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Auction 5: Ancient, British and World Coins

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Auction date Tuesday 25 March 2025 13:00 - 17:00 GMT

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Viewings will be taking place on:

Sunday 9th March 2025, 9.30am - 3.30pm, at the Midland Coin Fair, National Motorcycle Museum, Bickenhill, Birmingham, B92 0EJ (opposite the NEC on the M42/A45 junction)

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Monday 24th March 2025, 10.00am - 4.00pm, at the Thistle Holborn Hotel, 36-37 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SD

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
73	Henry VIII (1509-47) Groat, second coinage, crowned Laker bust D right, rev. shield over long cross fourchée, mm. rose, 2.57g, (S.2337, N.1797). Toned, very fine	£300 - £360	£320	View
74	Henry VIII (1509-47) Testoon, third coinage, Tower mint, crowned facing bust 2, hEnRIC 8, rev. crowned double rose dividing crowned h R, trefoil stops, mm.pellet in annulet and lis, 7.28g, ( S.2365, N.1841, Stewartby p…	£1,200 - £1,400	£1,200	View
75	Edward VI (1547-1553) Crown, 1551, fine silver issue, Southwark mint, king on horseback right holding sword, date below, rev. shield over long cross fourchée, mm y, 30.75g (S.2478, N.1933). Toned, good fine Provenance:…	£1,200 - £1,400	£1,000	View
76	Elizabeth I (1558-1603) Shilling, second issue, crowned bust 3C left, rev. long cross forchee over shield, mm. cross crosslet, 5.40g, (S.2555, N.1985). Slightly short of flan, strong portrait, good very fine/about vey fine	£320 - £380	£280	View
77	Elizabeth I (1558-1603) Sixpence, third issue, 1561, small bust 1F left, Tudor rose behind, rev. shield over long cross fourchée, 3.12g, (S.2561, N.1997). Struck on a full flan, attractively toned and almost extremely fine	£300 - £360	£480	View
78	James I (1603-1625) Laurel, third coinage, second medium sized laureate bust, mark of value behind, rev. crowned shield over long cross fourchée, mm. spur rowel, 9.06g, (S.2638, N.2112). Full, round and well centred,…	£4,000 - £5,000	£4,200	View
79	Charles I (1625-1649) Unite, Tower mint, Group D, crowned bust 5a left, mark of value behind, rev. crowned oval shield dividing crowned CR, mm. crown over bell, 9.03g (S.2692, N.2153, Brooker 91 - this coin). Slight…	£1,800 - £2,000	£1,900	View
80	Charles I (1625-1649) Halfcrown, type 4, king on horseback left holding sword, rev. oval shield, mm.triangle in circle, 15.25g, (S.2779, N.2214). Toned good very fine	£180 - £260	£380	View
81	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…	£80 - £150	£140	View
82	Charles I (1625-1649) Shilling, Tower mint, group E, crowned bust left with double arched crown, large XII, rev. shield over cross moline, mm. tun, 6.00g, (S.2794, N.2227). Toned very fine	£160 - £200	£140	View
83	Charles I (1625-1649) Sixpence, Tower, Group E, crowned bust left, mark of value behind, rev. shield over cross moline, mm. anchor, 2.83g (S.2814, N.2244). Toned about very fine	£200 - £250	£200	View
84	Charles I (1625-1649) Crown, 1644, electrotype of the celebrated Oxford mint crown by Thomas Rawlins, 29.39g, (cf S.2948). A good quality electrotype, toned and about extremely fine	£800 - £1,000	£750	View
85	Charles I (1625-1649) Halfcrown, 1643, Oxford mint, King on horseback left, early Briot's style bust, Oxford plume behind, rough grass below, reads CAROLLVS, rev. declaration in two lines, three Oxford plumes above, date…	£800 - £1,000	-	View
86	Charles I (1625-1649) Halfcrown, 1646, Civil War Issues, siege of Royalist Newark, double-arched crown dividing regnal cypher, value below, rev. OBS: NEWARK 1646 in three lines, 14.37g, (S.3140A, N.2638). About very fine	£800 - £1,200	£1,000	View
87	Oliver Cromwell Halfcrown, 1658, laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned shield, date above, (S.3227A, ESC.252). Very fine, reverse better, toned	£2,000 - £2,400	£1,800	View
88	Oliver Cromwell Halfcrown, 1658, laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned shield, date above, (S.3227A, ESC.252). Almost mint state, retaining the full stippling on the bust, reflective fields, the portrait…	£5,000 - £6,000	£6,000	View
89	Charles II (1660-1685) Guinea, 1676, fourth laureate head right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, (S.3344). Some light scratches to obverse, very fine	£2,000 - £3,000	£1,900	View
90	Charles II (1660-1685) Crown, 1667, second laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, interlinked C's in angles, 6 strings to harp, edge D.NONO, (S.3357, ESC.372). Toned, some small edge bruises,…	£300 - £500	£320	View
91	James II (1685-1688) Crown, 1687, second laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned cruciform shields, angles plain, edge TERTIO, (S.3407, ESC.743). Superior strike with only minor weakness at the top of the laurels and…	£2,000 - £2,800	£1,900	View
92	James II (1685-1688) Halfcrown, 1685, first laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned cruciform shields, edge PRIMO, (S.3408, ESC.748). Toned, good fine Provenance: Spink Auction, 26 November 2009, lot No. 249	£400 - £500	£380	View
93	William & Mary (1688-1694) Halfcrown, 1689, conjoined laureate and draped busts right, rev. second crowned shield, crown dividing date, caul only frosted, pearls, edge PRIMO, (S.3435, ESC.839). A decent stike, very fine or…	£300 - £400	£360	View
94	William and Mary (1689-1694) Fourpence, 1689, first conjoined heads right, GV below bust, stop after G (under V), rev. crowned mark of value, (S.3439, ESC.877). Choice with a fabulous irridescent tone, good extremely fine or…	£80 - £100	£200	View
95	William III (1694-1702) Crown, 1695, first laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, lion of Nassau at centre, edge OCTAVO, (S.3470, ESC.991). Minor tin flecking, attractively toned and nearly…	£700 - £900	£850	View
96	William III (1694-1702) Halfcrown, 1701, first laureate and draped bust right, rev. modified large cruciform shields, angles plain, edge D. TERTIO, (S.3494, ESC.1046). Attractive even grey cabinet tone, fields free from tin…	£1,400 - £1,800	-	View

Total lots: 234

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