The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
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# 1 - Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos, c. 280-272 BC, young rider galloping righ... »
Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos, c. 280-272 BC, young rider galloping right, monogram to upper left, rev. TARAS naked...
£200
# 2 - NGC Ch VF | Lucania, Velia, AR Diobol, c. 440-400 BC, wreathed head of... »
NGC Ch VF | Lucania, Velia, AR Diobol, c. 440-400 BC, wreathed head of nymph left, rev. owl facing with wings spread, ol...
£350
# 3 - NGC Ch VF | Lucania, Velia, AR Obol, 490/480-465 BC, head of Athena ri... »
NGC Ch VF | Lucania, Velia, AR Obol, 490/480-465 BC, head of Athena right, wearing helmet with no crest, an A to its rear, ...
£300 to £400
# 4 - NGC Ch VF | Lucania, Paestum, AE Semis, c. 90-44 BC, jug, torch and br... »
NGC Ch VF | Lucania, Paestum, AE Semis, c. 90-44 BC, jug, torch and branch, rev. anchor, 2.33g (HN Italy, 1256), very...
£100 to £120
# 5 - Bruttium, Rhegiun, AE 16, after 203 BC, jugate busts of the Dioscuri r... »
Bruttium, Rhegiun, AE 16, after 203 BC, jugate busts of the Dioscuri right, rev. RIGINON, Hermes standing left, wearing...
£180
# 6 - Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC),... »
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis, struck under Antipater, c. 325-...
£400
# 7 - Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC),... »
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Myrina, posthumous issue struck c. 188-170 BC, he...
£180
# 8 - NGC MS | Thrace, Koson, AV Stater, after 54 BC, Roman consul walking l... »
NGC MS | Thrace, Koson, AV Stater, after 54 BC, Roman consul walking left accompanied by lictor either side, KOSON below...
£1,600
# 9 - Thessaly, Larissa, AR Drachm, c. 380-365 BC, head of the nymph Larissa... »
Thessaly, Larissa, AR Drachm, c. 380-365 BC, head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx surmounted by grain...
£450
# 10 - Thessaly, Thessalian League, AR Stater, c. 48/7 BC, Nikolaos and Gorgi... »
Thessaly, Thessalian League, AR Stater, c. 48/7 BC, Nikolaos and Gorgias, Magistrates, Head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath,...
£140
# 11 - Attica, Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c. 454-404 BC, head of Athena right, w... »
Attica, Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c. 454-404 BC, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with olive leaves...
£650
# 12 - Attica, Athens, AR Tetradrachm, 454-404 BC, head of Athena right, wear... »
Attica, Athens, AR Tetradrachm, 454-404 BC, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with olive leaves, <...
£500
# 13 - Attica, Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c. 454-404 BC, head of Athena right, w... »
Attica, Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c. 454-404 BC, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with olive leaves...
£580
# 14 - Argolis, Argos (330-270 BC), AR Triobol, forepart of wolf left, rev. L... »
Argolis, Argos (330-270 BC), AR Triobol, forepart of wolf left, rev. Large A with triskeles below all within shallow inc...
£70
# 15 - Kingdom of Bithynia, Nikomedes III Euergetes (128-94 BC), AR Tetradrac... »
Kingdom of Bithynia, Nikomedes III Euergetes (128-94 BC), AR Tetradrachm, dated BE 203=96-95 BC, diademed head right, rev<P...
£480
# 16 - Seleukid Empire of Syria, Antiochos IV Theos Epiphanes (175-164 BC), A... »
Seleukid Empire of Syria, Antiochos IV Theos Epiphanes (175-164 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Ake-Ptolemaïs, struck c. 167-164, diademe...
£750
# 17 - Persia, Achaemenid Empire, temp. Artaxerxes II - Artaxerxes III (c. 37... »
Persia, Achaemenid Empire, temp. Artaxerxes II - Artaxerxes III (c. 375-340 BC), AV Daric, Great King runnin...
£750
# 18 - Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Heliokles I Dikaios (c. 145-130 BC), AR Tetrad... »
Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Heliokles I Dikaios (c. 145-130 BC), AR Tetradrachm, diademed and draped bust right, rev. BASILE...
£650
# 19 - Indo-Greek Kingdom, Philoxenos (c. 100-95 BC), AR Tetradrachm, BASILEO... »
Indo-Greek Kingdom, Philoxenos (c. 100-95 BC), AR Tetradrachm, BASILEOS ANIKITOY PHILOXENOY, diademed, helmeted, draped and cu...
£150
# 20 - Indo-Greek Kingdom, Philoxenos (c. 100-95 BC), AR Tetradrachm, BASILEO... »
Indo-Greek Kingdom, Philoxenos (c. 100-95 BC), AR Tetradrachm, BASILEOS ANIKHTIOY PHILOXENOY diademed and draped bust right, <...
£400
A COLLECTION OF SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB GOLD PRIZE MEDALS
The Scottish Kennel Club (1881-Present), 9ct Gold Cruciform Prize Medals, 1935, 'Type One' (2), Awarded to 'Black and Tan' Gordon Setter (Dog): Dalnaglar Peer (Reg: KCSB 1358NN), Bred and Owned by Miss Eleanor Christian Sharp, Balmuir, Dundee: 1) Champion, "Glasgow Show" (Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, 27-28 February 1935), THE SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB, 1935, engraving of dog left, rev. GLASGOW SHOW, WON BY ~ MISS E C SHARPE'S [sic] ~ CH. DALNAGLAR PEER", (Hallmarked: [JDD] [9] [.375] [Anchor - Birmingham], [K - 1934]), 6.48g, 12h, three pressed and engraven sheets of yellow and rose gold, as manufactured...
The Scottish Kennel Club (1881-Present), 9ct Gold Prize Medals (5), Awarded to 'Black and Tan' Gordon Setter (Dog): Dalnaglar Pilot (Reg: KCSB 6655), Bred and Owned by Miss Eleanor Christian Sharp, Balmuir, Dundee: Cruciform, Type One (3), 1) 1936: Champion, "Glasgow Show" (Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, 27-28 February 1935), THE SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB, 1936, engraving of dog left, rev. GLASGOW SHOW, WON BY ~ MISS E C SHARP'S [sic] ~ "DALNAGLAR PILOT", (Hallmarked: [JDD] [9] [.375]), 6.48g, 12h, three pressed and engraven sheets of yellow and rose gold, as manufactured; another, 2) 1936: similar, rev. (...
The Scottish Kennel Club (1881-Present), 9ct Gold Prize Medals (2), Awarded to 'Black and Tan' Gordon Setter (Dog): Dalnaglar Baron (Reg: KCSB 243TT), Bred and Owned by Miss Eleanor Christian Sharp, Balmuir, Dundee: Type Two (2), 1) 1938: Champion, "Edinburgh Show", THE SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB, 1938, engraving of dog left, rev. WON BY MISS E. C. SHARP'S ~ "DALNAGLAR BARON" ~ EDINBURGH 1938, (Hallmarked: [AS] [9] [.375] [Edinburgh], [H - 1938], 6.48g, 12h, yellow gold, extremely fine, as struck and engraved; another, 2) 1939: Champion: "Glasgow Show", similar, rev. WON BY MISS E. C. SHARP'S ~ "DAL...
The Scottish Kennel Club (1881-Present), 9ct Gold Prize Medals (2), Awarded to Hunting Labrador Retriever (Dog): Arab of Clava, Owned by Mr R G Sharp, 1940036: 1) THE SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB, 1936, engraving of dog left, rev. WON BY MR. R. G. SHARP'S ~ "ARAB OF CLAVA" ~ (Hallmarked [9] [.375]), 6.99g, 12h, yellow gold, extremely fine, as struck and engraved; another, 2)THE SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB, 1937, engraving of dog left, rev. "GLASGOW SHOW", WON BY MR R. G. SHARP'S ~ "ARAB OF CLAVA" ~ (Hallmarked [JDD] [9] [.375] [ANCHOR] [M]), 7.13g, 12h, similar condition to before (2)Subject to 20% VAT on B...
The Scottish Kennel Club (1881-Present), 9ct Gold Prize Medals (2), Awarded to Hunting Labrador Retriever (Dog): Kip of Clava, Owned by Mr R G Sharp, 1937: 1) THE SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB, 1937, engraving of dog left, rev. WON BY MR. R. G. SHARP'S ~ "KIP OF CLAVA" ~ (Hallmarked [JDD] [9] [.375] [ANCHOR] [N]), 6.93g, 12h, similar condition to previousSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Scotland, Dunbar Golf Club, 9ct Gold Prize Medalet, awarded to Mr or Mrs E G Sharp, c. 1936, plain on reverse, Hallmarked [W&S]), 7.65g, 12h, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
A MAGNIFICENT 'OATH-TAKING' SHILLING
NGC AU55 | *Top Pop* | Early Anglo-Saxon England, 'Post-Crondall' Period, East Anglian Issues, "Trophy" Series, Gold Shilling or Thrymsa, c. 650-670, 'Runic Ring-Bearer' type, double-diademed and radiate bust left, wearing pelleted cuirass, crucific before face, star in annulate trilobe below, rev. Runic legend around double pelleted circle containing Roman trophy with two crosses below, 1.33g, 9h (EMC 1998.0081 [Billockby] = Spink 126, 14 July 1998, lot 586 = Marsden 20 = MEC 8, 14 = GCASE 780 same dies; EMC 2023.0098 [East Bergholt], same dies; SCBI Abramson –; SCBI BM –; Sutherland –; Metca...
A MAGNIFICENT PATTERN CROWN BY NICHOLAS BRIOT
Charles I (1625-1649), Pattern Crown, c. 1628, by Nicholas Briot, Tower, (m.m.) CAROLVS • D: G • MAG • BRITANNIÆ • FRAN • ET • HIB • REX • FIDEI • DEFENSOR, bare-headed cuirassed and draped bust left, wearing falling lace collar, within beaded inner circle, rev. HAVD • VLLI • VETERVM • VIRTVTE • SECVNDVS • King on horseback to left, holding upright sword, ground under horse, and •B• under its raised off fore-foot, no inner circle, [Spink XRF: 91.47% Ag; 5.24% Cu; 27.729g [427.92grns], 6h, m.m. anemone [on obv. only] (cf. Snelling Pl. VI, no. 7 for reverse; Farquhar, PI. XIII, No. 1 same dies;...
Charles I (1625-1649), Group II, Type 2b2, Crown, 1632-1633, Tower (under King), • (m.m.) • CAROLVS • D .' G . MAG .' BRIT .' FRA ET HIB .' REX •:• , smaller horseman left, plume on headdress, sword over right shoulder, no ground line, rev. •(m.m.)• CHRISTO •:• AVSPICE •:• REGNO •:• , oval garnished shield over cross fourchee, diving C-R above, 29.44g [454.33grns], 11h, m.m. harp (Brooker 247; North 2194; S.2757), some softness around the edges, toned, strictly fair / fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Charles I (1625-1649), Group IV, Type 4, Crown, 15 July 1644 - 12 May 1645, Tower (under King), CAROLVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET • HIB .' REX, fourth foreshortened horseman left, sword upright, no ground line, rev. •:• (m.m.) •:• CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO, oval shield with five even 'barrel' garniture, 29.67g [457.9grns], 12h, m.m. (R) over (P) (Wakley 63 = Morrieson 436 = Lingford 120 - Archdeacon Ellison = Cooper 90 = Van Roekel 38; same dies; FRC XXI*/XXXI*; Glendining, 8 November 1978, lot 90 same dies; Hawkins 4; Francis 38; Boismason -; Dr Erik Miller -; Brooker 269; North 219...
Charles I (1625-1649), Group IV, Type 4, Crown, 10 November 1645 - 15 February 1646, Tower (under King), CAROLVS • D.' G.' MAG.' BRI.' FRA.' ET • HIB.' REX, fourth foreshortened horseman left, sword upright, no ground line, rev. •:•• (m.m.) •:• CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO, the G double-entered, oval shield with five even 'barrel' garniture, 29.92g [461.74grns], 7h, m.m. sun (Hawkins 4; Francis 4; FRC XXIV/XXXVII [Sale, lot 96]; Brooker 272; North 2198; S.2761), some small flan flaws present and softness to higher details, otherwise strictly very fineProvenanceTimeLine Auctions, 9 March 2024, lot...
Charles I (1625-1649), Briot's First Milled Issue, Halfcrown, 1631-1632, Tower (under King), (m.m.) • CAROLVS • D : G : MAGN • BRITAN • FRAN • ET • HIB • REX, foreshortened fourth horseman King trotting left, sword upright, rev. (m.m.) • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO • oval garnished shield, 14.80g [228.4grns], 6h, m.m. flower and B / B (Brooker 715; Bull 468; North 2299; S.2853), toned, very fine, scarceSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Charles I (1625-1649), Group F, Type 4.3, Shilling, 1638-1639, Tower (under King), (m.m.) CAROLVS • D : G : M : BR : FR ' ET . HI .' REX, bust 5 with single arched crown, stops by m.m., rev. (m.m.) • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO •, square-topped shield over cross moline, 6.06g [93.5grns], 5h, m.m. anchor [fluke to right] (Sharp F5/1; Brooker 525-529; Francis 4b; Hawkins 4; North 2230; S.2797), scratches across portrait with slight peripheral wear, toned with indigo hues, struck details very fineProvenancePaul Dawson, by private treaty - £155 [with his ticket] Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Prem...
Charles I (1625-1649), Briot's First Milled Issue, Sixpence, 1632, (m.m.) CAROLVS • D : G • MAGN • BRITANN • FR • ET • HIB • REX •, crowned and draped bust left, value flanked by stops behind, rev. CHRISTO • AVSPICE REGNO, square-topped shield over long cross fleury, edge plain, 2.991g [46.18grns], 4h, m.m. B [and daisy on obv. only] (Brooker 719, same dies; North 2301; S.2855), lightly, but uniformly rubbed and toned, with handsome iridescent flaring in recesses and no unsightly adjustment marks, a pleasing very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms...
A NEWLY DISCOVERED GOLD SHILLING OF KING EADBALD
Anglo-Saxon England, Kent, Eadbald (616-640), Gold Shilling (78% AV), 'Substantive Gold' Phase, struck AD 620-635, London, Tirubassoenus [?], AVDVA[RLD RE]GES, the S inverted, diademed and draped bust right, 6/2 pellets on mantle, cross-on-globe before, rev. + TIRVVBAZZOEHVS commencing at 6 o'clock, B inverted and retrograde, the S retrograde, crucifix on globe within beaded circle, 1.286g, 7h (cf. Sutherland 77–78 var. same obverse die; A&W Type VI.T.i.; SCBI 63 [British Museum], 10 same dies; GCASE, p. 64, no. 430 same dies; EMC 2023.0499 this coin; North 29; S.758), a large scuff on King's...
A SPECTACULAR 'IVDAEA' AUREUS OF TARRACO
NGC XF | Roman Empire, Vespasian (AD 69-79), "Judaea Capta" Commemorative AV Aureus, struck circa 21 December AD 69 - Early AD 70, Tarraco (Hispania) Mint, IMP . CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head "of Vitellius" right, rev. Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning, head resting upon right hand, a trophy of arms behind, IVDAEA in exergue, 7.37g, 6h (Cohen [1857], no. 107; F W Madden [1864], p. 183, Chapter VIII, no. 1; Hendin ????; Calicó -; Thomas Thomas [1844], 1055 = Lord Holmesdale [1850], 690 = Edward Wigan [1864] = "Roman Gold Coins", Numismatic Chronicle [1864/65], p. 27, no. 38 =...
AN EXCESSIVELY RARE ELIZABETHAN FINE SOVEREIGN
(x) NGC MS61 | Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second 'Restoration' Coinage, Sixth Issue [Fine Gold], Double Rose Noble or 'Fine Sovereign' [of 30-Shillings], (Pyx Period: 14 February 1585 - 30 May 1587), Tower, ELIZABETH • D .' G .' ANG .' | FRA .' ET • HIB •' REGINA • (m.m.) • Queen seated on ornamented throne with very fine latice work and pellet backing, holding orb and sceptre, flanked by pillars decorated with annulets and double pellets, Portcullis below atop ornate tressure through which it and only her crown breaks, rev. (m.m.) A • DNO .' FACTV .' EST • ISTVD ET • EST • MIRAB .' IN • OCVLIS...
NGC UNC | Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth Issue, 'Crown Gold', Half-Sovereign, 1592-1594, ELIZAB D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA, crowned and ornately-decorated bust left, rev. crowned square-topped shield dividing cypher, 5.59g, 9h, m.m. tun (Schneider I, 808-809; North 2009; S.2535), faint traces of smoothing before mouth and with some brightness to fields, otherwise residually lustrous and boldly struck especially to finest details of key devices, near extremely fine, rare thus, in NGC holder, erroneously graded UNC Details ~ Plugged (Cert.#8220504-001)Provenance"The Older Collection" (Isle of Man...
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Seventh Issue, Crown, 1601, Tower, ELIZABETH : D : G : ANG : FRA : ET : HIBER : REGINA : 1 : crowned half-length bust left, wearing decorated dress and wide ruff, holding orb and sceptre to G, rev. : 1 : POSVI : DEVM : AD IVTORE M : MEVM : square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 29.26g, 2h, m.m. 1 (North 2012; S.2582), on an irregular flan with small flan splits to edge, toned, but struck largely uniform, a most wholesome and pleasing very fine, scarcely found so presentableSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditi...
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Mestrelle's Milled Issues, Sixpence, 1562, Tower (Upper House), large crowned and draped bust left, wearing elaborately-decorated bodice, small rose behind, rev. narrow square-topped shield over long cross double-fourchée, edge plain, 3.134g [48.34grns], 7h (Borden & Brown 25 [O11/R9]; North 2027; S.2596), historic scuff across mouth and nose, otherwise richly cabinet toned with some patchy retoned iridescence, a pleasing and wholesome example, really well-balanced for issue, a bolder very fineProvenanceSeaby, by private treaty, 1964 - EF - £8.0.0 [with this ticket]Su...
James I (1603-1625), Third Coinage, Halfcrown, 1624 - 1625, Tower, (m.m.) IACOBVS D : G : MAG : BRI : FR : ET : HIB : REX, King on horseback right, ground line below, rev. (m.m.) QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET, square-topped and garnished shield, 14.83g [228.9grns], 2h, m.m. trefoil (cf. Lockett 3342; North 2122; S.2666), worn edges, with softness of detail at the higher points of devices, otherwise toned, a bolder fineProvenancePaul Dawson, by private treaty - £330 [with his ticket] Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Jacobean Silver Coins (2) | James I (1603-1625), Second Issue, Shilling, 1605-1606, Tower • IACOBVS • D • G • MAG • BRIT • FRA • ET • HIB • REX •, third bust right, with square beard, rev. QVAE • DEVS • CONIVNXIT • NEMO • SEPARET, square-topped shield, 5.88g, 2h, m.m. rose (North 2099; S.2654), flattened portrait, scratched on the obverse, dark spot in front of eye, otherwise handsomely toned, especially on the reverse, legends boldly struck, near very fine; Second Coinage, Sixpence, 1605, third bust, square-cut beard, 2.80g, 1h, m.m. rose (North 2102; S.2657), portrait largely flattened, unev...
Charles I (1625-1649), Group A, Class II, Unite, 7 July 1625 - 29 June 1626, Tower (under King), · (m.m) CAROLVS D .' G .' MAG .' BR .' FR .' ET HI .' REX, double-arched first-crowned 'Coronation' bust 1 left, wearing ruff, value behind, rev. (m.m.) FLORENT • CONCORDIA • REGNA •, E over R[?], pellet stops, crowned square-topped shield with elaborate garnishing, bird headed harp with six strings, 8.83g [136.27grns], 5h, m.m. lys (Schneider II, 112-115; Brooker 22-25; North 2146; S.2685), flattened portrait, clipped edges, some wear throughout but otherwise very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s...
Charles I (1625-1649), Group B, Class Ia, Unite, 27 April 1627 - 3 July 1628, Tower (under King), (m.m.) CAROLVS • D : G ' MAG .' BR .' FR .' ET • HIB .' REX, second crowned bust left, wearing picardil, value behind, rev. FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA (m.m.), no stops, crowned and garnished square-topped shield, 9.14g, 3h, m.m. castle (Brooker 41; Schneider II, 123; North 2148a; S.2687), slightly warped flan, some scuffs and scratches, as to be expected of a metal detecting find, otherwise a most handsome portrait and with much eye appeal, good very fineProvenanceFound at Chailey (East Sussex)~ Reco...
(x) PCGS AU55 | Charles I (1625-1649), Group B, Unite, 4 July 1628 - 26 June 1629, Tower (under King), [Sir Robert Harley, Master], CAROLVS D .' G .' MAG : BR • FR • ET HI : REX •, crowned and armoured second elongated bust, wearing ruff, value behind, rev. FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA (m.m.), no stops, square-topped and lightly garnished shield, 9.01g [139.05grns], 8h, m.m. anchor [rounded flukes / straight flukes on rev. and over castle] (cf. Brooker 50; Schneider II, 124; North 2148; S.2688), small chip to legend at 6 o'clock and die flaw in front of portrait, occasional softness, yet toned with...
Charles I (1625-1649), Group C, Class IIa, 'Fine Work' Unite, 1630-1631, Tower (under King), CAROLVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRIT .' FR .' ET • HIB .' REX •, wire line inner circle within beaded circle both sides, crowned draped bust 3a left, wearing ruff, value behind, rev. • FLORENT • CONCORDIA • REGNA • (m.m.) •, crowned oval quartered coat of arms, pellets in field, C-R flanking either side, six strings to Irish harp, raised die flaw after legend, 8.94g [137.9grns], 1h, m.m. plume (cf. Brooker 68; cf. Schneider II, 137; cf. Slaney II, 302; North 2150; S.2690), small edge bruise on obverse at 7...
(x) PCGS AU50 | Charles I (1625-1649), Group D, Unite, 1632-1633, Tower (under King), (m.m.) • CAROLVS D .' G .' MAG .' BR .' FR .' ET HI .' REX, fourth crowned, draped and cuirassed bust left, with falling lace collar, value behind, rev. FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA, crowned oval shield dividing crowned C-R, m.m. harp (North 2152; Brooker, 82 different dies; Schneider II, 146 same reverse die; S.2691), on a full round flan, residually lustrous with beautiful fiery-red cabinet toning, very fine and well-above average for type, in PCGS holder, graded AU50 (Cert. #45081972)https://www.pcgs.com/cert/4...
AN IMPORTANT PATTERN THIRD GUINEA OF 1776
George III (1760-1820), Pattern Proof Third-Guinea, 1776, by Richard Yeo, GEORGIVS • III • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate head right, rev. MAG • BRI • FR • ET • HIB • REX • 1776, crowned lion standing left on crown, edge plain, 2.86g, 12h (Montagu 552; Selig 1154; W&R 137 [R3]; EGC 884 [R2]), brilliant uncirculated, a wonderful example of this very scarce Pattern struck in the Year of American Independence!Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
George III (1760-1820), Third-Guinea, 1797, Type 1, first laureate head right, rev. crown, date in legend, edge obliquely milled, 12h (MCE 449; EGC I, 867; S.3738), small depression in hair, otherwise residually lustrous, a bolder very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(g) NGC MS62 | George III (1760-1820), Third-Guinea, 1810, Type 2, second laureate head right, rev. crown and date, edge obliquely milled, 2.89g, 12h (MCE 460; Schneider II, 626; EGC I, 879; Selig 1077; S.3740), softly struck on hair, otherwise lustrous and choice, a most pleasing extremely fine for issue, in NGC holder, graded MS62 (Cert. #8220511-005)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220511-005/62/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC AU58 | George III (1760-1820), Quarter-Guinea, 1762, laureate head right, rev. crowned garnished shield, edge obliquely milled, 2.09g, 7h (MCE 463; Schneider II, 627; EGC I, 886; Selig 1079-1080; Stratos 25-26; S.3741), lustrous, a pleasingly good very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #8220511-006)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220511-006/58/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) NGC MS61 | George III (1760-1820), Emergency Issues (1797-1799), Oval-Countermark Dollar (8-Reales), 1794-FM, Mexico City, laureate and draped bust of Charles IIII right, oval countermark of George III in centre, rev. crowned square-topped shield dividing pillars, security edge, 26.90g, 12h (ESC 129; Bull 1852; S.3765A), host coin with a touch of softness to hair, yet toned and lustrous, a well-centred and pleasingly struck countermark, nearing extremely fine, in NGC holder, gradd MS61 (Cert. #6767996-009)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767996-009/61/Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price i...
(x) NGC MS62 | George III (1760-1820), Bank of England, Dollar, 1804, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, leaf to upright of E in DEI, rev. Britannia seated with crowned, oval band, plain edge, 26.78g, 11h (ESC 144; Bull 1925; S.3768), touch of softness to Britannia, otherwise the hair pleasing, richly toned and with brilliance to the fields, pleasing extremely fine, in NGC holder, very strictly graded MS62 (Cert. #6767996-010)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767996-010/62/Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
NGC PF64 BN | George III (1760-1820), Fourth Coinage, Copper Proof Penny, 1806, Late Soho, draped and laureate bust right, brooch with ten jewels, K on truncation, rev. Britannia seated left, no gunports to ship, centre engrailed edge, 18.67g, 12h (BMC [Peck] 1329; S.3780), light and superficial hairlining within the fields, nonetheless brilliant to uniformly light brown surfaces, uncirculated, in NGC holder, graded PF64 (Cert. #8220810-001)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220810-001/64/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC PF65 BN | George III (1760-1820), Fourth Coinage, Copper Proof Halfpenny, 1806, Late Soho, laureate and draped bust right, K . on shoulder, small top brooch jewel, rev. Britannia seated left, line under SOHO, centre engrailed edge, 9.28g, 12h (BMC [Peck] 1371; S.3781), some very minor and superficial hairlines to the fields, otherwise with a glass-like brilliance to light brown surfaces, uncirculated, in NGC holder, graded PF65 BN (Cert. #8220810-002)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220810-002/65/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Condition...
NGC PF64 BN | George III (1760-1820), Fourth Coinage, Copper Proof Farthing, 1806, Late Soho, laureate and draped bust right, K . incuse on shoulder, rev. Britannia seated left, leaves detached from branch, centre engrailed edge, 4.64g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 1391; S.3782), with a glossy brilliance within the fields to uniformly light chocolate-brown surfaces, uncirculated, in NGC holder, graded PF64 BN (Cert. #8220810-003)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220810-003/64/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(g) NGC AU58 | George III (1760-1820), 'New Coinage', Sovereign, 1817, laureate head right, rev. St George and Dragon within Garter, edge milled, 7.99g, 6h (Marsh 1; MCE 464; EGC 895; Stratos 114; S.3785), lustrous with a few faint hairlines, a pleasing extremely fine, the ever-popular first year of issue, in NGC holder, conservatively graded AU58 (Cert. #5878655-006)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5878655-006/58/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(g) NGC AU58 | George III (1760-1820), 'New Coinage', Sovereign, 1817, laureate head right, rev. St George and Dragon within Garter, edge milled, 7.99g, 6h (Marsh 1; MCE 464; S.3785), a small scuff to reverse rim, otherwise lustrous and original, a really pleasingly good very fine, an extremely sought after seminal date of issue in choicer grades, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #8220511-014)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220511-014/58/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(g) George III (1760-1820), 'New Coinage', Sovereign, 1817, laureate head right, rev. St George and Dragon within Garter, edge milled, 6h (Marsh 1; MCE 464; S.3785), lightly cleaned, otherwise lustrous, almost extremely fine, the ever-popular first year of issueSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(g) George III (1760-1820), 'New Coinage', Sovereign, 1820, Large Date, ‘Open 2’, laureate head right, rev. St George and Dragon within Garter, edge milled, 5h (Marsh 4; MCE 466; S.3785C), lightly cleaned, otherwise lustrous, about extremely fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF CAROLEAN TRIPLE UNITES
Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist Oxford, Three Pound Piece or Triple-Unite, 3 January - 24 March 1642, New Inn Hall, (p.m.) CAROLVS : D : G : MAG : BRIT : FRAN : ET : HI : REX, small crowned and armoured 'Shrewsbury' bust left, holding long sword and olive branch, plume with band behind, rev. : EXVRGAT : DEVS : DISSIPENTVR : INIMICI : : • : RELIG : PROT | LEG : ANG | LIBER : PAR in three-lined wavy scroll, three even plumes with bands and III above, 1642 below, 26.99g, 2h, p.m. plume (Rud. XIII, 9; Nelson II/I [BNJ, 1915], and Pl. III, nos. 3/1 same dies [albeit the combinati...
(x) PCGS AU53 | Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist Oxford, Three Pound Piece of Triple-Unite, 1643, New Inn Hall, (p.m) CAROLVS • D : G • MAGN : BRIT : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX • :, crowned tall and larger fine style bust without scarf left, holding long sword and olive branch, plume without band behind, rev. EXVRGAT : DEVS : DISSIPENTVR : INIMICI • : •, RELIG : PROT | LEG : ANG | LIBER : PAR in three-lined wavy continuous scroll, three even plumes bands and • III • above, 1643 below, 26.64g, p.m plume (B-J VI/S9; Schneider II, 296 same dies; Brooker 838A same dies; North 2834;...
Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist Oxford, "Declaration" Pound of 20-Shillings, 1642, New Hall Inn, CAROLVS : D : G : MAGNI : BRITANI : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX, King on horseback riding left, sash flies behind, holding sword that touches inner circle, Oxford plume behind, no housing or headdress, grassy ground line below, rev. •:•:• EXVRGAT : DEVS : DISSIPENTVR : INIMICI, RELIG • PROT • LEG | ANG • LIBER • PAR, in two lines in central tablet, three plumes and • XX • above, 1642 below, 117.25g [1809.44grns], 11h, m.m. plume/seven pellets (Morrieson B-2; Brooker 860; North 2398; S.2...
Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist Oxford, "Declaration" Pound of 20-Shillings, 1642, New Hall Inn, (i.m.) CAROLVS : D : G : MAGNI : BRITANI : FRANC : ET : HIBER : REX : 118.82g, 6h, i.m. plume (Morr. C-2; Brooker 861 same dies; North 2399; S.2939), usual flawing before King's sword and through D of DEVS, bruising to rims and with typical stress-marks in fields and by 4 of date, lightly cleaned, otherwise fine / very fine, an iconic issue of the English Civil WarSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist Oxford, "Declaration" Half-Pound of 10-Shillings, 1642, New Hall Inn, (m.m.) CAROLVS : D : G : MAGN : BRIT : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX ·, King on horseback left, trampled arms below, plume behind, rev. EXVRGAT : DEVS : DISSIPENTVR : INIMICI ·:·:· RELIG: PR[OT:] LEG | ANG· LIB[ER:] PAR in two lines, three even Oxford plumes and X above, 1642 below, 60.09g [927.33grns], 1h, m.m. plume / seven pellets (Morr. A-2; Brooker 867 same obverse die; North 2404; S.2945), weakly struck in the centre, edge knock at the bottom, toned, almost very fine, an immens...
Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist York, Threepence, 1643-1544, Type 1, crowned bust left, value behind, rev. square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, EBOR above, 1.39g, 10h, m.m. lion (Brooker 1103 same dies; North 2323; S.2877), slightly off struck, handsomely toned, possibly straightened out, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist Bristol, "Declaration" Shilling, 1645, • CAROLVS • D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET • HI : REX, larger crowned "Bristol" bust left, wearing falling lace collar, no plume before, larger mark of value behind, rev. (BR) • EXVRGAT • [DE]VS • DISSIPENTVR • INIMICI • || REL : PROT : | LEG : ANG : | LIB : PAR : | three even Bristol plumes over Declaration, 1645 below, [Spink XRF: 95.64% Ag], 5.965g [92.05grns], 5h, m.m. single pellet / Br monogram (Dr Hulett XIX, 48 same dies; Morr. C-1; Brooker 1000 var.; North 2498 var.; S.3018 var.), some superficial mar...
Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Siege of Newark, Shilling, 1645, taller crown with pearls and jewels on band, dividing cypher, rev. OBS: NEWARK 1645 in three lines, 5.667g [87.46grns], 12h (Hird 250 same dies; Brooker -; North 2640; S.3143), a trace off-struck, with shadows of undertype present on reverse, light scratches in antiquity, otherwise toned with handsome residual iridescence, almost very fine, an iconic and popular Civil War issuesSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Siege of Newark, Shilling, 1645, taller crown with pearls and jewels on band, dividing cypher, rev. OBS: NEWARK 1645 in three lines, 5.05g [77.93grns], 12h (Hird 255-259; Brooker 1225; North 2640; S.3143), a slightly off centre striking, otherwise bold details, lightly toned, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS62 | Commonwealth (1649-1660), Gold Unite, 1653, Tower, (i.m.) • THE • COMMONWEALTH • OF • ENGLAND · shield of England within palm and laurel wreath, rev. • GOD • WITH • VS • 1653, conjoined shields of England and Ireland; • XX • above, 9.05g, 5h, i.m. sun [on obv. only] (Schneider II, 341; North 2715; S.3208), minor peripheral striking softness on a richly toned and handsomely lustrous and original flan, extremely fine or very near so, in NGC 'Dr Tan' holder, justifiably graded MS62 (Cert. #2680899-001)ProvenanceDr. Patrick H C Tan, CNG TritonD F Alder, CNR XXXIX.2, Summer 2014], no. 9...
NGC AU55 | Commonwealth (1649-1660), Crown, 1656 over 6 over 4, Tower, (m.m.) • THE • COMMONWEALTH • OF • ENGLAND •, shield of England within palm and laurel wreath, rev. • GOD • WITH • VS •, conjoined shields of England and Ireland, 29.59g, 3h, m.m. sun [on obverse only] (ESC 8; Bull 11 [R2]; North 2721; S.3214), slightly chipped in places, and knocked at the edges, small cracks at 6 o'clock on the reverse, very rare, otherwise nicely toned, very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU55 (Cert. #8220505-001)https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/8220505-001/55/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For mo...
