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3 July 2019
Henry II, Richard I and John, Penny, Gp I, class i, Rhuddlan, Halli, ha[lli] · on · rvla, from the same rev. die as previous, 1.37g/9h (JDB 1060; SCBI Mass 2171, same dies [= DNW 69, 1127]; N 972/1; S p.167). Some weakness in legends, otherwise fine, toned £90-£120
Hammer Price: £120
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Groats (2), series E/F mule, London, mm. cross 2 on obv., crown on rev., annulet stops, no broken letters, 4.25g/12h (LAL 4; N 1163/1174; S 1568/1569); series F/Ga mule, London, mm. crown on obv., cross 3 on rev. annulet in one quarter, 4.55g/5h (LAL 7; N 1174/1193; S 1569/1570) [2]. First fine, second good fine £120-£150
25 April 2018
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, ‘S’ series, 291-2, radiate and draped bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, s p in field, 5.23g (RIC 477; Sear 13646; cf. S 679A). Oval flan, about extremely fine, patinated £70-90
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianii (2), both unmarked issue, revs. fides militvm, Fides standing left, holding standard in each hand, 4.18g (RIC 783; cf. Sear 13516; S –); pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, 4.08g (RIC 881; cf. Sear 13648; S 673) [2]. First about fine, second very fine £60-80
Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross coinage, Penny, class IIIc, Gloucester, Roger, roger on glov, 1.33g/3h (cf. CT 61 but mm 3*; N 988; S 1364). About very fine £50-£70
29 January 2020
George I (1714-1727), Shilling, 1723 ssc, first bust, harp with 6 strings (ESC 1586 [1176]; S 3647). Good very fine £40-£50
Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross coinage, Penny, class Vf, London, Henri, henri on lvnde, double band to crown, 1.37g/12h (CT 1065; N 996; S 1372). Good very fine, toned £80-£100
Edward I (1272-1307), New coinage, Pennies (2), both Berwick-upon-Tweed, class Ia/IIa mule, wide face, 1.12g/10h (SCBI North –; N 1071/1073; S 1415); class IIa, 1.35g/5h (SCBI North 1127, this coin; N 1073; S 1415) [2]. First about fine but scratched in centre, second about very fine and toned, both scarce £90-£120
Hammer Price: £130
Edward I (1272-1307), New coinage, Pennies (2), both Berwick-upon-Tweed, class IIIb/IV mule, narrow face, 1.41g/8h (SCBI North 1134, this coin; N 1077/1078; S 1415); class IVa/III mule, 1.35g/10h (SCBI North –; N 1078/1076; S 1415) [2]. Very fine, both toned, scarce £120-£150
George II (1727-1760), Shilling, 1758, small 58 in date, harp with 8 strings (ESC 1735 [1213a]; S 3704). Extremely fine £90-£120
Henry II (1154-1189), Short Cross coinage, Penny, class Ib1, London, Pieres M, pieres · m · on · lvn, 1.45g/3h (SCBI Mass 298, same dies [= DNW 65, 489]; N 963; S 1344). Very fine, toned £120-£150
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Halfpenny, type I, London, double annulet on breast, 0.55g/4h (Withers 1C; N 1331a; S 1698). King’s face weak, otherwise very fine, dark-toned, rare £100-£120
Henry II (1154-1189), Short Cross coinage, Penny, class Ib1, Northampton,Philip, filip·on·norht, 1.46g/7h (SCBI Mass 408, same dies but curls to left struck up [= DNW 61, 66 and 114, 1165]; N 963; S 1344). Weak in centre (as SCBI 408), otherwise very fine, toned £120-£150
Henry II (1154-1189), Short Cross coinage, Penny, class Ib2, London, Raul, ravl · on · lvnd, o over n in on, 1.40g/12h (SCBI Mass 311, same dies [= DNW 65, 525]; N 963; S 1344). Legends partly weak, otherwise about very fine, toned £80-£100
Henry II (1154-1189), Short Cross coinage, Penny, class Ib2, Worcester, Godwine, godwine · on · wir, 1.46g/1h (SCBI Mass 522, same rev. die; N 963; S 1344). Flan slightly bent, otherwise obverse fine, reverse better, toned, rare £80-£100
