Ireland (3) Halfpenny 1691 Limerick besieged S.6594 Reversed N in HIBERNIA About Fine/Fine a little weak in places on the obverse, not unusual for this issue, HalfcrownGunmoney 1690 May, Small size S.6580B, Timmins TB30SM-1A, Obverse 1, Reverse A VG on an irregularly shaped flan, Shilling 1689 Mar : Large Size S.6581P, Pearled top arch to crown, Timmins TB12J-2C Obverse 2, Reverse C, VG/Near Fine with some pitting, the reverse a little weak at the top
Crowns to Threepences George III to Elizabeth II (313), some World coins, includes Decimal Coinage (over £73 face), Brass Threepences 1967 (32) EF to UNC in a red tube, and an imitation HalfcrownNewark besieged 1646, and an imitation Oxford Crown 1644 a cast copy of good style, includes plenty in silver with some useful pieces, in mixed grades
Triple Unite 1642 Oxford Mint with tall narrow bust, declaration within wavy lines, plumes with bands on obverse only, Spink 2724, Schneider 284, Brooker 830, North 2381 a splendid example of the iconic coin graded and encapsulated by NGC as AU53 rare and desirable thus, comes with a retail ticket price of £65,000 which being the price the current vendor paid some years ago surely makes this lot a bargain at the current estimate. The English Civil War was in progress when this fabulous coin was stuck after Charles raised the Royal Standard in Nottingham on 22nd August 1642 he set up his court in Oxford where this spectacular piece was minted. The war against Cromwell's New Model Army dragged on until 1646 by which time Oxford was besieged with Charles escaping dressed as a servant. Charles joined the Scottish Presbyterian army but nine months later was handed over to the English Parliament after a payment of £100,000 was made. Negotiations between King and Parliament began but descended into intrigue as Charles made a secret deal with the Scots who invaded England in 1648 starting the Second Civil War. Once again Cromwell's New Model Army prevailed with Charles fleeing to Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight. Further negotiations collapsed into disarray with Parliament reducing itself to the so called Rump Parliament which eventually resulted in the trial and execution in January 1649 of Charles I
Shilling 1645 Newark Besieged NEWARKE S.3142, Brooker 1224 Obverse Fine or better and bold, Reverse Fine, 5.87 grammes, comes with Studio Coins ticket '2/IV/2002 £600'
German States - Mainz - 5 Sols Siege Coinage 1793 NVF/F for issue the reverse with some uneven toning and an edge crack, an unusual issue and rarely encountered in any grade
Malta (2) a pair of very collectible George VI portrait issues comprising a World War II period example 1 ShillingPick 16 ND 1943 uniface serial number A/1 528042, uniface in purple blue and lilac on teal and multicolour underprint, EF. Along with a 1 PoundPick 22 Law 1949 (1951) possibly a first series prefix serial number A/1 744381 and a high grade example in a PCGS Currency holder Choice About UNC 58, a Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited print in reddish brown on pale lime green and pale red underprint and watermarked with the allegorical figure of Malta, also features the St. George Cross at left on obverse awarded to the people of Malta for their courage, bravery and involvement in World War II being under constant besiege by Axis forces, serving to "bear witness to the heroism and devotion of its people".
Malta Government 1 PoundPick 20b ND 1940 variety with manuscript "Treasurer" title and signature of E. Cuschieri serial number A/16 032397, in a PMG holder with the superb grade Gem UNC 65 EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality) and Rarely seen in such high grades and a quite attractive World War II period note. Uniface print in brown and violet by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., without imprint, featuring a bust portrait of King George VI facing left. A great survivor of the period from the Siege of Malta (1940-1942) between the defending Allied and attacking Axis forces for control over this highly strategically valued island.