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Shilling, 1652, Tower, • THE • COMMON•WEALTH • OF • ENGLAND • [sic], shield of England within palm and laurel wreath, rev. • 1652 • GOD • WITH • VS, conjoined shields of England and Ireland, standardised • XII • above, 5.90g [91.1grns], 4h, m.m. sun (Bull 105 [R2]; ESC 986C; North 2724; S.3217), some small knocks to the edges, and wear to parts of devices, otherwise toned, well centered, a bolder fineProvenanceDavid Seaman, by private treaty - £475Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Shilling, 1655, Tower, shield of England within palm and laurel wreath, rev. conjoined shields of England and Ireland, mark of value above, 5.69g, 11h, m.m. sun (ESC 993 [R2]; Bull 145; North 2724; S.3217), flan slightly crimped, some softness, otherwise bold and with darkened surfaces, a bold very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Sixpence, 1649, Tower, shield of England within palm and laurel wreath, rev. conjoined shields of England and Ireland, mark of value above, 2.93g, 8h, m.m. sun (ESC 1483; Bull 178; North 2726; S.3219), clipped edges, some wear to the legends, toned with technicolour hues peeking through, very fine, the rare and popular seminal year of issueSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
AN IMPRESSIVE PIECE OF ANGLO-SAXON METALWORK
Early Anglo Saxon (c. 600-670), Gold and Garnet Cloisonné Panel, trapezoidal form, set with thirteen remaining garnets, foil beneath, arranged in arrow and stepped shaped cells, a band of rectangles at the wider end, all fixed with gold sheet back plate, 2.61g, length: 21.3mm, width: 14.6mm, thickness: 3mm (PAS: NLM-1A8B56 [this object]; cf. PAS: SWYOR-73AF38 (2012T890) and YORYM214 (1998T63), for other arrow-shaped cells; cf. BM 1939,1010.10 and 1939,1010.2.a-l [Sutton Hoo, Mound 1]; BM 1859,0512.1 ['Wilton Cross']; BM .1145.'70; BM .1140.'70; BM .1139.'70), a small piece of the gold has chip...
ANCIENT COINS: BYZANTINE EMPIRE
Uncertain Germanic Issues, imitating Roman Empire, Zeno, second reign (476-491), possible Gothic imitation, AV Tremissis, Constantinople, D N ZENO PERP AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. VICTORVOP CVSTORYN (legend retrograde, with garbled letters), Victory advancing rght, holding globus cruciger and wreath, star to right field, CONOB in exergue, 1.41g (RIC 914 for prototype), crimped, wavy, fineProvenanceThe Collection of Prince Raoul Bibica-RosettiSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Justinian I, 'the Great' (527-565), AV Solidus, Constantinople, 5th Officina, struck 542-565, D N IVSTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, wearing pendilia, with globus cruciger in right hand, shield decorated with horseman motif in left, rev. VICTORIA AVGGG E, angel standing facing, with grounded staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in outstretched left, star in right field, CONOB in exergue, 4.46g (SB 140), slightly granular surfaces, good fineProvenanceThe Collection of Prince Raoul Bibica-RosettiSubj...
Byzantine Empire, Justinian I, 'the Great' (527-565), AV Solidus, Constantinople, 6th Officina, struck c. 542-565, D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield, rev. VICTORIA AVGGG S, angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger, star to right field CONOB in exergue, 4.53g (DOC 9f; MIBE 7; SB 140), slightly bent flan, otherwise good fine to very fineProvenanceThe Collection of Prince Raoul Bibica-RosettiSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buy...
Byzantine Empire, Justinian I, 'the Great' (527-565), AE Follis, Nicomedia, dated year 17 = AD 543/4, D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand, cross to right field, rev. giant M, ANNO/XVII to sides, christogram above, B below, NIKO in exergue, 20.43g (SB 201), detailed, good very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Maurice (582-602), AV Solidus, 9th Officina, struck 583/4-602, D N mAVRC TIb P P AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, rev. VICTORIA AVGG TH, angel standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by staurogram in right hand, globus cruciger in left, CONOB in exergue, 4.53g (DOC 5i; MIBE 6; SB 478), very fineProvenanceThe Collection of Prince Raoul Bibica-RosettiSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Maurice (582-602), AV Tremissis, Constantinople, diademed and draped bust right, rev. VICTORI MAVRI AVI, cross potent, 1.41g (DOC 14; MIBE 20; SB 488), slight tooling to reverse, otherwise, residually lustrous, fine to good fineProvenanceThe Collection of Prince Raoul Bibica-RosettiSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Phocas (602-610), AV Solidus, Constantinople, 5th Officina, struck 609-610, D N FOKAS PERP AVI, draped and crowned bust facing, holding globus cruciger in right hand, rev. VICTORIA AVG U E, Victoria standing facing, holding staurogram and globus cruciger, CONOB in exergue, 4.53g (DOC 10e; MIBE 9; SB 620), slight deposits, otherwise near very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS | Byzantine Empire, Phocas (602-610), AV Solidus, Constantinople, DN FOCAS PERP AVG, draped and cuirassed bust facing, wearing crown without pendilia and holding globus cruciger, rev. VICTORIA AVGG TH, angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger, CONOB in exergue, 4.50g (SB 620), very well-preserved with great detail to portrait, some slight deposits but otherwise about extremely fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Mint State (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-001]ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject...
Byzantine Empire, Heraclius with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas (610-641), AV Solidus, Constantinople, dated Year 10 (636/7), Heraclonas, Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each holding globus cruciger, all but Heraclonas crowned, cross to upper left, rev. cross potent set on three steps, monogram to left, I (date) to right, CONOB in exergue, 4.32g (MIB 42; DOC 36g; SB 761), grafitti to reverse, residually lustrous, good fine to very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Te...
NGC MS | Byzantine Empire, Constantine IV 'Pogonatus' with Heraclius and Tiberius (668-685) AV Solidus, D N CONSTANTINVS P P, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield, rev. VICOTRIA AVG D, cross potent upon three steps, flanked by Heraclius and Tiberius, each holding globus cruciger, CONOB in exergue, 4.53g (SB 1153; DOC 6d; MIB 5c), some scratches, but with a lovely portrait, full of detail, good very fine to extremely fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Mint State (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-002]ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of R...
Byzantine Empire, Constantine VII and Romanus II (913-959), AV Solidus, nimbate Christ holding book of gospels, rev. Constantine standing to the left, facing, wearing loros and crown, and Romanus, standing to the right, facing, wearing chalmys and crown, holding patriachal cross with globular terminus between them, 4.14g (SB 1751), grafitto, good fine to very fineProvenanceThe Collection of Prince Raoul Bibica-RosettiSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Anonymous, AE Follis, attributed to John I Tsimisces, c. 969-976, bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger with two pellets in arms of cross, tunic and himation, raising right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels with central pellets, IC-XC across fields, rev. IhSUS/XRISTUS/bASILEU/bASILE in four lines, quatrefoil above and below, 7.39g (DOC III.2 A2, 22; SB 1793 this coin in 1974 edition), good very fine or betterProvenanceThe Major Hamish and Mrs Ann Orr-Ewing Collection of Roman CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view T...
Empire of Nicaea, John III Ducas (Vatatzes) (1222-1254), AV Hyperpyron, Magnesia, struck c. 1232-1254, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, sigla, rev. crowned facing figure of John, wearing loros, holding labarum and akakia, being crowned by the Theotokos, standing facing to right, 3.09g (SB 2073), pierced, good to fineProvenanceThe Collection of Prince Raoul Bibica-RosettiSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, a Selection of Bronze (5): Justinian I, 'the Great' (527-565) (2): i) Follis, Theoupolis (Antioch), 533-537, D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed busts right, rev. large M, stars across fields, cross above, G below, +THEUPH+ in exergue, 14.95g (SB 216; DOC 210c; MIB 126), light patina, very fine to good very fine; ii) 10 Nummi, Rome or Ravenna, c. 547-549, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield, rev. large I, star to left and right fields, all within wreath, 5.54g (MIBE 228; DOC 331; SB 308), porous, fine; iii) Basil I...
Byzantine Empire, a Selection of Bronze (7): i) Maurice, Half-Follis, 5.15g; ii) Phocas, with Leontia, Follis, Antioch, 10.00g; iii) Leo VI, Follis, 6.39g (SB 1729); iv) Heraclius, year 1(?) 5.19g; 3 other fractionals (3): v) Theophilus (?), 3.53g; vi) Justin, 2.54g; vii) countermarked AE, 2.33g, ranging from very fine to good very fine (7).ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
ANCIENT COINS: GREECE AND THE HELLENISTIC WORLD
Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos, c. 280-272 BC, young rider galloping right, monogram to upper left, rev. TARAS naked youth, holding spear, shield and cornucopiae, riding dolphin left, 6.25g (HN Italy 1008; Vlasto 750), slight die-wear, residually lustrous, about good very fineProvenanceSolidus Numismatik, Auktion 98, lot 1026Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC Ch VF | Lucania, Velia, AR Diobol, c. 440-400 BC, wreathed head of nymph left, rev. owl facing with wings spread, olive sprig to lower left, 1.19g (SNG ANS 1275; SNG Munich 848; Williams 614-617), struck slightly off-centre but detailed, very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very Fine (Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. #6945816-001]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC Ch VF | Lucania, Velia, AR Obol, 490/480-465 BC, head of Athena right, wearing helmet with no crest, an A to its rear, rev. incuse quadripartite, VE in upper section, 0.60g (Williams 84, 600; Sallusto 1066; Mangieri 12; Ebner PdP 1978, p. 72, fig. 5c), exceedingly rare transitional issue of the archaic period, obverse struck in high relief with a detailed reverse, very fine to good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very Fine (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. #6945816-002]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions fo...
NGC Ch VF | Lucania, Paestum, AE Semis, c. 90-44 BC, jug, torch and branch, rev. anchor, 2.33g (HN Italy, 1256), very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very Fine (Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #6945816-003]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Bruttium, Rhegiun, AE 16, after 203 BC, jugate busts of the Dioscuri right, rev. RIGINON, Hermes standing left, wearing petasus, holding branch in right hand, caduceus in left, IIII above cornucopiae in left field, 2.79g (SNG ANS 768; SNG Copenhagen 1982; SNG Morcom 492; HN Italy 2558; Lindgren II, 385, this coin), nice green patina and considerable detail, some devices off-flan but otherwise very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis, struck under Antipater, c. 325-323, head of young Herakles right, clad in lion skin, rev. ALEXANDROY, Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left, holding vertical spear, ithyphalic herm to left field, 17.11g (Price 78), lightly toned, slight break to flan, good fine to very fineAuctioned for the Benefit of Killing Cancer Kindly (KCK) [Reg. Charity #1200040Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Myrina, posthumous issue struck c. 188-170 BC, head of young Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress, rev. ALEXANDROY, Zeus Aetophoros seated cross-legged on throne, holding vertical sceptre, MYP monogram above amphora to left field, (Price 1659), scratched, nice portrait, fineProvenancePurchased from Seaby, 1972 (with ticket)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS | Thrace, Koson, AV Stater, after 54 BC, Roman consul walking left accompanied by lictor either side, KOSON below, rev. eagle standing left on sceptre, holding wreath in its talons, 8.50g (Bahrfeldt, Berliner Münzblätter 1912, 366–81; BMC Thrace 208; Iliescu 2; RPC I 1701B; SNG Copenhagen 123), scarce variety without monogram, residually lustrous and well-struck example of a controversial coinage, in an NGC 'Ancients' Holder, graded Mint State (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #6631251-002]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions...
Thessaly, Larissa, AR Drachm, c. 380-365 BC, head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx surmounted by grain ears, rev. horse and foal standing right, SAIO[N] above, LARI in exergue, 6.13g (Lorber, Hoard 7; BCD Thessaly II 295; SNG Copenhagen 124; SNG Lockett 3529), lovely, detailed portrait, flan slightly short but still a good very fineProvenanceRoma Numismatics e-Auction 110, lot 71Purchased from Bank Leu by private treaty, 1977Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Thessaly, Thessalian League, AR Stater, c. 48/7 BC, Nikolaos and Gorgias, Magistrates, Head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath, rev. NIKO/LAOS, THESSA/LION Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear with her right hand and holding shield on her left arm, to inner right, NI, G-OR/GI-A/S across fields, 5.93g, (BCD Thessaly II, 881.1 (same dies); HGC 4, 210) well-struck and lustrous, some marks and spotting with lightly softened higher details, otherwise very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Attica, Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c. 454-404 BC, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with olive leaves, rev. ATHE, owl standing right, head facing, olive branch and crescent behind, all within incuse square, 17.22g (Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31; HGC 4, 1597), toned, some wear, very fineProvenancePurchased from Baldwin's, 2014 [Ref. CM001445] (with ticket)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Attica, Athens, AR Tetradrachm, 454-404 BC, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with olive leaves, rev. ATHE, owl standing right, head facing, olive branch and crescent behind, all within incuse square, 17.09g (BMC 62; SNG Copenhagen 37), well-struck, with pleasing dark cabinet tone, good very fine or betterProvenanceSpink, Numismatic Circular, July 2010, GK2931 [SPK3760A/3]David Miller, purchased 7 July 2010Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Attica, Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c. 454-404 BC, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with olive leaves, rev. ATHE, owl standing right, head facing, olive branch and crescent behind, all within incuse square, 17.24g (Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31; HGC 4, 1597), struck in high relief with nice tone, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Argolis, Argos (330-270 BC), AR Triobol, forepart of wolf left, rev. Large A with triskeles below all within shallow incuse square, 2.45g (BCD Peloponnesos 1075.2; HGC 5, 667), toned, near very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kingdom of Bithynia, Nikomedes III Euergetes (128-94 BC), AR Tetradrachm, dated BE 203=96-95 BC, diademed head right, rev. BASILEOS EPIPHANOUS NIKOMEDOY, Zeus Stephanophoros standing facing with his head left, holding sceptre and wreath with which he crowns King, below his arm, eagle standing right upon thunderbolt above monogram, below which is the date GE, 15.31g (HGC 7, 645; DCA 444; SNG von Aulock 6900), nicely struck, albeit with slight die-wear to edges, pleasant peripheral toning and a rare combination of monogram and date, rendered within a detailed reverse, all struck upon a broad fl...
Seleukid Empire of Syria, Antiochos IV Theos Epiphanes (175-164 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Ake-Ptolemaïs, struck c. 167-164, diademed head right, the diadem falling straight and terminating with stars, AB monogram behind, all within filleted border, rev. BASILEOS ANTIOXOY THEOS EPIPHANOUS NIKIPHOROY, Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left, holding long vertical sceptre, palm branch to outer field, monograms in exergue, 17.17g (SC 1476.1b; HGC 9, 620c; Mørkholm 7), exceptionally detailed and well-struck, a lovely example of a scarce type, about extremely fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzan...
Persia, Achaemenid Empire, temp. Artaxerxes II - Artaxerxes III (c. 375-340 BC), AV Daric, Great King running right in running-kneeling stance, holding dagger in right hand and bow in left, rev. rectangular incuse punch, 8.31g (Carradice Type IV, Group C; Sunrise 32), details softened, struck upon a broad flan, good fine to very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Heliokles I Dikaios (c. 145-130 BC), AR Tetradrachm, diademed and draped bust right, rev. BASILEOS HELIOKLEOS DIKAIOY, Zeus standing facing, head left, holding vertical sceptre and thunderbolt, monogram to lower left, 16.95g (Bopearachchi 1U; Mitchiner 284o; SNG ANS 642-48; HGC 12, 169), struck slightly off-centre, bright, detailed, very fineAuctioned for the Benefit of Killing Cancer Kindly (KCK) [Reg. Charity #1200040Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Indo-Greek Kingdom, Philoxenos (c. 100-95 BC), AR Tetradrachm, BASILEOS ANIKITOY PHILOXENOY, diademed, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 'Maharajasa apadihatasa Philasinasa' (Kharoshti), Philoxenos, in military attire, on horse rearing right, monogram to lower right, S to lower left, 9.75g (Bopearachchi 5B; SNG ANS 1182; HGC 12, 268), struck off-centre, some carbon-spotting, good fineAuctioned for the Benefit of Killing Cancer Kindly (KCK) [Reg. Charity #1200040Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Indo-Greek Kingdom, Philoxenos (c. 100-95 BC), AR Tetradrachm, BASILEOS ANIKHTIOY PHILOXENOY diademed and draped bust right, rev. 'Maharajasa apadihatasa Philasinasa' (Kharosthi), Philoxenos riding upon rearing horse right, in military attire, monogram to lower right, 9.86g (SNG ANS 1163; Bop. 3E), slight wear to portrait, detailed, reverse especially so, rare type and very fineAuctioned for the Benefit of Killing Cancer Kindly (KCK) [Reg. Charity #1200040Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Indo-Greek Kingdom, Strato I bust of Herakles right, holding club over shoulder, rev. Nike right, holding wreath and palm, 7.90g (Mitchener 333c), slight overstrike to obverse, with nicks to edges, nevertheless toned and good very fineAuctioned for the Benefit of Killing Cancer Kindly (KCK) [Reg. Charity #1200040Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy IV Philopator (221-205 BC), AE, diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right, rev. PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS, eagle standing left upon thunderbolt, cornucopiae to left field, 71.54g (CPE B 495; SNG Copenhagen 199; Svoronos 1125; Weiser 49), about very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy IV Philopator (221-205 BC), AE 40, Head of Zeus Ammon right, rev. BASILEOS PTOLEMAIOY, eagle standing on thunderbolt left, head right, cornucopia emerging from wing, A between legs, 48.55g (SNG Copenhagen 221), slightly inconsistent patina, about very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Trio of Hellenistic Drachmae (3): i) Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Demetrios I Soter (162-150 BC) AR Drachm, Antioch-on-the-Orontes 153 BC, diademed head of Demetrios I right, rev. BASILEOS DEMETRIOY SOTEROS, cornucopia, monograms inner right at date mark XR (year 160), 4.12g (SC 1642), large flan, toned, very fine; Kingdom of Cappadocia (2): ii) Ariarathes V (163-130 BC) AR Drachm, Eusebia under Mount Mount Argaios, dated year 33 = 131/130 BC, Diademed head right rev. BASILEOS ARIARATHOY EUSEBOUS Athena Nikephoros standing left with shield and spear, monograms to inner and outer left and outer r...
a Selection of Hellenistic Bronze (4): i) Thrace, Ainos, AE Unit, c. 100-100 BC, diademed head of Poseidon right, rev. AIN ION, Hermes standing left, holding kerykeion and purse over flaming altar to left, 5.66g (SNG ANS 423), green patina, slightly worn, fine and rare nevertheless; ii) Galatia, Amyntas (36-25 BC), bearded head of Herakles right, club over shoulder, rev. BASILEOS AMYNTOY, lion standing right, 5.60g (RPC I 3502; HGC 7, 781), toned, very fine; iii) Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 BC), AE, Anthioch, quasi-municipal coinage, c. 169-164, radiate and diade...
a Selection of Greek Bronze (4): i) Phrygia, Apameia, Andronikos, son of Alkios, magistrate, struck 88-40 BC, bust of Athena right, wearing helmet and aegis, rev. APAMEON eagle landing right on maeander pattern, star above, pileoi of the Dioskouroi to left and right, 7.42g (SNG Copenhagen 163; BMC 37-9; HGC 7, 670), toned, very fine; ii) Skythia, Olbia c. 437-410 BC, Cast AE, Gorgoneion facing, rev. A-P-I-X within spokes of wheel,10.96g (Anokhin 171; HGC 3, 188), slight gouge to edge of flan, still fine and toned; iii) Moesia, Dionysopolis, AE, c. 1-3 centuries BC, 'Iphia-', magistrate, laurea...
a Selection of Ancient Bronze (18), including a pair of Macedonian types, a type of Pyrrhus of Epirus, a Ptolemaic issue, a Roman provincial pair and an unidentified later Byzantine issue, all good fine to very fine; also a Selection of Seleukid Bronze (8): a range of types of Antiochos I, Antiochos II, Antiochos IV, Alexander II, including a large 'Egyptianizing' AE 34 of Antiochos IV Epiphanes, with an eagle holding a thunderbolt reverse, all good fine to very fine (18)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
a Selection of Greek and Roman (33): Ionia, Miletos (c.600-500 BC), Obol, head of lion left, rev. incuse square stamp, 1.13g, Caria, Mylasa (c.450-400 BC), Obol, 0.49g, facing forepart of lion, rev. scorpion, toned good very fine and about fine / good fine; Euboea Histiaea (196-146 BC), Tetrobol, 0.93g, nymph Histiaea on the stern of a boat, rev. head of a Maenad right wearing a vine wreath, about fine; Kingdom of Lydia, Kroisos (c.561-46 BC), Siglos, 5.18g, confronted foreparts of lion and bull, rev. two incuse square punches, with a third ancient punch between the two obverse beasts, somewha...
ANCIENT COINS: ROMAN EMPIRE
Roman Empire, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), AR Denarius, uncertain Spanish mint, struck c. 19 BC, [CAES]AR AVGVSTVS, bare head right, rev. OB/CIVIS/SERVATOS in three lines, all within oak wreath, 3.91g (RIC I 77a; RSC 208), attractively toned, almost extremely fineProvenanceSpink 355, 19 January 2020, lot 294 (part)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Empire, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), AR Denarius, Lugdunum, struck 15-13 BC, AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head right, rev. bull butting right, IMP X in exergue, 3.77g (RIC I 167a; RSC 137), toned, very fineProvenanceSpink 355, 19 January 2020, lot 294 (part)Classical Numismatic Group, eAuction 174, 10 October 2007, lot 199Gorny & Mosch 113, 18 October 2001, lot 5649Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Empire, Tiberius (AD 14-37), AE Sestertius, triumphal quadriga walking right, rev. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M TR POT XXXIIX, around large SC, 24.55g (RIC 66; Cohen 67; BMC 130), softened, fair to goodProvenanceThe Major Hamish and Mrs Ann Orr-Ewing Collection of Roman CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Empire, Trio of Denarii (3): i) Claudius (AD 41-54), AR Denarius, Rome, c. 50-51, TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P X IMP P P, laureate head right, rev. SPQR/P P/OB C S in two lines within wreath, 3.36g (RIC 54; RSC 93), porous and softened, nevertheless rare and good to fine; ii) Vespasian (AD 69-79), 'Judaea Capta' type, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right, rev. Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning, hands tied behind back, palm tree behind, IVDAEA in exergue, 2.37g (RIC 4; Hendin 760; Cohen 229), heavily smoothed, fair; iii) Hadrian (AD 117-138), struck c. 119-120, IMP CA...
Roman Empire, Titus, as Caesar (AD 69-79), AV Aureus, Rome, sturck 77-78, VESPASIANVS T CAESAR IMP, laureate head right, rev. Roma seated right upon shields, wearing military dress and and holding sceptre, birds flying in left and right fields, Lupus Romana to right, suckling twins, COS VI in exergue, 7.14g (RIC 954 (Vespasian); Calicó 738a; BMCRE 223 (Vespasian –same rev. die)); BN 199-200 (Vespasian); Biaggi 364; Mazzini 64), details softened, red tone, fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC AU | Roman Judaea, The Jewish War (AD 66-70), AR Shekel, dated Year 3 = AD 69/70, 'Shekel of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew) surrounding cup with pearled rim, 'Year 3' above, rev. 'Jerusalem the Holy' (Paleo-Hebrew) surrounding sprig of three pomegranates, 14.15g (Kadman 20; Meshorer 202; AJC II 18; Hendin 1361), obverse extremely fine and perfectly-centred, reverse slightly worn to upper edge but otherwise, toned, lustrous, and extremely fine, a lovely example of this iconic issue, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded About Uncirculated ~ Brushed (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. #5878654-001]...
Roman Empire, Hadrian (AD 117-138), AV Aureus, Rome, AD 118, IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. PM TRP COS II, radiate and draped bust of Sol right, ORIENS in exergue, 7.04g (Calicó 1296; RIC 43c), well-centred, softened at higher points, good fine to very fineProvenanceDix Noonan Webb 156, "Ancient Coins from Various Properties", 20 February 2019, lot 702 - 2019 - 'fine, rare'Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Empire, Anonymous, temp. Hadrian-Antoninus Pius (AD 98-161), AE Quadrans, veiled head of the personification of winter as a young boy, wearing wreath of reeds right, rev. SC within wreath, 2.82g (Van Heesch 1 and pl. XXV, 3), rich patina, very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Empire, a Trio of Antonine Bronze (3): i) Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), AE As, DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, rev. crescent surrounding by seven stars, one in the centre, SC in exergue, 11.16g (RIC 1199a; Cohen 275), light spots of verdigris, otherwise toned and very fine; ii) Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar (AD 139-161), AE Dupondius, struck 145, AVERLIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, draped bust right, rev. TR POT COS II, Minerva standing right, holding spear and shield, S-C across fields, 12.22g (RIC 1266), light patina, good fine; iii) Lucius Verus (AD 161-169), A...
Roman Empire, Caracalla (AD 198-217), AR Antoninianus, struck c. 215, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Diana in galloping biga of bulls left, 5.73g (RIC 256c; RSC 294b; BMC 120a), lightly toned, lovely style, good very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine Coins Dr Michael Kelly, SpinkSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Empire, Julian II, 'the Apostate' (AD 361-363), AE Double Maiorana, Heraclaea, D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. SECVRITAS REIPVB, bull standing right, head facing, two stars above, HERACLB in exergue, 8.71g (RIC 104), touch of wear to reverse, but otherwise, good very fine or betterProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Empire, Magnus Maximus (AD 383-388), AV Solidus, D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. RESTITVTOR REPVBLICAE, emperor standing facing, head right, holding labarum with christogram and Victory on globe, star in left field, SMTR in exergue, 4.48g (Depeyrot 50/1; RIC IX 76), some excavation marks and a wavy flan, split to twelve o'clock, however details well-preserved all the same, a bold very fine example with a particularly pleasing reverseProvenanceFound near Swayfield, Lincolnshire, 2024 [PAS: LIN-A2DFAD]Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. F...
Roman Empire, Theodosius II (AD 402-450), AV Solidus, Thessalonica, no Officina, D N THEODOISIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding spear over right shoulder, and shield with horseman motif over left shoulder, rev. GLORORVI STERRAR, emperor in military attire standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger, star to left field, TESOB in exergue, 4.42g (RIC 363; LRC 365), good very fine, portrait particularly impressive, some wear to reverse but otherwise in lovely state ProvenanceThe Collection of Prince Raoul Bibica-RosettiSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premi...
Roman Empire, Leo I (457-474) AV Solidus, Constantinople, 8th Officina, struck c. 457-468, D N LEO PERPET AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear over right shoulder, and shield ornamented with horse upon left, rev. VICTORIA AVGGG H, Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross, star to right field, CONOB in exergue, 4.39g (RIC X 605; Depeyrot 93/1), softening to portrait, otherwise fineProvenanceThe Collection of Prince Raoul Bibica-RosettiSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Empire, a Selection of Denarii, Antoninianii and Centenionalii (20), including Trajan; Sabina; Commodus; Clodius Albinus; Diva Faustina; Septimius Severus (4); Caracalla (5); Elagabalus; Maximius I Thrax; Gordian III, AR Antoninianii (2); House of Constantine, AE Centennionalii (2); ranging from good to very fine, sold as seen, no returnsProvenanceThe Collection of Prince Raoul Bibica-RosettiSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Empire, a Selection of Denarii (6): i) Trajan (AD 98-117), struck c. 112-113, IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate head right, with slight drapery on left shoulder rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, equestrian statue of Trajan on horseback to left, holding spear in his right hand and small Victory in his left, 3.50g (BMC 445; Cohen 497; RIC 291 var. (bust type); Woytek 394b), good fine; ii) Hadrian (AD 117-138), struck 137-138, HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right, rev. PROVIDENTIA, Providentia standing left, holding sceptre and hand over globe, 3.37g (RIC 2320; BMC...
Roman Empire, Julio-Claudian Bronze Fractions (6): Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Quadrans (2): i) Lamia, Silius and Annius, moneyers, 9 BC, clasped right hands holding caduceus, rev. LAMIA SILIVS ANNIVS,around large SC, 3.07g (RIC 420), struck slightly off-centre to reverse but otherwise toned and good fine; ii) Apronius, Galus, Messala, Sisenna, moneyers, 5 BC, GALVS MESSALLA A A A F F, around large SC, rev. SISENNA APORONIVS III VIR, garlanded altar, 3.45g (RIC 450; BMCRE 247; BN 787), very fine (2); iii) Caligula(AD 37-41), struck AD 40-41, C CAESAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG, pileus, S-C across fields, r...
Roman Empire, a Selection of Bronze Fractions (5): Domitian (AD 81-96) (3): i) Quadrans, 84-85, IMP DOMIT AVG GERM, helmeted and draped bust of Minerva right, rev. olive branch, S-C across fields, 2.58g (BMC 488; Cohen 544; RIC 241), struck slightly off centre, green patina, good fine; ii) another, 86, IMP DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS [XII], draped bust of Ceres right, wearing wreath of corn-ears, rev. bundle of four corn-ears and three poppies, S-C across fields, 2.80g (RIC 502a; BMC 379), softened obverse, otherwise fine to good fine; iii) Trajan (AD 98-117), IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate and...
(†) Roman Empire, a Selection of Bronze Fractions (6): i) Nero (AD 54-69), AE Semis, Lugdunum, struck 66, IMP NERO CAESAR AVG, bare head right, globe at point of bust, rev. PONTIF MAX TR POT P P, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding wreath and parazonium, SC in exergue, 4.65g (RIC I 550; BMCRE 403 var. (bust type)), rough surface, light tone, fine; ii) Domitian (AD 81-96), AE Semis, IMP DOMIT GERM COS XI, laureate and draped bust of Apollo right, rev. eagle standing right on branch, SC below, 3,30g (Cohen 526. RIC 314), green patina, good fine; iii) Anonymous, Semis, temp. Antoninus Pius (AD 1...
Roman Empire, a Selection of Bronze Fractions (6): i) Domitian (AD 81-96), AE Quadrans, Rome, struck 84-85, rhinoceros standing right, rev. IMP DOMIT AVG GERM, around SC, 1.88g (RIC 249; BMCRE 496), good fine to very fine; ii) Nerva (AD 96-98), AE Quadrans, Rome, struck 96-98, IMP NERVA CAES AVG, modius with three corn-ears, rev. winged caduceus, S-C across fields, 2.43g (RIC 112; Cohen 138), detailed, toned, lustrous and rare, good very fine; iii) Trajan (AD 98-117), IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM, laureate and draped bust of Hercules right, rev. boar walking right, SC in exergue, 3.19g (RIC II 70...
Roman Empire, a Group of Bronze (4): i) Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), AE As, struck c. 141, DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, rev. PIETAS AVG, Pietas, veiled, standing left, dropping incense on candelabrum and holding box, S-C across fields, 14.40g (RIC 1192a), residual lustre, very fine to good very fine; ii) Philip I, 'the Arab' (244-249), Rome, 244-249, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate bust right, rev. VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm,17.56g (RIC 192; Cohen 117, 232; Banti 60), contact-marked but fine; iii) Philip II, as Caesar (...
Roman Empire, a Selection of Third-Century Bronze (6): i) Elagabalus (AD 218-222), AE Sestertius, Rome, struck c. 218, IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. P M TR P COS P P, Roma enthroned left upon shield, holding Victory and sceptre, SC in exergue, 22.51g (RIC 280; Cohen 129), softened, about very fine; ii) Maximinus I Thrax (AD 235-238), AE Sestertius, IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, holding two military standards, S-C across fields, 23.41g (RIC 43; Cohen 10; BMC 63),...
Roman Empire, a Selection of Bronze of the Later Empire (7): i) Diocletian (AD 284-305), BI Follis, Ticinum, struck c. 300-303, IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, head of Diocletian right, laureate, rev. SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR, Moneta standing facing, head left, holding scales and cornucopiae, ST• in exergue, 13.31g (RIC 45a), lustrous, extremely fine; ii) Maximian, first reign (AD 286-305), AE Follis, Treveri, c. 302-303, IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head left, holding patera and cornucopiae, S-F across fields,...
Roman Empire, Selection of Late Roman Issues, Including Provincial, Breakaway and Commemorative Types (9): i) Valerian provincial of Alexandria, 11.05g; ii) Tacitus provincial issue of Alexandria, dated year 1, 8.85g (Koln 3113); iii) Claudius II Gothicus BI Rome, rev. Providentia standing left, 3.10g (RIC 91); iv) Claudius II Gothicus 'Consecratio' issue, rev. eagle, 1.10g (RIC 266); v) Probus BI Antoninianus, Cysicus, 4.53g (RIC 911); vi) Valerian, AR Antoninianus, rev. Vulcan standing in temple, 3.00g (MIR 855d; RIC 5); vii) Aelia Flaccila, AE Centennionalis, Constantinople, 4.18g (RIC 55)...
ANCIENT COINS: ROMAN REPUBLIC
NGC XF | Roman Republic, Anonymous (c. 225-212 BC), AR Didrachm/Quadrigatus, laureate heads of Janus, rev. Jupiter, hurling a thunderbolt and brandishing a sceptre, in galloping quadriga driven by Victory, right, incuse ROMA inscribed upon raised tablet in exergue, 6.48g (Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 64; HN Italy 334; RSC 23; RBW 63), struck slightly off-centre with a few light scratches, nevertheless a beautifully crafted coin exhibiting a particularly sophisticated style, residually lustrous and holding sumptuous tone to the reverse, very good very fine or better, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, gra...
Roman Republic, Brutus, 42 BC, AR Denarius, military mint traveling in the East, struck by L Sestius, proquaestor, L SESTI PRO Q, veiled bust of Libertas right, rev. Q CAEPIO BRVTVS PRO COS, tripod with axe and simpulum, 3.71g (Crawford 502/2; Sydenham 1290; RSC 11), very minor flan crack at 9 o'clock, otherwise lightly toned, extremely fine, scarceProvenanceSpink 355, 19 January 2020, lot 293CNG, eAuction 177, 28 November 2007, lot 179Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Republic, a Selection of Silver (4): i) Anonymous, AR Victoriatus, c. 211-208 BC, laureate head of Jupiter right within dotted border, rev. Victoria standing right, crowning military trophy, BMC 137; Crawford 67/1; Schaefer/ Friedman in The Celator 25/4 (2011), 3 (Fig. 13); Sydenham 83; Cf. Kunker 367, lot 7554 these dies; Naville 77, lot 319, same), very fine; ii) M. Furius L. f. Philus, AR Denarius, c. 120-119 BC, M FOVRI L F, laureate head of Janus, rev. ROMA, Roma standing left, holding wreath and sceptre, a trohpy of Gallic arms, flanked by a carnyx on each side to left, star above...
