PennyWilliam I Canopy type S.1252, North 843 Reverse: G [----] NE ON CA (Gyldwine on Canterbury?) 1.23 grammes, around Fine, the reverse with some cracks on the surface, an extremely rare type, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have only offered two previous examples
World (16) MedievalDeniers (13) Thebes Duchy of Athens Guy II (1287-1308) (2) both Good Fine, GreeceRobert II of Taranto (1333-1364) Fine, Greece Philip of Taranto (1294-1313), Frankish Greece Isabella de Ville Hardouin 1297-1301 Fine, Frankish Greece Jean de Gravina (1317-1324) Greece Fine, Athens William I de la Roche (1280-1287) VF, Charles I Prince of Achaea (1278-85) Fine, Epirus John Orsini (1323-1335) Near Fine, Epirus Philip of Tarento (1294-1313) Good Fine, Achaia Chiaenza Flris IV (1289-1297) Fair, Philip of Savoy, Duke of Achaea (1301-1307) Fine, holed, Frankish Greece Catalan, Duchy of Athens, Fair, Ottoman Akce (3) Mehmed II (1444-1481), Selim I (1512-1520) Sulieman I (1520-1566), Fine to VF
ScotlandPennyWilliam I (The Lion) Short Cross, Phase B, Late or posthumous issue, moneyers Hue and Walter S.5029, 1.45 grammes, Fine or better with some weakness in places, comes with 4 old tickets
Scotland Cut HalfpennyWilliam I (The Lion) Short Cross and Stars coinage (1195-1214) moneyers Hue and Walter, type as S.5029, 0.60 grammes, Bold Fine and pleasing
PennyWilliam I PAXS Winchester Mint, moneyer Godwine, with Crown 3, S.1257, North 850, 1.42 grammes, with some weakness on the reverse legend on ON and correspondingly on the end on the obverse legend, otherwise GVF and with pleasing portrait
PennyWilliam I Canopy type S.1252, North 843, 1.30 grammes, Wallingford Mint, moneyer Brihtmaer, NVF/VF the obverse with some scratches, a very rare type
PennyWilliam I PAXS Southwark Mint, moneyer Osmund (OSMVND ON SIDI) 1.14 grammes, S.1257,a little weak in places, good portrait, NVF/Good Fine with grey tone
ScotlandPennyWilliam I (The Lion) Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase A, Class I (1195-c.1205) Perth Mint, Reverse: Four stars of six points, moneyer Walter, S.5027, 1.50 grammes, VF/GVF with old grey tone, the flan slightly uneven at 9 o'clock, otherwise evenly struck and pleasing
ScotlandPennyWilliam I (The Lion) Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Class II (1205-1230) No Mint name, Obverse legend: LE REI [WILAM] Reverse: Four stars of five points, moneyers Hue and Walter, Reverse legend retrograde, S.5029, 1.47 grammes, VF struck off-centre with excellent portrait and eye appeal
ScotlandPennyWilliam I (The Lion) Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Class II (1205-1230) No Mint name, Reverse: Four stars of six points, moneyers Hue and Walter, HVE WALTER OͶ, S.5029, 1.35 grammes, VF with a bold portrait, some weakness to the legend at 2 o'clock, and in the corresponding position on the reverse, overall a most attractive example and desirable thus
ScotlandPennyWilliam I (The Lion) Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Class II (1205-1230) Obverse legend LE REI WILAM: Head right, Reverse: four stars of five points, HVE WALTER S.5029 , 1.43 grammes, NVF/VF on a full round flan
Proof Set 1982 nFDC to FDC cased, Royal Mint Year Sets (5) 1982 (3), 1983, 1994 UNC in the wallets of issue, Five Pound Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday UNC in the wallet of issue, One Pound 1983 UNC in the wallet of issue, Unofficial Year Sets (6) 1963 (8 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny, 1964 (8 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny, 1965 (9 coins), Crown to Halfpenny, 1966 (8 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny, 1967 (2 sets) (6 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny, no Shillings, VF to Lustrous UNC, Farewell to £sd Coinage (11 coins) comprising Crown 1965, Halfcrown 1967, Florin 1966, Shilling 1964E, Shilling 1965S, Sixpence 1967, Brass Threepence 1967, Silver Threepence 1933, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1967 and Farthing 1954 EF to UNC in a slide case, Last £sd/First Decimal Set (11 coins) comprising Halfcrown 1967, Florin 1967, Sixpence 1967, Brass Threepence 1967, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1967, Decimals Ten Pence 1968, Five Pence 1968, Two Pence 1971, One Penny 1971 and Half New Penny 1971 Lustrous UNC in a slide case, Crowns 1951 (3) UNC boxed, one with a thin scratch, Decimal Fifty Pence 1973 Lustrous UNC boxed, Ireland Year Set 1968 (5 coins) Florin, Shilling, Sixpence, Threepence and Penny UNC, Ireland Decimal Sets (6 coins) (2 sets) each comprising Fifty Pence 1970, Ten Pence 1969, Five Pence 1970, Two Pence 1971, One Penny 1971 and