Pop Legends Bust - The Beatles, Ceramic Sculpture of Paul McCartney 'Artist's Original Proof' by Martin Thompson for Peggy Davies, with gold lettering on the base. A one-off example and a must for Beatles memorabilia collectors. In excellent condition. We note a similar original Proof item of the John Lennon Bust from 2007 currently for sale on the internet for £2,995
Pop Legends Busts - The Beatles (4) Ceramic Sculptures by Peggy Davies, modelled by Ray Noble, a limited edition of 500. Hand made and painted in Staffordshire, England. Not caricatures like many other sets. All numbered on the bases, Paul McCartney 57/500, John Lennon 129/500, George Harrison 24/500, Ringo Starr 51/500, each member of the band in their respective 'Sergeant Pepper' colours as on the cover of the album, in excellent condition. We note a similar set auctioned in the US in November 2019 realised $1500
Pop Legends Character Jug The Beatles (4) Ceramic Sculptures by Peggy Davies, modelled by Ray Noble, a limited edition of 200. Hand made and painted in Staffordshire, England. All numbered on the bases, Paul McCartney135/200, John Lennon 70/200, George Harrison 65/200, Ringo Starr 79/200. Each with a musical instrument as the handle. In excellent condition
Stamps Promoters' lot of collectable stamps including Australia Kangaroo and Map red 1d 1913 (2), others more recent in covers, albums, frames and presentation boxes (lot)
The Coronation Collection comprising 6 SterlingSilverMedals 80 gramms each with bird, Osprey, Scottish Crossbill, Roseate Tern, Song Thrush, Red Kite, Blue Tit along with Five PoundsCrown 1993 Silver Proof FDC in capsule, medals BU as issued and all in the RSPB presentation box
The Legends of Pop Character Jug The Beatles - John Lennon, Ceramic Sculpture by Peggy Davies with a guitar for handle. A limited edition, this number 1 of 200 modelled by Ray Noble, Hand made and painted in Staffordshire, England. In excellent condition. Royal Doulton - The Beatles - John Lennon, modelled by Stanley James Taylor, New Colourway 1987, a special edition of 1000 for John Sinclair, Sheffield, in excellent condition. Royal Doulton Jug with legend 'The Jackdaw of Rheims. Come limping a poor little lame Jackdaw' the glaze with some stress cracking otherwise in good condition. 'The Bone Shaker' Bicycle picture with a framed pair of Halfpennies Elizabeth II UNC with some spots
Ancient Greece - Koson, Dynasts of Thrace Gold Stater (mid 1st Century BC) KOΣΩN, Roman Consul accompanied by two lictors, BR monogram to the left, Reverse Eagle left with wreath in it's beak, 8.57 grammes, RPC 1701 About EF
Ancient Greece 480BC to First Century BC a wide ranging group (19) includes Apollonia Pontica Black SeaSilverDrachm VF, Apollonia Thrace Silver Diobol Fine, Thrace Cheronnesos Lion Hemidrachm (400-350BC) (2) GVF and VF, Histiaeia - Euboia Tetrobol (340BC to 330BC) NVF, Pergamon, Mysia AE10 Civic issue 310-284BC, Good Fine others generally VG to Good Fine, an interesting group worthy of further study
Cilicia, Tarsos: Mazaios Satrap 361-334BC SilverStater 22mm diameter, Obverse: Baal of Tarsos seated left, head facing, holding grapes and grain ear and eagle in right hand, sceptre in left hand, BLTRZ in Aramaic behind, M below throne, Reverse: Lion bringing down a bull, left MZDI in Aramaic above, Sear 5650, 11.01 grammes, EF struck off centre
Roman and Ancient an accumulation (202), some with attributions, a good mix of types, mostly bronzes with a few in silver, also includes a small group of post-medieval lead tokens (23) and pre-decimal milled coinage detector finds (7) in mixed grades
RomanDenarius (3) Elagabus 219AD. Rev. Liberalitas standing left with abacus and cornucopia RIC 100, RSC 81a About VF/VF, Anoninus Pius 152-153AD Rev.Vesta standing left holding simpulum and palladium strong Good Fine with some edge cracks, Vespasian 75AD. Rev.Pax seated left, holding branch RIC 772, RSC 366 Near Fine
RomanDenarius (3) Severus Alexander 226AD. Rev.Severus Alexander standing left, sacrificing over altar RIC 55, RSC 289 NVF, Vespasian 75AD. Rev.Pax seated left, holding branch RIC 772, RSC 366 Near Fine, Elagabus 219AD. Rev.Liberalitas standing left with abacus and cornucopia RIC 100, RSC 81a Good Fine with an edge chip
