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England, Prince James, the ‘Old Pretender’, a silver Touchpiece, Italian manufacture [by O. or E. Hamerani], ship to right, rev. St Michael standing, spearing dragon, 20mm, 3.35g (Woolf 35, O1/R1; MI II, 316/140). Pierced as usual, good very fine and toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £1,000
Germany, John Huss, a cast silver medal, undated [c. 1550] and unsigned, 42mm, 22.54g; FRANCE, Joseph Charles Roettiers, a copper medal by J.C. Hedlinger, undated, 41mm (Felder 148); ITALY, Antonio Maria de Gennaro, 1738, a copper medal by J.C. Hedlinger, undated, 41mm (Felder 164) [3]. First very fine, others extremely fine £100-£150
Sweden, Victories over Denmark, Poland and Russia, 1700, a silver medal by J.R. Engelhardt, armoured bust of Charles XII right, rev. Swedish lion surrounded by dragon, snake, and two dogs, 47mm, 28.29g (Hild. 60; BDM II, 20). Die flaw across centre of reverse, otherwise good very fine and attractively toned, rare £500-£700
England, Charles I, a cast silver-gilt Royalist badge by T. Rawlins, bust right, rev. crowned arms within Garter, 44 x 33mm, 9.75g (Platt type A; MI I, 360/231; E 167b). Very fine; with loop for suspension £300-£400
Hammer Price: £950
United States of America, George Washington, the Presidency Relinquished, 1797, a copper medal by J.C. Reich for J. Sansom, uniformed bust right, rev. fasces and sword on draped altar, 41mm, 26.59g (Musante 58; Baker 71; Julian PR-1). Reverse exhibiting a little die rust, extremely fine and an original striking £200-£300
England, Capture of Jacobite Rebels at Preston, 1715, a silver medal by J. Croker, laureate and armoured bust of George I right, rev. two captives chained to base of pedestal decorated with military trophies, 46mm, 36.37g (Woolf 31:2; MI II, 435/34; E 476). Some minor marks, otherwise extremely fine and toned, scarce £600-£800
Hammer Price: £900
Æthelred II (978-1016), Small CRVX type, Cambridge, Eadwine, edpine m¯o grant, 1.02g/6h (BEH 1165-6; N 770 var.; S 1149). Slightly crimped, otherwise good very fine, featuring a remarkable stylised bust with elaborate hair, very rare £400-£500
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, ‘Northumberland’ Shilling, 1763 (ESC 2124 [1214]; S 3742). About extremely fine, toned £500-£700
Elizabeth II, silver Proof One Pound Collection, 2008; silver Proof Piedfort set, 2008; silver Proof sets (5), 2008 (2), 2009, 2010, 2015; Proof sets (6), 2004 (2), 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011 [Lot]. Brilliant; in cases of issue £400-£500
England, Lady Lane, 1662, a cast silver medal by A. and T. Simon, bust right, rev. incuse legend and date in six lines, 33mm, 12.13g (MI I, 479/89). Very fine and very rare £600-£800
Voyage of the Junk Keying, 1848, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, bust of Hesing facing, rev. legend in fifteen lines, 45mm (BHM 2317). Minor corrosion spots on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, considerable brilliance £500-£700
Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf (796-821), Penny, Portrait Phase, Gp III, Rochester, Ealhstan, draped and diademed bust right, coenvvlf rex m, rev. eahlstan mont around cross pattée with pellet in each angle, 1.30g/3h (EMC 2018.0398; Naismith R2.1 var.; cf. BLS 70-1; N 344/1; S 917). A trifle crimped, otherwise good very fine, rare £1,200-£1,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Shilling, Gp B, type 1b2, mm. castle, bust 2, plume above shield, no cross, pellet stops both sides, 5.87g/7h (Sharp B2/2; SCBI Brooker 416; N 2220; S 2785). Struck on a round flan, good fine, rare £240-£300
South Africa, Paul Kruger, Pond, 1892, double shaft (Hern Z44; KM. 10.1; F 2). Some surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine [slabbed NGC AU 58] £600-£800
Hammer Price: £850
Olympic Games, London, 1908, a silver participant’s medal by B. Mackennal for Vaughton, Victory standing holding laurel spray and trumpet, rev. two victorious athletes in quadriga, un-named, 51mm (Gadoury/Vescovi 62.2; BHM 3963; E 1904). Extremely fine; in blue box by P. Vaughton, Birmingham £300-£400
Elizabeth II, silver Proof One Pound set, 1984-7; Ten Pound note and silver Proof Five Pounds set, 1996; 25th Anniversary of Decimal Coinage, silver Proof set, 1996; silver Proof Britannia set, 1997; Family silver Proof set, 2008; silver Proof Pattern One Pound sets (2), 2003, 2004; silver Proof Piedfort sets (7), 2003-8 inclusive, 2014; Proof sets (6), 2000-2, 2003 (2), 2008 [Lot]. As struck; in Royal Mint cases of issue £300-£400
Kings of Northumbria, Æthelred I (Second reign, 789-96), base Sceatta, Cuthgils, ed+ared around cross, rev. cvdcls around shrine, 0.95g/1h (Abramson 85.10; N 184; S 857). Very fine with much original silvering, very rare £500-£700
