Celtic, a mixed lot includes Gaulcast Potin Obv. Head left, Rev: Boar style., another Obv: Head left, Reverse Butting Bull Left, cast bronze Obv. Crescents back to back Rev. Horse right, S.443B, Unit Similar, Durotriges SilverQuarter Stater Obv. Geometric design Rev. Zigzag patternS.368, together with Northumbria Ae StycaAethelred II moneyer Eardwlf S.868 (7) mostly Fine
Celtic. Atrebates and Regni, Verica. C,10-40 AD. Obv; 'Smiley' type, COM F across field, voided crescent moon and ring-pellets above and below, all within beaded border. Rev; Boar right, star above, viri and ground line below. ABC 1220; Bean VERC1-3; VA 470-1; S.131. Small edge chip. 1.26g. VF
Celtic. Iceni. Ar unit. "Boudicca" type. C, 61 AD. Obv; Stylised head right, trefoil in front, wreath behind. Rev; Horse right, triangular shape within pelleted arc above, lozenge-shaped box below. BMC 3556ff; VA 790; S 434. slightly porous. 0.93g. G Fine
Diva Mariniana, died before 253 AD. Ar antoninianus. Rome. Rev; CONSECRATIO; Peacock, with tail spread, standing facing, head left. Cohen 3. MIR 216b. RIC 3. Nice tone and good silver. 2.27g. G Fine/VF
Egypt, Alexandria. Hadrian. C, 117-138 AD. Ae Drachm. Dated RY 18 (AD 133/4). Obv; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev; Agathodaemon serpent (on left) and Uraeus serpent erect vis-à-vis, each wearing skhent, one holding a caduceus in tail, the other a reed; L I H (date) across field. Köln 1097 var. (placement of date and sistrum); Dattari (Savio) 7902 var. (sistrum); K&G 32.574 var. (same); Emmett 908.18. Good metal. 22.46g. G Fine
Greek Ar Shekel Tyre Phoenicia 360-322BC Melquarth riding hippocamp on waves, Rev. Owl carrying crook and flail, Phoenician date numerals in r. field (GCV 5914v) VF well-centred
Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt. (3) Cleopatra II and Ptolemy X. C, 107-101 BC. Ar Tetradrachm. Alexandria. Obv; Diademed head right, aegis round neck. Rev; Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, LIB/ (year 12 of Cleopatra, and year 9 of Ptolemy) to left, MA behind. SNG Copenhagen 359; Svoronos 1728. Dark tone. 14.29g. NVF, Ptolemy II. C, 285-246 BC. Ar tetradrachm. Alexandria mint. Obv; Diad head of Ptolemy right. Rev; Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, shield behind, monograms before. BMC.- - Sv.530 pl. 12/4 (8 ex.) - Cop.- - Delepierre- - Gülnar 2/3943 pl. 124. Porous surfaces with small chip on edge. 13.68g. G Fine, Ptolemy VI Philometor. Second sole reign, C, 163-145 BC. Ae28. Alexandreia mint. Obv; Head of Isis right, wearing wreath of grain ears, and her hair in long curls. Rev; Eagle with open wings standing left on thunderbolt; ΠΑ monogram to left. Svoronos 1384. Some surface pitting. 15.60g. Fine
Eight TesternsElizabeth I Portcullis Money S.2607A mintmark 0, strong Fine, with minor signs of flan stress on the obverse, these were known as East India CompanyTrade Coinage and minted for the first voyage of the incorporated 'Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies, weight 27.32 grammes, die axis with 3 o'clock alignment, similar to the example in the Victoria Museum, Very Rare with very few examples available in recent years, indeed we have not offered an Eight Testerns since November 2004
GroatEdward III Pre-Treaty series E S.1567, V with nick in right limb mintmark Cross 2, approaching VF, toned, with the edge slightly uneven at 5 o'clock
GroatHenry V Frowning Bust, Class C, mullet on right shoulder S.1765 Good Fine with some light surface marks, we note a VF example sold in our Auction A153 June 2016 (Lot 2100) for £515 hammer price, the description there noting that most examples of this type appear in Fine or below; this also shown to be the second finest recorded on our archive database, which stretches back to 2003
GroatHenry VIII First Coinage, Profile Issue, Portrait of Henry VII S.2316 Mintmark Pheon NVF with dull tone and two long thin scratches on the obverse
GroatHenry VIII Second Coinage, Laker Bust D, York Mint, TW on reverse beside the shield, with Cardinal's Hat below shield S.2339 mintmark Voided Cross GVF with a pleasing and colourful tone, the obverse with a thin scratch on the King's hair
GroatHenry VIII Third Coinage, Tower Mint, Posthumous issue S.2403 Reverse with POSVI legend, and with annulets in cross-ends, possibly muled, mintmark Lis Near VF and pleasing, of good quality silver for the period
Groats (3) Edward IV Rosette-Mascle issue, Calais MintS.1859 Good Fine, Edward IV Light Coinage 1464-1470 Bristol Mint B on breast, quatrefoils at neck, S.2004 mintmark Sun, Good Fine or slightly better with grey tone, Henry VIII Laker Bust D S.2337E mintmark Rose, About Fine with grey tone
Groats Edward IIINorwich Mint (2) Quartrefoils at neck S.2011 mintmark Sun VG/About Fine and mintmark Sun Good Fine on a slightly irregularly shaped flan
Halfcrown 1656 CommonwealthESC 437, Bull 49 VF with some slightly weak areas, although struck on a generous flan and far superior in strike to many Halfcrowns of this type
Hammered detector finds (76) and artefacts (2) Threepences to Cut Farthings, includes a group of cut Halfpennies and Farthings (39) a variety of types, in mixed grades, comes in a carrying case with 6 trays
NobleRichard IICalais Mint, French Title omitted, shows trefoil ? over sail, unclear due to shortage of flan in this area, S.1661, weight 7.56 grammes, VF
