Five Hundred Pounds 2022 Shengxiao Collection - Chinese Lunar Year of the Tiger 5oz. GoldProof, the latest design in the popular Shengxiao series, displaying a new David Lawrence reverse design of an advancing tiger, the full intricate details of the design more apparent on the larger diameter coin, Gold Proof FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet. Number 018 of just 128 minted with only 118 available in this presentation format
Five Hundred Pounds 2020 The Great Engravers - William Wyon - The Three Graces 1 Kilo SilverProof, FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet and certificate number 005. Only 100 pieces have been minted of this impressive piece. The reverse a stunning representation of William Wyon's famed design originally used on the PatternCrown of 1817. The design based on Antonio Canova's original neoclassical sculpture. Another of Wyon's legendary designs beautifully reproduced on a superb large modern gold coin and fully displaying the skill and expertise of the designer's craft. All the Three Graces design coins were very quickly sold out by the Royal Mint, and with this low mintage, is sure to before a prized issue in years to come. A 'must have' for the specialist modern collector.
Half NobleEdward III Treaty Period, Saltire before Edward, Curule-shaped X S.1506, North 1231 mintmark Cross Potent, 3.35 grammes Good Fine or slightly better
GB and World in silver (440) GB (411) Crowns to SilverThreepences George III to George VI in mixed grades, includes some George VI in lustrous grades a few holed, and World (29) includes issues from Australia, France, USA, Germany , Netherlands, Bermuda and more, in mixed grades to UNC (total weight around 1.68 Kilos)
Jersey 1/24th Shilling 1877H Pattern or off-metal striking in cupro-nickel, 5.54 grammes, as S.7007 VF with traces of old gilding, with an edge bruise at 5-o'clock and some ink marks on the obverse, unlisted by Pridmore in this metal for this denomination
Coronation of George IV 1821 35mm diameter in silver by B. Pistrucci, Eimer 1146, BHM 1070, the Official Royal Mint issue, Obverse: GEORGIUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F.D. Reverse: George IV enthroned, left, crowned by Victory behind. Before him stand Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia, PROPRIO JAM JURE ANIMO PATERNO, In Exergue: INAUGURATUS DIE. JULII XIX. ANNO MDCCCXXI, 16.53 grammes, About EF, nicely toned with some small edge nicks
Banknotes and Coins, the notes from circulation F-EF with higher denominations including one or more examples of Australia $50, China100 Yuan 2005 (8 consecutive numbers), Hong Kong $100, Lebanon 5000 Livres along with French West Africa 1,000 Francs 20.3.1961 (4) other notes from a variety of countries most of the notes accompanied by circulated coinage from the same era so later 20th century base metal issues. Then a separate group of English coinage including some pre 47 silver issues and a 1906 Halfcrown VF or better (lot)
Isle of ManElectrotype of Penny 1732 Pattern in copper, as Pridmore 9, KM#Pn19, the edge marked APR (August Papworth Ready) younger son of Robert Cooper Ready, famed for the British Museum electrotypes. 11.47 grammes, GEF attractively toned, comes with old collectors ticket, Ex-Neil B.Todd collection
A collection in album pages including SilverCrown sized issues (20) mostly USA themes including Morgan Dollars (5) and One Ounce Fantasy Silver issues (9) and a 1908 GB Trade Dollar VF harshly cleaned, Pre 47 silver issues £1.95 and more, along with paper money B of E and Scotland £7 10/- face including a Peppiatt green pound (VF), USA $2 (2) and three world notes all in circulated grades
Ancient Rome (43) and Byzantine (2) a wide ranging group Roman issues Silverdenarius to Ae4, include many emperors including includes issues from Claudius, Trebonianus Gallus, Arcadius, Licinius II, Constantine II, Aurelian, Constans, Herennia Etruscilia, Commodus, Caracalla, Tacitus, Tiberius, Vespasian, Crospus, Claudius, Licinius, Aurelian, Constans, Salonina, Gratian, Julia Domna, Trajan, Septimus Severus, and many more, Byzantine Half Follis Justinian I, and Follis Anastasius, in mixed grades, comes in two presentation boxes, Roman Ae3 (2) Constantinople, Reverse: Goddess Victoria Fine, and Rome Bust of Roma, Reverse: Romulus and Remus and she-wolf Fine, in a presentation box with booklet and certificate
A mixed lot with a 3 piece set of low grade crowns George III, George IV and Victoria YH, date runs in Whitman Folders and album pages these including pre 47 silver issues, several Five Pounds sealed mint bags of 25p cupro-nickel crowns, 1953 Plastic Set, 1937 and 1935 Crowns, some world silver issues and more (lot in 2 boxes 13 kilos gross weight)
World mostly in silver (34) 18th to 20th Century, includes examples from South Africa, Canada, USA, Belgium, Scandinavia and others, in mixed circulated grades, a few VF or better, along with World in base metal around 4.9 Kilos (will be around 1150 coins), in mixed grades, and a further group of World base metal issues 19th and 20th Century (83) includes USA, India, Canada, South Africa, Channel Islands and more, in mixed grades, includes some useful pieces along with a bag of Islamic 18mm brass tokens (170) various non-regal types, in mixed grades (Total weight around 6 Kilos)
GB and World in base metal 17th to 20th Century (232) many different countries represented, includes GB, France, Ireland, South Africa, India, Germany, Channel Islands and more, includes a few token issues, in mixed circulated grades
USAFive Cents (73), Three Cents (5), Two Cents (2), Small Cents (35), in mixed grades, some holed, Halfpennies 1723 Woods (2), these in low grade, along with GB and World (240) a wide variety of countries represented includes Australia, France, Germany, Ceylon, Isle of Man and more, also includes some token issues, in mixed circulated grades
GroatRichard II New Lettering, retrograde Z before FRANCIE, Reversed N's in Reverse legend, these with double diagonal bars, S.1679, 3.52 grammes, much of the legend not visible due to clipping, the retrograde Z and FRANCI remain, approaching Fine/Fine, a rare type and sought after in all grades
GB and World - Royal Mint and promoter's items - a wide ranging group includes GB £100 Silver 2015 Big Ben UNC, GB £20 Silver 2013 George and the Dragon UNC, One Pound (2) 2016 The Last Round Pound, 2017 Nations of the Crown both UNC, Sixpence 1928 Near Fine, in a Royal Mint box of issue with certificate, Crowns (3) 1951 UNC boxed, 1953 UNC, 1981 UNC, Halfcrown 1945 Fine, Crowns an 8-coin set 1951, 1953, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1977, 1980 and 1981 UNC boxed The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Collection (2 sets) the first set comprising GB (8) Crown 1977, Shilling 1966S, Threepence 1967, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1967, Decimal Five Pence (2) 1968 and 1989, Decimal Half Penny 1982, and World (4) Australia Penny 1964, Canada One Cent 2010, Falkland Islands Two Pence 2004, Isle of Man Two Pence 2008, Banknote Hong Kong One Cent and stamps (4) GB 1/2d, Scotland 4d, Wales 4d and Northern Ireland 4d, in mixed grades, many UNC to BU, in the wallet of issue, the second set comprising GB (8) Crown 1977, Shilling 1963S, Threepence 1967, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1967, Decimal Five Pence (2) 1968 and 1989, Decimal Half Penny 1982, and World (4) Australia Penny 1964, Canada One Cent 2010, Falkland Islands Two Pence 2004, Isle of Man Two Pence 2008, Banknote Hong Kong One Cent and stamps (4) GB 1/2d, Scotland 4d, Wales 4d and Northern Ireland 4d, in mixed grades many UNC to BU, British Virgin Islands Five Dollars 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday Proof FDC with Silver centre in niobium ring, Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds (3) 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip 60th WeddingAnniversaryGold plated Silver Proof, the reverse with inset diamonds FDC, 2008 George and the Dragon Gold-plated Silver Proof with inset rubies and diamonds, 2008 Elizabeth I 450th Anniversary of the Accession Gold Plated Silver Proof with six pearls set into the reverse, both FDC, Cook Islands 2005 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar Silver Proof with copper inlay FDC, Isle of Man Crown 2005 Bicentenary of Trafalgar Silver Proof FDC accompanied by a piece of the HMS Victory, Jersey (6) Five Pounds 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday (2) both UNC, Fifty Pences (4) 2015 VE Day 70th Anniversary Victory in Europe Day (3) and Dunkirk Evacuation (1)UNC the reverses with coloured backgrounds, Tristan da Cunha (6) Five Pounds 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday UNC, Crowns (5) Prince William and Catherine Middleton - Birth of Prince George 22nd July 2013 (5) Lustrous UNC, Gibraltar Crown 2013 Coronations of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II UNC, British Virgin Islands/Isle of Man/South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands a 4-coin set comprising British Virgin Islands (2), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (1), and Isle of Man (1) 2006 Queen Elisabeth II 80th Birthday Silver Proofs layered with Gold and rhodium-platinum FDC, Ghana (4) One Cedis a 4-coin set 2013 Royal Baby each 69mm diameter comprising Stork and Baby, Union Jack and