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Auction 5: Ancient, British and World Coins
Closed for Absentee bids.
Auction date
tisdag 25 mars 2025
13:00
- 17:00 GMT
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)
and
Monday 24th March 2025, 10.00am - 4.00pm, at the Thistle Holborn Hotel, 36-37 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SD
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Please feel free to make us an offer on our unsold lots, your offer will be subject to our usual buyers fees (20% +VAT). If your offer is below the reserve and there are no further higher offers, we will get in touch with you when we have spoken with the vendor.
Please feel free to make us an offer on our unsold lots, your offer will be subject to our usual buyers fees (20% +VAT). If your offer is below the reserve and there are no further higher offers, we will get in touch with you when we have spoken with the vendor.
Objekt 73
Sold
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
Hammer price:
320 GBP
Värdering: 300 GBP - 360 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 74
Sold
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.525 B). Good fine with surface marks, rare with the double mint marks
Provenance:
A H Baldwin, October 2005
Spink, 28th March, Auction 17011, lot 1631, sold £1200
Provenance:
A H Baldwin, October 2005
Spink, 28th March, Auction 17011, lot 1631, sold £1200
Hammer price:
1 200 GBP
Värdering: 1 200 GBP - 1 400 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 75
Sold
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:
Ex. Sotherby Sale, 24/11/1972
Provenance:
Ex. Sotherby Sale, 24/11/1972
Hammer price:
1 000 GBP
Värdering: 1 200 GBP - 1 400 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 76
Sold
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
Hammer price:
280 GBP
Värdering: 320 GBP - 380 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 77
Sold
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
Hammer price:
480 GBP
Värdering: 300 GBP - 360 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 78
Sold
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, virtually as struck, a beautifully struck and well preserved coin
Hammer price:
4 200 GBP
Värdering: 4 000 GBP - 5 000 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 79
Sold
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 crease to flan, attractive bust, very fine
Provenance:
Ex. John Brooker Collection, Plate IX, No.91
Provenance:
Ex. John Brooker Collection, Plate IX, No.91
Hammer price:
1 900 GBP
Värdering: 1 800 GBP - 2 000 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 80
Sold
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
Hammer price:
380 GBP
Värdering: 180 GBP - 260 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 81
Sold
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
Hammer price:
140 GBP
Värdering: 80 GBP - 150 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 82
Sold
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
Hammer price:
140 GBP
Värdering: 160 GBP - 200 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 83
Sold
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
Hammer price:
200 GBP
Värdering: 200 GBP - 250 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 84
Sold
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
Hammer price:
750 GBP
Värdering: 800 GBP - 1 000 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 85
Unsold
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 below, mm. Oxford plume, 14.52g, (S.2956, N.2416, Morrieson H-1 pellets). Weak in parts as normally found with this issue but a solid very fine
Provenance:
Ex. M&H Coins
Maurice Bull Collection
John Tooze, DNW auction 163, 18th September, 2019
Alan Morris Collection, sold through Lloyd Bennet, 2005
Provenance:
Ex. M&H Coins
Maurice Bull Collection
John Tooze, DNW auction 163, 18th September, 2019
Alan Morris Collection, sold through Lloyd Bennet, 2005
Värdering: 800 GBP - 1 000 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 86
Sold
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
Hammer price:
1 000 GBP
Värdering: 800 GBP - 1 200 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 87
Sold
Oliver Cromwell
Halfcrown, 1658, laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned shield, date above, (S.3227A, ESC.252). Very fine, reverse better, toned
Hammer price:
1 800 GBP
Värdering: 2 000 GBP - 2 400 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 88
Sold
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 slightly frosted, a superb specimen and extremely rare so fine
Provenance:
Ex. DNW, sale 124, 16th September 2014, lot 2012
Provenance:
Ex. DNW, sale 124, 16th September 2014, lot 2012
Hammer price:
6 000 GBP
Värdering: 5 000 GBP - 6 000 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 89
Sold
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
Hammer price:
1 900 GBP
Värdering: 2 000 GBP - 3 000 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 90
Sold
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, nearly very fine
Hammer price:
320 GBP
Värdering: 300 GBP - 500 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 91
Sold
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 correspondingly on the reverse, nearly extremely fine, the reverse better
Hammer price:
1 900 GBP
Värdering: 2 000 GBP - 2 800 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 92
Sold
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
Provenance:
Spink Auction, 26 November 2009, lot No. 249
Hammer price:
380 GBP
Värdering: 400 GBP - 500 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 93
Sold
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 better
Hammer price:
360 GBP
Värdering: 300 GBP - 400 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 94
Sold
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 better
Hammer price:
200 GBP
Värdering: 80 GBP - 100 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 95
Sold
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 extremely fine
Hammer price:
850 GBP
Värdering: 700 GBP - 900 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Objekt 96
Unsold
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 flecks which often plague this issue, minor cabinet friction on the reverse, otherwise much as struck
Värdering: 1 400 GBP - 1 800 GBP
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025