Ireland (2) Halfpenny 1691 Limerick besieged S.6594 GF/VF for type, unevenly toned with a small edge crack. Much of the original Gunmoney coin understike visible including the Sep r and the 89 of the date, this unusual feature always sought after when offered. Halfpenny 1682 Small lettering S.6575, 7.10 grammes, VG the reverse better, with some light surface residue, possibly a contemporary counterfeit
ShillingCharles I 1645 Newark Besieged S.3142 GVF a bold example showing excellent detail, of the Newark type, 5.72 grammes. An exceptional striking from the Civil War period, a little excess flan on three sides of the piece, way better than most examples encountered of this type, many of which have been holed and plugged. This would make a super addition to any collection of Civil War period coinage, or a nicely struck Shilling for the Charles I type collector
World (14) a varied group, includes some more unusual and scarcer items: Colombia - Cartagena Siege Coinage Half Real 1812 KM#D2 Good Fine with date full and bold, France 30 Sols 1820 Aniche Mining Company Token, Reverse: MD 1820 within wreath (Maz.779) GVF and very scarce, Lithuania Six Groszy 1652 Johann Casimir KM#44 VF/GF, a rare one-year type, South AfricaFlorin 1928 VF/GVF, Guatemala Quarter Quetzal 1926 KM#243.1 GVF, Ecuador Decimo 1902 LIMA with JF on reverse KM#50.3 UNC and lustrous, TunisiaOne Franc AH1335 (1916)A Muhammad Al-Nasir KM#238 UNC or near so and lustrous, New GuineaShilling 1935 KM#5 EF, Cyprus Nine Piastres 1901 KM#6 Bold Fine, Ireland Shilling 1930 S.6627 GVF, Greenland25 Ore 1926 (h) HCM GJ with central hole KM#6 Good Fine, Finland One Markka 1874S KM#3.2 Fine, Spain Real 1733 VG, Portugal 60 Reis undated (1683) KM#139 GVF
German States - Mainz - 5 Sols Siege Coinage 1793 NVF/F for issue the reverse with some uneven toning and an edge crack, an unusual issue and rarely encountered in any grade
The Millionaires Collection, modern fantasy replicas of iconic coin rarities through the ages, an 8-coin set comprising 22 carat Gold (6) and .925 Silver issues (2) as follows:- Crown Charles I 1644 Oxford in Rhodium plated gold 4.09 grammes, Penny Coenwulf in gold 4.03 grammes, Pattern 5 Unite Charles I in gold 4.04 grammes, Three Shillings Charles I 1645 Siege coinage, in Rhodium plated gold 4.07 grammes, Spur Ryal James I in gold 4.04 grammes, Testoon Henry VIII in Rhodium plated gold 4.02 grammes, Testoon Henry VIII in silver 14.90 grammes, Double Leopard Edward III in silver 20.21 grammes, Lustrous Prooflike UNC in the London Mint Office box of issue with certificates, along with two unrelated certificates, originally cost in excess of £2000
ShillingCharles IPontefract besieged 1648 , PC above castle, on an octagonal flan S.3148 a bold example EF or near so with only a few small weakly struck areas, an impressive and eye-catching example of this normally poorly executed type, we note other high grade Pontefract pieces have retailed for sums in excess of £13,000 in recent times
Austria Medallic Show Thaler - 1683 Battle of Vienna 45mm diameter in silver, commemorating the Liberation of Vienna from Turkish siege, the defeat of the Turks and the relief of Vienna by Jahann III Sobieki of Poland. Obverse: An imperial double eagle brandishing a sword and sceptre atop a globe showing a map of Vienna. The sun rises above while crescent moon sinks below. Rev: The reverse has an 18 line legend describing how the Polish King John III Sobieski, with 20,000 troops, relieved the Turkish siege of Vienna in 1683 and drove them back to the Raab, and thereby freed Hungary. By leading the decisive Polish cavalry charge himself, Sobieski was acclaimed the hero of Christendom. UNC or near so and attractively toned, Cataloguers note: On researching this piece other examples were noted showing minor varieties in parts of the design, including the number of points around the sun and the date being shown as 1683 rather than MDCLXXXIII as shown here. We were able to find only three other examples all showing these minor differences, one being sold for $1600 hammer price in an internet auction.
