AngelHenry VII type V, with large crook-shaped abbreviation after HENRIC, S.2187, North 1698, the obverse with some minor scuffs on the Angel's feet, 5.21 grammes, EF, the Angel's face well struck, the reverse with a little weakness in the centre, overall a most pleasing example
AngelElizabeth I First type with wire line inner circles S.2513 mintmark Lis, 5.21 grammes, EF struck on a slightly irregularly shaped flan as often encountered, a few minor contact marks and an edge nick by the B of HIB otherwise practically 'as struck' with very little real wear, compares favourably with the Spink plate coin. The First issue with wire line inner circles type a rare and desirable type and seldom offered in any grade. Catalogues at £7500 VF in Spink this considerably superior to VF
Half AngelEdward IV Second Reign (1471-1483) S.2093, North 1630, Schneider 477, mintmark Cross and pellet, pierced sun at end of reverse legend, VF, a full grade better than the example in London Coins Auction A179 (Lot 1342) which realised £1100 hammer price, comes with a certificate of authenticity dated Paris , 27 December 1973, a rare denomination and seldom offered, only the second such example we have offered in 20 years
AngelHenry VII Class V, Large crook-shaped abbreviation after HENRIC, S.2187, North 1698, mintmark Pheon, 5.13 grammes, Fine with some double striking, Ex-Mount, with some scratches to the left of St. Michael
Half AngelEdward IV Second Reign S.2093 mintmark Pierced Cross and pellet in fourth quarter/Pierced Cross with pellet in third quarter, Obverse: Double saltire stops Reverse: Five line ship, saltire stops in legend S.2093, North 1630, Schneider 477, 2.39 grammes, Fine, very scarce
AngelEdward IV Second Reign S.2091 Mintmark Heraldic Cinquefoil, 5.07 grammes, some roughness to the edge at 4 o'clock, Fine with a tiny crack below the shield
AngelHenry VIII First Coinage, h and rose above shield, S.2265 mintmark Portcullis, 5.11 grammes, Fine, the surfaces a little dull, the lettering bold, the Angel's portrait showing good detail
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
AngelHenry VII Obverse with AGLIE legend, with double saltire stops, and Cross Crosslet spear shaft, Reverse with Saltire stops, S.2186, North 1698, Schneider 535, mintmark Cross Crosslet, 5.11 grammes, a little weakness of strike below the angel's wing and correspondingly on the reverse, EF or near so a most attractive piece with excellent detail on the Angel
AngelHenry VIIIS.2265, North 1760, mintmark Castle with pellet before/Castle plain. Obverse as Schneider 558 with Saltire stops, with double Saltire after spear, Reverse with double Saltire stops after CRVCE, SALVA and NOS, this reverse not in Schneider, 5.14 grammes, VF and struck on a slightly uneven flan, the surfaces a little dull
AngelHenry VII Type V. Large Crook-shaped abbreviation after HENRIC S.2187, North 1698, mintmark Pheon, (1505-1509) Obverse: HENRIC ? DI x GRΛ ?x REX x ΛNGL x FR x x, The Reverse PER CRUCE TVΛ NOS XPE RED with double saltire stops, and no stop after RED , the die pairing unlisted by Schneider, 5.18 grammes, Choice EF on a full round flan, evenly struck, with a round countermark to the left of the shield, a superb piece
Half AngelHenry VIII First Coinage S.2266, North 1761, Schneider 566, mintmark Castle 2.60 grammes, VF on a full round flan, a little double striking is evident towards the end of the obverse legend
AngelHenry VIII First Coinage (1509-1526) S.2265 mintmark Portcullis 5.14 grammes Obverse as Schneider 562, Reverse as Schneider 563 Good Fine or better, bold and even on a full round flan, very attractive for the grade and with very attractive overall eye appeal,
AngelElizabeth I Sixth issue S.2531 Mintmark Crescent 5.09 grammes, Good Fine with some old contact marks and thin scratches, a rare issue, Elizabeth I gold pieces always popular and sought after
AngelEdward IVS.2091 mintmark Annulet, the obverse with a small heavier contact mark by the dragon's tail, and a thin obverse surface crack where a tiny hole is visible under magnification, 4.99 grammes Bold Good Fine, struck on a full round flan
AngelHenry VII type V with large crook-shaped abbreviation after HENRIC, S.2187 mintmark Pheon, 5.06 grammes, Fine evenly struck, a collectable example
AngelHenry VIII Third Coinage, Obverse: Henric 8 legend, with annulet by Angel's head, Reverse: Ship with one annulet on it's side S.2300 mintmark Lis, 4.95 grammes, Bold Fine
AngelHenry VIII Third Coinage, Obverse with HENRIC 8 legend, annulet by angel's head and on ship S.2299, mintmark Lis, Reverse with h and rose on top of the shield, Good VF and always a popular type, our archive database shows we have handled far fewer examples of this type than the First Coinage type
AngelHenry VIII First Coinage, Obverse with HENRIC? VIII legend, Reverse with h and Rose on top of the shield S.2265 mintmark Portcullis, Good Fine struck on a full round flan
AngelEdward IV Second Reign S.2091 Mintmark Cinquefoil both sides, as Schneider 467 variety with REDEMPT legend, S.2091, North 1626, 5.07 grammes, VF bold and evenly struck with traces of old gilding, the edge a little bright at the top of the obverse but the surfaces show no obvious signs of mounting
AngelHenry VIII First Coinage S.2265, North 1760, mintmark Portcullis, 5.07 grammes, VF a pleasing and evenly struck example, Ex-London Coins Auction A153 5/6/2016 Lot 1881 hammer price £2200
