ANCIENT, BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS
15 JULY 2015
LONDON
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Order of Sale WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2015 Morning Session - Commencing at 11.00 a.m Lots 1- 65
ANCIENT GREEK COINS Coins of Ancient Cyprus
19- 37
ROMAN COINS
66-123
The Great Chesterford Hoard
91-106
ISLAMIC COINS
124-146
INDIAN COINS
147-157
FOREIGN COINS AND MEDALS
158-257
A Collection of Polish Coins and Medals Russian Platinum Medal
209-229 237
NUMISMATIC BOOKS
257-266
MEDALS BY KARL GOETZ
267-319
Afternoon Session - Commencing at 2.00 p.m ENGLISH HAMMERED COINS
320-438
The Hodgson Collection
320-359
SCOTTISH COINS
439-464
IRISH COINS AND MEDALS
465-471
ENGLISH MILLED COINS
472-512
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WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2015 Morning Session commencing at 11.00 a.m. (Lots 1-319) All lots are subject to Terms and Conditions for Buyers printed at the back of this catalogue Estimates The estimated selling price of each lot is printed below the lot description and does not include the Buyer’s Premium. Bidders should bear in mind that estimates are prepared well in advance of the sale and are not definitive. They are subject to revision. Please note that bidders who acquire lots on the-saleroom.com will have a fee of 3% on the hammer price added to their invoice for using this facility. Spink is pleased to continue to offer our brand new on-line bidding platform Spink Live for no charge through www.spink.com.
ANCIENT GREEK COINS 1
Gaul, Massilia (c.300-250 BC), ¡ Drachm, 2.98g, head of Artemis right, rev. MAΣΣA, lion right, T(?) below (cf. SNG Copenhagen 749 and DLT 840ff), together with two ¡ Obols (c.350-300 BC), 0.71g and 0.47g, young male head left, rev. MA within spokes of wheel (SNG Cop. 725 and 727), almost very fine (3)
3
2 2
3
£120-150
Calabria, Tarentum (c.380-340 BC), ¡ Stater, 7.61g, naked horseman cantering left, rev. TAPAΣ, naked boy astride dolphin left, holding ribbon (?), X below (cf. Vlasto 490; Hist. Num. 882), toned, very fine
£150-200
Calabria, Tarentum (c.302-280 BC), ¡ Diobol, 1.23g, head of young Herakles threequarters facing, turned slightly left, club to left, rev. naked Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion, Φ between legs, club, skyphos on left (Vlasto 1349; Hist. Num. 977), iridescent tone, extremely fine, rare
£600-700
PROVENANCE:
Spink Numismatic Circular, Sept. 1992, 4809
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4 4
Calabria, Tarentum (c.212-209 BC), ¡ Punic Half Shekel, 3.38g, horseman right, holding filleted palm-branch, ΣΩKANNAΣ beneath, rev. TAPAΣ, boy astride dolphin left, holding kantharos and trident, eagle behind (Vlasto 986; Hist. Num. 1082), cabinet tone, very fine
£220-260
PROVENANCE:
Cote collection, and Seaby list July 1977, C502
5
Bruttium, Kroton (c.300-250 BC), ¡ Drachm, 3.08g, male head right, rev. KPO, owl standing left, head facing, grain-ear to left (SNG ANS 421; Hist. Num. 2195), very fine PROVENANCE:
Stanley Gibbons list 14, May 1977, 9 3
£250-300
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Sicily, Leontinoi (c.460 BC), ¡ Hemiobol, 0.28g, lion’s scalp facing, rev. ΛEON (retrograde), barley-grain (Grose McClean 2325), toned, good fine, reverse very fine, rare
£60-80
PROVENANCE: Seaby list Dec. 1976, C496
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8
Sicily, Syracuse (c.480-475 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 17.13g, charioteer holding reins of slow quadriga right, Nike flying above to crown horses, rev. ΣYPAKOΣION, head of Arethusa right, her hair bound by beaded taenia, four dolphins swimming around (cf. Boehringer 154; SNG Cop.629), very fine
£600-800
Sicily, Syracuse (c.395 BC), Æ Drachm, helmeted head of Athena left, rev. sea-star between two dolphins (SNG Cop.720), very fine
£100-150
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Thrace, Ainos (c.427-424 BC), ¡ Diobol, 1.31g, head of Hermes right, wearing petasos, rev. AIN, goat standing right, stylised vine-tendril before (May 194), cabinet tone, very fine
£200-250
PROVENANCE: Seaby list April 1977, C429
10
Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.52g, Alexandreia Troas, diademed head of Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and leaning left elbow on shield at her side, wreath on left, monogram in ex. (Thompson 162), very fine
£300-400
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Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, the Great (336-323 BC), ¿ Stater, 8.59g, Salamis, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested helmet, rev. AΛEΞAN∆POY, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, rudder symbol on left (Price 3149), some lustre, good very fine
£1,000-1,200
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, the Great (336-323 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.82g, Corinth, c.220-215 BC, head of young Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin headdress, rev. Zeus seated left on throne with two Nikai atop the uprights, holding eagle and sceptre, statue of Athena standing left, holding spear and shield before, ΘE under throne (Price 703; Troxell, MN 17, pl. XVII, 4 and p.80-81), very fine, rare
£450-550
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Euboia, Eretria (late 4th-early 3rd cents. BC), ¡ Drachm, 3.46g, head of the nymph Euboia right, rev. EY, head and neck of bull three-quarters facing right, fillets hanging from horns, symbol of lyre to right (SNG Copenhagen 484; Wallace 90), iridescent dark tone, very fine
£180-220
PROVENANCE:
Seaby list February 1976, A122
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15
Attica, Athens (late 5th - early 4th century BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 17.17g, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. AΘE, owl standing right, head facing, olive-spray and crescent behind, all within incuse square (cf. Svoronos pl.26), countermark in reverse field, very fine
£200-250
Illyria (c.200-30 BC), Drachms (4), of Apollonia (2), 3.28g, cow suckling calf left, rev. double stellate pattern, magistrates Asklepiados and Philistionos (BMC 38), and 3.28g, magistrates Aristen and Koloi[-] (cf.BMC 9), and of Dyrrhachium (2), 3.34g, similar type but symbols of Isis and ear of corn over bunch of grapes, magistrates Antimachos and [-]niskou (cf.BMC 47), and 3.23g, same symbols, magistrates Philotas and Phaniskou (BMC 123), good fine to very fine (4)
£80-120
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16 16
Crete, Gortyna (c.98-94 BC), ¡ Drachm, 3.14g, diademed head of Zeus right, A below truncation, rev. Apollo seated left on rocks, holding bow and arrow (cf. BMC 49), lovely iridescent toning, extremely fine, reverse almost extremely fine
£250-300
PROVENANCE:
Seaby list November 1976, C384
17
Paphlagonia, Sinope (c.490-425 BC), ¡ Drachm, 6.30g, head of sea-eagle left, vestigial leg below, and dolphin, rev. incuse square of mill-sail pattern, alternately stippled (SNG BM 1359), toned, very fine
£130-160
PROVENANCE:
Seaby list December 1977, C1037
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Aeolis, Myrina (c.155-145 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.93g, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. MYPINAIΩN, Apollo Grynios standing right, holding filleted laurel-branch and phiale, omphalos and amphora before, monogram behind, all within laurel-wreath (Sacks, MN 30, Issue 39; BMC 13), almost extremely fine 5
£550-650
ANCIENT, BRITISH & FOREIGN COINS AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS
COINS OF ANCIENT CYPRUS Cypriot coins from the estate of a deceased collector, some of which were sold in our auctions in December 2013 and March 2015. The collection was formed after 1960 and has been held in a London bank since. Cyprus, Kition (late 5th cent. BC), ¡ Stater, 11.35g, Herakles advancing right (only his legs visible), wielding club, rev. lion attacking stag right, in dotted square within incuse square (cf. BMC 10ff and 29ff), good metal, but off centre both sides, good fine, together with a Third-Stater, 3.47g, of similar types (cf. BMC 26-28), obverse weak, almost very fine, a Diobol, 1.51g, (cf. BMC 43ff), obverse encrusted, and some deposit on reverse, reverse fine, a Twelfth-Stater, 0.72g, of Baalmalek I (c.479-449 BC), head of Herakles right, rev. lion seated right (cf. BMC 8), obverse very weak, reverse with some deposit, very rare, fine, two later 5th cent BC, Twenty-Fourth-Staters, 0.34gg and 0.39g, head of Herakles right, rev. lion attacking stag right (cf. BMC 57ff), fine, and a Forty-Eighth-Stater, 0.23g, similar types (cf. BMC 67), mostly obscured by deposit, fine (7)
£100-150
Cyprus, Salamis (5th cent. BC), ¡ Diobol, 1.85g, ram lying left, rev. square incuse punch with uncertain type within (?) (cf. BMC pl. XXIII, 12), slightly off centre, deposit, fine, and an Obol, .76g, (c.520-500BC), ram’s head left, rev. smooth (BMC 8-9), some deposit, very fine (2)
£120-150