RomanDenariusGeta (4) Early 209AD Rev.Geta standing left holding globe and short sceptreRIC 61aRSC 117 GVF, 201AD. Obv. bust right, draped and cuirassed, Rev.Caesar standing left in military attire, holding branch and inverted spear PRINC IVVENT RIC 15b, VF, 201AD. Obv. bust right, draped Rev.Caesar standing left holding branch and inverted spear PRINC IVVENT RIC 15a Good Fine, Geta as Caesar 202AD. Obv. Draped Bust right, Rev. Securitas seated left holding globe RIC 20, RSC 183 About VF
The Roman Emperors Collection a 23-coin set, 19 in bronze and 3 in silver many different Emperors represented includes Thedosius I, Valentinian II, Gratian, Valens, Valentinian I, Julian II, Constantius Gallus, Constantius II, Constans, Constantine II, Crispus, Licinius I, Constantine the Great, Constantius I, Maximianus, Probus, Tetricus I, Claudius II, Gallienus, Gordian III, Severus Alexander, Septimus Severus and Aurelian in mixed grades VG to VF, comes in a blue presentation case, with some coins stuck into the case, would appear to be easily removable
The RomanEmpire 20-Emperor Collection 253 to 408AD comprising bronze issues from Gallienus, Claudius II, Aurelian, Probus, Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, Constantine I, Licinius I, Constantine II, Constantius II, Constans I, Const.Gallus, Julian II, Valentinian I, Valens, Gratian, Valentinian II, Theodosius I and Arcadius VG to Fine in a presentation box with certificate
CrownCharles I First Milled Coinage by Briot (1631-1632) S.2852 mintmark flower and B nearer VF than Fine with some mild surface porosity and a field nick 9 o'clock obverse
Farthings (16) James I Lennox (4) Type 3c (2) Peck 85 mintmark Rose GVF, Peck 90 mintmark Thistle head NVF with a small edge crack, scarce. Type 3d (2) Peck 100 mintmark Dagger GVF, Peck 110 mintmark Triangle VF. Charles I (12) Richmond (5) Type 1c (3) Peck 171 mintmark Halberd Fine, Peck 191 mintmark Tower, NVF/Fine, Peck 192 mintmark Trefoil, Fine. Type 1d Eagle-headed harp with hook front Peck 198, mintmark Trefoil, GF/VF, scarce type. Type 1g Peck 204 mintmark Rose on obverse only, Fine or better. Rose (3) Type 1b Peck 299 mintmark Lis both sides, VF, scarce. Type 1c Peck 309 mintmark none/Lis, Good Fine. Type 2f Peck 340 mintmark Crescent both sides, NVF. Maltravers (4) Type 3b (2) Peck 247 with broken central bar to H of HIB mintmark Martlet, VF, Peck 249 with 6-stringed harp, mintmark Rose, scarce, Type 3c (2) Peck 255 mintmark Cross Patee Fitchee/Bell, Fine, Peck 259 mintmark Harp/Bell About Fine, some pieces with pitting or weaker strike as often found on these respective series'
GoldCrownCharles I Group B, Second Bust, in ruff, armour and mantle S.2711 mintmark Castle Near EF with a slight weakness to the top right of the shield
GroatCharles IAberystwyth Mint Small Bust well within the inner circle S.2893 mintmark Book, Near EF and rare in this grade, comes with old ticket from 1994
GroatHenry VIIIS.2337E Laker Bust D mintmark Rose, Fine, Threepences Elizabeth I (3) 1564 S.2565 mintmark Pheon Good Fine, 1566 S.2565 Regular Bust, mintmark Lion, Fine, 1575 mintmark Eglantine NVF for wear with some surface pitting
Half NobleEdward III Treaty Period, omits FRANC Annulet before EDWARD, S.1507, North 1239, Schneider 88, Ornaments -11-11, Ropes 3/2, 3.85 grammes, EF, a little off-centre, an eye-catching high grade example and rare thus
HalfcrownCharles IExeter Mint, the shield with five short and two long scrolls, Walking horse, King's sash tied in a large bow. S.3065 mintmark Rose, Besly BNY 1992 J14. Brooker 1027. GVF/EF with grey tone, struck on an irregular flan with an edge split at 6 o'clock, Very Rare, comes with two tickets, one from 1972 showing a purchase price of £32.50
HalfcrownCharles I Group II, type 2c, Second Horseman, Reverse with oval shield S.2771 mintmark Harp, Fine the reverse slightly better, comes with ticket
HalfcrownCharles I Group II, type 2c, Second Horseman, Reverse with oval shield S.2771 mintmark Harp, Fine/NVF the reverse with attractive and colourful toning
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third horseman, Type 3b Reverse with Plume above shield, four pellets before CAROLUS S.2774 mintmark Crown/Crown over Bell Fine/NVF on a full almost round flan, the obverse with some flan stress
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third horseman, Type 3b Reverse with Plume above shield, S.2774 mintmark Crown, Obverse VG with weak horseman, Reverse Good Fine, come with three old attribution tickets
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, type 3a1, Third horseman, No caparisons on horse, scarf flies from King's waist S.2773 mintmark Tun NVF/VF with pleasing grey tone, comes with two tickets