Cradle, and Royal Baby (2) Silver plated copper Proofs with selected colouring on the reverses FDC, Medallic issues (9) Year of the Three Kings - George VI 1936 (issued 2011) 70mm diameter with gold coloured portrait and Union Jack coloured background UNC, Year of the Three Kings - The Three Kings 1936 (issued 2011) 70mm diameter with gold coloured portraits and coloured Union Jack background UNC, History of the British Coinage - The Guinea 1663 (issued 2013) 70mm diameter in silver plated copper with spot gold UNC, Concorde - The Queen of Aviation (2) in gold plated copper with two different coloured reverses, both UNC, The Coronation Regalia - St. Edward's Crown UNC with inset gemstones, The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 2012 70mm diameter UNC with coloured portrait on the reverse, Penny Replica 1797 Lustrous UNC, Makers of the Millennium - Alexander Graham Bell 28mm diameter in cupro-nickel UNC, Medallic an 8-piece set comprising British Banknotes (5) issued 2007 £50 Houblon, £10 Florence Nightingale, £10 English Lion£10 Charles Darwin, and £5 Duke of Wellington, and European Money (3) 50mm diameter with inset coins GB One Penny, Jersey One Penny and Cyprus One Cent UNC, Daily Mail Replicas (2) Shilling 1914 and Medal 1953 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation by UNC in base metal, USA (4) Quarter Dollar 1925 VG boxed, Five Cents (3) a BuffaloNickels 1935D and 1936 1936S, VG to Near Fine, The Changing Face of Britain's Coinage Decimal and Pre-Decimal with gol
Ancient RomeBronzes (36) Ae2 (6), Ae3 (26) and Ae4 (4) a wide variety of types including Salonina, Constantius, Arcadius, Gallienus, Maximian, Claudius, Licinius and more, in mixed grades to Good Fine
A Pre-Decimalhoard which includes Victorian Bun Pennies, SilverThreepences, a small quantity of Pre-1947 silver (around £3-£4 face), Halfpenny 1771, a 1953 Crown with the edges re-engraved and more, along with World War I Mercantile Marine medal and World War I War Medal, to Charles Bullock. Two Pounds (3) 1986 Commonwealth Games (2) and 1989 Bill of Rights, in mixed circulated grades, Crowns (6) 1953, 1965, 1977, 1981 (3) first Fine, others EF to UNC, also Banknotes (2) Five Pounds Somerset and Five Pounds Salmon, from circulation
Accessories a large group includes Lindner trays (14), Abafil-style trays (12), Westminster boxes (5), three coin album-style folders, a selection of Royal Mint and other promoters boxes and a group of capsules including Maundy 4-coin capsules, and more, all in good used condition (total weight around 21 Kilos)
Medals (3) Coronation of Edward VII 1902 56mm diameter in bronze, by G.W.de Saulles, The Official Royal Mint issue, Eimer 1871, BHM 3737EF cleaned, in the Royal Mint box of issue. South London Working Classes Industrial Exhibition 1865 Medal of Merit 51mm diameter in bronze by R.W Martin and J.Moore Reverse MEDAL OF MERIT surrounded by names of artists, scientists inventors and other prominent people NEF boxed, the lid detached. 1901 Naval and Military Exhibition Eimer 1858, BHM 3734 38mm diameter in White Metal Obverse: Vignette containing the busts of Edward VII and Alexandra NAVAL & MILITARY EXHIBITION, Exergue: CRYSTAL PALACE 1901, Reverse: Vignette containing busts of Queen Victoria and Albert , below - a view of the Great Exhibition building JUBILEE OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION HYDE PARK SYDENHAM 1851 1901 NEF and lustrous
GB and World 19th and 20th Century a mixed group in base metal (around 14 Kilos) includes European, African, Middle Eastern, South and Central American issues and more, in mixed circulated grades
Belgium and Netherlands (240) comprising Belgium (236) and Netherlands (4), along with a group of Luxembourg (20) and GB (43) most are modern 20th Century issues, includes some Belgian and Netherlands silver items a few Crown-sized, in mixed grades many later items EF or better and lustrous, along with a group of GB and World cased items (15) GB (8) comprising Numismatic covers (7) Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday - 2006 Five Pound Crown cupro-nickel UNC and First Class stamp UNC as issued , Commonwealth Games 1986 - Two Pounds UNC and set of four stamps 17p, 22p, 29p and 31p UNC as issued, Tercentenary of the Bank of England 1994 - Two Pounds UNC and set of 4xFirst Clas stamps UNC as issued, VE-Day 50th Anniversary 1995 - Two Pounds Peace Dove UNC and set of 2x stamps 19p and 25p, UNC as issued, National Botanic Garden of Wales 2000 - One Pound 2000 UNC and set of 4x First Class stamps, UNC as issued, Northern Ireland 2001 - One Pound 2001 UNC and set of 4x stamps 65p, E, First Class and Second Class, UNC as issued, D-Day 50th Anniversary 1994 - Crown 1965 UNC and set of 3x Jersey stamps 19p, 23p and 30p UNC as issued, Stamp cover Lindisfarne Priory , Northumberland, 1987, UNC as issued, and World (7) comprising Belgium Mint Sets (5) 1971, 1991, 1993 150th Anniversary of Antwerp Zoo, 1995, 2000 Lustrous UNC in the cases of issue, Papua New GuineaProof Set 1975 (8 coins with the 100 Kina and 50 Kina in silver) each coin on a numismatic cover, FDC in a black album the cover detached, Alderney Numismatic Cover 1999 Total Eclipse comprising Five Pounds 1999 Cupro-Nickel UNC and set of 10 stamps, 4x64p, and set of 20p, 25p, 30p, 38p, 44p and 66p showing the different stages of the solar eclipse, UNC on the commemorative cover of issue, Korea stamp album TELECOM 1991 a set of 9 stamps in a commemorative folder UNC as issued
Treaty of Ryswick 1697 Fortunes of Prince James 1697 (2) 25mm diameter in bronze by N. Roettier Eimer 374, Obverse: Bust left armoured and draped, IAC : WALIIAE PRINCEPS, Reverse: A radiate sun, partially eclipsed, above a calm sea CLARIORE . E . TENEBRIS, date in exergue, Fine. 1697 25mm diameter in bronze by N. Roettier Eimer 376, Obverse: Bust left armoured and draped, IAC : WALIIAE PRINCEPS, Reverse: A radiate sun rising above a calm sea, OMNIA. FACIT. IPSE. SERENA Good Fine, the obverse with light pitting
GB and World (73) includes GB Bank of EnglandOne Pound (5) Page (1) and Somerset (4) and Ten Shillings (7) O'Brien (1), Fforde (6), in mixed grades some consecutives and EF, World issues 1914 to 1980s issues, comprising Germany (includes some Notgeld), Portugal, Italy, Turkey, Bulgaria, France, Austria, Mexico, Spain, Greece and more, in mixed grades, along with a cheque Messrs Smith, Payne & Smiths for £10 16s. dated 4 June 1831. VG. The cheque bearing the address 1 Lombard Street. The bank was formed in 1758 and in 1902 the five Smith family banks merged to form Union London and Smiths Bank Limited
Scandinavia (19) comprising Norway (3) 10 Ore 1892 VF, Two Ore 1897 NVF, One Ore 1899 VF, Denmark and related (9) Krone 1892 NVF, 25 Ore 1874 Fine, Five Ore (3) 1904, 1907, 1927, Two Ore 1899, One Ore (2) 1887, 1897, Danish West Indies Two Skilling 1837 Flat top 3, Sweden (7) Five Ore 1875, Two Ore (2) 1861, 1863, One Ore (2) 1725, 1746, Quarter Ore 1635, One Sixth Ore 1666, VG to GVF
Fantasy Strikes and Replicas (26) Five Pounds (2) 2010, 2013, Sovereigns 1913, 1914 (5), 1937, 1957 and 1959, the 1937 marked 9ct on the edge but the design filed and showing a base metal core, all in base metal and weighing between 3.7 grammes and 5 grammes, EF to UNC and South Africa Krugerrand 2012 19.5 grammes , all presumed base metal EF to UNC, Sovereigns 1887 and 1891 these poorly struck imitations 4.47 grammes and 4.55 grammes, Fine to Good Fine, World Crown-sized replicas (12) GB Crowns 1935 (2), 1937, Strait Settlements One Dollar 1904 (2), South Africa Crown 1952, Hong Kong Dollar 1867, Bermuda Crown 1959, Isle of Man Crown 1976, Bahamas Two Dollars 1966, and New Zealand One Dollar 1977 Waitangi Day (2), all appear around NVF to VF and with the appearance of being 'as made'
Halfpennies and Farthings 18th Century (7) comprising HalfpennyKent - Appledore 1794 Edge: Payable at W.Peckham's, Appledore DH3 NVF, Farthings (6) Scotland - Perth 1798 Monk's Tower DH11 Good Fine/Fine, Renfrewshire - Greenock undated, J.Coates & Son, DH4 VG, Not Local Obverse: TEA DEALERS & GROCERS, Reverse: WINES & FOREIGN SPIRITS DH8 VG pitted. Lothian 1792 St.Andrew Plain Edge in collar DH66B NVF, North Wales Obverse: Laureate head PRO BONO PUBLICO, Reverse: Plume on shield DH27A (2) the first Fine with some scratches, the second NVF
Merit Medals by Allen & Moore, Birmingham (9) White Metal (8) Superior Merit 'For Writing', Superior Merit 'For Mathematics', Superior Merit 'For Elocution' (2), Superior Merit 'For Geography' Superior Merit 'For Music', and two with the legend 'REMBER THY CREATOR IN THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH, each 44mm diameter VF to NEF, Merit Medal in bronze 44mm by Allen & Moore Superior Merit 'For Writing' NEF