Napoleon's Medals, by Andrieu - Two custom fitted trays in a 27cm x 35cm wooden box in a bookform case. The first tray contains 8 medals, lead-filled cliches, - 'Siege of the Bastille' 14 July 1789 (85mm), Arrival of the King at Paris 6 October 1789 (85mm), Passage of the Great St. Bernard Floreal, Year VIII, (1800), Battle of Maringo (1800), Napoleon as Emperor and Napoleon as King (3), the second two large medals 141mm diameter these Napoleon I and Marriage of the Emperor Napoleon to Marie Louise in Paris, all uniface, GEF to UNC, the case in poor condition and missing the lid/front book cover
South Africa 1 ShillingBoer War Siege of Mafeking dated February 1900, series B7173, (PickS651b), one set of staple holes at left, rarely seen in good grade, about EF
France (7), Assignats from FrenchRevolution, 10 livres dated 1791, with Siege de Mayence red hand stamp on reverse, 25 Livres dated 1793, 5 Livres without date (2), 50 Sols (2) dated 1792 and 1793, 15 Sols dated 1793, mixed circulated grades
World War I Medal awarded to 2nd Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery Officer G.H.Cramp, Siege Battery R.G.A. GVF. Died of wounds, Bolougne 18/11/1918, buried Terlincthun Cemetery, Wimille
SudanBritish Administration, Siege of Khartoum 2500 piastres issued 1884, hectograph signature of General "Pasha" Gordon, (PickS109), light toning and a few spots otherwise looks about Uncirculated
The Millionaires Collection an 8-coin set comprising eight different modern replicas of rare and iconic coins from the British series, now all struck in silver:- 5 Guineas Queen Anne, Carlisle Siege Three Shillings, Spur Ryal James I, Elizabeth I Ryal, Crown Edward VI, Gold Penny Coenwulf, Double Leopard Edward III, Testoon Henry VIII, in presentation box with certificates
France Medal Cliches (2) Arrival of the King of France in Paris 1789, 'Le 6 Octobre 1789' 79mm in bronze, NEF and Siege of the Bastille in lead filled bronze 1789 PRISE PAR LES CITOYENS DE LA VILLE DE PARIS Le 14 Juet. 1789 EF both by F.Andrieu
SudanSiege of Khartoum500 piastres 1884, hectograph signature of General "Pasha" Gordon, RESTITUE hand stamp on a linen reverse, large tear into design, Picks106b, light toning on reverse, about UNC
ShillingCharles I 1648 Pontefract besieged, lozenge-shaped with XII to right of castle, dividing PC S.3149 VF with a pleasing grey tone, nicely centred with an even strike for this issue, exhibiting much eye appeal, Very rare and seldom encountered as nice as this, superior to the example in Auction A148 (Lot 1574) which realised £4212 inclusive of buyers premium
Sixpence 1646 Newark besieged S.3146 the 6 of the date blundered and with a break in the left side so as to resemble a 5, weight 2.8 grammes, About VF with some heavier contact marks on the lower part of the obverse and reverse, Very rare, far more so than the Shilling
Farthings, Three small STRIPS of 'Richmond' type farthings each containing a number of uncut coins, with key and dagger mintmarks, maybe others as well. Inverted axes. All with the very rare errorreading 'CARA', thus hitherto considered contemporary forgeries, but the location, stated to be in the well of Scarborough Castle may date them to the 1645 Siege. This provenance certainly appears on the accompanying card, in old hand-written script, the card glued in half, internally with ornate script print and part of the date '191-', suggesting that the card was written about 100 years ago, when the strips were found. The strips were bought in an auction some 30 years ago. They were then in a frame, along with the card. They were recently offered to the Rotunda Museum in Scarborough, but they declined to purchase them as almost identical strips of farthings were already in their possession. These, they said, 'were found in the Castle well during excavations in the 1920s'; hence the same provenance being attached to these They are heavily patinated but with much clear, sharp, detail. Several side edges show circular cut-outs. Dimensions (maximum) - Strip 1: 42mm x 15mm. Strip 2:42mm x 14.5mm.; Strip 3: 33mm x 17.5mm. UNIQUE, and, for several reasons, highly important numismatically.