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, type 3a2, No ground under horse, King wears cloak flying from shoulder S.2775 mintmark Anchor, Near Fine/Fine the reverse bold, comes with ticket
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, type 3a2, Rough ground under horse, King wears cloak flying from shoulder S.2776 mintmark Star over Triangle/Star Fine with some weak areas, comes with ticket
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, type 3a2, Rough ground under horse, King wears cloak flying from shoulder S.2776 mintmark Triangle Fine/Good Fine the reverse bold, comes with ticket stating 'Ex-Middleham Hoard'
HalfcrownCharles I Group IV, Fourth horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse, S.2779 mintmark Star, Fine the horseman weak, legends and shield mostly bold
HalfcrownCharles I Group IV, Fourth horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse, S.2779 mintmark Triangle in circle, some weakness in the centre otherwise NVF, struck on an irregularly shaped flan
HalfcrownCharles I Group IV, type 4, foreshortened horse, S.2779 mintmark Star over Rose/Star, the obverse mintmark directly above the Kings crown rather than on either side, we note none of the illustrations in Brooker display a similar mintmark position, VG/Fine with bold legends and some flan stress, comes with ticket
HalfcrownCharles I Group IV, Type 4, foreshortened horse, S.2779 mintmark Triangle in Circle Fine/Good Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, comes with ticket stating 'Ex-Essexhoard'
HalfcrownCharles I Group IV, Type 4, foreshortened horse, S.2779 mintmark Triangle in Circle NVF/VF with some double striking, the reverse appears as struck with little actual wear, come with ticket stating 'Messing Hoard'
HalfcrownCharles ITower Mint under Parliament, no ground, cruder workmanship, Group III, Type 3a3, S.2778 mintmark ( R ) Good Fine/NVF on an irregularly shaped flan, comes with two old tickets from 1961
HalfcrownCharles ITower Mint under Parliament, no ground, cruder workmanship, Group III, Type 3a3, S.2778 mintmark Eye, Near VF with weaker areas, on an irregularly shaped flan, comes with ticket
HalfcrownCharles ITower Mint under Parliament, no ground, cruder workmanship, Group III, Type 3a3, S.2778 mintmark Sun VF for issue with attractive gold toning, an excellent portrait of the King with some weakness of strike in places, comes with old ticket
HalfcrownJames I Third Coinage, Plain ground line, Shield with bird-headed harp S.2666 mintmark Lis, Nearer VF than Fine, with attractive grey tone, rare, comes with old ticket
Hammered a small group (7) Shillings (3) Elizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2577 mintmark O (1600) VG lettering bold, the portrait mostly indistinct, James I Sixth Large Bust, S.2668 mintmark Harp, Good Fine/Fine, Charles I Group F, Sixth Large Briot Bust, type 4.4 S.2799 mintmark Star, Fine/Good Fine with some weaker areas, Groat Edward IVBristol Mint, B on breast with quatrefoils at neck S.2004 Mintmark Crown About Fine with some loss of flan at 3 o'clock, Halfgroat Charles I inner circle on both sides, Reverse with CR alongside harp S.2829 mintmark Harp Penny Edward I London Mint, Roman unbarred N, Class 9b S.1408 Fine, toned, with some surface residue, France - Aquitaine SilverDenier William X (1127-1137) Reverse: Four central crosslets, Fine
Ryal (Rose Noble) Edward IV Light Coinage, Large fleurs in spandrels S.1950 mintmark Sun Good Fine, the obverse with a small dig, the flan creased with a flan crack running along the top of the ship where light is visible through the coin, 7.52 grammes, in a London Mint Office box with certificate
ShillingElizabeth I Second issue, Bust 3C S.2555 mintmark Cross Crosslet, VF, with a slight weakness on the Queen's face, with excellent detail on the rest of the bust, comes with ticket
SixpenceElizabeth I 1562 Milled Issue, Large Broad Bust with elaborately decorated dress S.2596 mintmark Star VF with some thin scratches in the field and some striation marks around the base of the shield possibly caused in striking, comes with collectors ticket
Crown 1676 VICESIMO OCTAVO ESC 51, Bull 397, EF and nicely toned, the reverse with some thin scratches in the devices under close magnification, nevertheless Charles II Crowns always very difficult to find in this high grade