Ancients (6) Ae Follis Diocletian Obverse: Laureate Head right IMP C DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG, Reverse: Genius left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, B in right field, mintmark ALE TIC Alexandria 16a, Sear 12800, 9.80 grammes, Fine/Good Fine, Ae Antoninianus Probus Obverse bust right, radiate PROBVS PF AVG, Reverse: Fides standing left holding two standards FIDES MILITVM 3.09 grammes Fine, Faustina II As or Dupondius 27mm diameter, Rome, Obverse: draped bust right FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Reverse Laetitia standing left holding wreath and sceptre RIC III 1655,11.52 grammes, Fine with long flan crack, Ae3 Constantius II Obverse: Laureate bust left, rosette-diademed holding globe, D N CONSTANTIVS PF AVG, Reverse: Emperor, bare-headed and in military dress standing, holding labarum in his right hand, resting left hand on shield, two bound captives in Phrygian helmets kneeling, facing each other before him, mintmark off-flan FEL TEMP REPARATIO, 4.01 grammes Good Fine, Byzantine Ae Follis Justin II and Sophia (565-576AD) Obverse: Justin on left holding cross on globe and Sophia on right, holding sceptre topped by cross, both nimbate, seated facing on double-throne DN IVSTINVS PP AVG, Reverse: Large M. ANNO to left, regnal year to right, officina letter below, mintmark CON SB.360, 13.54 grammes, Fine or better on an irregularly shaped flan
Penny and Halfpenny Models (2) Penny Model undated by Joseph Moore, bimetallic (c.1844) NVF, Halfpenny Model undated by Joseph Moore, bimetallic (c.1844) Fine/Good Fine
Shakespeare Memorial undated (1847) 38mm diameter in bronze by Allen & Moore BHM 2297, Obverse: Draped Bust of William Shakespeare bare head left, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Reverse: View of Shakespeare's birthplace. In Exergue: THE HOUSE IN WHICH THE IMMORTAL BARD WAS BORN AT STRATFORD UPON AVON 1564 in four lines, EF
Sir Charles Napier 1854 44mm diameter in bronze by Allen & Moore Eimer 1488, BHM 2533, Obverse: Uniformed figure of Sir Charles Napier standing before a capstan and cannon, SIR CHARLES NAPIER , 'LADS, WAR IS DECLARED' Reverse: Starboard broadside view of 'The Duke of Wellington' ship, in exergue: FLAG SHIP within a rope circle, EF with a small area of verdigris on the obverse, Rare
Nepal and India (2) comprising Nepal Half Mohar VS1968 KM#693 Lustrous UNC with colourful tone, Indian Princely States - IndoreQuarter Rupee Obverse: Sun face, Reverse inscription - Shah Alam (II) date off flan, 2.81 grammes, otherwise around Fine
Royal Exchange Opened 1844 Eimer 1390, BHM 2173 51mm diameter in white metal by Allen&Moore, Obverse: Conjoined draped busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the Queen diademed, QUEEN VICTORIA & PR. ALBERT in a crowned open wreath on a wide border, Reverse: View of the Royal Exchange building NEW ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON, FOUNDED BY SIR THOMAS GRESHAM KNT:1566 etc. In Exergue: FIRST STONE LAID JAN 19 1842 BY H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT, OPENED BY H.M.G.M. VICTORIA OCTr 28 1844, GVF
Governesses Benevolent Institution Founded 1848 64mm diameter in White Metal by Allen & Moore BHM 2313 Obverse: Bust right: H.R.H. ADOLPHUS FREDERICK DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE FIRST ROYAL PATRON. Reverse: View of a building, GOVERNESSES BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOUNDED 1843, In exergue: Asylum Erected AD.1848 VF/GVF
GB and World GB includes GB Penny 1879 Freeman 79 (R13) VG, as part of a mixed group 19th to 21st Century, with many different countries represented includes Cyprus One Piastre (3) 1942 Fine, 1943 Good Fine, 1945 EF with some lustre, along with examples from USA, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, France, Portugal, Spain and more, all but a couple are base metal, in mixed grades, some later coins lustrous (over 5 Kilos)
Medals (2) Field Marshal Lord Raglan 1855, 44mm diameter in White Metal by Allen & Moore, Obverse: Bust facing, three quarters right, within a wreath, Reverse: A TRUE HERO, HE YIELDED UP HIS LIFE A SACRIFIRE TO DUTY GVF with some contact marks, Shipwrecked Mariners Society 1862 Obverse: Bust left ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY, numbered in the field, Reverse: SHIPWRECKED MARINERS SOCIETY 1862 Good Fine, with scratched number in the obverse field
Corporation of London - New Council Chamber, Guildhall London 1884 77mm diameter in bronze Obverse: A detailed interior view of the Council Chamber, flanked by two heraldic panels, THE NEW COUNCIL CHAMBER. GUILDHALL OF LONDON. OPENED 2ND OCTOBER 1884. In Exergue: The City of London shield. Reverse: Londinia standing before the Civic Chair, attended, right, by Mercury and Commerce addressing her Council, standing and seated before her. In Exergue: City Sword and Mace entwined by a ribbon bearing the city motto. Eimer 1705, BHM 3177 Bright GEF, comes in a different Corporation of London box, The box lid states - Presented to the Burgomasters and Aldermen of Belgium to commemorate their visit to the City of London 14th May 1888 --- The Right Hon. Polydore de Keyser, Lord Mayor, Sheriffs: Major Horatio David Davies, William Alpheus Higgs Esq.. The medal which was intended for this box was commissioned but never issued, so the box extremely rare and sought after by collectors of this series
AngelHenry VIII First Coinage S.2265, North 1760, mintmark Castle, with pellet before on both sides, Schneider 557, 5.03 grammes, Good Fine, on a slightly wavy flan, has been neatly repaired at the top of the reverse
World 17th - 20th centuries a wide and useful variety mixed denominations and grades to Unc including George VI BritishCommonwealth in lustrous grades, Swiss 5 Franc 1926, world silvercrowns including pre1900 some lustrous, Victorian copper pre 1860, pre 1900 Russia including silver and more, (circa 150) the vast majority earlier collectable types
Silver Proof Piedfort Collections (7) as follows:- 2003 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 3-coin set comprising Two Pounds 2003 DNA, One Pound 2003 Royal Arms and Fifty Pence 2003 WSPU Silver Proof Piedforts nFDC-FDC with a hint of toning, 2004 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 3-coin set comprising Two Pounds 2004 Trevithick's Locomotive, One Pound 2004 Forth Rail Bridge, Fifty Pence 2004 4-minute mile 50th Anniversary Silver Proof Piedforts nFDC lightly toned, 2005 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 4-coin set comprising Two Pounds (2) 2005 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, 2005 60th Anniversary of the End of World War II, One Pound 2005 Menai Straits Suspension Bridge, Fifty Pence 2005 250th Anniversary of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary all Silver Proof Piedforts, nFDC lightly toned, 2006 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 6-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday, Two Pounds (2) Brunel 'The Man' and Brunel 'His Achievements', One Pound Egyptian Arch, Fifty Pences (2) Victoria Cross 'The Award' and Victoria Cross 'The Heroic Acts' all Silver Proof Piedforts, nFDC to FDC with light toning, 2007 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 5-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipDiamond Wedding, Two Pounds 2007 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union, Two Pounds 2007 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery, One Pound 2007 Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Fifty Pence 2007 Centenary of the Scout Movement, all Silver Proof Piedforts, FDC or near so with a hint of toning, 2008 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 4-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown Elizabeth I 450th Anniversary of Accession, Five Pound Crown Prince Charles 60th Birthday, Two Pounds 100th Anniversary of the 4th Olympiad, One Pound Royal Shield of Arms, all Silver Proof Piedforts, 2010 Silver Piedfort Set a 5-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2010 Restoration of the Monarchy, Two Pounds 2010 Florence Nightingale, One Pound 2010 London, One Pound 2010 Belfast, Fifty Pence 2010 100 Years of Girl Guiding, all Silver Proof Piedforts nFDC to FDC, all sets in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with all certificates
World Proof Sets (14) Monaco 1982 (11 coins) 100 Francs to One Cent, Switzerland (8 coins) Five Francs to One Rappen, Hong Kong 1988 (7 coins), Australia (2) 1977 (6 coins) with no outer case, 1988 (8 coins) Two Dollars to One Cent, Singapore 1981 (6 coins), Bermuda 1983 (7 coins), Cook Islands 1983 (7 coins), East Caribbean States 1981 (6 coins), Seychelles 1982 (6 coins), New Zealand 1982 (7 coins) One Dollar to One Cent, Falkland Islands 1987 (7 coins), Guernsey 1985 (8 coins) Two Pounds to One Penny, Philippines 1983 (8 coins) 100 Piso to One Centimo, nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue, Mint Sets (8) Greece 1984 (7 coins), Korea (6 coins) 500 Won to One Won, Norway (6) 1981 (6 coins), 1982 (6 coins), 1983 (4 coins), 1984 (5 coins), 1985 (5 coins), 1986 (5 coins) UNC in the cases of issue, USAOlympic Coins a 2-coin set 1983S and 1984S Silver Proofs nFDC to FDC in the box of issue with certificates, USA Liberty coins 1986-1996 a 2-coin set comprising One Dollar 1986S Silver Proof and Half Dollar 1986S Cupro-Nickel Proof, nFDC to FDC in the box of issue with certificates
Straits Settlements 1 DollarPick 9b dated 1st January 1930 and date in black serial number N/95 05596 signed Luis Shelley For the Currency Commissioners and the note in red on grey-violet underprint featuring the Royal Coat of Arms at upper centre, Palm trees and beach at lower left and stilt houses and palm trees at right on obverse and a shoreline scene at centre on reverse. PMG 25 Very Fine
