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Charles I (1625-1649), Third coinage, Briot’s issue, Unite, mm. thistle and B on obv. only, 8.75g/6h (Murray 1; B 3; S 5531). Has been made round, gilt and polished, otherwise very fine (£600-700)
Hammer Price: £880
Canada, Edward VII, Specimen set, 1908, 50 Cents to Cent (KM. SS15) [5]. Tiny rim nick on 50 Cents at 2 o’clock, otherwise about as struck, rare; in original case, this in good condition, but with a written dedication on base ‘Hamilton, April 14-09’ (£400-600)
Hammer Price: £820
Henry V (1413-1422), Half-Noble, class C, mm. pierced cross on rev. only, mullet above shield, broken annulet on ship’s side, rev. broken annulet in second quarter, 3.46g/2h (SCBI Schneider 237-9; N 1377; S 1749). On a small flan with a striking split at 2 o’clock, good very fine, very rare (£800-1,000)
Hammer Price: £800
South Africa, Paul Kruger, Half-Pond, 1892, double shaft (KM. 9.1; F 3). Extremely fine or better, a few minor surface marks, retaining much original brilliance (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £780
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Unite, Gp D, mm. portcullis (over harp on rev.), 8.99g/4h (cf. SCBI Schneider 148-9; cf. SCBI Brooker 84-6; N 2153; S 2693A). Hairline scratches by mouth, flat on breast and right side of crown above shield, otherwise very fine (£550-650)
South Africa, Paul Kruger, Pond, 1892, double shaft (KM. 10.1; F 2). Obverse field with several marks and scuffs and a small cut on shoulder, otherwise extremely fine (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £750
France, Charles IV (1322-8), Royal d’or, 4.14g/2h (Ci. 252; Laf. 244; F 261). Obverse very fine but with minor spade and scrape marks, reverse extremely fine, rare (£600-800)
Henry VIII (1509-1547), First coinage, Half-Angel, mm. castle, 2.48g/1h (cf. SCBI Schneider 565/564; N 1761; S 2266). Very fine (£600-700)
Hammer Price: £720
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Gold Crown, Gp D, class 1, mm. bell, pellet over d (?) between carolvs: and d:g:, no inner circles, 2.32g/4h (SCBI Schneider –; SCBI Brooker 209, same obv. die; N 2153; S 2707). Good very fine with pleasing portrait, rare (£600-700)
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Noble, series Gf, mm. cross 3, es broken at top, three lis in French arms, ropes 2-1, rev. es unbroken, small e in centre, annulet each side of top lis, lis in second quarter, saltire stops both sides, 7.64g/12h (N 1182; S 1490). Obverse from rusted die, small hairline crack in centre and slightly crimped, otherwise very fine (£500-600)
Hammer Price: £700
Kings of Thrace, Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), gold Stater, uncertain mint, diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon, rev. Athena Nikephoros seated left, holding Nike in extended right hand, left arm resting on shield, spear behind, monogram to outer left, k in exergue, 8.62g/9h. Very fine; an apparently unpublished variant (£500-600)
Australia, George V, Florins (2), 1914, 1923 (KM. 27); Hong Kong, George V, Cents (2), 1919h, 1923 (Prid. 184-5; KM. 16) [4]. First very fine, second extremely fine but with light marks in obverse field, others brilliant mint state with full original colour (£90-120)
George II (1727-1760), Two Guineas, 1738, edge graining A (MCE 291; S 3667B). Scratched below bust and some surface marks, otherwise very fine (£600-700)
Hammer Price: £680
Richard II (1377-1399), First issue, Half-Noble, mm. cross pattée, ric over edw, rev. r over e in centre, engraving guide lines formed of two concentric circles and radial lines evident, 3.17g/8h (SCBI Schneider 124; N 1309; S 1664). Clipped, otherwise nearly very fine, very rare (£500-600)
George III (1760-1820), New coinage, Sovereign, 1817 (M 1; S 3785). Several minor bagmarks, otherwise extremely fine (£400-500)
Ireland: Pre-1921 issues, Ballykinlar Internment Camp, Penny, on light card, similar. Obverse a trifle foxed, otherwise about extremely fine, the back fresh, very rare (£350-400)
Hammer Price: £660
French Equatorial Africa, Caisse Centrale de la France d’Outre-Mer, 1,000 Francs, 1944, TD 730643, similar (Pick 19a). Good very fine to extremely fine (£350-450)
Hammer Price: £620
Stephen (1135-1154), Cross Moline type, Cut Halfpenny, Carlisle, Willelm, wil[ealme: on: c]ard:, 0.67g/3h (Mack 277; N 873; S 1278). Very fine, rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £600
Miscellaneous, Coins of the World, mostly 19th and 20th century issues in silver, generally European [457]. Mostly very fine, later issues better (£150-200)
