Denarius Ar. Q Caecilius Mettalus Pius Scipio. C, 47-46 BC. Obv; Head of Africa wearing elephant headdress; Q METELL before; SCIPIO IMP behind. Rev; Hercules leaning on club; EPPIVS to left; LEG F C to right. Crawford 461/1. Dark tone. 3.55g. NVF
West Africa Manila as part of a group of primitive money to include Indian Dump Coinage in copper (14), Ancients in copper (13), India/Asia in silver (9), in mixed circulated grades
Germany - Weimar Republic3 Reichsmarks 1930A 700th Anniversary of the Death of Von der Vogelweide KM#69 UNC with minor cabinet friction and a couple of tiny rim nicks
Romania (3) 20 Lei 1930H KM#50 UNC and lustrous, 2 Lei 1924 AU/UNC and nicely toned, along with 100 Lei 1936 machine cancelled VF with a series of parallel lines on the obverse and concentric circles on the reverse, highly unusual
USA Cents (4) 1826, 1864L, 1874, 1885, France Sol 1785, GB Farthing 1673, Crown 1935, Groat Edward IV Light Coinage mintmark Sun, Halfpenny Token Cronebane Dublin, Cork or Limerick in mixed grades
German States - Frankfurt Am Main 2 Ducat 1792 Pattern in silver Coronation of Franz II similar to the Gold 2 Ducat KM#285 UNC or near so and nicely toned with minor cabinet friction
USA, Ulysses S.Grant 34mm diameter in bronze Obverse bust right, Reverse PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES within wreath; Inaugurated First Term Marsch 4, 1869, Second Term March 4, 1873 UNC with minor cabinet friction
Triple Unite 1642 Charles IOxford Mint tall narrow bust declaration in three lines North 2381, Coincraft C1TU-010, Spink 2724 pleasing VF/Good VF on a well rounded flan 26.96 gr. and good eye appeal with the gold of a rich deep hue, a few minor metal faults obverse as often with coins of this age and in our opinion certainly as pleasing a piece as was sold in our June 2013 sale (lot 1183 £45,000 hammer price) and from the same Clarendon sale Bonhams 2006 lot 1271
Proof Set 1902Long Matt SetGold £5, £2, Sovereign and Half, then Crown - Maundy Penny an assembled set comprising Five Pounds NGC PF60 Matte, Two Pounds NGC PF60 Matte, Sovereign PCGS PR62, Half Sovereign and Crown to Maundy UNC to nFDC the silver bright and with some hairlines and minor cabinet friction, in the red octagonal case of issue, this in good condition
World the vast majority in silver with over 100 ounces of actual silver weight equivalent but these include early and collectable items, others (a small quantity) including paranumismatic and north African coppers
PennyEdward VII undatedtrial c.1902 produced by the Kings Norton Metal Co. Birmingham, on a thin flan weighing 8.43 grammes, Obverse: Bust of the King, right, within a raised inner circle, no legend, with a toothed border, Reverse: Toothed border, no legend, a design of 20 groups of four interlinked circles, within, four further groups of 25 interlinked circles, these groups interlinked with a further four separate circles within each ring, GVF, the obverse weakly struck, of extreme rarity, possibly the only known example, we note similar in style to the lots 383 and 384 in the J.Tansley Collection DNW 28/9/2005 (realised £460 and £800 hammer price respectively), these two pieces on flans of 10.12 grammes and 10.25 grammes
Proof Set 1902 (11 coins) Sovereign to Maundy Penny UNC to nFDC the Sovereign with light cabinet friction on the reverse, the silver well matched, in the original red case of issue this in good condition
Four Shillings and NinepenceDerbyshire, Cromford countermarked on a Mexico City 1774 8 Reales, Manville 104, countermark VF, host coin NF, these were used to pay the workers at Richard Arkwright's Massons Mill from 1771-1784, Very Rare
Dollar Bank of England 1804 ESC 144 Obverse A Reverse 2 UNC and lustrous with an attractive golden toning and minor cabinet friction, some traces of the understrike visible on the reverse, a most pleasing example
ThreepenceCharles IWorcester or Salopia (Shrewsbury) 1643 - 4 crude bust of king with denomination behind oval shield reverse S3117, N2624. Provenance - Spink and sold in their circular VOL. LXXXXIX No 10 Oct 1981 (List price £400) item number 7293 and pictured in the back plates, their grade F-VF we would agree portrait and shield bold these VF other areas weaker, rare in all grades and more so in this pleasing grade and accompanied by a copy of the circular from 1981
Crown 1818 LVIII ESC 211 King's portrait and George and the Dragon designs show some frosting, the edge also nicely struck, possibly an early striking, UNC with some contact marks and light cabinet friction
Penny, Model Coinage by Joseph Moore undated (1844) with PENNEY error in the obverse legend. Now listed in Krause 'Unusual World Coins' as X#10 with no prices given, our research has uncovered that 7 examples are known to exist, examples selling in the £200-£900 range according to grade, this example NVF, previously unseen by this cataloguer
Group of five Pte. L.C.J. Derrick Somerset Light Infantry, late Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry & Labour Corps, Queen's South Africa 1899, six bars Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (3185 Pte. L.C.J.Derrick, 2nd. D. of C. L.Infy), King's South Africa two bars S.A. 1901 & S.A. 1902 (3185 Pte. L.C.J.Derrick, 2nd. D. of C. L.Infy), 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals (7514 Pte. L.C.J.Derrick, Som. L.I.) GVF. Sold with copied service papers confirming medals and bars & conduct.
