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Henry IV (1399-1413), Noble, type Ia, London, mm. cross pattée on rev. only, king in ship, crescent on rudder, four lis and three lions on side of ship, nails facing right, four quatrefoils on each castle, ropes 3-1, four pellets in first quarter of shield, one in the fourth, rev. h in centre of floreate cross, crowned lions in angles, 7.68g/11h (Schneider 190, same obv. die [= Blunt Ia, 5]; N 1336a; S 1705). Centrally struck on a full flan, obverse good very fine, reverse weakly and double...
Hammer Price: £11,000
Edward VIII (1936), Pattern Crown, 1937, by T.H. Paget, model strikings of the obverse and reverse in tin, bust left, legend ends br: omn: rex, rev. model, edge grained, 26.07g/12h, and crowned arms and supporters, rev. model, edge grained, 26.64g/12h (Dyer, plate E; cf. ESC 391C) [2]. Some carbon spotting, particularly on the obverse striking, otherwise extremely fine and of the highest rarity (£7,000-10,000)
Hammer Price: £10,000
Edward VI (1547-1553), Pattern Half-Sovereign, Crown or Coronation medal, 1547, frosted Tudor rose, crown with frosted caul above and er at sides, rev. insignia potentissimi regis anglie, rosette and pellet stops, date below, 28mm, 4.63g/1h (WR 4; MI 55/3, this piece, recorded when owned by J. Rashleigh; obv. as rev. of N 1950-1). Hairline striking crack at 2 o’clock extending across two thirds of flan, otherwise nearly extremely fine and excessively rare in gold (£5,000-7,000)
Hammer Price: £9,800
Mary (1553-1554), Fine Sovereign of 30 shillings, MDLIII [1553], mm. pomegranate, double annulet stops both sides, 15.41g/11h (SCBI Schneider 704 obv./706 rev., same dies; N 1956; S 2488). Extremely fine with an excellent portrait, nicely centred, rare (£7,000-8,000)
Hammer Price: £8,300
William and Mary (1689-1694), Five-Guineas, 1692, edge qvarto (MCE 138; S 3422). Tiny obverse rim bruise at 11 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine or better with brilliant fields, the reverse particularly attractive (£6,000-7,000)
Hammer Price: £7,200
George III (1760-1820), Pattern Two Pounds, 1820, by B. Pistrucci, laureate bust right, rev. St George and dragon, edge lx, 15.96g/6h (WR 179; Douglas-Morris 144; Selig 1163; S 3784). Minor toning spots on edge and rim, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, very rare (£7,000-10,000)
William II (1694-1702), Pistole, 1701, laureate bust facing left, sun rising above the sea below, rev. crowned shield between crowned w r, 6.85g/12h (B 1; SCBI 35, 1731-2, same dies; S 5676). Very fine with attractive red tone, very rare (£5,000-6,000)
James I (1603-1625), Rose Ryal, mm. spur rowel, 12.57g/4h (SCBI Schneider 77, same dies; N 2108; S 2632). Extremely fine, very rare (£4,500-5,500)
Hammer Price: £6,800
George I (1714-1727), Five-Guineas, 1716, edge secvndo (MCE 238; S 3626). Extremely fine with a hint of peripheral toning on the reverse legend, retaining virtually full mint brilliance, attractive (£5,000-£6,000)
Hammer Price: £6,200
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Unite, 1651, mm. sun on obv. only, wide mark of value, 9.08g/12h (N 2715; S 3208). Extremely fine and virtually as struck, retaining mint brilliance and toning to red, most attractive (£3,000-4,000)
Hammer Price: £4,300
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Unite, 1651, mm. sun on obv. only, narrow mark of value, 9.08g/3h (N 2715; S 3208). Extremely fine and full, retaining mint brilliance, most attractive (£2,500-3,000)
Hammer Price: £4,200
David I (1124-1153), Sterling, Edinburgh, Derind, as Stephen type I, crowned bust facing right, annulet for eye and more drapery, dav[id] rex, rev. cross moline, de[–––]o[–––]n[–––], 1.33g/10h (B fig. 24c; S 5003). Weak in places, otherwise very fine with clear portrait, extremely rare (£1,800-2,200)