ShillingCharles I 1648 Pontefract besieged, lozenge-shaped with XII to right of castle, dividing PC S.3149 VF, comes with collectors ticket stating 'weak in parts with some original gilding'
South AfricaEen Pond 1902 Veld-Boer WarSiege Issue KM 11 reeded edge usual adjustment marks at places towards the rim VF, Only 986 pieces are believed to have been struck by PJ Kloppers at Pilgrim's Rest by hand. The issue crude as it is was based on the BritishSovereign, so befits a Sovereign collection as well as a South African Collection
SudanSiege of Khartoum 20 piastres 1884 series No.1798, a manuscript signature of General "Pacha" Gordon, Picks1047a, repaired tear at bottom and some edge damage right side, overall GEF and scarce
Netherlands - Groningen and Ommeland 50 Stuivers 1672 Siege Coinage KM#27.2 Uniface, Klippe, graded AU58 in a large NGC slab, Ex-St. James Auction 16 7/12/2010 Lot 666
South AfricaEen Pond 1902 Veld-Boer WarSiege Issue KM 11 reeded edge and with die "slash" (die fault or nick which shows in left field obverse) usual adjustment marks at places towards the rim and Good EF or better probably about as struck for this emergency issue and with some brilliance, rare thus, Only 986 pieces are believed to have been struck by PJ Kloppers at Pilgrim's Rest by hand. The issue crude as it is was based on the BritishSovereign, so befits a Sovereign collection as well as a South African Collection
Shilling Charles I Siege piece 1648 PontefractS.3150 (In the name of Charles II) VG/Fine struck on an octagonal flan, the centre of the obverse smoothed, very rare, comes with old collectors ticket from July 1965 (£20)
British, Celtic hammered and milled a collection (59) in Gold (3), Silver (29) and base metals (27) Hammered to 20th Century with many useful pieces including Gold Staters (2) Chute and Domino types both VF, a Gold Angel of Henry VII S.2187 Mintmark Pheon GF, GroatHenry VIII Wolsey type VF, Penny William I PAXS type, Shillings (9) including 1651 Commonwealth NVF full and round, Newarksiege piece, reverse worn, Philip and MaryS.2498 Fine, plugged, the milled includes Crowns (4) 1672 Good Fine with obverse flan flaw, 1692 Good Fine, 1819LIX VF, 1893 LVI VF, Three ShillingBank Token 1813 A/UNC, Pennies (2) 1826 Thin Line on saltire EF/NEF, 1841 REG No colon NEF, Halfpenny 1771 EF, most are comprehensively attributed, in mixed grades many scarce or rare, come in a Lindner carrying case in 4 trays
Shilling 1648 Pontefract besieged, with XII dividing PC reverse S3149 Poor/Fair obverse worn smooth, faint details of castle, last digit of date and denomination over C showing reverse
Netherlands - Groningen and Ommeland 50 Stuivers 1672 Siege Coinage KM#27.2 Uniface, Klippe, graded AU58 in a large NGC slab, Ex-St. James Auction 16 7/12/2010 Lot 666
Shillings an impressive collection from Edward VI to Elizabeth II (246) without duplication being by type or date within type (later issues), the hammered containing examples of Ed VI, Phil & M., Eliz I, J I, Chas I, a siege piece and a Commonwealth, the Queen Anne impressive and containing types seldom offered such as 1704 and 3 varieties of the 1705, the George I containing WCC, a Northumberland and the later dates with issues in better grades, a mixed grade lot the collector clearly having concentrated on type rather than grade
SudanSiege of Khartoum 2500 piastres 1884, hectograph signature of General "Pacha" Gordon, series No.695, Restitue over print on reverse, Picks109, UNC
The Millionaires Collection a 15-coin set in gold and rhodium plated gold comprising modern issues each 22mm in diameter and weighing 4.0 grammes Alfred the Great monogrammed Penny, Elizabeth I Pound, James I Spur Ryal, Commonwealth Halfcrown, Henry VIII George Noble, Carlisle Siege Shilling, Henry IIIGold Penny, Cromwell Sixpence, Henry VII Sovereign, Edward VI Crown, Anne Five Guineas, Edward III Gold Leopard, Henry VIII Testoon, Charles I Oxford Crown, Coenwulf Gold Penny FDC in the presentation box of issue with certificates