Half Penny 1971, both sets UNC in the folders of issue, Ireland Decimal Coins (7 coins) a mixed date set comprising Fifty Pence 1988, Twenty Pence 1988, Ten Pence 1985, Five Pence 1982, Two Pence 1988, One Penny 1988 and Half Penny 1982 Lustrous UNC in a slide case, United Kingdom Ecu Set 1992 (7 coins) Five Ecu to One Tenth Ecu Lustrous UNC on the card of issue, Modern Replicas and Reproductions (2 sets) the first an 8-coin set William I to Elizabeth I Penny to Noble, as made, boxed, the second a 6-coin set includes William I, Henry III, Henry VII, Henry VIII types, and Spain 8 Reales and Escudo types, as made, with accompanying tickets, Reproduction Cornish Halfpenny 1985 Poldark Mine UNC, Pre-Decimal and Decimal gold-plated and painted coins, (3 sets) The Pre-Decimals of George VI (9 coins) Halfcrown to Farthing, The Pre-Decimals of Elizabeth II (9 coins) Halfcrown to Farthing, and Decimals (8 coins) One Pound to Half Penny with red, white and blue painted reverses in mixed grades, presentation trays with all certificates
Cayman Islands25 Dollars (5) 1980 Norman Kings William I, William II, Henry I, and Stephen KM#49, 1980 House of Plantagenet II, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III and Richard II, KM#51, 1980 House of York, Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard III KM#53, 1980 Houses of Stuart and Orange, James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II and William III KM#55, 1980 House of Hanover George I, George II, George III, George IV and William IV, KM#56, SilverProofs nFDC to FDC in the slide cases
Gibraltar - The Battle of the Atlantic 1939-1945 a 6-coin set comprising GoldTen Pounds 2016 In Gratitude to The Royal Navy 3.11 grammes of 0.999 gold, Twenty Pounds 2016 Silver FOR ALL SEAFARERS , Halfcrowns 2016 (4) Attack From Above, Horrors From Beneath, The War Sailor and The Fatal Voyage, all struck in .999 silver recovered from the wreck of the SS Gairsoppa, Proofs FDC in the folder of issue with all certificates, The Battle of Waterloo a 6-piece medal set by Worcestershire MedalService comprising 14 carat Gold medal 22mm diameter weighing 7 grammes Prooflike UNC, and Bronze medals (5) each 36mm diameter the obverses depicting George IV, Napoleon, Francis I of Austria, Tsar Alexander I of Russia and King Frederick William IIII of Prussia. The George IV medal is paired with a seated figure of Victory on the reverse, with inscription WATERLOO June 18 1815 and WELLINGTON, the other medals share a common reverse, that of a statue of a heraldic lion, with right front paw upon a sphere, in front of a silhouette of the Lion's Mound at the Waterloo Battlefield in Belgium these also Prooflike UNC in the folder of issue, Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary 2015 a medallic 7-piece set by Worcestershire Medal Service comprising a Gold medal Supermarine Spitfire 6.4 grammes of 9 carat gold Proof FDC, and 6 additional medals in bronze layered in silver, these depicting Sir Hugh Dowding, Sir Douglas Bader, Lord Beaverbrook, Watson Watt, Sir WinstonChurchill and the Anniversary Medal, Lustrous UNC in the folder of issue
Currency Sets 1953 (10 coins) Crown to Farthing (2) UNC in the maroon cases of issue, Pennies (7) 1948 (2), 1949, 1950, 1951, 1951 Proof, 1953 three of which make up a set 'Pennies 1950-51-53' A/UNC to Lustrous UNC, Farthings (2) 1860 Beaded Border, Fine, 1861 Fine, Guernsey Proof Set 1966 a 4-coin set Ten Shillings KingWilliam I - Duke of Normandy, Threepence, Eight Doubles and Four Doubles nFDC to FDC in the green box of issue
Gold Small Medallic issues in sets, comprising 21st Century Gold Rarities a 23-coin set 2000-2006 each 0.5 grammes of 14 Carat gold comprising 2000 Julius Caesar, 2000 Napoleon I, 2000 Christopher Columbus (2), 2000 Ludwig II, 2000 Martin Luther, 2000 Tutankhamun, 2000 Nofretete, 2000 Charlmagne, 2000 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 2001 General Henri Guisan, 2001 Albert Einstein, 2001 Captain James Cook, 2001 Ludwig van Beethoven, 2002 NelsonMandela, 2002 Albert Schweitzer, 2002 Mount Rushmore, 2002 Abraham Lincoln, 2002 Leonardo da Vinci, 2003 Mother Teresa, 2003 Charles Darwin, 2003 Princess Diana and 2006 John F. Kennedy, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee 2012 an 11-coin set each 0.5 grammes of 14 Carat Gold comprising 2012 Princess Elizabeth of York 1928 Portrait, 2012 Princess Elizabeth 1939 Portrait, 2012 Colonel of the Grenadier Guards 1942, 2012 The Royal Wedding 1947, 2012 The Accession of Queen Elizabeth II, 2012 The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 2012 Queen Elizabeth II 40th Birthday 1966, 2012 The Silver Jubilee 1977, 2012 