Roman Republic, Pair of Anonymous Bronze Units (2): i) AE Sextans, struck c. 215-211 BC, head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus, two pellets above, rev. prow right, ROMA above, two pellets below, 11.99g (Crawford 41/9; Sydenham 107, BMCRE 72), light green patina, some porosity but otherwise good fine; ii) AE Semuncia, c. 215-217 BC, turreted female (Cybele?) bust right, wearing drapery and necklace, rev. ROMA, naked rider, holding whip, pracing on horseback right, 4.68g (Crawford 39/5; Sydenham 97; BMCRR (Romano-Campanian) 136), green-brown patina, residual lustre, detailed, albeit with...
ENGLISH HAMMERED COINS
Iron Age Britain, Dobunni, Catti (AD 1-20), Gold Stater, Dobunnic tree with pellet at base, rev. CATTI above disjointed triple-tailed horse right, pellets and crescents above and around, six-spoked wheel below, 9h (BMC 3057-3060; VA 1130-1; ABC 2057; S.384), minor striking fissues, otherwise attractively centred on a rose-gold planchet, a pleasingly good very fine, very rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Mercia, Offa (757-796), Light Coinage, Portrait Issues, Penny, c. 785-792/3, Canterbury, Peohtweald, + O • F • F • A • R • EX +, draped bust right, with ringlet hair, rev. + PEHTVVALD (HT ligated) in angles of a Celtic cross with a long cross fleurée over small saltire cross of petals, 1.16g [17.9grns], 1h (Chick 128; SCBI 67 [British Museum], 34-35; North 295; S.908), slightly chipped with trace surface porosity, otherwise field toned, very fine, very rareProvenanceFound at South Runcton (Norfolk), 26 August 2023 ~ Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, ref. EMC 2023.0511 ~Subject to 20% VAT...
Eadred (946-955), Penny, 'Two Line' Type, North-Western Issues, Nottingham [?], Æthelnoth, EADRED REX, small cross, rev. EDEL | + + + | NAÐ, between trefoil stops, 1.28g [19.75grns], 4h (North 707; S.1113), significant crack to verdigris-soaked planchet, otherwise of stable fabric, the struck details very fine, and with an EXCEPTIONAL provenanceProvenanceFrom the Collection of Jon MannMorton & Eden 91, 7-8 December 2017, lot 33C E Blunt and H E Pagan (BNJ 1975), "Three Tenth Century Hoards: Bath (1755), Kintbury (1761), Threadneedle Stree (before 1924), p. 25, fn. 4, this coin and ticket refer...
Aethelred II 'Unræd' (978-1016), Long Cross Type, Penny, 997-1003, Cambridge, Leofsige, + ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGL, NG ligate, legend begins at 7 o'clock, draped bust left, no inner circle, bust breaks legend, rev. + LEOFSG M'O GRAN, voided long cross, quatrefoil of pellets in second and third angles, 1.23g [18.98grns] (Parsons -; North 774; BMC IVa; S.1151), softly struck to peripheries, otherwise of good metal, a bolder very fine, a very rare variety with quatrefoils in second and third quartersProvenanceSovereign Rarities, by private treatyAlan Williams, Part II, Spink, 3 July 2018, lot 155 Dr Will...
NGC MS62 | *Top Pop* | Æthelred II 'Unræd' (978-1016), 'Helmet' Type, Penny, 1003-1009, Cambridge, Cniht, + ÆÐELRED REX ANGLO, NG ligated, helmeted, radiate and armoured bust left, rev. +CN./ITM:/O.GR/ANT, pellet within Os, each limb terminating in three crescents, over quadrilateral with trefoil at each point, 1.13g [17.44grns], 3h (Hildebrand Type E; SCBI 1 [Fitzwilliam], 710; SCBI 7 [Copenhagen], 370; SCBI 48 [Northern], 983; SCBI 50 [Hermitage, Part I], 972-976; SCBI 51 [Estonia], 307; SCBI 65 [Norwegian, Part I], 893-895; SCBI 68 [Lyon], 826; EMC 1994.0210; EMC 2021.0247 this coin; PAS H...
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), 'Sovereign / Eagles' Type, Penny, 1056-1059, York, Ulfketill, EADPRD X ANGLOR•, King enthroned looking left, orb with cross in left hand, sceptre in right, rev. + VLFCIL ON EOFRPIC•, voided short cross with eagle (martlet) in each angle within inner circle, annulets in two of the angles, 1.30g [20.18grns], 9h (Hildebrand Type H; SCBI 21 [Yorkshire], cf. 388-389; North 827; BMC IX; S.1181), obverse largely blundered through heavier striking but just decipherable, reverse much better with rich blue toning, near very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For...
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), 'Hammer Cross' Type, Penny, 1059-1062, Hastings, Brid, + EADPAR•-RD RE, crowned bust right, bearded, cross pattée tipped sceptre before, drapery with four horizontal folds extending to edge of flan, rev. + BRID : ON HÆSTI, short cross voided with each limb terminating in an incurved segment of a circle, 4h (Freeman 8; HHK 121; "Sussex Mints" 80; SCBI [South Eastern] 1453-1461 same dies; North 828; BMC XI; S.1182), the obverse die exhibiting the usual weakness, otherwise 'Chancton Farm' tone, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information...
Harold II (5 January - 14 October 1066), PAXS Penny, London, Eadwine, + HAROLD REX ANGL, crowned bust left, sceptre before, rev. + EDPINE ON LVND, commencing at 9 o'clock, PAX in two beaded lines across field, 1.23g, 6h [to m.m.] (Lockett 2832 this coin; North 836; BMC I; S.1186), lightly cabinet toned, of good metal, a pleasing very fine, an iconic issue of the 11th Century from a fabled numismatic cabinetSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Henry I 'Beauclerc (1100-1135), 'Facing Bust/Cross in Quatrefoil' Sub-Variety, Penny, c. 1109, Southwark, Driu, + hENRICV[S], uncrowned and draped three-quarters bust left, holding lys-tipped sceptre over shoulder, no quadrilobe in right field, rev. + DRIV [: O]N : SDE• recumbent S, short cross fleury annulets in angles, all in voided quadrilobe with annulets at tips and voided quatrefoils in spandrels, 1.06g [16.36grns], 4h, i.m. cross pattée (Allen [2012] -; North - [cf. 865 variety]; BMC - [cf. IX variety]; S. - [cf. 1270 variety]), crimped, creased and straightened, some peripheral striki...
Henry I (1100-1135), 'Small Profile/Cross and Annulets' Type, Penny, struck c. 1119, Oxford, Æthelnoth, crowned and draped bust left, rosette before, rev. [+ AIL]NOD ON OXE[N], short cross potent, large pellet-in-annulet in each angle, 1.37g [21.14grns], 5h [to i.m.] (Allen [BNJ, 2012] -; EMC 2023.0305 this coin; North 868; BMC XII; S.1273), official test snick at 2 o'clock, otherwise largely centred on a pleasing, square-cut planchet, some peripheral softness, otherwise atypically uniform for strike, a bolder very fine, a previously unrecorded type for this moneyer, presently UNIQUEProvenance...
Plantagenets (2), 'John Lacklands' (1199-1216), A Contemporary Forgery of a Shortcross Penny, Class 5, in the style of London, Abel, [h]ENRICVSR-EC, crowned bust facing, elliptical eye slits, rev. + ABE[L] ON [LV]ND, voided short cross, cross pommee in angles, 1.453, [22.40grns], 5h, some peripheral striking softness, otherwise toned, of excellent fabric for a Medieval forgery, a pleasingly good very fine, presumably very rare; also, Henry III (1216-1272), Shortcross Penny, Class 7c, London, Ilger (the King's Goldsmith), c. 1234-36, crude portrait with 'duck pout' lips, rev. + ILGER ON LVN.D,...
Henry III (1216-1272), First 'Forgotten' Recoinage, Shortcross Issues, Class 7a4, Round Halfpenny, struck from 16 February 1221 [OS] (Ash Wednesday 1222) / and made current 25 April 1222 [OS], London, Terri "le Chaunier" (Custodes Monetæ), crowned bust facing, band of five pellets surmounted by trefoil, hair of 2½ curls each side, with 'duck-pout' lips and neck-beard whiskers, rev. (i.m.) TER•RI ON LVND, voided short cross with crosses pommées, 0.67g, 7h, i.m. estoile-in-crescent (BM 1989.0616.1 same dies, albeit before addition of second stop between N and D of LVND ["LVN•D"]; cf. Mayhew & Sm...
Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth Coinage, Treaty Period, Quarter-Noble, 1361-1369, London, EDWARD : DEI : GRA : REX : AnGL, double saltire stops, shield in tressure of eight arcs, rev. + EXALTABITVR : In : GLORIA, lys in centre of floriate cross in tressure of eight arcs, lions and lis in angles, 1.82g [28.09grns], 3h, m.m. cross potent (Schneider I, 82; North 1243; S.1510), clipped and lightly worn, a bolder very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) PCGS MS62 | Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth Coinage, Post-Treaty Period, Noble, 1369-1377, Tower, + EDW/ARDVS DI x GRA x REX x ANGL x' Z x FRANC x' DNS x hIB x' Z x AQT, saltire stops and post-treaty lettering, annulet before EDWARDVS [sic] and above sail, ropes 3/1, ornaments 1-1-1-1, quatrefoils 5/4, castles crenellated, rev. + IhC xx AVTEM xx TRANSIENS xx PER xx MEDIVM xx ILLORVM xx IBAT, chevron-barred a, large e and pellet in centre, i.m. cross pattée [6] (LAL -; Schneider I, -; North 1281; S.1518), lustrous with a touch of die wear to portrait, otherwise near extremely fine, the full...
Henry VI, First Reign (1422-1461), Annulet Issue, Quarter-Noble, 1422-1427, Calais, (m.m.) hENRIC * DI' GRA REX AnGL', trefoil stops, Lancastrian shield, lys above and in fields flanking, all in double tressure of eight arches, trefoils on cusps, rev. (m.m.) EXALTABITVR * IN GLORIA, annulet stops, mullet after EXALTABITVR, short cross fleury atop voided quatrefoil, trefoils on tips, lys in forks, leopards in angles, all in double tressure of eight arches, spandrels plain, 6h, m.m. large lys (Schneider I, 302; Stewartby p. 322; Isladulcie 41; North 1421; S.1814), some surface roughness, with tr...
NGC MS63 | *Top Pop* | Henry VI, First Reign (1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle Issue, Quarter Noble, 1431-1432, Tower (London), (m.m.) hENRIC * DI' * GRA REX * AnGL', rosette and mascle stops, Lancastrian shield, lys above, all in double tressure of eight arches, trefoils on cusps, rev. (m.m.) EXALTABITVR * IN GLORIA, rosette and mascle stops, short cross fleury atop voided quatrefoil, trefoils on tips, lys in forks, leopards in angles, all in double tressure of eight arches, spandrels plain, 1.74g [26.85grns], 8h, m.m. lys (cf. Whitton 6b; Schneider I, 313; North 1443; S.1821), a touch of strikin...
Henry VI, Readepted (October 1470 - April 1471), Angel, Tower (under Sir Richard Tunstall), hENRIC 'x DI GRA x REX x ANGL x S x FRAnC : trefoil stops, St Michael (the Archangel) vanquishing the Dragon (Satan), rev. PER C | RVCE TVA ' SALVA x nOS x XPC 'x REDE'TO x 5.15g [79.47grns], 9h, no m.m. (Allen [NumChron, 1937], dies B/r the pairing unlisted; Blunt & Whitton, "The Coinages of Edward IV and Henry VI (Restored)", type 1/13; Schneider I, 430-432/441 same dies; North 1613; S.2078), softly struck to portrait, otherwise residually lustrous with a honey golden tone across a broad, fuller flan,...
Anglo-Irish Issues, Henry VI, Readepted (October 1470 - April 1471), Groat, Cork, NCNRIC [D+E]I GRA D[ ]E, crowned but facing, no rosettes, rev. POSVI DEVM A[DIVTORE MEV] // CIVITAS [C]ORCAGIE, long cross, trio of pellets in angles, 1.55g [23.92grns], 6h, m.m. saltire cross fourchée (PAS ID: DYFED-2D5597 this coin; Oisín Mac Conamhna, BNJ Research Blog, 21 May 2024; Simon [1810] -; Lindsay [1839] -; DF -; cf. S.6353-6354), extensive chipping to left field, a large fragment thus, and of stable albeit lightly porous and field-toned fabric, the first appearance of this portrait in the Readeption,...
Henry VII (1485-1509), Type V, Angel, 1505-1509, Tower, (m.m.) hENRIC ?x DI ?x GRA 'x REX x ANGL 'x Z x FRA, large crook-shaped abbreviation marks, double saltire stops, St. Michael vanquishing Dragon, rev. (m.m.) PER xx CRVCE 'x TVA 'x SALVA xx nOS xx XPE 'xx RED ?x, ship surmounted by square-topped shield and mast dividing h and rose, double saltire stops, 4.96g [76.54grns], 7h, m.m. pheon (Schneider I, 543; North 1698; S.2187), plugged, slightly creased with daylight crack at 5 o'clock, otherwise scarcely fineProvenanceBonhams, 27 March 2007, lot 535 - £270Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Prem...
NGC MS62 | Henry VIII (1509-1547), First Coinage, Angel, 1509-1526, Tower, (m.m.) hEnRIC x VIII?x DI'x GRA'x REX x AGL'x Z x FRA' | : saltire stops, double after FRA, St Michael vanquishing Dragon, rev. (m.m.) PER x CRVCE' x TVA' x SALVA x nOS x XPE' x REDE', saltire stops, ship surmounted by square-topped shield and mast dividing h and Rose, 5.17g [79.79grns], 11h, m.m. portcullis (Schneider I, 563; North 1760; S.2265), a glorious example, softly struck on highest points, otherwise on a very pleasing round flan, attractively uniform with accentuated areas of reddish-gold toning, good very fin...
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second Coinage, Crown of the Double-Rose, 1526-1544, Tower, (m.m) hENRIC ?x VIII ?x RVTILANS x ROSA x SINE x SPIA 'x, crowned rose dividing h-K, rev. (m.m) DEI xx G ?xx R ?xx AGLIE ?x Z xx FRANC ?x DNS xx hIBERNIE, crowned shield, 3.70g [56.64grns], 3h, m.m. rose (Schneider I, 582 variety; North 1788; S.2273), creased and straightened, with modest small flan split, otherwise lightly field-toned and residually lustrous, largely very fine, a most welcome early 'Christmas present' metal detecting find!ProvenanceFound at Wall (Northumberland), 24 December 2023~ Recorded wit...
NGC MS62 | Henry VIII, with Jane Seymour (1509-1547), Second Coinage, Gold Halfcrown, (Reigned: 30 May 1536 - 24 October 1537), Tower, Gold Halfcrown, Tower, (m.m.) hENRIC' + 8' : D' : GRA' + REX : AGL' + Z FR', crowned rose dividing h-I, rev. (m.m.) RVTILANS : ROSA : SINE : SPINA, crowned shield dividing h-I, reads AGL Z FR, double/double and single saltire stops, gothic lettering, 1.823g, 10h, m.m. arrow (Schneider I, 606; Whitton IV, 2; HCN 39 albeit no flanking stops to cypher; North 1795; S.2287), some minor central striking softness, otherwise handsomely lustrous on a full and round, if...
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third Coinage, Half-Sovereign, 1544-1547, Tower, (m.m) HENRIC '. 8 • D '. G '. AGL ' . FRANC '. Z • HIB '. REX •, trefoil stops, King enthroned, holding sceptre and orb, rev. (m.m) IHS '. AVTE '. TRANSIE ' : PERMEDI '. ILLOR '. IBA, trefoil stops, crowned shield with supporters, 2h, 6.11g, m.m. pellet in annulet (Schneider I, 614-616; North 1827; S.2294), small area of raggedness to edges and softly struck to central devices as usual for issue, nonetheless residually lustrous, approaching very fine, better in parts, and with a fascinating 19th Century pedigreeProvenance...
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third Coinage, Angel, 1544-1547, (m.m) hENRIC ' 8 • D '. G '. AGL '. FRA '. Z • HIB '. REX :, saltire stops, St. Michael vanquishing Dragon, annulet behind head, rev. (m.m.) PER • CRVCE '. TVA '. SALVA • nOS • XPE '. REDE .', saltire stops, ship surmounted by square-topped shield and mast dividing h and rose, annulet on decking, 5.06g, 7h, m.m. lys (Schneider I, 622; North 1830; S.2299), some partial softness, yet with a light red tone and lustre, a bolder very fine, and with a fascinating 19th Century pedigreeProvenanceChristie's, 20 June 1989, lot 179'Found under old...
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third Coinage, 'Crown Gold', Half-Sovereign, 1551-1553, Tower, half-length image of crowned boy king right, holding orb and sword, wearing damascened armour, rev. crowned coat of arms dividing regnal cypher, 5.45g, 2h, m.m. tun (Schneider I, 694-95; North 1928; S.2451), light surface friction in otherwise handsomely original and residually lustrous fields, a pleasingly uniform good very fine, the portrait atypically bold, rare thus, with NGC Certification ~ Altered Surface (#8220522-009) Provenance"The Older Collection" (Isle of Man), Bruun Rasmussen 920, 30 April 2024,...
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third Period, Fine Silver Issue, 'Horseman' Crown, 1551, Southwark (Under-Treasurer, Sir John Yorke), (m.m.) : EDVVARD ': VI : D ': G ': AGL ': FRANC ': Z : hIBER ': REX •, armoured boy King on horseback right, brandishing sword, rev. : POSVI DEVM : A DIVITOR E ': MEV ': (m.m.). square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 4h, m.m. y (Lingford A-8 [Sale, lot 10]; Lockett 4081 same dies; North 1933; S.2478), staining spot behind King, and the fields cloaked in darker, less natural tone, otherwise the fields largely problem-free, uniformly very fine, the portrait bolderP...
Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Shilling, Undated [1554-1555], Tower, PHILIP • ET • MARIA • D • G • R • ANG • FR • NEAP • PR • HISP, crowned busts tête-à-tête, rev. • POSVIMVS • DEVM • ADIVTOREM • NOSTRVM • crowned and garnished oval shield, dividing X-II above, 6.39g [98.61grns], 1h (North 2567; S.2498), some peripheral striking softness on a largely neat, rounder flan, the portraits quite exceptional and uniform for type, a most pleasingly bold very fine, very rare thus and outstanding for a soil-findProvenanceFound at Porlock, West Somerset, May 2024~ Recorded with the British Museum, ref. SOM...
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Countermark Issues of 10 October 1560, Portcullis Retariff Puncheons under die-sinker John Lawrence, struck over Second Period (6oz. 2dwt.), Edward VI, Shilling, MDXLIX (1549), Tower, (m.m.) EDWARD '. VI : D .' G .' AGL '. FRA .' Z : HIB .' REX, crowned "bust 3" right, Elizabethan Portcullis countermark before, rev. (m.m.) TIMOR DOMINI PONS VITE : M : D : XLIX, crowned and oval-garnished shield, dividing E-R in fields, 3.609g [47.36grns], 7h (N.1989; S.2546 [cf. 2466 for undertype]; cf. Comber I, 49), a striking split at 4 o'clock, the result of the counterstamp, with...
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second Issue, Shilling, 1560-1561, Tower, (m.m.) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET . HIB .' REGIN, crowned bust 1A left, pearl-beading on bodice, rev. (m.m.) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEV .' square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 5.93g [91.5grns], 8h, m.m. cross crosslet (BCW CC-2C/CC-a; North 1985; S.2555A), scratched and scuffed, otherwise lightly toned, fine or bolderI. D. Brown, BNJ, 28, 44 (1955): "To distinguish the coins struck under the new commission, which were nominally of a higher standard, he changed the privy-mark to Cross Crosslet. In view o...
Elizabethan Silver Coins (2) | Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second Issue, Groat, 1560-1561, Tower, 2.04g, 10h, m.m. martlet (North 1986; S.2556), occasional areas of blunder, otherwise handsomely toned with beautiful level of detail to the bust, good very fine; and Sixth Issue, Sixpence, 1593, Tower, crowned and draped bust 6C left, rose behind, rev. square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 2.59g, 11h, m.m. tun (North 2015; S.2578B), some small splits in flan otherwise a bold striking, great detail, colourful toning, good very fine (2)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more informati...
ENGLISH MILLED COINS
(x) NGC XF | Charles II (1660-1685), "Company of Royal Adventurers Trading into Africa", 'Elephant' Five-Guineas, 1668 VICESIMO, first laureate head right, elephant below, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, emblem-adorned plain sceptres in angles, downwards lettered edge, 6h (MCE 2; EGC 167; S.3329), evidence of previous mounting and tooling to the edge at 6 o'clock, bagmarked in the fields and with softness to the highest points of the hair, yet with a pleasing tone to the legends, a very fine example of this first year of issue and ever popular type, in NGC holder, graded...
Charles II (1660-1685), "Company of Royal Adventurers Trading into Africa”, Two-Guineas, 1684 ‘E&C’, fourth laureate head right, Elephant and Castle below bust, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (MCE 51; EGC I, 225; S.3336), surfaces lightly smoothed, with edge repairs where removed from a solder mount, struck details otherwise a bolder fine, scarceSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Charles II (1660-1685), Guinea, 1664, second laureate head right, plain below truncation, rounded nose to R of GRATIA, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, edge straight grained, 6h (MCE 54; Schneider II, 439; EGC I, 230; S.3340), evenly circulated, fair / good fine, rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Charles II (1660-1685), Guinea, 1677, fourth laureate head right, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Ellerby Area Hoard 104; MCE 76; Farey 180; EGC - [cf. 260 for reverse]; S.3344), modern abrasions removing flaw in second quarter or reverse and light bruising to rim, otherwise residually lustrous and largely original and uniform for issue, a really bold fine, and scarcely encountered dateSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) NGC AU58 | Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1673 VICESIMO QVINTO, stop after HIB, third laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, interlinked C's in angles, six strings to harp, downwards lettered edge, 29.78g, 5h (ESC 47; Bull 390; S.3358), toned with golden accents to darker cabinet surfaces, extremely fine, in NGC holder, conservatively graded AU58 (Cert. #6767996-001)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767996-001/58/Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) NGC XF | James II (1685-1688), Five-Guineas, 1688 QVARTO, second larger laureate bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem adorned sceptres in angles, 11 strings to harp, upwards lettered edge, 6h (MCE 119; EGC 316; S.3397), lightly cleaned and contact marked surfaces, nevertheless a really bold fine, in NGC holder, graded XF Details ~ Obverse Cleaned (Cert. #6438545-002)https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/6438545-002/NGCDetails/Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
James II (1685-1688), Guinea, 1685, first laureate head left, first laureate head variety left, with two protruding leaf tips (the third buried), rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, five strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, (Ellerby Area 119; MCE 123 variety; Farey 260 variety; EGC 321; S.3400 variety), surface friction and scuffs from soil deposition and extraction, otherwise residually lustrous if a touch off-struck, a bolder fine to approaching very fine in partsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for...
NGC MS62 | *Top Pop* | James II (1685-1688), Guinea, 1686, second laureate head left, with flared nostril, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, five strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 5h (MCE 128; EGC 329; S.3402), light haymarking above portrait, otherwise bright and lustrous, pleasingly uniform for this often softly-struck type, thus about extremely fine for issue, in NGC holder, graded MS62 (Cert. #6944483-002)https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/6944483-002/62/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Bu...
(x) NGC AU53 | *Top Pop* | James II (1685-1688), Crown, 1686 SECVNDO, first laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, upwards lettered edge, 29.94g, 7h (ESC 76; Bull 740; S.3406), a remarkable double-struck mint error (unnoted on holder), with a pleasingly uniform dark-silver tone to glossy fields, extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded AU53 (Cert. #6767995-002) [*Finest Certified*]https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767995-002/53/Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) NGC MS63 | James II (1685-1688), Crown, 1687 TERTIO, second laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned cruciform shields, plain in angles, six strings to harp, lettered edge downwards, 29.89g, 7h (ESC 78; Bull 743; S.3407), flecked, nonetheless a handsome strike, toned in hues of light ochre and blue to lustrous fields, a most pleasing extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded MS63 (Cert. #6767995-001)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767995-001/63/Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) PCGS AU | William and Mary (1688-1694), Royal African Company, Guinea, 1689 'Elephant and Castle', conjoined busts right, E&C below, rev. crowned shield, six strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 6h (MCE 149; EGC 361; S.3427), two unfortunate scuffs before face, and a flaw above MAG the result of a clogged die, otherwise attractively lustrous with a further light reddish hue, pleasingly bold very fine, in PCGS holder, graded AU Details ~ Scratch (Cert. #45681149)ProvenanceSpink, Summer 'Hybrid' Auction, 25 June 2019, lot 113Spink 261, 27-28 March 2019, lot 1009Spink, by private treaty,...
(x) NGC AU | William and Mary (1688-1694), Crown, 1692 QVINTO, 2 over inverted 2, conjoined busts right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, WM in angles, ten strings to harp, lettered edge with G over R in REGNI, 29.87g, 6h (ESC 85; Bull 825 [R]; S.3433), minor area of graffiti by Irish shield, nonetheless toned with dark blue toning, an impressive level of detail for type, extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded AU Details ~ Reverse Graffiti (Cert. #6767996-002)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767996-002/NGCDetails/Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
William and Mary (1688-1694), Crown, 1692 QVARTO 'Large 2', conjoined busts right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, WM in angles, eight strings to harp, downwards lettered edge, 30.13g, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 144; ESC 83; Bull 822; S.3433), a few scratches behind heads, otherwise lightly toned with technicolour hues, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfcrown, 1689 PRIMO, second L over M in GVLIELMVS Error, first conjoined laureate and draped busts right, rev. first crowned shield, caul and interior frosted, with pearls, edge lettered upwards, 15.00g, 6h (ESC 503a; Bull 827; S.3434), small striking flaw above crown and historic adjustment to Irish shield, otherwise richly cabinet toned, the die-sinker's error spectacularly clear, a most attractive and bold good very fine, scarceSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
William and Mary (1688-1694), Maundy Set, 1689, conjoined busts right, rev. crowned mark of value, edge plain, the Fourpence, stop before and after G (ESC 1867; Bull 879 [R]; S.3439); Threepence, Arabic 1 in date, stop after G (ESC - Bull 916; S.3441); Twopence, stop after DG (ESC -; Bull 944; S.3443); Penny, GVIELMVS, stop after G (ESC -; Bull 965 [R5] ; S.3444), scarce, very fine, the key date of series (4)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) NGC AU58 | William III, Solus (1694-1702), 'Fine-Work' Five-Guineas, 1701 DECIMO TERTIO, "Ornamental Sceptres" Type, second laureate head right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, ornamented sceptres in angles, + •+ DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO • REGNI • DECIMO • TERTIO upwards on edge, 6h (MCE 172; Schneider II, 481; EGC 401; GH 62; Stratos -; King 139; S.3456), minor adjustment marks on cheek, otherwise an exemplary cabinet specimen of this surprisingly rare 'Ornamental Sceptres' variety, outstandingly cabinet toned with rich red-orange tone overlying natural mint surfaces, the devices sharp...
(x) NGC MS61 | William III, Solus (1694-1702), Crown, 1695 SEPTIMO, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, wearing curved breast-plate, rev. crowned cruciform shields, eight strings to early harp, upwards lettered edge, 29.40g, 7h (ESC 86; Bull 990; S.3470), obverse struck from lightly rusted dies, small metal flaw below the ties, otherwise with a pleasing lustre to evenly dark-silver toned surfaces, a most attractive extremely fine, in NGC holder, strictly graded MS61 (Cert. #6767996-003)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767996-003/61/Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition t...
NGC MS62 | William III, Solus (1694-1702), Crown, 1695 SEPTIMO, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, wearing curved breast-plate, rev. crowned shields cruciform, six strings to first harp, edge lettering upwards, 29.88g, 6h (ESC 86; Bull 990; S.3470), light and occasionally colourful tone overlying lustrous original fields, a most pleasingly good extremely fine and much as issued, in NGC holder, strictly graded MS62 (Cert. #8220507-001)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220507-001/62/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Bu...
William III, Solus (1694-1702), Great Recoinage, Crown, 1695 OCTAVO, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, wearing curved breast-plate, rev. crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, lettered edge downwards, 29.89g, 6h (Bull 991; ESC 87; S.3470), struck with rusty dies resulting in occasional sporadic flawing, a trace of rub on the most prominent curls otherwise a handsomely toned coin, a most pleasing extremely fineProvenanceSpink Auction 22107, 22 March 2022, lot 644Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) NGC UNC | William III, Solus (1694-1702), Crown, 1700 DVODECIMO, third bust variety laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, four strings to harp, upwards lettered edge, 6h, 29.89g (ESC 97; Bull 1010; S.3474), haymarked to reverse, lightly marked before the portrait, flashy blue and ochre toning atop near brilliant fields, extremely fine, in NGC holder, erroneously graded NGC UNC Details ~ Obverse Cleaned (Cert. #6767996-004)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767996-004/NGCDetails/Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Anne (1702-1714), Pre-Union, Guinea, 1705, first diademed and draped bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 6h (MCE 211; EGC 462 [R2]; Farey 480 [ER]; S.3562), removed from a solder mount at 12 o’clock, lightly cleaned and flecked with scuffing to cheek, otherwise uniform for strike, a bold very fine, an extremely rare date seldom encountered at auctionSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Anne (1702-1714), Pre-Union, Guinea, 1705, first diademed and draped bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, six strings to Irish harp, edge obliquely milled, 7.95g, 6h (Ellerby Area 164 different dies; MCE 211; EGC 462 [R2]; Farey 480 [ER]; S.3562), a recent soil-find with resultant pocks, scuffs and scrapes to rims and portrait, somewhat crimped but otherwise uniform for strike, struck details bolder than fine and bordering very fine to reverse, an exceptionally rare date to encounter in the Guinea series in ANY grade, desirable thusSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more inform...
Anne (1702-1714), Pre-Union, VIGO Crown, 1703 TERTIO, draped bust left, VIGO below, rev. crowned shields cruciform, angles plain, seven strings to harp, lettered edge downwards, 29.76g, 5h (Pywell-Phillips 210; ESC 99; Bull 1340; S.3576), lightly cleaned and flecked, almost very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) NGC AU55 | Anne (1702-1714), Pre-Union, 'Roses and Plumes' Crown, 1706 QVINTO, first draped bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, roses and plumes in angles, six strings to harp, lettered edge upwards, 29.89g, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 212; ESC 101; Bull 1342; S.3578), light surface marking, more so below the truncation, touch of softness upon portrait, yet lustrous to darkly toned silver surfaces, just extremely fine, rare, especially in this state, in NGC holder, graded AU55 (Cert. #6767996-005)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767996-005/55/Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition...
NGC MS63 | *Top Pop* | Anne (1702-1714), Pre-Union, VIGO Shilling, 1703, second draped bust left, VIGO• below truncation, rev. crowned cruciform shields, five strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 7h (ESC 1131; Bull 1388; S.3586), some minor flecking, with a most pleasing iridescent lustre upon uniformly and cabinet toned dark grey surfaces, uncirculated and with much eye appeal, in NGC holder, graded MS63 *Top Pop* (Cert. #6135104-002)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6135104-002/63/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Anne (1702-1714), Post-Union, Guinea, 1714, third diademed and draped bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, six strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 7h (Ellerby 181-190; MCE 226; Farey 570; EGC I, 479; S.3574), rubbed and lightly toned, residually lustrous in recesses with light flecking in fields, almost very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Anne (1702-1714), Post-Union, Edinburgh Crown, 1708 E SEPTIMO, 'Z type 1', draped bust left, rev. colon stop after ET, crowned shields cruciform, angles plain, seven strings to harp, lettered edge upwards, 29.73g, 5h (ESC 106; Bull 1356; S.3600), worn portrait and about the edges, some haymarking, lightly toned, good fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) PCGS MS63 | George I (1714-1727), 'Prince Elector' Guinea, 1714, first laureate head right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (MCE 245; Schneider II, 544; EGC 502; S.3628), attractive reddish tone overlying lustrous surfaces, an iconic and sought-after one year type, oft encountered by connoisseurs but rarely so honest and original in the hand as this. In PCGS holder graded MS63 (Cert. #45081980)https://www.pcgs.com/cert/45081980Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) NGC AU55 | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Crown, 1716 SECVNDO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, roses and plumes in alternate angles, eleven strings to harp, edge lettered upwards, 29.94g, 6h (ESC 110; Bull 1540; S.3639), softness to higher points, yet with a halo of dark-golden toning within the legends, a really pleasing and good very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU55 (Cert. #6767996-006)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767996-006/55/Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Crown, 1720 over 18 SEXTO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, roses and plumes in angles, eleven strings to harp, upwards lettered edge, 29.93g, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 258; ESC 113; Bull 1543; S.3639), with a hint of residual lustre, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
George I (1714-1727), "South Sea Company", Crown, 1723 DECIMO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev crowned shields cruciform, SS C in angles, eight strings to harp, upwards lettered edge, 29.77g, 5h (Pywell-Phillips 259; ESC 114; Bull 1545; S.3640), some slight greenish corrosion on portrait, otherwise struck details bolder than very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
George I (1714-1727), 'Welsh Copper Company', Shilling, 1724, second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, WCC below, rev. crowned shields cruciform, alternating CC cypher and plumes in angles, seven strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 5.91g, 5h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1182 [R2]; Bull 1595; S.3650), drilled and plugged , with rubbing softness to higher points, otherwise cabinet toned, struck details above average for this extremely elusive and popular type, very fine, scarceSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) PCGS AU58 |George II (1727-1760), Five-Guineas, 1741 over 38 ('4 over 3') DECIMO QVARTO, first young laureate head left, legend regularly spaced with large lettering, rev. crowned garnished shield, eleven strings to harp, DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO REGNI • DECIMO • QVARTO on edge, 6h (Murdoch III, 38; Douglas-Morris -; King 167; Schneider II, 562, dies 7/7 var.; MCE 284; EGC 559; GH 87; S.3663A), flecked and with minor surface abrasions, nonetheless lustrous with an accentuating red-golden tone to the recesses, extremely fine, in PCGS holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #45081975)Subject to 5% tax...
