Elizabeth I a small group (7) Groat Second Issue S.2556 mintmark Cross Crosslet, About Fine, the flan with small perforations Sixpences (6) Milled Issue (2) 1562 Large Broad Bust, elaborately decorated dress S.2596 mintmark Star NF/VG creased, 1562 Tall Narrow Bust with plain dress S.2594 mintmark Star, Good Fine, toned, 1561 Smaller Flan with 17.5mm inner beaded circle S.2561 mintmark Pheon Near Fine with some scratches, 1568 Intermediate Bust S.2562 mintmark Coronet Fine, 1573 Intermediate Bust S.2562 mintmark Ermine VG/NF with mottled tone, 1575 Larger Bust 5A mintmark Eglantine Fine, the reverse slightly better, Ex-Reeves Auction 7/9/1979 Lot 1193
Elizabeth I a small group (8) Shillings (6) Second Issue S.2555 Bust 3C mintmark Cross Crosslet, Fine and toned with an old scratch on the obverse, Second Issue S.2555 Bust 3C mintmark Martlet VG/Fine, Sixth Issue S.2577 mintmark Key approaching Fine/Good Fine with an edge nick at 1 o'clock, Sixth Issue S.2577 mintmark Bell (2) Fine or better with signs of flan stress on either side, and VG/Fine, sixth Issue, S.2577 mintmark Escallop NVG/VG, Threepence Fifth Issue 1581 S.2573 Mintmark Greek Cross Fine overall, on an irregularly shaped flan, Halfgroat Sixth Issue S.2579 Pellets behind Bust, mintmark Tun Fine or better
GroatCharles I 1644 Exeter Mint, S.3088 GVF/VF the obverse with some spots, the portrait an excellent sharp strike and finer than the Brooker Plate coin, neatly clipped and weighing 1.40 grammes, a rare and under-rated piece, confirmed by our archive database showing that we have only offered one other example, this in 2005
Groat Charles IAberystwyth, Crown breaks inner circle S.2891 mintmark Book Good Fine and nicely toned, Halfgroat Charles I Pattern by Briot A.2856A, North 2687, Reverse with interlinked C's Fine/VF the obverse with some scratches
Groat Mary S.2492 mintmark Pomegranate VG/Fine, ShillingEdward VI Fine silver issue S.2482 mintmark Tun, Fine, creased, with some dark tone on the edge in places
Half LaurelJames I Third Coinage, Fourth head, S.2641A mintmark Trefoil Good Fine/Fine with some old scuffs on the reverse, and a thin flan crack between the AC to below the O of IACOBVS, Ex-Astons August 1976
Half SovereignHenry VIIIS.2294 mintmark Pellet in annulet NVF, two slightly smoothed areas on the edge suggest possibly having been edge mounted at some time and expertly removed, both faces of the coin undamaged, Ex Astons 18/11/1978
Halfcrown 1656 CommonwealthESC 437, Bull 49 Fine, struck on a porous flan, the reverse with a spot below the mintmark, purchased by the vendor in November 1976
HalfcrownCharles I Group IV, Fourth Horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse S.2779 mintmark Triangle in Circle Fine, toned, HalfgroatHenry VIII Second Coinage Archbishop Cranmer S.2345 mintmark Catherine wheel both sides, Good Fine, Groat Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais MintS.1836 Annulets at neck, Mintmark Pierced Cross GF/NVF with an edge nick, Ex-Reeves Auction 7/11/1980 Lot 880, ShillingEdward VI Fine Silver Issue S.2482 Mintmark Tun, Bold Fine, along with Scotland Groat David II Edinburgh MintS.5095 VG with a long flan crack, Ex-Reeves Auction 2/7/1976 Lot 1114, Ireland Penny Dublin Mint, S.6246 Fine
HalfcrownCharles IOxford Mint 1643 Reverse: Two Small Plumes flanking a larger central plume, Declaration reads RELIG.PROT.LE.ANG. LIB. PAR (last A unbarred) No stops either side of OX, 12.26 grammes S.2962, North 2423 Near Fine/Fine, clipped
Halfcrowns (4) Charles I (3) Group IV, Fourth Horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse, S.2779 mintmark Triangle in Circle (2), both Near Fine/Fine, Group III, Third horseman, type 3a1, scarf flies from King's waist S.2773 mintmark Tun, VG/Near Fine, James IS.2666 mintmark Trefoil approaching Fine
Halfcrowns Charles I (6) Group III, third horseman, no caparisons on horse, scarf flies from King's waist, type 3a1 S.2773 mintmark Bell (2) Fine/VF, tooled on the obverse, and Near Fine, Group III, third horseman, type 3a1, no caparisons on horse, scarf flies from King's waist S.2773 mintmark Crown About Fine, Group III, third horseman, type 3a2, cloak flies from King's shoulder S.2775 mintmark Triangle, VG/Fine, the obverse with some flan stress, Group IV, fourth horseman type 4, foreshortened horse S.2779 mintmark Triangle in circle VG the obverse with some flan stress