Halfcrown 1817 Bull Head ESC 616 UNC or near so with colourful toning, and some light high points friction on the reverse, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS64 by them
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter B Freeman 288 dies 7+E LCW on rock (R18) Fine or near so with a crease mark across the reverse, Very rare, Ex-London Coins Auction A133 5/6/2011 Lot 619 hammer price £550
PennyHenry III Class Ia ANG LIE TER CI'/HENRICVS:REX, no moneyer (Nicholas of St. Albans) (N.983, S.1358) VF,10% of the legends fragmented away but of the highest rarity. Out of the 34,500 coins of Henry III studied by Thomas & Churchill for their study of the 1908 Brussels hoard, there were just 3 examples of Class Ia.
Austrian StatesOlmutz 1707 Karl III of Lorraine obverse, Davenport 1211, KM 116 sharp EF with some light probably removable verdigris at the top of the reverse, obverse fields perhaps once smoothed, a scarce and desirable piece, ex Richard Lobel pre Coincraft
Group of five to Pte. H. Fox, 20th Hussars, late 14th Hussars, Queen's South Africa three bars Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (4197 Pte. H.Fox 14th Hussars), King's South Africa two bars S.A. 1901 & S.A. 1902 (4197 Pte. H.Fox 14th Hussars), 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals (5378 Pte. H. Fox 20-Hrs) VF.
Halfpenny 1875 Freeman 322A dies 13+J VF or better with some surface marks on the portrait, rated R17 by Freeman, we note that the example in the Andrew Wayne collection sold for £480 hammer price, we also note that there was no example in either the Nicholson or Roland Harris collections
Farthings (12) 1839 FID : DEF . Peck 1554 About UNC and attractive toned with traces of lustre, Ex-Farthing Specialist 25/10/1992, 1839 Two-Pronged Trident as Peck 1554 EF with some surface marks, Ex-Colin Cooke 13/6/1998, 1840 Peck 1559 UNC with traces of lustre, and some light corrosion spots on the obverse, Ex-Farthing Specialist 15/6/1982, 1847 Peck 1568 A/UNC with traces of lustre and a larger area of discolouration on the obverse, 1854 Peck 1580 UNC with traces of lustre and minor cabinet friction on the reverse, Ex-Farthing Specialist 26/2/1989, 1855 WW Incuse Peck 1581 A/UNC with traces of lustre and some contact marks on the portrait, Ex-Farthing Specialist 19/1/1981, 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 496 dies 1+A UNC with around 65% lustre, Ex-Colin Cooke 18/10/1979, 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 499 4 Berries dies 2+B UNC with traces of lustre and some staining on the obverse, Ex-Farthing Specialist 25/2/1980, 1861 Freeman 503 dies 3+B 5 Berries UNC with a couple of spots, Ex-Colin Cooke 18/1/1999, 1861 Freeman 502 dies 2+B 4 Berries UNC with traces of lustre, Ex-Farthing Specialist 17/12/1980, 1872 Freeman 523 dies 3+B UNC/AU with traces of lustre and some spots on the reverse, Ex-David Shaw 15/6/1979, 1874H Freeman 525 dies 4+C EF, Ex-Pegg, Ex-Farthing Specialist 17/12/1980
USA early copper (5), Nova Constellation 1783 Good, Rosa Americana Penny 1723 about Fine with some stains and once gilded, Woods Halfpenny 1723 VG and 1723 VF, Voce Populi Halfpennies 1760 (2) VG
Penny 1858 Large Rose Ornamental Trident, Small Date with WW unlisted by Peck, believed to be only a few examples in existence, VF with some contact marks and rim nicks, we note an example described as CGS Fine 35 sold in our June 2012 auction for £600 hammer price
Penny 1858 Large Rose, Large Date with 8 over struck the underlying figure unclear, the overstrike similar to Gouby CP1858Ga, unlisted by Peck, NVF/VF, believed to be only a few examples in existence, the companion piece to the Large Rose, Small Date coin in CGS 35 which sold in Auction A137 Lot 478 hammer price £600, Very Rare
Unit Ar. Atrebates. Verica. C,20-25 AD. Obv; Bull right. VERICA above, REX in ex. Rev: Figure standing left, COM MI F around. Van Arsdell 506-1. Good surfaces, nice detail. 1.23g. GVF.
