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Victoria (1837-1901), Proof set, 1839, comprising Five-Pounds, reads dirige, 13 leaves, edge tertio (WR 280), Sovereign, Half-Sovereign, Crown, Halfcrown, Shilling, Sixpence, Britannia Groat, Maundy set, copper Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing [15]. Virtually mint state and brilliant, gold with minimal hairlines, silver with attractive light tone, copper as struck and bronzed; in original contemporary black fitted case £200,000-260,000
Hammer Price: £220,000
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof set, 1887, comprising Five and Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, Crown to Threepence [11]. Gold with very minor light hairlines, otherwise about as struck, brilliant, silver toned; a superb set, in official leather case £30,000-36,000
Hammer Price: £32,000
United States of America, Kentucky, Philip Myddelton, Halfpenny, 1796, in bright copper, standing figure of Liberty welcoming standing figure of Hope with infant genii, anchor and cornucopia in background, rev. Britannia seated left in forlorn pose, regarding a cap of Liberty on the ground, edge plain, 11.34g/6h (Whitman 8900; Breen 1074). Virtually as struck with full reflective original colour, extremely rare £5,000-8,000
Hammer Price: £15,000
George IV (1820-1830), Proof Crown, 1826, edge septimo, 6h (L & S 28; ESC 2336; S 3806). About as struck, dark attractive tone [slabbed PCGS PR 62] £12,000-15,000
Hammer Price: £12,000
George V (1910-1936), Proof Five Pounds, 1911 (WR 414; S 3994). Brilliant, as struck £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £10,000
George VI (1936-1952), Proof set, 1937, comprising Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign [4]. Minor surface marks, brilliant; in official case of issue £9,000-10,000
Hammer Price: £9,500
George II (1727-1760), Five Guineas, 1729 eic, edge tertio (MCE 279; S 3664). Nearly very fine £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £9,000
George VI (1936-1952), Proof set, 1937, comprising Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign [4]. Minimal marks and hairlines, otherwise about as struck; in official case of issue £7,000-9,000
Charles II (1660-1685), First issue, Double-Crown, mm. crown on obv. only, 4.50g/8h (SCBI Schneider 386, dies O2/R5; N 2755; S 3302). Slight double-strike on profile, otherwise good very fine with red tone, very rare £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £8,500
George II (1727-1760), Proof Halfcrown, 1746, edge vicesimo, 15.22g/6h (ESC 1691; S 3696). Very minor surface marks, otherwise practically as struck with attractive blue tone, rare £3,400-4,000
Hammer Price: £7,500
World Coins, RUSSIA, Peter I, Rouble, 1725, sleeve straps, sun in centre of rev. (Diakov 4; KM. 166.3). Usual die flaw on reverse, even wear, fine, rare £400-600
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Pound, 1642, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman riding over arms and armour, Oxford plume behind, rev. Declaration, three Oxford plumes above, date below, seven pellets before legend, 118.77g/2h (Morr. B-2; SCBI Brooker 860, same dies; N 2398; S 2940). Small flan split at 10 o’clock, otherwise nearly very fine, toned £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £7,000
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Countermarked issues, Fourpence-Halfpenny, an Edward VI, Second period, First issue, Shilling, mdxlix, Canterbury, mm. rose on rev. only, bust 3, transposed legends, obv. with portcullis countermark, 3.16g/10h (N 1989; S 2546). Host coin creased across centre, otherwise fine, countermark very fine or better, extremely rare £4,000-6,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
Italy, Sicily, Frederick II (1220-50), Augustale, Messina, after 1231, laureate draped bust right, rev. eagle with spread wings, 5.25g/6h (MEC 514-5; Spahr 98; MIR 266). Better than very fine, rare £4,000-5,000
World Coins, ITALY, Papal States, Clement VII, Quarter-Ducato, Holy Year issue [1525], nativity scene, rev. Pope opening the Holy Door, 9.70g/12h (Muntoni 26; Berman 835; CNI 5). Very fine and extremely rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Crown, Gp I, mm. lis, plume over shield, 29.68g/2h (FRC IV/VI [Sale, lot 46]; SCBI Brooker 235, same dies; N 2191; S 2754). About very fine, extremely rare; possibly six specimens known £2,000-2,600
Hammer Price: £5,500
Carausius, Denarius, London, 286-7, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caravsivs p f avg, rev. vberitas avg, woman milking cow standing right, rsr in exergue, 4.22g (cf. RSC 103; cf. RIC 584; cf. Sear 13538-9). Reverse a little off-centre, otherwise better than very fine, extremely rare £4,000-5,000
Eire (1937- ), Florin, 1943 (S 6634). Fine or better, a little discoloured, very rare; the key date in the modern Irish series £6,000-8,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
India, George V, Half-Rupee, 1911c (SW 8.61; Prid. 318; KM. 521). Extremely fine or better, extremely rare [slabbed NGC AU 58] £5,000-6,000