Henry V (1413-1422), Definitive issues, Penny, class F, York, Abp Bowet, local dies, mullet to left and trefoil to right of crown, 0.91g/5h (Stewartby p.331, F, type 2; Harris, BNJ 1999, Y15; Potter VIII; N 1403; S 1788). Irregular flan, otherwise about very fine £80-£100
Henry III (1216-1272), Penny, class IIa, Dublin, Ricard, ricard on dive, cinquefoil to right of neck, 1.35g/11h (S 6240; DF 57). One edge weak, otherwise very fine £80-£100
Constantine I, the Great (307-337), Follis, London, 311-12, third reduction, laureate and cuirassed consular bust left, right hand holding eagle-tipped sceptre, rev. principi ivventvtis, Prince standing facing in military attire, holding standard in each hand, star in right field, pln in exergue, 4.42g (CT 7.06.015 [not illustrated]; cf. RIC 221; Sear –; S –). Good very fine with dusty brown patina, very rare £80-100
Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Groat, London, class V, mm. rose, quatrefoils by neck, nothing on breast, extra pellet under civi, 3.06g/9h (B & W Vc, 6; N 1567; S 2000). Reverse a trifle off-centre and a small edge split, otherwise very fine, toned £90-£120
Edward II (1307-1327), Pennies (6), class 11a (2), London, ‘swollen’ s [11a2], 1.42g/9h (SCBI North 782ff; N 1060/2; S 1455), Durham, Bp Kellawe, mm. plain cross, crozier on rev. [11a2/11a3], 1.35g/12h (Allen DM 85; SCBI North –; N 1060/2 / 1060/3; S 1469); class 11b (3), Canterbury (2), reads edwar, 1.37g/7h, reads edwarr, 1.43g/6h (SCBI North 809ff; N 1061/1ff; S 1466), Durham, Bp Kellawe, crozier on rev. [11b1], 1.41g/8h (Allen DM 89; WST 746-61; SCBI North 811-13; N 1061/1; S...
William I (1066-1087), Penny, Profile Right type [BMC VII], in lead, mint and moneyer uncertain, op [——] cen [——], 0.84g/6h (Archibald –; cf. DNW DC1, 96; cf. N 847; cf. S 1256). Contemporary plated forgery from literate dies, the metal sound £50-£100
Richard I (1189-1199), Penny, class IVa, Canterbury, Goldwine, goldwine · on · ca, 1.26g/12h (SCBI Mass 869ff; N 968/1; S 1348A). Fine £50-£70
21 January 2021
XV: Dutch and French Medals, Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a small struck (?) lead medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned (of Dutch origin), after T. Simon, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 29mm, 9.47g (Lessen, BNJ 1982, dies 2/1; Henfrey pl. v, 4; Platt II, p.26, type B; MI I, 434/84; v. Loon II, 420; E 201). About very fine £150-£200
Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Second period, Groat, class IIa, mm. heraldic cinquefoil, crown with two plain arches, no marks by neck, six-fleured cusps, reads fran, trefoils after tas and don, 2.83g/2h (P & W crown 2, var. 6; cf. SCBI Ashmolean 219; N 1704; S 2195). Fine, portrait better £50-£70
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, a struck bronze medal, c. 1731, by J. Dassier as part of his Kings and Queens of England series, from the same dies as previous, 38mm, 32.12g (Eisler I, 265/35; Platt II, pp.29-30, type B; MI I, 435/87; E 203). Surface metal fault by o of olivarius, otherwise extremely fine £50-£70
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Penny, London, series C/A mule, mm. cross 1, 1.19g/10h (LAL 6/6; N 1149/1136; S 1584/1583). Good very fine with old cabinet tone, rare £80-£100
John (1199-1216), Penny, class Vc, Ipswich, Johan, iohan · on · gipe, 1.42g/3h (Allen dies 20/i16; Sadler III, figs. 1614-86A, but this coin apparently not listed; SCBI Mass 1712-13 [= DNW 61, 346, 73, 1369 and 119, 2297], Ashmolean 489 and E. Anglia 1567-82, same dies; N 971; S 1352). Flan a trifle crimped, otherwise obverse very fine, reverse nearly so, toned £80-£100
John (1199-1216), Pennies (2), class VIb1, London, Ilger, ilger · on · lvnde, 1.43g/9h (SCBI Mass 1776ff; N 975/1; S 1354); class VIb2, London, Walter, wal[ter ·] on · lvn, 1.41g/12h (SCBI Mass 1785-6; N 975/2; S 1354) [2]. First with centre of obverse blundered, otherwise good fine and dark-toned, second fine £40-£60
