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

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Lot

№ 1416

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16 March 2005

Hammer Price:
£180

18th Century, Middlesex, Exeter Change, J. and Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (5), lion and dog, rev. zebra, 9.35g/7h (DH 428); nylghau (2), revs. ostrich, 6.79g/6h (DH 445), bust of Louis XVI, 6.49g/3h (DH 446); antelope, rev. ostrich, 10.59g/6h (DH 447a); two-headed cow, rev. toucan, 6.88g/6h (DH 454) [5]. DH 447a brilliant and practically as struck, others very fine and better, but DH 446 lacquered (£70-100)

Provenance:
DH 445 W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58 B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 507 (part) [from Spink 1973], Davissons Mailbid Sale 12, 18 November 1999 (270)
DH 446 bt J. Bobbe.

DH 447a only illustrated