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South Africa, Paul Kruger, the Extremely Rare and Desirable Complete 1892 Proof set, comprising gold Pond with double shaft to ox-wagon, gold Half-Pond, silver Crown with double shaft to ox-wagon, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence, bronze Penny (Hern 1; KM. 2-7, 8.2, 9.1, 10.1) [9]. A superb set, about as struck, silver with matching tone, the Penny with slight stain at 12 o’clock; of the highest rarity, almost certainly the finest known set (£50,000-60,000)
Hammer Price: £65,000
Charles II (1660-1685), Pattern Crown, 1662, in gold, unsigned (by J. Roettier), undraped frosted laureate bust right, rev. crowned cruciform shields with Star of the Garter in centre, interlinked cs in angles, crowns, star, cs, outlines of shields and numerals all frosted, frosted lettering both sides, edge plain, 58.62g/6h (WR 49; ESC 71; L & S 1). Die flaw on reverse beading between 10 and 11 o’clock and some minor surface marks, otherwise good extremely fine and excessively rare, only...
Hammer Price: £56,000
Edward III (1327-1377), Second issue, Half-Noble, King in plain armour in ship, ropes 3-2, saltire stops, rev. mm. cross pattée, l in centre, double saltire stops, Lombardic ns both sides, 4.41g/8h (SCBI Schneider Pt II, 1A, different dies; N –; S 1479A). Slight surface scrape on ship, otherwise nearly extremely fine and the finer of the two known specimens, excessively rare (£6,000-8,000)
Hammer Price: £24,000
James I (1603-1625), Spur Ryal, mm. escallop (over rose on rev.), 6.89g/9h (SCBI Schneider –; N 2080; S 2614). Extremely fine and very rare (£7,000-8,000)
Hammer Price: £17,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Pattern Unite, in gold, mm. lis, attributed to A. Vanderdort, bare headed bust left, in collar and armour of similar style to the gold issues of Gp D, no mark of value, rev. crowned oval shield with scroll garniture between crowned cr, struck in high relief, 13.90g/12h (WR 22, same dies; Allen, NC 1941, vi, same dies; SCBI Brooker 1239, same dies; N 2655). Some cabinet wear and small file mark on obverse rim at 11 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and attractively...
Hammer Price: £10,000
George I (1714-1727), Guinea, 1726, fifth bust, elephant and castle below (MCE 262; S 3634). Extremely fine and very rare (£7,000-8,000)
Hammer Price: £9,000
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fine Sovereign, mm. escallop (over A), 15.18g/5h (Brown/Comber A10; N 2003; S 2529). A few scratches above shield, otherwise very fine (£5,000-6,000)
Hammer Price: £8,500
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Unite, 1649, mm. sun on obv. only, 9.02g/6h (N 2715; S 3208). Extremely fine with attractive red tone, rare (£5,000-6,000)
Hammer Price: £8,200
William and Mary (1689-1694), Five Guineas, 1694, edge sexto (MCE 142; S 3422). Extremely fine with brilliant fields, a superb portrait coin (£5,000-6,000)
Hammer Price: £8,000
James V (1513-1542), Third coinage, Ducat or Bonnet piece, 1540, mm. saltire on obv., cross on rev., 5.66g/1h (SCBI 35, 905, same dies; B 4, fig. 753; S 5373). Very fine with a circumferential reddish tinge, very rare (£4,000-4,500)
Hammer Price: £6,800
India, Kushans, Kumaragupta I, Stater, Elephant type, king on caparisoned elephant right, elephant’s left foreleg trampling lion, rev. Goddess nimbate, peacock at left, 7.77g/12h (Altekar, Bayana Hoard, pl.xiii, 1). Very fine (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £6,300
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Crown, mm. 1, 29.72g/9h (FRC C-4 [Sale, lot 10]; N 2012; S 2582). Minor flaws on face and forehead, otherwise good very fine with well-struck portrait and attractive light tone (£4,000-5,000)
Hammer Price: £5,800
Harthacnut (1035-1042), Penny, Bath, Wædel, pædell on bada:·, bust right, 1.08g/12h (Talvio R; BEH –; N 809; S 1167). A little verdigris on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine and excessively rare, the moneyer not recorded by Grinsell for the right facing bust (£3,000-4,000)
Hammer Price: £5,200
George II (1727-1760), Five Guineas, 1729 eic, edge tertio (MCE 279; S 3664). Some surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine with original brilliance, attractive (£4,000-4,500)
Hammer Price: £5,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Unite, mm. thistle-head on obv. only, signed b before legend on obv., 9.91g/6h (Murray 2; SCBI 35, 1397, same dies; B 4 and fig. 1033, same dies; S 5532). Usual die flaw below bust, extremely fine, rare (£2,500-3,000)
William and Mary (1689-1694), Five Guineas, 1691, elephant and castle, edge tertio (MCE 137; S 3423). Very fine (£4,000-4,500)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fine Sovereign, mm. escallop, 14.80g/5h (Brown/Comber A17; SCBI Schneider –; N 2003; S 2529). Has been creased and straightened, otherwise about very fine (£2,500-3,000)
Hammer Price: £4,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Double-crown, mm. lozenge and b, 4.53g/12h (SCBI Schneider 281, same dies; SCBI Brooker 712, this coin; N 2296; S 2720A). Obverse very fine, reverse better, very rare (£3,500-4,000)