George II (1727-1760), 'Young Head' Guinea, 1734, second younger laureate head Ieft, larger lettering, rev. crowned garnished shield, seven strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 6h (MCE 310; EGC I, 592; S.3674), removed from a solder mount, and lightly cleaned, otherwise struck details fine, rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
George II (1727-1760), 'Old Head' Guinea, 1759, old laureate head left, rev. crowned garnished shield, edge chevron milled, 6h (MCE 332; Farey 1000; EGC I, 622; Stratos 103; S.3680), light scratches in obverse field, otherwise residually lustrous, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
George II (1727-1760), 'Old Head' Guinea, 1759, old laureate head left, rev. crowned garnished shield, edge chevron milled, 6h (MCE 332; Farey 1000; EGC I, 622; Stratos 103; S.3680), rub to portrait, with a small bruise to 6 o’clock, otherwise lightly toned, a pleasing and bolder fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
George II (1727-1760), 'Roses' Crown, 1741 DECIMO QVARTO, larger obverse lettering, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, roses in angles, seven hearts, edge large lettered upwards, 30.04g, 5h (ESC 123; Bull 1666; S.3687), darkly toned and lustrous, an imposing thoroughbred, extremely fine, in NGC holder, ABSURDLY graded AU Details ~ Obverse Cleaned (Cert. #8220507-002)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220507-002/NGCDetails/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) NGC UNC | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses' Crown, 1741 DECIMO QVARTO, larger obverse lettering, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, roses in angles, eight strings to harp, seven hearts, large lettered edge downwards, 29.99g, 6h (ESC 123; Bull 1666; S.3687), some scratches behind bust, otherwise uniformly darkened and glossy surfaces, barring small spot below bust, reverse better, near extremely fine, a lovely coin!, in NGC holder, erroneously graded NGC UNC Details ~ Cleaned (Cert. #6767996-007)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767996-007/NGCDeta...
George II (1727-1760), 'Roses' Crown, 1743 DECIMO SEPTIMO, old laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, roses in angles, ten strings to harp, edge lettered downwards, 29.87g, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 312; ESC 124; Bull 1667; S.3688), a touch of softness and small scratch across the harp strings, but otherwise evenly toned throughout with deep hues, extremely fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) NGC AU58 | George II (1727-1760), LIMA Crown, 1746 DECIMO NONO, old laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, LIMA below, rev. crowned shields cruciform, ten strings to harp, angles plain, edge lettered downwards, 30.10g, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 313; ESC 125; Bull 1668; S.3689), light flecking, with a pleasing blue tone to residually lustrous fields, most pleasing to reverse devices, extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #6767996-008)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767996-008/58/Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
NGC AU58 | George II (1727-1760), 'Old Head' Crown, 1750 VICESIMO QVARTO, old laureate and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, angles plain, edge lettered downwards, 6h (ESC 128; Bull 1671; S.3690), small bruise to the cheek, a touch of softness to hair curls, otherwise with a most pleasing cabinet tone, underlying hints of flashy lustre to the reverse, a really most pleasingly good very fine. In NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #6944999-005)https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/6944999-005/58/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please...
George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1734, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, roses and plumes in angles, ten strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 5.97g, 5h (Pywell-Phillips 334; Bull 1706; ESC 1197; S.3700), slightly uneven edge, lightly haymarked, good level of detail, pleasingly toned, extremely fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
George II (1727-1760), Shillings, 1758 (2), older laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 6.06g, 5h (ESC 1213; Bull 1734; S,3704), attractively toned and lustrous, about extremely fine; another, similar, eight strings to harp, 5.98g, 6h, edge knock at 2 o'clock, with rub to high points, residually lustrous, toned, a really bold very fine; also, George III (1760-1820), Shilling, 1787, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, with semée of hearts, seven strings to harp,...
NGC AU | George III (1760-1820), 'Rose' Guinea, 1774, fourth laureate head right, rev. crowned garnished shield, edge chevron milled, 8.39g, 6h (MCE 379; Farey 1140; EGC I, 687; S.3728), light friction to otherwise residually lustrous fields with further traces of flecking, a pleasingly bold very fine to approaching extremely fine, the first year of the fourth portrait, in NGC holder, graded AU Details ~ Cleaned (Cert.#8220502-002)https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/8220502-002/NGCDetails/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) George III (1760-1820), 'Rose' Guinea, 1782, fourth laureate head right, rev. crowned garnished shield, edge chevron milled, 8.38g, 6h (MCE 386; Farey 1210; EGC I, 702; S.3728), struck with a rusty obverse die, and a few surface marks to portrait, otherwise with residual brilliance, good very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(g) NGC AU58 | George III (1760-1820), 'Garter' Half-Guinea, 1801, sixth laureate head right, rev. crowned shield in Garter, edge obliquely milled, 4.19g, 12h (MCE 439; EGC I, 845; S.3736), historic scuff on chin, otherwise lustrous and lightly toned, about extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #8220511-007)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220511-007/58/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(g) George III (1760-1820), 'Garter' Half-Guinea, 1801, ‘Low 1’, sixth laureate head right, rev. crowned shield in Garter, edge obliquely milled, 4.18g, 12h (MCE 439; EGC I, 845; S.3736), removed from solder mount at 12 o’clock, and lightly cleaned, otherwise residually lustrous, about very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(g) NGC MS62 | George III (1760-1820), 'Garter' Half-Guinea, 1804, seventh laureate head right, rev. crowned shield in Garter, edge obliquely milled, 4.17g, 12h (cf. MCE 442; cf. EGC I, 849; S.3737), 1 of date over F of FIDEI (as in proof), some softness and rub to the bust, with residual lustre, very fine, unencapsulated, with NGC Certification, graded MS62 (Cert. #4678209-001)https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/4678209-001/62/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(g) PCGS AU58 | George III (1760-1820), 'Garter' Half-Guinea, 1804, seventh laureate head right, rev. crowned shield in Garter, edge obliquely milled, 4.17g, 12h (MCE 442; EGC I, 849; S.3737), some rub to portrait, otherwise lustrous, good very fine, in PCGS holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #05626451)https://www.pcgs.com/cert/05626451Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(g) George III (1760-1820), 'Garter' Half-Guinea, 1811, seventh laureate head right, by Marchant, rev. crowned shield in Garter, edge obliquely milled, 4.18g*, 12h (MCE 447; EGC 857 [R4]; Selig -; Stratos 49; S.3737), small toning spot in shield, otherwise handsomely lustrous, a pleasing extremely fine, the key date of series, seldom encountered at public saleProvenanceRoyal Mint Collectors' Division, by private treaty (ref. HISC0052), 2 February 2017DNW 138, 12 December 2016, lot 2343 - "some light marks and hairlining, otherwise good extremely fine with some brilliance, rare" - £900Subject t...
HISTORICAL AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS
NGC MS65 BN | *Top Pop* | Defeat of Sultan Tippoo, AE Medal, 1792, by C. H. Kuchler, CAR. MARCHIO. CORNWALLIS STRATEGUS ACERRIMUS, draped bust left, rev. FAS SIT PARCERE HOSTI, Cornwallis, standing before his aides, receives Sultan Tippoo who presents his sons, SULTAN TIPPOO DEVICTO OBSIDES RECIPIT MDCCXCII in exergue in three lines, plain edge, 48mm, 54.02g (Eimer 845; BHM 363; Pollard 5), small areas of darkening upon the shoulder and reverse centre, nonetheless with the most vibrant and mirror brilliance, with hues of ochre and purple upon light brown surfaces, choice, highly desirable thus...
NGC MS66 BN | *Top Pop* | Admiral Earl Howe, Naval Victory of the First of June, AE Medal, 1794, by C. H. Kuchler, RIC. COMES HOWE THALASSIARCHA BRITAN PATRIÆ DECUS ET TUTAMEN, uniformed bust right, rev. NON SORTE SED VIRTUTE, naval engagement, GALLOR. CLASSIS PROFLIG. DIE I JUNII. MDCCXCIV. in exergue in three lines, , plain edge, 48mm, 55.61g (Eimer 855; BHM 383; mh 1919, 417), a cloud of toning before the bust, the fields mirror-like and brilliant and enriched with a red hue to otherwise light brown surfaces, choice, in NGC holder, graded MS66 BN (Cert. #6767991-009) [*Finest Certified*]htt...
NGC MS66 BN | *Top Pop* | Marriage of Prince of Wales to Caroline of Brunswick, AE Medal, 1795, by C. H. Kuchler, GEORG. WALL. PRINC. ET CAROLIN. BRUNS. PR., conjoined and draped busts right, rev. JUNXIT HYMEN TAEDIS ILLUSTRIBUS AMBOS., Hymen holds the ribbon uniting the shields of Britain and Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel; skyline of London beyond, plain edge, 48mm, 55.41g (Eimer 865; BHM 392; Pollard 9), with a most pleasing and flashy mirror brilliance to the fields, enriched with a light ochre and blue tone to light brown surfaces, a truly superb choice example, in NGC holder, graded MS66 BN (Cer...
NCG MS64 BN | *Top Pop* | British Victories of 1798, AE Medal, 1798, by C. H. Kuchler, GEORGIUS III. D: G. M. BR. FR. ET H. REX., armoured and draped bust left, rev. MARI VICTRIX TERRAQUE INVICTA, Britannia seated amongst arms and trophies, holds a figure of victory, AVITUM TRANSCENDIT HONOREM MDCCXCVIII in exergue in three lines, plain edge, 48mm, 55.72g (Eimer 897; BHM 458; MH 1919, 544), with the usal small metal flaw to the edge at 7 o'clock, with a most handsome brilliant flare in hues of ochre and pinks to light and warm brown surfaces, choice and highly desirable thus, in NGC holder, gr...
NGC MS66 BN | *Top Pop* | George III, Preserved from Assasination, AE Medal, 1800, by C. H. Kuchler, GEORGIUS III. D: G. MAGN. BRIT. FR. ET. HIB. REX., armoured and draped bust left, rev. PERSPICIT ET PROTEGIT, burning altar, inscribed D.O.M., Eye of Providence above, A SICARIO SERVATUS MAI. XV. MDCCC. in exergue in two lines, plain edge, 48mm, 54.48g (Eimer 916; BHM 483; Pollard 23i), the most minor of friction flecks to the obverse field, otherwise with a most handsome mirror brilliance and enhanced with vibrant pink toning, choice, in NGC holder, graded MS66 BN (Cert. #6767991-008) [*Finest...
NGC MS65 BN | *Top Pop* | Union of Great Britain and Ireland, AE Medal, 1801, by C. H. Kuchler, GEORGIUS III. D: G. BRITANNIARUM REX. FIDEI. DEF. &C, armoured and draped bust left, rev. JUNGUNTUR OPES FIRMATUR IMPERIUM., Britannia and Hibernia stand facing each other, their hands clasped, 1. JAN MDCCCI in exergue, plain edge, 48mm, 54.85g (Eimer 927; BHM 524; Pollard 24), with a truly handsome, mirror-like brilliance, uniformly chocolate brown surfaces, choice, in NGC holder, graded *Top Pop* MS65 BN (Cert. #6767991-007)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767991-007/65/Subject to 20% VAT on Bu...
NGC MS63 BN | Peace of Amiens, AE Medal, 1802, by C. H. Kuchler, GEORGIUS III. D: G. BRITANNIARUM REX. FID. DEF. &, armoured and draped bust left, rev. TRIUMPHIS POTIOR, Peace extinguishes a pile of arms, open sea beyond, PAX UBIQUE MDCCII in exergue in two lines, plain edge, 48mm, 52.85g (Eimer 941; BHM 535; Pollard 25), with a vibrant iridescent tone in hues of rich purple to ochre, brilliant to handsome light chocolate brown surfaces, choice, in NGC holder, graded MS63 BN (Cert. #6767991-003)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767991-003/63/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more in...
NGC MS64 BN | Matthew Bolton, Tenth Anniversary of Death, AE Medal, 1819, by G. F. Pidgeon [after C. H. Kuchler], MATTHAEVS BOVLTON, draped bust right, rev. INVENTAS AVT QVI VITAM EXCOLVERE PER ARTIS within wreath, PATRIS AMICIS M. R. B. CI)I)CCCXVIIII on edge, 63mm, 99.32g (Eimer 1114; BHM 976), the reverse with some darkening, otherwise with the most pleasing mirror brilliance to light brown fields, the portrait struck in handsomely high relief, choice, scarcely encountered in such superb condition, in NGC holder, graded MS64 BN (Cert. #6767991-002)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767991-...
NGC MS64 BN | *Top Pop* | Death of John Rennie, AE Medal, 1821, by W. Bain, JOHN RENNIE., bust left, rev. CRINAN & LANCASTER CANALS LONDON LEITH & SHEERNESS DOCKS WATERLOO & SOUTHWARK BRIDGES PLYMOUTH HOWTH & DVNLEARY HARBOVRS &C &C &C within wreath, plain edge, 64mm, 125.28g (Eimer 1166/1152; BHM 1162), usual die flaw behind the bust, with a handsome mirror brilliance to the fields, enriched with a flashy and vibrant blue and ochre tone to light brown surfaces, choice, in NGC holder, graded *Top Pop* MS64 BN (Cert. #6767991-005)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767991-005/64/Subject to 20%...
Coronation of George IV, Official AR Medal, 19 July 1821, by Benedetto Pistrucci for the Royal Mint, GEORGIUS IIII D • G • BRITANNIARUM REX F • D •, laureate head left, rev. PROPRIO JAM ANIMO PATERNO •, George IV enthroned, crowned by Victory, before him stand Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia, INAUGURATUS DIE • JULII • XIX ANNO • MDCCCXXI in exergue in three lines, edge plain, 35mm, 16.97g, 1h (Eimer 1146a; BHM 1070), attractively toned with multicolour hues, extremely fineIt is estimated that there only 800 silver medals were issued for the Coronation, fewer even than the number of Gold strikin...
NGC MS63 BN |Scotland, Royal Society of Edinburgh Keith Prize Medal, AE Medal, [first awarded in 1827], by C. F. Carter, unawarded, IOANNES NEPERUS DE MERCHISTON, draped bust left, rev. ADJUDICAVIT SOC: REG: EDIN:, INGENII FELICITER EXCULTI PRÆMIUM KEITHIANUM within wreath in four lines, plain edge, 45mm, 38.78g (Eimer -; BHM -), speckles of darker toning to otherwise light brown surfaces, the fields with a mirror brilliance and with vibrant flashes of pink and ochre toning, choice and scarce, in NGC holder, graded (Cert. #6767991-010)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767991-010/63/Subject t...
Opening of Tower Bridge, AE Medals (2), 1894, by F. Bowcher, draped and conjoined busts of Victoria, Prince and Princess of Wales, rev. TOWER BRIDGE OPENED 30TH JUNE 1894, view of the bridge, ON BEHALF OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA BY HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES, in exergue in four lines, either side of shield of City of London, 76mm (Eimer 1790; BHM 3476), areas of darker staining to the portraits on one, nevertheless a glossy lustre to the fields upon light brown surfaces, extremely fine, in original and highly decorative original case of issue for the pair (2)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premi...
HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS AND OBJET VERTU
Post-Medieval Period (c. 1550-1725), 'The Burton Agnes Ring', Gold Poesy, BE × TRV × TIL × DEATHE × AND × SO | SHAL × I, wide band, outer surface bears moulded decoration comprising five rectangular panels of curvilinear scrollwork and one square panel with comma-like scrollwork, interior surface inscribed with motto in Roman text, each word separated by saltire stops, vine-like scroll design present after the last word of inscription, diameter 20.9mm, width 6.3mm, thickness 1.4mm, 5.24g, ring size approx. M-N, (construction and decoration of this ring recalls GLO-55A844 and IOW-5EFAB8 on the...
Eighteenth Century (1720-1750), Gold Mourning Ring in memory of Ferdinando Tracy of Stanway, 'F Tracy obt 3 May 1729 aet 21', white enamelled gold skeleton, cross-bones and hour glass design on the outer band, inscription in italic font on interior side, makers mark: WC, 4.36g, ring size approx. N [interior width 1.7cm] (BM AF.1610; AF.1606; AF.1609; AF.1602; 1961,1202.469; 1961,1202.166; PAS NMGW-4CCFA5), the use of white enamel in place of black, typical in the case of a death of a young or unmarried person and therefore much rarer, although the smaller details of the skeletal design have be...
MUGHAL EMPIRE AND INDIAN STATES
NGC MS63 | Sultans of Delhi, Firuz Shah Tughluq (1351-1388), Tanka, Delhi, AH 787 (In Arabic), legend on both sides, but with obverse variant yamin amir al muminin (G&G. D465 [RR]), with a vibrant mint lustre, much as struck and rare, in NGC holder, graded MS63 (Cert. #6317851-003)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6317851-003/63/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS64 | Bahmani Sultanate, 'Ala al-Din Ahmad Shah II (1435-1457), gold Tanka, date off flan, Hadrat Muhammadabad, (G&G BH81), some deposits to the recesses of the fields, nonetheless a crisp and centred strike, lustrous, extremely fine and scarce, in NGC holder, graded MS64 (Cert. #6318970-007)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6318970-007/64/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Sultans of Bengal, Ghiyath al-din Jalal (1560-1563), Rupee, no mint, AH970, 11.26g,12h (G&G B972; ICV 2684); Bahmanid, Taj al-din Firuz (1397-1422), Tanka, Hadrat Ahsanabad AH819, 10.81g, 6h (G&G BH63; ICV 2727); Sultans of Malwa, Mahmud II (1515-1532), Tanka, no mint, AH924, 10.99g, 6h (G&G M160; ICV 2916), Tanka's both test marked, otherwise very fine to good very fine (3)ProvenanceNoonan's 264, 15 November 2022, lot 1032Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC AU | Mughal Empire, Akbar (1556-1605), Rupee, AH987 (1579), Ahmadabad, (KM 82.1), punch marked to the reverse, nonetheless a bold strike with a uniform silver tone, really bold very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU Details ~ Reverse Damaged (Cert. #6845251-019)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6845251-019/NGCDetails/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Mughal Empire, Akbar (1556-1605), Rupee, IE40, Ahmadabad, month of Farwardin, 11.44g (KM 93.2), residual lustre, good very fine; Jahangir (1605-1627), Heavy Rupee, Ahmadabad, ry.6, "Inayat" couplet, naming Jahangir and Akbar, 14.25g (KM 158.3), good very fine; Ilahi Rupee, Lahore, ry.9, Ilahi Khurdad, naming Nur ad-din Jahangir and Akbar, 11.35g (KM 145.11), very fine; Aurangzeb (1658-1707), Rupee, Akbarabd, AH1098 / 31 (1687) (KM 300.6), very fine; together with another heavy Rupee, of Jahangir, mint off flan, Ilahi Aban, sakhat nurani legend (KM 155 type), 13.62g very fine (5)Subject to 20%...
NGC MS63 | Mughal Empire, Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir (1605-1627), gold Nazarana Heavy Mohur, AH1018 / 5 (1609), Agra, 13.61g (Fr 755; KM 185.1), a pleasingly uniform and centred strike, lustrous to the fields of this enchanting denomination, problem free and with much eye appeal, extremely fine, struck from rupee dies, scarcely encountered and of the utmost desirability, in NGC holder, graded MS63 (Cert. #6767693-001)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6767693-001/63/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Mughal Empire, Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir (1605-1627), Heavy Rupee, AH1016 / 2, Ahmadabad, 13.48g, (KM 152.2), hairline die flaw to the obverse, otherwise lightly toned, very fine, in 'NGS' holder, graded VF25Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC AU55 | Mughal Empire, Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir (1605-1627), Rupee, Inayat Couplet, date off flan, Ahmadabad, (KM 149.4), with a residual lustre, about extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded AU55 (Cert. #6526012-006)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6526012-006/55/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS63 | Mughal Empire, Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707), gold Mohur, AH1073 / 5 (1660), Nusratabad, (KM 315.39), some softness to the peripheries, otherwise with a pleasing mint lustre, extremely fine, lesser encountered mint, in NGC holder, graded MS63 (Cert. #6470331-002)ProvenanceKM Numismatics, Auction 5, 11 September 2022, lot 38https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6470331-002/63/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS63 | *Top Pop* | Mughal Empire, Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707), gold Mohur, AH1075 / 7 (1665), Khambayat, (KM 315.27), with a pleasing mint lustre, extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded MS63 (Cert. #6471475-006) [*Finest Certified*]https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6471475-006/63/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS65 | *Top Pop* | Mughal Empire, Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707), gold Mohur, AH1080 / 13 (1670), Aurangabad, (KM 315.10), pleasing strike and date fully legible, with a mint lustre, good extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded MS65 (Cert. #6455018-003) [*Finest Certified*]ProvenanceKM Numismatics, Auction 4, 19 June 2022, lot 109 https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6455018-003/65/ Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS64 | *Top Pop* | Mughal Empire, Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707), gold Mohur, AH1116 / 4(8) (1704), Sholapur, (KM 315.43), pleasing strike and with a full mint lustre, good extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded MS64 (Cert. #6508086-004) [*Finest Certified*]ProvenanceKM Numismatics, Auction 6, 21 May 2023, lot 63https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6508086-004/64/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS63 | *Top Pop* | Mughal Empire, Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658-1707), Rupee, AH1102 / 35 (1690), Burhanpur, (KM 300.24), small die flaw to the obverse field and some metal stressing to the edges, nonetheless with the most pleasing proof-like brilliance to the fields, with much eye appeal, much as struck, in NGC holder, graded MS63 *Top Pop* (Cert. #6501795-001)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6501795-001/63/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC VF | Mughal Empire, Azam Shah (in Gujarat, Khandesh & Malwa, 1707), Rupee, AH(1)119 / 1 (1707), Burhanpur, (KM 332.3), rub to the higher points and shroff marked to the edge, nonetheless some toning to the fields, very fine and a very scarce and desirable one year of issue type, in NGC holder, graded VF Details ~ Shroff Marked Edge (Cert. #6318983-001)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6318983-001/NGCDetails/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Mughal Empire, Muhammad Shah (1719-1748), gold Mohur, year 1, Surat, ba lutf allah badshah-i-zaman, 3h, 10.60g (KM E438.1), residual lustre, pleasing very fine and a rare first year typeSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS64 | Princely States, Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah (1847-1856), Ashrafi, AH1272 / 9 (1856), Lucknow, (KM-378.3), with a residual lustre and faint red tone to the reverse, extremely fine, last year of issue, in NGC holder, graded MS64 (Cert. #6318778-003)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6318778-003/64/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC AU58 | India, Princely States, Bhopal, One and Half-Rupee, AH1286 / 2 (1869), Shah Jahan Begam (under Victoria as Empress), (KM D-14), touch of softness upon the highest points, yet with a pleasing lustre, about extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #6845251-017)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6845251-017/58/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS63 | Princely States, Hyderabad, Sikander Jah (1803-1829), gold Nazarana Mohur, AH1237 / 16, (1821/1822), Haidarabad, (KM C-60a), very minor contact marking including to the edge, otherwise with a residual lustre, a pleasing strike of this scarce two-year type, bolder very fine, rarely encountered in commerce, in NGC holder, graded MS63 (Cert. #4732956-008)ProvenanceHeritage 3099, 5 May 2022, lot 32045 Stephen Album 35, September 2019, lot 222https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4732956-008/63/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for...
NGC AU58 | Princely States, Hyderabad, Mir Mahbub 'Ali Khan II (1869-1911), milled gold Ashrafi, Farkhanda Bunyad Haidarabad, AH1311 / 27, asaf jah nizam al-mulk with m for Mahbub above mulk, 11.24g (KM Y-33), with a red-ochre tone, good very fine, rare single year issue, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #6321794-008)ProvenanceSpink, Auction 22120, 28 January 2022, lot 265https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6321794-008/58/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC AU | Princely States, Hyderabad, Mir Usman Ali Khan (1911-1948), milled gold Ashrafi, Haidarabad (Farkhanda Bunyad), AH1329 / 1 (1911) , Char Minar gateway with short 'ain' in doorway (KM Y-57; Fr-1165), minor field marking including a scratch to the obverse field, evidence of previous mounting at 12 o'clock, a very fine example of this scarce one year variety, rarely encountered even in this condition, in NGC holder, graded AU Details ~ Mount Removed (Cert. #6318778-002)https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6318778-002/NGCDetails/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information pl...
PCGS MS62 | *Top Pop* | Independent States, Mysore, Tipu Sultan (AH 1197-1202 / 1782-1799), 2-Rupees, AH1216/6 (1787), Patan, without rosettes, (KM 127a), a handsome and bold strike, lustrous to light grey surfaces, much as struck, scarcely encountered in such condition and an ever popular type, in PCGS holder, graded MS62 (Cert. #37771251) [*Single Finest Certified at PCGS*]https://www.pcgs.com/cert/37771251Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC AU | India, East India Company, Bombay Presidency (1693-1694), Rupee, Bombay mint, in the name of King William and Queen Mary (1689-1694), regnal year 5 (issued 13 Feb. 1693-12 Feb. 1694), Persian inscriptions "Coin struck during the reign of King William and Queen Mary," rev. "struck at Bombay in auspicious 5th regnal year of the English rulers" (Pr. 27; Stevens 1.26; KM 148.2), small die crack and removed from a mount, otherwise with some toning, very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU Details ~ Mount Removed (Cert. #6321149-003)ProvenanceSpink, Auction 22110, 24 August 2022, lot 781The East...
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Half-Rupee, Murshidabad (Calcutta), fixed ry 19, in the name of Shah 'Alam II, oblique milling, 5.82g (KM 97); Quarter-Rupee, as before, obliquely milled edge, 12h, 2.90g (KM 96); William IV (1830-1837), Twelth-Anna, 1835, plain edge, 6h, 2.17g (KM 445); Pice, 1831, plain edge, 12h, 6.50g (Prid. 209); Pie, plain edge, 6h, 2.07g (Prid. 215); Eighth-Anna, small flan, 4.05g (Prid. 198); Sixteenth-Anna, small flan, 1.81g (Prid. 201); Victoria (1837-1901), Two-Annas, 1841, plain edge, 12h, 1.41g (KM 460); British India, Victoria (1837-1901), Rupee, 1893, mille...
British India, George V (1910-1936), Rupee, 1918, Calcutta, crowned and draped bust left, rev. value and date within floral border, milled edge, 12h (KM 524; Prid. 214), lustrous and with speckled toning, extremely fine, in CGS holder, graded UNC 85; Rupee, 1919, Calcutta, crowned and draped bust left, rev. value and date within floral border, milled edge, 12h (KM 524; Prid. 215), full cartwheel lustre to the obverse, the reverse toned, much as struck, in CGS holder, graded UNC 85 (2)Provenancei) DNW 183, 14 October 2020, part lot 345ii) DNW 183, 14 October 2020, lot 347Subject to 20% VAT on B...
SASSANID PERSIA
Sassanid Persia, Shapur I, (AD 240-272), AV Dinar, Mint I, 'Ctesiphon', Phase 2, c. 260-272, Pahlavi legend surrounds diademed and draped bust right, wearing mural crown surmounted with korymbos, rev. fire altar flanked by two attendants standing facing, turned outward, each one wearing a mural crown, a pellet to each side of the flames, 7.38g (SNS type IIc/1b, style P; Göbl type I/1; Saeedi AV4 var. (no pellets on rev.); Sunrise 739 var. (same)), a minor graffito to right field of obverse, otherwise nicely struck, toned with a slight reddish hue, about very fine, a rare varietySubject to 20%...
THE "COLNE RIVER" COLLECTION OF ANCIENT JEWISH COINS
Phoenicia, Tyre, AR Half-Shekel, dated CY 36=91/0 BC, laureate head of Melqart right, lion skin knotted around neck, rev. TYROY IERASKAI ASYLOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm over wing, date above club in left field, Phoenician letter alef between legs, DOR monogram to right field, 6.90g (DCA Tyre 757), cleaned, but nevertheless very fine and rareProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kingdom of Judea, Agrippa I (AD 37-43), AE 22, dated Year 7 (AD 43), diademed and draped bust of Agrippa right, c/m: male head in oval left, rev. Tyche standing left, holding rudder in right hand, palm in left, 7.78g (AJC II pg. 262, 27; Hendin 555; RPC 4985; Howgego 156 (for countermark)), nice patina, good fine, immensely rareProvenance The "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsClassical Numismatic Group 51, 15 September 1999, lot 998Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC XF | Roman Judaea, Jewish War (AD 66-70), AR Half-Shekel, dated Year 1 (AD 66-67), "half of a Shekel" (Paleo-Hebrew), Omer cup with pearled rim, resting on raised projections, "Year 1" above, rev. "Jerusalem the Holy" (Paleo-Hebrew) staff with three pomegranate buds and a globular base, 6.73g (Hendin 1354), struck upon a short flan, some cleaning marks, toned, good fine to very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded XF ~ scratches (Strike: 4/5, Surface: 1/5) [NGC Cert. No. 5878653-002]ProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. Fo...
NGC Ch VF | Roman Judaea, Jewish War (AD 66-70), AR Shekel, dated Year 2 (67-68), "Shekel of Israel" (Paleo-Hebrew), Omer cup with pearled rim, resting on raised projections, "Year 2" above, rev. "Jerusalem the Holy", staff with three pomegranate buds and globular base, 13.38g (Meshorer, AJC II, 8; Meshorer, TJC 193; Hendin 1358), light cleaning marks, nevertheless residual tone, about very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice VF ~ scratches (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5) [NGC Cert. No. 5878653-005]ProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buy...
NGC AU | Roman Judaea, Jewish War (AD 66-70), AR Shekel, dated Year 3 (68-69), "Shekel of Israel" (Paleo-Hebrew), Omer cup with pearled rim, resting on raised projections, "Year 3" above, rev. "Jerusalem the Holy", staff with three pomegranate buds and globular base, 13.86g (Hendin 6390; Meshorer 202), residual, frosty lustre, some wear to edges but lightly toned and overall well-struck, very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded AU (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5) ~ edge chips [NGC Cert. No. 5878653-001]ProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish Coinshttps://www.ngccoin.uk/certlo...
Roman Judaea, Jewish War (AD 66-70), AE Half-Shekel, dated Year 4 (69-70), "To the Redemption of Zion" (Paleo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm-tree between two baskets filled with fruits, rev. "Year four-half" (Paleo-Hebrew), etrog between two lulavs, 13.01g (AJC II pg. 262, 27; Hendin 668; SNG ANS 451), softened to edge but with a nice patina, good fine to very fine, determined as having 'Altered Surfaces' by NGC [Submission No. 5878653-007]ProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsClassical Numismatic Group 46, 24 June 1998, lot 515Dr. Jonathan A. Herbst, Superior Stamp & Coi...
Roman Empire, Vespasian (AD 69-79), AR Denarius, 'Judaea Devicta' type, Lyon, struck c. 70, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS [AVG TR P], laureate head right, rev. IVDAEA DEVICTA, Judaea, veiled, with hands tied in front, head bowed, standing left, palm tree behind her, 2.91g (RIC 1120; BMCRE 388; Paris 297; Cohen 243; Hendin 1488), heavily flattened, fine to good fineProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Empire, Vespasian (AD 69-79), AR Denarius, 'Judaea Capta' type, Antioch, struck c. 72-73, IMP CAE VESP AVG P M COS III, laureate head right, rev. the emperor in military attire standing right behind palm tree, holding spear and parazonium, resting foot on helmet, before him at the base of the palm tree, a Jewish woman is seated on the ground mourning (SR 2278; RIC 363; Hendin 763), very fineProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsWilliam M. Rosenblum, Mailbid Sale 38c, lot 103Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Condition...
NGC Ch F | Roman Empire, Vespasian (AD 69-79), AE Sestertius, 'Judaea Capta' issue, Rome, struck 70, IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR P P P COS III, laureate head right, rev. IVDAEA CAPTA, palm tree, Judaea seated left upon cuirass in attitude of morning, male captive standing right with hands tied, both figures surrounded by arms, 25.36g (RIC 165; Hendin 1502/6532), some wear and porosity, especially to obverse, otherwise fine to good fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Fine (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5) [NGC Cert. #5878653-010]ProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish C...
Roman Empire, Vespasian (AD 69-79), AE Sestertius, 'Judaea Capta' issue, Rome, struck 71, IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right, rev. IVDAEA CAPTA, palm tree, to left field, Vespasian standing right, holding parazonium and spear, left foot on helmet, to right field, Judaea seated right upon cuirass in attitude of mourning, 25.99g (RIC 167; Hendin 1504; Cohen 239), tooled, softened, fine to good fine, determined by NGC as 'Tooled', therefore ungraded [NGC Submission #5878653-009] ProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer...
Roman Empire, Vespasian (AD 69-79), AE Sestertius, 'Judaea Capta' issue, struck 71, IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR P P P COS III, laureate head right, rev. IVDAEA CAPTA, palm tree, to left field, Judaea seated left on cuirass in attitude of mourning, to right field a male captive standing left with hands bound, arms scattered around both figures, S C in exergue, 25.07g (RIC 165; Cohen 238; Hendin 773), red-brown patina, tool-marks but a nice portrait, good fine to very fine, determined by NGC as 'Tooled', therefore ungraded [NGC Submission #5878653-011]ProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of A...
Roman Judaea, Vespasian (AD 69-79), AE 19, Caesarea Maritima, laureate head right, rev. Nike standing right, writing on shield upon palm tree, 6.82g (Hendin 742; AJC 1), light patina, slight off-strike to obverse, otherwise about very fine, rareProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Judaea, Titus, as Caesar (AD 69-79), AE 17, 'Judaea Capta' issue, Caesarea-Maritima, struck c. 71-73, AYTOKR TITOS KAISAR, rev. IOYDAIA EALUKLIAS, Nike standing right, inscribing shield attached to palm tree, 9.33g (TJC 381; Hendin 1446; RPC 2311; Howgego 135), dark patina, struck slightly off-centre to reverse but detailed and very fineProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsWilliam M. Rosenblum, Mailbid Sale 29F, 10 November 1999, lot 136Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Koinon of Bithynia, Titus, as Caesar (AD 69-79), M. Maecius Rufus, Pro-consul, c. 71-72, AE 26, AVTOKRA TITOS KAISAR SEBAS YIOS, laureate head right, c/m: MTHB monogram, rev. EPI M MAIKIOY POYTHOU ANTHIPATOY, palm tree with cuirass and helmet to left, and round shield with two spears to right, 11.42g (SNG von Aulock 6910; Waddington, Recueil, pg. 237, 16; Howgego 622 (for countermark); RG 16; NLJ 139; Hendin 6606a; RPC II 604; Stumpf 366), light porosity, nice patina, good fine to very fine, rare and desirable commemorative issue of the Jewish WarProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancie...
