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Capture of French Treasure Ships, 1745, a silver medal by J. Kirk, five ships engaged in battle, rev. two infant Fames, each holding oval frame with busts of James Talbot and John Morecock, procession of horse-drawn wagons below, 37mm, 14.45g (Betts 381; MI II, 597/246; E 594). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £2,600
Synod of Dort, 1619, a silver medal by C. Wijntjes, religione et ivsticia restitvtis, crowned Belgic lion left, rev. respvblica demvm florebit, crowned arms of Maurice of Nassau within garter, clasped hands below, 59mm, 50.97g (MI I, 223/79; E 100). Good extremely fine, attractively toned, very rare £1,000-£1,200
Gloucestershire, Brand Green [Newent], John Jams, Farthing, 1666, 1.10g/6h (N –; D 9A). Fine, extremely rare; the only issue for the locality £300-£400
Hammer Price: £2,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Pontefract, Shilling, 1648, type I, crowned c-r, rev. castle gateway, value dividing pc to right, 4.44g/12h (Hird 276-8; SCBI Brooker 1233, same dies; N 2647; S 3149). Good fine, rare £2,600-£3,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
Medals, Investiture as Prince of Wales, 1911, a gold medal by W. Goscombe John, crowned bust three-quarters left, rev. view of Caernarvon Castle, 35mm, 30.50g (Giordano CM23d; W & E 6050/3; BHM 4079). A few minor marks, otherwise about as struck, rare £1,200-£1,500
Second Treaty of Vienna, 1731, a silver medal by J. Croker, laureate bust of George II left, rev. Neptune in marine car, 47mm, 45.67g (Pax 503 var.; MI II, 496/39; E 523). Two small scratches on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, toned £800-£1,000
India, EIC, Victoria, Mohur, 1841, type I, Bombay or Calcutta, 11.65g/12h (SW 2.1; Prid. 18). About extremely fine £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £3,200
Oliver Cromwell, Shilling, 1658 (Lessen J28; ESC 254 [1005]; S 3228). About extremely fine, toned £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £3,400
Medals, Abdication, 1936, a gold medal by Pinches, crowned bust right, rev. legend within wreath, 35mm, 36.55g (Giordano CM347d; W & E 6355/5; BHM 4277). About as struck, rare £1,500-£1,800
William and Mary (1688-1694), Guinea, 1689, later upright harp (MCE 148; S 3426). Minor edge nicks, otherwise good fine £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £3,600
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof set, 2002, comprising gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign [4]. Brilliant; in green case of issue with certificate £2,200-£2,600
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage, Noble, type V, London, mm. cross pattée on rev. only, nothing on rudder, annulet and trefoil on side of ship, rev. pellet and h in centre of cross, slipped trefoil in fourth angle, double saltire stops, 6.16g/1h (cf. SCBI Schneider 206; N 1355; S 1715). A little creased and small of flan, otherwise better than very fine, rare £2,600-£3,000
Pacification of Ireland, 1691, a silver medal by G. Hautsch, laureate and draped bust of William III right, rev. William, mounted, leads his troops in battle before the towns of Dublin and Drogheda, Victory flying above with genii holding shields of Waterford, Athlone, Limerick, Kinsale, Londonderry and Galway, edge armis ivngit amor nvnc tertia regna dvobvs, 41mm, 28.99g (MI II, 42/225). Extremely fine and toned, rare £1,000-£1,200
Stephen (1135-1154), Penny, Southern variants, Pevensey, Ælfwine, crowned bust right holding sceptre, large mullet containing central pellet by end of obv. legend, rev. alfine : on : peve, 1.28g/2h (Mack –; N 885.1; S –). Very fine, portrait clear and reverse legend fully legible, extremely rare £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £3,800
