Half Guinea 1696 Elephant and Castle, a short-lived, two-year type. S.3467, Good Fine/Near VF with some weakness in the centre, the obverse with minor scratches in the right field, the reverse enhanced by touches of violet tone. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have offered only three previous examples.
Death of Charles I 1649 50mm in bronze by J. and N. Roettier Obverse: Bust right, armoured and draped, CAROL. D.G.M.B.F.ET. H. REX. &. GLOR. MEM. Reverse: A hand issuing from Heaven, holds a celestial crown; below, sheep in a landscape VIRTVM . EX . ME. FORTVNAM, MI 346-200, Eimer 162a, in an NGC holder and graded MS63BN
Medal - Imperial Service Medal awarded to Joseph Samuel Land, GEF boxed with ribbon, Medal 1902 Coronation of Edward VII 31mm diameter in silver the Official Royal Mint issue A/UNC toned, Five Pound Crowns (2) 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday UNC, 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipDiamond Wedding the second UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Crowns (12) 1935 (5), 1951, 1953, 1960, 1977 (2), 1981 (2) EF to UNC, Pre-1920 Silver Issues Halfcrowns to Sixpences comprising Halfcrowns (2), Florin (1), Shillings (7), Sixpences (8) £0.90 face, in mixed circulated grades, Sixpence 1887 Jubilee Head Withdrawn type A/UNC, Groats (2) 1839 Fine, 1849 VG, Silver Threepences (11) 1898, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1920, 1921 (2), 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940 in mixed circulated grades, Royal Mint Year Set 1983 UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC in the blue wallet of issue, South Africa Crown 1948 VF, GB and World coins (176) includes Sweden all but one Silver issues (20) One Krone (8) 1926, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950 (2), 1966 (2), 50 Ore (2) 1945 (2), 25 Ore (4) 1932, 1939, 1943, 1947, 10 Ore (6) 1924, 1934, 1949 (2), 1950 (2), in mixed grades, Ireland (26), France (36), GB and World (94) includes some medallic and token issues, in mixed grades, Banknotes (6) GB Ten Shillings Hollom 64L 953463 Fine and France (5) Ten Francs and Five Francs 1940-1945 issues VG to Near Fine
Proof Sets (9) Flat Packs (9) 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982 nFDC to FDC some sets with toning, in the cases of issue, Crown 1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday Silver proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Crown 1890 VG, Double Florin 1889 VG/Near Fine, Crowns (9) 1951, 1972, 1977 (3), 1981 (4) EF to UNC, Five Pound Crown 1993 Coronation 40th Anniversary UNC, Silver Threepences (6) 1912, 1916, 1917, 1921, 1934, 1937 VG to Fine, Austria Thaler 1780 Maria Theresa Restrike Lustrous UNC, Tristan da Cunha Crown 2014 Gold-plated and Rhodium plated UNC boxed with certificate, Prize Medal British Forces in Egypt 'B' Water Polo League 1930-31 in silver, EF, Brass Threepences 1953-1967 in mixed circulated grades, Half Farthing 1843 Good Fine, Decimal Two Pounds (9) 1986 Commonwealth Games, 1989 Bill of Rights, 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England (3), 1995 Peace Dove (3), 2007 200tth Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade, VF to EF, along with GB and World 20th Century issues pre-Decimal (21) and Decimal (54) One Pound (5) and Half Penny (49) in mixed circulated grades, and a small group of fantasy issues, (5) one a Golden Jubilee Medal, the other Spanish Armada themed, and GB Banknotes (8) One Pound (5) Peppiatt blue T84H 642153, O'Brien Britannia T93J 124138, Page Y08L 303468, Page Newton 36S 803382, Somerset B R43 404311, Ten Shillings (2) O'Brien Britannia W87Y 421762 and Fforde C21N 612690, in mixed grades to EF, Central Bank of Ireland Five Pounds Fine
