham bust 4); Southwark, MDXLIX, mm. Y (? over G), normal legends, 4.69g (Bispham bust 3; N 1917/1, 1917/2; S 2466, 2466B) [2]. Second scored on obverse and mint-mark indistinct, fair to fine, portraits clear (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £190
Edward VI (1547-1553), Second period, 6oz. issue, Shilling, Durham House, undated, mm. bow, transposed legends, 4.20g (Bispham type 4/D; N 1925; S 2472A). Two edge chips, some overall weakness and double striking of obverse legend, otherwise fine and toned, rare (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £250
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Crown, 1551, mm. y, three pellets before adivtore and five before mevm, 30.97g (Lingford dies A-6; N 1933; S 2478). Good fine, horseman perhaps better, toned (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £750
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Shilling, mm. tun, normal bust with rounded cheek, large leopards in arms, 6.22g (Shuttlewood 270, same rev. die; N 1937; S 2482). Fields tooled and has been rather brightly cleaned, otherwise fine or better (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £85
Mary (1553-1554), Groat, mm. pomegranate, 2.17g (N 1960; S 2492); Philip and Mary, Groat, mm. lis, reads philip z maria d g rex z reg, 1.81g (N 1973; S 2508) [2]. First with some weakness in first and second quarters of shield, otherwise fine, second about fine (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £170
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), First issue, Groat, mm. lis, larger bust with plain dress, reads elizbeth and regin, wire-line and beaded inner circles, 2.06g (Brown/Comber 1F; N 1986; S 2551). Flan flaw in field behind Queen’s crown and some double-striking in legends, otherwise good fine (£60-80)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Shilling, mm. martlet, bust with incuse dots on dress between straps, reads an fr et hi, 6.12g (Brown/Comber 3C; N 1985; S 2555). About very fine (£120-140)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Sixpence, 1580, mm. Latin cross, 2.85g (Brown/Comber 5A); Threepence, 1578, mm. Greek cross, 1.29g (Brown/Comber 4D); Fifth issue, Halfgroat, mm. hand, 0.94g (Brown/Comber 6E); Penny, mm. tun, 0.39g (Brown/Comber 5B; N 1997-8, 2016-17; S 2572-3, 2579-80) [4]. First fair, others generally fine and toned (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £90
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Shilling, mm. hand, 6.36g (Brown/Comber 6B; N 2014; S 2577). Some light verdigris on reverse, otherwise good very fine with light grey tone, an excellent bust (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £270
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Milled coinage, Shilling, mm. star, decorated dress, intermediate flan, 6.12g (Borden/Brown 16, O1/R2; N 2023; S 2591). Good fine (£120-150)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Milled coinage, Sixpence, 1562, mm. star, large broad bust, small rose, 2.97g (Borden/Brown 25, O7/R4; N 2027; S 2596). Fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £65
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Pattern Penny, 1601, in silver, by C. Anthony, crowned bust of Queen three-quarters left, rev. crowned monogram, 2.01g (BMC 3; N 2051). Cast appearance, pierced and plugged at 9 o’clock, otherwise better than fine, very rare (£150-250)
Hammer Price: £260
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Pattern Groat or medalet, 1601, in silver, mm. star on obv. only, similar, 3.57g (BMC 8; N 2050). Surface marks in fields both sides, otherwise about very fine, toned (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £320
James I (1603-1625), First coinage, Shilling, mm. thistle, first bust, 5.66g; Sixpence, 1603, mm. thistle, first bust, 2.57g; Halfgroat, mm. thistle, first bust, 0.93g (N 2072, 2074, 2076; S 2645, 2647, 2649) [3]. Second fair, others about fine and toned, but last with crease mark (£60-80)
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Angel, mm. crescent, 4.49g (N 2081; S 2616). Has been pierced for use as a touchpiece, edge crack above crown over ship [perhaps removed from a mount], otherwise very fine and rare (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £400
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Unite, mm. tower, fourth bust, 9.88g (N 2084; S 2619). Possible trace of mounting on reverse at 12 o’clock, otherwise good fine (£280-320)