GB and World comprising GB Two Pounds 1999 RugbyWorld Cup Silver Proof Piedfort with hologram reverse, FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate, GB Crowns a 4-coin set in silver comprising 1972 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipSilver Wedding, 1977 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee, 1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday, and 1981 Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer Silver Proofs FDC in the Red box of issue with certificate and booklet, Singapore Ten Dollars (3) 1986 One Ounce .500 Silver Proof, 1986 One Ounce .500 Silver Proof, 1988 One Ounce .999 Silver Proof FDC in the boxes of issue with certificates, Philippines 100 Piso 1983 Diamond Jubilee (75th) of the University of the Philippines Silver Proof, Guernsey Two Pounds 1985 40th Anniversary of Liberation Silver Proof, Falkland Islands One Pound 1987 Silver Proof FDC in the boxes of issue with certificates, St. Helena & Ascension a 2-coin set 1984 Prince Andrew Royal Visit Silver Proofs (2) nFDC to FDC in the box of issue with certificate, GB/USA/France The Allied Invasion of Europe a 3-coin set comprising GB Fifty Pence 1994 D-Day Landings , USA One Dollar 1995 50th Anniversary of the End of World War II, and France One Franc 1993 D-Day Landings Silver Proofs FDC inn the box of issue with certificates, Tanzania 100 Shilingi 1986 (2) UNC in the WWF folders of issue, Australia a 2-coin set in silver The Holey Dollar (One Ounce) and Dump (Quarter Ounce) 1988 UNC in the Perth Mint folder of issue, USA Cents (2) 1988 (2) both struck off-centre with parts of blank flan Lustrous UNC, Korea Coin and Banknote set a 10-piece set 1959-1972 comprising Banknotes 10 Chun and 5 Chun, and 100 Won to 1 Won one coin of each denomination in mixed grades, in a sealed pack, Numismatic Covers (3) GB D-Day Landings 1944 comprising Fifty Pence 1994 Silver Proof FDC and set of 6x 25p stamps, UNC on the envelope of issue, in a presentation pack with 'Information Pack' with details of the famous operation. The New £1 coin 1983 comprising One Pound 1983 UNC with 16p stamp UNC on the envelopes of issue (2), Medallic covers (3) 1994 25th Anniversary of the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales (2) each comprising Medal 39mm diameter and 6x stamps 19p, 25p, 30p, 35p, 41p and £1.50 UNC on the envelopes of issue, Berlin Airlift 1948-1949 comprising Medal and 4x First Class stamps UNC on the envelope of issue
GB and World (171) 16th to 20th Century includes silver items, many countries represented such as GB, Palestine, Germany, India, Russia, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan, Ireland and more with some tokens and medallic issues, many useful items included, in mixed grades, along with a small group of Australia, Canada and South Africa (13) comprising Canada (6) Ten Cents (2) 1880H KM#3 VG, 1914 KM#23, Five Cents (4) 1913 (2) KM#22 both Fine, 1916 KM#22 NEF/EF, 1918 KM#22 GVF, South Africa (3) Sixpence 1896 KM#4 Near Fine, Threepences (2) 1892 KM#3 VF, 1895 KM#3 Fine/Near Fine, Australia (4) Shilling 1926 KM#26 Fine/Good Fine, 1914 KM#25 VG Near Fine, Pennies (2) 1915H KM#23 Good Fine, 1919 Dot below bottom scroll KM#23 VF/NVF, and a further group of Charles I and James IFarthings (5) VG to Fine and a 17th Century Token Cambridgeshire - Cambridge 1667 John Bird VG
Two Pounds (18) 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England Silver Proofs (2), 1995 Peace Dove Silver Proof Piedfort, 1995 Peace Dove Silver Proof, 1995 United Nations 50th Anniversary Silver Proof, 1996 Euro 96 Football Silver Proof, 1997 Silver Proofs (2), 1997 Silver Proof Piedfort, 1998 Silver Proofs (2), 1998 Silver Proof Piedfort, 1999 RugbyWorld Cup Silver Proof, 2001 100th Anniversary of the Marconi's First Transatlantic Wireless Transmission Silver Proof, 2005 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot Silver Proof, 2006 Brunel - The Man Silver Proof, 2007 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Silver Proof, 2010 100th Anniversary of the Death of Florence Nightingale Silver Proof, Two Pounds 2006 a 2-coin set Brunel - The Man and Brunel - His Achievements Silver Proofs nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with certificates
GB and World in a stock box and album pages mixed generally lower grades 18-20th centuries including silver crowns, Victorian BritishColonial, USADollars and other world silver crowns 1925 and 1930 GB Halfcrowns in low grades, 1970 Proof Set, a GothicFlorin and more (lot)
Israel 20 Lirot Gold 1960 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Theodore Herzl / Israel's 12th Anniversary JE5720 (1960) KM#30 Lustrous UNC, an eye-catching example
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
World Cased Silver Proofs Bahamas $10 1973 Charles, Canada Dollar 1973 Centenary (3), 1999 Charlotte Island, GB Five Pounds 1999 Diana, 2000 Millennium (2), 2000 QM Centenary, 2002 Jubilee, 2010 Countdown, 25p 1977, Isle of Man Pound 1978, Liberia $5 1973 Elephant, Netherland Antilles 25 Gulden 1973, New Zealand Dollar 1977 and 1978, Panama 20 Balboas 1974, Singapore $10 1978 generally aFDC-FDC some with toning and cased as issued many with adhesive labels on the boxes
Medals Tokens and more a varied group, comprising Medals (7) Cambridge University 1855 50mm diameter in bronze GVF, Paris Universal Exposition/ D'Honneur a Alexandre 1855 50mm diameter in brass Fine, Good Conduct/Reward of Merit 45mm diameter in bronze by Allman, London EF, Sheffield Union of the Order of Druids 53mm diameter in white metal GVF holed, Israel - Israel's 20th Anniversary 1948-1968 60mm diameter in brass GVF, Prize Medals (2) Corporation of the City of Manchester 56mm diameter in bronze by Elkington & Co. Awarded to J.G.Stark and Co. for Cox's . Save All Stove price £6-6-0 EF, Gardener - Prestwood 51mm diameter in brass, awarded to George Salter ESQ. / F.Watkiss Reverse: A basket of flowers NEF with a few tone spots, Prize medals (7) GB, France and Germany, GB includes Golf, Cricket and Athletics, most in silver with some hallmarked, France Ministry of Commerce and Industry (awarded 1903) and Germany Friedrich Von Schiller/ Bell Ringers Fine to GVF, Shilling VictoriaJubilee Head enamelled in 5 colours, Fair workmanship, South Africa Shilling 1896 Fine, brooch mounted, Brazil 1000 Reis 1901 Near Fine with brooch mount and pin, Theatre Tokens (7) The Armada - Drury Lane 1888 VF, holed, Wyndham's Jelfs - Gerald du Maurier (2), in copper VF, in brass Good Fine, Prince of Wales, London - The Golden Parisian Revue, Good Fine, Admittance tokens (3) 1817/Paid, Inn and Pub Tokens (4) all undated, Five Pence Black Lion/Bishop Good Fine, Threepence Albion Hotel - Val Watkins, and 2 1/2 Pence Albion Hotal - Val Watkins (2) VF to GVF, Hampshire undated Floating Bridge Company - Gosport side Fine
Egypt - Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt - Ptolemy IX (116-80BC), Tetradrachm, Year 9, (108-107BC) Paphos Mint, Obverse: Diademed head of Ptolemy IX right, aegis at shoulder, Reverse: Eagle standing left with wings open ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, with date LΘ before, mintmark ΠA behind, 24mm diameter, 14.34 grammes, BMC 61-62, SNG Cop. 353-355, VF
JerseySpecimen issues a small group (6) Five Pounds undated 1976-1988 issue, HB000000 signature May, Reverse: Elizabeth castle with ship in foreground Pick 12bs UNC. One Pound (5) undated 1976-1988 blue issue (2) DB000000 and LB000000 signature Clennet Pick 11as both UNC, undated 1993 green issue NC000000 signature Baird Pick 20s UNC and 2004 800th Anniversary of the Special relationship between Jersey and the BritishCrown, J8C000000 signature Black, Pick 31s UNC, along with collector series One Pound with Maltese Cross serial number prefix matching serial numbers 001779, A/UNC with slight wave in the paper (see lot with Twenty Pounds Specimens for the matching £20 note)
France - Feudal Denier, Counts of Angouleme (12th to 13th Century) immobilized type, About Fine, scarce, USA Cent 1820 Fair, Spain - Barcelona 4 Quartos 1812 Fair, Italian States - Sardinia Two Denari 1773 Fair, as part of a group of GB and World 18th to 20th Century (508) many countries represented, includes USA, France, Hong Kong, Poland, Switzerland and more, mostly base metal includes some silver minors in mixed grades, along with some GB and World stamps, some used
USA/IrelandHalfpennies (2) 1723 Woods 3 over 2, Small 3, with much of the 2 showing to the right, struck on a generous 27mm diameter flan, Breen 153, Good Fine, 1723 Woods, No Stop before HIBERNIA, Large 3, Breen 155 NVF/Good Fine
HalfcrownCharles I Group IV, Fourth horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse S.2779 mintmark Triangle in Circle Good Fine/Fine with some edge cracks and flan stress
Twopence to Fractional Farthings (18) Twopence 1797 Fine, Pennies (3) 1854 Ornamental Trident GVF/VF, 1879 VF, 1897 EF, Halfpennies (3) 1699 Date in Legend VG, 1735 VG or better, 1806 Fine, Farthings (7) 1754 (2) VG and Near Fine, 1773 Near Fine, 1821 Fine, 1884 Fine, 1919 Good Fine, 1923 GVF, Half Farthing 1844 NEF, Third Farthings (2) 1868 VF, 1913 EF with some lustre, Model Pennyundated bimetallic, by Joseph Moore VF
A mixed group with some world from circulation including silver and earlier types, GB pre decimal issues a few in silver, GB SilverThreepences some Victoria and more recent GB including commemorative Two Pounds and Five Pounds some in presentation packs a few medallic and a mint roll of 1/2 New Pences
