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National Thanksgiving for the Prince of Wales, 1872, a bronze medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, Londinia inviting Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales to enter St Paul’s Cathedral, rev. interior of the Cathedral, 77mm (BHM 2928). Some minor verdigris, otherwise extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £480
Colonial and Indian Reception at the Guildhall, 1886, a bronze medal by Elkington for the Corporation of the City of London, crowned arms and shields on mantle, rev. interior of the Guildhall, 77mm (BHM 3214; E 1726; Pudd 886.1.1; Taylor 185a). Good extremely fine; in a maroon gilt-blocked case for the Visit of Prince Albert to the City of London, 1885, by G.G. Adams, Sculptor, London £200-£260
AUSTRALIA, Sydney Mint, a bronze medal by G.W. de Saulles and L.C. Wyon, crowned bust of Edward VII left, rev. crowned royal arms, 41mm (cf. Noble 94, 807). Good extremely fine, very rare £300-£400
Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone Co, Dollar, 1791 [struck 1792], value expressed as 1 (Vice FT 1; KM. 7). With graffiti ‘Jany. 4’ lightly scratched in obverse field and other minor scratches on reverse, about fine, very rare £300-£400
A mahogany coin cabinet by Swann, 40 x 33 x 36cm, comprising 30 trays double-pierced to house 2,076 coins, brass pulls, open front with locking bar and key. In sound condition £400-£500
Hammer Price: £460
Richard III (1483-1485), Halfpenny, London, type 3, mm. sun and rose (no.2) on obv. only, small round face, 0.32g/12h (Stewartby p.450; Withers 1; N 1688; S 2171A). Two old perforations, otherwise good fine and toned, the mint-mark very clear, very rare £300-£500
Edward VI (1547-1553), Second period, 6 oz. issue, Shilling, Southwark, mdxlix, mm. y, bust 4, normal legends, 4.80g/8h (Bispham p.136; N 1917/2; S 2466B). Signs of double-striking and some scratches on bust, otherwise about very fine and toned, very rare £500-£600
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Half-Guinea, 1787, fifth bust (EGC 829; S 3735). Some surface marks and hairlines, otherwise extremely fine £300-£400
British Iron Age, DUROTRIGES, Uninscribed series, Quarter-stater, crescent with three appendages (’three men in a boat’), rev. geometric pattern, 1.46g (ABC 2205; S 368). Struck from debased gold, otherwise very fine and sharp £150-£180
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Decimal issues, Proof Sovereign, 2005 (S SC6). Brilliant, as struck; in case of issue £300-£400
Henry VI, Annulet issue, Groats (2), London and Calais (N 1423-4; S 1835-6); Edward IV, Light coinage, Groat, London, mm. crown (N 1570; S 2000); Henry VIII, Second coinage, Groats (2), Tower, bust D, mm. rose, lis/rose (N 1797; S 2337E); Philip and Mary, Groat, mm. lis (N 1973; S 2508); James I, First coinage, Sixpence, 1603, second bust, mm. thistle (N 2075; S 2648); Charles I, Tower mint, Sixpences (3), mm. tun (2), anchor (N 2241-2; S 2813-14) [10]. Varied state, two pierced £150-£200
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Proof Farthing, 1799 (late Soho), in gilt-copper, edge centre-grained, 6.41g/6h (Cooke 292; BMC 1269 [KF 7]; Selig 1427; S 3779). Fields marked and hairlined, otherwise nearly extremely fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £440
Henry VII (1485-1509), Profile issue, Groat, regular type, mm. cross-crosslet, reads agl z f, 3.04g/3h (P & W V; SCBI Ashmolean 789ff; N 1747; S 2258). Some double-striking on King’s chin and weakness in legends, otherwise very fine, toned £240-£300
William III (1694-1702), Maundy set, 1698 (ESC 1305; S 3553) [4]. About fine £100-£120
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Threehalfpence, 1567, mm. lion, bust 3G, reads e d g rosa sine spina, 0.65g/7h (BCW LN-1:LN-a; N 2000; S 2569). Porous surfaces, fine, extremely rare; not represented in the British Museum Collection £150-£200
Capture of Portobello, 1739, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, three-quarter length figures of Brown and Vernon facing each other, rev. six ships outside Portobello harbour, 38mm (Adams PBvb 9-Q; Betts 260; MI II, –). Extremely fine, scarce £300-£400
Edward VII, Halfcrown, 1902; Florins (8), 1902, 1904, 1905 (3), 1906-8 inclusive; Shillings (3), 1902 1905, 1910 (S 3980-2) [12]. Varied state, several scarce £200-£260
Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, 152-3, rev. Salus standing left, feeding snake from patera, 24.73g (RIC 906; BMC 1925); Marcus Aurelius, Sestertius, 162-3, rev. Salus standing left, feeding snake from patera, 20.72g (RIC 843; BMC 1037); Lucius Verus, Sestertius, 166, rev. Victory, half draped, standing facing, fixing shield inscribed vic par onto palm tree, 25.58g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1456; BMC 1308-9); Commodus, Sestertius, 190, rev. Emperor togate, ploughing right with...
Sierra Leone, Macaulay & Babington, Penny, 1807 [struck 1814], European and negro clasping hands, African village behind, rev. legend in Arabic, 36mm, 17.32g/12h (Vice 1; KM. Tn1.1). A little light staining in centre of obverse, otherwise virtually as struck with almost full original colour £400-£500
Charles II, Halfcrown, 1676, Shillings (8), of William III, Anne, George I, II, III, George IV (2), William IV and Victoria; together with (perhaps) an Edward III Penny and a Henry VIII Halfgroat (these clipped), all fitted in a wooden framework and set in a hand-drawn architectural background. The Shillings are set in four pairs, vis-à-vis and shaking hands, each wearing period clothing and enclosed in an arcade. The hammered coins form the centre of capital letters. Below the reverse of...