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Cyprus, Salamis (late 5th cent. BC), ¡ Obol, 0.69g, young male head right, rev. blank (BMC 45), pitting, good fine, and another, 0.79g, similar, deposit, good fine (2)
£80-100
22
Cyprus, Amathos (c.460-400 BC), ¡ fractions, 0.12g, 0.12g, 0.21g, 0.23g, 0.39g, 0.38g, lion lying right, rev. forepart of lion right, within incuse square (cf. BMC 5), and 0.61g, lion’s head right (?), rev. lion seated right within incuse square, rare, fair to good fine (6)
£100-150
Cyprus, Amathos (c.400-350 BC), ¡ fractions (25), from 0.10g to .56g, lion’s head or lion lying right, rev. forepart of lion right, some with head facing, the surfaces covered with deposit, but the types discernible on most, poor to fine (25)
£100-150
Cyprus, Kition (later 5th-4th cents. BC), ¡ fractions (33) , from 0.08g to 3.59g, Herakles advancing right, rev. lion attacking stag right and 0.61g, head of Herakles, rev. lion seated right within incuse square, most covered with deposit, but the type discernible on one side and sometimes both, poor to fine (33)
£120-160
Cyprus, Paphos (early 5th cent. BC), ¡ Third Stater, 3.97g, bull walking left, rev. eagle’s head left in linear frame within incuse square (cf. Price and Waggoner 786), a curious piece, some evidence of tooling on reverse, good fine, together with a fraction, 0.65g. of the same types, and two ¡ fractions, 0.74g, 0.35g, of Stasandros (c.450 BC), bull standing left, winged solar disk above, rev. eagle standing left, laurel-spray behind, fair and poor (4)
£160-200
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24
25
26
28 27
26
27
28
Cyprus, Paphos, Pnytos II (?) (c.425 BC), ¡ Hemiobol, 0.37g, head and neck of bull three-quarters facing right, rev. eagle standing left, olive-spray behind, Cypriot letters before (BMC - ; Traité - ), an apparently unpublished obverse type, extremely rare, good fine
£100-150
Cyprus, Paphos (?), Ptolemy I (305-283 BC), Æ 11mm, 1.15g, head of Aphrodite right, wearing ornamented stephanos, rev. eagle standing left, star (sic) to left (cf. Svoronos 82, pl. VI, 27, and BMC 58), unrecorded with this symbol, very fine, reverse good fine, together with an Æ 10.5mm, 1.16g, of same types, with wreath to left of eagle (Svoronos 82; BMC 58), obverse off centre, good fine (2)
£100-120
Cyprus, Salamis (late 5th cent. BC), ¡ Obol, 0.91g, ram’s head left, rev. smooth (BMC 8-9), very fine
£240-300
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Cyprus, Salamis (late 5th cent. BC), ¡ Tetrobol, 3.18g, ram lying left, rev. smooth (cf. BMC 6), fair, an Obol, 0.92g, ram’s head left, rev. smooth (BMC 8-9), partly encrusted, fair, a Twenty Fourth Stater, 0.48g of the same types (cf. BMC 10-11), some encrustation, fine, and a Forty Eighth Stater, 0.25g, of the same types (BMC 10-11), about very fine, another, similar, 0.20g, good fine, and a Ninety Sixth Stater, 0.11g, similar (BMC - ), good fine (6)
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31
32
33
34
35
36
32
£180-220
33
Cyprus, Salamis (late 5th cent. BC), ¡ Twenty Fourth Stater, 0.42g, bare male head right, rev. smooth (BMC 47), deposit on obverse, good fine, and a smaller denomination, 0.35g, similar, but head left (sic) (BMC - ), unpublished, almost very fine (2)
£120-150
Cyprus, Salamis (late 5th cent. BC), ¡ Fractions, 0.67g and 0.82g, bare male head right, rev. smooth (cf. BMC 46), and three smaller denominations of same types, 0.55g, 0.40g, and 0.29g, together with 0.48g, head of Herakles in lion’s skin right, rev. wheel (BMC 50), a Fifth (?) Stater, 1.32g of Evagoras I (411-373 BC), similar head of Herakles, rev. goat lying right, Cypriot script above (cf. BMC 52-53), and four uncertain, some encrusted, mainly fair (11)
£100-130
Cyprus, Salamis, Evagoras I (411-373 BC), ¡ Stater, 10.72g, goat lying right, Cypriot script above and before, EY in exergue, rev. naked Herakles seated right on rock, which is draped with his lion’s skin, holding club and horn, Cypriot letters behind and before (Masson and Amandry, Revue Numismatique 1988, 1 a-c; cf. BMC 55 and 56 (Tetrobols)), the coin appears somewhat base, but there are clear signs of silver showing through deposit. The goat would seem to be the obverse type. Possibly a contemporary plated forgery, about very fine and very rare
£200-300
Cyprus, Salamis (late 5th-early 4th cent. BC), ¡ Obol, 0.51g, bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin, rev. wheel (BMC 50), very rare, fine, and Evagoras II (c. 361351 BC), ¡ Obol, 0.49g, helmeted head of Athena left, rev. star of eight rays (BMC 68), very rare, very fine (2)
£150-200
Cyprus, Salamis, Evagoras II (c.361-351 BC), Æ 16mm, lion walking left, ram’s head above, rev. horse walking left, star above (BMC 69), another five Æ 15-17mm, similar, together with an Æ 14mm (2nd half of 4th cent. BC), head of Athena left in crested Athenian helmet, rev. ?A, prow of galley left (BMC 74), and two issues of Demetrios Poliorketes (306-283 BC), Æ Unit, 15mm, 3.82g, male head (Demetrios ?) right, wearing Corinthian helmet ornamented with bull’s horn, rev. BA, prow of galley right, monogram below (Newell 20), and a half unit, 13mm, 3.82g, of same types and monogram (cf. Newell 20), fine to about very fine (9)
£140-160
Miscellaneous Cilicia and Cyprus, Uncertain Cilician mint (4th cent BC), ¡ Obol, 0.67g, three-quarters facing head female head, rev. facing head of Bes (SNG Levante 233), obverse off centre, very fine, another, 0.45g, similar, rev. head of Aphrodite left (cf. SNG Levante 243), chip off edge, fine, Cilicia or Phoenicia, ¡ Obol, 0.74g, uncertain type, rev. king fighting lion, Salamis or Cilicia (?), ¡ Obol, 0.78g, head of Zeus left, rev. uncertain, another, 0.92g, head of Athena right, rev. uncertain, Magnesia, ¡ Obol, 0.93g, horseman, rev. bull butting left, fair, together with bronzes (11), of Ionia, Pamphylia, Paphos and Salamis (11), fair to about fine (17)
£70-90
Cyprus under Roman rule, Augustus, Æ 27 mm, AD 1, laureate head left, rev. bare head of Gaius Caesar right (RPC 3912), Tiberius (14-37), Æ 23 mm, bare head right, rev. Livia seated right, holding patera and sceptre (RPC 3919), Claudius (41-54), Æ 36 mm, laureate head right, Latin legend, rev. KOINON/KYΠPI/WN (the Nu’s reversed) in wreath (cf. RPC 3928), another two, 35 and 36 mm, similar, another, 35 mm, similar, but with rectangular countermark on reverse, mostly fair, and Antoninus Pius (138-161), Æ 26 mm, laureate head right, rev. bare-headed, draped bust of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar right (BMC 52), green patina, good fine or better (7)
£70-90
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Cyprus, Heraclius (AD 610-641), Æ Follis, year 18 (AD 627/8), Heraclius standing facing between the Empress Martina and Heraclius Constantine, rev. large M between ANNO and X/UI/II, monogram above, KV?P in exergue (Sear 849; MIB 198), and another similar, good fine to about very fine (2)
£100-140
OTHER ANCIENT COINS
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Phoenicia, Sidon (107/106 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 13.94g, turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right, rev. ΣI∆ΩNIΩN, eagle standing left, right talon on beak of galley, palm-branch over wing, monogram and date LE to left (BMC 100), iridescent toning, about extremely fine, reverse extremely fine, rare
£800-1,000
PROVENACE: Spink Numismatic Circular July 1989, 3879
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40
40
Phoenicia, Tyre (85/84 BC), ¡ Shekel, 14.30g, laureate head of Melqart right, rev. TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left, right talon on beak of galley, palm branch behind, club and date BM (year 42) on left, ∆ behind (cf BMC 134), some pitting round mouth, good very fine
£350-400
Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos II (261-246 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.92g, Antioch, diademed head right, rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow before him and bow at his side, control mark on left, another on right (Seleucid Coins 571(2); WSM 980), good very fine, reverse very fine
£300-400
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Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos Hierax (c.242-227 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 17.00g, Lampsakos, diademed head right, rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow before him and bow at his side, long torch before him, forepart of Pegasos and control mark in exergue (Seleucid Coins 849(2); WSM 1552a), good very fine
£350-450
Kingdom of Syria, Seleukos III (226-223 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 17.04g, Antioch, diademed head right, rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow before him and bow at his side, control marks on left and right (Seleucid Coins 921(1); WSM 1029), good very fine
£400-500
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44
Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos III (222-187 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.96g, Antioch, c.204-197 BC, diademed head right, rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow before him and bow at his side, control mark on left (Seleucid Coins 1044(1); WSM 1089), almost extremely fine
£400-500
Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos III (222-187 BC), ¡ Drachm, 3.87g, Uncertain mint, diademed head right, rev. elephant standing right, EΣ in exergue (Seleucid Coins 1136; WSM 852), very fine
£200-250
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46
47
46
Kingdom of Syria, Seleukos IV (187-175 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.84g, Antioch, diademed head right, rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow before him and bow at his side, wreath and palm-branch on left, monogram in exergue (Seleucid Coins 1313(1); SMA 39), rare, very fine
£450-550
Kingdom of Syria, Demetrios III (c.97-87 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 15.75g, Damascus, 91/90 BC, diademed head right, rev. cult image of Atargatis standing facing, holding flower, barley stalk rising from each shoulder, N over monogram on left, date BKC (year 222) below, all within laurel-wreath (Seleucid Coins 2451(6); LSM 127), good metal, very fine
£300-350
Persia, silver coins (14), Achaemenid Dynasty, Siglos (c.450 BC), running king right, holding bow and spear, Parthian Dynasty, Tetradrachms (3), good fine to almost very fine, Drachms (6), various kings, from Mithradates II - Osroes II, very fine or better, Sasanian Dynasty, Shapur I, Drachm, very fine, Hormizd IV, Drachm, good very fine, together with two Fractions of the Kingdom of Persis, fine (14)
£230-280
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49
Kingdom of Parthia, Arsakes II (211-185 BC), ¡ Drachm, 3.98g, Rhagai (?), diademed head left, wearing bashlyk, rev. APΣAKOY, archer seated right on throne, holding out bow, eagle (?) on right (Sellwood 6.1; Sunrise 243), minor corrosion on right of reverse, good very fine
£250-300
PROVENANCE: Seaby list October 1976, C243
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Kingdom of Parthia, Phraates II (132-127 BC), ¡ Drachm, 3.98g, Ecbatana, diademed head left, rev. archer seated right on omphalos, holding out bow, four-line legend (Sellwood 16.1; Sunrise 269), cabinet tone, good very fine
£160-200
PROVENANCE: Seaby list August 1977, C629
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51
Kingdom of Parthia, Mithradates II (121-91 BC), ¡ Drachms (6), Ekbatana, diademed bust left in imperial robe, torque round neck, rev. Arsakes I seated right, holding out bow, square five-line legend (Sellwood 27.1, 27.2; Shore 85, 87), some toned, very fine to good very fine (6)
£400-500
Sanatruces (?) (c.AD 116), ¡ Drachm, 3.79g, Ecbatana, diademed head with stubbly beard left, wearing helmet with ear-flaps, rev. square seven-line legend, archer seated right, holding bow before him, monogram below bow (Sellwood 81.1; Shore 423 (Parthamaspates); Sunrise 449), toned, an attractive very fine, together with Pacorus II (AD78-120), ¡ Diobol, 1.36g, draped bust left wearing diademed tiara with “hooks” on crest, rev. square five-line blundered legend, archer seated right, holding out bow, monogram below (Shore 402; Sunrise 436; Sellwood, Num. Chron. 1989, type 8, pl. 42), toned, very fine (2)
£140-180
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Sasanian Empire, Ardashir I (224-42), Drachm, crowned and diademed bust right, no earflaps to crown, rev. garlanded fire altar (cf. S.10, Alram & Gyselen 255), good very fine
£180-230
53
Kingdom of Bactria, silver coins (6), Apollodotos I (c.174-165 BC), square Drachm, elephant left, rev. humped bull right (ANS 303), Antimachos II (c.174-165 BC), bilingual Drachm, Nike standing left, rev. horseman right (ANS 414), Eukratides (c.171145 BC), Obol, helmeted head right, rev. caps of the Dioscuri (ANS 518), Menander I (c.155-130 BC), bilingual Drachms (2), one with helmeted head right, the other with bust left, aegis over shoulder, hurling thunderbolt, revs. Athena standing left (ANS 855 and 733), and Apollodotos II (c.85-65 BC), bilingual Drachm (ANS 1544), the last fine, but the others very fine or better (6)
£140-180
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Indo-Greek Kingdom, Hermaios and Calliope (c.105 BC), ¡ Drachm, 2.36g, diademed and draped bust of Hermaios conjoined with draped bust of Calliope right, rev. Kharosthi legend, Hermaios on prancing horse right, monogram below (SNG ANS 1319ff), toned, almost very fine
£140-160
PROVENANCE:
Seaby list March 1977, C162
55
56
Kingdom of Egypt, Berenike I or II (mid 3rd cent. BC), ¡ Didrachm, 6.54g, Cyrene (?), diademed and draped bust right, rev. BEPENIKHΣ BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ, club between Π and trident-head, monogram MAΓ (the monogram of Magas), below, all within wreath (BMC, Cyrene, 9; cf. SNG Cop.429/430), good metal, very fine, rare
£100-120
Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra II and Ptolemy X (107-101 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 12.81g, Alexandria, 106/105 BC, diademed head right, aegis round neck, rev. eagle standing left on thunderbolt, LIB/Θ (year 12 of Cleopatra, and year 9 of Ptolemy) to left, ΠA behind (SNG Copenhagen 359; Svoronos 1728), toned, very fine
£80-100
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Kingdom of Numidia, Juba II (25BC-AD 23), ¡ Drachm, 2.48g, head of Juba as Herakles right, REX IVBA, rev. cornucopia with transverse trident, ET AM (year 41= AD 16/17) in field (SNG Cop. 561 var.; Mazard 256), toned, small chip off edge, good very fine
£180-220
Kingdom of Numidia, Juba II (25BC-AD 23), ¡ Drachm, 2.58g, diademed head right, REX IVBA, rev. cornucopia with transverse sceptre, crescent above (Mazard 241; SNG Cop. 593), good very fine
£130-160
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Kingdom of Numidia, Juba II (25BC-AD 23), ¡ Drachm, 2.61g, head of Juba as Herakles right, REX IVBA, rev. lion’s skin draped over club, flanked by arrow and bow, RXXXVI (= AD 11) (Mazard 179; SNG Cop. 585var.), very fine
£200-250
Kingdom of Numidia, Juba II (25BC-AD 23), ¡ Drachm, 3.05g, diademed head right, REX IVBA, rev. eagle standing facing, head right, on thunderbolt, sceptre before left wing (Mazard 204-5; SNG Cop. 583), toned, very fine
£130-160
Africa, Kingdom of Aksum, Endybis (AD 270-290), ¿ Unit, 2.69g, draped bust right wearing headcloth with rays above forehead and ribbon behind, framed by two stalks of wheat, disc and crescent above, EN∆YBIC BACIΛEYC, rev. as obverse, AΞWMITW BICI∆AXY (“of the Axumites, man of Dakhu”) (Juel-Jensen type 1; BMC 1-3), extremely fine
£550-650
PROVENANCE:
Seaby list January 1979, A11 11
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Greek silver coins (16), comprising Massilia, Obol, 4th cent. BC, male head left, rev. MA, wheel, Byzantium, Siglos, c.340-320 BC, bull standing left on dolphin, rev. incuse mill-sail punch, Istros, Drachm, 4th cent. BC, two heads facing, one inverted, rev. seaeagle on dolphin, Sinope, Drachm, late 4th cent. BC, head of nymph Sinope, rev. as last, Apollonia Pontika, Drachm, late 5th-4th cents. BC, anchor, rev. gorgoneion, Diobol, similar types, Mesembria, Diobol, helmet facing, rev. wheel, Pharsalos, Hemidrachm, helmeted head of Athena, rev. head and neck of horse, Apollonia and Dyrrachium, Drachms (2), c.120-70 BC, cow suckling calf, rev. two oblong stellate patterns within square linear frame, Alexander III, the Great, Drachm and Obol, 336-323 BC, head of Herakles, rev. Zeus seated, Histiaia, Tetrobols (2), 2nd cent BC, head of Histiaia, rev. nymph seated on prow, Miletos, Diobol, early 5th cent. BC, forepart of lion right, head turned back, rev. stellate pattern in incuse square, Pseudo-Rhodian of Mylasa, head of Helios facing, eagle on left, rev. rose, an interesting group, fine to good very fine (16)
£300-400
Greek Bronzes of Dia (Bithynia) (late 2nd cent. BC), 21mm., laureate head of Zeus right, rev. eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head turned right (BMC 1), green patina, very fine, Kolone (Troas) (c.350-310 BC), 10mm., helmeted head of Athena left, rev. eight-rayed star (BMC 6), good very fine, Tyre (Phoenicia) (77/78 AD), 25mm., laureate head of Melqarth right, lion’s skin round neck, rev. club surmounted by monogram of Tyre between date ΓΣ (year 203) and Phoenician script, all within oakwreath (cf. BMC 272-273), lovely olive-green patina, good very fine, and another similar, same date, almost very fine (4)
£800-1,000
PROVENACE: Seaby list February 1977, C35; Seaby list January 1977, C38, Seaby list February 1977, C64, and Seaby list August 1977, C628