Crowns (2) 1845 Cinquefoil stops on edge, the edge reads ANANNOREREGNIVIVIII, a slipped collar therefore no spacing around the edge legend, as ESC 282, Bull 2565 VG and unusual, 1844 Cinquefoil stops on edge ESC 280, Bull 2561 Fine
Halfpennies19th Century (3) British Copper Company Essex - Walthamstow (3) 1813 Davis 38 NEF/GVF, 1813 Davis 39 NEF with a few small spots, 1814 Davis 42 this suggested by Davis to be a pattern, Withers states more likely to be a contemporary counterfeit, 8.66 grammes, NEF, Canada Bank Tokens (4) Bank of Montreal (2) Penny 1842 KM#Tn19 VF, Halfpenny 1844 KM#Tn18 Good Fine, New Brunswick Penny 1843 KM#2 Near Fine, Nova Scotia Halfpenny 1856 without LCW KM#5 GF/NVF with some surface residue, along with Toy and Model Money (8) John Cook and Sons Half Sovereign, along with Sovereign to Halfpenny issues by Lauer and Joseph Moore Fine to GVF, Guernsey Token -Caves de Bordeaux/Bertin Fueillart undated, uniface 30mm in brass, Fine along with Jersey One Twelfth Shilling 1894 About UNC and lustrous, Guernsey One Double (5) 1885H (2) GVF and NEF, 1889H (2) VF and NEF the second with lustre, 1899H NEF
GB and World a large and heavy group (over 20 Kilos) Crowns to Half Farthings comprising GB (1961) Crowns (12) 1935, 1953, 1965 (5), 1972 (5) EF to UNC some in slide cases, Halfcrowns (102), Florin (1), Shillings (74) these cupro-nickel issues, Sixpence 1857 VG, Groats (3) 1836 (2) VF/GVF and Poor, 1842 VG, BrassThreepences (448) in mixed circulated grades, Pennies (750) Victoria to Elizabeth II includes 1797 (2) VG and Near Fine, 1807 Poor, a low grade 1871 and some George V provincial mints, in mixed circulated grades, Halfpennies (541) Victoria to Elizabeth II bronze issues, in mixed circulated grades with some later dates lustrous, along with 1799 Poor, 1806 VG and 1853 VF, Farthings (102) includes 1774, 1863 Fair/VG, Half Farthing 1844 VG, Decimal Coinage (14) Fifty Pence (2), Ten Pence (9), Five Pence (3), in mixed grades with some earlier issues UNC, Year Sets (2) 1953 (10 coins) the Crown EF, others Fine to VF, in a maroon case, 1965 (9 coins) Crown to Halfpenny VF to GEF, in a maroon case, Ireland Year Set 1966 (9 coins) Ten Shillings to Farthing A/UNC to UNC in a slide case, Austria Thaler 1780 Maria Theresa Silver Restrike Lustrous UNC with a hint of toning, in a slide case, Gibraltar Crown 1967 UNC, Jersey Five Shillings 1966 UNC, Medal 1969 Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales, in Britannia Silver, by John Pinches, Prooflike UNC with certificate, along with a further group of World (217) many countries represented includes USA, Canada, France, Egypt, Ireland, Australia and more, includes France Five Francs 1811W Near Fine and Netherlands 2 1/2 Gulden 1932 NVF/VF, and a few other silver items, these in mixed circulated grades, accompanied by a group of pre-decimal stamps and First Day Covers (lot), First Day Covers from the 1960s and 1970s, and three sets of Jersey Pictorial Postage Stamps, the stamps on envelopes, along with some unused pre-Decimal stamps, with some on partial sheets
World (around 3 Kilos) mostly 20th Century issues in base metal, with a few silver issues included, many countries represented, including USA, Ireland, Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, Belgium, France, Thailand and more, some of the Swiss 1960s issues in lustrous grades, also includes a small group of World paper money these in circulated grades
JerseyTwenty PoundsSpecimens (2) undated (1976-1988 issue) AC000000, signature May, Reverse: Sailing ship and Gorey Castle, Pick 14bs UNC, Twenty Pounds Specimen with Maltese Cross prefix serial number 001779 UNC (please see One Pound with matching serial number in earlier Jersey lot)
George IV and related (3) Death of Queen Caroline 1821 Eimer 1148, BHM 1138 40mm diameter in White Metal by P.Kempson, Obverse: Bust left, laureate and draped, CAROLINE D:G: BRITT:REGINA, Reverse: A Funerary urn on a plinth, HERE CALUMNY AND SLANDER CEASE TO WOUND, NEF, Queen Caroline - Withdrawal of the Divorce Bill 1820, Eimer 1133, BHM 1032 40mm diameter in White Metal, by P.Kempson, Obverse: Bust left, laureate and draped, CAROLINE D:G: BRITT:REGINA, Reverse: Peace, holding a scroll inscribed NO BILL, raises the kneeling figure of Caroline VIRTUE WHEN WOUNDED FLOURISHES, in Exergue: NOV. 10. Fine with dark tone, George Prince of Wales Appointed Regent 1811 43mm diameter in White Metal, unsigned, Obverse: Bust left draped, H.R.H. GEORGE PRINCE OF WALES REGENT, HE GOVERNS IN WISDOM. INSTALLED 6 FEB 1811. BORN 12 AUG, 1762 Reverse: A Lion Lamb and cornucopia, with a Dove of Peace above, in the distance a church, Fine, holed, Kings and Queen's in bronze by J.Dassier (4) Mary II, 44.03 grammes NVF, Queen Anne, 25.88 grammes, VF, Edward II, a later bronzed issue, 36.46 grammes, NVF, Edward V, 34.49 grammes, Fair with corroded surfaces, Mary as Regent 1690 49mm diameter in bronze by J. or N. Roettier Eimer 320, Obverse: Bust right, draped MARIA. II. D.G.MAG.BR. FR. ET. HIB. REGINA. Reverse: A Full moon amid clouds and stars over a landscape, VELVT. INTER. IGNES. LVNA. MINORES Fine, holed on the edge at the top, cased
Roman (8) DenariusElagabalus, Rome, (220-221AD) Obverse: Draped Bust right, laureate IMP ANTONIVS PIVS AVG, Reverse: Abundantia empties the contents of a cornucopia to the ground to left using both hands, ABVNDANTIA AVG, Star in left field, 2.08 grammes, RIC 56, RSC 1 GVF, As. (54-68AD) struck c.65AD, Rome. Obverse : Bust right, Reverse: Temple of Janus, view of one front with latticed window to right and garland hung across closed double doors to left. with SC below, 10.28 grammes, RIC 309 var, About Fine, Follis Maxentius (306-312AD) Rome Mint, Obverse: Laureate head right IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, Reverse: Hexastyle temple with Roma seated, looking left within, holding globe and sceptre, with shield at her side, H in left field, mintmark RS, CONSERV VRB SVAE, H in left field RIC Rome 202, 5.77 grammes Good Fine and bold, Follis Theodora (337-340AD) struck before April 340AD. Obverse: Mantled Bust right [FL M] AX THEO-DORAE AVG, Reverse: Pietas standing facing, head right, holding infant to breast PIETAS ROMANA , Mintmark [dot] TRP dot, 1.34 grammes, RIC 65, Sear 17501, Fine or better on an irregularly shaped flan, with green patina, Follis Commemorative series struck under Constantine I (330-354AD) Obverse: helmeted bust left VRBS ROMA, Reverse: She-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus PLG in exergue, 1.65 grammes Fine with green patina, Ae3 Constantine I (307-337AD) Rome. Obverse: Bust right, draped, cuirassed and laureate, IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Reverse: Sol stands left holding globe, SOL INVICTO COMITI, R over X in left field, F in right field, mintmark RS. 3.21 grammes, RIC 27 Near Fine with green patina, Ae3 Constantine I (307-337AD) Cyzius. Reverse: VOT XX in wreath, mintmark uncertain, 2.43 grammes, VG, Ae3 Constantine I (307-337A) Obverse: Laureate and draped bust left, CONSTANTINVS IVNN [ - ] Reverse Campgate with star above in centre, mintmark SMKB, 3.09 grammes, Fine or better with green patina
India (2) Quarter Rupee 1945 Bombay, Large 5 in date KM#547 EF toned the reverse with two small spots, Half Rupee 1945 Lahore Small 5 in date, KM#551 EF toned
Ancient Greece - Argolis, Argos SilverTriobol (c.330-270BC) Obverse: Forepart of wolf left, Reverse: Large A, N-I across upper field, with crescent below, all within shallow incuse square, 14mm diameter, 2.76 grammes, BMC 67 Good Fine/NVF
SPECIMEN collection (15) Albania 50 Leke 1976 ZB 054380 SPECIMEN in red across obverse Pick 45s2, Bangladesh 100 Taka Pick 752 000000 SPECIMEN in red across right obverse, Congo 1,000 Francs 30.6.2013 Pick 101s Q 0000000 SPECIMEN No. 1544, North Korea set of 10 P 58s - 67s 5,10,50,100,200,500,1000,2000,5000,5000 Wons all with serial number 0000000 and North Korea 5000 Wons (2) P-CS-19 and P-CS-20 all Unc
GB and World Numismatic Covers Queen Elizabeth II 2012 Diamond Jubilee in 3 albums (56) includes GB (4), St. Helena, Niue (3), Isle of Man (6), British Indian Ocean Territory (6), Falkland Islands (5), South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (6), Ascension Island (6), Cook Islands (2), Tristan da Cunha (3), Jersey (4), Guernsey (2), British Virgin Islands (3), Gibraltar, Pitcairn Islands (2), Fiji (2), all coins Crown-sized Cupro-Nickel issues, many covers with stamps from differing countries, UNC as issued, includes some duplication, Portraits of Her Majesty 1952-2012 coin and banknote covers (5) comprising Ten Pence 1971 VF and set of 2x First Class stamps, Five Pound Crown 2012 Cupro-Nickel UNC, and 2x First Class stamps, Crown 1953 EF with 2x stamps, Banknote Five Pounds Gill Duke of Wellington reverse EF with set of 2x First Class stamps, Banknote One Pound Fforde Fine with 2x First Class stamps UNC as issued, The GoldMedal Winners 2012 Collector Card Set (27) each card with a set of six First Class stamps featuring an Olympic Gold Medallist, includes Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis, Greg Rutherford, Victoria Pendleton, Bradley Wiggins, Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny, Philip Hindes, Anthony Joshua, Nicola Adams, Charlotte Dujardin, Laura Trott, Alistair Brownlee, Ben Ainslie and many more UNC in the album of issue