William and Mary, Fourpences (2), both 1689, Threepences (2), 1689, 1694, Twopences (2), 1693/2, 1694, Pennies (3), 1690, 1694 (2) (3439, 3441-3, 3445) [9]. Varied state £100-£150
Hammer Price: £420
Edward VI (1547-1553), Second period, 6 oz. issue, Shilling, mdl, Tower II, mm. crowned leopard’s head, bust 5, 4.61g/5h (N 1919/1; S 2466). Reverse weak, some verdigris and scratched both sides, otherwise fine, extremely rare £440-£500
George III, Accession, 1760, a silver medal, unsigned [by T. Pingo], bust left, rev. Britannia standing, 41mm, 30.92g (Eimer 17; BHM 3; E 683). Good very fine, toned £200-£260
Virgin Islands – Tortola, Issues c. 1805+, Quarter-Dollar, a cut quarter-segment of a Charles IIII Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent, 5.93g (Prid. 13 [Sale, lot 195]; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type III). Coin fair, countermark very fine £200-£260
France, Napoleon I, 40 Francs, 1811a, Paris (Gad. 1084; KM. 696.1; F 505). Adjustment marks on bust, otherwise very fine £400-£500
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Sixpence, 1593, mm. tun, bust 6C, reads eliab d g ang fr et hib regi, 3.08g/12h (BCW TN-2:TN-d1; N 2015; S 2578B). Very fine and toned, the variety rare £150-£200
Victoria, Crowns (3), 1889, 1895, 1898, Double Florins (2), 1887 Arabic numeral, 1888 (S 3921, 3923, 3927); Edward VII, Crown, 1902 ii (S 3978) [6]. Very fine to extremely fine, but several cleaned £200-£300
France, Louis XVIII, 40 Francs, 1818w, Lille (Gad. 1092; KM. 713.6; F 536). Good very fine £400-£500
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Threefarthings, 1561, mm. pheon, bust 3I, reads e d g rosa sine spina, 0.43g/2h (BCW BA-1:BA-a2; Cooke 834; N 2002; S 2571). Very fine, toned £150-£200
France, Louis Philippe, 40 Francs, 1834a, Paris (Gad. 1106; KM. 747.1; F 557). Good very fine £400-£500
Roman Imperial Coinage, Julia Titi, Denarius, Rome, c. 80-1, diademed and draped bust right, rev. Venus standing right, leaning on column, holding helmet and spear, 3.44g (RIC Titus 388; BMC 141-3; RSC 14). Good fine, portrait better, lightly toned £400-£500
Roman Imperatorial Coinage, CÆSARIANS, Julius Cæsar, Denarius, military mint in Spain, 46-5, draped and diademed bust of Venus right, Cupid over shoulder, rev. trophy with oblong shield and carnyx in each hand, two Gallic captives below, 3.77g (Craw. 468/1; BMCRR Spain 89-92; RSC 13). Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise about very fine £150-£180
Mary, Death, 1694, a copper medal, unsigned [by J. or N. Roettiers], 49mm (MI II, 111/343; E 362); together with other miscellaneous medals, medalets, tokens, etc, in silver (2), base metal (73) [76]. Many very fine, some better £80-£100
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, CRVX type, Winchester, Beorhtsige, byrhsige m¯o pin, 1.70g (Winchester Mint 382, same dies; SCBI Copenhagen 1362-3; N 770; S 1148). Crimped and peckmarked, otherwise about very fine £150-£200
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Irish issues, Second issue, Groat, mm. harp, bust 1G, reads elizabeth d g an f z hibernie reg, 1.25g/12h (BCW HP-1B:HP-a; S 6506; DF 251). Edge chip, otherwise nearly very fine, rare £600-£800
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpence, 1561, mm. pheon, bust 3D, large flan, plain rose, medium shield, reads elizabeth d g ang fr et hib regina, 3.07g/6h (BCW BA-1C:BA-b4; N 1997; S 2559). Full and round, better than very fine but minor scores and marks on obverse, very rare £300-£400
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Restrike Proof Penny, 1806, in bronzed-copper, edge plain, 17.52g/6h (BMC 1350 [R 97]; Selig 1311). Surface metal flaw in field below r of rex, some light spotting by trident prongs, otherwise extremely fine, rare £240-£300
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Restrike Pattern Farthing, 1797, by W.J. Taylor after C.H. Küchler, in copper, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 7.01g/6h (Cooke 343; BMC 1201 [R 72]; Selig 1418). Staining on obverse and surfaces dulled, otherwise extremely fine, rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £400
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Sixpences (4), 1594/3 (2), mm. tun, 2.50g/3h (BCW TN-2:TN-e), mm. woolpack (over tun on obv.[?]), 3.08g/4h (BCW WK-1 (?):WK-b), 1594 (2), mm. tun, 2.94g/8h (BCW TN-2:TN-f), mm. woolpack, 2.84g/7h, all bust 6C, read elizab d g ang fr et hib regi (BCW WK-2:WK-c; N 2015; S 2578B) [4]. Fine to good fine, first and last small of flan £120-£150
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Shilling, mm. tun, 6.10g/12h (N 1937; S 2482). Crease mark, otherwise very fine, toned £400-£500
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