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29 January 2020
19th Century Tokens, Scarborough, Lord & Marshall, Shillings (2), 1811, 3.98g/12h (D 34), 1812, 4.20g/12h (D 35), Sixpence, 1812, 1.77g/12h (D 36) [3]. D 36 extremely fine, others about very fine and better but first cleaned in the past; all the issues for the town £80-£100
Hammer Price: £110
Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Second period, Groat, class IIIc, mm. anchor (inverted), crown with inner arch plain, reads fr, double saltires before civi and lon, single saltire after tas, 3.11g/6h (P & W IIIc6, cross-end 7; cf. SCBI Ashmolean 350-6; N 1705c; S 2199). Small edge crack on obverse at 12 o’clock, otherwise good fine £70-£90
3 July 2019
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Pinecone-Mascle issue, Halfpenny, London, mm. cross IIIb on obv. only, mascle after rex, 0.46g/4h (Withers PM.10/a; Whitton 20b; N 1468; S 1884). Good very fine, grey tone £90-£120
25 April 2018
Geta (209-212), Denarius, Rome, 210-12, laureate bust right, rev. victoriae brit, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm, 2.66g (RIC 91; C 220; Sear 7255; S 662A). Good very fine £70-90
Geta (209-212), Denarius, Rome, 210-12, laureate bust right, rev. victoriae brit, semi-naked Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm, 2.95g (RIC 92; C 219; Sear 7254; S 662). Edge a trifle irregular, otherwise very fine £60-80
Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Second period, Halfgroat, York, Abp Thomas Savage, mm. martlet, keys by bust, no tressure, saltire before civi, 1.50g/12h (P & W type 1; SCBI Ashmolean 659, same rev. die; N 1715; S 2214); Penny, Sovereign type, London, no mm., two single pillars to throne, 0.72g/8h (Allen 3iv; P & W IIIb; SCBI Ashmolean 714ff; N 1726; S 2230) [2]. Fine, toned £50-£70
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Groat, series C, London, mm. cross 1, all arches fleured, reads di g, 4.19g/12h (LAL 3/1; N 1147; S 1565). Slightly small of flan, otherwise about very fine, toned £80-£100
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianii (2), ‘C’ mint, 291-2, rev. virtvs avg, Mars standing right, holding spear and leaning on shield, c in exergue, 4.31g (RIC 439 var.; cf. Sear 13751; S –); ‘S’ series, 291-2, rev. lae[titia] avg, Lætitia standing left, holding wreath and spear, s c in field, 3.01g (RIC 461; Sear 13605; cf. S 678) [2]. Fine £50-70
Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Second period, Pennies (3), all Sovereign type, Durham (2), Bp John Sherwood, no mm., ds by shield, single pillar at left, crozier at right, 0.72g/11h (Allen 2; Allen DM 194; P & W IIb; SCBI Ashmolean 725ff; N 1730; S 2231), Bp Richard Fox, no mm, rd by shield, mitre above, two single pillars, rosette ornaments, 0.63g/12h (Allen 3v; Allen DM 201; P & W IIIb; SCBI Ashmolean 756ff; N 1731; S 2234); York, Abp Thomas Rotherham, keys below shield, two...
Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross coinage, Penny, class IIIb, Bristol, Henri, henri on brvst, 1.47g/8h (CT 19; N 987; S 1363). Very fine with a good portrait, toned £50-£70
Edward I (1272-1307), New coinage, Penny, class 7a, London, rose on breast, 1.37g/7h (SCBI North 302ff; N 1032; S 1403). One edge weak, otherwise very fine, excellent portrait £100-£150
Allectus (293-296), Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, 293-5, radiate and cuirassed bust right, rev. laetitia avg, Lætitia standing left, holding wreath and baton, s p in field, c in exergue, 4.10g (RIC 79; C 15; Sear 13813; cf. S 688). About extremely fine, dusty green patina £90-120
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Leaf-Pellet issue, Groat, class B, London, mm. cross IIIb on obv. only, leaf on breast, pellets by crown, reads angli, extra pellet under civi and lon, 3.89g/12h (Whitton 46d; N 1504; S 1915). Good very fine, toned £120-£150
Allectus (293-296), Antoninianus, ‘C’ mint, 293-5, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre, s p in field, c in exergue, 3.65g (RIC 86; C 31; Sear 13822; S 689). Obverse extremely fine, reverse good very fine, glossy patina £90-120
Henry V (1413-1422), Definitive issues, Groat, class Ca, mm. pierced cross with pellet centre, no fleurs over crown or on breast, quatrefoils after henric and posvi, 3.74g/10h (Stewartby p.324; Potter IX; N 1387a; S 1764). Lightly scratched, otherwise fine, reverse better £180-220
Diocletian (284-305), Follis, London, 297, unmarked issue, laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. genio popvli romani, naked Genius standing left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopiæ, 9.05g (CT 1.03.001 (5); RIC 6a; cf. Sear 12760; S 696). About extremely fine with a hint of silvering £60-80
Diocletian (284-305), Follis, London, 303-5, unmarked issue, laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. genio popvli romani, naked Genius standing left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopiæ, 10.76g (CT 3.01.005; RIC 28a; Sear 12760; S 696). Extremely fine with a hint of silvering £80-100
Henry II (1154-1189), AQUITAINE, Denier, reads henricvs and aqvi tani, 0.73g/10h (W & F 2 [1/a]; E 1; S 8001). About very fine £70-£90
Hammer Price: £120
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Penny, type I, Durham, Bp Fordham, cross on breast, saltire before civitas, 1.08g/10h (Allen DM 153; Purvey 1, and BNJ 1962, pl. ix, 31, same dies; N 1328; S 1697). Small scuff on reverse, otherwise good fine, rare £150-£200
Severus II (306-307), Follis, London, 306-7, unmarked issue, laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. genio popvli romani, naked Genius standing left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopiæ, 10.69g (CT 4.04.004; Murray, SNC May 1974, p.194, this coin listed [as RIC 59a]; RIC 46 var.; Sear 14669; S 713). Surface metal fault on obverse, otherwise fine to very fine, very rare £40-50
Charles I (1625-1649), Third coinage, Falconer’s second issue, Twelve Shillings, mm. leaved thistle on obv. only, signed f at end of obv. legend, reads magn britan franc, 5.63g/6h (Murray p.141, no.1; SCBI 35, 1502-7, and B fig. 1020, same dies; S 5561). Slight crease mark, otherwise good fine £80-£100
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Halfpenny, type II, London, nothing on breast, 0.53g/1h (Withers 1l; N 1331b; S 1699). About very fine, black-toned £80-£100
Edward II (1307-1325), Maille Blanche Hibernie, crenellated turrets, 1.84g/3h (W & F 22A [2/b]; E 32; S 8026). About very fine £70-£90
Constantine I, the Great (307-337), Folles (5), all London, 314, fourth reduction, revs. soli invicto comiti, Sol standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left, s f in field, pln in exergue, 3.20g (CT 8.02.15; RIC 10; Sear 16050; cf. S 724A), s f in field, mll in exergue, 4.05g, 2.93g (both CT 8.03.007; RIC 27; Sear 16051; S 724A); rev. genio pop rom, naked Genius standing left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopiæ, s f in field, msl in exergue, 2.70g (CT 8.04.002;...