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Greek bronzes (9), Maroneia, 2nd cent. BC, 22mm., head of Dionysos, rev. Dionysos standing left, holding grapes and wands, Olbia, c.330-300 BC, 24mm., head of rivergod, rev. battle-axe and bow in case, Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), 19mm., head of Apollo left, rev. horseman right, uncertain symbol below, Seleukeia and Kalykadnon, c.155-50 BC, 25mm., helmeted head of Athena, rev. Nike left, Demetrios II (1st reign, 145-140 BC), 19mm., Tyre, diademed head, rev. stern of galley, TYPIΩN and Phoenician date, Nabataea, Aretas IV, 20mm., conjoined busts of Aretas and Queen Shaqilath, rev. crossed cornucopias, Ptolemy VI (180-145 BC), 21mm., head of Zeus Ammon, rev. two eagles standing left, Carthage, c.300-264 BC, head of Tanit left, rev. head and neck of horse right, and another, 16mm, head of Tanit left, rev. horse standing right, palm-tree in background, the last fair, reverse about very fine, the rest attractive very fine (9)
£140-180
Miscellaneous ancient coins (4), comprising Drachm of Menander I, helmeted head, Æ As of Faustina Snr., Antoninianus of Octavia Severa, and a billon Tetradrachm of Gallienus, average very fine (4)
£80-100
ROMAN COINS
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M. Fannius and L. Critonius (86 BC), ¡ Denarius, head of Ceres right, AED. PL (Aediles Plebei), behind, rev. the aediles M. Fannius and L. Critonius seated right on subsellium, P A (publico argento) behind, ear of corn before (RRC 351/1; Sydenham 717a), toned, about extremely fine
£250-300
PROVENANCE: Spink Numismatic Circular February 1989, 34
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L. Hostilius Saserna (48 BC), ¡ Denarius, bearded male head (Vercingetorix?) right, Gallic shield behind, rev. naked Gallic warrior holding spear and shield in biga driven fast by charioteer right (RRC 448/2a; Sear, Imperators, 18; Syd. 952), toned, well centred, very fine PROVENANCE:
Seaby list October 1977, C791 WWW.SPINK.COM
£500-600
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Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus (41 BC), ¡ Denarius, uncertain mint on the Adriatic region, bare male head right, AHENOBAR, rev. military trophy on prow right (RRC 519/2; Sear, Imperators, 339; Syd. 1177), toned, very fine
£550-650
PROVENANCE:
Seaby list June 1978, C643
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Mark Antony, ¡ Denarius, military mint moving with Antony and Plancus in Greece, 40 BC, lituus and vase, M. ANTON. IMP. AVG. III. VIR R.P.C, rev. L. PLANCVS PRO. COS, thunderbolt, vase and winged caduceus (RRC 522/2; Sear, Imperators, 253; Syd. 1190), toned, two small banker’s marks on reverse, very fine, rare
£350-450
PROVENANCE:
Seaby list April 1977, C289
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M. Iunius Brutus, ¡ Denarius, military mint moving with Brutus and Cassius in Asia Minor or N. Greece, 42 BC, laureate, veiled and draped female bust right, polos on head, L. PLAET. CEST, rev. BRVT IMP, sacrificial axe and simpulum (RRC 508/2; Sear, Imperators, 214; Syd. 1300), iridescent tone, minor scratches at reverse edge, good very fine
£800-1,000
PROVENANCE:
Seaby list March 1978, C283
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C. Cassius, ¡ Denarius, military mint at Sardis(?), 42 BC, laureate head of Libertas right, C. CASSEI IMP, rev. M. SERVILIVS LEG, crab holding aplustre in its claws, untied diadem and rose below (RRC 505/3; Sear, Imperators, 226; Syd. 1313), toned, small banker’s mark before chin, good fine, very rare
£700-900
PROVENANCE:
Seaby list April 1977, C288
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Nero (AD 54-68), ¿ Aureus, 6.95g, laureate head right, NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, rev. IVPPITER CUSTOS, Jupiter seated left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre (RIC 52; BMC 67; C. 118; RCV 1930), possibly removed from jewellery, good fine, reverse fine
£500-600
Vespasian (AD 69-79), ¡ Denarius, Rome, 69-70, laureate head right, rev. IVDAEA, Judaea seated right in mournful attitude at foot of trophy (RIC 2; C.226), scratches in reverse field, toned, about very fine
£120-150
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Didius Julianus (28th March-1st/2nd June AD 193), Æ Sestertius, laureate head right, IMP CAES M DID SEVER IVLIAN AVG, rev. [RECTOR] ORBIS, S-C, Julian standing left, togate, holding globe (RIC 16; BMC 28; RCV 6077), very fine, reverse good fine PROVENANCE:
Discovered in the Sevenoaks area, Kent in 1988 (recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme in 2010, ref. CF6FE2) 13
£300-400
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Severus Alexander (AD 222-235), Billon Tetradrachm, Alexandria, 225/6, laureate, draped bust right, rev. Sarapis standing left, right hand raised, holding sceptre, L Π EMΠTOY (= year 5) (Köln 2434; BMC 1659), rare, very fine
£90-120
Maximinus I (AD 235-238), ¡ Denarius, 235, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. VOTIS/DECENNA/LIBVS within laurel-wreath (RIC 17; BMC 38; RSC 117), dark tone, good very fine, very rare
£400-500
PROVENANCE: Seaby list March 1077, C218
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78
Balbinus (AD 238), ¡ Denarius, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. VOTIS/DECENNA/LIBVS within laurel-wreath (RIC p.172; BMC 6; RSC 32), dark tone with some iridescence, good very fine, very rare
£800-1,000
PROVENANCE: Seaby list February 1977, C116
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Divus Trajan (†AD 117), ¡ Antoninianus, struck under Trajan Decius, 250-251, radiate bust right, drapery on far shoulder, DIVO TRAIANO, rev. CONSECRATIO, eagle standing half right, head left, wings spread (RIC 85b; RSC 666), cabinet tone, extremely fine
£120-150
PROVENANCE:
Seaby list November 1980, C831a
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Diva Mariniana, wife of Valerian, Billon Antoninianus, 253-254, draped and veiled bust on crescent right, DIVAE MARINIANAE, rev. CONSECRATIO, peacock flying right, bearing figure of Mariniana (RIC 6; RSC 16), very fine, scarce
£80-100
PROVENANCE:
Seaby list April 1976, A366 80
Probus (AD 276-282), Billon Antoninianus, Siscia, 277, radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre, rev. SISCIA PROBI AVG, Siscia seated between the river-gods Savus and Colapis, holding open diadem, water below, XXIT in exergue (RIC 765), almost extremely fine, very rare bust type with this rare reverse PROVENANCE:
Seaby list March 1977, 13 WWW.SPINK.COM
£450-550
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Diocletian (AD 284-305), Æ Follis, Heraclea, laureate head right, rev. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, and a Follis of Constantine I (307-337), Thessalonica, helmeted, cuirassed bust right, rev. VIRTVS EXERCIT, two captives bound and seated either side of standard inscribed VOT XX, both silvered and almost extremely fine (2)
£60-80
Constantius I, as Caesar (AD 293-305), Æ Follis, Cyzicus, 295/6, laureate head right, rev. GENIO AVGG ET CAESARVM NN, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia, KA in exergue (RIC 11a), together with another of Constantine I, Carthage, 307, similar head, rev. CONSERVATO-R AFRICAE SVI, Africa standing facing, head left, wearing elephant’s scalp headdress , holding standard and tusk, lion and captured bull at feet, SE F in field, ∆ in exergue (RIC 58), good very fine and very fine (2)
£80-100
PROVENANCE:
Seaby lists August 1976, D5, and April 1978, C389
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Constantine I, the Great (AD 307-337), ¿ Solidus, 4.53g, Antioch, 335-336, rosettediademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rev. VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG, Victory walking left, holding trophy and palm-branch, Christogram on left, LXXII (= 72 to the pound) on right, SMAN in exergue (C.605; RIC 98), flan flaw affecting both sides, extremely fine, rare
£800-1,000
PROVENANCE:
Spink auction 152, 11 April 2001, lot 214
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Constantius II (AD 337-361), ¡ Heavy Siliqua, 3.09g, Trier, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. PAX AVGVSTORVM, Constantius standing half left, holding labarum, TR in exergue (RIC 162; RSC 149†b), cabinet tone, almost extremely fine, rare
£350-450
PROVENANCE:
Seaby list June 1977, C450
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Magnentius (AD 350-53), Æ Centenionalis, Trier, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, A behind, rev. VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES, two Victories standing facing each other, holding between them a wreath containing VOT/V/MVLT/X, TRP in ex. (LRBC 58; RIC 312), brown patina, extremely fine
£40-50
Julian II (AD 360-63), Æ 3, Sirmium, cuirassed bust left, wearing pearl-diademed helmet and holding spear and shield, rev. VOT/X/MVLT/XX in wreath, ASIRM in ex. (RIC 108), Jovian (363-64), AE3, Sirmium, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. VOT/V/MVLT/X in wreath, BSIRM in ex. (RIC 118; LRBC 1623), both extremely fine (2)
£80-100
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Zeno (second reign AD 476-491), ¡ Half Siliqua, Milan, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, DN ZENO PERP AVG, rev. M - D, turreted female figure standing half left, holding sceptre and cornucopia, right foot on prow (RIC 3618; Ulrich-Bansa 187), equally attributable to Odovacar, the real power in Italy at the time, unusually well centred and complete, toned, good very fine, rare PROVENANCE:
Seaby list March 1977, C240 15
£500-600
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Justin II (AD 565-578), Æ Follis, Antioch, 565/6, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding Victory on globe and shield, rev. large M between ANNO - I, two stars above and below date, Γ below, THEUP in exergue (Sear 378; DOC 143a), almost very fine, together with Tiberius II (AD 578-582), Æ Three-quarter Follis, Nikomedia, crowned, draped and cuirassed facing bust, rev. large XXX, cross above, NIKOB in exergue (Sear 442: DOC 32), very fine, and Constantine IV (AD 668-685), Æ Half Follis, Constantinople, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding cross on globe, rev. large K between ANNO and CO/N, A below (Sear 1179; DOC 35), about very fine (3)
£120-150
PROVENANCE: Seaby lists June 1977, C469, and C472, January 1977, C695
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Tiberius III (AD 698-705), ¿ Solidus, 4.40g, Constantinople, crowned and cuirassed facing bust, holding spear and shield, rev. VICTORIA AVGUI, cross potent on three steps, CONOB in exergue (Sear 1360; DOC 1), lustrous, good extremely fine
£600-800
PROVENANCE: Seaby list September 1978, A858
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Andronicus II and Michael IX (AD 1295-1320), ¿ Hyperpyron, 3.74g, Constantinople, bust of the Virgin, orans, within city walls, rev. Andronicus and Michael IX kneeling facing, either side of Christ standing facing crowning them (Sear 2397), about very fine PROVENANCE: Seaby list March 1965, G157
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£100-140
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Denarii (10), Faustina Senior, AD 140, draped bust right, rev. pulvinar of Juno, throne against which rests sceptre with peacock in splendour below (RIC 339; RSC. 219), very fine, Marcus Aurelius, 162/3, bare head right, rev. Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopia (RIC 70; RSC 526), about extremely fine, reverse very fine, Faustina Junior, 161-175, draped bust right, rev. Juno standing left, peacock at feet (RIC 694; RSC 141), very fine, Commodus, 191/2, head right, wearing lion’s skin, rev. HER-CVL RO-MAN AV-GV, club, all within laurel-wreath (RIC 251; RSC 190), good fine, Septimius Severus, four worn examples, revs. Victory (RIC 29a), Apollo sacrificing over altar, Fortuna seated left (RIC 78a), and Securitas seated left (RIC 56), Julia Domna, revs. Diana holding torch (RIC 548), and Felicitas standing left (RIC 581), fine and good fine (10)
£150-200
Caracalla Denarii (4), 202, young, laureate bust right, rev. Caracalla and Plautilla standing facing each other and clasping hands (RIC 124(a); RSC 23), 211, laureate, older head right, rev. INDVLG FECVNDAE, Domna as Indulgentia seated left on curule chair (RIC 214; RSC 104), 213, similar bust, rev. Moneta standing left (RIC 308; RSC 167), and 215, similar bust, rev. Aesculapius standing facing, holding serpent-entwined staff (RIC 251; RSC 302), very fine to almost extremely fine (4)
£150-200
Denarii (6), of Geta, as Caesar (2), Laodicea, 199-200, bare-headed, draped young bust right, rev. Mars advancing right (RIC 103; RSC 76), another later issue, 211, head with short beard, rev. Liberalitas standing left, globe at feet (RIC 89; RSC 68b), and Elagabalus (4), 218, laureate and draped bust right, rev. Roma seated left (RIC 3; RSC 127), 219, rev. Providentia leaning on column (RIC 23; RSC 144), 220/1, rev. Abundantia standing left (RIC 56; RSC 1a), and 220/1, rev. Libertas standing left, star to right (RIC 107; RSC 92), very fine to good very fine (6)
£160-200
Denarii (7), of Julia Maesa, 218-220, draped bust right, rev. Pietas sacrificing at altar (RIC 263; RSC 29), Severus Alexander (4), 222, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Jupiter standing left (RIC 5; RSC 204), rev. Salus seated left, feeding snake (RIC 14; RSC 218), rev. Mars standing left (RIC 160; RSC 173a), and 223, rev. Providentia standing left (RIC 174; RSC 512), Julia Mamaea, (2) 222, draped bust right, rev. Juno standing left, peacock at feet (RIC 343; RSC 35), and, 227, diademed and draped bust right, rev. Vesta standing left (RIC 362; RSC 85), very fine to almost extremely fine (7)
£200-250
Caracalla Antoniniani (3), 215, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Jupiter standing right, looking right (sic), holding thunderbolt and sceptre (cf. RIC 275b and RSC 277), extremely fine, 216, similar obverse, rev. VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left, holding Victory and sceptre, shield behind (cf. RIC 311d and RSC 608c, but no helmet under shield), very fine, and 217, radiate, draped bust right, rev. P M TR P XX COS IIII P P, Sol standing left, right hand raised, left holding whip (RIC 291e; RSC 390), good very fine (3)
£160-220
Elagabalus, Antoniniani (2), 218/9, radiate, draped bust right, rev. FIDES EXERCITVS, Fides Militum enthroned left, holding eagle and standard, another standard before (RIC 70; RSC 31a), radiatem, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. MARS VICTOR, Mars striding right, holding spear and trophy (RIC 122; RSC 112), both obverses extremely fine, their reverses about extremely fine (2)
£120-150
Gordian III Antoniniani (4), 238/9, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, rev. Pax standing left (RIC 3; RSC 173), about extremely fine, rev. Providentia standing facing, head left (RIC 4; RSC 302, given to Antioch, RIC 193, in report), lustrous, extremely fine, rev. Virtus standing left (RIC 6; RSC 381), extremely fine, and 239, similar, rev. Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, small figure of Gordian before him (RIC 16; RSC 189, given to Antioch, RIC 70, in report), scarce, about extremely fine (4)
£120-150
Gordian III, Antoniniani (7), 239, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP CAES M revs. Providentia standing left (RIC 18; RSC 196), 239/240, Aequitas standing facing (RIC 34; RSC 17), Concordia seated left (2) (RIC 35; RSC 50), Liberalitas standing front, holding abacus and cornucopia (RIC 36; RSC 130), Virtus standing left (RIC 39; RSC 383), and IMP CAES GORDIANVS PIVS AVG, rev. Gordian standing left sacrificing over altar (RIC 54; RSC 212), very fine to almost extremely fine (7)
£140-180
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Gordian III, Antoniniani (9), 240, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP rev. Aequitas standing facing (RIC 63; RSC 25), rev. Liberalitas standing half left, holding abacus (RIC 67; RSC 142), rev Gordian sacrificing left (RIC 68; RSC 216), rev. Roma seated left (RIC 70; RSC 314), 241-243, rev. Sol standing left (RIC 83; RSC 41), rev. Laetitia standing left (2) (RIC 86: RSC 121), and rev. Apollo seated left (2) (RIC 88; RSC 250), good very fine and better (9)
£200-250
Gordian III, Antoniniani (3), 241-243, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Apollo seated left, leaning on lyre and holding branch (2) (RIC 88; RSC 250), and rev. VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Hercules standing right, holding club on rock (RIC 95; RSC 404), all three lustrous and extremely fine (3)
£100-130
Gordian III, Antoniniani (10), 241-243, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. P M TR P V COS II P P, Apollo seated left (RIC 89; RSC 261), rev. TR P III Gordian standing right, holding spear and globe (2) (RIC 91; RSC 242), TR P V (2) (RIC 93; RSC 266), rev. VIRTVTI AVGVSTI, Hercules standing right, holding club on rock (5) (RIC 95; RSC 404), and a Denarius, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Jupiter standing front, head right, holding thunderbolt and sceptre (RIC 112; RSC 113, given as an Antoninianus in the report (RIC 85), very fine and better (11)
£200-250
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Gordian III, Antoninianus, 242-243, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP rev. P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Gordian in triumphal quadriga left, holding branch and sceptre, crowned by Victory standing behind him (RIC 139; RSC 258; RCV 8647), extremely rare, extremely fine
£900-1,200
Gordian III, Antoniniani (3), 243-244, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, rev. FELICITAS TEMPORVM, Felicitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopia (RIC 142; RSC 81), rev. FORTVNA REDVX, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia (RIC 144; RSC 98), and rev. SECVRIT PERP, Securitas standing, facing left, holding sceptre and leaning on column (RIC 151; RSC 327), all extremely fine (3)
£100-120
Gordian III, Antoniniani (5), 243-244, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP rev. Fortuna seated left (2) (RIC 143; RSC 97), rev. Mars walking right (RIC 145; RSC 155), rev. Securitas leaning on column (RIC 151; RSC 327), and rev. Victory standing half left (RIC 154; RSC 348), very fine and better (5)
£90-120