Hammer Price: £470
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Double Crown, mm. coronet, fourth bust, 4.78g (N 2087; S 2622). Scratch in obverse field, light crease marks and has been brightly polished, otherwise about fine (£100-130)
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Britain Crown, mm. tower, third bust, 2.42g (N 2091; S 2625). Fine, reverse with red tone (£120-150)
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Thistle Crown, mm. tun (over cinquefoil), no ir on obv., 1.95g (N 2096; S 2628). Fine, a scarce variety (£140-180)
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, gold Halfcrown, mm. lis, first bust, 1.21g (SCBI Schneider 66, same dies; N 2093; S 2629). Portrait a little weak on hair and beard, otherwise very fine, very rare (£220-250)
Hammer Price: £450
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Shilling, mm. rose, fourth bust, 5.50g; Sixpence, 1608, mm. coronet, fourth bust, 2.77g; Halfgroat, mm. tower, 0.88g; Halfpenny, mm. coronet, 0.20g (N 2100, 2103, 2105, 2107; S 2655, 2658-9, 2663) [4]. Last very fine with grey tone, others generally about fine (£60-80)
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Rose Ryal of 30 Shillings, mm. thistle (over spur rowel), 12.52g (Lingford 1048 [= Beresford-Jones 92], and SCBI Schneider 77 [unaltered mint-mark], same dies; N 2108; S 2632). Edge slightly chipped on reverse at 6 o’clock, otherwise very fine, the portrait better, very rare (£3000-3500)
Hammer Price: £3,900
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Laurel, mm. thistle, third bust, reads bri fra et hib, 8.89g (N 2113; S 2638A). Flan a trifle ragged [perhaps at one time removed from a mount], minor scratches on obverse, otherwise about very fine (£350-400)
Hammer Price: £580
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Half-Laurel, mm. trefoil, fourth bust, reads mag bri fr et hib, 4.54g (N 2117; S 2641A). Weakly struck, fine to very fine (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £330
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Quarter-Laurel, mm. lis, fourth bust, reads mag bri fra et hi, 2.24g (N 2119; S 2642A). Obverse field scratched in front of face, otherwise very fine (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £360
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Crown, mm. trefoil (over lis on obv.), reads bri, grass above ground-line, stop after separet, 29.75g (FRC X*/XXI [Sale, lot 38]; N 2120; S 2664). About very fine, toned (£500-600)
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Halfcrown, mm. lis, plain ground-line, 14.78g (N 2122; S 2666). Irregular flan, some scratches in field behind horseman, fair to fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £120
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Shilling, mm. thistle, sixth bust, 5.70g; Halfgroat, mm. thistle, no rev. stops, 1.04g; Penny, no mm, wire-line inner circle on rev., two pellets before tveatvr, 0.47g (N 2124, 2127-8; S 2668, 2671, 2672A) [3]. Second fair, others fine but Shilling tooled in legends (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £60
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Unite, Gp. B, mm. cross Calvary, second bust with small crown, lightly-garnished shield, reads bri fra et hi, 8.99g (N 2148; S 2690). Second quarter of shield weak, otherwise good fine, portrait better (£300-350)
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, gold Crown, Gp. A, mm. lis, first bust, long narrow shield, reads mag br fr et hi, 2.24g (N 2180; S 2703). Fine (£120-150)
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, gold Crown, Gp. D, mm. bell (over portcullis on obv.), fourth bust with jewelled crown, beaded inner circle on obv., wire-line inner circle on rev., reads ma br fr et hi, 2.24g (N 2185; S 2707). Edge a little uneven, fine, reverse better, a scarce mark (£120-150)
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Crown, Gp. I, mm. cross Calvary (over lis on obv.), reads mag bri fr et hib, no stops on rev., harp with large bird’s head, 29.77g (FRC II*/VII [Sale, lot 48]; SCBI Brooker 236, same dies; N 2190; S 2753). About fine, toned (£200-250)
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp. I, mm. lis, no ground-line below horse, reads mag bri fr et hi, 14.55g (N 2201; S 2762). Horseman scratched, about fine (£50-70)
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