Roman Empire, Domitian (AD 81-96), AE, 'Judaea Capta', Caesarea Maritima, struck c. 92-93, IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P XII, laureate head right, rev. Nike advancing left, holding wreath and trophy, (Hendin 1459; AJC 10; TJC 395; RPC II 2308), good fine to very fineProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsWilliam M. Rosenblum, Mailbid Sale 38c, lot 35Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Judaea, Currency from the Hasmoneans to the Second Revolt (12), including a bull's head, 2.88g; denarius of Titus, 2.88g; Provincial AE of Domitian, 11.81g; AE Middle Bronze of the Bar Kokhbar Revolt, 7.04g, selection of others from various periods of Judean and Judaean history, rangning from good to good fine, viewing recommended, sold as described, no returnsProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
A Selection of Judean Bronze from Mattathias to Domitian (4): i) Kingdom of Judea, Mattathias Antigonus (40-37 BC), AE 8 Prutot, 'Mattatayah the High Priest and Council of the Jews' (Hebrew), around and between horns of a double cornucopiae, rev. 'of King Antigonus' (Hebrew), ivy wreath tied at top with ribbons hanging down, 13.10g (Hendin 481; Meshorer 30), softened, fine; ii) Roman Judaea, First Revolt (AD 66-70) AE 1/8 Shekel, dated year 4 (69/70), 'To the redemption of Zion' (Paleo-Hebrew), chalice with pearled rim, rev. 'Year four' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav branch flanked by an etrog on eithe...
NGC AU | Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt (AD 132-135), AR Shekel, dated Year 2 (AD 133-134) "Jerusalem" (Paleo-Hebrew), facade of the Temple of Jerusalem, a showbread table between the columns, star above, rev. "Year 2 of the Freedom of Israel" (Paleo-Hebrew), bundle of lulav with etrog to left, 14.08g (Mildenberg 37.7 (O8/R27); Meshorer 233; Hendin 6417; Bromberg 409 (same dies)), slight split to edges, otherwise well struck and detailed, good very fine or better, in an NGC holder, graded AU (Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5) ~ overstruck [NGC Cert. #5878653-003]ProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of A...
NGC AU | Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt (AD 132-135), AR Sela/Tetradrachm, undated, attributed to Year 3 (AD 134-135), "Shim'on" (Paleo-Hebrew), facade of the Temple of Jerusalem, showbread table between columns, [star] above, rev. "for the Freedom of Jerusalem", bundle of lulav, etrog to left, 15.31g (Mildenberg 79 (O12/R62); Meshorer 267; AJC II 51; Hendin 711; Bromberg 115 (same dies), worn to edges but details well-preserved, very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded AU (Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. No. 5878653-004]ProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsWill...
NGC Ch F | Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt (AD 132-135), AE "Abu Jara" dated Year 1 (AD 132-133), "Shi'mon Prince of Israel" (Paleo-Hebrew), within wreath, rev. "Year 1 of the Redemption of Israel" (Paleo-Hebrew), two-handled amphora, 34.27g (Hendin 677; TJC 220), red-green patina, some roughness, otherwise very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Fine (Strike: 3/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. No. 5878653-008]ProvenanceThe "Colne River" Collection of Ancient Jewish CoinsWilliam M. Rosenblum, Mailbid Auction 37D, 15 November 2007, lot 51Numismatica Ars Classica 40, 16 May 2007, lot 293Frank...
THE "ESTAFEFETTE NO. 21" COLLECTION OF ANCIENT COINS
Calabria, Tarentum, AE Didrachm, c. 302-280 BC, Atrehton, Sa- and Kas, magistrates, naked youth riding on horseback right, crowning the horse with his right hand, holding the reins in his left, SA above, ARE/THON below, rev. TARAS, Taras riding dolphin left, holding a tripod in his outstretched right hand, CAS below, 7.80g (HN Italy 957; Vlasto 666; SNG ANS 1050; SNG France 1870), toned, very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsPurchased from SeabyJ.A. Spranger, Esq., of Trinity College, Cambridge and Florence, Sotheby's, 12 May 1983, lotSubject...
Calabria, Tarentum, AR Nomos, c. 281-272 BC, Eu... and Apollo..., magistrates, naked youth riding on horseback right, laying wreath upon the head of the horse, APOLLO and two amphorae below, EY above, rev. Phalantus, nude, riding dolphin left, holding trident and kantharos, OE to right, TARAS below, 6.60g (Vlasto 763; SNG ANS 1119), toned, very fine to good very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC XF | Lucania, Thuria, AR Nomos, c. 360 BC, signed by Molossos, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet, decorated with Scylla hurling a stone, with a tiny owl on the crown of the helmet and an M on the neckflap, rev. THOURIO[Y], bull butting right, MOLOSSOS (signature of engraver) below, tunny fish right in exergue, 8.05g (SNG ANS 1026; SNG Copenhagen 1433; HN Italy 1784; Robinson, W.H. Woodward catalogue, 33, this coin), flan slightly short, otherwise detailed and struck in high relief, very rare and good very fine, with excellent pedigreeProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Coll...
NGC Ch VF | Sicily, Akragas, AR Stater, c. 480 BC, AKRA, eagle standing left, rev. crab within incuse, 8.76g (HGC 2, 94; SNG ANS 949; SNG Copenhagen 34; SNG Delepierre 522) some softening to higher reaches, otherwise toned and very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 25, 24 November 1982, lot 29Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC VF | Sicily, Gela, AR Didrachm, c. 480 BC, nude horseman galloping right, brandishing spear, rev. GELA, forepart of man-headed bull, the river-god Gelas, swimming right, 8.43g (Jenkins, Gela, group Ib, 7 (O4/R4); SNG ANS 4; SNG Lloyd 956; Rizzo pl. XVII, 6; Basel 279; SNG Delepierre 540; SNG Aberdeen 50, these dies), toned, lovely reverse, good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Very Fine ~ marks (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5) [NGC Cert. #8221847-006]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 46, 9 October 1985, lot 24Lord Grantley, Sixt...
NGC VF ~ Fine Style | Sicily, Messana, AR Tetradrachm, 412-408 BC, the nymph Messana driving biga of mules left, wearing long chiton and holding reins in both hands, Nike flying above right to crown her with a wreath, two dolphins facing one another in exergue, rev. MES-S-A-NIO-N, hare running right, head of Pan right below, 16.91g (Caltabiano 604 (D217/R236); SNG ANS 369 (same dies)), cleaned, with some softened details, nevertheless well-centred and good fine to near very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Very Fine ~ Fine Style (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8221846-010]Prov...
NGC Ch VF | Sicily, Panormos, AR Tetradrachm, c. 405-380 BC, charioteer driving quadriga right, Nike flying above left to crown him, hippocamp right in exergue, with Punic legend 'zyz', rev. female head left, hair bound by ampyx, three dolphins swimming around, 16.21g (Jenkins 32; Rizzo pl. LXIV, 27), rare, struck slightly off centre but very fine for type, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very Fine ~ Scratches (Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5) [NGC Cert. #8221847-005]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 25, 24 November 1982, lot 36Subject...
NGC Ch VF | Sicily, Syracuse, Deinomenid Tyranny (485-466 BC) AR Tetradrachm, temp. Hieron I, c. 478-475 BC, charioteer driving slow quadriga right, Nike flyring above right, crowning the horses, rev. SYRAKOSION, head of Artemis-Arethusa right, four dolphins surround, 17.48g (Boehringer 184 (V82/R126); SNG ANS 57 (these dies)), toned, slightly worn to obverse but boasting a lovely archaic portrait to the reverse, about very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very Fine ~ brushed (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. #8221846-004]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of A...
NGC Ch XF | Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles (317-289 BC), EL 25 Litrai, laureate head of Apollo left, head of horse right behind, rev. SYRAKOSION, tripod, 3.53g (Jenkins, Essays Robinson, Group C, pl. 15, O18/R34 = SNG ANS 631, same dies; AMB 509, same dies; Kraay-Hirmer 131; BMC 253), struck slightly off-centre to reverse, marked slightly, good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine (Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8221846-015]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more infor...
Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles (317-289 BC), AR Tetradrachm, sturck c. 317-310, wreathed head of Arethusa left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, surrounded by three dolphins, PHI below neck, rev. charioteer, holding goad and reins, driving fast quadriga left, triskeles running left above, SYRAKOSION below, ADI monogram in exergue, (Ierardi 68 - SNG ANS 640; De Hirsch 662; McClean 2817), toned, light area of corrosion to edge of reverse but otherwise lovely, good very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Pre...
Sicily, Syracuse, Hieron II (275-215 BC), AR 8-Litra, diademed head of Gelon left, rev. SYRAKOSION, Nike driving biga right, BA above, A to right, (Burnett, Enna Hoard, SNR 62, 1983, 56 var. (monograms)), lustrous, very fine, ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Sicily Sicilo-Punic, AR Tetradrachm, c. 320-300 BC, head of Persephone left, wreathed with corn, circled by four dolphins, rev. head of horse left, palm tree behind, 'People of the Camp' (Punic) below, 16.42g (Jenkins, SNR 56, 174; SNG Lloyd 674, this reverse die) , darkly toned, struck in powerful and imposing style, good very fine, determined as 'Tooled' by NGC, therefore ungraded [NGC Submission #8221846-011]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 46, 9 October 1985, lot 35Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view...
NGC VF | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (329-336 BC), AV Stater, Magnesia, struck under Philip III Arrhidaios (c. 323-315 BC, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. charioteer riding biga right, holding reins and kentron, PHILIPPOY in exergue, spearhead right below, bee to right, 8.59g (Thompson, Philip 3; Le Rider pl.90, 15; SNG ANS 310-4), softened to higher points, some deposits, apparent cut to reverse, otherwise good fine to very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Very Fine (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. No. 8221847-001]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient,...
NGC Ch VF | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AV 1/12 Stater, Pella, c. 345-328, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. PHILIPPOY, thunderbolt above, bunch of grapes below, 0.73g (Le Rider 35; SNG ANS 215), very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice VF (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. No. 8221847-004]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 15007, 2 December 2015, lot 502 - £800SNC, June 1992, 3324Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC XF | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AV Stater, early posthumous issue, struck by Philip III Arrhidaios (323-318/7 BC), Pella, laureate head of Apollo right, PHILIPPOY, charioteer driving galloping biga right, holding reins and kentron, bee flying right below, 8.58g (Le Rider Group IIIa, 546; SNG ANS 183), lovely portrait, good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Extremely Fine ~ ex-jewelry (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5) [NGC Cert. #8221847-002]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For mo...
NGC Ch XF ~ Fine Style | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Pella, c. 355-348 BC, laureate head of Zeus right, rev. PHILIPPOY, Philip on horseback left, wearing cloak and kausia, raising his right hand, M between forelegs, trident-head below, 14.47g (Le Rider 69, obverse, 71, reverse), fine style, struck in high relief with a light tone, impressive portrait, good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine ~ Fine Style, Edge Cut (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8221846-006]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, Englis...
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Pella, struck c. 342-336, laureate head of Zeus right, rev. PHILIPPOY, youth on horseback right, holding palm and reins, thunderbolt below, N in exergue, 14.36g (Le Rider 302 (R240); SNG Copenhagen 549), slightly short flan, but well-struck, nice portrait, very fine ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 16004, 22 March 2016, lot 1033Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), AR 1/5 Tetradrachm, Pella, struck by Philip III Arrhidaios, (323-315 BC), head of Apollo right, taenia round head, rev. PHILIPPOY, naked young jockey on galloping horse right, Boeotian shield below, 2.53g (Le Rider 535; SNG ANS -), good very fine, detailed and tonedProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 8024, 27 November 2008, lot 15Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC Ch XF ~ Fine Style | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AV Stater, Babylon, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet ornameted with coiled serpent, M behind, rev. BASILEOS ALEXANDROY, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, LY to left field, 8.60g (Price 3691), traces of mounting but otherwise detailed and god very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine ~ Fine Style, Edge Marks (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. #8221847-009]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSp...
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AV Stater, Babylon, posthumous, struck by Antigonos I Monophthalmos, as Strategos of Asia, under Peithon, c. 315-314 BC, head of Athena right, her hair in corkscrews, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with griffin leaping right, rev. BASILEOS ALEXANDROY, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, HYP mongoram within wreath to left, MI in exergue, 8.33g (Price 3700), some deposits, otherwise very rare and very fine, determined as 'Repaired' by NGC, therefore ungraded [NGC Submission #8221847-003]ProvenanceThe "Es...
NGC Ch XF ~ Fine Style | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AV Stater, Babylon, struck under Seleukos I Nikator, c. 310-300, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet ornameted with coiled serpent, rev. BASILEOS ALEXANDROY, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, MI to left, monogram in wreath to right, 8.54g (Price 3748; SC 81.2), small light mark to cheek and some contact-marking to surfaces but otherwise struck in bold style and very fine to good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine ~ Fine Style, Edge Mark...
NGC Ch XF | Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AV Stater, Sidon, 321-320 BC, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet ornameted with coiled serpent, rev. ALEXANDRO[Y], Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, N ('13' date-mark) to left field, 8.61g (Price 3500; Newell, Sidon, 38), flan slightly short, some softening, otherwise very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine (Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8221847-011]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 12026, 26...
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis, c. 323-320, head of the young Herakles right, clad in lion skin, rev. BASILEOS ALEXANDROY, Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre, antler to left field, 17.24g (Price 111), toned, good very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 16004, 22 March 2016, lot 1034Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Aspendos, posthumous, dated year 5 = c. 208-207 BC, head of youthful Herakles right, clas in lion skin, rev. Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre, AS/E to left field (Price 2884; Müller 1207; SNG Copenhagen 768), lustrous, struck upon a large flan, good very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 19025, 28 January 2019, lot 1503Classical Numismatic Group 51, 15 September 1999, lot 195Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information plea...
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Corinth, struck under Philip V, c. 225-215 BC, head of young Herakles right, clad in lion skin, rev. ALEXANDROY, Zeus Aetophoros seated left, holding vertical sceptre, Nikai upon the uprights, Athena standing left to left field, TH-E below throne, 16.83g (Price 703 (p.159, Pl.XXXVIII); BMC 703a-b; Muller 882; Noe, Sicyon No. 60), toned to edges, good very fine and quite rare, a lovely example of an unusual reverse designProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 15005, 15 Ju...
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, 'the Great', a Set of Silver (336-323 BC) (6): i) AR Tetradrachm, Temnos, posthumous, c.180-170 BC, head of young Herakles right, wearing lion's skin, rev. ALEXANDROY, Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left, sceptre, EXENIKOS and oenochoe under vine-tendril on left, GETA under throne, 16.45g (Price 1690), small mark of corrosion to reverse, otherwise about extremely fine; ii) AR Hemiobol, Babylon (?), head of young Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress, rev. ALEXAND[POY] between club and quiver 0.31g,(cf. Price 3590), good very fine, reverse almost very fine...
NGC AU | Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III, Arrhidaios (323-317 BC), AV Stater, Sardis, struck in the names and types of Alexander III, 'the Great', by Menander or Kleitos, c. 321-320 BC, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet ornameted with coiled serpent, rev. ALEXANDROY, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, torch to left field, 8.63g (Price 2633; ADM I Series XV, 301a = ANS inv. 1967.152.292 (same reverse die)), some scratches, otherwise good very fine, a lovely portrait, in NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded About Uncirculated (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert...
NGC Ch VF | Thrace, Abdera, AR Hemidrachm, c. 350 BC, ABDIRI/TEON, griffin seated left, rev. EPI EURISTIPPOY, surrounding square containing head of Apollo right, 2.46g (May 542 (this reverse die); McClean 4039), detailed, nicely toned and very rare, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice VF (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [Cert. #8221847-008]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSotheby's, 26 March 1987, lot 369Westminster School, Sotheby's, 26 May 1976, lot 56Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions...
Islands of Thrace, Thasos, AR Tetradrachm, c. 148-90/80 BC, head of young Dionysos right, wearing wreath of ivy and fruit, rev. HIRAKLEOUS SOTIROS, nude Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club and skin of Nemean lion, HTRD monogram to left field, THASION in exergue, 16.84g (SNG Copenhagen 1048; BMC 67 ff.; HGC 6, 359; Le Rider, Thasiennes 52), toned and lustrous, good very fine to near extremely fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 65, 5 October 1988, lot 47 - 'good style, toned, extremely fine' - £390Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s...
Islands of Thrace, Thasos, AR Tetradrachm, after 148 BC, wreathed head of young Dionysos right, rev. IRAKLEOUS SOTIROS [THA]SION, Herakles standing nude left, holding lion skin over his left arm, and resting his right arm on a club, HAMP monogram to left field, 16.70g (Le Rider, Thasiennes 52; HGC 6, 359; SNG Copenhagen 1046), toned, very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSotheby's, 3 May 1984, lot 12Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (305-281 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Lysimacheia, struck c. 297-281, diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon, rev, BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY, Athena Nikephoros seated left, resting left elbow upon lion-ornamented shield, transverse sceptre behind, lion head left to left field, DO monogram below throne, 16.73g (Dewing 1351; HGC 3.2, 1750a; Müller 51; SNG Fitzwilliam 1848; Thompson 16; Leu 14, lot 34, this obverse die), toned, residually lustrous, somewhat soft to higher points but very fine to good very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collectio...
NGC Ch VF | Thessaly, Larissa, AR Drachm, c. 365-356 BC, head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, air in ampyx, wearing plain necklace, rev. LARIS, horse standing right, preparing to lay down, front left foreleg raised, 5.85g (Lorber, Phase L-II, 32; BMC 57; BCD Thessaly II 316; HGC 4, 453), struck on short flan, however toned, attractive and about very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice VF (Strike: 4/5, Surfaces 2/5) [Cert. No. 8221846-014]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSotheby's, 26 March 1987, lot 394Westminster SchoolSu...
NGC Ch XF | Lokris, Lokris Opuntii, AR Stater, c. 369-338 BC, head of Persephone left, wearing barley-wreath and triple-pendant earring and necklace, rev. OPON TION, Ajax advancing right, nude but for crested helmet, brandishing sword and shield, shield decorated with griffin and a palmette, a broken spear at his feet diagonally, 11.70g (BCD 19 (these dies); Traite pl. 206, 13), slightly weather-beaten to obverse, still toned and well-struck, good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5) [NGC Cert. #8221847-007] ProvenanceThe "Estafefette...
Euboea, the Euboean League (c. 304-290 BC), AR Drachm, c. 340 BC, head of nymph Euboea left, wearing triple-pendant earring with her hair rolled, in high relief, rev. EY above head of cow, facing slightly right, pendants hanging from each side, 3.79g (Wallace 63; BMC 8), lovely portrait, very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSeaby?Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Attica, Athens, AR Tetradrachm, c. 430 BC, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three laurel leaves, rev. ATHE, owl standing right, facing, with olive branch and crescent to upper left, all within shallow incuse, 17.10g (Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597; Starr, Athenian Coinage, pl. xxiii. 11), struck in high relief, toned, near extremely fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 25, 24-25 November 1982, lot 75 - 'about extremely fine'Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions fo...
Attica, Athens, AR Tetradrachm, 'New Style' Coinage, Polychar(mos), Nikog(enes) and Themistocles, magistrates, struck 133/132 BC, head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing triple-crested helmet with raised cheek-pieces, ornamented with griffin, tendrils and horses, rev. ATHE/POLYMAR/NIKOI THEMISTOKLI, owl standing half right on upturned amphora inscribed with I, ME below, winged caduceus to left, 16.95g (Thompson 379i; HGC 4, 1635), almost extremely fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coins Reverend D. R. Steel, sold as the John Marshall Collection,...
Corinthia, Corinth, AR Stater, struck c. 400-375 BC, Pegasos flying left, rev. head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet, palmette behind, 8.63g (BMC 155; Pegasi 111; Ravel 389, these dies), light toning, some spotting to reverse but otherwise about very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsVirgil M. Brand, Part V, Sotheby's, 1 February 1984, lot 151Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Corinthia, Corinth, AR Stater, c. 415-387 BC, Pegasos with curled wings standing left, koppa below, rev. head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, a statuette of Zeus hurling thunderbolt right behind, dolphin before, 8.56g (Ravel 692; Pegasi 174), softened, good fine and very rareProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Paphlagonia, Sinope, AR Drachm, c. 330-300 BC, Agreos, magistrate, head of the nymph Sinope left, wearing her hair in a sakkos, with a triple-pendant earring and gold necklace, rev. sea eagle, wings spread, flying left above a dolphin swimming left, ARG to right, SINO below, 5.06g (BMC 11 = SNG BM Black Sea 1481; SNG von Aulock 201), lovely strike, dark tone, detailed, good very fine to extremely fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSotheby's, 3 May 1984, lot 100Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Co...
Ionia, Ephesos, AR Drachm, Apollonios, magistrate, c. 202-133 BC, Bee, seen from above, E-PH across fields, rev. APOLLONIOS, stag standing right before palm tree, 4.17g (BMC 67), about very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 50, 6 March 1986, lot 56Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC Ch AU | Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum, AR Tetradrachm, reduced Attic standard, Herognetos, son of Zopyrion, magistrate, struck c. 140-150 BC, diademed bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver at her shoulder, wearing stephane rev. MAGNITON/IROGNITOS/ZOPYRIONOS, Apollo standing left on maeander pattern, holding filleted laurel branch with his right hand and leaning his left elbow on a tall tripod behind him, all within laurel wreath, 16.85g (M. Jones, "The Autonomous Wreathed Tetradrachms of Magnesia on Maeander," MN 24 (1979) obverse die 27/a; SNG von Aulock 7921; SNG Lockett 2829 = Pozzi...
Ionia, Samos, AR Tetrobol, c. 210-185 BC, scalp of lion facing, rev. SAMION, forepart of a bull butting right, below, monogram between crater and grain ear 2.72g (Barron p. 24; BMC 181; SNG Copenhagen, 1713), toned, very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coins Spink 49, 9 October 1985, lot 107Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Caria, Rhodes, AR Didrachm, c. 205-190 BC, Onasandros, magistrate, radiate head of Helios facing slightly right, rev. ONASANDROS, rose with bud to right, eagle standing right to left field, P-O across lower fields, all within dotted border, 6.59g (Ashton 280; BMC 148), toned, good very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cilicia, Kelenderis, AR Stater, c. 425-400 BC, nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from rearing horse left, rev. goat kneeling right, looking backwards left, ivy leaf in exergue, 10.84g (SNG Levante 21; SNG France 2, 64; SNG von Aulock 5628; SNG Berry 1260 = Kraay, "The Celenderis Hoard," NC 1962, 20v, all with this reverse), struck upon a lamentably small flan, nevertheless toned and good fine to very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC XF | Cilicia, Tarsus, AR Stater, struck under the Persian Satrap Pharnabazos (379-374 BC), head of Arethusa facing slightly left, wearing necklace of pendants, drop earring and headband, rev. head of warrior (Ares?) right, wearing crested helmet, Aramaic inscription behind, 10.74g (SNG von Aulock 5922; SNG France 247), lovely pair of portraits, slight evidence of wear, but style nevertheless fine, vestiges of tone to the edges, good very fine to extremely fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded XF (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. No. 8221846-016]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" C...
Kingdom of Capadoccia, Ariarathes VII Philometor (116-101 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Eusebeia Tyana, c. 116, diademed head right, rev. BASILEOS ARIARTHOU PHILOMITOROS, Athena standing left, holding Nike, spear and shield, OL to fields, monograms to outer left, all within olive-wreath, 16.60g (B. Simonetta, The Coins of the Cappadocian Kings, p. 35, note (these dies); Mørkholm, SNR 57, pl. 42, 14, dies; de Callatay pl. 44, 194), well struck and exhibiting lovely Hellenistic style, toned, good very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coins Reverend D. R. St...
NGC AU | Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Alexander I Balas (150-145 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Tyre, dated SE 166 = 147/146 BC, diademed and draped bust right, rev. ALEXANDROY BASILEOS, eagle standing left, right talon on beak of galley, palm-branch over far wing, monogram of Tyre on club on left, date CP (year 166) and monogram behind, 14.13g (SNG Israel 1538; Houghton, CSE, 747; SC 1835.4c; HGC 9, 883), lightly toned, well-struck and preserved, good very fine to near extremely fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded About Uncirculated ~ Brushed (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8221846-013]Prov...
Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Alexander I Balas (152-145 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Tyre, dated SE 165=148-147 BC, diademed head right, rev. ALEXANDROY BASILEOS, eagle standing left upon prow of galley, TYP monogram above club to left field, EXP date-mark above FP monogram to right field, 14.08g (Newell 70; SC 1835.4c), toned, very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSotheby's, 3 May 1984, lot 144Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC Ch VF | Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos VI Dionysos (145-142 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Antioch-on-the-Orontes, dated SE 169 = 145-144 BC, diademed and radiate head right, rev. BASILEOS ANTIOXOY, EPIPHANOUS DIONYSOY, the Dioskouri galloping left, date below left, TRY above XA monogram right, all within wreath of laurel, ivy and grain ears, 15.82g (SC 2000.1f; SMA 230; Houghton 232; HGC 9, 1032), some scratches, flan slightly short, die-flaw to top of reverse, otherwise bold and good fine to about very fine, rare for this date and monogram, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very Fi...
NGC Ch VF* | Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Cleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII (125-121 BC) AR Tetradrachm, Damascus, dated SE 192 = 121-120 BC, jugate busts of Cleopatra Thea, diademed, veiled and wearing a stephane right, and Antiochos, diademed right, rev. BASILEISSIS KLEOPATRAS THEAS/KAI BASILEOS ANTIOXOY, Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left, holding sceptre in left hand, monogram to left, RQP (date SE 192) in exergue, 16.85g (SC 2267.2; SNG Israel 2491; LSM 88; Houghton 848), toned, some light scratches but otherwise good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very Fine * (Strike: 5/...
Seleukid Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos X Eusebes Philopator (94-88 BC), Antioch-on-the-Orontes, diademed head right, no sideburn, within filleted border, rev. BASILEOS ANTIOXOY EUSEBOYS PHILOPATOROS, Zeus Nikepohros enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre, monogram above A to outer left, another below throne, all within wreath border, 15.82g (SC 2429.1c), lovely portrait, slight wear to reverse inscriptions but otherwise good very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and...
Phoenicia, Arados, AR Drachm, 162/161 BC, bee with straight wings, seen from above, HQ (date) to left, monogram to right, rev. ARADION, stag standing right, palm tree behind, 4.09g (HGC 10, 73; BMC 155), some scratches, otherwise very fine to good very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coins Sotheby's, 1 February 1984, lot 271Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC VF | Persia, Achaemenid Empire, temp. Xerxes II - Artaxerxes II (c. 420-375 BC), AV Daric, Great King advancing right in running-kneeling stance, holding bow, spear and quiver, rev. incuse punch, 8.35g (BMC pl. XXV, 21; Carradice type IIIb, group C), some marks, otherwise very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Very Fine (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. #8221846-005]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsChristie's, 12 October 1982, lot 3Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Bu...
Kingdom of Persis, Darios I (Darev) (2nd Century BC), AR Drachm, bearded head right, wearing satrapal headdress (kyrbasia) surmounted by crescent, rev. Ahura-Mazda over fire-temple, king attending on left, eagle on rectanbular base on right, 4.01g (Alram 557; Sunrise 582), toned, detailed, good very fine to extremely fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsReverend D. R. Steel, sold as the John Marshall Collection, Spink 9008, 19 March 2009, lot 359Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyer...
Kingdom of Parthia, Mithradates I (171-138 BC), AR Drachm, Hekatompylos, bust left, wearing bashlik, ARSAKOY BASILEOS, archer seated right on omphalos, holding bow, 4.27g (Sellwood 9/1; Shore 7; Sunrise 251-252), struck from worn dies, fine to very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Sasanid Empire, Ardashir III (AD 628-30), AR Drachm, Nyh (Nihavand), year 1, crowned bust right, rev. fire altar with attendants, 4.11g (Selwood 69; Göbl 225), attractive, toned about extremely fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 6013, 29 June 2006, lot 12Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kingdom of Baktria, Eukratides I Megas (c. 171-135 BC), AR Tetradrachm, diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with ear and horn of bull, rev. BASILEOS MEGALOY, Dioskouri on horseback prancing right, each holding sceptre and palm, monogram to left, EUKRATIDOY in exergue, 16.97g (Bopearachchi 6Z; Mitchiner 177l; SNG ANS 473 var. (placement of rev. monogram); HGC 12, 131), slightly granular surface, light tone, good very fine or betterProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 50, 6 March 1986, lot 103 - about extremely fine...
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy I Soter, as Satrap (330-320 BC), struck in the names and types of Alexander III, 'the Great' (336-323 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Arados, head of the young Herakles right, clad in lion skin, rev. ALEXANDROY, Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left, cross-legged, resting on footstall, holding long vertical sceptre, AR monogram to left field, 17.06g (Muller 1375 (Byblos); Price 3426 (same)), some scratches, detailed, good very fine or betterProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more informat...
NGC Ch VF ~ Fine Style | Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos (282-246 BC), AV Mnaieion (Oktodrachm), struck in the name of Arsinoe II, c. 254-252, diademed and veiled head of Arsinoe right, theta before, rev. ARSINOIS PHILAEDELPHOY, double cornucopiae filled with fruits and bound with fillets, 27.76g (CPE 388; Svoronos 460, pl. 15, 12; Troxell p. 44, pl. 6, 2; Olivier & Lorber dies 1/30, 127-130; SNG Copenhagen 134), impressive portrait, perfectly centred, slightly softened to reverse but otherwise very fine to good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very Fin...
NGC Ch VF | Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos (284-246 BC), AV Half-Mnaieion (Tetradrachm), Alexandria, 'Theon Adelphon' type, struck after 265, ADELPHON, jugate busts of Ptolemy II, diademed and draped, and Arsinoe II, diademed and veiled, right, Galatian shield behind, rev. Jugate busts of Ptolemy I, diademed and draped, and Berenike I, diademed and veiled, right, 13.87g (CPE 314; Svoronos 604; SNG Copenhagen 133; Noeske 38; Boston MFA 2275; Dewing 2753-4), well centred, good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very Fine ~ Edge Marks (Strike: 5/5, Surface...
NGC Ch VF ~ Fine Style | Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy IV Philopator (221-205 BC), AV Mnaieion (Oktodrachm), struck in the name of Ptolemy III, Alexandria, c. 219-217, radiate and diademed bust of the deified Ptolemy III, wearing aegis and carrying trident over left shoulder, rev. BASILEOS PTOLEMAIOY, radiate cornucopia bound with royal diadem, DI below, 27.72g (Svoronos 1117: SNG Copenhagen 196; CPE 887; Olivier & Lorber 48 (O3/R7), this coin), lustrous, struck in great style, some deposits but otherwise about very fine to good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very...
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VI Philometor, first reign (180-164 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Kition, dated RY 7=175/4 BC, diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis, rev. PTOLEMAIOY BASILEOS, eagle standing left upon thunderbolt, wings closed, LZ-KI across fields, 14.38g (Svoronos 1355 pl. XLVI, 7; DCA 42; Olivier 1097–1115 (D209/R638)), some small die-flaws to reverse, typical of this issue, but otherwise detailed and of lovely style, toned, good very fine or betterProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 25, 24 November 1982, lot 145Subject...
Numidia, Juba I (c. 60-46 BC), AR Denarius, diademed and draped bust right, sceptre across shoulder, REX JVBA before, rev. octastyle temple, neo-Punic legend surrounds, 3.75g (MAA 29; Mazard 84; SNG Copenhagen 523), toned, exhibiting a detaied portrait, albeit with light scratches, reverse struck somewhat off-centre but overall very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coins Vecchi, 8 October 1984, lot 178Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
THE "ESTAFEFETTE NO. 21" COLLECTION OF ENGLISH AND WORLD COINS
NGC AU | Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth Coinage, Pre-Treaty Period, Series E, Noble, 1351-1361, Tower, E • | DWARD •' DEI GRA • REX AIIGL Z FRAnC • DhI, annulet stops, unbarred Ns, King standing in ship, holding sword and shield, ornaments 1-1[1]-11-1, ropes 3/3, quatrefoils 3/4, lis 3, m.m. cross 2, king, rev. + IhC • AVTEM • TRAIICIEIIS • P • MEDIVM • ILLORVM • IBAT, annulet stops, unbarred Ns, floriate cross, crowned leopards in angles, E at centre, 7.59g, 2h, m.m. cross 2 (Schneider 23 [obverse]; North 1160; S.1488), some red deposits to the reverse field, bright and lightly crimped, other...
NGC MS64 | Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth Coinage, Transitional Period, Noble, 1361, Tower, E x | DWARD ' x DEI 'x GRA 'x REX : ANGL 'x DnS 'x HIBN : Z : AC-Q, saltire stops, saltire before EDWARD, King standing in ship, holding sword and shield (five lys therein, not noted by Lawrence), ornaments 1-11-11-1, ropes 3/3, quatrefoils 4/3, lis 5, rev. IhC x AVTEM x TRANCIENS x P : MEDIVM x ILLORR x' IBAT, additional lys in second quarter, floriate cross, crowned leopards in angles, pellets to corners of central panel, large E at centre, 7.67g [119.6gr], 12h, m.m. cross potent (Kenyon [1884], p...