Constantine II (Cæsar, 317-337), Follis, London, 317-18, fourth reduction, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. claritas reipvblicae, Sol standing left, raising right hand and holding globe, crescent in left field, pln in exergue, 3.48g (CT 8.11.009; cf. RIC 131; cf. Sear 17107; S 735). Good very fine, very rare £40-50
Edward I, Penny, ‘Early issues, Dublin’, no punctuation in initial legend, trefoil of pellets below bust, 1.29g/3h. Probably of 19th century manufacture; extremely fine and of excellent style, toned £50-£100
George V (1910-1936), Royal Mint, Trial Die, 1927, in bronze, Britannia seated right, hand-striking a coin, rev. star of David, date in centre, edge grained, 25mm, 5.14g (cf. DNW 137, 929). Extremely fine £90-£120
Edward II (1307-1327), Pennies (2), class 12a, Canterbury, 1.44g/9h (SCBI North 863ff; N 1063/1; S 1466); class 13, London, double drapery at neck, 1.32g/4h (SCBI North 878ff; N 1064; S 1459) [2]. About very fine, scarce £100-£150
Edward I (1272-1307), New coinage, Pennies (3), all London, class 1d, 1.41g/3h (SCBI North 40; N 1013; S 1383); class 2a, 1.08g/4h (SCBI North 47; N 1014; S 1385); class 2b, 1.38g/4h (SCBI North 60; N 1015; S 1386) [3]. Good fine or better £120-£150
Edward I (1272-1307), New coinage, Pennies (2), class 3a, London, 1.45g/9h (SCBI North 76; N 1016; S 1387); class 3b, York (Royal), 1.38g/6h (SCBI North 90; N 1017; S 1429) [2]. Both struck on full flans, about very fine and toned £120-£150
21 January 2021
XIV: Seals by Simon, Second Great Seal of the Commonwealth, 1651, an epoxy resin replica cast Seal and Counterseal (obverse and reverse), two sizes, map of England and Ireland, the great seale of england 1651, revs. in the third yeare of freedome by gods blessing restored 1651, view of the House of Commons in session, 138mm, 263.63g, 32mm, 2.55g (Nathanson pp.20-1; Vertue pl. vii; Birch 599); Third Great Seal of Charles II, 1663, an epoxy resin replica cast Counterseal (reverse), King on...
Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, First period, Groat, class I, mm. halved lis and rose, open crown, nothing by neck, 2.84g/6h (P & W 1/2; SCBI Ashmolean 88ff; N 1703; S 2193). A little clipped, otherwise fine and toned, rare £60-£80
Henry VII (1485-1509), Late Portrait coinage, Groat, Dublin, class Ia, bust breaks plain tressure, reads posvi, etc, 1.70g/6h (S 6455; DF 194). Striking split and partly weak, otherwise fine £150-£200
Edward III (1327-1377), Third coinage, Pennies (3), London (2), type 3/III, 1.27g/10h (SCBI North 1083; N 1115; S 1545), type 4/I, 1.32g/11h (SCBI North 1084; N 1116; S 1546); Canterbury, type 4/I, 1.29g/7h (SCBI North 1086-7; N 1123; S 1548) [3]. First two about very fine, last better £100-£150
John (1199-1216), Penny, class Vb2, Canterbury, Samuel, samvel · on · ca, 1.34g/3h (SCBI Mass 1387-9; N 970; S 1351). Very fine, good portrait, toned £90-£120
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet/Rosette-Mascle mule, Groat, London, mm. crosses II/V, no fleur on breast, rosettes after posvi and don, 3.58g/10h (Whitton 13f; N 1426/1445; S 1835/1858). Very fine, scarce £90-£120
Stephen (1135-1154), Local variants, Cut Halfpenny, Midland group, Lozenge Fleury and Annulets variant [BMC IV], Lincoln, moneyer uncertain, [dfofid] oi : li[nc] retrograde, 0.48g/3h (Allen, BNJ 2012, –; Mossop 17, and pl. lxxxvii [= SCBI Lincoln 953 = Mack 74], same dies; BMC –; N 897; S 1301). Legends part flat, otherwise fine £100-£150
John (1199-1216), Penny, class VIa1, London, Ilger, ilger · on · lvnd, 1.42g/3h (SCBI Mass 1742, same dies [= DNW 61, 354 and 101, 347]; N 974/1; S 1353). Very fine £60-£80
Henry III (1216-1272), Short Cross coinage, Pennies (3), class VIIb1 [North 7bA1], London, Terri, ter · ri on lvnd, 1.20g/10h (SCBI Mass 2045-6; N 979A; S 1356B); class VIIb1 [North 7bA2], London, Ilger, ilger on lvn · d, 1.46g/8h (SCBI Mass 2033; N 979A; S 1356B); class VIIb1 [North 7bA3], Canterbury, Johan, ioan on cant, 1.45g/6h (SCBI Mass 1986; N 979A; S 1356B) [3]. First fair, others good fine £60-£80
Henry II, Richard I and John, Penny, Gp I, class i, Rhuddlan, Halli, hal[li · on] · rvla, 1.19g/3h (FEJ 1531, this coin; JDB 1030; SCBI Mass 2169 [= DNW 73, 1398 and 119, 2312] and Doubleday 1020, same dies; N 972/1; S p.167). Scratched in removing prior corrosion, part flat, otherwise fine £90-£120
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