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Auction 4: Ancient, British and World Coins

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Auction date Dienstag, 17. September 2024 13:00 - 19:00 GMT+1

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Saturday 7th September 2024, 10.00am - 4.00pm, at the London Coin Fair, NOVOTEL London West, 1 Shortlands, Hammersmith, London, W6 8DR


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Monday 16th September 2024, 10.00am - 4.00pm, at the Thistle Holborn Hotel, 36-37 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SD


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Total lots: 255

Lot 124 Sold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Unite, Tower mint, group A, first crowned bust left, in coronation robes, high double arched crown, mark of value behind, rev. crowned shield, mm. lis, 8.89g, (S.2685, N.2146). Uneven flan (as made) but with a strong and fully struck portrait, about good very fine
Hammer price: 2.400 £
Estimate: 2.600 £ - 3.000 £
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Lot 125 Sold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Crown, Tower mint, group I, first horseman, type 1a, king on horseback left holding sword, rev. square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, mm.cross calvary, 29.99g, (S.2753, N.2190, FRC dies VII/VIII). Toned and very fine
Hammer price: 2.400 £
Estimate: 2.400 £ - 3.000 £
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Lot 126 Sold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Crown, Tower mint, group I, first horseman, type 1b, king on horseback left holding sword, rev. square-topped shield, large plume above, mm.lis, 29.76g, (S.2754, N.2191, FRC dies IV/VI). These dies were represented in the Lingford and Lockett collections but not in the British Museum collection, very fine and very rare
Hammer price: 6.500 £
Estimate: 6.000 £ - 7.000 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 127 Sold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Crown, Tower mint, group II, second horseman, type 2b1, king on horseback left holding sword, rev. oval shield, plume above dividing CR, mm. rose over plume, 29.94g, (S.2756, N.2194, FRC dies X*/XIII*, Brooker 244 - this coin). Nicely toned, good very fine

Provenance:

Ex. Baldwins (with ticket £7500)
J.G. Brooker collection, no. 244
Dr E C Carter collection, sold to Baldwins, 1950
Hammer price: 4.800 £
Estimate: 5.000 £ - 6.000 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 128 Unsold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Crown, Tower mint, group III, third horseman, type 3a, king on horseback left without caparisons, sword upright, rev. oval shield without CR, mm. bell over portcullis/bell, 29.74g, (S.2758, N.2195, FRC dies XIV*/XX). Nearly very fine and nicely toned with good clean fields

Provenance:

Ex. London Coins auction 154, 4th September 2016 lot 1573
Glendinings April 1928, lot 92, with old ticket
Estimate: 1.600 £ - 2.000 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 129 Unsold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Crown, Tower mint, group III, third horseman, type 3b, king on horseback left without caparisons, sword upright, rev. oval shield, plume above, mm. portcullis, 29.95g, (S.2759, N.2196, FRC dies XIV/XVIII). Nicely toned, very fine
Estimate: 2.800 £ - 3.400 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 130 Sold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Crown, Tower mint, Briot's horseman with groundline, lozenge stops on obverse, rev. oval shield, mm. triangle in circle (over star on obv, over star, over triangle, over anchor on rev.), 29.88g, (S.2760, N.2197, Cooper, BNJ XXXVII, p.116, no.1 - this coin, Brooker 267 - this coin). Of the highest rarity with only 3 specimens known and an impressive provenance, fine

Provenance:
See below
Provenance:DNW auction 148, 18th September 2018, lot 389bt Spink April 1988Spink Numismatic…
Hammer price: 6.000 £
Estimate: 4.000 £ - 5.000 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 131 Sold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Crown, Tower mint (under Parliament), group IV, fourth horseman, type IV, foreshortened horse, rev. oval shield, mm. eye, 29.55g, (S.2761, N.2198, FRC dies XXIII/XXXIII). Attractively toned, good very fine
Hammer price: 3.000 £
Estimate: 3.400 £ - 4.000 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 132 Sold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Halfcrown, Tower mint, group III, type 3a1, crowned horseman left, rev. oval shield, mm. crown, 14.76g, (S.2773, N.2209). Beautifully toned and good very fine or better

Provenance:

Ex. AMR Coins
Hammer price: 340 £
Estimate: 360 £ - 400 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 133 Sold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Halfcrown, Tower mint, group III, third horseman, type 3b, king on horseback left holding sword, rev. oval shield, plume above, mm. crown/crown over bell, 14.75g, (S.2774, N.2210). A pleasing round coin, nicely toned and very fine, rare, especially with the crown over bell reverse mark
Hammer price: 650 £
Estimate: 500 £ - 700 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 134 Unsold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Halfcrown, Tower mint under Parliament, group III, type 3a3, crude portrait of the king on horseback left holding sword, rev. oval shield, mm. eye, 15.22g, (S.2778, N.2213). Attractively toned and very fine
Estimate: 200 £ - 300 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 135 Unsold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Halfcrown, Tower mint, group IV, fourth horseman, type 4, king on foreshortened horse left holding sword, rev. oval shield, mm. triangle-in-circle, 15.31g, (S.2779, N.2214). Quite well struck and good very fine
Estimate: 300 £ - 400 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 136 Unsold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Halfcrown, Tower mint, group IV, fourth horseman, type 4, king on foreshortened horse left holding sword, rev. oval shield, mm. triangle-in-circle, 13.51g, (S.2779, N.2214). Fresh surfaces and sharp where fully struck up, good very fine
Estimate: 300 £ - 400 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 137 Unsold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Shilling, Tower mint, group D, fourth crowned bust left with falling lace collar, type 3.1, rev. oval shield dividing CR, mm. harp, 5.92g, (S.2789, N.2223). A field find, surfaces a little rough but some good detail, good fine or better
Estimate: 100 £ - 160 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 138 Sold
Charles I (1625 – 1649)
Shilling, Tower Mint, Group D, type 3a, crowned bust left, mark of value behind, rev. round garnished shield of arms, mm.crown, 6.01g, (S.2791, N.2225). Dark toning, good fine
Hammer price: 50 £
Estimate: 50 £ - 70 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 139 Sold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Halfcrown, Briot's second milled issue, king on horseback left holding sword, rev. crowned shield between crowned CR, mm. anchor and B, 14.90g, (S.2858, N.2304). Attractive tone, extremely fine or practically so
Hammer price: 2.800 £
Estimate: 3.000 £ - 4.000 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 140 Unsold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Crown, Oxford mint, 1642, Shrewsbury obv. die with king on horseback left, smooth ground below and Shrewsbury plume behind, rev. Oxford die, declaration in two lines, date below, mark of value and three Oxford plumes above, no mm., 29.40g, (S.2946, N.2405). Evenly struck and toned, attractive and very fine
Estimate: 4.000 £ - 5.000 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 141 Sold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Halfcrown, 1642, Oxford, Shrewsbury horseman left, flat ground below, Oxford plume behind, rev. declaration in two lines, three Oxford plumes above, date below, mm. plume/-, 15.03g, (S.2952, N.2411). Super colour and much as struck
Hammer price: 2.400 £
Estimate: 1.200 £ - 1.600 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 142 Sold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Halfcrown, 1642, Oxford, Shrewsbury horseman left, no groundline below, Oxford plume behind with 'tun-like' flaw in the field, rev. declaration in two lines, three Oxford plumes above, date below, mm. plume/-, 15.34g, (S.2952 var., N.2411 var., Bull 595 rev 3). An excessively rare variety with only a handful of examples known, good very fine
(See note below)
Note:This obverse with the 'tun-like' or 'cloud' flaw behind the king displays a horseman with a…
Hammer price: 2.600 £
Estimate: 2.000 £ - 3.000 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 143 Unsold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Halfcrown, 1642, Oxford, Shrewsbury horseman left, flat ground below, Oxford plume behind, horse with chainmail saddle, rev. declaration in two lines, three Oxford plumes above, date below, mm. plume/-, 14.96g, (S.2952 var., N.2411 var., Bull 592). An excessively rare variety with only four examples known, this being the finest available to commerce, good very fine or better
Estimate: 3.000 £ - 4.000 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 144 Sold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Halfcrown, 1646, Bridgenorth-on-Severn, king on horseback left holding sword, plumelet over A below, rev. declaration in two lines, scroll and plumes above, date below, trace of plumelet below date, mm. plume/-, 14.68g, (S.3038, N.2517). Some scratches in the field behind the horseman, otherwise good very fine with a good portrait, rare
Provenance:With several old tickets, some stating 'Lundy Island'Ex. Studio Coins, list 132,…
Hammer price: 3.000 £
Estimate: 3.000 £ - 4.000 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 145 Sold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Shilling, Bristol, 1644, crowned bust left, plumelet before, mark of value behind, rev. declaration in three lines, three plumes above, date below, mm. Br, 5.69g, (S.3015, N.2494, Brooker 996 this coin). Slightly weakly struck in the very centre otherwise toned and very fine or better

Provenance:

Ex. J.G. Brooker collection, no. 996 (purchased 23rd July 1971 - with ticket)
Hammer price: 1.600 £
Estimate: 1.400 £ - 1.800 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 146 Unsold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Shilling, Worcester or Salopia mint, crude crowned bust left, mark of value behind, rev. oval shield, mm. lis/-, 5.60g, from an unrecorded reverse die, possibly unique, (S.3112 (var), Allen D/-). Some metal lamination in the obverse field, otherwise an excellent specimen of this very rare mint, good very fine
Estimate: 6.000 £ - 7.000 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024
Lot 147 Unsold
Charles I (1625-1649)
Shilling, Siege coinage, 1648, Pontefract besieged, crowned CR, DVM:SPIRO:SPERO, rev. Pontefract castle gateway with flag dividing PC, sword right, OBS left, date below, 5.00g, (S.3148, N.2646). Well struck, even grey tone and nearly very fine
Estimate: 3.600 £ - 4.000 £
17. September 2024
17. September 2024

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