Auction Catalogue

16 March 2005

Starting at 9:30 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes, to include the Professor Jeffrey P Mass Collection of English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 (Part II) and British Medals from the James Spencer Collection (Part III)

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 53

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16 March 2005

Hammer Price:
£20

Early Uninscribed issues, British O [Geometric type], Quarter-Stater, base metal, pattern both sides, 0.65g/2h (BMC 414; VA 1225; S 46); Trinovantes, Addedomaros, Unit, contemporary forgery, silver plated on bronze, head left, rev. horse running left, ornaments around, 1.24g/9h (cf. BMC 2453; cf. VA 1646; cf. S 206); Iceni, Half-Unit, contemporary forgery, silver plated on bronze, two crescents back to back, rev. horse running left, ornaments around, 0.55g/12h [3]. Last fine, others very fine or better, an interesting lot (£50-70)

The first coin has been broken and repaired