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James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Halfgroats (2), mm. coronet, tun (N 2105/1; S 2660), Penny, mm. rose (?) (N 2106/1; S 2661); Scotland, James VI, Thistle Merk, 1602 (S 5497) [4]. Second very fine, others in varied state (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £75
Victoria (1837-1901), 1891, dies Rr, normal date, 9.75g/12h (Gouby A; F 132 [Sale, lot 75]; Adams 301; BMC 1744; S 3954). Light traces of handling, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck with full original colour (£50-70)
Victoria (1837-1901), 1860, dies Ed, 9.04g/12h (Gouby L; F 13 [dies 3+D; Sale, lot 8]; Adams 206-7; BMC 1625; S 3954). Die flaw in reverse field, about extremely fine (£40-60)
Hadrian (117-138), Denarius, 120, Rome, laureate bust right, rev. Salus seated left, feeding snake, 3.33g/6h (RIC 98; Sear 3525); Marcus Aurelius, Denarius, 164, Rome, laureate bust right, rev. Armenia seated left on ground amidst arms, 3.26g/6h (RIC 81; Sear 4881) [2]. First fine, second good very fine and toned (£70-90)
Victoria (1837-1901), 1867, dies Jg, 9.33g/1h (Gouby A; F 53 [Sale, lot 34]; Adams 239; BMC 1674; S 3954). Very fine and attractively patinated (£30-40)
Republic (1937-, Florin, 1954, obv. rem 1690, rev. ftp uvf punched in dots. Very fine (£30-40)
Miscellaneous, Bronzes (36) of Aurelian, Probus, Victorinus, Licinius, Constans, Magnentius, Arcadius, etc [36]. Varied state (£40-60)
Davis, N., Greek Coins & Cities, London, 1967, 221pp, illustrations in text, dj; Rosenfeld, J.M., The Dynastic Arts of the Kushans, Los Angeles, 1967, xliii + 377pp, 16 plates of coins + 167 further illustrations; Whitting, P.D., Byzantine Coins, New York, 1973, 311pp, illustrations in text, dj; together with other catalogues on ancient coins (6, all different), mostly by H.A. Seaby [9]. Publishers’ bindings, all clean copies (£40-60)
Victoria (1837-1901), Contemporary forgery: 1864, 8.35g/11h. Of competent yet somewhat naïve style, weakness in bodice (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise about very fine, unusual (£20-30)
George II (1727-1760), Halfpenny, 1732 (BMC 842; S 3717). Very fine (£80-100)
Commius, Unit, head with ‘ladder’ hair left, rev. horse left, ‘lazy’ e below, 0.88g/2h (BMC 735-57; VA 355-3; S 69). Good very fine (£90-120)
George IV (1820-1830), Crown, 1821, edge secundo (ESC 246; S 3805). Very fine, toned (£70-100)
Hammer Price: £80
Netherlands, Gelderland, Ducaton, 1733 (Del. 1010; KM. 95.3). Sea-salvage, very fine (£60-80)
Tasciovanus, Bronze, interlaced eight-pointed star, verlamio in angles, rev. bull left within wreath border, 1.88g/12h (BMC 1745-51; VA 1808; S 247). Nearly very fine, dark green patina (£90-120)
Sweden, Oscar II, 20 Kronor, 1876eb (F 93; KM 744). Some surface marks, about extremely fine (£70-90)
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Primary series (c. 680 - c. 710), Sceatta, series A, radiate bust right, tic in front rev. standard, totii, 1.29g/9h (M 89-91; BMC 2a; N 40; S 775). Good very fine, die flaw on obverse (£120-150)
Miscellaneous, George VI and Elizabeth II, Crowns (7), Halfcrowns (56, the majority pre-1947) [63]. Mostly very fine or better (£60-80)
United States of America, Cent, 1858, Flying Eagle type, small letters. Extremely fine (£50-70)
Edward VI (1547-1553), Second period, 6 oz. issue, Shilling, undated, Durham House, type 5F, mm. [bow], 4.26g/1h (N 1924; S 2472). Cracked at bottom and weak in places, otherwise fine (£60-80)
Victoria (1837-1901), 1888, dies Rr, both is in victoria with broken upper left serifs, 9.33g/12h (Gouby – [B in forthcoming edition]; F –; Adams 296; BMC 1740; S 3954). Slightly mishandled, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour (£40-60)
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, class VIII, Berwick, Walter, walter on ber retrograde, 1.40g/7h (SCBI 35, 167; B 11, fig. 87; S 5048). Part flat, fine (£50-60)
