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Royal Geographical Society, Patron’s Medal, a gold award by W. Wyon, coroneted head of Queen Victoria left, rev. ob terras reclusas, Minerva standing left, holding wreath and map, 54mm (BHM 1796). Matt, as struck, very rare, set in glazed lunette; named on band of lunette (A. Keith Johnston, PH. Dr. F.R.S.E.) £10,000-£12,000
Hammer Price: £30,000
Charles II, Coronation, 1661, a gold medal by T. Simon, crowned bust right, rev. King enthroned, being crowned by Peace, 29mm, 12.02g (MI I, 472/76; E 221). File-marks on edge and minor marks in fields, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rose, horse with twisted tail, Declaration in two lines, three plumes above, date and Ex below, 13.40g/8h (Bull 665/37; Besly N37; SCBI Brooker 1053; N 2571; S 3080). Good fine, reverse a little better, extremely rare £5,000-£6,000
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof set, 1893, comprising silver Crown to Threepence [6]. Some hairlines, otherwise about as struck, toned £2,000-£3,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
Institute of Civil Engineers, Stephenson Medal, a gold award by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, bust of George Stephenson left, rev. Stephenson’s Locomotive No.2, edge named (Reginald George Cyril Batson, M. Inst. C. E., Session 1920-1921), 48mm, 64.71g (BHM 2311; E 1429). Brilliant, virtually as struck; in fitted case £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,200
USA, Capture of the British Frigate H.M.S. Serapis by the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard off Flamborough Head, England, 1779, a copper medal for the 'Comitia Americana' series by A. Dupré, bust of John Paul Jones right in naval uniform, joanni pavlo jones classis praefecto, comitia americana below, rev. hostivm navibvs captis avt fvgatis, naval action in progress, crew of U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard boarding H.M.S. Serapis behind, date of the action in exergue, 56mm (Julian NA-1; Betts 568; BHM 222;...
Charles I (1625-1649), Salopia (Shrewsbury) mint, Halfcrown, mm. small lis, tall horseman, grass below, rev. crowned oval garnished shield, christo avspice regno, 13.58g/1h (Bull 677/56; Allen K-56; SCBI Brooker 1167; N 2606; S 3125). Flan split otherwise nearly very fine and toned, very rare £2,400-£3,000
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Crown, 1653, mm. sun on obv. only (ESC 6 [6]; N 2721; S 3214). About extremely fine [slabbed PCGS AU 50] £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,800
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Noble, series Ga/Gbc, London, mm. cross 3 on rev. only, annulet before edward, small e in centre of rev., small lis in second quarter, annulet stops, 7.67g/8h (cf. Schneider 40, 43; N 1183; S 1490). Slightly creased, otherwise very fine or better £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £2,400
Society of Apothecaries, Galen Medal, 1841, a gold award by W. Wyon, bust right, rev. Science seated left with youth at her knee, crucible to left and vase of flowers to right, edge named (John Henry Garrett, 1884), 45mm, 60.33g (BHM 2024; E 1360). File mark on edge, otherwise good extremely fine, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Mudie’s National Medals, 1820, 39 of the set of 40 copper medals by various artists, struck by E. Thomason for J. Mudie, covering events from Admiral Duncan Victory at Camperdown, 1797, to the Ionian Islands, 1817 (BHM 387, 432, 438, 476, 504, 509, 567, 635, 637, 666, 671, 673, 713, 718, 727, 730, 735, 756, 760, 761, 765, 769, 776, 777, 789, 825, 854, 859, 867, 868, 869, 871, 884, 889, 891, 892, 921, 933, 958); together with BHM 596 (Nelson) [40]. Extremely fine or better, an attractive...