East AfricaShilling 1941 I the rare type II KM#28.2 VF/GVF darkly toned with some spots, sold along with the normal 1941 I KM#28.1 VF toned for comparison
First World War Medals (6) British War & Victory Medals (M-348061 Pte. G.E.Williams ASC), British War Medal & Mercantile Marine Medal (Moriso Fujisaki), Mercantile Marine Medal (Tadarichi Ito), Italy War Cross 1918. Together with a Band of Hope Medal. GVF. Japanese serving with the Mercantile Marine?
Shillings (2) 1745 LIMA, 1902, Sixpences (6) 1696, 1743 Roses, 1757, 1787 Hearts, 1868 Die Number 4, 1910 Pennies (3) 1837, 1844, 1851, Farthing 1853, Token Prince Edward Island Self Government and Free Trade 1857, German East Africa Quarter Rupie 1913A Last VF others VG to GF
German States Saxe AltenburgThaler 1623 WA Davenport 7371 right facing bust obverse with date above, reverse with three sons right facing busts and two shields below Good VF with some weakly struck areas, Ex Richard Lobel pre Coincraft
World, Greece 10 Lepta 1847 only VG but a rare date with a high book value, Straits SettlementsDollar 1920 aEF, others included a bag of North American issues including pre 1900 USAIndian Head Cents, and a bag of European issues again mostly earlier types, another bag of general world issues more recent but including George V silver, and a few sets and cased crowns
VictoriaGolden Jubilee 1887 77mm diameter in bronze Eimer 1733 the official Royal Mint issue Obv. Bust left crowned and veiled VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX Rev. Enthroned figure of Empire facing, flanked by standing figures of Science, Letters and Art, left, opposite, those of Industry and Agriculture, right. At their feet, below Empire, are Mercury reclining and Time, above two cherubs displaying shields inscribed MDCCCLXXXVIII and MDCCCXXXVII and VRI in a wreath in between. IN. COMMEMORATION Exergue. Five linked shields inscribed ASIA, AMERICA, EUROPE, AUSTRALASIA and AFRICA, A/UNC in the red box of issue with card
Hammered (3) Short cross pennies, Richard I Class 4a MENIR ON CANT, pelleted beard and crescent hair, Canterbury mint (S.1348a, N.968/1) AF or better, off-struck but with some pleasing russet tones, PennyJohn Class 5c ABEL ON LVNDE, letter E with spur and x of 2 thin strokes in saltire, London mint (S.1353, N.974/1) NVF with pleasing old collection toning, Penny Henry III Class 8c NICHOLE ON LVN, cross pommee as initial mark, London mint (S.1357C, N.981/3) weakly struck on one half of the flan, otherwise GF or better
Penny 1858 Large Rose Ornamental Trident, Small Date with WW unlisted by Peck, believed to be only a few examples in existence, NVF with some contact marks and rim nicks, we note an example described as CGS Fine 35 sold in our June 2012 auction for £600 hammer price
East Caribbean StatesBritishMilitary Leaders the PiedfortCollection 2003 in cupro-nickel plated with fine gold a 12 coin set depicting great leaders 14th to 20th Century in a Westminster case FDC, Alderney/Jersey/Guernsey 60th Anniversary of D-Day Landings Commemorative Collection comprising Newspaper copy, Three Five Pound Crowns in silver plus flag pins (2) and a miniature medal FDC in a commemorative tin as issued, a pair of R.M.S. Titanic Reproduction silver spoons, by Arthur Price, boxed, Five Pound Crown 2004 Entente Corsdiale Cupro-NickelProof, boxed with certificate, Solomon IslandsDollar 2000 Olympics Proof FDC with coloured reverse, a Corona pocket watch in an ornately inscribed case depicting a hunting scene, GB and World a small group (20) mostly modern includes some Crown sized, and some silver issues in mixed grades
Silver Threepence 1928 stated by the vendor to be a Proof the obverse fields certainly prooflike and with a sharply struck portrait, Lustrous UNC with some minor contact marks and hairlines, the reverse with light high points friction
Sweden, five medals by J.T.Hedlinger (1718-45), bronze, 32mm, Christiernus II (43), Christophorus Bavarus (36), Ericus Pomeranus (35), Carolus XI (52F), Steno Sturesen (39). AEF with some original lustre. Possibly issued as part of a series as each is numbered on back.