Italy, VENICE, Alvise III Mocenigo, Osella, 1728, yr 7, in gold to the weight of 4 Zecchini, 13.68g (Paolucci 386; Gamberini 1376). Traces of mounting on edge, otherwise very fine, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Seventh issue, Halfcrown, mm. 1, bust 9B, sceptre to i of regina, earlier lions and lis, 15.02g/8h (BCW 1-1:1-a1; Davies 2/8; N 2013; S 2583). Some minor flecking on obverse, otherwise good very fine, strong portrait and old cabinet tone with attractive highlights around devices £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
Henry V (1413-1422), Half Noble, class B/C mule, mm. pierced cross on rev. only, broken annulet on ship’s side and in second qaurter of rev., 3.49g/9h (Stewartby p.288; SCBI Schneider 216/237-9; N 1376/2377; S 1748/1749). A few minor surface marks and lightly creased, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £4,200
Protestants Supported in the United Provinces, 1587, a silver medal, unsigned [by G. van Bijlaer], Elizabeth I enthroned, Leicester standing left, below and to right five naked boys, each holding a shield of one of the Provinces, rev. Pope and other Catholic figures falling from Heaven, 52mm, 45.62g (MI I, 139/99; E 53). About extremely fine and toned, very rare £2,000-£2,600
Kings of Kent, Baldred (c. 823-5), Penny, Canterbury, Wærheard, bealdred rex + around cross pattée, rev. perheard + around device of five limbs, 1.30g/2h (Naismith –; BMC –; N –; S 880). Small edge chip at 12 o’clock, and the flan slightly wavy, otherwise good very fine; unlisted in the standard references and seemingly UNIQUE £3,000-£4,000
Charles I, Return to London, 1633, a struck silver medal, unsigned [by N. Briot], king on horseback left, holding baton, rev. view of London seen from the south bank of the Thames, sun and clouds above, 44mm, 22.06g (MI I, 266/62; E 124a). Two small holes at top, otherwise extremely fine and toned, very rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £4,400
George II (1727-1760), Two Guineas, 1740/39 (MCE 294; S 3668). Good very fine £3,000-£4,000
George I, Accession, 1714, a silver medal, unsigned [by G. Vestner], laureate and draped bust right, rev. star in the midst of the constellation of Leo, 44mm, 28.22g (MI II, 421/4 var.; E 464). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £4,600
Peace of Westminster, 1654, a silver medal by S. Dadler, Britannia and Holland seated facing, jointly holding cap of liberty, rev. British and Dutch warships sailing side by side, 61mm, 56.15g (Pax 209; MI I, 415/52; E 191a). About extremely fine and toned, rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £4,800
China, QING DYNASTY, Wen Zong (1851-61), 50 Cash, Jiangsu Province; together with other Cash coins and amulets (49), of China, Korea and Japan [50]. Varied state £150-£200
Hammer Price: £5,000
Charles II (1660-1685), First issue, Shilling, mm. crown on obv. only, no mark of value, no stop above shield, 6.00g/12h (ESC 272 [1010]; S 3308). Very slightly double-struck, otherwise extremely fine and virtually as made, attractive grey tone over proof-like fields with underlying bloom, an exceptional specimen, very rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £7,500
William and Mary, Coronation, 1689, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Smeltzing], maius par nobile sceptris, busts vis-a-vis, rev. m brit exp nav bat lib rest asserta, Minerva welcomed by Britannia, fleet of ships in background, 59mm, 67.90g (Woolf 10:12; MI I, 672/44; E 309B). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £8,500
Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588, a silver medal, unsigned [by G. van Bijlaer], Philip II and other Catholic heads of Church and State seated, blindfolded, with feet on spiked floor, rev. fleet of ships, two in foreground sinking, 52mm, 47.03g (MI I, 144/111; E 56a). About extremely fine and toned, very rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £9,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Shilling, mm. pear on rev. only, bust of fine style, uncrowned oval draped shield, 5.42g/9h (Allen A-5; SCBI Brooker 1172; N 2613; S 3109). Good very fine and toned, extremely rare, a most attractive example of this elusive type £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £11,000
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