Crown 1687 TERTIO ESC 78, Bull 743 EF and retaining some original mint lustre, also with some haymarking and adjustment lines, the fields slightly uneven around the edges of the shields and around the legend, these mentioned for accuracy as the coin displays considerable eye appeal, all James II Crowns rare in this high grade
Crown 1688 QVARTO as ESC 80, Bull 746 the obverse having unbarred A in IACOBVS and the second A in GRATIA is also unbarred. The edge reading DECUS ET TUTAMENI with TUTAMENI sloping upwards towards the end of the word so that only the lower half of the extra I is visible. Bold Fine/Good Fine, the unbarred A's not listed as separate varieties, (See notes in ESC and Bull) , the edge type however most unusual and previously unseen by us
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 obverse Unc and toned, the reverse with some old scratches in the fields now hard to see under the tone, comes with an old retail ticket for £595 and the coin does have good eye appeal
Crown 1831 WW incuse on truncation Plain edge Proof, ESC 271, Bull 2462, die axis inverted, 27.34 grammes, nFDC with rich original gold and blue/green tone, a very rare and desirable type forming part of the Proof set of the year. All William IV Crowns are highly prized and this type is missing from many advanced Crown collections
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288, Bull 2571 NVF/VF the obverse once cleaned with some scratches, now retoned, in a London Mint Office box with certificate
Crown 1847 Gothic, Plain Edge Proof with N over inverted N in UNITA ESC 291, Bull 291b, this overstrike recorded only on the pure silver .999 issue, 27.87 grammes, EF once cleaned and with some contact marks, a very rare type and seldom offered in any grade
Crown 1893 LVI ESC 303, Bull 2593, Davies 501 dies 1A AU/UNC golden toned and highly lustrous, with some light hairlines, overall a most attractive piece with much eye appeal
Crown 1893 LVII ESC 305, Bull 2595, Davies 506 dies 2A, T of VICTORIA points to a space, a scarcer type, EF with a few minor contact marks, we note an example described as 'About VF/VF' realised £140 hammer price in London Coins Auction A157 in June 2017
Crown 1951 VIP ProofESC 393D, Bull 4025, Davies 2010V, nFDC some very light tone spots evident under magnification, with original frosting and much original mint brilliance, a very rare type, rated R4 by Bull (11-20 examples thought to be in existence), come with old M.Rasmussen Ticket for £695
Crown 1965 Satin Finish Specimen striking ESC 393O, Bull 4341, Davies 2301M. Excessively rare rated R5 by Bull and R6 by the 1992 ESC. This example in an NGC holder and graded SP67. The NGC Top Population coin, and the finest known example across three major grading companies. At the time of writing, our research has uncovered 11 examples graded by third party grading companies, some entries which may be duplicated. LCGS has graded 4 examples, in grades 82, 88 (2) and 90. PCGS has graded 3 examples, all SP65, and NGC has graded 4 examples SP62, SP64 (2) and this superb SP67 example. The fields display an even shimmering satin lustre, and displaying the die polish lines associated with this type under strong magnification, a key indicator of this excessively rare type. A wonderful example and would be a centrepiece coin in any advanced Crown collection. We note an example of this type sold in London Coins Auction A166 1/9/2019 described as 'nFDC with underlying brilliance' sold for £5500 hammer price
Dollar Bank of England 1811 Five Shillings and Sixpence Proof in copper Obverse K Reverse 5a, struck on a thin flan and weighing 22.41 grammes, ESC 206B, Bull 1998 nFDC toned with residual mint lustre and prooflike fields, only rated 'Scarce' by ESC, surely rarer than this, especially in this high grade
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on 1793 Chile 8 Reales, Santiago Mint ESC 134, Bull 1853, Countermark Fine/Host coin approaching VF with a little dirt in the legends, 26.74 grammes, Very Rare rated R3 by Bull, and probably the finest example we have offered
Farthing 1734 Peck 861 UNC the obverse sharply struck with an even brown tone, the reverse with a weak strike on Britannia's head as often, with a trace of lustre, seldom seen in this high grade, Ex-London Coins Auction A141 2/6/2013 Lot 1368 hammer price £340
Farthing 1825 First Head, D over U in DEI, a known variety surprisingly unlisted by Peck, a clear overstrike, UNC and lustrous with a few dark tone spots
