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USA, Libertas Americana, 1781, a bronze medal by A. Dupré, bust of Liberty left with flowing hair, liberty cap on staff behind, rev. Minerva representing France, repelling attack of British lion, infant Hercules below strangling serpent in each hand, 47mm (Betts 615; BDM I, 647). A few minor marks otherwise extremely fine, very rare [slabbed PCGS MS 62 BN] £15,000-£18,000
Hammer Price: £11,000
William and Mary (1688-1694), Five Guineas, 1691, edge tertio (MCE 136; S 3422). Has been skilfully repaired at 12 o’clock after removal from a mount, otherwise about extremely fine, possibly gilt at some time £8,000-£10,000
George I (1714-1727), Five Guineas, 1716, edge secvndo (MCE 238; S 3626). Good very fine, but has been skilfully repaired at 12 o’clock £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £9,000
India, MUGHAL, Shah Jahan I, a cast copy, probably 19th century, in plated copper of a gold 200 Mohurs, Dar al-Khilafat Shahjahanabad 1064h, yr 28, 135mm, 900g (BMC Mughal p.lxxxvii, and pl. XXXIII). Minor discolouration, otherwise good very fine, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
Free State and Eire, a comprehensive collection of the coinage, comprising Ten Shillings (1), Halfcrowns (11), Florins (20), Shillings (19), Sixpences (26), Threepences (17), Pennies (20), Halfpence (17), Farthings (19) [150]. All slabbed; together with a 1928 Proof set case £10,000-£12,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
British Iron-Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Tasciovanus, Stater, two crescents back-to-back across cruciform wreath pattern, annulets and pellets in angles, rev. horse right, solar motif and bucranium above, tas below, cio in front, 5.49g (ABC 2574; BMC –; VA –; S –). Some minimal scrapes and wear to high points, otherwise good very fine, excessively rare £3,000-£3,600
William III (1694-1702), Five Guineas, 1701, ‘fine work’, second bust, edge decimo tertio (MCE 172; S 3456). Minor surface marks, has been skillfully repaired at 12 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a gold medal by B. Pistrucci, bust left, rev. Victoria receiving crown from standing figures, 36mm, 30.46g (W & E 88.3; BHM 1801; E 1315). Some scuffs and hairlines, a minor edge nick at 3 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine or better £1,200-£1,500
India, MUGHAL, Shah Jahan I, a cast copy, probably 19th century, in copper of a gold 200 Mohurs, Dar al-Khilafat Shahjahanabad 1064h, yr 28, 135mm, 926g (BMC Mughal p.lxxxvii, and pl. XXXIII). Good very fine, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,400
Edward III (1327-1377), Post-Treaty period, Noble, London, Gp III, mm. cross pattée on rev. only, annulet above sail, reads hib and aq’, saltire stops, rev. e and pellet in centre, double saltire stops, post-Treaty lettering both sides, 7.74g/8h (LAL Gp III, 1; cf. Doubleday 285; SCBI Schneider 112/114; N 1278; S 1518). Nearly extremely fine £3,400-£4,000
Charles I, Scottish Coronation, 1633, a gold medal by N. Briot, crowned bust left, rev. thistle flower, 29mm, 9.10g (MI I, 265/60; E 123). Pierced above head, presumably for wear, otherwise fine, bright appearance, very rare £700-£800
Hammer Price: £4,000
Edward VIII, Proposed Coronation, 1937, a gold medal by W. McMillan for Spink, crowned bust left, rev. arms and supporters, 32mm, 19.05g (Giordano 260c; W & E 6720; BHM 4302). Scuffed, otherwise good very fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £3,200
Tokens, Douglas, Douglas Bank Co (William Littler, Robert Littler and James Dove), 5 Shillings, 1811, the douglas bank co, etc, rev. Peel Castle, edge plain, 15.39g/12h (D 1; Prid. 46). Extremely fine with areas of light toning, retaining original brilliance, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
Greece, Otto I, Half-Drachma, 1842 (Divo 14c; KM. 19). About very fine, very rare [slabbed ANACS EF 40] £1,000-£1,200
IRAQ, Faisal II, Coronation, 1953, a gold medal by H. Huguenin, bust right, rev. crown, edge stamped 20k, 32mm, 30.50g. Extremely fine, rare; with loop and ring for suspension £700-£900
Hammer Price: £2,800
Brazil, John V, 20,000 Réis, 1726, Minas Gerais (Gomes 106.03; KM. 117; F 33). Some light working in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine £3,000-£4,000
Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1681, fourth bust, elephant and castle, edge tricesimo tertio (ESC 415 [63]; S 3360). Nearly fine, the variety extremely rare £2,000-£3,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
George I (1714-1727), Crown, 1716, roses and plumes, edge secvndo (ESC 1540 [110]; S 3639). Extremely fine or better £2,000-£3,000
George IV (1820-1830), Two Pounds, 1823, edge iv (S 3798). Fields lightly hairlined, otherwise extremely fine £1,500-£1,800
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Pattern Third-Guinea, 1776, by R. Yeo, in gold, laureate bust right, rev. lion left astride crown, edge plain, 2.77g/12h (WR 137; Selig 1154). A little hairlined, otherwise better than extremely fine and retaining some brilliance £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,400