Philip I, Antoninianus, 244-247, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, rev. SALVS AVG, Salus standing left, holding rudder and feeding snake coiled round altar, 5.80g. (RIC 47; RSC 205), and Otacilia Severa, Antoninianus, 245-247, diademed, draped bust on crescent right, OTACIL SEVERA AVG, rev. CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, holding patera over altar, and cornucopia (RIC 143; RSC 14), a scarce hybrid, the Philip on a large, heavy flan, both lustrous and extremely fine (2)
£100-120
Philip I, Antoniniani (5), 246, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Felicitas standing left (RIC 3; RSC 124), 244-247, rev. Aequitas standing left (RIC 27b; RSC 9), rev. Annona standing left, holding corn-ears over modius (2) (RIC 28c; RSC 25), rev. Felicitas standing left (RIC 31; RSC 43), and Philip II, Caesar, Antoninianus, 244-246, similar bust, rev. SPES PVBLICA, Spes advancing left, holding flower (RIC 221; RSC 84), scarce, two showing signs of porosity, overall very fine to good very fine, with one Annona type extremely fine (6)
£120-150
GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG,
GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG,
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OTHER ROMAN COINS Roman Republic, ¡ Denarii (13), Antestia 9, Calpurnia 11, Cassia 4, Fonteia 9, Furia 18, Herennia 1, Naevia 6, Postumia 9a, Servilia 14, Terentia 10, Thoria 1, Titia 2, Valeria 11, and a Quinarius of Rubria 1, fine to very fine (14)
£140-180
Roman Empire, ¡ Denarii (10), of Tiberius (a Tribute Penny), Galba, Vespasian, Domitian, Hadrian (2), Sabina, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, Commodus, fine to very fine (10)
£220-260
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Dupondius, 16 BC, AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST within wreath, rev. C. ASINIVS GALLVS III VIR AAAF around large SC (SNG Ashmolean 504 ff; RIC 372), Agrippa (died 12 BC), As, struck under Caligula AD 37-41, head left wearing rostral crown, rev. S-C, Neptune standing left, holding dolphin and trident (RIC 58; C.3), Nero (AD 54-68), Dupondius, Lugdunum, laureate head right, globe at point of bust, rev. Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm (RIC 522), Hadrian (AD 117-138), Dupondius, AD 123, radiate head right, rev. VIRTVTI AVGVSTI S-C, Virtus standing right, holding spear and parazonium (RIC 605; C.1470), almost very fine to very fine (4)
£120-150
Roman bronzes (8), Drusus, As, good fine, Nero, As, radiate head right, rev. Genius sacrificing over altar (cf. RIC 87 and 115-6), attractive green patina, almost very fine, Trajan, Quadrans, rev. she-wolf left (RIC 694; RCV 3246), green patina, very fine, Hadrian, Dupondius, rev. Pietas standing right, altar before (RIC 601c), lovely smooth green patina, good fine, an As, rev. SALVS AVGVSTI S - C, COS III in ex. Salus standing left, feeding snake coiled round altar (cf. RIC 678, apparently not listed), almost very fine, Lucius Verus, As, rev. Verus clasping hands with Roma seated on cuirass left (cf. RIC 1463; RCV 5417), good fine, Commodus, as Caesar, As, bare headed, draped bust right, rev. Spes walking left, holding flower (RIC 1543-4; RCV 5564), about very fine, Severus Alexander, rev. Providentia standing left holding cornears over modius (RIC 642; RCV 8014), almost very fine (8)
£160-200
Roman Empire, the Flavians through the Antonines, ¡ Denarii (26), of Vespasian (2), Titus, Domitian (2), Nerva, Trajan (4), Hadrian (2), Sabina, Antoninus Pius (2), one with rev. Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, Faustina Snr (2), Marcus Aurelius (3), Faustina Jnr (2), Lucius Verus, Lucilla, Commodus, and Crispina, a few good fine, but mainly almost very fine to very fine (26)
£380-450
Trajan (AD 98-117), Sestertius, AD 105, laureate head right, rev. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI S-C, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and cornucopia, foot on bust of Dacian (RIC 503; C.406), Commodus (AD 117-192), Sestertius, AD 181/2, laureate head right, rev. Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and sceptre (RIC 343; C.840), both about very fine; Philip I (AD 244-249), billon Tetradrachm, Antioch, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. ∆HMAPX EΞOYCIAC, eagle standing facing, wings spread, on palm branch, wreath in its beak, SC below (BMC 505), about extremely fine (3)
£100-150
Roman Empire, the Severans, ¡ Denarii (14), of Septimius Severus (4), revs. crossed cornucopias (RSC 142), Parthian captives either side of trophy (RSC 373), Neptune standing left (RSC 529), Severus standing left, sacrificing (RSC 599), Julia Domna (3), revs. Cybele seated left (RSC 123), Pietas dropping incense on altar (RSC 150), Vesta seated left (RSC 236), Caracalla (3), revs. Mars standing left (RSC 424), Hercules standing left (RSC 220), and VICTORIAE BRIT, Victory left (RSC 632), Plautilla, rev. Pietas holding child (RSC 16), Geta (2), revs. Minerva standing left (RSC 104), Felicitas standing left (RSC 137), Elagabalus, rev. Roma seated left (RSC 222), the last fine, the remainder very fine (14)
£230-260
114
Roman Empire, ¡ Denarii (9), of Elagabalus, Julia Soaemias, Julia Maesa, Severus Alexander (2), Julia Mamaea (2), and Gordian III, very fine and better (9)
£180-220
115
Severus Alexander (AD 222-235), Denarius, rev. MARS VLTOR, Mars advancing right (RIC 246; RSC 161), Maximinus I (AD 235-238), Denarii (2), rev. PM TR P P P, Maximinus standing between two standards (RIC 1; RSC 46), and rev. SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus seated left (RIC 14; RSC 85a), good very fine to extremely fine (3)
£100-130
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
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Third Century Antoniniani (10) comprising Elagabalus, rev. Victory running right (RIC 156), Gordian III, rev. Securitas leaning on column (RIC 153), Philip I, rev. wolf and twins (RIC 15), another, rev. four standards (RIC 62), Trajan Decius, rev. Victory running left (RIC 29b), his wife Herennia Etruscilla, rev. Fecunditas standing left, child before her (RIC 56), Valerian I, rev. Sol standing left (RIC 107), Gallienus, rev. GERMANICVS MAX V, trophy between two captives (RIC 18), his wife Salonina, rev. Aequitas standing left (RIC 87), and Postumus, rev. Fortuna standing left (RIC 60), all attractive examples, the first very fine, the second good very fine, the remainder extremely fine (10)
£220-260
Third Century ¡ Antoniniani (27), of Caracalla, Gordian III (5), Philip I (2), Philip II (2), Trajan Decius (4), his wife Herennia Etruscilla, Herennius Etruscus, Trebonianus Gallus (2), Volusian (2), Valerian I, Valerian II, Gallienus (2), his wife Salonina, and Postumus, a good quality lot, very fine to extremely fine (27)
£400-500
Roman bronzes (22), comprising Sestertii of Gordian III, Otacilia Severa, Philip I, Trajan Decius, and Trebonianus Gallus, an As of Augustus, a Semis of Tiberius, a Dupondius of Nero, an As of Trajan Decius, and two Quadrantes of Claudius (11), together with Roman Colonial issues of Macrinus, Diadumenian, Severus Alexander, and Gordian III from Thrace, two Gordian III from Pisidian Antioch, Trajan from Laodikeia in Syria, billon Tetradrachms of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and an uncertain 3rd cent. Emperor, and a Prutah of Alexander Jannaeus (11), mostly fine to almost very fine (22)
£250-300
119
Third Century base Antoniniani (43), various, from Valerian I to Maximian, including Carausius, Allectus, and a Denarius of Aurelian, good fine to good very fine (44)
£160-200
120
Fourth Century bronze Folles of the Tetrarchic period (9), comprising Diocletian, Heraclea, 296/7, rev. Genius standing left (RIC 12a), Maximinus II, Trier, 307, rev. Genius standing left (RIC 719a), Constantine I, London, 310, rev. Sol (RIC 121a; RCV 16046), another of Constantinople, 328, rev. CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE, seated Victory, captive and trophy before (RIC 32; RCV 16191), Maxentius, Rome, 311, in honour of Divus Maximian, veiled head right, rev. tetrastyle temple (RIC 244), scarce, Fausta, Cyzicus, 324/5, rev. Empress standing facing, holding her two children (RIC 29), Constantine II, Caesar, London, 321, radiate and draped bust left, rev. altar (RIC 219), Crispus, Caesar, London, 323/4, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, rev. altar (RIC 275), and Urbs Roma, Siscia, 330-3, Roma head left, rev. wolf and twins (RIC 222), a pleasing lot, very fine to about extremely fine (9)
£140-160
Fourth Century bronzes of the Tetrarchic period (24), various Emperors, medium to large module (13), small module (Æ 3s) (11), some scarce issues, mainly almost very fine to good very fine (24)
£140-180