Europe (21) an interesting group all in mixed grades VF - GVF to EF - UNC. Consisting of Italy (10) an interesting accumulation circa World War II period including Allied Military issues to modern 1980's. Consisting of the Allied Military issues of 1943 (2) including the 10 Lire Pick M13b series of 1943 and variety without the printer's Code letter series A 04788845 A. Along with the 100 LirePick M21b series 1943 A and variety with serial number prefix - suffix "A-B" in serial number A 57895275 B. Also a group of the Biglietto Di Statto (4) including 5 LirePick 28 dated 1940-XVIII block 0287 number 839724. 50 Lire Pick 91a 31st December 1951 signatures Bolaffi, Cavallaro and Giovinco, block 2009 number 044654. 100 Lire Pick 92a 31st December 1951 signatures Bolaffi, Cavallaro and Giovinco, block 2727 number 027616. The Aretusa 500 Lire Pick 93a 20th October 1967 block K18 number 818006. Along with a Banca d'Italia group (4) including 1000 Lires (2) Pick 96e 1968 block U42 number 161539 and Pick 109a 1982 signatures Ciampi & Stevani serial number RD 854632 O. 5000 Lire Pick 111b 1985 signatures Ciampi & Speziali serial number PC 517069 Y. And finally, the 10000 Lire Pick 112b 1984 signatures Ciampi & Speziali serial number VE 109657 M. Along with Portugal (11) a varied selection of different denominations circa 1960's to 2000. Consisting of 20 EscudosPick 167b 26th May 1964 serial number prefix variety with 3 letters - BNB 09536, Santo Antonio. 50 Escudos Pick 168 28th February 1964 serial number AFM 81003, Queen Isabella. 100 Escudos Pick 169b 20th September 1978 Camilo Castelo Branco (2) serial number HTM 41346 and HJN 37545. 50 Escudos Pick 174b 1st February 1980 serial number AHG 67097, Infante Dona Maria. 20 Escudos Pick 176b 4th October 1978 serial number AXM 083677, Admiral Gago Coutinho. 500 Escudos Pick 177 4th October 1979 serial number VJ 87535, Francisco Sanches. 100 Escudos Manuel Maria Barbosa Du Bocage (2) Pick 178b dated 24th February 1981 serial number ANS 45046 and Pick 178c 31st January 1984 serial number DML 88532. 100 Escudos Pick 169b , Camilo Castelo Branco. Together with examples from the last pre-euro issues 500 Escudos Joao de Barros (2) Pick 187b 11th September 1997 serial number 79A 200971 along with Pick 178c 7th November 2000 serial number 82A 642383.
Royal Bank of Scotland plc 1 Pounds 1980's onwards (28) including some commemorative issues, the majority in consecutively numbered sets, consists of 2 different designs and most in about UNC - UNC including 3 VF-GVF examples. Comprising Pick 341b (PMS RB80b, BY SC831b) signature C. R. Winter Bradbury Wilkinson printing and without sorting marks (6) a consecutively numbered set serial numbers C/82 440765 - C/82 440770. Pick 346 (PMS RB90a, BY SC833a) dated 19th December 1990 signature R. M. Maiden (8) a consecutively numbered set serial numbers B/20 886064 - B/20 886071. Pick 351c (PMS RB90c, BY SC833c) signature G. R. Mathewson (2) containing a first date for issue 24th March 1992 serial number B/53 608737 along with 24th February 1993 serial number B/87 361906. Pick 351e (PMS RB92b, BY SC833f) signature F. Goodwin and a last date of issue for type 1st October 2001 (6) a consecutively numbered set serial numbers C/89 828515 - C/89 828520 . The Commemorative issues consist of the following - European Summit Edinburgh 1992 Commemorative issue Pick 356 (PMS RB93, BY SC834) dated 8th December 1992 signature G. R. Mathewson (4) a consecutively numbered set serial numbers EC 1393557 - EC 1393560. 150th Anniversary of Birth of Alexander Graham Bell Commemorative issue Pick 359 (PMS RB95, BY SC836) dated 3rd March 1997 serial number AGB 0820873. And a First Meeting of Scottish Parliament Commemorative issue Pick 360 (PMS RB96, BY SC837) dated 12th May 1999 serial number SP 0577032. A various and attractive lot
