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25 April 2018
Septimius Severus (193-211), Denarius, Rome, 210-11, laureate bust right, rev. victoriae brit, Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm, 2.11g (RIC 333; C 728; Sear 6383; S 651B). About extremely fine, bright appearance £80-100
Hammer Price: £150
Septimius Severus (193-211), As, Rome, 211, laureate bust right, rev. vict brit p m tr p xix cos iii p p s c, Victory holding vexillum and standing right between two seated captives, 11.92g (RIC 812a; C 724; cf. Sear 6477; cf. S 655). Minor surface marks in front of bust, otherwise very fine with green patina £120-150
3 July 2019
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Groats (2), series Ga, London, mm. cross 3, annulet below bust and in one quarter of rev., reverse-barred ns both sides, reads hy, 4.45g/12h (LAL 14ff; N 1193; S 1570); series Gd, London, mm. cross 3, unbarred ns both sides, no annulet after posvi, reads ta · s, 4.42g/11h (LAL 2/1; N 1196; S 1570) [2]. Good fine £90-£120
29 January 2020
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Halfpenny, Tower, mm. rose on obv. only, 0.28g/3h (Withers 1Aa; Whitton (i); N 1815; S 2356). Very fine, good portrait £60-£80
Henry II (1154-1189), Cross-and-Crosslets (Tealby) coinage, Penny, class A2, Winchester, Herbert, herbert : o[n : winc ·], 1.46g/1h (Winchester Mint 2365 [= FEJ pl. 34, 6 and 9], same dies; cf. BMC 757; N 952/2; S 1337). Part flat, otherwise fine, dark tone £60-£80
Edward I (1272-1307), New coinage, Pennies (3), all Berwick-upon-Tweed, class IVa, 1.39g/3h (Holmes 6, this coin; SCBI North 1135; N 1078; S 1415); class IVb, 1.43g/9h (Holmes 12, this coin; SCBI North 1139; N 1079; S 1415); class IVc, 1.34g/10h (Holmes 23, this coin; SCBI North 1140ff; N 1080; S 1415) [3]. Last about fine, others about very fine, matching grey tone £100-£150
Hammer Price: £160
21 January 2021
XVIII: Cast Copies, Restrikes and Electrotypes of Medals, Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a cast and chased silver medal after T. Simon, c. 1740, possibly by J. Stuart, laureate armoured bust left, olivar d g r p ang sco hib &c protector, rev. non defitient oliva sep 3 1658, shepherd with his flock under an olive tree, landscape in background, 21 x 19mm, 2.59g (Lessen, BNJ 1982, p.153 and pl. ii, 9, this piece; Henfrey pl. v, 3; Platt II, p.26, type AA; MI I, 433/82; E 202b). Extremely fine,...
George III (1760-1820), Shilling, 1820 (ESC 2157 [1236]; S 3790). Virtually as struck, full mint bloom £100-£150
Victoria (1837-1901), Shillings (4), 1853, 1887 Jubilee, 1891, 1901 (ESC 3002, 3137, 3145, 3166 [1300, 1351, 1358, 1370]; S 3904, 3926-7, 3940A) [4]. About extremely fine and better, but second bright from past cleaning £120-£150
Edward III (1325-1362), Gros tournois au léopard au-dessus, cross between annulets in châtel, leaf between a and n and cross between l and i of anglie, 1.85g/4h (W & F 69B [3/e]; E 62e; S 8060). Fine or better £100-£150
Constantine I, the Great (307-337), Centenionales (8), 319 (4), revs. victoriae laetae princ perp, two Victories standing, holding shield resting on altar, pln in exergue, 3.12g, 2.73g (both CT 9.01.001; RIC 154; Sear 16295; cf. S 725); victoriae laetae princ perp, two Victories standing, holding shield resting on altar with lozenge decoration, pln in exergue, 3.07g (CT 9.01.006; RIC 157; Sear 16296; S 725), 3.08g (CT 9.01.009; RIC 159; Sear 16296; S 725); 320-1, rev. beata tranqvillitas,...