NGC XF | Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth Coinage, Transitional Period, the so-called "Cursing" Half-Noble, 1361, Tower, E | DWARD •' DEI • G •' REX •' A | NGL D •, King standing in ship, holding sword and shield, saltire stops, ornaments -1-1-, ropes 3/2, quatrefoils 4/3, lis 3, rev. (i.m.) DOMINE • FVRORE • TVO : ARGVTVS : ME :, saltire stops, additional lys in second quarter, floriate cross, crowned leopards in angles, annulets to corners of central panel, large E at centre, 3.70g [57.10grns], 9h, i.m. cross (Montagu II, 424 same dies; Doubleday -; Schneider I,-; North 1223; S.1500), two ligh...
NGC MS65 | *Top Pop* | Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth Coinage, Treaty Period, Group B/a, Half-Noble, 1361-1369, Tower, • ED | WARD : DEI G : REX : ANGL : D : hYB : AG | T, annulet before EDWARD, double-saltire stops, King standing in ship, holding sword and shield, ornaments -11-11, ropes 3/2, quatrefoils 3/2, lis 4, rev. + DOMINE : nE : IN : FVRORE : TVO : ARGVAS : ME, double saltire stops, floriate cross, crowned leopards in angles, E at centre, all in double tressure, 3.87g, 3h, m.m. cross potent (Schneider I, 88-89; North 1239; S.1507), lightly short of flan and weak in parts, including to...
NGC MS63 | Richard II (1377-1399), Type Ib, Noble, Tower, + RIC | ARD x D : G : REX : ANGL : Z x FRAnC : D : hIB : Z • AQ, saltire stops, annulet over sail, King standing in ship, holding sword and shield, ornaments 1-1-1-1, ropes 3/1, quatrefoils 5/4, lys 4, rev. + Ih'C : AVTEM : TRANSIENS : PER : MEDIVM : ILLORV : IBAT, double saltire stops, floriate cross, crowned leopards in angles, R at centre, 7.73g, 3h, i.m. cross pattée (Schneider I, 134; North 1302; S.1654), partially short of flan and struck from rusted dies, nonetheless a most pleasing portrait and with lustre, nearing extremely fin...
NGC MS62 | Henry V (1413-1422), Class C, Noble, Tower, h | EnRIC ' DI ' GRA ' REX ANGL ' S FRANC ' DnS hyB , King standing in ship, holding sword and shield, mullet by sword, annulet to side of ship, single saltire stops, rev. (i.m) IhC ' AVTEM : TRANSIENS : PER : MEDIV ' ILLORV ' IBAT, floriate cross, h at centre, trefoils and crowned leopards in angles, quatrefoil by leopard in first quarter, double saltire stops, 6.86g, 12h, i.m. pierced cross (North 1371; S.1742), faint hairline scratch to right of King's head, otherwise on a neat round flan, a really good very fine example of the Agin...
NGC MS64 | Anglo-Gallic, Henry VI (1422-1461), Salut d'Or, Rouen, (m.m) hENRICVS : DEI : GRA : FRACORV : Z : AGLIE : REX, Mary and the Archangel Gabriel above shields of France and England, rev. (m.m) XPE '* VINCIT * XPE '* REGNAT * XPE '* IMPERAT, mullet stops, crucifix dividing lis and lion, all inside double tressure, 3.48g, 1h, m.m. leopard (Schneider III, 111-112; Elias 270c; Fr 18), some softness to the legends and doubling to the obverse legend, otherwise with a pleasingly honest surfaces and faint lustre, nearing extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded MS64 (Cert. #8220522-017)Provenanc...
NGC MS63 | Anglo-Gallic, Henry VI (1422-1461), Salut d'Or, Rouen, (m.m.) hENRICVS : DEI : GRA : FRACORV : Z : AGLIE : REX, Mary and the Archangel Gabriel above shields of France and England, rev. (m.m) XPE *' VINCIT * XPE *' REGNAT * XPE *' IMPERAT, mullet stops, crucifix dividing lis and lion, all inside double tressure, 3.50g, 11h, m.m. leopard (Schneider III, 111-112; Elias 270c; Fb. 18), some minor deposits around EX of REX, otherwise a most pleasing and uniform strike, with honest and lightly lustrous surfaces, hints of red tone to the peripheries, pleasing extremely fine, in NGC holder,...
NGC AU58 | Edward IV, First Reign (1461-1470), Light Coinage, Type V/VI, Rose Noble or 'Ryal', 1467-1468, Tower, ED | WARD • DI • GRA •' REX • ANGL •' Z • FRAnC •' DnS'I B, trefoil stops, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, rose on decking, E on standard beside, rev. (i.m.) IhC ' AVT • TRANSIENS • PERMEDIVM : ILLORV : I : BAT •, trefoil stops, rose-atop radiant sun over floriated cross, crowns and leopards in angles, large fleurs in spandrels, 7.67g, 6h, i.m. sun (Schneider I, 346; North 1549; S.1950), some minor softness in parts, otherwise a pleasingly uniform strike to a full-ro...
NGC AU | Edward IV, (1461-1485), Flemish Imitation of a Rose Noble or Ryal, c. 1585, Gorinchem, ED • | • WARD •' DI •' GRA • REX • ANGL •' Z • FRAI : • DNS •' IB •', trefoil stops, King standing in ship, holding sword and shield, rose on decking, E on standard beside, rev. (i.m) IhC • AVT •' TRANSIENS • PER • MEDIVM •' ILLORV •' IBAT •, rose-atop radiant sun over floriated cross, crowns and leopards in angles, large fleurs in spandrels, 7.61g, 1h, i.m. crown (Schneider I, 842; North 1459; S.1952), lightly creased and flattened, otherwise struck on a pleasingly full flan, as common for type, go...
NGC MS62 | Henry VIII with Katherine of Aragon (1509-1547), Crown of the Double Rose, 1529-1532, Tower, (m.m) hEnRIC ': VIII :' RVTILAnS : ROSA : SINE : SPInA, LETTERING STYLE, double saltire stops, crowned double rose, crowned h-K beside, rev. (m.m) DEI • G .' R '• AGLIE '• Z • FRAnC '• DnS • hIBERNIE, LETTERING STYLE, single saltire stops, crowned shield, crowned h-k besides, 3.68g, 9h, m.m. lys (Whitton iii; Schneider I, 584-586; North 1788; S.2274), partially clipped and with softness in the legends, otherwise pleasing to the central devices, a most pleasing very fine example of this ever...
NGC AU | Edward VI (1547-1553), Second Coinage, First Issue, Half-Sovereign, 24 January 1549 - 12 April 1549, Tower, (m.m.) EDWARD .' VI : D .' G .' AGL .' FRA .' Z : HIB ' : REX :, crowned and garnished shield, dividing E-R, rev. (m.m.) SCVTVM • FIDEI • PROTEGET • EVM • :, youthful bare head and cuirassed bust right, rosette stops, 5.43g, 5h, i.m. arrow [on obverse only] (Schneider I, 670; North 1908; S.2435), previously cleaned and some small dents to the obverse field, nonetheless now with a rich golden-red tone, a pleasing portrait, very fine, in NGC holder, erroneously graded AU Details ~...
NGC UNC | Edward VI (1547-1553), Second Period, Quarter Sovereign or Gold Crown, January 1549 - April 1550, Southwark, (i.m.) SCVTVM : FIDEI : PROTEGET : EVM :, youthful bare head and cuirassed bust right, rev.. EDVVARD : VI : D : G : AGL : FR • Z • HIB : REX, crowned and garnished shield, dividing E-R, 2.70g, 1h, i.m. arrow [on reverse only] (Schneider I, 676; North 1914; S.2441), evidence of being wiped, ragged to the edge at 11 o'clock, nonetheless on a full flan and a pleasingly crisp strike for this issue, good very fine, in NGC holder, graded UNC Details ~ Cleaned (Cert. #8220521-005)Pro...
NGC UNC | Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Mestrelle's Milled Issues, Medium Module, Half-Pound, 15 February 1564 - 1 September 1568, Tower, (m.m.) ELIZABETH • D .' G .' ANG .' FRA .' ET • HIB .' REGINA, curly Z in ELIZABETH, crowned bust E left, with flowing hair, wearing elaborate bodice, rev. (m.m) SCVTVM • FIDEI • PROTEGET • EAM, crowned square-topped shield, dividing E-R, edge grained, diameter 28.5mm., 5.538g [85.0grns], 5h, m.m. lys (Schneider I, 760; Brown & Comber BC 2, L5 [BB6]; North 2019/4; S.2543), small area of graffiti above crown on reverse, minor die flaw to the forehead and evidence...
NGC UNC | Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third 'Restoration' Coinage, Sixth Issue, "Crown Gold", Pound of 20-Shillings, 9 May 1594 - 13 February 1596, Tower, (m.m) ELIZABETH .' D .' G .' ANG .' FRA .' ET • HI .' REGINA • crowned bust left, with flowing hair, wearing elaborate bodice, rev. (m.m) SCVTVM • FIDEI • PROTEGET • EAM • annulet stops, crowned and garnished shield, dividing E-R, 11.168g, 8h, m.m. woolpack (Schneider I, 799; Brown & Comber F8; cf. Spink Auction 16, 9-10 July 1981, lot 525 same dies; North 2008; S.2534), two die flaws before the chest and slight doubling to the obverse legend,...
NGC AU58 | Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third 'Restoration' Coinage, Sixth Issue, "Crown Gold", Half-Pound, 9 May 1594 - 13 February 1596, Tower, (m.m) ELIZABETH • D .' G .' ANG • FRA .' ET • HI .' REGINA • crowned bust left, with flowing hair, wearing elaborate bodice, rev. (m.m) SCVTVM FIDEI • PROTEGET • EAM • crowned square-topped shield, dividing E-R, 5.49g, 1h, m.m. woolpack (Schneider I, 810; Brown & Comber BC2; North 2009; S.2535A), some doubling to obverse legend and resultingly soft in parts, otherwise a most pleasing uniform strike to shield, with wholesomely honest and natural golden-r...
NGC AU55 | *Top Pop* | Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third 'Restoration' Coinage, Sixth Issue, "Crown Gold", Crown, 1592-1595, Tower, (m.m) ELIZAB .' D .' G .' ANG .' FRA .' ET • HIB .' REGI .', crowned bust left, with flowing hair, wearing elaborate bodice, rev. (m.m) SCVTVM : FIDEI : PROTEGET • EAM, crowned square-topped shield, dividing E-R, 2.78g, 7h, m.m. tun (Schneider I, 813; Brown & Comber BC2; Beresford-Jones 75 this coin; North 2010; S.2536), minor crimping to the flan and doubling to the obverse legend, nonetheless a pleasingly uniform strike, extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded AU55 (...
NGC AU55 | Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Seventh Issue, Crown, 1601, Tower, ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FRA .' ET : HIBER .' REGINA : (m.m) :, crowned half-length bust left, wearing decorated dress and wide ruff, holding orb and sceptre, rev. : (m.m) : POSVI : DEVM : ADIVTOREM : MEVM :, square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 29.90g, 1h, m.m. 1 (North 2012; S.2582), some metal stressing as commonly encountered for type, and traces of doubling to obverse legend, otherwise a pleasing strike, lustrous and with a uniformly cabinet tone, an attractively bold very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU55...
NGC AU | Scotland, James VI, after Accession (1567-1625), Unit or Sceptre Piece, Tenth Coinage, 1609-1625, Edinburgh, (m.m) IACOBVS • D .' G .' MAG • BRIT .' FRAN : & • HIB • REX •, crowned and armoured half-length bust right, holding orb and sceptre, rev. • (m.m) • FACIAM • EOS • IN • GENTEM • VNAM •, crowned and lightly garnished shield, Scottish arms in first and fourth quarter, dividng I-R, 9.80g, 1h, m.m. thistle (Burns 4; Stewart 204; S.5464), wiped and soft in parts, some slight doubling to the portrait otherwise mostly uniform, with a faint red tone, bolder very fine, in NGC holder, gr...
NGC AU58 | James I (1603-1625), Second Coinage, Unite, 21 June 1605 - 10 July 1606, Tower, (m.m) • IACOBVS • D . G .' MAG .' BRIT .' FRAN .' ET • HIB .' REX •, fourth crowned and armoured bust right, holding sword and sceptre, rev. (m.m) • FACIAM • EOS • IN • GENTEM • VNAM •, crowned and lightly garnished shield, dividing I-R, 9.83g, 9h, m.m. rose (Lingford II, 915 this coin; Schneider II, 23; North 2084; S.2619), faint hairline scratches to eye and residual deposits to reverse, otherwise a pleasingly uniform and centred strike, with a rich red tone to reverse, almost extremely fine, a lovely...
NGC UNC | James I (1603-1625), Second Coinage, Unite, Tower, 11 July 1606 - 30 June 1607, (m.m.) • IACOBVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRIT .' FRAN .' ET • HIB .' REX •, fourth crowned and armoured bust right, holding sword and sceptre, rev. (m.m.) • FACIAM • EOS • IN • GENTEM • VNAM •, crowned and lightly garnished shield, dividing I-R, 9.88g, 10h, m.m. escallop (Schneider II, 24; North 2084; S.2619), touch of softness to the central devices, nonetheless a pleasingly centred striking and a hint of golden-red tone to the legends, a most pleasing very fine, in NGC holder, strictly graded UNC Details ~ E...
James I (1603-1625), Second Coinage, Unite, 1613-1615, Tower, (m.m) • IACOBVS .' D .' G .' MA .' BRI ' FRA .' ET .' HI REX •, crowned and armoured fourth bust right, holding orb and sceptre, rev. (m.m) • FACIAM • EOS • IN • GENTEM • VNAM •, crowned and lightly garnished shield, dividing I-R, 10.06g, 6h, m.m. cinquefoil (Schneider II, -; North 2084; S.2619), cleaned, double-struck and blundered to the obverse legend, about very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 203, 24 June 2010, lot 111Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more info...
James I (1603-1625), Second Coinage, Double-Crown, 1609-1610, Tower, (m.m) IACOBVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET • HIB .' REX, crowned and draped fourth bust right, rev. (m.m) HENRICVS • ROSAS • REGNA • IACOBVS •, crowned square-topped shield, dividing I-R, 4.82g, 2h, m.m. key over coronet (Schneider II, -; North 2087; S.2622), cleaned and lightly sweated, nonetheless a clear overstrike to the mint mark, bolder fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 203, 24 June 2010, lot 113Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information pl...
NGC MS62 | *Top Pop* | James I (1603-1625), Second Coinage, Britian Crown, 1 July 1607 - 11 November 1607, Tower, • (m.m) • IACOBVS D .' G .' MAG BRIT .' FRA .' ET • HIB • REX, first crowned and armoured bust right, rev. (m.m) • HENRICVS • ROSAS • REGNA • IACOBVS, crowned square-topped shield, dividing I-R, shield with four strings, 2.51g, 2h, m.m. grapes (Schneider II, 47; North 2090; S.2624), partially short of flan and a small scratch before the forehead, otherwise mostly uniform for strike, near extremely fine and with a terrific portrait for this issue, an undeniable connoisseur's coin fo...
NGC XF | James I (1603-1625), Third Coinage, Crown Gold Issues, Laurel, 3 September 1619 - 23 June 1620, Tower, (m.m) • IACOBVS D : G : MA : BRI FRAN : ET HI REX, reversed N, first large laureate and draped bust left, XX value behind, rev. FACIAM EOS : INGENTEM VNAM (m.m), reversed N's, long cross fleury over large crowned square-topped Royal shield, bird-headed harp with seven strings, 8.64g, 10h, m.m. mullet (Lingford II, 1067; Schneider II, 82; North 2111; S.2637), wiped and partially clipped, nonetheless with most pleasing toning to devices and highly unusual with the Reversed N's for IN G...
NGC MS62 | *Top Pop* | James I (1603-1625), Third Coinage, Crown Gold Issues, Half-Laurel, 24 June 1620 - 8 June 1621, Tower, (m.m) IACOBVS D : G : MAG : BRI : FRAN : ET HIB : REX, fourth laureate and draped bust left, X value behind, rev. HENRICVS ROSAS REGNA (m.m) IACOBVS, no stops, long cross fleury over large crowned square-topped Royal shield, bird-headed harp with seven strings, 4.55g, 5h, m.m. rose (Lockett 4422 this coin; Schneider II, 90; North 2117; S.2641), some softness in the legends and doubling to the portrait, otherwise crisply struck, a handsome and extremely fine example, in...
NGC MS62 | James I (1603-1625), Third Coinage, Crown Gold Issues, Half-Laurel, 18 June 1624 - 7 July 1625, Tower, (m.m) IACOBVS D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET HI : REX, fourth laureate and draped bust left, X value behind, rev. HENRIC .' ROSAS REGNA (m.m) IACOB .', stops after HENRIC and IACO, long cross fleury over large crowned square-topped Royal shield, bird-headed harp with six strings, 4.46g, 1h, m.m. trefoil (Schneider II, 92; North 2117; S.2641A), striking softness to peripheries and with minor die lamination flawing before and to portrait, nonetheless a most pleasing example, with a lig...
James I (1603-1625), Third Coinage, Crown Gold Issues, Half-Laurel, 4 July 1623 - 17 June 1624, Tower, (m.m) IACOBVS D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET HIB : REX, fourth laureate and draped bust left, X value behind, rev. HENRIC .' ROSAS REGNA (m.m) IACOB .', crowned square topped shield over cross fleury, 7h, 4.45g, m.m. lis (Schneider II, 91; North 2117; S.2641A), wiped and expertly repaired in field, nonetheless boldly struck in parts, struck details approaching very fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 203, 24 June 2010, lot 121Subject to 20%...
NGC AU58 | James I (1603-1625), Third Coinage, Crown Gold Issues, Gold Crown or Quarter-Laurel, 18 June 1624 - 7 July 1625, Tower, (m.m) IACOBVS D : G : MAG : BRI : FR : ET HI : REX, fourth laureate and draped bust left, V value behind, rev. HENRI ROSAS REGNA (m.m) IACOB, long cross fleury over large crowned square-topped Royal shield, bird-headed harp with three strings, 2.27g, 11h, m.m. trefoil (Schneider II, 99; North 2119; S.2642B), struck from lightly rusted dies with resultant blunder to legends, nonetheless the portrait crisp and most pleasing, with a handsome golden-red tone, a bolder...
Charles I (1625-1649), Group B, Class Ia, Unite, 4 July 1628 - 26 June 1629, Tower (under King), (m.m) CAROLVS D .' G .' MAG .' BR ' FR ' ET HI ' REX, crowned and draped second bust left, wearing ruff, value XX behind, rev. FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA • (m.m) •, crowned and lightly garnished shield, 4h, 7.97g, m.m. anchor [rounded flukes / straight flukes] (Brooker 46-47; Schneider II, 124; North 2148; S.2687), cleaned with blundering to shield (the result of die rotation) and some minor doubling to obverse legend, nonetheless a pleasingly uniform portrait, a pleasingly bold very fine, with NGC Ce...
Charles I (1625-1649), Group C, Class 1a, Double-Crown, Tower (under King), 1631-1632, (m.m) CAROLVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BR .' FR .' ET • HI .' REX, crowned and draped bsut left, X value behind, rev. • CVLTORES • SVL • DEVS • PROTEGIT • (m.m) •, crowned and lightly garnished oval shield, dividing C-R, 4.50g, 6h, m.m. rose over plume [both sides] (Schneider II, 191; Brooker 159; North 2166; S.2701), creased and flat to the portrait, fine, nonetheless better to parts of the legend, scarceProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 203, 24 June 2010, lot...
NGC MS61 | Charles I (1625-1649), Group A, Class Ia, Quarter-Unite or Gold Crown, 29 June 1626 - 27 April 1627, Tower (under King), (m.m) CAROLVS D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET HI : REX, crowned and draped bust left, wearing coronation robes, V value behind, rev. (m.m.) CVLTORES SVIDEVS PROTEGIT, crowned and garnished shield, five strings to harp, 2.27g, 7h, m.m. cross calvary (Schneider II, 223; Brooker 185 this coin; North 2180; S.2710), some partial softness, yet with a red-golden tone and residual lustre, a pleasing very fine, and from the fabled John Godfrey Brooker Collection of Carolean Coi...
NGC AU50 | Charles I (1625-1649), Group II, Type 2a, Crown, 1632-1633, Tower (under King), (m.m) • CAROLVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRIT .' FRA .' ET • HIB .' REX •:•, second horseman riding left, plume to head and cross on housing, rev. (m.m.) • CHRISTO •:• AVSPICE •:• REGNO •:•, garnished oval shield over cross fourchée, dividing C-R, 29.87g, 11h, m.m. harp [over rose over plumes on obverse] (FRC X*/XIV; Brooker 246 same dies; North 2193; S.2755), some overt metal stressing and doubling to obverse, otherwise a pleasingly uniform grey tone and with lustre, struck details to central devices bolder t...
NGC AU58 | Scotland, Charles I (1625-1649), Third Coinage, Type I, Unit, by Nicholas Briot, CAROLVS • D : G • MAG • BRITAN • FRAN • ET • HIB • REX • (m.m), half-length King right, wearing ornate armour, holding orb and sceptre, rev. HIS • PRÆSVM • VT • PROSIM •, crowned shield, dividing cypher, 6h, 9.92g, i.m. thistle and B (SCBI 35 [Ashmolean], 1392 same dies; S.5531), faintly scratched before the face, the reverse struck from very lightly rusted dies, with a rich golden-red hue and lustre, extremely fine, and a truly wholesome and deeply attractive example of this ever popular 'fine-work' 17...
NGC AU | Charles II (1649-1660), Second Hammered Issue, Quarter Unite or Gold Crown, April - October 1662, Tower, (m.m.) CAROLVS • II • D • G • MAG • BRIT • FR • ET • HIB • REX, laureate, draped and cuirassed youthful bust left, X value behind, rev. • FLORENT • CONCORDIA • REGNA •, crowned and lightly garnished over shield, dividing C-R, 2.22g, 12h, i.m. crown (Schneider II, 418 same dies; EGC 162 [dies O1/R1]; North 2758; S.3306), lightly crimped flan and a small scratch before the chest, with hints of a golden-red tone, good very fine and very rare, with a fine pedigree, in NGC holder, grade...
NGC VF35 | Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1676 VICESIMO OCTAVO, third laureate and draped bust right, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, interlinked C's in angles, seven strings, downwards lettered edge, 29.85g, 6h (ESC 51; Bull 397; S.3358), minor edge knocks and die flawing to the fields, with a pleasing uniform cabinet tone, pleasing very fine, in NGC holder, conservatively graded VF35 (Cert. #8220518-002)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 202, 25 March 2010, lot 94Seaby, by private treaty, 1981https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220518-...
NGC AU58 | George III (1760-1820), Quarter-Guinea, 1762, laureate bust right, rev. crowned garnished shield, seven strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 6h, 2.09g (Schneider II, 627; MCE 463; EGC I, 886; Stratos 25-26; S.3741), with a rich and flashy lustre, extremely fine, an ever popular one year of issue type, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #8220522-004)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsMargaret Amstell, by private treaty, 16 February 1981 - £250 [with her ticket]https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220522-004/58/ Subject to 20% VAT on Buy...
NGC MS64 | George III (1760-1820), 'New Coinage' Crown, 1819 LIX, young laureate head right, rev. St George and Dragon within Garter, upwards lettered edge, 28.27g, 6h (ESC 215; Bull 2010; S.3787), scattering of pinmarks across the cheek and cabinet friction to the reverse, nonetheless with a handsome full mint bloom, about uncirculated, and truly scarce in this wondrous state!, in NGC holder, graded MS64 (Cert. #8220518-004)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 202, 25 March 2010, lot 109N Asherson, Spink 6, 10-11 October 1979, lot 201https://...
(g) George IV (1820-1830), Sovereign, 1821, Type 1, laureate head left, rev. St. George and Dragon, edge milled, 7.98g, 7h (Marsh 5; MCE 471; EGC 959; Bentley 13; Stratos 119-120; S.3800), wiped and lightly contact marked, with a hint of red tone amongst the obverse legend, remaining pleasing to the hair, nearing extremely fineProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsMargaret Amstell, by private treaty, 21 May 1982 [with her ticket] Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS63 | Victoria (1837-1901), 'Shieldback' Sovereign, 1838, first small young head left, W.W. raised on truncation, rev. crowned normal shield in wreath, edge milled, 7.98g, 6h (MCE 499; Marsh 22; Bull 1054; Bentley 36; S.3852), light traces of contact marking, nevertheless the fields with a full mint bloom and with a light golden hue, an honest and most pleasingly choice example, first year of issue and scarcely encountered in this splendid condition, in NGC holder, graded MS63 (Cert. #8220521-001)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsMargaret Ams...
NGC PF64 CAM | Victoria (1837-1901), Pattern Florin of 100 Milles or 'One Centum', 1848, by William Wyon, VICTORIA REGINA 1848, crowned 'Gothic' bust left, W.W. after bust, rev. 100 MILLES - ONE TENTH OF A POUND around, ONE CENTUM within wreath, trident below, edge plain, 11.17g, 1h (ESC 910 [a+Cvii] [R2]; Bull 2942; Baumhauer 1396; S.-), minor wispy hairlines before the bust, nonetheless lightly toned to brilliant fields and with a handsomely crisp cameo definition, much as struck, an enchanting example of this elusive pattern and exceptional British rarity, in NGC holder, graded PROOF 64 CAM...
NGC PF64 ULTRA CAMEO | Victoria (1837-1901), 'Golden Jubilee' Proof Sovereign, 1887, by J. E. Boehm and B. Pistrucci, crowned 'Jubilee' bust left, thirteen pearls, repositioned tight legend, rev. St George and Dragon, milled edge, 12h, 7.97g (W&R 333; Marsh 125E; EMC 1324; Bentley 322; S.3866B), light wispy hairlines to the fields, otherwise handsomely brilliant and with a sharp cameo definition, much as struck example of this surprisingly elusive proof, in NGC holder, graded PF64 ULTRA CAMEO (Cert. #8220521-002)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coins...
Victoria (1837-1901), 'Golden Jubilee' Crown, 1887, crowned 'Jubilee' bust left, rev. St George and Dragon, milled edge, 28.23g, 12h (ESC 296; Bull 2585; S.3921), lightest of softness to the highest points and marking, with a dark silver tone and residual field lustre, most pleasing very fine; another, NGC MS63 | 'Golden Jubilee' Crown, 1890, crowned 'Jubilee' bust left, rev. St George and Dragon, milled edge, 28.23g, 12h (ESC 300; Bull 2590; S.3921), scattering of light pin and friction marking, otherwise with a pleasingly full mint cartwheel lustre, dark ochre toning to the peripheries, hand...
NGC MS63+ | Victoria (1837-1901), 'Golden Jubilee' Crown, 1887, crowned 'Jubilee' bust left, rev. St George and Dragon, edge milled, 28.24g, 12h (ESC 296; Bull 2585; S.3921), lightly pin and friction marked, more so to the obverse, otherwise with a handsome brilliance to fields, light toning to the peripheries, a splendidly choice extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded MS63+ (Cert. #8220517-001)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 202, 25 March 2010, lot 116 [part]https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220517-001/63/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Pr...
NGC PF61 MATTE | Edward VII (1901-1910), Matte Proof Crown, 1902 II, bare head right, rev. St George and Dragon, upwards lettered edge, 28.32g, 12h (ESC 362; Bull 3562; S.3978), the lighest of contact to the highest points of the beard, with full and pleasing matte proof surfaces, good extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded PF61 MATTE (Cert. #8220517-003)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 202, 25 March 2010, lot 119https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220517-003/61/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms an...
NGC AU58 | Belgium, Brabant, Jeanne and Wenceslas (1355-1383), Pieter d'Or, Louvain, + WEnCELAVS : Z : IOhAnA, . . DEI : GRA : BRAB : DVCES, St Peter half-length, holding book and keys, arms of Luxemburg before, double saltire stops, rev. + XP ' C : VINCIT : XP ' C : REGNAT : XP ' C : IMPERAT, open cross fleury, cinquefoil in centre, double annulet stops, 8h, 4.03g (De W. 390; Del. 45; Fb. 21), with a rich golden hue and struck on a neat round flan, extremely fine, and securely pedigree to the important Zutphen (1958) Hoard, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #8220523-001)ProvenanceThe "Estaf...
NGC MS62 | Belgium, Flanders, Louis II de Mâle (1346-1384), Franc a Pied, Ghent, LVDOVIC .' DEI : G ' . COM .' F . DnS : FLANDRI E, annulet stops, count holding sword and supporting shield standing under a gothic dais, FLANDRES below, rev. (m.m) BENEDICTVS : QVI : VENIT : IN : NOMINE : DOMINI, cross fleury with lion rampant at centre, F L A D in angles, within quadrilobe, trefoils in angles, double saltire stops, 4.15g, 1h (B. 2223; Del. 464; Fb. 100; Gaillard 217), some softness and faint crimping to the very edges, nonetheless a pleasing strike to the central devices and with a pleasing go...
NGC MS62 | Belgium, Flanders, Philip 'the Good' (1419-1467), Lion d'Or, Bruges or Malines, PHS : DEI : GRA : DVX : BVRG : COM : FLAND', lion seated under Gothic canopy, briquette either side, rev. (i.m) SIT : NOMEN : DOMINI : BENEDICTVM : AMEH :, floriate cross with arms of Burgundy, label of Flanders at centre, 4.22g, 3h, i.m. cross pattée (Schneider III, 163; Delm 489; Fb. 118), traces of green wax to the reverse and softly struck to parts of the shield, nonetheless pleasing to the lion and with a handsome lustre, extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded MS62 (Cert. #8220523-004)ProvenanceThe "...
NGC UNC | Belgium, Flanders, Philip II (1556-1598), Half-Real d'or, undated, Bruges, . DOMINVS . MIHI . ADIVIOR ., draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. . PHS . D . G . HISP . REX . COMES . FL ., crowned shield, 3.48g, 5h (Del. 520; Fb. 213; Van Gelder & Hoc 207-7b), soft in parts, with a pleasing ochre tone, very fine, in NGC holder, graded UNC DETAILS ~ Cleaned (Cert. #8220523-002)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsChristie's, 26 February 1991, lot 165 - "very fine" - £418 [with ticket]https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220523-002/NGCDetails/Sub...
NGC MS62 | Spanish Netherlands, Brabant, Philip IV (1555-1598), Double Souverain d'Or, 1640, Brussels, . PHIL . IIII . D . G . HISP . ET . INDIAR . REX . 16 (m.m) 40, crowned, cuirassed and draped bust with flat collar right, rev. . ARCHID . AVST . DVX . BVRG . BRAB . Z . C, crowned shield within collar or Order, 10.58g, 1h (Del. 177; Fb. 105; Van Gelder & Hoc 324-3b), hairlined to the obverse field, otherwise with a bright lustre, about extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded MS62 (Cert. #8220521-011)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsChristie's, 26...
NGC AU58 | Spanish Netherlands, Philip IV (1621-1665), Souverain or Lion d'or, 1656, Tournai, (m.m) . PHIL . IIII . D . G . HISP . ET . INDIAR . REX ., crowned lion rampant facing left, brandishing sword and supporting globe, 1656 below, rev. . ARCHID . AVST . DVX . . BVRG . DOM . TOR . Z . C, crowned shield within collar of Order, 5.50g, 2h (Del. 448; Fb. 86; Van Gelder & Hoc. 325.9), double struck in parts of the legends and softly struck in parts, otherwise with a flashy golden lustre, very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #8220523-016)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of...
NGC AU58 | Belgium, Brabant, Maria Theresia Souverain d'Or, 1750, Antwerp, crowned bust right, rev. crowned oval arms, 5.55g, 6h (KM 17; Fb. 132), occasional softness, honey coloured throughout and with lustre, very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #8220523-003)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsMargaret Amstell, by private treaty, February 1989 [with her ticket]Christie's, 28 February 1989, lot 493 - "good very fine" - £176https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220523-003/58/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please vi...
NGC MS63 | Belgium, Leopold I (1835-1865), Franc, 1834, laureate head left, rev. value within wreath, milled edge, 4.97g, 6h (KM.7.1; Morin 23), with a pleasing mint bloom, extremely fine, scarce, in NGC holder, graded MS63 (Cert. #8220517-004)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 214, 26 September 2012, lot 153https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220517-004/63/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS62 | France, Philippe VI de Valois (1328-1350), Ecu d'Or, 1337-1349, Second Issue, PHILIPPVS : DEI . | . GRA . FRANCORVM : REX, saltire stops, King enthroned, holding sword and shield, rev. . XPC : VINCIT : XPC : REGNAT : XP'C : IMPERAT, saltire stops, floriated cross in quadrilobe, 4.51g, 9h (Duplessy 249; Fb. 270), a pleasing and largely uniform strike, lustrous, about as struck, a rare early type, in NGC holder, graded MS62 (Cert. #8220523-014)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsMargaret Amstell, by private treaty [with her ticket]SCMB, Nov...
NGC MS63 | France, Charles V (1364-1380), Franc à Pied, CAROLVS • DI • GR FRANCORV • REX, King standing facing, under Gothic canopy, holding sword and pommel, single saltire stops, rev. (i.m) XRE * VINCIT * XRE * REGNAT * XPE * IMPERAT, mullet stops, floriate cross within quadrilobe, crown and lis in alternate angles, lis in spandrels, 3.75g, 10h, i.m. cross pattée (Duplessy 360A; Fb. 284), slight weakness to the edges, otherwise mostly pleasing to the King and with a residual lustre, good very fine, in NGC holder, graded MS63 (Cert. #8220523-013)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection o...
NGC AU58 | France, Francois I (1515-1547), Ecu d'or au Soleil, Rouen, 23 January 1515, Second Emission, + FRANCISCVS * DEI : GRA : FRANCORV : REX, crowned arms of France with sun above, rev. +XPS * VINCIT : XPS : REGNAT : XPS : IMPERAT, floriated cross, crowned F in two angles, 3.42g, 3h (Dup. 771; Fb. 342), some doubling to the legends, on a full flan, lightly toned, good very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #8220523-007)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsGallia, Christie's, 6 October 1987, lot 127 - "very fine" - £462https://www.ngccoin.c...
NGC UNC | France, Charles IX (1560-1574), Ecu d'Or, MDLXV [1565] D, Lyon, crowned arms of France, sun above, rev. cross fleur de lisee, D at centre, 3.35g, 11h (Dup. 1057; L. 890; Ci. 1343-1348; Fb. 378), wiped and with minor friction marking, otherwise the obverse lustrous and toned in parts, pleasing very fine, in NGC holder, graded UNC Details (Cert. #8220523-015)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsD'Amelia, Spink 91, 1 May 1992, lot 150 - 'extremely fine' [with this distinctive ticket]C. G. de PM of Rio de Janeiro, Vinchon, Paris, 20 February 19...
