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
Crown (Gold) Henry VIIIBristol mint mark WS crowned rose obverse HENRIC 8 ROSA SINE SPINA, reverse crowned shield dividing H R legend reads D G ANGLIE FRA Z HIB REX, VF legend a little weak in places and on a pleasing well rounded flan
Crown 1551 Edward VI Mint Mark y S2478 VF/NVF with obverse details sharp reverse with some weakness in 2nd quarter of the shield, centre of coin bright with some darker toning towards the rim with some old scratches in the field left of the King
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
CrownCharles ITower Mint Group 2 Second Horseman type 2b1 Smaller Horse with plume on head only, Cross on housing, Reverse Oval Shield over cross fourchee, CR above, mintmark Plume S.2756 VG or better with a couple of weak areas
CrownElizabeth I mintmark 1 (1601) S.2582 the portrait with good detail, fields with a few minor surface stress marks and some slight weakness on the lower part of the face, a pleasing coin with much eye appeal, evenly toned VF with a small edge flaw at 3 o'clock, Ex Baldwins 23/3/07 £850
Double CrownCharles I Group A, First Bust in Coronation robes, Class I S.2697North 2158 Mintmark Lis EF or near so with some small surface marks and dents
Double CrownCharles I Group B Second Bust, as S.2699, Obverse with no inner circles. Reverse with legend double struck showing an extra part of legend around the outside of the beading, Mintmark Castle, the Obverse dies similar to Brooker 143, Good Fine or better, slightly creased, unusual
Groat Ar. Henry VI. C, 1422-31. Annulet/Rosette mascle muled issue. Calais mint. Ex Reigate hoard, lot 255 (part) old auction catalogue included. Dark tone with good metal and detail. 3.83g. G VF
GroatHenry VI Annulet issue, London mint, m.m. Cross II, fleur on breast, CIVI TAS LON DON (Blunt & Whitton IVa, N.1423, S.1835) VF with an old collection patina. Early Henry VI Groats of London were produced in much smaller numbers than those of Calais
GroatHenry VI Pinecone-mascle issue, London mint, m.m. Cross IIIb/V, no fleur on breast, mascle before LON and pincecone after DON, CIVI TAS LON DON (Blunt & Whitton XIXa, N.1460, S.1874) VF, a little short of flan on obverse. Early Henry VI Groats of London were produced in much smaller numbers than those of Calais
GroatHenry VIII Posthumous Coinage S.2403Tower Mint Bust 4 mint mark Arrow VF/NVF for issue Ex-Seaby Bulletin July 1979, Ex LCA 115 Lot 619 realised £550
Groats (2) Edward III Pre-Treaty series E S.1567 Mintmark Cross 2 Good Fine, Groat Edward III Pre-Treaty series C S.1565 Fine with a couple of flan cracks to the inner circle
Half AngelElizabeth I, with E and rose divided by ship's mast, mint mark plain (Greek) cross ELIZABETH DG ANG FR ET HI REGINA obverse, reverse A DNO FACTUM EST ISTVD ET EST MIRA S.2526 VF with some weak areas, a rare denomination seldom offered
Half LaurelJames I Third Coinage S.2641ANorth 2117 Mintmark Trefoil VF or better and pleasing with a slight weakness on the King's face and correspondingly on the Irish Harp, high grade and pleasing for type
Half NobleEdward III Treaty Period, London, Annulet before EDWARD S.1507, weighs 3.2 grammes, GVF and scarce, a little short of flan, scuffed on the obverse
Half PoundElizabeth I Milled Coinage S.2543North 2019/3 Mintmark Star BNJ 1983 Obv 3, Rev 1, this coin noted, Ex-Tom May Collection, Spink Nobles Sydney 17-19 April 2012, Ex-N.C.Jany 1974 (198) and Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin June 1981 (EG52), Borden and Brown noted 8 specimens from these dies and a total of just 45 known from all dies, the flan with light creasing with a die cud on the reverse at 10 o'clock, GVF/NEF
HalfcrownCharles IS.2779 mintmark Triangle in Circle About Fine, Shillings (2) Edward VI Fine silver issue S.2482 mintmark Tun Good Fine but dish shaped for use as a spoon, Charles I Large XII mintmark Triangle Near Fine/About Fine
HalfpennyEdward IV/V m.m. Sun & Rose, Tower mint (Blunt & Whitton Type XXII, Withers 11a, Stewartby p.450, N.1667, S.2148) Fair with light flan split but extremely rare. From the most sought after reign of the medieval series and only struck for a very short period in early 1483.N.B. The cataloguer believes the last Sun & Rose halfpenny in the name of Edward to come to auction was in 2009 (St.James' Auction 12, Lot.1131)
Hammered (2) GroatHenry VI Annulet issue, Calais mint, m.m. Cross II, no fleur on breast (Blunt & Whitton IX, N.1424, S.1836) VF and pleasingly toned, the flan very slightly irregular. Groat Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais mint, m.m. Cross II, no fleur on breast (Blunt & Whitton XI, N.1424, S.1836) Fine, edge knock at 11 o'clock
Hammered (20) Edward Ipennies of various classes and with some provincial. Four other medieval kings also represented in the group. A superb study tool or dealer lot, Fair to NVF, one cracked, some fragments and a cut half included
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
PennyEdward I Class 3g, Chester mint, CIVI TAS CES TRIE (SCBI North 164-66, N.1022, S.1420) GF, small scratch to king's forehead, striking weakness in fourth quadrant of obverse and correspondingly so, otherwise a pleasing specimen of this rare mint. Old collection toning
Ryal or Rose NobleEdward IV first reign 1464 to 1470 light coinage London, legend reads FRNCIE Blunt and Whitton type VII variant 2, mint mark crown Webb Ware obv die 27 type VI, variety not in Sneider pleasing VF on a bold flan, ex Spink and with their attribution ticket
Shilling 1652 Commonwealth an unusual variety with 2 over 1 in date (2 double struck) and COMMON.WEALTH error with no stop after ENGLAND, the coin showing the key identifiers of ESC 985A and 986G, Fine the identifiers very clear
UniteCommonwealth 1653 S.3208North 2715 Mintmark Sun VF with some striations in the reverse field, a small edge nick on the A of COMMONWEALTH, otherwise a most pleasing piece
UniteCommonwealth 1653 S.3208North 2715 mintmark Sun, some edge cracks otherwise choice EF and sharp with hints of red tone, very scarce in this high grade
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