USA (8) USA National Union Bank, Philadelphia 1866 Share Certificate for 6 shares of $50 each, VF with some folds, USA Railway shares and scrip certificates (7) Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company Share Certificate 10 shares of $100 each 1890 Vignette of Cattle at watering hole at top, VF with two cancellation punch holes. Utica, Clinton and Binghamton Rail Road Co. 1927, Share Certificate for 36 shares, cancelled, small tears and pinholes otherwise around VF. The Cincinnati, Washington and BaltimoreRailroad Company 1883 Third Mortgage Bond Scrip Certificate for $105, small central hole, otherwise VF. Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Company 1929 Share Certificate for 5 shares, orange, vignette of steam train at the top, VF with cancellation punch holes. Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Company 1928 Share Certificate, preferred stock, Series A, 7 per cent, for 7 shares, brown, vignette of steam train at the top, cancelled with punch holes, Near VF with some foxing and a small pencil annotation at the top right corner. Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, State of Iowa 185- (unissued) share certificate for $100 EF. Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway Company share certificate for 10 Shares, shares $100 each, green with round vignette of steam train at the right, signed but unissued 18-- (1899) GVF
Ancient Greece - Thrace. Maroneia Hemidrachm (c.398/7-386/5BC) Obverse: Forepart of horse left, A-N-Θ around, Reverse: A grapevine within a dotted square, kantharos to lower left and MA to lower right, as BMC 19, Schonert 254, 18mm diameter, 2.68 grammes, Fine
Ancient Greece - Thrace, Cherronesas, Hemidrachm (c.400-350BC) Obverse: Forepart of lion facing right, with head turned to left, Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square, dot over A - dot, 14mm diameter, 2.11 grammes, BMC Thrace 15, Fine
Death of the Duke of Wellington 1852 51mm diameter in White Metal by Allen & Moore BHM 2475, Obverse: Uniformed bust left, ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON, Reverse: Britannia standing weeping before funerary plaque and trophy of arms WELLINGTON BORN MAY 1 1769 DIED SEPr 14 1852, Victory kneeling to right, British Lion crouched to fore BRITANNIA MOURNS HER HERO NOW AT REST , In Exergue: WATERLOO JUNE 18 1815, 41.11 grammes, A/UNC and lustrous
Medals (2) 1731 Second Treaty of Vienna 47mm diameter in bronze by J.Croker, Obverse: Bust left, laureate GEORGIVS . II . D:G: MAG: BRI: FRA: ET. H: REX . F.D. Reverse: Neptune in his marine car commends tranquillity from the winds PRAESTAT. COMPONERE, In Exergue: FOEDVS VIENNENSE M.DCC XXXI. Eimer 523, NVF. Italy - Francesco Niccolo Gabburri - Presidency of the Accademia del Disegono, Florence 89mm diameter cast in brass, 151.40 grammes, GVF with some light scratches and porosity
GB and World mostly 20th Century base metal issues, include a group of South Africa base metal issues Pennies (100), Halfpennies (3) and Farthings (16), Republic issues One Cent and Half Cent (16) in mixed grades, and a GB medal set 100 Years of Football 1872-1972 (30 medals in base metal) UNC in the folder of issue, Great Britain Pre-Decimal Currency a display set comprising Banknotes (2) One Pound Page, and Ten Shillings Fforde, along with Halfcrown to Farthing issues George VI to Elizabeth II these cleaned in mixed grades, in a glass Photo Frame, GB base metal Shillings to Halfpennies (173) comprising Shillings (35), Sixpences (20), BrassThreepences (26), Pennies (53), and Halfpennies (30), Decimal issues (9) in mixed circulated grades, GB Two Pounds 1989 Bill of Rights UNC in a Scotch promotional folder, One Pound 1983 UNC in a Raffles cigarettes promotional folder, One Pound 1988 UNC and One Penny 1929 Fine in a Branston Pickle promotional wallet, and a further group of GB and World 19th and 20th Century issue in base metal (265), includes France, Portugal, Switzerland and more, in mixed circulated grades, along with a small group of empty boxes and empty Royal Mint set wallets
Coronation of Queen Victoria 1838 74mm diameter in White metal by G.R.Collis Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria left, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIARUM REGINA F:D: Reverse: Queen Victoria enthroned, on a high rock, being crowned by the Archbishop, Scotia, Britannia and Hibernia before her. Below: Neptune and Mercury kneeling with cornucopia at base of rock, with sea and ships in the distance, In Exergue: ASCENDED THE THRONE JUNE 20 1837. CROWNED JUNE 28 1838 in three lines, 129.47 grammes, Eimer 1310, BHM 1805 (listed as RR) VF toned with some edge bruises and surface porosity
A small quantity of post 1947 cupro-nickel, some BrassThreepences and more than 6 kilos of bronze Pennies and Halfpennies these mostly 20th century issues, all the base metal also from circulation, and more (over 13 kilos gross weight) no reserve
Half Sovereign 1821 Marsh 403 the obverse with some hairlines and some light rub to the portrait, and a scratch before BRITANNIAR, the edge slightly flattened at 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock EF/EF the fields with a prooflike quality, this Pistrucci designed reverse a one-year type which was quickly withdrawn due to it's similarity to the Sixpence reverse. An excessively rare date justifiably rated at R5 by Marsh
The Millionaires Collection - Gold Edition a 24-coin set in Gold and Rhodium plated Gold containing modern replicas of iconic and rare early issues, including Edward III Double Leopard, Charles I Oxford Crown, Charles II Gold Guinea, Charles I Triple Unite, Richard III Gold Angel, Elizabeth I Portcullis Money 4 Testern, and many more, nFDC to FDC in the boxes of issue with certificates
NobleEdward III Treaty Period, Annulet before EDWARD S.1503, North 1232, 7.68 grammes, VF with good detail, a little dull on the obverse, with a few small scuffs
Pre 1947 silver issues over 11 kilos from circulation Sixpences to Halfcrowns with 80% being Halfcrowns, along with a small quantity of post 1947 cupro-nickel, some BrassThreepences and more than 6 kilos of bronze Pennies and Halfpennies these mostly 20th century issues, all the base metal also from circulation
Five Pound Crown 2020 250th Anniversary of the Birth of William WordsworthGold Proof, Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II right, Jody Clark portrait, Reverse: A sunburst through a cloudy sky shines upon a mountain range, 1770 WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 1850, below in the foreground 'Nature never did betray the heart that loved her'. Edge: I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD, an inventive and dramatic reverse design, the edge reading from Wordsworth's most famous poem. The first commemoration of William Wordsworth on a UK coin. FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate, number 042 of only 310 issued, with just 300 in this presentation format
Royal Mint Year Sets (20) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 (includes the EU Presidency Fifty Pence), 1993 (includes the EU Presidency Fifty Pence), 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009 Royal Shield of Arms (7 coins), 2016 Definitive Set (8 coins, Two Pounds to One Penny), Royal Mint Wedding Collection 2003 (10 coins, Two Pounds to One Penny), Christmas Set 2004 (8 coins and coloured Crown-sized Medal), Five Pound Crowns (8) 2008 Prince Charles 60th Birthday, 2008 450th Anniversary of the Accession of Elizabeth I, 2009 500th Anniversary of the Accession of Henry VIII, 2010 350th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Monarchy, 2012 London Olympic Games, 2015 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, 2015 50th Anniversary of the Death of Sir WinstonChurchill, 2018 Prince Charles 70th Birthday, Five Pound Crowns 2005 a 2-coin set Nelson and Trafalgar, Two Pounds (10) 1989 Bill of Rights, 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England, 1995 Peace Dove, 1997 Technology, 2001 Marconi, 2007 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union, 2007 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 2010 100th Anniversary of the Death of Florence Nightingale, 2015 World War I - The Royal Navy, 2018 100th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force, One Pound (10) 1983 (2), 1994 Scotland, 1995 Wales, 1988 United Kingdom, 1999 Scotland, 2005 Menai Straits Bridge, 2006 Egyptian Arch Bridge, 2007 Gateshead Millennium Bridge, 2010 London, 2010 Belfast, 2015 Royal Arms, 2016 The Last Round Pound, Fifty Pence (10) 1994 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings, 1998 50th Anniversary of the NHS, 2003 100th Anniversary of the WSPU, 2007 100 Years of Scouting, 2009 London Olympics Blue Peter Design Winner, 2010 100 Years of Girlguiding, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2015 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, 2016 Olympic Team GB, 2020 Withdrawal from the European Union all UNC in the Royal Mint packs of issue
Halfcrown 1841 ESC 674, Bull 2716 VG or better/approaching Fine with two gentle edge bruises, overall a bold and collectable example of this extremely rare date. By comparison, this date has around a quarter of the mintage of the 1905 coin giving a more accurate measure of it's rarity