Marriage of Victoria to Prince Albert 1840 45mm diameter in bronze by F.F.Helfricht Eimer 1338 Obverse Busts left conjoined VICTORIA. REGINA. MAGNAE BRITANNIAE. ALBERTUS DUX SAXONIAE, Reverse Victoria and Albert seated in an ornate car, right, drawn by two angels FELICES QUOS JUNGIT AMOR. DIE X. M. FEBRUARII MDCCCXL GEF
Crown 1826 SEPTIMO ProofESC 257 nFDC with minor cabinet friction and some small rim nicks, evenly toned with good eye appeal a very nice example of this rare type
AngelHenry VII type V with large crook-shaped abbreviation after HENRIC S.2187North 1698 Mintmark Pheon VF or better and pleasing, comes with an old collectors ticket stating 'Ex-Elliott No.5 Sby.14.XII.30 £2.15.0
NobleHenry VILondon Mint Annulet issue S.1799 Annulet by Sword arm and in one spandrel on the reverse, Trefoil stops on Obverse with Lis after HENRIC, annulet stops on reverse with mullet after IhC, GVF
Penny 1926 Modified Effigy Freeman 195 dies 4+B UNC and lustrous with the slightest cabinet friction and a few small spots, Very Rare in this high grade
Anglo-Gallic, Henry VI (As King of France 1422-1453), Salut d'Or, 3.46g., Rouen mint, mintmark Leopard, HENRICVS DEI GRA FRACORV Z AGLIE REX, a plain annulet under the X of REX, around inner circle, the shields of France and England with the scene of the Annunciation above, the archangel Gabriel right, the Virgin Mary left, a radiate sun above from which the word AVE springs (reads upwards), all within, rev., XPC VIHICT XPC REGNAT XPC IMPARAT, a Latin cross dividing a lis and leopard, h below, all within a tressure of 10 double arches, EF or near so
Crown Charles I Briot's Milled Coinage 1631-1632 mintmark B/B and Daisy, S.2852, North 2298, a flan flaw by the Crowned R to the right of the shield and some light flan stress on REGNO otherwise VF with grey toning, Ex-R.Richardson 21/7/2006 cost £2000
Farthing 1718 Silver ProofPeck 790 nFDC and superb with just minor cabinet friction and a few light hairlines. The fields retaining some brilliance and with a colourful underlying tone, Ex-Colin Cooke 1/4/1997
Farthing 1723 Peck 826 UNC with light cabinet friction on the reverse. An early, choice obverse strike with traces of lustre. We note this striking on this piece is superior to all the pieces illustrated in the Peck plates, must surely be amongst the finest known currency pieces in this series, Ex-Colin Cooke 11/7/1994
Crown 1897 LXI ESC 313Davies 522 dies 2D UNC with green and gold toning, a pleasing example with the merest hint of cabinet friction and a few light contact marks
South AfricaSilverThreepences (circa 875) from circulation, 1 Rands in silver (0.8) (20), along with a smaller group of GB and world including a few more silver issues
Farthing 1735 Peck 863 UNC or near so with around 35% lustre with a flan flaw on IV of GEORGIVS, the reverse with light cabinet friction to the high points, Ex-Farthing Specialist 1/6/1988
Singapore (14) 5 Dollars (13) 1980 SilverProof, 1981 Changai Airport Silver Proof, 1982 Benjamin Shears Bridge Silver Proof, 1983 12th SEA Games Silver Proof, 1985 25 Years of Public Housing Silver Proof, 1988 Centenary of Singapore Fire Service Silver Proof, 1991 Civil Defence Silver Proof, 1993 17th SEA Games Silver Proof, 1995 50th Anniversary of the UN Silver Proof, 1995 30 Years of Independence Silver Proof, 1997 50 Years of Singapore Airlines Silver Proof, 1998 Charity Work Silver Proof, in the cases of issue with certificates, 1989 Mass Rapid Transport nFDC, 1997 KM#104.1a Vanda Miss Joaquim Flower Silver Proof, Malaysia (2) 15 Ringgit 1989 15th SEA Games Silver Proof, 10 Ringgit 1989 Proclamation of Melaka as a Historical City Silver Proof FDC in the cases of issue