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfgroat, mm. cross on obv., uncertain mark on rev., inverted a for v in ivstitia, wire-line inner circles, 0.97g/9h (Morr. B-2; SCBI Brooker –; N 2474; S 2996). A little crimped, fine, rare (£80-100)
Victoria (1837-1901), 1899, dies Vw, 9.71g/12h (Gouby A; F 150 [Sale, lot 85]; Adams 320; BMC 1945; S 3961); 1900, dies Vw, 9.72g/12h (Gouby A; F 153 [Sale, lot 85]; Adams 322; BMC 1947; S 3961); 1901, dies Vw, 9.52g/12h (Gouby A; F 154 [Sale, lot 85]; Adams 322; BMC 1948; S 3961) [3]. Brilliant mint state, first lightly toned (£30-50)
Republic (1937-, Fifty Pence, 1970, rev. keep ulster british in small block capitals. Very fine (£30-40)
Republic (1937-, Florin, 1966, rev. pig money in small block capitals. Very fine (£30-40)
Republic (1937-, Ten Pence, 1969, rev. taig in small block capitals. Very fine (£30-40)
Republic (1937-, Ten Pence, 1969, rev. wipe out taigs in small block capitals. Very fine (£30-40)
A mahogany cabinet by Spink & Son, 25.5 x 24 x 13cm, comprising 9 trays variously double-pierced to hold a total of 279 coins, single brass pulls, drop front, lock and key, brass carrying handles at sides. Beading missing at base on left side and some scuffing to external side of drop front, otherwise a very fine and attractive cabinet, complete with all felts (£100-150)
William III (1694-1702), Halfpenny, 1699, third issue, reads tertvs (BMC 691; S 3556). Hairline scratches both sides, fair, extremely rare (£80-100)
Victoria (1837-1901), Mis-strikes: 1862, dies Jg, 9.33g/12h (F dies 6+G); 1884, dies Rr, 9.37g/12h [2]. Both about 15% off-centre (cf. Adams 225), first fair, second good fine and toned (£20-30)
Victoria (1837-1901), Huddersfield, Sykes and Abbott, bronze check imitating a Penny, 30mm; together with engraved Pennies (6), 1862, 1888, 1901 (3) and one of Old Head type, mostly with caricatures of Victoria, the later pieces perhaps to be associated with the Boer War [7]. First about very fine but with edge bruise on reverse, others in varied state, some well-executed (£20-40)
Peck, C.W., English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum, 1558-1958, 2nd edn, London, 1964, xx + 648pp, 50 fine collotype plates. Publishers’ blue cloth; a fine and clean copy (£50-70)
Pridmore, F., The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 1, European Territories, London, 1960, 98pp; Part 2, Asian Territories, London, 1962, 337pp; Part 3, West Indies, London, 1965, 364pp, all extensively illustrated in text, last with valuation sheet tipped-in [3]. Publishers’ bindings; very fine and clean copies, the second scarce (£60-80)
Austria, Salzburg, Sigismund III, Konventionsthaler, 1758 (Dav. 1250; KM. 391). Minor marks, otherwise very fine and lightly toned (£80-100)
Bolivia, Charles IV, Half-Real, 1790pr, Potosi (Cayón 13226; KM. 60); Republic, 8 Soles (3), 1829jm, 1840lr, 1849fm, all Potosi (KM. 97, 109); 4 Soles, 1830jl, Potosi (KM. 96a.1); 2 Soles, 1830jl, Potosi (KM. 95a); Sol, 1830jl, Potosi (KM. 94a); Half-Sols (2), 1827jm, 1830jl, Potosi (KM. 93.2, 93.2a) [9]. Fine to very fine, some smaller denominations better (£60-80)
Egypt, Hussein Kamil, 100 Piastres, 1916 (KM. 324; F 24). Some surface marks, otherwise extremely fine (£80-100)
George III (1760-1820), Pattern [believed to be for a Penny], 1799, by J. Westwood, in copper, bust right dividing date, rev. vigebit in omne aevum in four lines, edge plain, 24.30g/12h (Montagu 28; cf. BMC pp.237-8; BHM 465; cf. DNW 69, 1510). Virtually as struck with brilliant fields, very rare (£80-100)
Guatemala, Ferdinand VII, 8 Reales, 1821m, Nueva Guatemala (Cayón 16042; KM. 69). About extremely fine (£60-80)
Verica, Unit, comf in panel, scroll above and below, rev. eagle standing with wings outstretched, viri above, 1.18g/9h (BMC 1485-1505; VA 471; S 138). Obverse very fine, reverse better (£90-120)
George III (1760-1820), Pattern Halfpenny, 1799, by C.H. Küchler, in bronzed copper, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, edge grained, 12.24g/6h (BMC 1245; Selig 1392). Extremely fine, a few spots (£80-100)
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