Auction 2: Ancient, British and World Coins

Groat, crowned bust left, rev. shield over long cross fourchée, mm. pomegranate, 2.14g, (S.2492, N.1960). Old cabinet tone and rare this nice, extremely fine

Provenance:
Ex. AMR Coins

Shilling, facing busts, crown above dividing date (1554), rev. crowned shield dividing mark of value, no mm., (S.2500, N.1970). Scratched, good fine

Groat, crowned bust left, rev. shield over long cross fourchée, mm. lis, 1.93g, (S.2508, N.1973). Dark tone, light graffiti on reverse, good fine

Groat, crowned bust left, rev. shield over long cross fourchée, mm. lis, 2.18g, (S.2508, N.1973). Minor weakness on queen's chin and with a scratch on the obverse, but with excellent hair detail, very fine or better

Shilling, second issue, crowned bust 3C left, rev. shield over long cross fourchée, mm. martlet, 6.13g, (S.2555, N.1985). Some scratching and pitting to the obverse, clear portrait and very fine

Shilling, second issue, crowned bust 3C left, rev. shield over long cross fourchée, mm. martlet, 6.05g, (S.2555, N.1985). Obverse a touch double struck, nicely toned and very fine

Penny, second issue, crowned bust left, rev. shield over long cross fourchée, mm. martlet, 0.43g, (S.2558, N.1988). Pleasing very fine with clear depictions of the martlet mint mark

Sixpence, 1567, third and fourth issue, intermediate crowned bust 4B left, Tudor rose behind, rev. shield over long cross fourchée, date above, mm. lion, 2.88g, (S.2562, N.1997). Good very fine, the portrait superb and almost extremely fine

Provenance:
Ex. Spink with ticket

Shilling, seventh issue, crowned bust 6B left, rev. shield over long cross fourchée, mm. 2, 6.07g, (S.2584, N.2014). Scratch on obverse, otherwise pleasing for the grade, nicely toned, fine/very fine

Shilling, first coinage, first crowned bust right, mark of value behind, rev. square-topped shield, mm. thistle, 5.67g, (S.2645, N.2072). Centres weakly struck, generally nearly very fine, the portrait good fine

James I (1603-1625) Shilling, third coinage, sixth crowned bust right, mark of value behind, rev. plume over square-topped shield, mm. thistle, 5.58g, (S.2669, N.2125). Scratch behind head, strong portrait, very fine, the centres better

Sixpence, 1623, third coinage, sixth crowned bust right, mark of value behind, rev. square-topped shield, date above, mm. lis, 2.70g, (S.2670, N.2126). Toned, fine or better

Sixpence, 1624, third coinage, sixth crowned bust right, mark of value behind, rev. square-topped shield, date above, mm. trefoil, 2.93g, (S.2670, N.2126). Minor crease across face, nearly very fine

Crown, Tower mint, Group II, type 2b1, second horseman left holding sword, rev. oval shield, plume dividing C R above, mm. plume, 29.24g, (S.2756, N.2192). Reverse slightly pitted, fine

Halfcrown, Tower mint, group I, type 1a2, king on horseback left, rev. square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, mm. lis, 14.72g, (S.2764, N.2201). Old cabinet tone, an evenly and quite well struck coin, about very fine

Provenance:
Ex. Bob Lyall collection

Halfcrown, Tower mint, group II, type 2c, king on horseback left, rev. oval garnished shield dividing CR, mm. portcullis, 14.63g, (S.2771, N.2207). Light tone and very fine

Provenance:
Ex. Bedale hoard

Halfcrown, Tower mint, group III, type 3a2, king on horseback left, rev. oval garnished shield, mm. triangle-in-circle, 14.94g, (S.2775, N.2211). Struck on a compact but full weight flan, toned, nearly extremely fine and much as struck, a fabulous portrait coin

Halfcrown, Tower mint, group IV, type 4, king on foreshortened horse left, rev. oval garnished shield, mm. triangle-in-circle, 15.11g, (S.2779, N.2214). Flan a little irregular but full weight, very fine

Provenance:
Ex. Lloyd Bennett, Decemeber 2022

Shilling, Tower mint, group A, first bust left in coronation robes with high double arched crown, mark of value behind, rev. shield over long cross fourchée, mm. lis, 5.75g, (S.2781, N.2216). Toned good fine

Provenance:
Ex. H.M. Lingford collection, with Lingford ticket

Shilling, Tower mint, Group D, type 3.1, crowned bust left, rev. oval shield dividing CR, mm. harp, 5.99g, (S.2789, N.2223). A little softly struck to the forehead, deeply toned in recesses, very fine

Shilling, Tower mint under Parliament, group G, short broad crowned bust left, mark of value behind, rev. square-topped shield over cross moline, mm. sceptre, 5.79g, (S.2804, N.2234, Sharp H3/2). Struck on a slightly ragged flan, good bust, very fine

Shilling, 1643, Oxford mint, crowned bust left, mark of value behind, rev. declaration in three lines, date below, three Oxford plumes above, mm. plume/-, 5.91g, (S.2972, N.2440). Pleasing and fully struck up portrait, very fine or better

Crown, Exeter mint, undated, king on horseback left holding sword, sash in large bow, rev. round garnished shield, mm. rose, 29.66g, (S.3055, N.2532). Toned very fine

Halfcrown, 1644, Worcester mint, declaration type, king on horseback left, rev. declaration in two lines, date below, three plumes above, mm. two lions/pellets, 14.45g, (S.3093, N.2598). Struck on a full round flan, some weakness of strike, otherwise better than very fine and extremely rare
Provenance:
Ex. Colin Adams, Spink 1st Dec 2005, lot 227
D. Dupree, Spink Numismatic Circular, Feb 1990, No. 271
H Symonds, Glendining 26th Sep 1973, lot 90