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Decimal issues, Proof ‘set’, 2005, in gold, comprising Five Pounds (2), Battle of Trafalgar and Death of Nelson (S 4559, 4560) [2]. Brilliant; in red case of issue with certificates £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rose, King leaning backwards on walking horse, rev. oval scroll-garnished shield, date to left of mm., 13.83g/4h (Besly M25; SCBI Brooker 1047, same obv. die; N 2565; S 3074). Very fine and extremely rare £3,000-£4,000
Victoria (1837-1901), Penny, 1860/59 (BMC 1521; S 3948). Usual flaw under Queen’s chin and weakly struck on Britannia, good very fine or better with a hint of original colour, very rare £1,500-£2,000
Victoria (1837-1901), Crown, 1844, edge viii, star stops (ESC 2561 [280]; S 3882). A few light bagmarks on obverse, otherwise about mint state with some original mint bloom £2,000-£2,400
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Facing Bust, Cross in Quatrefoil/Cross Fleury type mule [BMC IX/X], Gloucester, Sæweald, sapold on glop:, 1.32g/12h (EMC 2018.0376; Allen, BNJ 2012, p.89; N 865/866; S 1270/1271). Nearly very fine or better for issue, excessively rare; one of only two known and this specimen UNIQUE to commerce £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £2,000
Anne, Coronation, 1702, a gold medal, unsigned [by J. Croker], bust left, legend reads fr, rev. Anne, as Pallas, hurls thunderbolt at a monster, 35mm, 18.56g (MI II, 228/4; E 390). Cabinet friction on obverse, otherwise about very fine £1,000-£1,500
South Africa, Paul Kruger, Half-Pond, 1893 (Hern Z39; KM. 9.2; F 3). Some minor marks, otherwise very fine and rare [slabbed NGC XF 40] £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,900
British Iron-Age, BELGÆ, uninscribed issues, Quarter-Stater, Petal-Saltire type, cruciform wreath pattern with saltire of petals, cogwheels and annulets in angles, rev. horse running right, three cogwheels around, 1.12g (PAS BM6208EC; cf. DNW 65, 127; ABC 809; VA –; BMC –; S –) Very fine and excessively rare, probably the second known specimen £1,500-£1,800
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Decimal issues, Proof set, 1992, comprising gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign [4]. Brilliant, about as struck; in red case of issue, with certificate £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,800
George IV (1820-1830), Sovereign, 1822 (M 6; S 3800). Minor bagmarks, otherwise about mint state £1,800-£2,000
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Large Profile/Cross and Annulets type [BMC VIII], Exeter, Duning, dv[ – ]nc : on exe ·, 1.20g/6h (EMC 2018.0060; Brettell –; N 864; S 1269). A recent field find struck on a large oval flan with some loss of excess metal but without loss to the legends, dispersed iron deposits, perfectly attributable, fine or better, an important addition to the corpus of Exeter’s Norman coinage, UNIQUE £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,700
South Africa, Paul Kruger, Proof 2 Shillings, 1892, edge grained, 12h (Hern Z23; KM. 6). Small mark behind head, otherwise virtually as struck, rare [slabbed NGC PF 63] £1,500-£1,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, undated, no mm., large well-centred horseman, no ground-line or w below, rev. crowned oval shield, rampant lions in legend, 14.44g/6h (Bull 669/18, this coin; Allen C-18; SCBI Brooker 1149; N 2592; S 3100). Flan split, otherwise very fine or better for issue, very rare £2,000-£3,000
Hammer Price: £1,600
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Decimal issues, Proof Fifty Pence, 2009, Kew Gardens, in gold (S H19). Brilliant; in Royal Mint case, with certificate £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,500
William II, Half-Pistole, 1701, 3.36g/12h (SCBI 35, 1733-4; B 2, fig. 1079; S 5677). Surfaces sweated, nearly fine, reverse better, extremely rare £1,200-£1,500
Colombia, Charles III, 8 Escudos, 1779jj, Nuevo Reino [Bogota] (Cayón 12910; KM. 50.1; F 35). Some surface marks and scuffs, otherwise extremely fine £1,500-£1,800
Victoria (1837-1901), Pattern Crown, 1837 [1893+], by T. Pinches [after J. Bonomi] for J. Rochelle Thomas, in white metal, coronetted head left, small stars around circumference, rev. Britannia standing right, holding Victory, small stars around circumference, edge stamped T 31, 33.71g/12h (ESC 2615 [322]; L & S 4). Some edge marks and bruises, surfaces discoloured, otherwise good very fine, very rare £1,500-£1,800
Victoria (1837-1901), ‘Gothic’ Crown, 1847, edge undecimo (ESC 2571 [288]; S 3883). Edge mark (filing?) at 11 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine £1,000-£1,200
James VI, Fourth coinage, Thirty Shillings, 1582, mark of value in two lines, 22.40g/4h (SCBI 35, 1237-8; SCBI 58, 1461-3; B 2, fig. 933; S 5487). Scratched in obverse field and slightly double-struck, otherwise very fine with a detailed portrait £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,400
Australia, George V, Sovereign, 1921s (M 281; S 4003). About mint state, rare £1,500-£2,000
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