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INDIA, East Indian Railway Opened to Rajmahal, 1860, a silver medal, unsigned [after W. Wyon, Calcutta mint], coronetted bust of Victoria left, rev. legend, edge impressed (D. Sommerville, Platelayer, Bengal, October 15th 1860), 73mm (Pudd. 860.2; Moyaux 46). Edge bruises at 3 and 7 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine, obverse richly toned; in maroon fitted case of issue [hinge broken] £400-£600
Hammer Price: £550
England, Earl of Essex, 1642, a cast silver-gilt badge, unsigned, armoured bust facing, rev. arms of Essex surmounted by coronet, 30 x 22mm, 5.39g (Platt type G [not listed as silver-gilt]; MI I, 298/117). Gilding worn in places, otherwise very fine, rare; suspension loop at top, another loop removed from bottom £400-£500
Greek Coinages, ATTICA, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 450-405, similar, 17.17g (Kroll 8; Sear 2526). About extremely fine £500-£700
Greek Coinages, ATTICA, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 450-405, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. owl standing right, olive sprig to left, αθε to right, all within incuse square, 17.21g (Kroll 8; Sear 2526). Extremely fine £600-£800
FINLAND, 75th Anniversary of the Riksdag, 1982, a two-part silver medal by K. Räsänen, figures standing before Parliament building, rev. naked couple reclining, supporting naked male boy, the insides of each part revealing figures dressed in early 20th century costume, horse, wagon and wheels at sides, edges stamped 830 Y8, total wt. 1 kg [Lot]. As struck, rare; with wooden box £340-£400
George V (1910-1936), Penny, 1918kn (F 184; BMC 2254; S 4053). Better than extremely fine, some diffused original colour £500-£700
Greek Coinages, SATRAPS OF CARIA, Pixodarus (340-334), Didrachm, laureate head of Apollo facing three-quarters right, rev. Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and spear, πιχωδαρο[υ] downwards to right, 6.85g (SNG Copenhagen 596-7; SNG Kayhan 891-2; BMC 5-7). Good very fine £400-£500
Greek Coinages, THRACE, Abdera, Tetrobol, c. 410-385, magistrate Nymphagores, griffin springing left, rev. dolphin left within beaded square, 2.77g (SNG Copenhagen 335; same dies as May 381 obv./387 rev.). About extremely fine £300-£400
Victoria (1837-1901), Threepence, 1847 (ESC 3374 [ – ]; S 3914). Extremely fine, very rare £500-£700
18th Century Tokens, SUFFOLK, Blything, Sir John Rous, Halfpenny, 1794, 11.04g/12h (DH 19); Not local: Lutwyche’s Anti-Slavery Halfpenny, reads opression, 9.06g/5h (DH Middlesex 1037); together with miscellaneous 18th century tokens (40), various locations [42]. First good very fine, second about very fine, others mostly fine, some better £150-£200
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1643, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Oxford horseman, Oxford plume behind, ground line below, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, colon before legend, 14.89g/4h (Bull 603/1, this coin; Morr. E-1; SCBI Brooker 892; N 2415; S 2955). Nearly very fine, toned £300-£400
Æthelred II (978-1016), Long Cross type, Lincoln, Drengr, dreng mωo linc [nc ligulate], d in third quarter, 1.58g/6h (Mossop pl. xi, 31, same dies; SCBI Copenhagen 535; BEH 1738ff; N 774; S 1151). Slightly bent, otherwise very fine, the variety extremely rare £600-£800
England, Marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, 1662, a silver medal by J. Roettier, laureate bust of Charles right, rev. draped bust of Catherine right, 43mm, 25.56g (MI I, 489/110). Good very fine and toned, rare £300-£400
FRANCE, Napoleon, uniface copper-washed lead clichés by B. Andrieu (10), including portraits of Napoleon and Josephine, Arrival of Louis XVI in Paris, Siege of the Bastille, Crossing of the St Bernard Pass etc, 140mm (2), 85mm (2), 65mm (6) [10]. Mostly extremely fine, seven with original glazing; housed in a contemporary double-tier gilt-blocked library case £150-£200
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Quadrilateral on Cross Fleury type [BMC XV], Erebald, erembalt : [on : c]ar, 1.45g/12h (Mattinson and Cherry, BNJ 2013, p.102, fig. 2, this coin; Phillips/Freeman/Woodhead 93; Allen, BNJ 2012, p.87; BMC –, but listed in table of moneyers on p.cci; N 871; S 1276). Flat in places, otherwise about very fine, very rare £500-£700
Hammer Price: £500
18th Century Tokens, SUFFOLK, Woodbridge, Robert Loder, Penny, 1796, 19.61g/6h (DH 15); together with other miscellaneous 18th century tokens (62) [63]. Many fine, some better £180-£220
Craft, a pierced silver and paste Jewel, set with garnets, various Masonic symbols, unmarked, early to mid 19th century, 55 x 40mm. Very fine, attractive £100-£150