FarthingPattern or MedaletMary II in silver undated, Montagu 19 Obverse bust right MARIA . II . DEI . GRA, Reverse: Full moon shining from among clouds over a landscape EX. NOCTE. DIEM EF/NEF and nicely toned
Farthings (2) 1672 Peck 519 GVF the reverse with a few small spots, 1736 Peck 864 NEF/GVF 1 over 1 and 6 over 6 in the date, a very pleasing piece with excellent fields
Farthings (3) 1721 Peck 822 GVF with some weakness in the centre, Ex-London Coins Auction A140 2/3/2013 Lot 1788 hammer price £100, 1722 Peck 825 GVF with some minor flaws on the planchet as often found on coppers of this period, on a light brown coloured flan, evenly struck and most attractive for the grade, Ex-Colin Cooke 1/8/2001, Ex-London Coins Auction A141 2/6/20123 Lot 1359 hammer price £95, 1723 Peck 826 VF
Farthings (3) 1843 Peck 1563 UNC with around 80% red mint lustre, a few small spots barely detract, 1862 Freeman 507 dies 3+B UNC with practically full mint lustre, 1887 Freeman 559 dies 7+F UNC/AU with around 75% lustre
Five Guineas 1678 8 over 7 First Bust, S.3328A Fine or better/Good Fine with touches of red and magenta toning in the legends, a pleasing and even example with good eye appeal. Only the second First Bust coin we have offered of this date, the first we have offered for 7 years, the previous example being an ex-jewellery piece. Far scarcer than the second bust coin. Comes in a London Mint Office box with certificate
Five Guineas 1691 Elephant and Castle below bust S.3423 Fine for wear, Ex-Jewellery, the edge with some smoothing in places, comes in a London Mint Office box with certificate
Five Guineas 1701 Fine Work S.3456 VF or slightly better, a bold middle grade example, a gentle edge bruise visible at 7 o'clock on the obverse, pleasing for the grade and with much eye appeal, comes in a London Mint Office box with certificate. This series very sought after in today's market, the Fine Work coin was a revolutionary advance to the minting process in the early 18th Century, leading to many higher relief designs being issued in the 18th Century, right up until the introduction of the later machine-made milled coinage
Five Pound Crown 2015 Queen Elizabeth II - The Longest Reigning Monarch, with James Butler portrait of the Queen, Gold ProofS.L43 FDC uncased in capsule, the only Gold Five Pound Crown with this portrait so an important type coin for the Crown collector
Five Pound Crown 2018 Prince George 5th Birthday Gold ProofS.L63 FDC uncased in capsule with no certificate, the Spink catalogue states a mintage of only 175 pieces, these all being issued in sets, (the S.PGC23 set) Crown collectors now have this opportunity to purchase this as a single coin. a few very small field nicks are visible under very strong magnification, otherwise FDC, and retaining full mint brilliance. We note an example described as 'nFDC with a minor handling mark and small tone spot visible under magnification' sold in London Coins Auction A164 3/3/2019 Lot 973 for £2000 hammer price
Five Pounds 1887 S.3864 UNC and lustrous with some hairlines on reflective fields, minimal contact marks barely detract, a most attractive example with much eye appeal
Florin 1849 ESC 802, Bull 2815 UNC and attractive, the obverse with golden tone in the legend, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS63, this data recorded at the time of LCGS slabbing, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin, the second finest known of 46 examples thus far recorded by the Population report, as these figures show, a very hard coin to find in the highest grades
Florin 1854 No Stop after date, also with ONC TENTH legend (e with missing bar) as ESC 811A, Bull 2830 VG and bold, lightly cleaned in the past, now with a pleasing and colourful retone in places
Florin 1863 ESC 822, Bull 2850 VG with some long scratches in the obverse fields, all legend bold with some shield detail visible, a key date rarity of the Florin series
Florin 1875 ESC 844, Bull 2883, Die Number 65 UNC the obverse with a few very minor contact marks, a very pleasing old original subdued mint lustre is present, very few examples of the Gothic Florin series now survive with this pleasing eye appeal
Florin 1875 ESC 844, Bull 2883, Die Number 74 UNC with original lustre, the reverse with a slightly speckled, but original toning, Gothic Florins seldom seen now in original condition such as this
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