George IV (1820-1830), Crown, 1821, inverted wwp, edge secundo (ESC 2311 [246]; S 3805). Good extremely fine, rare [slabbed PCGS MS 64] £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £2,200
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Sovereign, 1893, edge grained, 7.98g/12h (WR 341; S 3874). Very minor surface hairlines, otherwise about as struck, brilliant [slabbed NGC PF 63 Ultra Cameo] £2,000-£3,000
Hammer Price: £2,000
Harold II (1066), Penny, PAX type, York, Outhgrimr, ovdgrim on eof, 1.46g/6h (Pagan, NM p.199, Gp B; SCBI Ashmolean 1119; N 836; S 1186). Some light obverse die cracks with resultant weak spots, otherwise better than very fine with attractive tone £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,900
Charles I (1625-1649), Pontefract, Shilling, 1648, type I, crowned c-r, rev. castle gateway, value dividing pc to right, 6.86g/12h (Hird 276-8; SCBI Brooker 1233, same dies; N 2647; S 3149). Good fine, rare £2,600-3,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Groat, mm. helmet on rev. only, oval scroll-garnished shield, colon stops, 1.93g/9h (Allen A-1; SCBI Brooker 1176, same dies; Allen A-1; N 2622; S 3116). Very fine and toned, but legend slightly weak £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,700
A collection of Steward badges, mostly 20th century, some silver (255), no duplication, including Royal Masonic Institute for Girls, 1927, a silver and enamel Festival Steward’s Jewel by M.T. Lamb & Co, together with Ancient and Accepted Rite, Eagle Jewel, and three other Masonic badges [259]. Generally extremely fine; contained in 6 albums £1,000-£1,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Shilling, 1642, mm. book on obv. only, from a late Aberystwyth obv. die, rev. Declaration, three thin plumes above, reads exvrgat, 4.42g/10h (Morr. A-1; SCBI Brooker 828, same obv. die; N 2379; S 2935). On a small split flan, fair, very rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,600
Alfred the Great (871-899), Penny, Two Line type, Wulfred, vvlfred + in two lines divided by three pellets, single pellet above and below, 1.58g/12h (MacKay XXX; BMC 396ff; N 639; S 1067). Neatly struck on a round flan with full rims, good very fine and lightly toned £1,000-£1,200
Anne (1702-1714), Shilling, 1703 vigo, second bust (ESC 1388 [1131]; S 3586). Good extremely fine, attractively toned [slabbed PCGS MS 64] £1,200-£1,500
William II (1087-1100), Penny, Cross Voided type [BMC III], London, Wulfweard, pvlfpod on iii, 1.37g/12h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.77; BMC 209; N 853; S 1260). Flat in places and a light old scratch on reverse, otherwise good very fine or better with attractive cabinet tone, rare £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Penny, 1644, mm. rose, 0.45g/9h (Besly A1; SCBI Brooker 1075, same dies; N 2583; S 3092). Good very fine and toned, an exceptional example, very rare £600-£800
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, ‘1642’, mm. Truro rose on obv., Exeter rose on rev., King, holding marshal’s baton aloft, galloping over arms, rev. scroll garnished oval shield with lion’s paws at sides and date in cartouche below, 13.59g/6h (Bull 663/22 (61-35); Besly L22; SCBI Brooker 1013; N 2534; S 3071). Fair to fine, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000
William and Mary (1688-1694), Crown, 1692, edge qvarto (ESC 822 [83]; S 3433). Minor flecking, otherwise about extremely fine [slabbed PCGS AU 50] £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,400