A 19th century purpose-built thuya burlwood medal cabinet, 48 x 41 x 46cm, comprising 17 numbered trays to house a total of 304 medals, ivory pulls, double doors inlaid with tortoiseshell panels, lock and key, brass carrying handles at sides; together with a matching support stand, the upper sides also inlaid with tortoiseshell panels [Lot]. An impressive piece of furniture in excellent condition, complete with all felts £300-£500
British Iron-Age, TRINOVANTES, Addedomaros, Stater, spiral of six limbs, three crescents in centre, rev. horse right, three horse muzzles and add[iidom] above, pellet-in-annulet below tail, cornucopia below, 5.33g (ABC 2517; BMC 2396ff; VA 1620; S 201). Slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine or better but lightly cleaned at some time £500-£600
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Decimal issues, Proof One Pound, 2010, in gold, City of Belfast (S J29). Brilliant; framed and glazed as issued with a large (100mm) plaster cast of the reverse design £600-£800
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Decimal issues, Proof One Pound, 2011, in gold, City of Cardiff (S J31). Brilliant; framed and glazed as issued with a large (100mm) plaster cast of the reverse design £600-£800
Greek Coinages, ATTICA, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 450-405, similar, 17.17g (Kroll 8; Sear 2526). Two small edge splits, otherwise about extremely fine £500-£700
Greek Coinages, ATTICA, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 450-405, similar, 17.19g (Kroll 8; Sear 2526). Good very fine £500-£700
Greek Coinages, ATTICA, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 450-405, similar, 17.18g (Kroll 8; Sear 2526). About extremely fine £500-£700
Greek Coinages, ATTICA, Athens, Tetradrachm, c. 450-405, similar, 17.13g (Kroll 8; Sear 2526). Good very fine £500-£700
Æthelred II (978-1016), Small CRVX type, York, Kolsveinn, colspein (l inverted) m¯o eof, 1.25g/1h (BEH –; N 770 var.; S 1149). Very fine, the moneyer apparently unpublished for York £300-£400
Edward VII (1901-1910), Shillings (3), 1908, 1909, 1910 (ESC 3594-6 [1417-19]; S 3982) [3]. Better than extremely fine £300-£400
Elizabeth II, silver Proof sets (4), 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014; Proof set, 2007; premium Proof set, 2015 [Lot]. Brilliant; in cases of issue £200-£300
George IV (1820-1830), Halfcrown, 1820 (ESC 2357 [628]; S 3807). Some light surface marks, otherwise about as struck £500-£600
Victoria (1837-1901), Halfcrown, 1874 (ESC 2741 [692]; S 3889). Minimal hairlining, otherwise virtually mint state with cartwheel bloom £440-£500
Miscellaneous, Hemidrachms (16), all Alexandria, of Trajan, Hadrian and Antoninus Pius, various reverses [16]. Mostly fine £60-£80
Roman Provincial Coinage, Hadrian, Tetradrachms (20), all Alexandria, revs. Nilus, eagle, quadriga, serpents, Nike, Sarapis, Emperor, Demeter, Dikaiosyne, Tyche [20]. Varied state £100-£150
England, Birth of Prince Charles, the ‘Young Pretender’, 1720, a cast silver medal, unsigned [by N. Roettiers], conjoined busts of James and Clementine right, rev. Providence standing, holding infant, 42mm, 17.21g (Woolf 38:2 var.; E 487 var.). Probably a later cast, busts re-engraved and fields stippled, good very fine £100-£120
Voyage of the Junk Keying, 1848, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, similar, 45mm (BHM 2317). Some corrosion, otherwise good very fine £200-£260
England, Trial of Lord George Gordon, 1781, a copper medal, unsigned, bust left, rev. legend within ornamental cartouche, 44mm (BHM 240; E 790). Cleaned at one time, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £150-£180
INDIA, H.H. Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam, Bhopal, a silver medal, unsigned, arms and supporters, rev. crown above jsb and Indian script in wreath, 38mm (Pudd. –). Suspension removed from edge, otherwise good very fine, rare £100-£150
Greek Coinages, SICILY, Gela, Tetradrachm, c. 415-405, charioteer driving biga right, wreath above, rev. forepart of man-headed bull right, barley grain and γελασ (retrograde) above, 16.92g (Jenkins 481; SNG ANS 98, same dies). Lightly cleaned, otherwise about very fine £400-£500
ALS from William Gladstone at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, 9 March 1860, to Thomas Graham, Esq, regarding points of detail concerning the new British bronze coinage, 3pp. Top of page 3 clipped, otherwise very fine; in a marbled paper holder £200-£300
Victoria, Florins (21, mostly Gothic type), Shillings (37), Sixpences (31, including 1846, 1850, 1851), Britannia Groats (2) [91]. Varied state £120-£150
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