Victoria (1837-1901), Gothic Head, Proof Crown, 1847, edge plain, 28.47g/12h (L & S 56; ESC 291; S 3883). Surface rather marked, otherwise about extremely fine, dark tone (£500-700)
Gallo-Belgic issues, Stater, series A, laureate head of Apollo left, rev. horse running left, pellets above, rosette below, 7.33g/10h (VA 12; S 2). Spademarked both sides, otherwise good fine and well-centred, rare (£600-650)
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Crown, 1690, second horseman, reads rix for rex, 16.29g/12h (S 6578B; DF 372). Traces of undertype both sides, about very fine, rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £580
Richard III (1483-1485), Groat, London, mm. sun and rose (no.2), pellet below bust, 2.77g/4h (N 1680; S 2158). Excavated condition with rough surfaces, otherwise fine, rare (£250-300)
George I (1714-1727), Crown, 1726, roses and plumes, edge decimo tertio (ESC 115; S 3639A). Good fine, rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £550
Greek Coinage, Northern Greece, Thracian Dynasts, Koson, c. 50 BC, gold Stater, three togate figures advancing left, rev. eagle standing left on sceptre, holding wreath in claw, 8.54g/1h (RPC 1701; BMC p. 474, 48). Good very fine (£400-500)
Edward VII (1901-1910), Florin, 1905 (ESC 923; S 3981). Light surface marks, mottled tone, good extremely fine (£400-500)
Miscellaneous, Charles II to Elizabeth II, Crowns (13), Halfcrowns (11), other minor coins (17, three Irish); together with modern replicas (9), mostly Crown-sized [50]. Varied state, replicas as made (£50-70)
Northern Ireland, Northern Bank Ltd, Twenty Pounds, 1929, A 1412, provisional issue on note with printed date 20 October 1921 (Pick 174). A few nicks on top edge and has been pressed, otherwise good fine to very fine, rare (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £540
George IV (1820-1830), Sovereign, 1823 (M 7; S 3800). Fine, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £520
George IV (1820-1830), Proof Halfcrown, 1826, edge grained, 14.16g/6h (ESC 647; S 3809). About as struck, with even blue tone (£450-550)
France, Exposition International des Arts et Techniques, Paris, 1937, an Art Deco bronze medal by J. Vernon, naked female standing, holding dove of Peace and reaching out to a serpent, animal’s head and other accoutrements around, rev. the Trocadero, 80mm. Powerful symbolic style, good very fine, very rare (£250-300)
Brazil, John V, Peça of 6,400 Reis, 1738r, Rio (KM. 149; F 46). Spademark across hair, otherwise good very fine with some original brilliance (£300-350)
Germany, Miscellaneous coins, 17th to 19th century, mostly minor denominations, in silver and billion (136), base metal (34) [170]. Fair to fine, many better, an interesting lot (£200-300)
Catuvellauni, Cunobelin, Stater, wild type, ear of corn dividing camv, rev. horse running right, star and branch above, pellet in annulet and cv[no] below, 5.46g/1h (BMC 1804-7; VA 1933-1; S 283). Obverse lightly brushed, otherwise good very fine (£500-600)
Hammer Price: £500
Germany, Hope for Peace, Dresden, 1633, a silver medal by S. Dadler, naked man looks heavenward, town and country scenes behind, ravishes of war to left, effects of peace to right, rev. clasped hands over city panorama, crossed spade and sickle in background, 56mm (Wiecek 87). Good very fine and attractively toned, a handsome medal (£300-350)
French Equatorial Africa, Caisse Centrale de la France d’Outre-Mer, 1,000 Francs, 1944, TD 719623, phoenix rising from flames in centre (Pick 19a). Slight browning on top edge, otherwise good very fine (£300-350)
Eire (1937- ), Proof Halfcrown, 1939, edge grained, 14.18g/12h (S 6633; DF 704; KM. 16). Trifling hairlines, otherwise brilliant, extremely rare (£500-600)
17th Century Tokens, Cheshire, Middlewich, Thomas Cotton, heart-shaped Halfpenny, 1669, 1.69g/12h (BW. 58). Flan crack, about fine, very rare (£300-400)
South Africa, Wellington Bank, Five Pounds, 11 September 1888, B 3973, black on white, wreathed head of Wellington at upper centre (Pick S291). Split vertically, well circulated with a few small holes in body, worn on edges with nicks and a few tape repairs on back, good to very good; with red cachet stamp at left from the Standard Bank (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £480
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Noble, series Gf, mm. cross 3, es broken at top, three lis in French arms, ropes 3-1, rev. es unbroken, small e in centre, annulet each side of top lis, lis in second quarter, saltire stops both sides, 7.69g/2h (N 1182; S 1490). Has been creased and straightened, reverse rather flat, otherwise fine (£300-350)
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