Greek Coinages, GAUL, Armorica, silver Stater, 5.08g, c. 80-50, lunate head right, rev. Celticized horse galloping right, boar in front, lyre-comet below, 5.08g (de la Tour J14; Scheers 246). Very fine, scarce £200-£260
Football Association, brass and enamel Stewards’ badges (7), 1928-9, 1932-6; together with other football-related badges (7) [14]. Very fine or better £60-£80
George II (1727-1760), Halfcrown, 1732, roses and plumes, edge sexto (ESC 1675 [596]; S 3692). Nearly extremely fine with attractive toning £800-£1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Sixpences (3), all Gp B, type 1a1, 1626, mm. cross Calvary, 2.87g/3h; 1627, mm. negro’s head, 2.90g/7h; 1627/6, mm. castle (over negro’s head on rev.), 2.58g/12h (SCBI Brooker 578, 581, same dies, 583; N 2236; S 2807) [3]. Fine or better, last very rare £180-£220
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Seventh issue, Halfcrown, mm. 1, 14.42g/8h (N 2013; S 2583). Fine £600-£800
England, General George Monck, 1660, a cast silver badge after A. Simon, undated, bust right, rev. arms within crowned garter, wreath borders on both sides, 48 x 35mm, 17.44g (Platt type D [only the Hunter specimen listed in silver]; MI I, 466/64). Very fine and very rare; with loop for suspension £600-£800
Hammer Price: £800
South Africa, Paul Kruger, Half-Pond, 1892, double shaft (Hern Z38; KM. 9.1, F 3). Almost extremely fine £400-£500
England, Charles I, a cast silver badge, unsigned, bust right, rev. crowned arms within garter, floral border on both sides, 24 x 17mm, 2.27g (Platt type M; MI I, 362/238). Very fine and very rare; with loops for suspension at top and bottom £300-£400
Synod of Dort, 1619, a silver medal, unsigned [by W. van Bijlaer], asserta religione, interior of long assembly chamber, rev. ervnt vt mons sion m d cxix, temple atop rock assailed by the four winds, 59mm, 62.19g (MI I, 223/78; E 99 var.). Reverse fields lightly tooled, otherwise extremely fine and toned, scarce £600-£800
Æthelred II (978-1016), Small CRVX type, York, Asketill, oscetel m¯o eofr, reads edered, 1.24g/1h (cf. BEH 809; N 770 var.; S 1149). Better than very fine, very rare £300-£400
England, British Victories, 1810, a copper medal by W.S. Mossop, bust of George III right, rev. Fame kneeling left, inscribing list of victories on column, 43mm (BHM 700; E 1009). Extremely fine £120-£150
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Sixpence, Gp E, type 4.1, mm. tun, lyre-shaped cross-ends, 2.92g/6h (SCBI Brooker 628, same dies; N 2243; S 2815). Very fine and toned, extremely rare £300-£360
Æthelred II (978-1016), Long Cross type, Canterbury, Eadweald, eadpold m’o cænt, 1.63g/1h (BEH 150; N 774; S 1151). Nearly extremely fine £300-£400
ALS from William Gladstone at 11 Downing Street, London, 25 November 1862, to Thomas Graham, Esq, regarding Queen Victoria’s approval of coins for Hong Kong, 1pp. Very fine; in a marbled paper holder £200-£300
Charles I (1625-1649), Briot’s Hammered issue, Second issue, Shilling, mm. triangle, lozenge stops both sides, reads brit, 6.06g/3h (SCBI Brooker –; N 2308; S 2862A). Good very fine, extremely rare £1,200-£1,500
George III (1760-1820), New coinage, Half-Sovereign, 1817 (M 400; S 3786). Obverse scuffed, otherwise extremely fine £400-£500
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Sixpence, 1582, mm. A (over bell on rev.[?]), bust 5A, 2.98g/2h (cf. DNW 89, 1477; N 2015; S 2578A). Weakly struck on face, good fine, the date/mintmark combination extremely rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £750
George I, Farthing, 1719, large letters (S 3662); other copper Farthings (30), 1675-1858; together with fractional copper and bronze coins (28), Charles I to George V [59]. Varied state, a useful lot £200-£300
Russia, Alexander III, 5 Roubles, 1890аг, St Petersburg (Sev. 538; KM. Y42; F 168). Extremely fine [slabbed PCGS MS64] £700-£800
Miscellaneous, Tetradrachms (18), all Alexandria, 1st-3rd cent., various rulers [18]. Fine to very fine £150-£200
Charles I (1625-1649), Newark, Shilling, 1646, high-arched crown with jewelled band, reads newark, 5.46g/12h (Hird 255; SCBI Brooker 1225; N 2640; S 3143). Flan creased and skillfully plugged at 12 o’clock, otherwise better than very fine, toned £300-£400
The Chinese Exhibition, 1843, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, bust of Chun Ah-You facing three-quarters right, rev. legend in 13 lines, 45mm (BHM 2107). Contact marks, otherwise about extremely fine £300-£400
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a gold medal by G.W. de Saulles, crowned busts of King and Queen, both to right, 31mm, 17.27g (W & E 4100A.2; BHM 3737; E 1871); together with a brooched Baltic Medal and a Double Florin, 1888 [3]. First extremely fine and in original case, others very fine or better £340-£380
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