Farthing 1859 Peck 1587 UNC and lustrous with minor contact marks and cabinet friction, very scarce in this high grade, Ex-Farthing Specialist 4/9/1980
USAColumbian Exposition Official Award Medal 1892/3 Obv: Columbus, arms outstretched, arriving on shore of America??? CHRISTOPHER COLVMBVS OCT.XII MCCCCXCII, Rev: Fame and Science on either side of Globe, above inscription reading,? WORLD'S. COLUMBIAN. EXPOSITION IN. COMMEMORATION. OF. THE. FOUR. HUNDREDTH. ANNIVERSARY OF. THE. LANDING. OF. COLUMBUS. MDCCCXCII . MDCCCXCIII. TO ( with separate die, inscribed : LUCY DOBBINGS ). The cartouche is flanked by torches to either side. UNC in the box of issue
South AfricaCrowns (13) 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952 (3), 1953 (2), 1957, 1958, 1960 (2), 50 Cents (2) 1963, 1964 in mixed grades to EF four have 500 inked in the reverse fields
Farthing 1806 Incuse Dot on shoulder Peck 1398 Portrait 2 with raised curls, UNC with minor cabinet friction, an attractive light brown colour with hints of blue tone, scarce in this high grade, and superior to the example in the Andrew Wayne collection, Ex-Colin Cooke 13/6/1998
Drachm AR. Tiberius and Drusus. Cappadocia, Caesarea Eusebia. C, 32-33 AD. Rev; Bust of Drusus left. RIC 185. Surface marks to obverse but good silver. Scarce. 3.12g. Fine/G Fine
GB Coin set 1965 Crown to Farthing UNC in the maroon case, Britain's First Decimal coins 1968/71 UNC in wallet, Five Pound Crown 1997 Golden Wedding UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Unofficial Coin sets (3) Decimal 50 Pence to Half Pence 1972 to 1976 mixed dates includes the Crown 1972 UNC, Crowns/25p (5) 1965, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1981 UNC in a case, Halfcrown to Halfpenny 1967 (6 coins) UNC in a case, First Decimal/Last £sd set 1967 and 1968/71 UNC in a case, Crowns (8) 1935, 1937, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1965, 1977, 1981 EF-UNC, Crown 1977 Gold plated in mount, boxed, San Marino a 2-coin set 1992 1000 Lire and 500 Lire UNC in the red box of issue with certificate, Swaziland Proof Set 1968 Special Independence issue 1 Luhlanga to 5 Cents nFDC in the blue South Africa Mint box of issue, Falkland Islands Fifty Pence 1977 Silver Jubilee Silver Proof nFDC boxed, Cook Islands Two Dollars 1973 Silver Proof nFDC boxed, Zambia 1000 Kwacha 1998 25th Anniversary of the World Health Organisation Silver Proof FDC in capsule
Halfpennies (2) 1903 Freeman 382 dies 1+B UNC with around 70% lustre, the reverse with minor cabinet friction, 1925 Modified Effigy Freeman 405 dies 2+B UNC with good lustre and a small carbon spot on the top of the portrait
Denarius AR X 2. Antoninus Pius. C, 138-161 AD. Rev; COS IIII, Salus feeding snake. RIC 181. Rev; COS IIII, winged thunderbolt. RIC 137. Both with dark tones. VF. [2]
West Africa Manila as part of a group of primitive money to include Indian Dump Coinage in copper (14), Ancients in copper (13), India/Asia in silver (9), in mixed circulated grades
British Military Authority (7) 1943 issues for use in North Africa & later in Sicily by Allied Forces includes £1 PickM6a pressed EF, 10 shillings PickM5a about EF, 5 shillings PickM4a about UNC plus British Armed Forces (5) and USA MPC series 471 (5) these all Fine to VF
France Ph. Nericault Destouches 41mm diameter in bronze, part of the extensive 'Galerie Metallique Des Grands Hommes Francais' series A/UNC with a couple of small spots, along with the obverse die used to strike the piece, unusual and Rare
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