Hammer Price: £4,100
Richard III (1483-1485), Groat, London, type 2a, in the name of Edward (formerly attributed to Edward V), mm. boar’s head (no.1, over halved sun and rose, no.1) on obv., halved sun and rose (no.1) on rev., 2.83g/7h (Stewart, BNJ 1980, p.134, die a, in altered state; Blunt, BNJ XXII, p.225, and pl., 7 and 8, same obv. die; N 1672; S 2155). Minor corrosion to parts of legends, but very fine with a clear portrait and on an unusually full flan, extremely rare (4,500-5,000)
Hammer Price: £4,000
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Sovereign, 1853, ww on truncation, edge grained, 8.00g/6h (WR 305; S 3852D). Brilliant FDC, rare (£3,000-3,500)
Hammer Price: £3,900
Edward VI (1547-1553), Crown, 1552, mm. tun, reads fra hiber and mevm, 31.06g/9h (Lingford dies B-12; N 1933; S 2478). Scratch above horse’s neck and pin-scratched date above shield almost removed by light tooling, otherwise extremely fine and an exceptionally well struck piece (£3,500-4,000)
Hammer Price: £3,600
Mary (1542-1567), Testoon, 1561, rev. four pellets on fillet of crown, 6.08g/1h (cf. B 2; S 5422). Obverse from rusty die and legend slightly double-struck but very fine with clear portrait, reverse weak in places but better than very fine, attractively toned (£3,500-4,000)
Hammer Price: £3,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Unite, 1644, mm. plume (with bands) on obv. only, reads mag br fr et hi, Declaration reads pro and lib, ox below date, lozenge stops, 8.95g/9h (Beresford-Jones IX/16; SCBI Brooker 852A and Schneider 323, same dies; N 2389; S 2735). Good very fine (£1,800-2,200)
Hammer Price: £2,900
Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1664, second bust, edge xvi, nine strings to harp (ESC 28; S 3355). Hairline die flaw the length of the bust, extremely fine with olive tone, very rare thus (£1,500-2,000)
Oliver Cromwell, Crown, 1658/7 (ESC 10; S 3226). Die flaw in late stage, some light surface marks visible on close inspection, otherwise about extremely fine and attractively toned (£1,800-2,000)
Hammer Price: £2,800
Australia, Victoria, Half-Sovereign, 1855, Sydney, type 1 (KM. 1). Ring-mounted on edge and has been gilt, otherwise fine, extremely rare (£500-1,000)
Hammer Price: £2,500
Edward the Martyr (975-978), Penny, Bedford, Baldic, baldic moneta beda, 1.49g/9h (Bagshawe 11465, this coin; RCL 637, same obv. die; BEH –; N 763; S 1142). Very fine and toned, extremely rare (£2,000-2,500)
Aureus, 51-2, Lugdunum, laureate bust right, rev. spqr pp ob c s within wreath, 7.82g/4h (RIC 63; BMC 70; C 95; Sear 1835). Good very fine with a hint of red tone, very rare (£2,000-2,500)
Richard II (1377-1399), Noble, London, type 1b, mm. cross pattée on rev. only, annulet over sail, new lettering, ropes 3-1, quatrefoils 5-4, 7.68g/10h (Webb Ware 1b; SCBI Schneider 129-30, same obv. die; N 1302; S 1654). About extremely fine (£1,200-1,500)
Hammer Price: £2,400
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Crown, mm. 1, 30.01g/6h (FRC C-4; N 2012; S 2582). A few minor marks and wear on high points of reverse, but very fine with a clear portrait, toned (£1,600-1,800)
Charles I (1625-1649), Unite, 1643, tall bust with foreshortened sword, rev. colon stops, single pellet before exvrgat, 8.96g/6h (Beresford-Jones V/6; SCBI Brooker 846 and Schneider 311, same dies; N 2387; S 2732). Hilt of sword weak (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise very fine (£1,500-1,800)
Charles II (1660-1685), Second issue, Unite, mm. crown on obv. only, 9.05g/3h (Schneider O4/R12; SCBI Schneider 394-8, same obv. die, and 400, same rev. die; N 2754; S 3304). Flaws in field in front of face, otherwise very fine, reverse better and with attractive red tone (£1,500-2,000)
Hammer Price: £2,300