Hammered a small group (4) Groat Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais Mint, Annulets at neck, S.1836 mintmark Incurved Pierced Cross NVF nicely toned, Groat Henry VII facing bust S.2199 mintmark Pansy Fine with an edge nick and a long edge crack, Halfgroat Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais Mint S.1840 About Fine, ShillingEdward VI Fine Silver issue S.2482 mintmark Tun G/VG
Hammered a small group (6) Groat Edward III Treaty Period S.1616 Fine struck on an uneven flan, Halfgroats (5) Henry VI Annulet issue S.1839 VG or better, Henry VIII Second Coinage, Canterbury Mint, Archbishop Cranmer S.2345 mintmark Catherine Wheel/-, Good Fine, toned, Henry VIII First Coinage, York Mint, Archbishop Bainbridge S.2323 mintmark Pansy/Martlet, About Fine with some weaker areas, this unrecorded by Spink, purchased by the vendor in 1977, Henry VIII Third Coinage, Tower MintS.2375 Fair with ragged edge, Henry VII Canterbury Mint Fine struck off-centre, making exact attribution not possible
Hammered a small group (6) Groats (5) Edward IV First Reign, Quatrefoils by neck, S.2000 Mintmark Rose Fine, toned, Edward IV First Reign, York Mint, E on breast, S.2012 mintmark Lis VG, Henry VII Regular Profile issue, Triple band to CrownS.2258 mintmark Pheon Fine with a shortage of flan at the top of the obverse, Henry VIII mintmark Lis S.2337E Laker Bust D Fine/Good Fine with an edge nick at the top, Henry VIII Posthumous issue, Canterbury Mint, Bust 6, no mintmark S.2408 VG with shortage of flan at 5 o'clock , ShillingEdward VI Fine silver issue S.2478 mintmark Tun VG/Near Fine, Ex-Reeves Auction 5/5/1978 Lot 1630
Hammered a small group (8) GroatEdward III Type G Annulets in one quarter Fine and bold, Pennies (4) Edward I Durham Mint NVG/Fine, Edward I York Mint Fine, Henry IIICanterbury Mint, moneyer Nicole About Fine, Henry III Short Cross, King with sceptre, London Mint, moneyer EDWIN, Fine, Halfpennies (3) Edward III London Mint, About Fine, Henry V Broken Annulets either side of the portrait, Fine or better on a ragged flan, Henry VI Annulet issue About Fine, weak in place with a good portrait,
LaurelJames I Third Coinage, Fourth head, very small ties, S.2638B mintmark Trefoil, Fine or better overall with some weakness to the portrait and correspondingly on the Irish shield
LaurelJames I Third Coinage, Fourth head, very small ties, S.2638B mintmark Trefoil, Fine, Ex-Jewellery with the mount having been skilfully removed from the top of the obverse
LaurelJames I Third Coinage, Fourth head, very small ties, S.2638B mintmark Trefoil, some flan stress to the reverse and weakly struck on the portrait and correspondingly so on the Irish harp, otherwise NVF/VF
NobleEdward IIILondon Mint, (with FRANC in legend) clipped, weighing 6.1 grammes, NEF, a Pre-Treaty or Post-Treaty issue with much of the obverse legend and mintmark missing making further attribution uncertain, viewing recommended
Pennies (10) Edward ILondon Mint (4) VG to Good Fine, comes with old Glendinings envelope from 1976 Henry III Short Cross (2) HENRI ON CANT Good Fine, WILLEM ON LINC Fine, Long Cross (4) Fine/Good Fine, RICARD ON LINC Good Fine, struck off-centre, WILLEM ON NORW Fine with some weaker areas, NICOLE ON LVND Good Fine with a flan split in two places
Pennies (6) John Short Cross Class 5c, Ipswich Mint, moneyer IOHAN Near VF, slightly off-centre, Edward I Long Cross (4) London Mint, Class 10D/E Fine, the image of the cross die clashing through on the obverse prevents more accurate attribution, London Mint Class 4a Good Fine, Canterbury Mint Class 10 Near Fine, darkly toned, London Mint Class 10 Near Fine, Edward II London Mint, Class 11a Fine
PenniesJohn (3) London Mint, moneyer Walter X or REX composed of wedges, GVF and pleasing, Durham Mint, moneyer Piereis, Class 5c S.1352 Good Fine with bold portrait, London Mint, moneyer Ilger Class 5c with rounder portrait Fine