NGC AU53 | *Top Pop* | France, Louis XIII (1610-1643), Louis d'or à la mèche court, 1641 over 0 A, Paris, laureate head right, short curl, rev. crowned cruciform double L monogram, fleur-de-lys in angles, A in cartouche at centre, edge plain, 6h (Dr. 9; Dup. 1298; Fb. 410), some smoothing to the edge at 12 o'clock and softness to the devices, otherwise with a faint residual lustre, very fine, scarce overdate, in NGC holder, graded AU53 (Cert. #8220523-008) [*Single Finest Certified*]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 214, 26 September 2012, l...
NGC MS61 | France, Louis XIV (1643-1715), Louis d'Or au juvénile lauré, 1668 D, Lyon, laureatte head right, rev. crowned cruciform double L monogram, fleur-de-lys in angles, D in cartouche at centre, 6.74g, 5h (Fb. 421; KM 200.3; Gadoury 245), some hairlines to fields and adjustment marks running through the date, otherwise very little wear, honey-toned and flashy lustre, nearing extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded MS61 (Cert. #8220523-009)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSCMB, April 1981, QG61 - 'grazed at 6 o'clock both sides, otherwise good...
NGC MS65+ | *Top Pop* | France, Louis XV (1715-1774), Louis d'Or aux lunettes, 1727 CC, Besançon, draped bust left, rev. crowned oval shields, corded edge, 8.13g, 6h (Fb. 461; KM 489.28), small metal flaw to the reverse field, otherwise with a handsome mint bloom, much as struck, and truly rare in this exemplary state, in NGC holder, graded MS65+ (Cert. #8220523-006) [*Single Finest Certified*]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSpink 236, 22 March 2016, lot 925https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220523-006/65/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium....
NGC AU | France, Louis XV (1715-1774), Double-Louis d'or au bandeau, 1759 BB, Strasbourg, bare head left, rev. crowned oval shields, corded edge, 16.28g, 6h (KM 519.4; Dup. 1642; Fb. 463), wiped, adjustment marks through the fields, some softness of strike to the reverse, otherwise with some lustre, very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU Details ~ Cleaned (Cert. #8220523-010)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coinshttps://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220523-010/NGCDetails/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Cond...
(g) NGC MS62 | France, Second Empire, Napoleon III (1852-1870), Gold 100-Francs, 1869 A, Paris, laureate head right, rev. crowned shield on mantle, raised lettered edge, 32.19g, 6h (Fr 551/12; Gad. 1136; Mazard 1418; Schl. 326; KM 802.1; Fb. 580), some minor bagmarks, yet pleasing to the central devices and lustrous, almost extremely fine, only 28,872 pieces struck, in NGC holder, graded MS62 (Cert. #8220523-012)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coinshttps://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220523-012/62/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more infor...
(g) NGC AU58 | France, Second Empire, Napoleon III (1849-1870), Gold 50-Francs, 1858 A, Paris, bare head right, rev. crowned shield on mantle, raised lettered edge, 16.12g 5h (Fb. 547; KM 785), some minor contact marks, otherwise with a pleasing residual lustre, good very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #8220523-011)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsMargaret Amstell, by private treaty, July 1981 [with her ticket]https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220523-011/58/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms a...
NGC AU | Netherlands, Hainault, Philippe le Bon (1433-1467), Cavalier d'Or, Valenciennes, PHS : DEI : GRA : DVX : BVRG : Z : COM | ES : HANOIE, double saltire stops, armed duke on horseback riding right, holding sword, rev. + SIT : NOMEN : DOMINI : BENEDICTVM : AMEN, double saltire stops, shield of Burgundy over cross fleuron, 3.53g, 8h (Delmonte 303; Fb. 269), minor scratches to reverse and partially short of flan, otherwise with a pleasing light red tone, a bolder very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU Details ~ Reverse Scratched (Cert. #8220523-018)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection...
NGC AU53 | Netherlands, United Provinces, Overyssel, Imitative Ducat, c .1590-1593, in the style of Ferdinand and Isabella (1497-1506), (m.m) PHLS . DEI . GRAT . HISPANIAR . REX, crowned and draped busts vis à vis, rev. DVCATVS ORDI TRAN VA HISP, crowned shield, 3.37g, 10h (Fb. 262; Delmonte 1048), lightly crimped and with softness to parts of the reverse, yet the portraits pleasing, very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU53 (Cert. #8220523-017)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsSCMB, November 1980, PG10 - 'scarce, VF' - £750 [ticket in hand of Margare...
NGC UNC | Netherlands, United Provinces, Gelderland Cavalier d'Or or 'Gouden Rijder', 1616 (over inverted 6), Harderwijk, MO · AV · PRO · CONFOE · BELG · GEL · *, Knight brandishing sword in right hand, on charging horse right, above crowned shield with Gelderland arms that divides legend, rev. · CONCORDIA · RES · PAR · CRESCVNT ·, crowned shield with arms of the United Provinces, 9.95g, 5h (KM 18; Fb. 240; Delmonte 651 [R2]), softly struck in parts and with areas of burnishing, otherwise with a pleasing flashy lustre, extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded UNC DETAILS ~ Cleaned (Cert. #8220521...
NGC AU58 | Netherlands, West Friesland, Ducat, 1756, armoured knight standing and facing right, divides date, rev. legend within ornamented square, obliquely milled edge, 3.45g, 12h, m.m. rooster (Del. 838; Fb. 295; KM 93.3), hairline die flaw through the flan, otherwise with a faint lustre, good very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #8220523-019)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coins[with ticket in hand of Margaret Amstell] https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220523-019/58/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please vie...
NGC UNC | Netherlands, Utrecht, Gold Ducat, 1760, Knight standing right holding sword and bundle of arrows dividing date, rev. legend on embellished tablet, 3.47g, 11h (KM 7; Fb. 285), lustrous fields, slight warp in flan, very fine, in NGC holder, graded UNC Details ~ Bent (Cert. #8220516-001)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coinshttps://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220516-001/NGCDetails/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS64+ | *Top Pop* | Netherlands, Utrecht, Gold 6-Stuivers or "Scheepjeschelling", 1788, Utrecht, MO : NO : ARG : ORDIN : TRAIECT ·, crowned arms of Utrecht dividing value, date above, rev. CONCORDIA RES PARVÆ CRESCUNT ·, three mast ship sailing to the right, 6.94g, 11h (KM 101a; Delmonte 987; Verkade 113.4), with a pleasing rose tone overlying brilliant fields, a very rare off-striking in gold in virtually flawless state, about F.D.C, in NGC holder, graded MS64+ (Cert. #8220523-020) [*Single Finest Certified*]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coins...
NGC AU53 | Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella (1474-1504), Double-Excelente, undated, Seville, z FERNANDVS : E T : ELISABET : DE : z, annulet and pellet stops, crowned and draped busts vis à vis, S in field between, cross pommee and flanking pellets above, rev. • SVB z VM BRA z ALARVM z T z •, crowned and eagle-topped shield, 6.97g, 7h (Calicó 69; Fb. 129), minor wear to the tops of devices, with a rose-red tone, very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU53 (Cert. #8220521-018)ProvenanceThe Estafefette No. 21 Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsMargaret Amstell, by private treaty, 10th October 1...
NGC AU55 | Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella (1497-1504), Excelente, undated, Seville, QVOS: DEVS: CONIVNGIT : HOMO : NON : S, crowned and draped busts vis à vis, rev. : FERNANDVS : ET : hELISABET : D, crowned shield, dividing S-S, 3.46g, 4h (Calico 661; Fb. 136), some minor surface marks to fields, otherwise a pleasingly uniform and centred strike, very fine, more boldly so to peripheries, in NGC holder, graded AU55 (Cert. #8220521-015)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsMargaret Amstell, by private treaty, 5 April 1984 - £375 [with her ticket]https://...
NGC MS61 | Spain, Philip II (1556-1598), Cob 2-Escudos, undated, Seville, crowned shield, S above square-shaped letter D to left, value to right, rev. cross in quadrilobe, large fleurs in angles, 6.70g, 5h (Cayón 4099; Fb. 169), short of flan with raggedness and with doubling to the peripheries, otherwise with a pleasing golden-yellow tone and lustrous, good very fine for type of this famous 'Armada' King, in NGC holder, graded MS61 (Cert. #8220522-019)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsMargaret Amstell, by private treaty, 1 July 1982 [with her tic...
NGC MS62 | *Top Pop* | Spain, Philip III (1598-1621), Cob 2-Escudos, 1610-1621, Seville, crowned shield, rev. cross in quadrilobe, large fleurs in angles, 6.69g, 2h (Fb. 189; KM 48.3), legends not legible, lightly abraded surfaces to the obverse, nonetheless with a pleasing tone and light lustre, very fine, in NGC holder, graded MS62 (Cert. #8220522-020) [*Joint Finest Certified*]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coins Spink 224, 25 June 2014, lot 466 [recte]https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8220522-020/62/Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For m...
NGC UNC | Brazil, John V (1706-1750), Peça of 6,400-Reis, 1743 B, Bahia, IOANNES . V . D . G . PORT . ET . ALG . REX, bust right, B below, rev. crowned and garnished coat of arms, engrained edge, 14.27g, 11h (KM 151; Russo 143), some minor marking and adjustment marks to the date, yet with a pleasing cartwheel lustre, extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded UNC Details ~ Cleaned (Cert. #8220523-005)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World CoinsMargaret Amstell, by private treaty - £800 [with her ticket]https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/8220523-005/NGCDetails/Su...
NGC MS64 | Peru, Philip V (1700-1746), 8-Escudos, 1712 L-M, Lima, ANO 712 at end of legend, [X] PHILIPPVS [.] V . D [G HISPANIAR], commencing at 12 o'clock, coat of arms (Jerusalem Cross potent dividing alternating castles and lions), rev. ET VND[IARVM R]EX ANO 712, crowned pillars on waves, dividing L | 8 | M // P | V | A // 7 | 1 | 2 in three lines, 27.02g, 6h, i.m. X (Cal. 2120; Onza 242 [Few Examples known]; Oro Macuquino 242; KM 38.2; Fb. 7), small flan split at 6 o'clock, and with characteristic clipped edges, otherwise residually lustrous, a pleasing extremely fine, a very rare variety...
NGC AU55 | *Top Pop* | Peru, Philip V (1700-1746), Cob 8-Escudos, 1736 L-N, Lima, PH[ILIPPVS . V . D G] HISPANIA, commencing at 12 o'clock, coat of arms (Jerusalem Cross potent dividing alternating castles and lions), rev. ET VNDI[ARVM REX ANO 736], crowned pillars on waves, dividing L | . 8 . | . N // P . | . V . | . A . // 7 . | . 3 . | ' 6 in three lines, 27.00g, 7h (Calicó 52; Cayon 10042; Grunthal/Sellschopp 136; Fb. 7), softness to the reverse, yet date fully visible, very fine / near very fine, in NGC holder, AU55 (Cert. #8220521-014) [*Joint Finest Certified*]ProvenanceThe "Estafefette...
NGC XF | (Tsarist) Russia, Ekaterina II Velikaya (Catherine the Great) (1762-1792), Gold 10-Roubles, 1776 CNB, St Petersburg, crowned, draped and cuirassed narrower bust right, rev. crowned coats-of-arms cruciform, Imperial eagle at centre, date in angles, edge obliquely milled, 13.09g, 12h (Craig 79a; Fr. 129a), cleaned and soft to the portrait, nonetheless a very fine example of this sought after type, with an original mintage of only 90,000 pieces, in NGC holder, graded XF Details ~ Cleaned (Cert. #8220521-016)ProvenanceThe "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coins...
THE "TRAJAN" COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE COINS
Byzantine Empire, Nicephorus II Phocas (963-969), AV Histamenon, Constantinople, + IhS XIS REX REGNANTInm, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, holdnig right hand in sign of benediction, with Book of Gospels in his left, rev. + THEOTOC b H O hICHF dESP, facing busts of the Theotokos and Nicephorus, holding patriarchal cross between, PH between Theotokos and cross, 4.43g (DOC 4; SB 1778), cleaned, some coarseness to surfaces, but detailed and about very fine ProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Condit...
Byzantine Empire, John I Tsimisces (969-976), AV Solidus, Constantinople, + IhS XIS REX REGNANTInm Nimbate bust of Christ facing, raising right hand in benediction and holding Book of Gospels in his left, rev. +THEOTOC BONO Iw DES, crowned half-length bust of John I, on left, wearing loros, holding patriarchal cross with pellet on shaft, being crowned by the Theotokos, on right, manus Dei above left, MO above right, 4.17g (DOC 3; SB 1785), cleaned, otherwise good fine, rareProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please vi...
Byzantine Empire, Constantine VIII (1025-1028), AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, + IhS XIS REX REGNANTIhM bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, with cross nimbus, holding Book of Gospels in his left hand and raising his right in benediction, rev. + CWnSTAnTIn BASILEUS ROM Constantine VIII facing, wearing crown, collar piece and loros, holding akakia in his left hand and cross-topped labarum in his right (DOC 1; SB 1815), creased and cleaned, otherwise very fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms an...
Byzantine Empire, Romanus III Argyrus (1028-1034), AV Histamenon Nomisma, Christ nimbate, enthroned facing, holding Book of Gospels in his left hand, rev. Emperor in loros facing with crown and pendilia, holding globe cruciger in his left hand, being crowned by Virgin, facing, nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion; between the heads, MO, 4.14g (DOC 1d; SB 1819), lightly cleaned, with a die break, otherwise lustrous, a really bold very fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Michael IV, 'the Paphlagonian' (1034-1041), AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, + IhS XIS REX REGNANTIhM, bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger with square and four pellets in each arm, pallium and colobium, right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels cradled in left, rev. + mIX-Ah-L bASILEUS Rm, bust of Michael IV facing with short beard, wearing crown with pendilia and loros with square pattern, labarum with five pellets on banner surmounted by cross in right hand, globus cruciger in left, manus Dei above from left (DOC 1e; SB 1824), lightly cleaned, yet l...
Byzantine Empire, Constantine IX Monomachus (1042-1055), AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, + IhS XIS REX REGNANTInm, facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, rev. + CWNST-AnTI-nOS bAS Rm, facing bust of Emperor, holding globus cruciger and sceptre, 4.38g (DOC 3; SB 1830), lightly cleaned, otherwise a bolder very fine, nice details to portraitProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Theodora (1055-1056), AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, Christ Pantokrator standing facing on dais, rev. Theodora and the Theotokos standing facing, holding between them a labarum with pellet on shaft, 4.44g (DOC 1c; SB 1837), ragged edges and lightly cleaned, otherwise a bolder very fine, very rareProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Isaac I Comnenus (1057-1059), AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, +IHS XIS REX REGNANTINM, Christ enthroned facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, with book of Gospels in his left hand, rev. + CAAKIOC BASILEUS PWM, Isaac, bearded, standing facing, wearing crown and military attire, holding labarum in his right hand, and resting his left upon sheathed sword, 4.41g (DOC 1; SB 1844), struck from worn dies, lightly cleaned, good fine and rareProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Prem...
Byzantine Empire, Constantine X Ducas (1059-1067), EL Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, +IhS XIS REX REGNANTInm, Christ Pantokrator enthoned facing, raising right hand in benediction, and holding book of Gospels in his left, rev. +Kwn RAC L O DOVKAC, Constantine standing facing, wearing crown and loros, holding globus cruciger and labarum, 4.40g (DOC 1a; Füeg II 1.A; SB 1847), lightly cleaned, some deposits to obverse, nevertheless detailed, reverse especially so, about very fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information pl...
Byzantine Empire, Romanus IV, with Eudocia, Michael VII, Constantius and Andronicus (1068-1071), AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, Michael VII standing facing, holding labarum and akakia, between standing figures of Constantius and Andronicus each holding cross on globe and akakia, rev. nimbate figure of Christ standing facing on footstool, crowning heads of the standing figures of Romanus and Eudocia either side, 4.39g (DOC 2; Sear 1861), about very fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Co...
Byzantine Empire, Constantine VII Ducas (1071-1074) AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, nimbate bust of Christ facing, rev. half-length bust of emperor facing, wearing crown and military tunic, holding labarum and globus cruciger, 4.19g (SB 1868), cleaned, details flattened, some grafitti, fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Nicephorus III Botaniates (1078-1081), EL Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople, Christ enthroned facing, right hand raised in benediction, left hand holding Book of Gospels, IC-XC across fields, rev. Nicephorus standing facing, holding labarum with x on shaft in right hand, and globus cruciger in his left, 4.04g (DOC 3; SB 1881), details softened, slight double-strike to obverse, otherwise fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118), AV Hyperpyron, post-reform coinage, struck c. 1092-1118, KE RONOUEI, Christ, nimbate, seated facing on throne, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left, IC - XC across fields, rev. Alexius standing facing, wearing crown, divitision and exagerrated jewelled chlamys, holding labarum in his right hand and globus cruciger in his left, manus Dei left above, 4.43g (DOC 20e; SB 1912), slightly crimped flan, struck from worn dies but still detailed, good fine to very fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantin...
Byzantine Empire, Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118), AV Hyperpyron, Thessalonica, post-reform coinage, struck c. 1092-1118, KE RONOUEI, Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne, his right hand raised in sign of benediction, his left hand holding book of gospels, IC-XC across fields, rev. Alexius standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger, crowning manus Dei above, 4.17g (SB 1924), struck upon a wavy flan, details softened, overall fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buy...
Byzantine Empire, John II Comnenus (1118-1143), AV Hyperpyron, Constantinople, Christ Pantokrator seated facing, raising his right hand in sign of benediction, holding Book of Gospels in his left, IC-XC across fields, rev. Facing figures of John, on left, wearing divitision and loros and holding akakia and labarum, crowned by the Virgin Mary, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium, 4.33g (DOC 3; SB 1939), cleaned, slightly beaten flan, nevertheless fine to good fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms...
Byzantine Empire, Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180), AV Hyperpyron Nomisa, bust of Christ, beardless and facing, rev. Manuel standing, facing, holding labarum and mappa, 4.43g (DOC 1d; SB 1956), face of emperor softened, but otherwise highly detailed and about extremely fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Andronicus I Comnenus (1183-1185), AV Hyperpyron, nimbate Virgin enthroned facing, holding nimbate head of infant Christ facing, MP-THV across fields, rev. emperor holding labarum and globus cruciger and Christ with nimbus cruciger holding Gospels standing facing, latter crowning former, IC and XC under marks of contraction on either side of nimbus, 4.47g (DOC 1; SB 1983), lightly cleaned, nevertheless detailed and rare, very fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for...
Byzantine Empire, Isaac II Angelus, First Reign (1185-1195), AV Hyperpyron, Constantinople, Theotokos nimbate, enthroned and facing, wearing pallium and maphorium, holding with both hands a nimbate head of Christ, MP-THV across fields at head, rev. ISAAKIOS, Isaac, holding cruciform sceptre, and St. Michael the Archangel standing facing, holding between them a sword-in-sheath, manus Dei above, X/AR/XM to right field, 4.38g (SB 2001), cleaned, slight evidence of double-strike, very fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more informatio...
Byzantine Empire, Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus (1195-1203), AV Hyperpyron, Constantinople, struck c. 1197-1203, +KE RONOSI Christ standing facing on dais, nimbate, wearing pallium and colobium, raising his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospels in his left, IC-XC across fields, rev. Alexius, wearing akakia, standing facing alongside St. Constantine, a patriarchal cross between them, 4.15g (SB 2008; DOC 1b), lightly cleaned, smoothed to edges, some grafitti, nevertheless detailed and very fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premiu...
Empire of Nicaea, John III Ducas (Vatatzes) (1222-1254) AV Hyperpyron, Magnesia, struck c. 1232-1254 Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, sigla, rev. crowned facing figure of John, wearing loros, holding labarum and akakia, being crowned by the Theotokos, standing facing to right, 4.06g (DOC 9f; SB 2073), cleaned, with graffiti, otherwise fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Empire of Nicaea, John III Ducas (Vatatzes) (1222-1254) AV Hyperpyron, Magnesia, struck c. 1232-1254 Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing, sigla, rev. crowned facing figure of John, wearing loros, holding labarum and akakia, being crowned by the Theotokos, standing facing to right, 3.95g (SB 2073), about very fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Michael VIII Palaeologus (1261-1282), AV Hyperpyron, Constantinople, half-length figure of the Theotokos, orans, facing, surrounded by city walls with six towers, rev. Michael kneeling slightly right, being presented by the Archangel Michael, standing facing behind, to Christ, seated facing left, holding scroll, 4.12g (SB 2242), double-strike to obverse, smoothed to edges, some details softened, slight nick to edge of flan, otherwise fine to good fine ProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Te...
Byzantine Empire, Andronicus II Palaeologus (1282-1328), EL Hyperpyron, bust of Virgin Mary, orans, within city walls furnished with six groups of towers, rev. nimbate Andronicus II crouching in proskynesis before Christ, standing facing, holding book in his left hand and placing his right hand on the head of the emperor; in field to right, IC / XC, name of the emperor to left, 4.13g (SB 2326), good fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael XI (c. 1294-1320), EL Hyperpyron, bust of Virgin Mary, orans, within city walls furnished with six groups of towers, rev. Christ, flanked by IC - XC, blessing Andronicus II and Michael IX, kneeling to left and right, respectively, to left and right, name of the emperors, 4.09g (SB 2396; cf. Leu Web Auction 27, lot 2297 dies), softened, otherwise good fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Andronicus III (1325-1334), AV Hyperpyron, bust of Theotokos, orans, within city walls furnished with six groups of towers, rev. Christ, flanked by IC - XC, blessing Andronicus II and Andronicus III, kneeling to left and right, respectively, to left and right, names of the emperors surround 3.48g (SB 2461), clipped, nevertheless expressing some detail, good fine for issueProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, John V Palaeologus, with Anna of Savoy (1341-1391), AV Hyperpyron, Constantinople, John and Anna standing facing, each holding sceptre, rev. Andronicus III kneeling before Christ, who stands to right, holding his hand above the emperor in a sign of benediction, 4.25g (SB 2466), some splits to edges, softened, nevertheless fine to good fineProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Byzantine Empire, John V Palaeologus with John VI Cantacuzenus (1347-1353), AV Hyperpyron, Theotokos facing, surrounded by walls of Constantinople, rev. Christ standing facing, blessing the two emperors, who kneel facing before him, 4.13g (SB 2526), clipped flan, details softened, otherwise good fine for typeProvenanceThe "Trajan" Collection of Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
THE L'ABBAYE COLLECTION OF ENGLISH MILLED SHILLINGS (PART TWO)
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), 'GARTIA' Error, Shilling, 1663, CAROLVS • II • - • DEI • GARTIA • [sic], first laureate and draped bust right, rev. usual die axis, 63 • MAG • BR • FRA • ET • HI • REX • 16, stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge straight milled, 6h (Shimmin, SCMB Sept. 1983, pp. 231; Manville [1999], 598 this coin; Hulett III, 162; ESC 1023 [R4]; Bull 503 [R4]; S.3371), usual die flaw below truncation and wear to portrait, otherwise lightly toned with weakness to French shield, the die-sinker'...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Pattern Shilling, 1663, by Blondeau, in copper, CAROLVS • II • - • DEI • GRATIA • first laureate and draped bust right, rev. MAG • BR • FRA • ET • HI • REX • national emblems saltire incorporating the crowned rose, crowned thistle, crowned fleur-de-lys and crowned maid of Erin with interlocking Cs at centre, edge straight milled, 6h (Hughes 226; Gregory, Part II, 490; BMC [Peck] 488 [R4 ~ Farthing]; ESC 1067A [R6]; Bull 562 [R4]), trace of porosity to otherwise uniformly patinated surfaces, a pleasing very fine, very rareProvenanceTh...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Royal African Company, 'Elephant' Shilling, 1666, CAROLVS II • - DEI • GRATIA, first laureate and draped bust variety right, elephant below, no stop before DEI, rev. stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge straight milled, 6h (Woodhouse 321; Lord Hamilton 77; Manville 51; Pywell-Phillips 55; ESC 1026; Bull 507 [R2]; S.3373), light rub to hair, otherwise attractively cabinet toned with bluish-yellow hues, very fine, rare, especially in this presentable stateProvenanceThe L'Abbaye...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1668, 'Small 6s Repunched', CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge straight milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1030; Bull 511; S.3375), light rub to hair, otherwise lightly toned with hints of underlying lustre, a pleasing very fine, the reverse better stillProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Acquired privately from R Lobel, 13 May 1999Coin...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1670, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 59; ESC 1033; Bull 517 [R2]; S.3375), light rub to hair, otherwise richly cabinet toned, a well-balanced and pleasant example, almost very fine / a pleasing very fine, a rare date, very seldom offered publiclyProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Acquired priv...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1671, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, legend tight to crown of head, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, with clear ties to laurel wreath, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Manville 56 this coin; EMC 107; ESC 1034 [R3]; Bull 518 [R3]; S.3375), on a broad flan, the usual die flaw in first quarter of reverse and a softer strike on the bust, a light even tone on attractive lustrous surfaces, a most pleasing very f...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), "Welsh Plumes" Shilling, 1671, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, plume below bust, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, plume at centre, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 60; ESC 1035 [R2]; Bull 520 [R2]; S.3376), softly struck on hair, otherwise vibrantly cabinet toned with underlying residual brilliance, on a broad flan, a superb example with great eye appeal, a pleasingly good very fine, very rare in this impressive state, th...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1672, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 61; ESC 1036; Bull 521; S.3375), softly struck to hair, otherwise sumptuously toned with residual colourful red hues in recesses, a most pleasing very fine, a fine cabinet specimen and surprisingly scarceProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two P Wincott, by priv...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1673, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. HIB over FRA [?] stop thereafter, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; South Downs -; Bull - [cf. 522]; ESC - [cf. 1037]; S.3375), light surface marks and trace porosity, otherwise lightly toned with bluish hues in recesses, a bolder fine / very fine, the die-sinker's error unlisted in all the major reference works, extremely rare thusProvena...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), "Welsh Plumes" Shilling, 1673, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, plume below bust, rev. stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, plume at centre, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Woodhouse 331; Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1038 [R3]; Bull 525 [R3]; S.3376), rub on hair, otherwise a beautifully balanced and richly cabinet toned and residually lustrous example, almost very fine, the Plumes very fine on obverse / that on reverse fair, extremely rareProvenanceThe L'...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), "R over A in GRATIA" Shilling, 1674 over 3, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; Bull 527 [R2]; ESC 1039A; S.3375), a handsome cabinet specimen, a pleasingly good very fine, very rare and the die-sinker's beautifully error clearProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two P Wincott, by private treaty, 7 March 19...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), "Welsh Plumes" Shilling, 1674, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, plume below bust, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, plume at centre, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 63; ESC 1040 [R2]; Bull 526 [R2]; S.3376), lightly cleaned and darkly retoned with a die flaw through portrait, otherwise attractively struck up for issue with hints on natural lustre in recesses, a bolder very fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Mi...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), 'Mule' "Welsh Plumes" Shilling, 1674, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust variety right, lower tie turns downwards rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, Plume at centre, edge obliquely milled, 5h (Durlacher 350; Parsons 551b; Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1041 [R4]; Bull 528 [R4]; S.3377), metal flaws to rim at 12 o'clock, rubbed and haymarked through centre of reverse, otherwise toned, a pleasingly bold fine to approaching very fine in most parts, this e...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1675 over 3, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, third laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. no stop after HIB, E over R in ET, crowned shields cruciform, five [?] strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; Bull 531 [R3]; ESC 1043A [R3]; S.3380), rub to portrait, otherwise a darker cabinet tone with flashes of lustre in recesses of legends, almost very fine, the reverse better still, very rareProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Ba...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1675 over 4, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 65; Bull 534 [R6]; ESC 1045 [R4]; S.3375), soft strike to portrait, otherwise a wholesome and most cabinet specimen, richly toned and residually lustrous, a really good fine / very fine, an excessively rare overdate, these rooms having offered the only other two available (and notabl...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), "Welsh Plumes" Shilling, 1675, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, plume below bust, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, plume at centre, edge obliquely milled, 5h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1046 [R3]; Bull 532 [R3]; S.3376), scratches below chin and rub to portrait and French shield, otherwise lightly toned, a bolder fine, extremely rareProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Acquired privately from Spink, 2 D...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), "Welsh Plumes" Shilling, 1676, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, plume below bust, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, plume at centre, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1049 [R2]; Bull 540 [R2]; S.3376), richly cabinet toned with colourful reddish-orange hues overlying lustre in legends, a bolder fine / almost very fine, extremely rareProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Acquired privat...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1677, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, four strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 66; Bull 542; ESC 1050; S.3375), rub to hair and die cud on throat, otherwise lightly toned, fine / very fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two F Rist, by private treaty, 28 July 1998 - £85Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), 'Mule' "Welsh Plumes" Shilling, 1677, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, plume below bust, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, Garter star at centre, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1051 [R4]; Bull 541 [R4]; S.3378), softly struck on hair and adjustment marks to French shield, otherwise lightly toned and lustrous, with attractive reddish-orange hues in peripheries, a pleasingly good very fine, extremely rare, especiall...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1678, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 67; Bull 543 [R2]; ESC 1052 [R2]; S.3375), heavily circulated, otherwise cabinet toned and lustrous, only fair / good fine, but a very rare dateProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two CCA 157, 18 May 1999, lot unspecified - £70Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Pre...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1679, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, 'tight' letter spacing of CAROLVS, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 68; Bull 545; ESC 1054; S.3375), light flecking, otherwise pleasantly cabinet toned with flashes of iridescence and lustre in recesses, very fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two F Rist, by private treaty, 9 January 199...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1679 over 7, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; Bull 546 [R2]; ESC 1055 [R2]; S.3375), lightly flecked but toned, with the usual die flaw before nose, a really bold fine to approaching very fine in most parts, the overdate clear and very rareProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Acquired private...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), "Welsh Plumes" Shilling, 1679, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, plume below bust, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, plume at centre, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1056 [R3]; Bull 548 [R3]; S.3376), rubbed but toned with flashes of attractive iridescence and fiery lustre in recesses, a bolder fine / a pleasing very fine, very rare possibly even more so than Bull's own rarity designation impliesProvenanceThe L'Abbay...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), 'Mule' "Welsh Plumes" Shilling, 1679, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, plume below bust, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, Garter star at centre, edge obliquely milled, 5h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1057 [R2]; Bull 547 [R3]; S.3378), rubbed but toned, strictly fine / a pleasing bold fine, another undoubted and very rare muleProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Seaby, by private treaty, 30 October 1974Subj...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1680, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, the laurel ties obliterated, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Woodhouse 345 same dies; Pywell-Phillips -; EMC 134; Bull 551 [R6]; ESC 1058 [R6]; S.3375), a small scuff to reverse rim at 11 o'clock, otherwise rubbed but uniform for strike, a bolder fine / near very fine, an excessively rare and 'true' date in series, believed only a handful...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), "Welsh Plumes" Shilling, 1680 over 79, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, plume below bust, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, plume at centre, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Hawkins [1841], p. 219 [British Museum]; J E M Rishton [1875], 139; R A Hoblyn, 'Milled Silver Coins with Plumes' [NumChron, 1877], p. 355, no. 12 ['Rare']; Montagu [1896], -; Murdoch [II, 1903], 610b = Morrieson [1933], 751b; Woodhouse [1968], -; Archbishop Sharp [197...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1681 over 0, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, 'low L' in CAROLVS, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. no stop after HIB but before MAG, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; Bull 554 [R5]; ESC 1061A [R3]; S.3375), rubbed with minor adjustment marks to peripheries, otherwise broad struck and lightly toned, only strictly fine / almost very fine, but very rareProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings:...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1682 over 1, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI or after GRATIA, rev. no stop after HIB but before MAG, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 71; Bull 556 [R4]; ESC 1063 [R4]; S.3375), rubbed with minor adjustment marks to fields and a flaw to French shield, otherwise with a richer cabinet tone, only strictly fair / a bolder fine, but an extremely rare date and with a marvellous 17th Century...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1683, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI or after GRATIA, rev. no stop after HIB but before MAG, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Woodhouse 347; Pywell-Phillips 71; Bull 557 [R6]; ESC 1064 [R6]; S.3375), waterworn, porous and lightly polished with an unsightly metal flaw before nose and trace porosity to brighter fields, otherwise uniformly struck for type, only fair / a bolder fine, but an excessively...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1683, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, fourth larger laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 72; Bull 558 [R2] ~ albeit seven strings not noted; ESC 1065 [R2]; S.3381), adjustment marks before face, with a flaw to uppermost crown on reverse, otherwise lightly rubbed a bolder fine / very fine, scarceProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Acqui...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1684, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, fourth larger laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 73; Bull 559; ESC 1066; S.3381), lightly cabinet toned and lustrous, a pleasingly good very fine, a choicer example of this last Carolean year of issueProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Acquired privately from Spink, 4 June 1973Spink Numismatic Cir...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | James II (1685-1688), Shilling, 1685, IACOBVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. no stops on reverse, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, angles plain, smaller Garter star at centre, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips - [cf. 125]; Bull 762 [R3]; ESC 1069 [R3]; S.3410), historic linear scratches in first quarter of reverse and other scattered light flecking, otherwise attractively toned, very fine, the reverse bolder and the variety rareProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shilling...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | James II (1685-1688), Shilling, 1686, IACOBVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 126; Bull 765; ESC 1070; S.3410), light flecking in otherwise lustrous and softly toned fields, a pleasingly good very fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Seaby, by private treaty, 12 January 1973 - £70Crowther, by private treaty, 5 October 1968 - £33Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | James II (1685-1688), Shilling, 1687 over 6, IACOBVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. crowned shields cruciform, four strings to harp, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 128; Bull 769; ESC 1072A; S.3410), a hint of adjustment to Garter star and a tiny historic scratch on cheek, some minor die degradation in legends and carbon spotting in shields, otherwise a sumptuously cabinet toned specimen, with iridescent flare in recesses, a really pleasingly good very fine, scarce in this exemplary st...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | William III, Solus (1694-1702), 'Great Recoinage', Shilling, 1695, London, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, ties practically obliterated, rev. crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 178 this coin; ESC 1077; Bull 1103; S.3497), hints of adjustment and other minor die flawing to reverse, otherwise toned, about extremely fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Pywell-Phillips, Spink 257, 30-31 October 2018, lot 178Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | William III, Solus (1694-1702), 'Great Recoinage', Shilling, 1696, London, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, four strings to harp, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1078; Bull 1104; S.3497), light rub to hairline, otherwise richly cabinet toned with underlying lustre, a pleasingly good very fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two CCA 155, 16 February 1999, lot 157Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Co...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | William III, Solus (1694-1702), 'Great Recoinage', Shilling, 1696, London, reading GVLIEMVS in error [sic], first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1080 [R4]; Bull 1108; S.3497), mediocre to good, but the legend clear, OF THE HIGHEST RARITYProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two F Rist, by private treaty, 23 January 1998 - £65Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | William III, Solus (1694-1702), 'Great Recoinage', Shilling, 1669 for 1696 in error, London, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1080D [R6]; Bull 1114 [R6]; S.3497), the reverse a trace off-struck, otherwise deeply cabinet toned, the remarkable date error pronounced, strictly bordering fine, OF THE HIGHEST RARITY and with an exemplary provenanceProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part TwoAcquired privately...