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Groat, series D, London, mm. cross 1 broken, annulet between e and x of rex, unbarred ns on obv., reverse-barred ns in london, 4.19g/7h (LAL 11; N 1152; S 1566). Some weakness, otherwise very fine £80-£100
Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Groat, mm. lis, reads philip z and z regina, 1.95g/9h (N 1973; S 2508). Scratch on obverse, otherwise good fine, dark-toned £100-£150
France: Carolingian period, Charles the Bald, Denier, Melle, carlvs rex f around cross pattée, rev. met + vllo around Karolus monogram, 1.46g/7h (LW 3, this coin; MEC 952ff; MG 1064). Cracked, otherwise fine, free of peckmarks £40-50
Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Second period, Halfgroat, class IIa, Canterbury, Abp Thomas Morton, no mm., double arched crown, m in centre of rev., pellet stops, crosses by neck, eye after gra and posvi, saltire after devm, 1.39g/3h (P & W IIa; same dies as SCBI Ashmolean 528 obv./525 rev.; N 1711; S 2208). Good fine £50-£70
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 289-90, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. pax avg, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and vertical sceptre, f o in field, ml in exergue, 4.39g (RIC 101; Sear 13639A; S 672A). About extremely fine, patinated £70-90
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, struck bronze medalets (2, one plated), c. 1773, by J. Kirk for the Sentimental Magazine, laureate bust left, revs. name and date, each 25mm, 5.59g, 5.51g (Platt II, p.10; MI I, 435/86; BHM 171); a struck white metal medal, c. 1830, by E. Thomason for his Kings and Queens of England series, from Dassier’s obv. die, laureate draped bust left, signed i · dassier · f ·, rev. inscription in 11 lines, 38mm, 23.50g (cf. MI I, 435/87; cf. E...
Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross coinage, Pennies (3), all class IIIa1, Lincoln, Willem, willem on linc, 1.66g/4h (Mossop Bb, and pl. c, 7, same dies; CT 20; N 986; S 1362); Northampton, Willem, willem oh horh, reads hehricvs, 1.46g/6h (CT 22; N 986; S 1362); Norwich, Willem, willem oh horw, reads rex · iii’, 1.46g/12h (CT 15; N 986; S 1362) [3]. Second good very fine and toned, others about very fine and better £80-£100
Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross coinage, Pennies (2), both class IIIb, London, Nicole, nicole on lvnd, 1.42g/5h (CT 307; N 987; S 1363); Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Henri, henri on newec, 1.39g/9h (CT 22; N 987; S 1363) [2]. About very fine and better £60-£80
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Leaf-Pellet issue, Groat, class A, London, mm. cross IIIb on obv. only, pellets by crown, leaf on breast, saltire before don, extra pellet under civi and lon, 3.68g/2h (Whitton 41a; N 1503; S 1914). Some weakness in legends, otherwise very fine £120-£150
Edward I (1272-1307), New coinage, Pennies (3), all Berwick-upon-Tweed, class Ia, 1.35g/6h, 1.32g/10h, 1.21g/2h, last reading villa ielevvici (SCBI North 1122ff, last 1123, this coin; N 1071; S 1415) [3]. Good fine to very fine, all toned £150-£200
XVIII: Cast Copies, Restrikes and Electrotypes of Medals, Cromwell, Lord General, 1650, a round silver-plated uniface lead restrike, c. 1738 or later, of the oval medal by T. Simon, armoured bust three-quarters right, oli cromwell milit parl dvx gen, 36mm, 26.22g (Henfrey pl. i, 4; Platt I, p.336, type A; MI I, 388/7; E 180). Top die flaw and other rust marks removed, good very fine £200-£300
Hammer Price: £140
Henry II (1154-1189), Short Cross coinage, Penny, class Ib1, Wilton, Osber, osber · on · wilt, 1.45g/3h (SCBI Mass 482 obv./480 rev., same dies; N 963; S 1344). Weak in parts, otherwise about very fine, toned £80-£100
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