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Crown, mm. trefoil (over lis both sides), plume over shield, 29.84g/4h (FRC dies X*/XIX* [Sale, lot 36]; N 2121; S 2665). Light score in obverse field, otherwise better than very fine, toned £1,500-2,000
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Halfcrown, mm. escallop, 14.47g/1h (N 2098; S 2653). Neatly struck on a round flan, good fine or better, excessively rare; the finer of the two known specimens £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £4,800
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, ‘Military’ Guinea, 1813, sixth bust (MCE 404; S 3730). Some minor marks and hairlines, otherwise extremely fine with traces of original brilliance £3,400-4,000
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof Five Pounds, 1982 (S 4201). Brilliant mint state [slabbed NGC PF 68 DCAM] £5,000-6,000
Hammer Price: £4,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Crown, Gp II, mm. rose (over plume both sides), plume between cr above oval shield, 29.82g/8h (FRC X*/XIII* [Sale, lot 60]; SCBI Brooker 244, same dies; N 2192; S 2756). Better than very fine and toned, rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £4,400
World Coins, RUSSIA, Catherine I, ‘Mourning’ Rouble, 1725, no mint-signature (Diakov 4; KM. 167). Even wear, fine, very rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
Prince Henry (1139-1152), Sterling, Period D, Bamborough, Willelm, crowned bust right of crude style, partial inner circle, [nen]c i [com], rev. cross crosslet, cross pattée in each angle, wilel:m : on c [i : b:], 1.36g/5h (EMC 2017.0135; Mack 289; SCBI 35, –; B 1, fig. 23; N 914; S 1311 and 5013). Legends partly flat and surfaces a little porous, otherwise very fine, extremely rare £4,000-4,600
World Historical Medals, MALTA, Gregory Carafa, a cast bronze medal, unsigned [perhaps for C. Carafa], cuirassed bust three-quarters left, rev. arms of the Grand Master and the Order surmounted by an angel and coronet, head of a monster below, 47mm (Schembri p.205, 1; cf. LHS Auktion 99, 165). Very fine and extremely rare; pierced for suspension £800-1,000
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, ‘Military’ Guinea, 1813, sixth bust (MCE 404; S 3730). Two edge bruises and minor surface marks, otherwise good very fine £3,000-3,600
Hammer Price: £3,600
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Pointed Helmet type, Dorchester, Blacaman, bl·aceman on dor, 1.34g/9h (Freeman 6; N 825; S 1179). About extremely fine with attractive old cabinet tone, extremely rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
George II (1727-1760), Proof Shilling, 1746, edge grained, 6.20g/6h (ESC 1727; S 3704). Very minor surface marks, otherwise practically as struck with attractive dark tone, rare £2,000-2,600
Hammer Price: £3,200
Richard III (1483-1485), Halfgroat, London, type 3, mm. halved sun and rose (no. 2) on obv. only, 1.44g/9h (DIG 6/2; N 1682; S 2162). Nearly very fine, extremely rare £2,400-3,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
George V (1910-1936), Proof Two Pounds, 1911 (WR 415; S 3995). Brilliant, as struck £1,500-2,000
Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1673, second bust, plume below and in centre of rev. (ESC 525; S 3376). Scratches and striations on obverse, otherwise better than very fine and toned, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £2,800
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Crown, 1953, error edge, reads faith and trust i will bear unto yo+, cross in place of u, large space before will, 28.46g/12h (ESC –; S 4136). About mint state, excessively rare; in original plastic holder and Seaby envelope £300-400
World Historical Medals, MALTA, The Achievements of Emmanuel de Rohan, a silver medal signed F.Z., armoured bust right on wreathed pedestal flanked by flags, military accoutrements below, rev. eagle above principi pio augusto felici, etc, legend in 14 lines, 57mm, 76.17g (Schembri p.218, 6). Some light spotting, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £1,500-2,000
Edward VII (1901-1910), Halfcrown, 1903 (ESC 3569; S 3980). Two tiny rim nicks, otherwise about as struck with traces of mint bloom £1,800-2,200
Hammer Price: £2,600
Æthelstan (924-939), Penny, Helmeted Bust type (NE II), Gis, bust right wearing crowned helmet, ædelstan rx, rev. cross-crosslet, gis moneta, 1.46g/3h (Blunt 413, same rev. die; N 686; S 1104). Good very fine, very rare £3,400-4,000
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Crown, mm. lis, 30.00g/12h (FRC dies IV/VI [Sale, lot 21]; N 2097; S 2652). Faint graffiti scratch in obverse field, otherwise nearly very fine, lightly toned, very rare £1,400-1,800
BELGIUM, Olympic Games, Antwerp, 1920, a silver Winner’s medal by J. Dupon, naked male athlete standing, holding wreath, robed figure of Fame in background, rev. fountain, cityscape in background, 60mm (GV 1). Some edge nicks and marks, otherwise very fine and very rare £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £2,400
Edward VII (1901-1910), Five Pounds, 1902 (S 3965). A few minor surface marks, otherwise good extremely fine £1,500-1,800
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