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Leaf-Pellet issue, Penny, Durham, Bp Neville, mm. cross IIIb on obv. only, leaf on breast, pellets by crown, trefoil after henric (?), two interlocking rings in centre of rev., 0.87g/4h (Allen DM 162; Whitton 4a; N 1511; S 1926); Cross-Pellet issue, Penny, York, Abp Booth, saltires by neck, pellets by crown, no leaf on breast, small cross within quatrefoil in centre of rev., 0.90g/6h (Whitton 17ff; N 1521; S 1940) [2]. First fair, second fine £60-80
Edward II (1307-1327), Penny, Berwick-upon-Tweed, class VII, wire-line hair, reads edwa, colon before villa, retrograde legend, 1.31g/12h (SCBI North 1149, this coin; N 1083; S 1464). Part flat, otherwise about very fine, very rare £120-£150
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell Gardens, lead Sixpence, c. 1765, crude bust of Oliver Cromwell left, olivar d g r p ang sco hib & pro, rev. pax qværitvr bello, crowned arms in imitation of the Cromwell coinage flanking crom garden, value below, 30mm, 10.76g (W 1310; D & W 67/170; Young p.86; Henfrey p.178; cf. Baldwin FPL 1998, 99); together with a copper evasion Halfpenny, bust of Cromwell right, rev. crowned harp, 27mm, 6.52g (Atkins 414; Henfrey p.177) [2]. Fair £50-£70
XIV: Seals by Simon, Court of the Upper Bench (or Court of Common Pleas) of Ireland, 1655, a cast bronze or brass uniface Counterseal (reverse), Cromwell left on horseback, view of Dublin below, no arms of Ireland in field, olivarivs dei gra reip angliæ scotiæ et hiberniæ &c protector, 82mm, 97.78g (Nathanson p.22; Henfrey p.216 and pl. vi, 14; Vertue xxv; Platt I, p.307; Birch 17351). Solid reverse, graffito on the back, otherwise good fine, pierced at top £240-£300
Archbishops of York, Eanbald II (796-835), Sceatta, Æthelweard, eanbalda around cross pattée, rev. edilvard around cross pattée, no inner circles, 1.23g/9h (Pirie 1/1; N 194; S 861). About very fine £90-120
Plantagenet imitations, Henry V, Groat, [Secondary series, as class B1], mm. pierced cross pattée, ‘scowling’ bust, 9-arc tressure, all arches fleured, single saltire stops on obv., double saltire stops on rev., 3.26g/3h (Lessen et al, NC 1993, p.219, and pl. 34, 1, this coin). Edge chipped at 9 o’clock, otherwise very fine and toned, excellent quality for such an item £300-£400
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Secondary series, Halfpenny, London, class B, no marks by crown, 0.45g/7h (Withers 1a; Stewartby p.334 [Henry IV]; N 1367; S 1737). Fine, very rare £300-£400
Edward III (1327-1377), First coinage, Farthing, Berwick-upon-Tweed, class VIIIb, bear’s head in second and third quarters, villa bervici, 0.26g/2h (Withers 10; SCBI North 1164; N 1094; S 1539). Poorly struck, otherwise very fine, rare £100-£150
I: Briot, Warin and Rawlins, France, Louis XIII, Quart d’Écu, 1643a, Paris, by J. Warin, laureate bust right, lvdovicvs xiii d g fr et nav rex, rev. sit nomen domini benedictvm, crowned shield, pellet after date, 6.66g/103.2gr/6h (Duplessy 1351; Ciani 1666; VG 48; KM. 161.1). Some reverse edge nicks and of bright appearance, otherwise good very fine £100-£150
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Shilling, Gp A, type 1, mm. lis, bust 1, both arches jewelled, reads brit, 5.91g/3h (Sharp A1/1; SCBI Brooker 380ff; N 2216; S 2781). Fine, toned £80-£100
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. arrow, similar, reads d g r agl and france, late lettering, saltires in cross-ends, 2.73g/2h (Whitton (viii) 2; Laker D; N 1797; S 2337E). Fine £50-£70
John (1199-1216), Penny, class Vb1, King’s Lynn, Nicole, nicole · on · [l]ene, 1.38g/9h (Allen dies 2/n1; SCBI Mass 1520 obv./1517 rev., same dies; N 970; S 1351). Crease mark on obverse and reverse a trifle off-centre, otherwise about very fine, dull grey tone, rare £240-£300
XVIII: Cast Copies, Restrikes and Electrotypes of Medals, Battle of Dunbar, 1650, a small uniface oval silver restrike medal, late 18th century, after T. Simon, from the same die as previous, 24 x 21mm, 6.27g (Lessen, BNJ 1981, p.118 and pl. viii, 8, this piece; Henfrey pl. i, 1; Platt I, p.327, type K; MI I, 391/13; E 181b2). Die flaws pronounced, good very fine £200-£300
Henry V (1413-1422), Florette, Third issue, Rouen, lions flanking three lis crowned, crown in first quarter and lion in fourth, reads benedictv, 2.98g/9h (W & F 363A [1/b]; E 248; S 8158). Good fine, toned £120-£150