PennyEdward the Confessor Small Cross type S.1183 moneyer SCVLA, York Mint, NEF with pleasing tone, a thin scratch on the obverse and reverse, and with a small shortage of flan between 2 and 3 o'clock
Shilling 1654 Commonwealth, No stop after OF and triple struck O in OF, ESC 992A, Bull 143 VG or slightly better with some weak areas, Rare, rated R2 by ESC and Bull, our archive database, stretching back to 2003 indicates that this the first example we have offered
ShillingCharles IOxford Mint 1642, Oxford Bust (small) , Reverse: Three Oxford Plumes, S.2971 Obverse with some fine old scratches, struck on a full round flan, NVF/VF and pleasing, our archive database shows this to be only the third example we have offered and by far the finest
ShillingCharles II Third Hammered Issue S.3321 mintmark Crown VF with signs of flan stress on the obverse, the reverse darkly toned around the rims, overall a very pleasing example, our archive database shows that this is the finest example we have offered since 2003
ShillingElizabeth I Milled Coinage , undated, large flan size of 32mm, decorated dress, S.2590, mintmark Star, the Queen's face worn, otherwise Fine, a very rare issue
ShillingElizabeth I Second Issue, S.2555 Bust 3A, Mintmark Cross Crosslet VF with bold portrait, the obverse with old scratches, Ex-Reeves Auction 3/3/1978 Lot 1670
Shillings (4) Elizabeth I Second Issue S.2555 Bust 3B, Mintmark Martlet Fine, toned with and old scratch on the obverse, James I Second Coinage S.2654 mintmark Rose Fine/Good Fine, Charles I (2) Tower Mint under Parliament S.2800 mintmark (P) Good Fine with pleasing portrait, Charles I Group E, Smaller Bust S.28796 mintmark Anchor Fine with some old scratches
Shillings (6) Charles I Group A Bust 2, larger Crown, outer arch only jewelled S.2782 mintmark Lis, Fine with two long old scratches on the obverse, Group D, Fourth Bust, type 3a, no inner circles, S.2791 mintmark Crown (2) Fine/Good Fine, and VG with dark tone, Charles I Group E, type 4.3 single arched crown, Large XII S.2796 mintmark Anchor Near Fine/Fine, Charles I Group F, Sixth Large Briot bust S.2799 mintmark Triangle in Circle Fine, Charles I Group F, Sixth Large Briot bust S.2799 mintmark Star Fine or better with some slightly weaker areas, nicely toned, Farthing Charles I Richmond, mintmark Trefoil VG
Shillings (6) James I Third Coinage, Sixth Large Bust S.2668 mintmark Trefoil Good Fine nicely toned, with a flan crack at 8 o'clock, Charles ITower Mint under Parliament, Taller narrow bust S.2802 mintmark Sun, short of flan in places, Fine/Good Fine and nicely toned, the reverse with some heavier contact marks, Charles I Group F, Sixth Large Briot type bust S.2799 mintmark Star Near Fine with some weak areas, Charles I Group F, Sixth Large Briot type bust S.2799 mintmark Triangle VG/Fine, the obverse double struck, Charles I Small Aberystwyth bust Large XII S.2792 mintmark Tun Near Fine/Fine with some old thin scratches, Charles I Group E type 4.3 single arched crown, Large XII S.2796 mintmark Anchor Fine/Good Fine, the obverse with some double striking
SixpenceElizabeth I 1566 Intermediate bust 4B S.2562 mintmark Lion Fine/About Fine, Groats (2) Henry VII Profile issue, Regular Issue, S.2258 mintmark Pheon Good Fine, Henry VIII Second Coinage S.2337E, Laker Bust D Fine the reverse with a pleasing tone
UniteCharles I Group A, First Bust in Coronation robes, high double-arched crownS.2685, mintmark Lis Near Fine/Fine with a small edge crack at 3 o'clock
UniteCharles I Group D, Fifth Bust, with unjewelled double-arched crown, Reverse with oval shield, crowned CR at sides, S.2692, Brooker 87/88 mintmark Portcullis, Good Fine with some old light thin scratches and light scuffs, a scarcer type and rarer than catalogue values would suggest, EX-Reeves Auction
UniteJames I Second Coinage, Fourth Bust S.2619 mintmark Tower, Fine/VF the reverse with some weakness in parts, with some unevenness to the flan around the crown area on the reverse causing a depression near the rim, viewing recommended
