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Charles I (1625-1649), Newark, Halfcrown, 1646, 14.50g/12h (Bull 690, same rev. die; cf. Hird 246; cf. SCBI Brooker 1222; N 2638; S 3140A). Good fine £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,200
James II (1685-1688), Halfcrown, 1688, second bust, edge qvarto (ESC 759 [502]; S 3409). Minimal haymarking and light field marks on obverse, otherwise good very fine with glossy grey tone £1,000-1,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Crown, 1645, mm. castle on obv., Ex on rev., 27.99g/4h (Besly D16; SCBI Brooker 1040, same dies; N 2560; S 3061). Legends a little weak in places, otherwise very fine or better, toned, scarce £600-800
William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfcrown, 1690, no frosting or pearls, edge tertio (ESC 849 [515]; S 3435). A little weak on Irish harp, otherwise nearly extremely fine, toned £1,000-1,200
William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfcrown, 1691, edge tertio, no stop after br, full orbs on rev. crowns (ESC 852 [ – ]; S 3436). A couple of small rim nicks, otherwise nearly extremely fine £1,000-1,200
Victoria to George V, Halfcrowns (4), 1887 (3), 1888, Florins (8), 1849, 1873, 1878, 1887, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1927, Shillings (11), 1838, 1842, 1889, 1891, 1895, 1896 (2), 1897, 1900 (2), 1906, Sixpences (13), Groats (2); other hammered coins (6) [44]. Last fair, others generally very fine or better £400-600
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Shilling, 1651, mm. sun on obv. only, 5.93g/6h (ESC 79 [983]; N 2724; S 3217). Full and round, nearly extremely fine, attractively toned £600-800
George III (1760-1820), Bank of England, Mexico, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1800fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked with head of George III in octagon, 26.96g (ESC 1868 [138]; S 3766). Good very fine, toned, scarce £500-700
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Second Hand type, Watchet, Sigeric, sigeric m¯o peced, 1.18g/9h (Blackburn 4; SCBI Ashmolean 464 and BMC 336, same dies; N 768; S 1146). Two small edge chips, otherwise very fine or better, extremely rare £1,500-1,800
Kings of Mercia, Offa, Penny, Light coinage, Canterbury, unsigned, offa rex, bust right, rev. ofrm in angles of floriate cross; in centre, lozenge containing small cross with trefoil in each angle, 1.21g/6h (Chick 94; Blunt 21; N 290; S 905). Crimped and surfaces porous, otherwise nearly very fine, extremely rare £1,200-1,500
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Noble, London, series Gg, mm. cross 3 on rev. only, large e in centre of rev., two pellets by top lis, small lis in second quarter, saltire stops, 7.62g/9h (cf. Schneider 48; N 1183; S 1490). Creased, otherwise nearly very fine £1,000-1,200
ITALY, 700th Anniversary of the Birth of Dante Alighieri, 1965, a gold medal by P. Fazzini, bust left, rev. winged Pegasus, stamped 750, 50mm, 60.58g. Mint state; in maroon case of issue £1,300-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,100
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Pattern Shilling, Gp D/E, by an unknown artist, in silver, mm. portcullis, crowned bust left in collar and armour, both arches of crown unjewelled, rev. oval scroll-garnished shield between c r, no inner circles, comma stops over partly-erased rosettes, 5.66g/12h (Sharp D5/E1; SCBI Brooker –; N 2698). Of fine workmanship, full and round, good fine and extremely rare £800-1,000
Victoria (1837-1901), Pattern Penny, 1860, by J. Moore, type 1 [1+A], in gilt-copper, laureate bust left, rev. Britannia seated to right on rock, great britain and ireland, value expressed as 1D, edge plain, 11.02g/12h (F 826 [not in Sale]; Bamford –; BMC 2100). Characteristic group of rust spots by olive branch, small surface flaw by second i of victoria, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, extremely rare £700-900
Spain, Philip V, 8 Escudos, 1729, Seville, reads philp (Cayón 10009; KM. 346.2; F 233). Nearly very fine but surfaces marked and edge filed, very rare £1,000-1,200
Elizabeth II, Britannia gold 100 Pounds, 2000; Proof gold 50 Pounds, 1987 (S 4286, 4450) [2]. Extremely fine or better £1,200-1,500