Twenty Pounds Silver (4) 2014 Outbreak of World War I, 2015 Queen Elizabeth II - The Longest Reigning Monarch (2), 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday, UNC on the Royal Mint cards of issue, Royal Mint Year Sets (15) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1988 Bicentenary of Australia, 1990, 1991, 1992 (includes the EU Presidency Fifty Pence), 1993 (includes the EU Presidency Fifty Pence), 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, and the Fourth and Fifth Circulating Coinage Portrait Collection with Rank-Broadley and Jody Clark portraits, UNC in the Royal Mint cases of issue, Five Pound Crowns a 3-coin set 2020 James Bond comprising 2020 Bond, James Bond, 2020 Pay Attention 007, and 2020 Shaken not stirred, UNC in the Royal Mint black slip case of issue, Five Pound Crowns (2) 2010 2-Year Olympic Countdown, 2010 A Celebration of Britain - Kind Hearts Are More Than Coronets Cupro-Nickel Proof, Two Pounds (11) 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England, 1995 Peace Dove, 2006 Brunel, 2007 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade (2), 2007 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union (2), 2008 Olympic HandoverBeijing to London, 2009 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Robert Burns, 2009 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Darwin, 2015 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta, Two Pounds 2-coin sets (2) 1989 Bill and Claim of Rights, 2013 150th Anniversary of the London Underground Train and Underground Sign, Two Pounds a 3-coin set 2016 William Shakespeare Comedies, Tragedies and Histories, Two Pounds 2002 a 4-coin set Commonwealth Games, Fifty Pences (9) 1994 50th Anniversary of D-Day (3), 2009 London Olympics Blue Peter Design Winner, 2010 100 Years of Girlguiding, 2015 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain (2), 2016 Olympic Team GB (2), Fifty Pence 2-coin sets (2) 1998 Britannia and 25th Anniversary of the EEC types (3), 2006 Victoria Cross The Award and the Heroic Acts, Fifty Pence 2019 British Culture Set a 5-coin set in cupro-nickel comprising Britannia, 4-minute mile, Scouting, Girl Guiding and Kew Gardens types, all coins now dated 2019, Britain's New Coinage a 3-coin set 2005 comprising Two Pounds 2005 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, One Pound 2005 Menai Straits Bridge, and Fifty Pence 2005 250th Anniversary of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, One Pound (9) 1983 (2), 1987 England, 1997 England (2), 2007 Gateshead Millennium Bridge, 2016 The Last Round Pound (3), One Pound 2-coin sets (3) 2013 Floral Emblems England and Wales, 2014 Scotland and Northern Ireland, 2016 Last Round Pound and First 12-sided Pound, Crowns 1980 (2) The 2015 Definitive Coin album One Pound to One Penny EF to UNC in the wallet of issue, The Royal Portrait Collection, a 4-coin set comprising Crowns (2) 1965, 1972, and Five Pound Crowns (2) 1990 and 1998 AU-UNC in the wallet of issue, Royal Mint Medalet 2009 50 Years of the Mini UNC on the card of issue, World Issues (3) Alderney Five Pounds (2) 2010 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Cupro-Nickel Proof FDC on the Royal Mint card of issue, 2017 300th Anniversary of the Coronation of George I, UNC in the wallet of issue, Canada Coin and Banknote set 1996 Two Dollar Coin and Two Dollar note UNC still sealed in the wallet of issue, GB Numismatic First Day Covers (7) RAF Centenary 2018 comprising Two Pounds 2018 (4) depicting the Spitfire, Vulcan, Sea-King Helicopter and Lightning II along with a set of 6x stamps 2x £1.57, 2x £1.40 and 2x First Class, UNC on the envelope of issue, The War at Sea - First World War comprising Two Pounds 2015 The Royal Navy and set of 6x stamps, 3x £1.52 and 3x First Class, UNC on the envelope of issue, One Pound Scotland 1988 with 19p stamp, UNC on the envelope of issue, A Parliament for Scotland comprising One Pound Scotland 1999 UNC and set of 4x stamps First Class, Second Class, E and 64p, UNC on the envelope of issue, D-Day Landings 1994 comprising Fifty Pence 1994 and set of 6x25p stamps, all with different wartime images, UNC on the envelope of issue, 2007 100 Years of Scouting comprising Fifty Pence 2007 and set of 6x stamps, First Class, 46p, 48p, 54p, 69p, 78p UNC on the envelope of issue, Battle of Hastings 950th Anniversary 2016 comprising Fifty Pence and set of 4x First class stamps UNC on the envelope of issue
Mayoralty of the City of London 700th Anniversary 1889, 81mm diameter in bronze by A.Kirkwood & Son, Eimer 1752, BHM 3377, Welch 23, Obverse: Busts, crowned and draped, of RICHARD I. 1189 and VICTORIA 1889, facing each other, within two open circular frames; a vignette of seven interlaced circles, above, and one of St. George and the Dragon below. TO COMMEMORATE THE 700th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAYORALTY OF THE CITY OF LONDON . MDCCCLXXXIX. Reverse: Londinia seated, right, receives symbols of Mayoralty from St. Michael standing before her; above, a radiate crown. Beyond: St. Paul's and the Tower. THE POWERS THAT BE ARE ORDAINED OF GOD. In Exergue: 1189-1889 UNC in the Corporation of the City of London box with gilt lettering on the lid, only 450 issued
Halfpenny 1790 Pattern in Brown Gilt, by Droz. Peck 955, DH6, Obverse: Undraped bust to right with a wreath of 11 leaves and 3 berries, DROZ.F. on truncation. Reverse: Quatrefoil before and after the date, the exergue shows a small line-flaw from the 7 of the date and touches the F of DROZ.F. to the left of the exergue. Edge: RENDER TO CESAR THE THINGS WHICH ARE CESARS, A Very Rare Pattern, nFDC and retaining much original colour, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest of just 2 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Colin Cooke 10/2/1995, Ex-Nicholson collection 2003 (BN312)
Halfpenny 1790 Pattern in Bronzed Copper by Droz. Peck 953, DH6, Obverse: Undraped bust to right with a wreath of 11 leaves and 3 berries, DROZ.F. on truncation. Reverse: Quatrefoil before and after the date, the exergue shows a small line-flaw from the 7 of the date and touches the F of DROZ.F. to the left of the exergue. Edge: guilloche, A Very Rare Pattern, indeed, Peck states ER (Extremely Rare) for this type, nFDC attractively toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Colin Cooke 10/2/1995, Ex-Nicholson Collection 2003 (BN311)
Halfpenny 1790 Pattern in Brown Gilt, by Droz. Peck 952, DH6, Obverse: Undraped bust to right with a wreath of 11 leaves and 3 berries, DROZ.F. on truncation. Reverse: Quatrefoil before and after the date, the exergue shows a small line-flaw from the 7 of the date and touches the F of DROZ.F. to the left of the exergue. Edge: guilloche, A Very Rare Pattern, nFDC and retaining much original colour, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Colin Cooke 17/8/1985, Ex-Nicholson collection 2003 (BN326)
Epping Forest, Royal Visit and Dedication 1882, 75mm diameter in bronze by C.Wiener, Eimer 1689, BHM 3128, Welch 17, Obverse: Bust of Queen Victoria, left, crowned, veiled and draped, with a continuous border of roses, thistles and shamrocks. Reverse: Londonia standing opposite the Queen, seated, holds open a gate at the edge of a forest, allowing passage along it's winging pathway. The reverse legend not struck, 173.33 grammes, otherwise VF/GVF a curious piece
GB and a few World George III to Elizabeth IIHalfcrowns to Fractional Farthings includes many silver issues with some George V and George VI in high grades, Halfcrowns (2) 1915, 1923 GVF, Florins (4) 1915 EF, 1918 EF, 1920 EF, 1933 EF, Shillings (3) 1787 Hearts VF, 1921 EF, 1928 EF, 1959S EF, Sixpences (9) 1887 Jubilee Head Withdrawn type NEF, 1911 GEF, 1916 (2) EF and GEF, 1918 GEF, 1921 A/UNC, 1923 NEF, 1924 (2) EF and GEF, Twopence 1797 Fine, Penny 1912H GVF, Fantasy issues including some INA types, along with accessories such as empty Whitman albums, Maundy boxes, Lindner trays (3), Maundy Set dated box 1877, 1937 GoldProof Set box, 1937 Proof set box and more (lot over 10 Kilos)
Penny 1861 as Freeman 18 dies 2+D, Satin 24, with 8 over 8 in the date, the underlying 8 clearly visible in both loops of the 8 and also high and left, Satin states in his notes on page 20 'some examples have been noted with the 8 over an underlying 8', LCGS Variety 40, VF and pleasing, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 45, the only and therefore finest example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-James Workman Collection (part 1) September 2010 Lot 18, Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction A157 4/6/2017 Lot 2850, we note there was no example in either the Roland Harris or Andrew Wayne collections
Sixpence 1688 Later Shields altered from Early Shields, stated by Bull to be B over R in BR, appears RR so more like R over B, ESC 1528, Bull 780, approaching Fine/Fine, all James II Sixpences scarce or rare
Shilling 1869 ESC 1319, Bull 3037, Die Number 8, UNC or near so with subdued lustre, a rare date, our archive database shows only six examples sold since 2003, during which time we have sold more examples of 1850, 1851, 1854, 1862 and 1863 Shillings, so based on empirical data, under-rated for rarity by the catalogues
Halfpenny 1772 Reverse A, Ball below spear head, Peck 901 Choice UNC with traces of lustre, more so on the reverse, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, early coppers very difficult to find in grades above 80, Ex-London Coins Auction A115 December 2006 Lot 930 hammer price £300