Crown 1656 Commonwealth the 6 overstruck the underlying digit unclear (probably a 4) as ESC 8, Bull 10 VG the design worn with clear legends, the reverse with a small 3 scratched below the date
CrownCharles IExeter Mint 1645 mintmark Castle S.3062 mintmark Castle, Fine on a misshapen flan, obverse with some light scuffs and the edge short of flan between 3 and 5 o'clock on the obverse
CrownCharles I Second Horseman, type 2a, smaller horse with plume on head only, Reverse with CR above shield S.2755 mintmark Harp Near Fine with some flan stress on the obverse
Groat Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais Mint, Annulets at neck, S.1836 mintmark Incurved Pierced Cross Fine struck on a slightly irregularly shaped flan, Halfgroat Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais Mint, annulets at neck, one of the annulets on the reverse is clearly double struck, NVF with a edge crack at 11 o'clock
Groats (2) Henry VI Rosette-Mascle issue, an early issue with only rosettes in the legend, London MintS.1858 Good Fine with some thin scratches on the obverse visible under magnification, Groat Henry VIII Laker Bust D S.2337E mintmark Rose, Fine with grey tone, on an uneven flan
Halfcrown 1642 Charles IExeter Mint date in cartouche below shield S3071, North 2534, Brooker 1014 nearer VF than Fine desirable thus. This beautiful issue is one of the most famous and desirable numismatic products of the English Civil War and is of a much better standard of production than most other Royalist provincial issues. Only 23 of these rare pieces are thought to exist with 7 residing in museums
HalfgroatHenry VIII Second Coinage, York Mint, Archbishop Wolsey, with TW beside shield and hat below S.2346 mintmark Voided Cross VF on a slightly irregular flan and with a small edge nick at 7 o'clock
Hammered a small group (6) ShillingEdward VI Fine Silver Issue S.2482 mintmark Tun About Fine with some old scratches on the obverse, Groats (2) Edward IV Light Coinage, Quatrefoils at neck, London Mint, S.2000 mintmark Crown, Fine, Mary S.2492 mintmark Pomegranate/- Fine, on a wavy flan, ThreepenceElizabeth I 1578 Fifth Issue S.2573 mintmark Greek Cross, Fine/Good Fine the reverse with signs of light tooling, PennyRichard I London Mint, moneyer Fulke, Class 4b S.1348C Good Fine, slightly off centre with some weakness to the lower part of the obverse, Penny Edward I Canterbury Mint Class 4c, Good Fine
Hammered group (25) Shillings (4) Elizabeth I (2) Second Issue Mintmark Martlet, Sixth Issue Mintmark A, Charles I (2) Mintmark Triangle in Circle , S.2800 mintmark worn, struck off centre, Sixpences Elizabeth I (5) 1561 mintmark Pheon, 1562 mintmark Pheon, 1565 Mintmark Rose, 1572 Mintmark Ermine, 1592 mintmark Tun, Threepence Elizabeth I 1564 Large Bust mintmark Pheon, Halfgroats (9) James I (3) mintmark Trefoil, mintmark Rose, mintmark Coronet, Charles I (2) mintmark Triangle/Star, Elizabeth I Sixth Issue (5) each with two pellets behind the bust, mintmarks Escallop (2), Crescent, Woolpack and Hand, Pennies Charles I (3), S.2850 mintmark Two Pellets (3), Ireland Shilling James I Second Bust mintmark Martlet, Scotland (2) Twenty Pence Charles I, Bawbee James V Third Coinage, Fair to Fine, the last with a perforated flan
Hammered Silver (11) includes GroatMary I, in mixed grades VG to Fine, along with Medals, a small group of weights (10) and Paranumismatic items (lot) in mixed grades
Quarter NobleEdward III Fourth Coinage, Transitional Treaty Period, No French Title, S.1501 pierced and with a flan split by the inner circle, in an NNC holder and graded VF35 pierced
ShillingElizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2577 mintmark Tun, a slight weakness on the lower left of the shield otherwise VF and bold, pleasing with plenty of eye appeal
Sixpences James I (2) First Coinage, Second Bust 1604 mintmark Lis VG/Around Fine, comes with old ticket stating purchased for 7/6 in August 1962, Third Coinage, Sixth Bust 1621 mintmark Rose, Fine with very small cracks at the rim, Fine and pleasing overall for the grade, Ex-Seaby 1962
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