World (24) comprising Oman (2) including 200 Baisa Pick 14 ND (1985) purple on multicolour and 1/2 Rial Pick 16 ND (1977) green and purple on multicolour. Iran (4) including 100 Rials Pick 98 SH1350 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire reverse featuring Health, Agriculture, Education. 500 Rials Pick 103b 12-pointed stars in design on reverse and featuring Maidane Shahyad (later Shahyad Aryamer, today Banaye Azadi) monument Teheran, 1000 Rials Pick 138b Dome of the Rock Jerusalem on reverse and 5000 Rials Pick 106b Golestan palace Teheran on reverse. South YemenSouth Arabian Currency Authority 500 Fils Pick 2b ND (1965) serial number L840305. Afghanistan 1000 Afghanis Pick 53">Pick 53a">Pick 53a Blue Mosque, Mazar-e-Sharif on reverse. Libya (6) including 1/2 Dinar Pick 53 serial number 4 D/1 056304, 1/4 Dinar Pick 47">Pick 47 serial number 3E/6522535, 1/2 Dinar Pick 48 serial number 3D/6242258 serial number 3D/6 242258, 1/4 Dinar Pick 57a serial number 012896, 1/2 Dinar Pick 34b serial number 1D/10383468 and 5 DinarsPick 60b Camels on obverse and Battle of Al-Hani monument on reverse. Yemen (5) consisting of 10 Buqshas Pick 4 ND (1966) brown Lion of Timna on obverse, 20 Buqshas Pick 5 ND (1966) green and Alabaster head on obverse, 10 Rials Pick 13a ND (1973), dark blue on multicolour with Bronze head of King Dhamer Ali on obverse, 10 Rials Pick 18b Thulla on obverse and Al-Bakiliayah mosque on reverse and 20 RialsPick 19b Marble sculpture of god Dionysos on obverse and San'a on reverse. United Arab Emirates 5 Dirhams Pick 7a">Pick 7a Sharjah market at right on obverse and Khor Fakkan on reverse. Qatar1 Riyal Pick 7 Arms at right on obverse and Doha on reverse. Saudi Arabia 50 Riyals Pick 24b Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem) & King Abdulaziz Ibn Abd Fahd on obverse Al-Aqsha Mosque and Dome of the Rock Jerusalem on reverse. Syria (2) including 100 Pounds Pick 104c dated 1982 Hadrian's gate and row of columns in Palmyra & Queen Zenobia on obverse and Grain discharging facility Port of Lattakia on reverse along with 500 pounds Pick 105e dated 1990 Motifs from ruins of Kingdom of Ugarit on obverse and Gold bowl from temple of Baal in Ugarit on reverse. All about UNC - UNC
Flanders Cavalier d'Or Louis de Male 1346-84. Delmonte 458, weight 3.83 grammes, About Mint state, very rare thus. Comes with an old Baldwins ticket 5/6/2002
BelgiumFlanders (Low Countries) Chaise d'Or undated (Ghent) Louis de Maele 1346-1384 Ruler on ornate gothic throne facing, holding upright sword and hand resting on shield having lion within, all within gothic poly-lobed tressure. Reverse Cross fleury with voided quatrefoil at centre, fleur-de-lis at the angles, all within quatre-lobe tressure. A superb example lustrous with a crisp and even strike, the obverse die showing a touch of light die rust. Scarce this nice, previous graded MS64 by NGC, we grade UNC with minor cabinet friction, an example in Goldbergs Millennia Collection May 2008 Lot 523 realised a hammer price of US$5250
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