PennyAethelred II Second Hand type S.1146London Mint, moneyer Aedred in an NGC holder and graded AU53, with evidence of two small surface cracks, on a full and round flan
PennyEadred (946-955) small cross pattée. R. Moneyers name in two lines divided by three crosses, above, a rosette, below a trefoil, Moneyer Oswald S.1113. Very fine, with a small clip on either side
PennyHenry VII Facing bust type, Double arched crown, nothing on tressure, Lozenge panel in centre of reverse S.2204 mintmark Lis NVF evenly struck with bold portrait and with good eye appeal, surprisingly hard to find in grades above Fine
Ryal (Rose Noble) Edward IV Light Coinage (1464-1470), Large fleurs in spandrels S.1950 mintmark Rose, weight 7.65 grammes, EF with very good portrait and a small edge nick, a most attractive example
ShillingEdward VI 1549 MDXLIX as S.2466 Bust 3, Obverse mintmark Arrow, Reverse mintmark Arrow over Y, unlisted by Spink, About Fine with shortage of flan between 4 and 5 o'clock and a small edge split at 9 o'clock, comes with old collector's ticket
ShillingElizabeth I First Issue Bust 2B, S.2549 mintmark Lis About Fine/Fine with some old scratches in the obverse field, some of these partially removed by smoothing, and a small edge nick
ShillingElizabeth I Second Issue S.2555 Bust 3C, mintmark Martlet GVF/VF with a pleasing portrait, some thin scratches on the obverse, with a small edge nick
ShillingElizabeth I Second Issue S.2555 mintmark Martlet nearer VF than Fine with a pleasant portrait and on a well rounded generous flan, second quarter of shield weak, some minor flan cracks at the edge hardly detract
ShillingElizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2577 Mintmark 0, Ear shows, Bust 6B, the obverse with some scratches, otherwise Fine, Ex-J.Gardiner collection DNW 16/6/2011 Lot 303
ShillingElizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2577 mintmark Escallop VG/Near Fine, the bust weak with an old x-shaped scratch, Sixpence Elizabeth I 1572 S.2562A mintmark Ermine About Fine
Shillings (2) Charles I Group D, Fourth Bust, Type 3a. No Inner Circles S.2791 mintmark Bell GF/VF on a full round flan with small edge nicks, Charles I Group B, Bust 2a, Reverse Oval garnished shield with CR above, S.2787 mintmark Plume Fine with even wear, and an edge nick at 10 o'clock, comes with an old Seaby ticket from 1962
SixpenceElizabeth I 1563 3 over 2 Regular Bust, North 1997, mintmark Pheon NVF and Rare, we note this is the first of this type we have offered, Spink lists no equivalent type
Sixpences Elizabeth I (2) 1567 mintmark Coronet Fine, 1579 Fifth Issue mintmark Greek Cross VG, Ireland ShillingJames I NVG, as part of a group of Hammered and Ancient (7) in mixed grades
UniteJames I Second Coinage, Fifth Bust S.2620, North 2085 mintmark Crescent, in a PCGS holder and graded AU50, the reverse with a very thin surface crack on the IAM of FACIAM
Crown 1847 Gothic Plain Edge ProofESC 291, 27.97 grammes, UNC with minor cabinet friction, and with an attractive and colourful tone, with much eye appeal, the plain edge with some small scratches not visible from either obverse or reverse
Crown-sized, unofficial Trial piece 1827 Henry Maudslay 38mm diameter in copper, Obverse: H.MAUDSLAY 1827 LONDON within continuous circles scrolled around his name and legend, Reverse: Scrolled designs (2) and wreath, milled edge. Note: Henry Maudslay was the founder of a precision engineering company which later went on the supply and repair machinery for the Royal Mint
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Inverted, incuse K under shield ESC 156 Obverse C, Reverse 2b, Bull 1941, A/UNC and with attractive gold tone, and a small flaw on the edge not visible from either side, Rare thus
Dollar Bank of England 1811 Five Shillings and SixpenceProof in Copper Obverse K Reverse 5a, 27.05 grammes, ESC 206, Bull 1996, UNC and attractively toned, the reverse with a small tone spot and two tiny rim nicks visible under magnification, an extremely pleasing example
Double Florins (2) 1887 Roman 1 ESC 394, Bull 2695 UNC and lustrous, the obverse with light contact marks, 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395, Bull 2697 A/UNC with some contact marks and small rim nicks
Farthing 1849 as Peck 1570 4 over lower 4, 1 over higher 1, GEF/UNC with traces of lustre, the obverse with a dark spot in the field, very rare in this high grade
Fifty Pence 2011 Olympics Swimming variety with the swimmer's head underwater A/UNC to UNC along with the normal issue for comparison, the rare type still unlisted by the Spink catalogue, but known to be very rare and only issued in Royal Mint packs
Groats (2) 1838 ESC 1930, Bull 3319 UNC or near so and lustrous, 1840 ESC 1934, EF and nicely toned with an interesting die cud over the 184 of the date
Guinea 1674 Fourth Bust S.3344 Fine for wear and bright with some surface porosity, rare, we have only offered one in 10 years of this date, last sold by James of Norwich 9 Sep 1980
Guinea 1694 S.3426 VF or better, the reverse fields with some smoothing, the portraits however are excellent, and the coin retains much overall eye appeal, would make a pleasing type coin
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