Hammer Price: £4,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Pound, 1643, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, spirited horseman of fine workmanship riding over arms and armour, Oxford plume in field behind, rev. three Oxford plumes and mark of value above Declaration, date below, 119.17g/10h (Morr. A-2; SCBI Brooker 863; N 2397; S 2938). Slightly double-struck, outer legends weak as a result, otherwise very fine, very rare (£5,000-6,000)
Miscellaneous, Co Kilkenny, Castlecomer, a Peru, Charles IIII, 8 Reales, 1803ij, Lima, obv. countermarked payable at castle comer colliery around 5s 5d, 27.07g/12h (Manville 108, this coin listed; Seaby, BNJ 1965, pl.xv, 11, this coin; D 134; Seaby TJ 1; DF 628). Coin about fine, countermark good fine, extremely rare (£2,000-2,500)
Hammer Price: £4,400
Edward the Martyr (975-978), Penny, Stamford, Boia, boia m¯o stanf, 1.40g/7h (N 763; S 1142). Extremely fine, attractively toned, rare (£2,000-2,500)
Charles II (1660-1685), Second issue, Unite, mm. crown on obv. only, 9.02g/11h (Schneider dies O9/R16; SCBI Schneider –; N 2754; S 3304). Extremely fine (£3,000-3,500)
William III (1694-1702), Five Guineas, 1701, second bust, edge decimo tertio (MCE 172; S 3456). Good very fine (£4,000-4,500)
Hammer Price: £4,300
Mary (1542-1567), Forty-Four Shillings, 1553, large cinquefoils, 5.15g/9h (Murray IIa, dies E6; SCBI 35, 980, same dies; B 4, fig. 813; S 5394). Almost extremely fine, rare (£3,500-4,000)
Hammer Price: £4,200
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Fine Sovereign, mm. A, back and pillars of throne decorated with pellets, 15.41g/5h (Brown/Comber A9; SCBI Schneider 778; N 2003; S 2529). Obverse slightly double-struck, X scratched on robes and slight edge damage, otherwise very fine (£3,000-3,500)
James VIII (d. 1766), Pattern Crown, 1716, by M. Young from dies by N. Roettier, in copper, struck on a thick flan, laureate bust right, reads iacobus viii, etc, r on lower ribbon of wreath tie, rev. crowned arms, r on foot of harp, edge plain, 31.39g/6h (Woolf –; B 1, fig. 1094, same dies; S 5734). Die flaw across obverse, otherwise virtually as struck and patinated, of the highest rarity (£3,000-3,500)
Hammer Price: £4,000
Victoria (1837-1901), Pattern Halfcrown, 1884, in silver, by J.E. Boehm and L.C. Wyon, crowned bust left with close pattern at front of veil, rev. crowned arms in Garter and collar, edge plain, 14.13g/12h (Davies 636; ESC –). As struck, attractively toned, excessively rare (£3,500-4,000)
Hammer Price: £3,900
James III (1460-1488), Issues of 1475-83, Half-Rider, type II, horseman retrograde, lis below sword arm, legends transposed, 2.42g/10h (SCBI 35, 734 obv./733 rev., same dies; B 1, fig. 620; S 5260). Partly double-struck and edge chipped, otherwise very fine, very rare (£2,500-3,000)
Hammer Price: £3,800
Edward VI (1547-1553), Half-Sovereign, Tower, mm. arrow, crowned bust, 5.22g/10h (SCBI Schneider 672; N 1908; S 2438). Legends weak in places, otherwise very fine with very clear portrait, rare (£2,000-2,500)
Ceolnoth (833-870), Ceolnoth, Penny, Gp III, Tocga, tocga moneta in and between lunettes, 1.24g/7h (N 249; S 895). Extremely fine and toned, extremely rare (£2,000-2,500)
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Unite, 1651, mm. sun on obv. only, 9.08g/3h (N 2715; S 3208). A little crimped, otherwise extremely fine with reddish tone (£2,000-2,500)
James II (1437-1460), Second coinage, First issue, Lion, mm. cross both sides, shield divided by two small crowns, 3.45g/3h (SCBI 35, 685, same dies; B 1, and fig. 519, same dies; Lockett 202, same dies; S 5220). Very fine and full, very rare (£1,500-2,000)
Hammer Price: £3,700
James II (1685-1688), Five Guineas, 1688, first bust, edge qvarto (MCE 119; S 3397). Very fine (£3,500-4,000)
James II (1685-1688), Five Guineas, 1687, first bust, edge tertio (MCE 117; S 3397). Very fine (£3,000-4,000)
William and Mary (1689-1694), Guinea, 1689 (MCE 148; S 3426). A few bagmarks on obverse and lion of Nassau not struck up, otherwise nearly extremely fine (£2,000-2,500)
Hammer Price: £3,600
Charles II (1649-1685), Four Merks, 1675, f below bust (Murray 6; SCBI 35, –; B 4 var; S 5606). Light adjustment marks on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine with attractive olive-grey tone, some original bloom around the legends, very rare (£3,000-3,500)
Russia, Peter the Great, 2 Roubles, 1720, reads m · hoba, etc. 4.11g (Diakov 1.2; Gil 2; Sev. 56; KM. 158.5; F 77). Very fine and pleasing (£1,200-1,500)
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Half-Sovereign, mm. y, bare headed bust, transposed legends, 5.12g/11h (SCBI Schneider 686; N 1908; S 2435). Portrait a little smoothed, otherwise very fine, rare (£1,800-2,200)
Mary (1542-1567), Abbey Crown or Écu, mm. six-pointed star on obv., crown on rev., reads seqvamvr, 3.38g/2h (SCBI 35, 976-7; B 3, fig. 808; S 5390). Good very fine, extremely rare (£2,500-3,000)
Hammer Price: £3,500
George II (1727-1760), Guinea, 1740 (MCE 317; S 3676). A few faint adjustment marks on bust, otherwise practically as struck, very rare (£3,000-3,500)
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