The Millionaires collection (6) Modern replicas of hammered coins Edward III Double Leopard 38mm diameter in .925 silver, Charles I Oxford Crown 38mm diameter in .925 silver, Henry VIII Testoon 30mm diameter in .925 silver, Carlisle Siege Shilling 32mm diameter in .925 silver, Coenwulf Gold Penny 30mm diameter in .925 silver, Elizabeth I Pound 38mm diameter in .925 Silver Prooflike UNC in the box of issue, Tristan Da Cunha Five Pounds Gold plated Cupro-nickel 2008 UNC in the London Mint box plus a number of late £sd coins coloured and in a London Mint box with certificates
SudanSiege of Khartoum 1000 piastres 1884 printed on army envelope linen with manuscript signature of General "Pacha" Gordon, Picks107a, pencilled number on reverse, slight corner wear otherwise about UNC and scarce
GB Siege piece Shilling 1648 imitation in silver as part of a group of GB and World 19th and 20th Century includes some token issues etc. (over 5 Kilos) in mixed grades
Shilling 1646 Newark Besieged S3143 NEWARK (N2640) sharp and pleasing VF or better nicely toned a few thin scratches reverse hardly detract Ex CNG and with their old ticket at $850 retail, Ex Bareford Lot 523
The Millionaires Collection a 15-coin set in gold and rhodium plated gold comprising modern issues each 22mm in diameter Alfred the Great monogrammed Penny, Elizabeth I Pound, James I Spur Ryal, Commonwealth Halfcrown, Henry VIII George Noble, Carlisle Siege Shilling, Henry IIIGold Penny, Cromwell Sixpence, Henry VII Sovereign, Edward VI Crown, Anne Five Guineas, Edward III Gold Leopard, Henry VIII Testoon, Charles I Oxford Crown, Coenwulf Gold Penny FDC in the presentation box of issue with certificates
Shilling Scarborough besieged considered to be non-contemporary imitation in silver weighing 4.9 grammes Scarborough castle with S and I beneath obverse, the reverse with graffiti 'OBS Scarborough 1645' as alluded to by North 2650 there also appears evidence of 'OB NE' as on Newark pieces of the period, it has been contested that the planchet is an ex-Newark siege piece but this not definitive and bought as seen
World a wide variety with some interesting BritishColonial including Victorian types, GB and European Hammered, Roman, some useful Irish including a Limerick Siege piece others minors to crowns some in better grades (lot)
A collection in an album comprising Twenty Pounds (3), Ten Pounds (5), Five Pounds (8), One Pound (123), Ten Shillings (18), British Armed Forces One Pound (6), Fifty Pence (2), Ten Pence (2), Five Pence (2) all but a small quantity in mint state or near so, British Military Authority One Shilling About Fine , South Africa 10 shilling Mafeking Siege note dated 1900, error with word "Commaning", Pick s654a About Fine with tape residue over a large proportion of the reverse of the note, ProvincialDartmouth General Bank one pound dated 1822 for John Hine and Henry Joseph Holdsworth, Grant957A a few pinholes Near Fine, Postal Orders (44) One Pound (1), Fifty Pence (43) all 1993 or later and with counterfoils, EF-UNC
Earl Howe Victory First June 1794, Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797, Battle of Camperdown 1797, Earl Spencer 1799 and Siege of Acre 1799, all by T Wyon Sr., bronze. EF.
Copies (3) Shilling Charles I Carlisle besieged in the style of S.3138 the obverse crude, 1645 VF, One Shilling and Threepence Scarborough besieged in the style of S.3164 Fair, Crown 1653 Commonwealth Near Fine and with some corrosion, all struck in base metal or low grade silver
Shilling 1645 Charles INewark Besieged NEWARKE normal arched crown S3142 choice EF well struck all round, lovely tone, even some evidence of design from the original silver plate used apparent, by far the finest example we have seen and perhaps the finest known of this type
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