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | William III, Solus (1694-1702), 'Great Recoinage', Shilling, 1696 E, Exeter, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, E below bust, rev. crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1084; Bull 1180; S.3500), lightly cleaned now retoned with much residual lustre, approaching very fine, scarceProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two CCA 170, 17 July 2001, lot 234 - "nice, almost very fine, toned" - £50Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more infor...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | William III, Solus (1694-1702), 'Plume' Shilling, 1700, fifth laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, plume below truncation, rev. crowned shield cruciform, six strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 4h (Lockett [1927], 119 ~ "one of the rarest coins of the milled series"; Clarke-Thornhill [1937], 643 ~ "of great rarity"; Raynes [1950] 586 - "only 3 or 4 known"; Jackson-Kent, [Numismatic Circular, 1961] K-55, and Sale 168 same dies]; ESC 1123 [R5]; Bull 1154 [R5]; S.3519), an expansive die flaw through centre of reverse and heavily circulated, scarcely g...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1716, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 16 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, large D in DVX, crowned shields cruciform, nine strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 268; ESC 1163 [R3]; Bull 1562 [R3] ~ albeit nine strings not noted; S.3645), a hint of rub to hair, otherwise handsomely and darkly cabinet toned with flares of lustrous and colou...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1717, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • normal-sized lettering, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 17 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 269; ESC 1164; Bull 1564; S.3645), an radiating die break through upper tie to legend, otherwise attractively lustrous with hints of tone to peripheries, a touch of rub t...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1718, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 18 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 270; ESC 1165; Bull 1566; S.3645), soft but colourfully cabinet toned with underlying mint lustre, a most pleasing and balanced example, extremely fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1719, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 19 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 271; ESC 1166 [R2]; Bull 1567 [R2]; S.3645), lightly toned with fiery orange hues in lustrous recesses of legends, very fine, a scarce date in any gradeProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1720, 'Normal 0' in date, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 20 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1167; Bull 1568; S.3645), faint flecking before nose, otherwise richer cabinet tone, a pleasing and wholesome very fine, the scarcer variety for the dateProvenanceThe L'...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), Shilling, 1720, 'Larger 0' in date, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • O over G in GEORGIVS [?], first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 2O • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, six hearts to semée, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips - [cf. 272]; ESC 1169; Bull 1574; S.3646), small metal flaw below bust, otherwise nicely toned with flashy lustre to recesses of reverse, almost very fine / good very fineProvenanceTh...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), Shilling, 1721, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 21 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, six hearts to semée, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips - [cf. 272]; ESC 1170 [R4]; Bull 1575 [R4]; S.3646), a delightfully balanced, richly toned and lustre example of this highly sought-after key date in series, a really wholesome and pleasing good very fine, very rare thusProvenanc...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1721 over 0, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 21 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, five hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles (R-P-R-P, from 2nd quarter clockwise), edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 273; ESC 1171; Bull 1578; S.3645), a glorious example with uniform gunmetal tone overlying lustrous original fields further accentuated with sharp b...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes ERROR' Shilling, 1721 over 18 [or 19 ?], GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 21 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in wrong order in angles (P-R-P-R, from 2nd quarter clockwise), edge obliquely milled, 6h (Bateman 527 = Hughes 337 this coin; Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1171A [R4]; Bull 1580 [R4] this coin illustrated; S.3645), the faintest fl...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1722, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 22 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 274; ESC 1174; Bull 1581; S.3645), die cudding before truncation and a die break from tip of laurels, with rub to portrait, otherwise toned, a bolder fine / very fine, and much scarcer than the st...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1723, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 23 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1175; Bull 1583; S.3645), broadly struck with richer cabinet tone overlying lustrous original surfaces, a pleasing and wholesome very fine, an overlooked scarcity on account of the ubiquity...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'French Arms at Date' Shilling, 1723, South Sea Company, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 23 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, SS-C in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1177 [R4]; Bull 1589 [R2]; S.3647), a magnificent example of this iconic Georgian Shilling rarity with the shields rotated counter-clockwise, light tone overlying fully lustrous o...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'SSC' Shilling, 1723, South Sea Company, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 23 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, SS-C in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips - [cf. 275]; ESC 1178; Bull 1591 ~ albeit six strings not recorded; S.3648), a gorgeous example even for this more commonly encountered type, sumptuously cabinet toned with much underlying flare, som...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1723, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 23 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1179; Bull 1593; S.3649), a trace of porosity, otherwise richer, darker cabinet tone to obverse, offset by a 'halo' of colouration radiating out rather aptly from the rays of the central...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'WCC' Shilling, 1723, Welsh Copper Company, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, W.C.C. below truncation, rev. 23 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, interlocking Cs and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1180 [R2]; Bull 1592 [R2]; S.3650), rub to portrait, otherwise with a rich old cabinet tone, almost very fine, rareProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Coll...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1724, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 24 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 276; ESC 1181; Bull 1594 ~ albeit FR not re-entered; S.3649), usual striking softness to date and an attempted piercing at 12 o'clock (hardly visible to the naked eye), otherwise with a rich ca...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'WCC' Shilling, 1724, Welsh Copper Company, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, W.C.C. below truncation, rev. 24 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, six hearts to semée, interlocking Cs and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 5h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1182 [R2]; Bull 1595 [R2]; S.3650), a really well-balanced example of this celebrated series rarity, lightly toned with underlying lustre and pe...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1726, GEORGIVS D G M BR FR ET HIB REX F D (no stops on obverse), second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 26 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 5h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1186 [R5]; Bull 1602 [R5]; S.3649), light flecking in otherwise beautifully cabinet toned and lustrous fields, almost very fine, OF THE HIGHEST RARITY, especially in this con...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'WCC' Shilling, 1726, Welsh Copper Company, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, W.C.C. below truncation, rev. 26 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, six hearts to semée, interlocking Cs and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 278; ESC 1187 [R2]; Bull 1604 [R2]; S.3650), bright and lustrous, a pleasing very fine, rareProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1727, GEORGIVS D G M BR FR ET HIB REX F D (no stops on obverse), second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 26 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 5h (Woodhouse [1968], 381; Lord Hamilton [1979], 409 same dies; Pegg 521 = Pywell-Phillips 279 same dies; Samuel 417 = Kaufman 1910 this coin; EMC 735; ESC 1188A [R5]; Bull 1607 [R5]; S.3649), struck o...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Plumes' Shilling, 1727, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, five hearts to semée, plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1189; Bull 1694; S.3697), lightly toned and residually lustrous, a pleasing very fine, scarce in higher gradesProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Acquired privately from Nicholls, 10 August 2005Wayne Nicholls, FPL 88 (August 2005), no. 562 - "almost very fine / near extremely fine, rar...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1727, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 329; ESC 1190; Bull 1695; S.3698), lightly toned but enchantingly lustrous, a pleasing very fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Seaby, by private treaty, 12 January 1973 - £15Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions fo...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Plain' Shilling, 1728, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, nine strings to harp, seven hearts to semée, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 7h (Pywell-Phillips 330; ESC 1191 [R2]; Bull 1698 [R2] ~ albeit nine strings not noted; S.3699), lightly flecked but richly cabinet toned, with hues of underlying lustre, an attractively uniform strike for this one-year type, almost extremely fine, rare thusProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Acquired privately from...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1728, E over R in GEORGIVS, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, five hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1192A; Bull 1697; S.3698), rubbed and lightly toned, strictly fine, the reverse better and the variety clearProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Acquired privately from R Lobel, 9 September 2005Coincraft, Phoenix FPL P283 (September 2005) - "ver...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1729, 'Regular 9' in date, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, seven hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 331; ESC 1193; Bull 1700; S.3698), rubbed and lightly toned, a bolder fine to about very fine with colourful huesProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two CCA 152, 8 September 1998, lot 235 - "almost very fine - very fine, rarer than the catalogue suggests"...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1731, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. T over E [?], crowned shields cruciform, with single pearls to bands, nine strings to harp, eight hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips - [cf. 332]; ESC 1194; Bull 1704; S.3698), some adjustment marks to French shield, otherwise prettily cabinet toned with abundant colour in recesses, a pleasing and wholesome very fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two A H Baldwi...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Plumes' Shilling, 1731, G of GRATIA re-entered, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eleven [?] strings to harp, seven hearts to semée, plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips - [cf. 332]; ESC 1195 [R2]; Bull 1702 [R2] ~ Crown D over all shields; S.3697), lightly toned with some weakness of strike to date, otherwise a bolder fine, rareProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Barry Withams, by private treaty, 23 November 2012 - £250Subject t...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1732, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, seven hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 333; ESC 1196; Bull 1705; S.3698), clashed dies in obverse field, otherwise beautifully cabinet toned and lustrous, with traces of red wax in recesses, a most thoroughly pleasing and wholesome good very fine, scarce, especially in this stateProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Tw...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1734, larger lettering, no extra stop before DEI, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, ten strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 5h (Pywell-Phillips 334; ESC 1197; Bull 1706; S.3700), attractively toned with streaks of iridescent blue in recesses, a pleasingly good very fine, scarce in this stateProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two CCA 154, 5 January 1999, lot 51 - "attractive, a...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1735, larger lettering, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 335; ESC 1198; Bull 1707; S.3700), the 5 punch filled giving the semblance of an overdate as Bull 1708, otherwise attractively toned and lustrous, a pleasing and bolder very fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Dr Andrew Wayne, London Coin Auction, 4 Ju...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1735, larger lettering, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 335; ESC 1198; Bull 1707; S.3700), the 5 punch filled giving the semblance of an overdate as Bull 1708 or even 1736 over 5 as Bull 1710, otherwise bright but lustrous, a bolder very fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two London Coin Auction, 3 September 2...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1736, larger lettering, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, with pearls in crowns, nine strings to harp, five hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 336; ESC 1199; Bull 1707; S.3700), lightly flecked but cabinet toned with much underlying lustre and residual brilliance, a pleasingly bold very fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two P Wincott, by private treaty, 7 March 1997 - £30...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1737, barred As in GRATIA, larger lettering, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 7h (Pywell-Phillips 337; ESC 1200; Bull 1711; S.3700), a beautifully sharp example, lustrous and richly cabinet toned, a most pleasing and arresting extremely fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two John Welsh, by private treaty, 28 April 2000 - £295Subje...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses' Shilling, 1739 'over 7', larger lettering, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. A T over [?], crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses in angles, large Garter star, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1201A [R5]; Bull 1714-1715 [R4]; S.3701), stripey toning across otherwise residually lustrous surfaces, a really bold very fine / about extremely fine, the variety clear and very rareProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two CCA 163, 2...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses' Shilling, 1741, larger lettering, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, seven hearts to semée, roses in angles, smaller Garter star, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 339; ESC 1202; Bull 1717; S.3701), richly cabinet toned and lustrous, a most pleasing and wholesome good very fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two F Rist, by private treaty, 28 July 1998 - £115Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses' Shilling, 1743 over 1, older laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses in angles, smaller Garter star, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips - [cf. 340]; ESC 1203A [R3]; Bull 1721 [R2]; S.3702), some haymarking, otherwise richly cabinet toned and lustrous, a most pleasing and colourful very fine, the overdate clear and very rareProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Dr Andrew Wayne, London Coin Auction, 4 Jun...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses' Shilling, 1745, older laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses in angles, smaller Garter star, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 341; ESC 1204; Bull 1722; S.3702), rubbed but residually lustrous and attractively cabinet toned, about very fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two DNW, 7 October 2004, lot 430Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for B...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'LIMA' Shilling, 1745, reading GEORGIUS, older laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, LIMA below truncation, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, seven hearts to semée, angles plain, smaller Garter star, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 342; ESC 1205; Bull 1724; S.3703), a trace of haymarking to crown of head, otherwise beautifully lustrous and handsomely cabinet toned, a really pleasingly good very fine to about extremely fine in most parts, a fine specimen of Admiral Anson's famous specieProvenanceThe L...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'LIMA' Shilling, 1746 over 5, reading GEORGIVS, older laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, LIMA below truncation, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, seven hearts to semée, angles plain, smaller Garter star, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 342; ESC 1207 [R2]; Bull 1726 [R2]; S.3703), unsightly gouge across cheek, otherwise toned and residually lustrous, struck details about very fine, the overdate rareProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Seaby, by private treaty, 11...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses' Shilling, 1747, older laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses in angles, smaller Garter star, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 344; ESC 1209; Bull 1728; S.3702), lightly flecked and handsomely lustrous, about extremely fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two John Welsh, by private treaty, 21 October 1999 - "uncirculated, though flecked and a weak strike" - £175Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium....
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Old Head' Shilling, 1750, 'Thin 0', older laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, eight hearts to semée, angles plain, smaller Garter star, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 345; EMC 857; ESC 1210; Bull 1729; S.3704), arresting cartwheel lustre with pretty peripheral toning, a pleasing extremely fine, scarce in this impressive stateProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Acquired privately from Rasmussen, 22 July 2005M Rasmussen, FPL 8 (...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Old Head' Shilling, 1751, older laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, five hearts to semée, angles plain, smaller Garter star, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 348; ESC 1210 [R3]; Bull 1733 [R3]; S.3704), light rub to high points, otherwise uniformly cabinet toned, a most pleasing and wholesome good very fine, the key date of seriesProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two London Coin Auctions, 28 November 2005, lot 1238Subject to 20% V...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Old Head' Shilling, 1758, 'Normal 58', older laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, seven hearts to semée, angles plain, smaller Garter star, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 349; ESC 1213; Bull 1734; S.3704), an outrageously choice specimen, wondrous FDC, even for this commonly-encountered issue, genuinely rare in this true mint stateProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Acquired privately from Spink, 20 January 1999 - £100Subject t...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George III (1760-1820), 'Northumberland' Shilling, 1763, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, seven hearts to semée, angles plain, smaller Garter star, edge obliquely milled, 5h (ESC 1214; Bull 2124; S.3742), lightly cabinet toned and lustrous, a pleasing extremely fine, an iconic scarcity in the Shilling seriesProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Acquired privately from Spink, 23 August 1997Spink Numismatic Circular, September 1997, no. 4481 - £375Subject t...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George III (1760-1820), Shilling, 1787, stop above head, second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. cruciform shields, seven strings to harp, no hearts, crowns in angles, edge obliquely milled, 12h (ESC 1216; Bull 2125; S.3743), lustrous and lightly toned, a most pleasingly good extremely fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two C Eimer, by private treaty, 5 October 2011 - £150Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George III (1760-1820), Shilling, 1787, no stop above head, second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. cruciform shields, seven strings to harp, no hearts, crowns in angles, edge obliquely milled, 12h (ESC 1218; Bull 2133; S.3744), lustrous and lightly toned, a most pleasing extremely fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two CCA 151, 14 July 1998, lot 68 - £40Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George III (1760-1820), Shilling, 1787 'over 6', No Stops at Date, stop above head, second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. cruciform shields, seven strings to harp, no hearts, crowns in angles, edge obliquely milled, 12h (ESC 1222; Bull 2128; S.3745), some scratches on cheek and a hint of rub to high points, otherwise lustrous and lightly toned, almost extremely fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Seaby, by private treaty, 5 February 1973 - £28Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George III (1760-1820), Shilling, 1787, no stops on obverse, second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. cruciform shields, seven strings to harp, no hearts, crowns in angles, edge obliquely milled, 12h (ESC 1223 [R4]; Bull 2138; S.3744), some carbonisation wreath, otherwise lightly rubbed but handsomely toned, a really handsomely bold very fine, extremely rareProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two DNW 75, 26 September 2007, lot 448 - £965Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Term...
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George III (1760-1820), 'New Coinage', Shilling, 1818, laureate head right, rev. crowned shield in Garter, edge milled, 12h (ESC 1234; Bull 2150; S.3790), lightly toned and handsomely lustrous, a pleasingly good extremely fineProvenanceThe L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two Seaby, by private treaty, 19 January 1973 - £27.50Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
THE LASOMÉ COLLECTION OF ROMAN REPUBLICAN COINS
Roman Republic, Anonymous, Aes Grave, AE Quadrans, struck c. 230 BC, dog walking left, rev. six-spoked wheel, 71.6g (Vecchi, ICC, 69; Crawford 24/6a; HN Italy 329; RBW 36), patches of wear, but overall a nice green patina, good very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC VF | Roman Republic, Anonymous, AR Didrachm/Quadrigatus, c. 225-212 BC, laureate head of Janus, rev. Jupiter, hurling thunderbolt and holding sceptre, charging right in galloping quadriga driven by Victory, ROMA in incuse on a raised tablet in exergue, 6.69g (Crawford 28/3; Sydenham 65; RSC 24), well-centred, toned to reverse, very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very Fine ~ flan flaw (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-017]ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms a...
Roman Republic, Anonymous, Aes Grave/Cast Triens, c. 225-217 BC, head of Minerva left upon raised disc, wearing crested helmet, four pellets bellow, rev. prow of galley right, four pellets below, 94.75g (Crawford 35/3a; HN Italy 339), small crack to pellets on reverse, but otherwise well-preserved and toned, good very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Republic, Anonymous (c.217-215 BC), AE Sextans, she-wolf suckling twins right, two pellets in exergue, rev. ROMA in field, eagle standing right, flower in beak, two pellets above, 23.81g (Crawford 39/3; BMC 120), scratched, but with a light patina and remnants of detail, good fine ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Republic, Anonymous, civic issue struck in Apulia, Ausculum, AE Aes Grave Quadrunx, c. 217-212 BC, large A, four pellets below, rev. thunderbolt, 32.30g (Haeberlin-pl. 72, 12; TV 174; HN Italy 656a; Sydenham, Aes Grave 166), lovely patina, preserved in full heft and gravitas, rare and about extremely fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Republic, Anonymous, AE Uncia, struck c. 211-210 BC, draped and radiate bust of Sol facing, pellet to left, rev. ROMA, crescent and two stars, pellet above, 13.01g (Crawford 39/4; BMC 125), dark patina, touches of gloss to surface, residual lustre to reverse, detailed, about very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC AU | Roman Republic, Anonymous, AR Denarius Serratus, Sicily, c. 209-208 BC, head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, X behind, rev. the Dioscuri galloping right, six-spoked wheel below, ROMA in exergue, 4.48g (Crawford 79/1; Sydenham 519), toned, detailed, good very fine or better, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded About Uncirculated (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-009]ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Republic, Anonymous, AR Denarius, struck c. 115-114 BC, head of Roma right, wearing crested helmet with wing at side, X behind, ROMA below, rev. Roma seated right on pile of shields, she-wolf and twins on right, two birds in field (Crawford 287/1; Sydenham 559), struck upon a broad flan, light tone, good very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC MS | Roman Republic, L. Valerius Flaccus, AR Denarius, c. 108 BC, draped bust of Victory right, star before, rev. L•VALERI FLACCI Mars walking left, holding spear and trophy over left shoulder, an apex before and a corn-ear behind, 3.98g (Babelon Valeria 11; Sydenham 565; RBW 1147; Crawford 306/1), toned, detailed and about extremely fine example of a difficult issue, portrait exceptional, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Mint State ~ Scuffs (Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-003]ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premi...
Roman Republic, Mn. Fonteius, AR Denarius, c. 108-107 BC, jugate, laureate heads of the Dioscuri right, mark of value lower right, rev. MN FONTEI, galley right, 3.92g (Crawford 307/1a; Sydenham 566b; Fonteia 8; RBW 1148 var. (control mark)), dark tone, residual lustre, very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Republic, L. Aurelius Cotta, AR Denarius Serratus, c. 105 BC, draped bust of Vulcan right, wearing cap bound with laurel wreath, tongs over shoulder, star behind, all within wreath, rev. eagle standing right on thuderbolt, head turned left, A to right field, L COT in exergue, 3.83g (Crawford 314/1c; Sydenham 577a), toned, lovely details, some roughness to surface but otherwise good very fine, rare with this value markProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Republic, M. Porcius Cato, AR Denarius, struck 89 BC, female bust draped right, ROMA behind (partially ligate), M. CATO (same) below, rev. Victory seated right, holding patera and sceptre, VICTRIX in exergue, 3.31g (Crawford 343/1a), dark tone, very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC Ch XF | Roman Republic, A. Postumius A. f. Sp. n. Albinus, AR Denarius Serratus, c. 81 BC, HISPAN, veiled head of Hispania right, rev. N S ALBIN (partially ligate), togate figure standing left between aquila and fasces, raising hand, POST AF in exergue, A to outer left, 3.81g (Crawford 372/2; Sydenham 746), obverse struck from slightly worn die, nevertheless good very fine or better, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine ~ Brushed (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-016]ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s...
NGC Ch XF | Roman Republic, L. Lucretius Trio, AR Denarius, c. 76 BC, laureate head of Neptune right, trident and XXXVI behind, rev. winged Genius riding dolphin right, L LVCRETI TRIO below, 3.88g (Crawford 390/2; Sydenham 784), great portrait, reverse well-centred with slight crack to flan, otherwise toned and very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine (strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-013]ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC AU | Roman Republic, L. Roscius Fabatus , AR Denarius Serratus, struck c. 64 or 59 BC, head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin headdress, tortoise walking right behind, [L. R]OSC[I] in exergue, rev. draped female standing right, feeding serpent, crab to left field, FABATI in exergue, 3.93g (Crawford 412/1; Sydenham 915), detailed with lovely tone, light brushmarks but otherwise in lovely condition and well-struck, about extremely fine, in an NGC Ancients' holder, graded About Uncirculated ~ Brushed (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-010]ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection o...
NGC Ch XF | Roman Republic, L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi AR Denarius, struckc c. 61 or 67 BC, laureate head of Apollo right, wheat ear behind, rev. horseman galloping right, holding whip, L above, C PISO L. F. FRVG[I?] below, 3.58g (Crawford 340; Hersh, Piso O8/1046, legend B[E?]), slight marks to reverse, but otherwise a lovely example of a scarce type, good very fine to extremely fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine ~ Light Scratches, Edge Cut (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-014]ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20%...
Roman Republic, L. Scribonius Libo, AR Denarius, 62 BC, BON EVENT LIBO, diademed head of Bonus Eventus right, rev. PVTEAL above garlanded Puteal Scribonianum (Scribonian well head), decorated by a lyre upon each flank and a hammer upon the base, SCRIBON in exergue, 4.10g (Crawford 416/1a; Babelon (Scribonia) 8; RBW 1500; Sydenham 928), lovely details, good very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC Ch XF | Roman Republic, A. Plautius, AR Denarius, c. 55 BC, A PLAVTIVS AED CVR S C, turreted head of Cybele right, wearing pendant earring, rev. BACCHIVS IVDAEVS, Bacchius Judaeus (Aristobulus II, High Priest and King of Judea), kneeling right, holding olive branch in his right hand, and reins of camel standing beside him in his left, 4.13g (Crawford 431/1; RBW 1540; Sydenham 932), cleaned, nevertheless toned and retaining detail, a bold very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine ~ Brushed (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-015]ProvenanceThe Lasomé Co...
NGC XF | Roman Republic, Q. Cassius Longinus, AR Denarius, 55 BC, head of Genius right, sceptre behind, rev. eagle standing right upon thunderbolt, lituus to left field, jug to right field, Q CASSIVS in exergue, 3.79g (Babelon Cassia 7; Sydenham 916; RBW 1535; Crawford 428/3), dark tone, residually lustrous, well-struck, good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Extremely Fine (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-004] ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for...
NGC Ch XF | Roman Republic, Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius Brutus), moneyer, AR Denarius, 54 BC, LIBERTAS, head of Libertas right, rev. Lucius Junius Brutus advancing left, between two lictors carrying fasces, with an accensus leading the procession, 3.85g (Crawford 433/1; Sydenham 906), detailed, struck slightly off-centre with light cleaning marks, nevertheless toned, lustrous and a good very fine example of this great issue, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine ~ Scratches (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-012] ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and...
NGC Ch XF | Roman Republic, Q. Servilius Caepio (M. Junius) Brutus and C. Servilius Ahala, moneyer, AR Denarius, Rome, 54 BC, BRVTVS, bare head of Brutus right, rev. AHALA, bare head of Ahala right, 3.87g (Crawford 433/2; Sydenham 932; RBW 1543), excellent portraiture struck upon a pleasingly-toned flan, evidence of die-flaw to obverse field, but otherwise a lovely example of this highly sought-after issue, good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-007]ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSub...
NGC Ch XF | Roman Republic, Man. Acilius Glabrio, moneyer, AR Denarius, c. 49 BC, SALVTIS, laureate head of Salus right, rev. M N ACILIVS III VIR VALETV, Valetudo (Salus) standing left, holding serpent and resting arm on column to right, 3.96g (Crawford 442/1a), lovely tone, detailed, good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-011] ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC Ch XF | Roman Republic, L. Hostilius Saserna, moneyer, AR Denarius, c. 48 BC, head of Gallia right, wearing long, disheveled hair, carnyx behind, rev. L HOSTILIVS SASERNA, Diana (Artemis) of Ephesus standing facing, wearing long hair, laurel wreath and long, flowing robes, holding stag, prancing left, by its antlers with her right hand, and a long vertical spear with her left, 3.93g (Crawford 448/3; CRI 19; Sydenham 953; Hostilia 4; RBW 1570), toned, struck slightly off-centre to obverse but nevertheless pleasingly detailed, especially so to reverse, good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' ho...
Roman Republic, C. Vibius C. f. C. b. Pansa Caetorianus, moneyer, AR Denarius, c. 48 BC, PANSA, mask of bearded pan right, rev. C VIBIVS C F C N IOVIS AXVR, Jupiter Axurus seated left, holding patera in his right hand and long sceptre in his left, 4.03g (Babelon (Vibia) 18; Crawford 449/1a; RBW 1571; Sydenham 947), light cabinet toning, good very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC Ch XF | Roman Republic, Julius Caesar, AR Denarius, military mint moving through North Africa, c. 48-47 BC, diademed head of Venus right, rev. CAESAR, Aeneas advancing left, holding palladium in his left hand and carrying Anchises over his left shoulder, 4.00g (Crawford 458/1; Sear, Imperators 55; Sydenham 1013; Babelon (Julia) 10), lustrous, light tone to obverse, detailed and good very fine to extremely fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-008]ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine Coins SNC, April...
NGC XF | Roman Republic, T. Carisius, AR Denarius, 46 BC, head of Juno Moneta right, one lock of hair on neck, rev. T CARISIVS, implements for coining money: anvil die with garlanded punch die above, tongs and hammer on either side, all within laurel wreath, 3.89g (Crawford 464/2; Sear, Imperators 70; Sydenham 982a; Carisia 1a; RBW 1614), split to edges of flan, nevertheless lustrous, lightly toned and detailed, good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Extremely Fine (Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8220524-006]ProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubje...
Roman Republic, Mark Antony, AR Denarius, military mint travelling with Antony (Patrae?), Autumn 32-Spring 31 BC, ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley right, rev. LEG XV, aquila between two signa, 3.46g (Crawford 544/30; Sydenham 1235; RSC 47; RBW 1845), cleaned, but very fineProvenanceThe Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
THE MAJOR HAMISH AND MRS ANN ORR-EWING COLLECTION OF ROMAN IMPERIAL COINS
NGC XF | Roman Republic, Julius Caesar, Aulus Hirtius, as Praetor, AV Aureus, struck early 46 BC, C CAESAR COS TER, veiled female head (Venus or Pietas) right, rev. A HIRTIVS PR, emblems of the augurate and pontificate: lituus, capis, and securis, 8.02g (Crawford 466/1; Sydenham 1018; Bahrfeldt 19; Calicó 37), some deposits, well-centred, good fine to very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded XF ~ edge marks (Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. No. 8221848-001]ProvenanceThe Major Hamish and Mrs Ann Orr-Ewing Collection of Roman CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more inform...
NGC Ch VF | Roman Empire, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), AV Aureus, DIVI F PATER PATRIAE CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head left, rev. CL CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC. IVVENT, Caius and Lucius Caesares standing facing, shields and spears between them, 7.77g (RIC 206; Calico 176; Cohen 42), slightly clipped to edge, some details to reverse softened but a nice portrait, about very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very Fine ~ brushed (Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. No. 8221848-003]ProvenanceThe Major Hamish and Mrs Ann Orr-Ewing Collection of Roman CoinsPurchased from SCMB, Nove...
Roman Republic, Octavian and Julius Caesar, AE Sestertius, c. 38 BC, DIVI F CAESAR, head of Augustus right, wearing slight beard, rev. IVLIVS DIVOS, laureate head of Julius Caesar right, 23.18g (Crawford 535/1; Sydenham 1335), details softened but with essential integrity of the dual-portraiture remaining intact, good fine to very fineProvenanceThe Major Hamish and Mrs Ann Orr-Ewing Collection of Roman CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Roman Empire, Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), with Agrippa, AE As, IMP DIVI F, laureate heads of Augustus and Agrippa facing back-to-back, rev. crocodile chained to palm shoot, wreath to upper left, COL-NEM across fields, 12.36g (Cohen 7; RIC 158; RPC 524), cleaned but toned, fine to good fineProvenanceThe Major Hamish and Mrs Ann Orr-Ewing Collection of Roman CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC VF | Roman Empire, Agrippa, AE As, struck under Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), M AGRIPPA L F COS III, bare head left, rev. Neptune standing left, wearing causia and holding trident, S-C across fields, 10.45g (RIC 58; Cohen 3), good fine to very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Very Fine (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5) [NGC Cert. #8221849-008]ProvenanceThe Major Hamish and Mrs Ann Orr-Ewing Collection of Roman CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
NGC Ch XF | Roman Empire, Tiberius (AD 14-37), AV Aureus, 'Tribute Penny' variety, Lyon, c. 18-35, TI CAESAR DIVI [AVG F AVGVSTVS], laureate head right, rev. PONTIF MAXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated right on chair, feet on low footstool, holding long sceptre and olive branch, ornate chair legs, single line below, 7.71g (Lyon, group 4, 149; RIC I 29 (R); BMCRE I 46; Calico 305b (S.1); Cohen 15; SRCV I 1760), struck off-centre to reverse, light mounting marks but otherwise about very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine ~ ex-jewelry (Stike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5) [NGC Cert. No....
Ch VF | Roman Empire, Tiberius (AD 14-37), AR Denarius, 'Tribute Penny' variety, Lugdunum, group IV, c. 18-35, TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right, rev. PONTIF MAXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated left upon throne with ornamented legs, holding sceptre and branch, resting feet upon footstool, 3.68g (Cohen 16; Lyon, group 4, 150; RIC I 30 (C); BMCRE I 48; RSC II 16a; SRCV I 1763), detailed, lightly toned, residually lustrous, very fine to good very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Very Fine (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5) [NGC Cert. #8221849-033]ProvenanceThe Major Hamish and...
NGC Ch F | Roman Empire, Divus Augustus, struck under Tiberius (AD 14-37), AE As, DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, radiate head of Augustus left, rev. PROVIDENT, altar enclosure with double-panel door, S-C across fields, 10.65g (Cohen 228; BMC (Tiberius) 146; RIC (Tiberius) 81), some softening to edges, otherwise toned and very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Fine (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5) [NGC Cert. #8221849-007]ProvenanceThe Major Hamish and Mrs Ann Orr-Ewing Collection of Roman CoinsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buye...
NGC Ch VF | Roman Empire, Caligula (AD 37-41), AE Sestertius, C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, laureate head left, rev. ADLOCVT, Gaius (Caligula), standing togate, left, upon a platform in front of a low stool, saluting five soldiers who stand before him, all wearing helmets and carrying shields and parazonia, with the two pairs standing rearmost carrying an aquila, COH in exergue, 27.31g (Cohen 1; RIC 32), detailed and lustrous, with a flattering green patina, a particularly handsome portrait and sharp inscriptions, some light contact-marking notable to the reverse but otherwise about ex...
NGC Ch XF | Roman Empire, Claudius (AD 41-54), AE Sestertius, struck c. 41-42, TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head right, rev. EX S C / OB / CIVES / SERVATOS, within oak wreath, 28.72g (Cohen 39; RIC 96), covered with a rich green patina, belying the depth and character of the portrait, slight wear to inscription which is pushed off-centre by strike, still very fine, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Choice Extremely Fine (Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5) [NGC Cert. #8221849-031]ProvenanceThe Major Hamish and Mrs Ann Orr-Ewing Collection of Roman CoinsPurchased from the SCMB, Decemb...
Roman Empire, Nero Claudius Drusus, AE Sestertius, struck under Claudius (AD 41-54), NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head of Drusus left, rev. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, Claudius seated left on curule chair resting on globe, holding branch and resting hand on lap, and placing his feet on a cuirass lying horizontally before him, surrounding him, a helmet, five shields, and two spears 27.22g (RIC 93; Cohen 8), lovely Tiber patina, detailed, powerful portrait, some light cracks to surface of reverse, bu