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle issue, Penny, Durham, Bp Langley, mm. cross V on obv. only, star to left of crown, o over l in dvnolmi, 0.85g/3h (Allen DM 159; Whitton 1b; RCL 1519, same dies; N 1452; S 1869). Surfaces somewhat coarse, otherwise very fine, rare £90-£120
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp IV, type 4, mm. triangle-in-circle, fourth horseman, 14.84g/9h (Bull 463g/31 obv./463f/31 rev., same dies; SCBI Brooker 371ff; N 2214; S 2779). Ragged flan, about very fine £90-£120
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle issue, Penny, Calais, mm. cross V on obv. only, 1.02g/9h (Whitton 6; N 1450; S 1865). Good very fine £90-£120
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type IIIa, 1556, mm. cross potent, small high-arched crown, annulets below m r, reads d g, small crosses potent in angles, 6.04g/9h (SCBI 58, 320-1 obv./307 rev., same dies; SCBI 35, 1005, and B fig. 786, same rev. die; S 5404). Large piercing, otherwise about very fine, a rare variant £80-£100
Septimius Severus (193-211), Denarius, Rome, 210-11, laureate bust right, rev. victoriae brit, Victory standing facing, head to right, holding palm and fastening shield to a palm-tree, 3.25g (RIC 336; C 730; Sear 6384; S 651A). About extremely fine, toned £90-120
Caracalla (198-217), Denarius, Rome, 210-13, laureate bust right, rev. victoriae brit, Victory advancing right, holding trophy in both hands, 3.25g (RIC 231a; C 629; Sear 6900; S 658A). Very fine £70-90
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Pinecone-Mascle issue, Groat, London, mm. crosses IIIb/V, i over v in civi, mascle before lon, 3.85g/12h (Whitton 19a; N 1460; S 1874). Good very fine, toned £150-£180
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Leaf-Trefoil issue, Groat, class A, London, mm. crosses IIIb/V, leaf on breast, trefoil after rex, leaf before lon, trefoil after don, 3.80g/10h (Whitton 22/25a; N 1484; S 1897). Small edge flaw, otherwise very fine and toned, scarce £200-£260
Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Second period, Halfgroat, class IIIb, Canterbury, King and Abp Thomas Morton jointly, mm. tun on obv., lis on rev., crown with inner arch plain, rosette stops, no marks by neck, broken ts on rev., cantor over london, 1.47g/9h (P & W III, Gp B, var. 5a/3; SCBI Ashmolean 557ff; N 1712; S 2210). Reverse a little off-centre, otherwise very fine and toned, an especially clear obverse mint-mark £80-£100
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Secondary series, Groat, class B2a, mm. cross pattée, ‘scowling’ bust, no fleurs over crown, breast cusp fleured, 3.52g/11h (Stewartby p.324 [Henry IV]; Harris, BNJ 1997, p.26, 28; Potter III/II; N 1386; S 1762). Some pitting and obverse slightly double-struck, otherwise good fine, reverse about very fine, rare £300-£400
Edward I (1272-1307), New coinage, Penny, class 6b, London, vestige of ornament on breast (?), double-barred n in don, 1.35g/2h (SCBI North 292ff; N 1031; S 1402). Very fine, rare £100-£150
Edward I (1272-1307), New coinage, Penny, class 7b, London, rose on breast, double-barred n, non-composite s, 1.36g/8h (SCBI North 315ff; N 1033; S 1404). About very fine and toned £100-£150
X: Personal Medals by the Simon Brothers, General George Monck, 1660, a cast silver medal, unsigned, [by A. and T. Simon], armoured bust right, no initials on truncation, no legend, rev. georgivs monke omnivn copiarvn in anglia scotia et hibernia dvx svpremvs et thalassiarcha æta 52 1660 in seven lines, 33mm, 13.75g (Platt II, p.220, type B; cf. MI I, 465/63). A late aftercast, fair, rare £150-£200
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Pennies (2), series C, Durham, Bp Hatfield, mm. cross 1, crozier on rev., reads angli, 1.07g/12h (Allen DM 119; LAL 4; N 1150; S 1592), series E, York (Royal), mm. cross 2, quatrefoil at end of obv. legend, 1.16g/4h (LAL 7; N 1168; S 1603); Treaty period, Penny, York, Abp Thoresby, mm. cross potent, reads angli, quatrefoil in centre of rev., 1.10g/10h (LAL 2; N 1268; S 1630); Post-Treaty period, Penny, York, Abp Thoresby or Abp Neville, legend ends...
Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross coinage, Pennies (2), both class IIIb, Oxford, Gefrei, gefrei on oxon, 1.38g/5h (CT 57; N 987; S 1363); Wilton, Willem, willem oh wilt, 1.37g/11h (CT 21; N 987; S 1363) [2]. Very fine and better £80-£100
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