India, Ram Singh, gold Mohur, 1860, in the name of Queen Victoria, victoria queen and date, rev. legend in native script and date in four lines, 12.25g/11h (F –; KM. –). Possible traces of mounting on edge, but almost extremely fine and well struck, exceptionally rare, believed only five specimens known (£2,500-3,500)
Hammer Price: £2,200
George IV (1820-1830), Proof Sovereign, 1821, edge grained, 8.03g/6h (WR 231; Douglas-Morris 155; Montagu 926). Small surface mark in field behind head and other minor hairlines, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, very rare (£1,500-2,000)
Hammer Price: £2,100
David I (1124-1153), Sterling, Berwick, Folpalt, crowned bust right with sceptre, [dav]it· rex· esocie, rev. cross fleury with single pellets in angles, fopal[t·on·ber], 1.28g/9h (B fig. 4a; cf. SCBI 35, 7; S 5007). Struck on an irregular flan, legends flat in places but very fine for issue, excessively rare, perhaps only two known (£800-1,000)
George V (1910-1936), Proof Set, 1911, comprising Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, Halfcrown to Maundy set [12]. Brilliant; in official red case of issue (£1,800-2,000)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Pound, mm. woolpack (at end of legend on obv.), crowned bust in ruff with elaborate dress and pearls, rev. crowned square topped shield between er, 11.01g/12h (Brown/Comber F10; N2008; S2534). Centre cracked, scratch by chin and some hairlines both sides, otherwise about very fine, the variety rare (£800-1,000)
Oliver Cromwell, Crown, 1658/7 (ESC 10; S 3226). Die flaw in early stage, a little wear on high points, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned (£1,800-2,000)
George III (1760-1820), Proof Half-Guinea, 1775, edge plain, 5.36g/12h (WR 129; Selig 1150; Montagu 545). Brilliant, very rare (£1,800-2,200)
Hammer Price: £2,000
George III (1760-1820), Pattern Penny mule, 1805 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, copper, large laureate bust right [from the 1797 Penny], rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 20.37g/6h (BMC 1292; Selig –). Trifling surface marks in reverse field, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, believed only one other specimen known [Peck collection, now Birmingham City Museum & Art Gallery] (£2,000-2,500)
James VI (1567-1625), Thirty Shillings, 1582, mark of value in one line, 22.86g/5h (B 1, fig. 932; SCBI 35, 1237, same obv. die; S 5488). Cut in front of face and some minor hairlines both sides, almost very fine and a nice example of this rare variety (£1,200-1,500)
Edward VIII (1936), Pattern Shilling, 1937, Scottish type, the steel matrix for the rev., lion seated on Scottish crown flanked by St Andrew’s cross in shield and thistle, 35mm, 30.88g (cf. Dyer, pl.E). Virtually as made, UNIQUE (£2,500-3,000)
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Unite, 1654, mm. sun on obv. only, 9.05g/5h (N 2715; S 3208). Edge slightly irregular, good fine (£500-700)
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Half-Sovereign, 1853, small date, edge grained, 4.00g/6h (WR 346; S 3859). Tiny graze by def, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, toned, rare (£1,500-2,000)
Hammer Price: £1,800
Mohur, Benares, ‘year 17’ issue, AH 1201, year 29 [1786-7], 10.92g (Prid. –). Practically as struck and extremely rare, the date unpublished (£1,000-1,500)
Charles I (1625-1649), Unite, 1644, mm. plume (with bands) on obv. only, reads mag bri fr et hi, Declaration on continuous scroll, reads prot and liber, ox below date, pellet stops in outer legend, 8.98g/2h (Beresford-Jones X/18; SCBI Brooker 853 and Schneider 325, same dies; N 2389; S 2735). Edge slightly irregular, otherwise very fine or better (£1,500-1,800)
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