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, Bruton, Ælfelm, ælffelm on brivt, 1.01g/9h (SCBI Copenhagen 111, same obv. die; BEH 104; N 790; S 1159). A few minor peckmarks, otherwise nearly very fine, very rare £1,000-£1,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Chester mint, Halfcrown, mm. cinquefoil on rev. only, horseman left, crowned oval garnished shield, 13.83g/12h (Bull 580; Lyall b/iii; SCBI Brooker 1115, same dies; N 2628; S 3131). Weak in parts and surfaces slightly porous, otherwise good fine, rare £1,000-£1,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rosette and Oxford plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind, rough ground line below, Declaration in two lines, large Oxford plume between two smaller above, plumes by small date and pellets by ox below, 15.10g/12h (Bull 611/21, this coin; Morr. B-21; SCBI Brooker 905, this coin; N 2430; S 2965). Struck on an irregular flan, better than very fine and toned, rare £400-£500
Edward the Martyr (975-978), Penny, Reform type, Winchester, Frithemund, frythemvnd m’o pint, 1.47g/6h (Winchester Mint 53; BMC 28; N 764; S 1142). Portrait obscure, flan crimped and with a few peckmarks on obverse, otherwise fine, very rare £500-£600
Hammer Price: £1,300
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Unite, Gp D, class IIa/IIb, mm. portcullis, bust 5, unjewelled crown, 8.97g/9h (SCBI Schneider 150; SCBI Brooker 84; N 2153; S 2692). Creased, otherwise good fine or better £1,000-£1,200
Death of Lord Nelson, 1805, a silver medal by T. Webb, undraped bust left, rev. Bellona advancing across the sea towards galleys to right, 53mm (BHM 577; E 957). Fields lightly hairlined, otherwise good extremely fine and toned, very rare in silver £1,000-£1,200
Edward VII (1901-1910), Sovereign, 1902 (M 174; S 3969). About as struck [slabbed PCGS MS 64] £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,200
USA, Capture of the British Frigate H.M.S. Serapis by the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard off Flamborough Head, England, 1779, a restrike copper medal for the 'Comitia Americana' series by A. Dupré, similar, 56mm (Julian NA-1; Betts 568; BHM 222; MH 580; Ford XIV, 203), Extremely fine and very rare [slabbed PCGS SP 63] £1,500-£2,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Briot’s First Milled issue, Shilling, no mm., signed b both sides, bust breaks inner circle, rev. legend commences at 6 o’clock, 5.82g/6h (Sharp type 1; SCBI Brooker 715a, same dies; N 2300; S 2854). Flan defect at 12 o’clock and other slight imperfections, otherwise very fine, lightly toned, extremely rare £600-£800
The New Century, 1900, a silver medal by E. Fuchs, crowned bust of Victoria left, rev. angel standing facing on globe, holding aloft tablet bearing facsimile of the Queen’s signature, 76mm (BHM 3658; E 1836). Small dig on edge, otherwise good very fine, very rare £400-£500
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Laurel, mm. trefoil, fourth bust, 8.79g/3h (SCBI Schneider –; N 2114; S 2638B). Very fine or better but weak on portrait £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,100
William I (1066-1087), Penny, Two Sceptres type [BMC IV], Oxford, Ælfwi, elfpi on oxonef, 1.32g/10h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.79; N 844; S 1253). Areas of weakness in legend, otherwise very fine and toned, artistic portrait £600-£800
Stephen (1135-1154), Penny, North-Eastern variant, Durham, Fobund, bvnd : on dvn, star in front of sceptre, 0.98g/3h (Allen DM XXX; Mack 188; BMC 252; N 916; S 1304). About very fine for the issue, star clear, rare £800-£1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Penny, mm. lis on obv., mullet on rev., tall bust, crown touches inner circle, reads caro, 0.60g/6h (Morr. D-3; SCBI Brooker 966, same dies; N 2478; S 3000). Very fine or better, toned, very rare £400-£500
Harold II (1066), Penny, PAX type, Nottingham, Forna, forna on snotin, 1.26g/6h (Pagan, NM p.196, Gp B; SCBI Glasgow 1204; N 836; S 1186). About very fine but broken and repaired £400-£500
Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1807, a silver medal by T. Webb, bust of William Wilberforce right, rev. Britannia seated left, attended by Victory and other allegorical figures, 53mm (BHM 627; E 983; Roehrs 1692). Extremely fine or better, toned [slabbed NGC MS 63] £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,000
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