Fourth Century bronzes (8), Magnentius, Double Centenionales (2), of Ambianum and Trier, rev. large Chi-Rho between alpha and omega, Vetranio, Centenionalis, Siscia, bust between A and star, rev. HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS, Emperor standing left, holding labarum and being crowned by Victory (RIC 285 or 290), Julian II, Double Maiorina, Cyzicus, rev. bull standing right (RIC 127), smooth olive-green patina, Valentinian II, Æ 2, Antioch, helmeted bust holding spear and shield, rev. Emperor standing in galley, Victory at helm (RIC 40b), Theodosius I, Æ 2, Siscia, rev. Emperor standing left, raising turreted female (RIC 26c), green patina, Aelia Flaccilla, Æ 2, Constantinople, rev. seated Victory inscribing Christogram on shield set on cippus (RIC 55), and Eudoxia, Æ 3, Nicomedia (?), rev. similar, an attractive group, very fine to good very fine (8)
£200-260
Fourth Century silver and bronze (36), comprising ¡ Siliquae (4) of Julian II (Constantinople), Valentinian I (Lugdunum), Valens (Antioch), and Gratian (Trier), a few late Tetrarchic Æ 3s, but mostly later issues; various Emperors (31), and a ¿ Tremissis of Constans II (Constantinople), good fine to almost very fine (36)
£150-200
117
118
121
122
123
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124 124
Arab Sasanian, Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad (673-83), Drachms (2), BJRA (Basra), AH59, SK (Sijistan), date unclear, possibly AH56 (A.12), good very fine and very fine (2)
£180-230
125
Abbasid, al-Nasir (1180-1225), ¿ Dinar, 4.30g, Madinat al-Salam, AH605 (A.268), weak area on rim, otherwise good very fine
£200-250
126
Abbasid Dynasty, Dirhams (8), Ifriqiya, AH166, Madinat al-Salam, AH156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 191, Samarqand, AH199, very fine to extremely fine (8)
£150-200
127
128
127
Abbasid of the Yemen, al-Mustakfi (944-c.950) ¿ Amiri Dinar, 1.86g, San’a, AH340 (A.1061; Bernardi 340El), extremely fine, rare
£300-400
128
Tulunid, Ahmad bin Tulun (868-84), ¿ Dinar, 4.35g, Misr, AH268, naming alMufawwid, rev. naming caliph al-Mu’tamid and Ahmad bin Tulun below legend (A.661; Bernardi 191De), about extremely fine
£200-250
129
130
129
Tulunid, Harun bin Khumarawayh (896-905), ¿ Dinar, 4.22g, Misr, AH291, naming caliph al-Muktafi (A.667.2; Bernardi 230De), good very fine
£180-220
130
Muwahhid, ‘Abu Hafs ‘Umar (1248-66), ¿ Dinar, 4.55g, no date or mint (Album 491; Gomez 189a), very fine
£300-400
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131 132 131
Ziyadid, Ishaq bin Ibrahim (955-73), ¿ Dinar, Zabid, AH352 (A.1070; SICA, vol.10.75, 112), slightly creased, very fine
£120-150
132
Mamluk, Abu Sa’id Jaqmaq (1438-53), Ashrafi (A.1006; Balog 736; SICA vol.6, 1453); Aynal (1453-61), Ashrafi (A.1012; Balog -; SICA vol.6, 1491), Abu Sa’id Timurbugha (1467-68), Ashrafi, only the patronymic visible (A.1024; Balog 802), generally extremely fine, the third rare (3)
£200-250
Although the name ‘Timurbugha’ is off the flan on the third coin, the obverse bears comparison with the Ashrafi attributed to him by Baldwin, Islamic Coin Auction 24, 9 May 2013 (Horus Collection), lot 4865. The first coin, by contrast, is clearly Jaqmaq. 133
Ottoman, Suleyman I (1520-66), Akces (15), some with dates visible (A.A1321.1), together with early base metal minor coins from the Gulf area (10), the Akces fine, other coins very good (25)
134
£80-100
135
134
Ottoman, Georgia, Ahmed III, ¿ Cedid Cincirli, 3.44g, Tiflis, AH1115 (KM.8), very fine, rare
£1,000-1,200
135
Samanid, Mansur I bin Nuh II, ¿ Dinar, 3.67g, Nishapur, AH358, naming the Simjurid governor Muhammad (A.1464), clipped, good very fine
£80-100
137
136 136
137
Ghaznavid, Mawdud (1041-48), ¿ Dinar, 4.77g, Ghazna, AH436, ‘Abd al-Rashid (1049-52), ¿ Dinar, 3.79g, Ghazna, AH440, Ibrahim (1059-99), ¿ Dinar, 4.30g, mint and date missing (A.1625, 1629, 1637), fine to about very fine, the second scarce (3)
£180-230
Great Seljuq, Malikshah I (1072-92), ¿ Dinar, 3.10g, mint not visible, AH47(A.1674); Ghaznavid, Ibrahim (1059-99), ¿ Dinar, 5.28g, mint unclear, probably Ghazna, AH48-, (A.1637), poorly struck but very fine (2)
£150-180
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140
138 Safavid, Tahmasp I (1524-76), ¿ Quarter-Mithqals (2), 1.18g, Sabzawar, AH960, 1.11g, Kirman, AH965 (A.2592); Timurid, Shahrukh III bin Ibrahim (in Badakhshan 1575-79), ¿ Quarter-Ashrafis (2), 0.88g, AH986, 0.93g, AH987, mintless type (Badakhshan) (A.2466), very fine to good very fine (4)
£300-400
139
Zand, Karim Khan (1753-79), ¿ Half-Mohur, 5.48g, Dar al-’Ilm Shiraz, AH1184 (KM.531.2), light mounting marks, good very fine
£180-220
140
Zand, Karim Khan, ¿ Quarter-Mohur, 2.71g, Rikab, AH1178 (KM.530.5; A.2792), good very fine, scarce
£200-250
138
141
142
143
141
Qajar, Agha Muhammad Khan (1779-97), ¿ Half-Toman, 4.07g, type B3, Dar alSultanat Tehran, date not visible (KM.-), very fine, scarce
£180-220
142
Qajar, Fath ‘Ali Shah (1797-1834), ¿ Half-Toman, 3.09g, Dar al-Sultanat Tehran, AH1213, coronation type R (KM.736.4), good very fine
£180-220
143
Qajar, Fath ‘Ali Shah, ¿ Toman, 4.65g, Dar al-Surur Borujerd, AH1236, type W (KM.753.1), good very fine
£180-220
144 145
146
144
Qajar, Fath ‘Ali Shah, ¿ Toman, 6.15g, Dar al-Sultanat Tehran, AH1216, type S (KM.739.9), good very fine
£250-300
145
Qajar, Muhammad ‘Ali Shah (1907-09), ¿ 5000-Dinars (Half -Toman) (2), 1.43g, 1.41g, Tehran, AH1324, lion standing left, AH1362 (for 1326), portrait type (KM.1021, 1025), very fine and good very fine (2)
£200-250
Manghits of Bukhara, Muzaffar al-din, ¿ Tillas (2), 4.54g, 4.54g, Bukhara, AH1284, AH1291, struck in the name of Ma’sum Ghazi (KM.65), good very fine (2)
£180-230
146
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INDIAN COINS
147 147
148
149
Indo-Scythian, Maues (c.125-85 BC), Æ Unit, 8.20g, radiate Artemis-Nanaia advancing right, rev. humped bull left, monogram to left, Æ Unit, 7.20g, Zeus enthroned with hand on small standing figure left, rev. city goddess facing holding sceptre and chlamys (Senior 13.2, 19.1; M.708, 723), very fine, both rare (2)
£180-230
Indo-Scythian, Azilises (c.85-45/35 BC), Æ Unit, Hephaistos/lion right, ankus above, Azes II (c.35-12 BC), Tetradrachm, king mounted on horse right/Athena standing right holding spear and shield (Senior 42, 98.516; M.790, 848a); Hephthalites, ‘Napki Malki’ (c.475-576), Æ Drachm, City and Tribal States, square Æ Units (3), Tamgha/letter or monogram, fine to very fine (6)
£180-230
Kushan Empire, Kujula Kadphises (c.AD 50-90), Æ Units (8), including ‘king sitting cross-legged’ type, ‘Roman’ type portrait, Soldier type, bust of king right (3)/Zeus seated with modified Hermaeus legend,/winged Nike,/Heracles with club, bust of king left/standing figure, bull/camel (M.1045, 1046, 1048, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1066), fine to very fine, some rare (8)
£300-400
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150
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Kushan Empire, Wima Kadphises (c.113-127), ¿ Double-Dinar, 15.94g, BACIΛEYC draped and crowned bust of king right, holding club, flames emerging from shoulder, clouds below, tamgha left, rev. Shiva standing facing, before Nandi standing right, he holds a trident left, nandipada left, kharoshthi legend around (Göbl 12), extremely fine, scarce
£14,000-15,000
India, Sangam Age (c.100 BC -250 AD), Chera Dynasty square Æ Coins (4), elephant standing right/bow and arrow (3), horse standing right/bow and ankus (1); Pandya Dynasty, square Æ Coin, fish in tank/unclear, all small size, circa 2g. (Mitchiner, Southern India II, 54-62, 92-96, 146), fine to very fine for type (5)
£200-250
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152 x152
Portuguese India, Tin 20-Bazarucos, Diu, 1828, crowned arms between D Maltese cross with date between arms (G.06.03; KM.58), extremely fine, scarce
G,
rev.
£100-150
153
x153
x154
154 Dutch India, Negapatnam (Coromandel Coast), Æ 2-Stuivers, 55.22g, undated (1695), stylised figure of Kali, rev. Tamil legend naming mint (Scholten 1243; KM.29), about very fine
£150-200
Dutch India, Negapatnam (Coromandel Coast), Æ Stuiver, 28.78g, undated (1695), stylised figure of Kali, rev. Tamil legend naming mint (Scholten 1244; KM.28), good very fine
£80-100
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155
155 (x2) 155
British East India Company, Bombay Presidency (1830-33), Æ proof Half-Anna, 12.83g, 1832/AH1246, arms of the East India Company, rev. scales of justice with legend HALF ANNA above and ‘adl with hijri date below (Pr.204; KM.250), with some minor surface imperfections, extremely fine and rare A new mint at Bombay started striking copper coins on 22nd November 1830. Although the Court of Directors had authorised the minting of Half-Annas along with Quarter-Annas and Pies, none were produced for circulation. However a die for the Half-Anna had been produced by a local engraver, and proof specimens bearing the date 1832 were submitted to the Mint Committee by J. Farish, the mint master, on 23rd July 1833. These proofs must have been unsatisfactory as the Mint Committee subsequently requested a new matrix die for HalfRupees to be engraved at the Calcutta mint and sent to Bombay. It is from these later dies that the copper coins of Bombay mint dated 1834 were struck. This Half-Anna was found in the cabinet of a British collector. It has obviously seen some circulation, but the story of its journey from Bombay to England has yet to be discovered.