Golden WeddingAnniversary, 2002 Golden Jubilee, 2012 The Diamond Jubilee, History of Our Monarchy an 11-coin set each 0.5 grammes of 14 Carat Gold comprising Alfred the Great, Richard I, Edward III, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VIII, Mary I, Elizabeth I, Victoria, Year of the Three Kings (1936), and Edward VIII, along with a King William I issue marked .999 on the coin with a .585 Certificate. Historical Figures an 11-coin set each 0.5 grammes of 14 Carat Gold comprising 2000 Peter The Great, 2000 Mikhail Gorbachev, 2000 George Washington, 2001 Marco Polo, 2001 Galileo, 2001 Nostradamus, 2003 Hannibal, 2003 Eva Peron, 2004 Alfred Nobel, 2004 William Shakespeare, and 2005 Rembrandt van Rijn, Princess Diana - Portraits of a Princess an 8-coin set each 0.5 grammes of 14 Carat Gold comprising Diana - A Mother (2) with different reverses, Diana - A Princess (2) with different reverses, Diana - A Legend (2) with different reverses, and Diana - A Wife (2) with different reverses, FDC with certificates
Proof Set Black Leather Deluxe 2010 nFDC to FDC with a hint of toning, in the case of issue, Royal Mint Year Sets 2007 (2), Five Pound Crowns (5) 2007 Diamond Wedding (2) UNC one still sealed, 2008 450th Anniversary of the Accession (2), 2010 Restoration of the Monarchy UNC still sealed, Two Pounds 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games a 4-coin set each coin with a different flag depicted on the reverse, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Five Pound Crowns (28) 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday (3), 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday, 1998 Prince Charles 50th Birthday (3), 1999 Diana Memorial (6), 1999 Millennium (2), 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday, 2001 100th Anniversary of the End of the Victorian Era (3), 2002 Queen Elizabeth IIGolden Jubilee (2), 2002 Queen Mother Memorial (2), 2005 Battle of Trafalgar 200th Anniversary (2), 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday, EF to UNC, Two Pounds (6) 1986 Commonwealth Games (2), 1989 Bill of Rights (2), 1995 Peace Dove (2) NEF to GEF, Crowns (8) 1953, 1965, 1977 (2), 1980 (2), 1981 (2) EF to UNC, Guernsey Five Pounds 2008 History of the Royal Air Force A/UNC, Jersey (2) Five Pounds 2013 CoronationDiamond Jubilee the reverse with gold highlighting A/UNC, Crown 1966 900th Anniversary of the Battle of Hastings GEF, Pennies (2) 1920 VG stuck to card and 1966 Lustrous UNC, Alderney Five Pounds 2006 Victoria Cross Recipients - Charles Davis Lucas KM#149 Silver Proofs (2) FDC in the Royal Mint card packs of issue, Numismatic Covers (3) Isle of Man 2010 The Engagement of Prince William and Catherine Middleton comprising Five Pounds 2010 Cupro-Nickel UNC and pair of £1.50 Prince William Isle of Man stamps, on the commemorative envelope, as issued, British Indian Ocean Territories - A Lifetime of Service Queen Elizabeth II 85th Birthday and Prince Philip 90th Birthday comprising Two Pounds 2011 UNC and 54p stamp, Ascension Island/St. Lucia - A Lifetime of Service Queen Elizabeth II 85th Birthday and Prince Philip 90th Birthday comprising Ascension Island Crown 2011 UNC and St. Lucia $1.50 stamp on the commemorative envelope, as issued, First Day Covers (2) Prince William and Catherine Middleton - Graduation Day at St. Andrews 2010 both on the envelopes of issue with First Class stamps, Stamp Gibraltar £2.00 The Royal Engagement of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on the mini-sheet of issue
British Virgin Islands 'The Great Monarchs' 12 coin set $10 Crown Sized SilverProofs 2006 James I, 2006 Victoria, 2006 George V, 2006 Elizabeth II, 2007 William I, 2007 Henry II, 2007 Henry V, 2007 Henry VIII, 2007 Elizabeth I, 2008 Edward IV, 2008 Henry VII, 2008 Anne, FDC QE II portrait obverse with a portrait of the historical monarch reverse
PennyWilliam I PAXS type S.1257Canterbury Mint, moneyer Ielfred, 1.41 grammes, VF or better with an old light golden tone, comes with old collector's ticket
PennyWilliam I PAXS type S.1257London Mint, moneyer Godwine, 1.43 grammes, the portrait VF, the lettering Fine with some weaker areas, come with old collector's note
Ireland Hiberno-Norse, Penny type V Obverse Bust left with hand on Neck, Reverse similar to William I Two Stars type S.6156 GVF toned on a 16mm diameter flan, Extremely rare, we could not find another recorded transaction of a similar type piece
PennyWilliam I PAXS type S.1257Shaftesbury Mint, moneyer Aelnoth Near EF, struck on a full round flan, only a couple of small weak areas, an attractive piece with much eye appeal
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