Penny 1858 No W.W. Peck 1518 UNC with practically full lustre and of stunning appearance thus, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82. Although LCGS consider lustre, and mark down coins that have unsightly toning problems, they do not rate eye appeal as highly as the USA grading companies. The CGS system attaches more importance to wear, bag marks, hairlines etc, so coins with these problems that, owing to eye appeal may be hyped up by traditional retailers or graded higher in the US, will get a more conservative grade. The joint finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A121 June 2008 Lot 913 hammer price £300
Majority of Princess Victoria 1837 53mm diameter in white metal by G.R.Collis, BHM 1734, unlisted by Eimer, Obverse: draped bust of Princess Victoria, facing three-quarters left, hair in coif, TO COMMEMORATE H.R.H. THE PRINCESS VICTORIA ATTAINING THE 18 YEAR OF HER AGE 24 MAY 1837, SPES ALMA RERUM in field, Reverse: Piety and Britannia seated on a pyramid on which there are three helmets, with the British lion passant before them, ILLA FIDEM, FIDES ILLAM, DEFENDAT, A/UNC and lustrous, in a contemporary round card box, rare, most commemorative issues for this type have the head facing right, of comparable quality to the online image of the British Museum example
A large mixed lot, probably all base metal the majority 20th century GB, a few late Elizabeth II in tubes in lustrous grades and a few lustrous George VIBrass 3ds, some empty proof set boxes including 1937 (silver and bronze), collections in albums including World issues, a wrist watch, paranumismatic, USA State Quarters and more , (over 37 kilos gross weight)
Elizabeth I - Defence of the Kingdom (c.1572) unsigned, 23mm, cast, Eimer 48a Obverse: Bust of Elizabeth I left, crowned and draped, between Portcullis and Rose, QVI ИOS SIИE TE, Reverse: A castle on a mount, between Erbelow, a ribbon inscribed O QVAИTO (this worn) upon a sphere QVID HOC SIME ARMIS, Fine with an edge crack. The absence of a date suggest this medalet is unlikely to commemorate a specific event or occasion, and the devices of portcullis, rose and castle refer more generally to the solidity of the Sovereign and State
World (38) 1914-recent issues mostly in circulated grades including Antarctica $10 Dr John Hamilton, India5 RupeesGeorge VI, Belgium5 Francs (2) 1914 and 1919 the latter pleasing VF, Malaya50 Cents 1941 nVF, Tripolitania 100 Lire 1943 LibyaPick M6 nVF, 1000 (TAUSEND) Marks 1944 issue ALLIIERTE MILITARBEHORDE series 31 150535 EF and more
Ancients (47), medievalJetons (2) a mixed group includes Greek and Roman, GreeceTetradrachmAlexander the Great 336-323BC, Fine, Drachm Alexander the Great 336-323BC Good Fine, CorinthStater c.350BC, Obv. Helmeted bust left, Boar behind, Reverse: Pegasus to left, Good Fine, FrenchCelticSilverObol (c.400BC) About Fine, and includes group of Roman bronzes (10) Ae3 and Ae4 including Aurelian and Valerian types, and many more, includes some fantasy issues, in mixed grades, Fair to Good Fine
Tokens, Medals, Model /Toy Money and Paranumismatic, includes 18th CenturyHalfpennies (33) Fine to VF, includes a North Wales 1793 VF, 19th Century Pennies (3) Bath 1811 Fine, 1812 Cheltenham - John Bishop, Fine, Hull 1812 Lead Works VG, 19th Century Halfpennies (4) Isle of Man 1831 VG, Non-Local (2) 1813 Marquis Wellington VG, 1812 Bust right in continuous wreath VG, 1811 Birmingham and Swansea Rose Copper Company VG, 18th Century Farthings (2) North Wales 1793 NVF, Middlesex Isaac Newton 1793 Fine, Model/Toy Money (4) Lauer and Moore types Good Fine to GVF, Medalets (3) 1818 Death of Queen Charlotte in bronze VG holed, 1821 Death of Queen Caroline Fine, holed, Lord Rodney/Formadable undated, Ship Reverse, Gaming Tokens (14) To Hanover, Guinea and Half Guinea types in mixed grades, Coin Weight George III Guinea Crowned large cartouche with A GUINEA within GR either side of the crown VF, Medal 1897 Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Fine, Co-op Tokens (42) a mixture of types and shapes, in mixed grades, Medals and medalets (13) Late 19th Century and 20th Century, a mix of types in mixed grades, One Pound and One Penny a Branston Pickle promotional pack 1983 One Pound 1983 UNC and Penny 1935 Fine, Medal 1977 Pobjoy Mint Priority Collectors Register UNC on the card of issue, Medalet 1969 Investiture of the Prince of Wales 22mm diameter in bronze Lustrous UNC
Lord Nelson's Flagship, the Foudroyant, 1897 (2) the first 38mm diameter in gilt, unsigned, Eimer 1813, BHM 3613, Obverse: Bust facing, uniformed, with head turned three-quarters left, HORATIO . VISCOUNT . NELSON . In Exergue: BORN 29 SEPTEMBER 1758, DIED 21st. OCTOBER 1805 , Reverse: Ship at anchor, without rigging, 'FOUDROYANT' LORD NELSON'S 'FLAGSHIP', In Exergue: COMMENCED BULDING 1789, LAUNCHED AT PLYMOUTH, APRIL 1798. WRECKED AT BLACKPOOL JUNE 16th 1897 MEDAL STRUCK FROM COPPER OF VESSEL AFTER BREAKING UP, NEF with some edge nicks, in a red box with BRITISH & FOREIGN SAILORS' SOCIETY SAILORS' INSTITUTE SHADWELL inside the lid. Note: BHM notes that in the Earl of Sandwich's book 'British and Foreign Naval Medals' published by the National Maritime Museum 'records two examples of this medal in gilt bronzed', also an example with gilt portrait is pictured on the Royal Museums, Greenwich website, The second 38mm diameter in gilt white metal?, Obverse: Port broadside view of the Foudroyant NELSON'S FLAGSHIP, In Exergue: THE FOUDROYANT BUILT 1797, Reverse: Starboard broadside view of the wreck of the Foudroyant in a heavy sea, her mainmast over the side, in the foreground, a boat with men in it, WRECKED AT BLACKPOOL JUNE 16th 1897. GVF with some hairlines, a similar example is in the Royal Museums, Greenwich
South AfricaProof Set 1953 (9 coins, Crown to Farthing) nFDC to FDC some with colourful and attractive tone, in the blue box of issue, Fantasy Maundy Set 1936 Edward VIII Prooflike UNC, as part of a group of World, an eclectic mix, a wide variety of countries represented, includes USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Somalia, Ireland and many more, includes some fantasy items, mostly base metal items includes some cased and some 20th Century from circulation, these in mixed grades
Proof Sets (5) Blue Sets (3) 1984, 1985, 1987, Red Leather Deluxe Sets (2) 1986, 1994 nFDC to FDC a few coins with toning, in the cases of issue, Royal Mint Year Sets (5) 1983 (3), 1984, 1985, Lustrous UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Mint Sets 1953 (10 coins) Crown to Farthing Lustrous UNC in a slide case, Currency Set 1963 (7 coins, Halfcrown to Halfpenny, no English Shilling) the Florin Fine, others in Lustrous UNC in a slide case, Plastic Set 1953 (9 coins) UNC, Crowns (5) 1951 UNC boxed, 1953 UNC in a slide case, 1965 UNC (3), GB and a few World 20th Century issues (26) in mixed grades, Medal 1987 World Athletics Championships - Rome Silver Proof FDC boxed with certificate, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC toned in the blue wallet of issue, Banknotes - Ten Shillings Fforde (2) consecutive numbers D29N 615938 and D29N 615939 UNC, along with Stamps in two albums many countries represented from Abyssinia to Uruguay includes well over 1000 stamps), in mixed condition, Cigarette Cards in a Will's album containing Leaders of Men, Flower Cultures, Whaling, Steeplechase Trainers, and Owners' Colours, along with further sets and part sets on a wide variety of subjects including Builders of Empire, Garden Hints, Household Hints, Modern Naval Craft, Military Uniforms and more, in mixed condition, a small model Concorde and a small decorative jar
Coronation of George IV 1821 35mm diameter in bronze by B.Pistrucci Eimer 1146, BHM 1070, the official Royal Mint issue, Obverse: GEORGIUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F.D. Reverse: George IV enthroned, left, crowned by Victory behind. Before him stand Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia, PROPRIO JAM JURE ANIMO PATERNO, In Exergue: INAUGURATUS DIE. JULII XIX. ANNO MDCCCXXI, GEF in the round red case of issue
Shilling 1869 ESC 1319, Bull 3037, Die Number 11, EF with light hairlines, the reverse nicely toned, a rare date, our archive database shows only six examples sold since 2003, during which time we have sold more examples of 1850, 1851, 1854, 1862 and 1863 Shillings, so based on actual numeral data, under-rated for rarity by the catalogues
North Korea (19) an assortment of medals including Order of the National Flag, First Class (2) GVF and EF, Order of the National Flag, Second Class (2) GVF and NEF, Order of the National Flag, Third Class (2) GVF and NVF, the second toned, Meritorious Labour Service Medal Silvered bronze, bronze gilt and red enamels, VF with some scratches to the reverse, Order of Soldiers Honour, Second Class GVF, Order of Military Service Honour, Third Class GVF, 1973 40th Anniversary of the Fatherland WarVictory VF with some damage to the enamelling, Order of the Red Banner of Three Great Revolutions NVF, Commemorative Order 'Foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea' VF, Order of Korean Labour, Type 2, NEF, Commemorative Order - Capital Construction NEF, Mongolia (2) 1982, 60 Years of the Peoples Army EF with full enamelling, Mongolia 1921 70th Anniversary of the Mongolian People's Revolution in brass with red enamel EF
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