AngelHenry VII Type V. Large Crook-shaped abbreviation after HENRICVS S.2187 mintmark Pheon, slightly weak on a part of the ship otherwise About VF on a full round flan
AngelElizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2531 mintmark Crescent some small weak areas on the reverse, 5.14 grammes, About VF, Very Rare, only the third example of the Sixth Issue we have offered in the last 15 years
AngelEdward IV Second Reign (1471-1483) Tower Mint, S.2091 mintmark Pierced Cross and Pellet, 5.19 grammes, comes with old ticket stating 'Ex-Seaby late 1980s' Blunt/Whitton type XVIIIb Stewartby p.426, VF or better, a pleasant even coin with plenty of eye appeal
Anglo-Saxon Pale GoldThrymsa, Post-Crondall (c.655-675) Two Emperors type Obv: Bust right, Cross on steps and rune before, Rev: Angel with wings extended above two facing heads (S.767) VF Very Rare
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, third horseman, Group 3a2, S.2775 mintmark Anchor, this strangely formed on the reverse, possibly overstruck (?) Fine or better with some double striking to the obverse
AngelHenry VII type III, Angel with both feet on dragon S.2183 mintmark Escallop, Fine and evenly struck with a light crease causing a small surface flaw by H
Angel Mary class 1 annulet stops mint mark pomegranate reverse Good VF obverse VF with mottled fields and the edge a little ragged at 4 o'clock struck 1553 S2490
AngelRichard III mm Boars Head 2 obv RICΛRD:DI:GRΛ:REX ΛNGL:Z FRΛNC. and with double saltire colon after DI which does not match any of the 4 recorded Schneider 2B types, rev Schneider 488 PER/CR VCE:TVΛM.SΛLVΛ.NOS.XPC:REDE, North 1676, S2151, Coincraft R3AG-015, weight 5.11 grammes, Richard III of recent Leicester car park fame ruled from 1483 to 1485 when he was slain at the battle of Bosworth Field thus becoming the last of the Plantagenet Kings, owing to his short reign all his coins are scarce with the gold being especially rare. The vendor now in his 80s has had this coin in his possession for 15 - 20 years, and was given it as a gift by a night club owner in Liverpool who ran an antique shop as a hobby to enable him to acquire antiques "over the counter", neither the current vendor (who for many years believed the coin was a Sovereign) nor the night club owner were interested in coins and the presumption was it came in over the counter 20 - 40 years ago as part of an antique collection or perhaps contained in an antique piece or furniture. Well struck and pleasing VF without problems or weak areas all design and legend bold and clear.
AngelElizabeth I Sixth Issue mint mark A 1582 - 84 (5.2 grammes) Good Fine- VF with some weaker areas. Reported to have been discovered under tree roots which may explain the wavy uneven flan, and has dirt (probably removable in the legends). S2531
AngelHenry VIIS.2186 Tall thin lettering, mintmark Cross Crosslet (1504-1505) Schneider 535 with Cross Crosslet spear shaft, saltire stops in legends About VF with weakness of strike on the Angel's Head, struck on a full round flan
AngelHenry VIII First Coinage S.2265, Schneider 557 Mintmark Castle VF on a full round flan, the reverse with stop pattern similar to Schneider 556 (last type with mintmark Pheon) Ex-London Coins Auction A142 1/9/2013 Lot 1796 realised £2808
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
AngelEdward IV Second Reign (1471-1483) S.2091 mintmark Pierced Cross Good Fine with some surface marks, doubled struck at the top of the obverse obscuring the head, in a London Mint box with certificate
AngelHenry VII type V with large crook-shaped abbreviation after HENRIC S.2187North 1698 Mintmark Pheon VF or better and pleasing, comes with an old collectors ticket stating 'Ex-Elliott No.5 Sby.14.XII.30 £2.15.0
Half AngelElizabeth I, with E and rose divided by ship's mast, mint mark plain (Greek) cross ELIZABETH DG ANG FR ET HI REGINA obverse, reverse A DNO FACTUM EST ISTVD ET EST MIRA S.2526 VF with some weak areas, a rare denomination seldom offered
AngelHenry VII type V S.2187 Large Crook-shaped abbreviation after HENRIC mintmarks Pheon and Cross Crosslet VF with an X-shaped light scratch in the obverse field
AngelElizabeth I First type with wire line inner circles S.2513 mintmark Lis EF struck on a slightly irregularly shaped flan as often encountered, a few minor contact marks and an edge nick by the B of HIB otherwise practically 'as struck' with very little real wear, compares favourably with the Spink plate coin, Catalogues at £5500 VF in Spink this considerably superior
AngelHenry VIII First Coinage h and Rose above shield, m.m. castle Schneider 558 S.2265North 1760 mintmark Castle 5.2 grammes Good Fine (bought C.J.Martin 14/12/1985 £320)
AngelEdward IV Second Reign London MintS.2091 E and Rose either side of ship's mast. Mintmark Pierced Cross / Pierced Cross with pellet in bottom left corner, About EF with very little actual wear, probably about 'as struck'
AngelEdward IVLondon mint, mint mark pierced cross with pellet in bottom right corner on the obverse/pierced cross with pellet in bottom left corner, E and rose either side ship's mast S2091 VF with a light crease
AngelHenry VII Angel with both feet on the dragon mint mark pansy North 1696 Class III, Coincraft Class 3A H7AG-020, S2183 VF minor evidence of jewellery attachment at four points hardly detract
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