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Aldfrith (685-705), Sceatta, aldfridvs, pellet in centre, rev. quadruped right, 1.20g/7h (N 176; S 846). Very fine, rare £500-700
William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfcrown, 1690, second shield, no frosting or pearls, edge secvndo, second l of gvlielmvs over s (ESC 847 [513]; S 3435). Light marks in fields, otherwise nearly extremely fine, toned, £1,000-1,200
William and Mary (1688-1694), 1689 (ESC 872 [2384]; S 3446) [4]. Good very fine or better £500-600
William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfcrown, 1692, edge qvarto (ESC 853 [517]; S 3436). A few surface marks, otherwise good very fine or better £600-800
George II (1727-1760), Guinea, 1731 (MCE 303; S 3672). Some surface marks, otherwise about very fine £500-700
William I (1066-1087), Penny, PAXS type, Hythe, Eadræd, edred on hide, 1.39g/9h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.74; BMC 711; N 850; S 1257). Very fine or better but obverse struck from a rusty die, rare £400-600
Hammer Price: £1,000
United States of America, Twenty Dollars, 1893. Some bagmarks and edge nicks, otherwise good extremely fine [slabbed NGC MS 62] £1,000-1,200
United States of America, Half-Dime, 1797, 15 stars. Fine £1,200-1,500
£1,200–£1,500
Bank Melli Iran, Ten Rials, original artwork for front of 1953 issue, 12/123456, Varasteh-Zand signatures (Pick 59). Mounted on card, about uncirculated £1,000-1,200
Bank Markazi Iran, Five Thousand Rials, front and back original artwork on light card, c. 1961-5, 1/000000, Homayoun-Behnia signatures (Pick –) [2]. About uncirculated to uncirculated £1,200-1,500
A collection of Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins (214), generally bronze and copper but a few silver [214]. Varied state; the majority in envelopes identified £400-600
EGYPT, International Geographical Conference, Cairo, 1925, a bronze medal by S.E. Vernier, bust of Fuad I right, rev. citadel above tablet, inscription below, 72mm (cf. Baldwin Islamic 27, 852). Obverse extremely fine, reverse nearly so; in original maroon fitted case with crowned royal monogram on lid [this somewhat scuffed] £100-200
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Unite, mm. plain cross, fourth bust, 9.83g/3h (SCBI Schneider –; N 2085; S 2620). Slightly creased and graffiti in field behind King, otherwise nearly very fine, the mint-mark rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £950
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof Sovereign, 1989 Anniversary (S 4272). Brilliant; in case of issue, with certificate £750-850
George III to Edward VII, Halfcrowns (36), Florins (12), Shillings (22), other minor silver (49) [119]. Varied state £200-300
Julius Cæsar and P. Sepullius Macer, Denarius, Rome, c. 44, bust of Cæsar right, rev. Venus standing left, holding Victory and sceptre resting on shield, 3.86g (Craw. 480/9-10; RSC 38). Fine £300-400
Civil Wars, Denarius, Southern Gaul (?), 68-9, draped, diademed and veiled head of Vesta right, lighted torch in front, rev. Jupiter Capitolinus seated left on throne, holding long sceptre and thunderbolt, all within distyle temple, 3.31g (RIC Galba 128; RSC 367-8; BMC 70). Very fine, minor surface crack, dark tone, very rare £800-1,000
China, Republic, Proof Panda, 2002 (KM. B 14). Some surface marks, otherwise brilliant £800-1,000
France: Carolingians, Charlemagne (768-814), Denier, class 3, Tours, carlvs rex fr, cross, rev. tvronis, monogram, 1.59g/3h (MEC –). Very fine, rare £600-800
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Halfcrown, 1551, mm. tun, galloping horse, no plume, 15.06g/12h (N 1935; S 2480). Good fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £900
France: Royal, Charles IV (1322-8), Gros tournois, 4.03g/1h (Dup. 242). Very fine, very rare £500-700
Mexico, Republic, 50 Pesos, 1947 (KM. 481; F 172). Extremely fine £800-1,000
CORNWALL, Helston, Death of Sir Isaac Newton, 1727, a silver medal by J. Croker, draped bust left, rev. Science holding a plan of the solar system, edge impressed prize medal for helston school 1785, 52mm, 57.06g (D & W 233/243, this piece; MI II, 469/83; E 504). Brilliant mint state, attractively toned, extremely rare as a prize medal £400-500
Edward VII (1901-1910), Two Pounds, 1902 (S 3967). Scuffed, otherwise good very fine £700-800
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