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156 (x2) 156
British India, Queen Victoria (1837-1901), silver pattern Rupee, 11.26g, 1861, Calcutta, plain edge, die axis ^^, crowned bust left with single arches to crown and traces of signature L C WYON below bust, rev. ONE RUPEE - INDIA 1861 within floral wreath, top flower rising from two bracts (KM.-; Pr. 51; S&W.4.34), minor obverse abrasions, good extremely fine, rare
£3,500-4,500
L. C. Wyon designed new Rupee dies that were sanctioned by the Royal Mint. These were shipped out to Calcutta in 1861. Correspondence reveals that Wyon’s matrices did not meet the technical requirements of the Indian mints, and new ones had to be prepared at the Calcutta mint that used Wyon’s punches but were partially re-engraved. This may account for the very faint traces of the signature that are just visible under the bust of this coin. All Rupees dated 1861 are patterns and none were issued for circulation. 157
Ancient India and Persia, miscellaneous coins (26), in silver (6), comprising an IndoScythian Tetradrachm and Drachm, a Parthian Drachm, two Gupta Drachms, and a punchmarked bar, and bronze (20), comprising issues of the Indo-Greeks, Kushans, Indo Scythians, Indo-Parthians, Elymais, Guptas, other ancient India, fine to very fine (26)
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£120-150
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FOREIGN COINS AND MEDALS
158 158
Afghanistan, Anonymous (18th-19th century), Civic Coinage, Æ Fulus (2), mint not visible, in style of Kabul, mint name Qandahar partially visible, both with images of birds (A.3239, 3253), very fine, exceptional for type (2)
£100-150
159 x159
Austria, Archduke Leopold (1619-32), Hall, a later striking in gold to the weight of 10Ducats, 34.24g, dated 1632, crowned half-length figure in armour right, holding sceptre, rev. shield, possibly 19th century, very fine
£1,000-2,000
160 x160
161
Austria, Joseph I (1705-11), Hall, a later striking in gold to the weight of 10-Ducats, 34.74g, dated 1707, laureate and cuirassed bust right wearing Collar of the Golden Fleece, rev. crowned arms within Collar of the Golden Fleece, possibly 19th century, some scuff marks, good very fine
£1,000-2,000
Austria, Franz II (1792-1835), Æ 30-, 15-Kreuzer, 1807 S, 3-Kreuzer, 1812 B, Kreuzer (8), 1800 B, 1812 S, 1816 B (3), 1816 G, 1816 S (2), 1⁄ 4 -Kreuzer, 1816 A, Franz-Joseph I (1848-1916), Æ 2-Kreuzer, 1848 A (KM.2107, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2116, 2138, 2149, 2188), all extremely fine or better, some with lustre (13)
£200-300
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Austria, Franz-Joseph I (1848-1916), Æ 5⁄10-Kreuzer, 1858 M, 1859 M (2), 1860 V (2), 1861 B, 1866 A, 1885 (2) (KM.2182, 2183), extremely fine or better, some with lustre (9)
£200-300
Azores, Portuguese Administration, 1200 Reis, countermarked with crown above G.P. under the Decree of 1887, on a Mexican 8-Reales, 1806 (cf. KM.29), polished, countermark good very fine, host good fine, Maria I (1786-99), 150-Reis, 1798 (KM.7), fine, Terceira Island, Maria II (in exile 1828-33), Æ 80-Reis, 1829 (KM.4.1), polished, fine for type, Madeira, Maria II (1834-53), Æ 10-Reis, 1842 (KM.2), polished, about very fine (4)
£100-150
164
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-65), Æ 5-Centimes (6), 1849, 1850, 1851, 1856, 1857 (2) (KM.5.1), good very fine to extremely fine, some with lustre (6)
£200-300
165
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-65), Æ 2-Centimes (3), 1846, 1856, 1857, Centime (3), 1847, 1850, 1862 Leopold II, Æ 2-Centimes, 1876 (KM.1.2, 4.2), Liège, John Théodore (1744-63), Æ Liard, 1751 (KM.1), generally good very fine or better, some with lustre (7)
£150-250
Bohemia (2), Oldrich I (1012-34), denar (1), 1.09g, Prague (Lanz 66), several cracks, old tone, nearly extremely fine, Bretislav I (1037-55), denar (1), 0.86g, Prague (Smerda 148), slightly dished, nearly extremely fine (2)
£100-150
Brazil, miscellaneous (17), including Maria I (1786-1816), 640-Reis, 1799 B, Empire, Æ 80-Reis, 1832 R, Republic, 2000-Reis (3), 1906, 1907, 1911, 1000-, 500-Reis 1889 (KM.231.2, 366.1, 494, 495, 508), all polished, very fine to extremely fine (17)
£100-150
163
166
167
168 x168
Denmark, Christian VII (1766-1808), Speciedaler, 1801 MF, head right, rev. crowned arms dividing value (Dav.70), toned, some marks, very fine
£150-200
169
Denmark, Frederik VI (1808-39), Æ 12-Skilling, 1812 IC, Frederik VII, Æ 1⁄ 2 Rigsbankskilling, 1852, bronze Skilling Rigsmont, 1863, Christian IX, Skilling Rigsmont, 1869, (KM.673.1, 753, 763, 774), extremely fine or better, with lustre (4)
£120-180
171
170 170
171
Denmark, Christian IX (1863-1906), Æ 5-Öre, 1899 VBP, crowned monogram, rev. value above porpoise and barley ear (KM.794.2), about uncirculated with attractive redgold tone, rare thus
£150-200
Denmark, Christian IX (1863-1906), Æ 2-Öre, 1881 CS, crowned monogram, rev. value above porpoise and barley ear (KM.793.1), extremely fine, scarce in this condition
£60-90
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Finland, Alexander II (1855-81), Æ 5-Pennia, 1866, Penni (4), 1866 (2), 1873, 1875, Alexander II (1881-94), 10-Pennia, 1891, 5-Pennia, 1888, Penni, 1893, Nicholas II (1894-1917), 5-Pennia (2), 1913, 1917 (KM.1.1, 1.2, 4.1, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17), extremely fine or better, some with lustre (10)
£200-300
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France, John II (1350-1364), Mouton d’or, 4.22g, issue of 17 January 1355, Agnus Dei and flag within tressure, IOH REX below, rev. ornate cross with lis in quarters in quadrilobe (Dup.291; F.280), small striking fissure in centre, obverse legend double struck in parts, this piece with a good degree of remaining freshness and with the centres well struck up, good very fine
174 174
175
176
177
£1,000-1,500
175
France, Charles VI (1380-1422), Agnel d’or, 2.55g, first emission, 10 May 1417, Romans mint, Agnus Dei and flag within tressure, KRL REX below, rev. ornate cross with lis in quarters in quadrilobe (Dup.372A; F.290), a tad off-centre and soft in places, mostly well struck and very fine
£500-700
France, Francis I (1515-47), Écu d’or au soleil, 3.39g, issue of 21 July 1519, Toulouse, crowned shield, radiant sun above, rev. cross fleury with lis and F in alternate angles (Dup.775; F.347), flan a little bowed and slightly irregular in parts, obverse shield lightly double-struck, this piece with smooth fields and extensive freshness, well struck and nearly extremely fine
£400-600
France, Louis XVI (1774-93), Half-Écu, 1791 A, mint marks leopard/lyre, Louis XVIII, 2-Francs, 1824 W, Charles X, 2-Francs, 1828 A, Republic, 5-Francs, 1873 A (KM.562.1, 710.12, 725.1, 820.1), the 2-Francs good fine, others extremely fine or better (4)
£150-200
France, Second Republic, Æ Centime, 1848 A, Napleon III, Æ 5-Centimes, 1864 A, 2-Centimes (5), 1855 BB, 1856 B, 1861 A (recut die), 1862 A, 1862 K, Centime (3), 1856 W, 1857 W, 1862 A (KM.775.7, 776.2, 776.4, 796.1, 795.1, 796.6, 797.1), generally good extremely fine to uncirculated, with original lustre (10)
£150-200
178 178
France, Napoleon III (1852-70), contemporary copy in platinum of a 20-Francs, 1866 A, laureate head right, rev. arms, 6.38g, some marks on the reverse, otherwise very fine
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£150-200
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179
180
181
179
France, Napoleon III (1852-70), Æ 10-Centimes, 1855 W, anchor mint mark (KM.771.7), about uncirculated, with original lustre, scarce
£50-70
180
France, Napoleon III (1852-70), Æ 10-Centimes (2), 1861 A (KM.798.1), good extremely fine to uncirculated, one with much original lustre (2)
£100-150
181
France, Napoleon III (1852-70), Æ 10-Centimes, 1862 A (KM.798.1), about uncirculated, with original lustre, scarce
£50-70
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France, Napoleon III (1852-70), Æ 10-Centimes (2), 1853 medallic issue, visit to Lille, 1854 MA, 5-Centimes (2), 1853 A, 1855 B, (KM.771.6, 777.1, 777.2, M24), generally good extremely fine to uncirculated, with original lustre, the medallic issue rare (4)
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£200-250
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183 183
France, Napoleon III (1852-70), 2-Francs, 1869 BB, Republic, 2-Francs, 1895 A, 1908 (KM.806.2, 817.1, 845.1), the first very fine, others extremely fine (3)
£150-200
184 184
France, Relief given to the City of Paris 1871, bronze medal, the arms of the City of Paris, a ship (1736 on stern), in oval Baroque cartouche, signed GAMOT low right, rev. legend within wreath, LA VILLE DE PARIS Á LA CITÉ DE LONDRES - TÉMOIGNAGE DE RECONNAISSANCE FÉVRIER 1871 in eight lines, RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE - RAVITAILLEMENT DE PARIS around, 39mm. extremely fine
185
£50-70
186
x185
France, Third Republic (1871-1940), contemporary copy in platinum of a 20-Franc, 1876 A, angel, rev. value in wreath, good very fine
£300-400
186
France, Third Republic (1871-1940), Æ 10-Centimes, 1885 A (KM.815.1), small mark under first ‘E’ of ‘Centimes,’ otherwise as struck, with original red lustre
£50-70
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188
189
France, Third Republic (1871-1940), Æ 10-Centimes (4), 1871, 72, 73, 74 A, 5Centimes, 1885 A, Centime (2), 1878 A, 1884 A (KM.815.1, 821.1, 826.1), extremely fine to uncirculated, most with original lustre (7)
£100-150
Germany, Baden, Æ Kreuzer (7), 1828 D, 1835, 1836, 1849, 1856 (2), 1868 (with different titles), 1868, Half-Kreuzer, 1866 (KM.189, 197.2, 203, 218.2, 231, 232, 241, 242), good very fine to uncirculated, most with lustre (8)
£120-160
Germany, Hamburg, 2-Mark, 1876 J (KM.290), fine, Bavaria, Otto, 3-Mark, 1910 D (KM.996), very fine, Prussia, Wilhelm II, 5-, 3-Mark, 1913 A (KM.535, 536), very fine to good very fine, together with minor coins of Germany (1) and Austria (1), very fine, all polished (6)
£100-150
190 190
Germany, Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm III (1797-1840), 2-Pfennig, 1833A, Friedrich Wilhelm IV, 2-Pfennig, 1845A (KM.406, 448), both uncirculated with lustre (2)
£100-150
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191 191
Germany, Third Reich, platinum 5-Reichsmark, 1934, bust of Hitler left, rev. eagle, swastika below, plain edge, 15.75g, 29mm. (KM.X24b), extremely fine, very rare
£600-800
192
Germany, Nassau, Adolph, platinum medal, undated, head right, rev. ADOLPH ZU NASSAU in four lines, within wreath, 16.82g, 30mm, extremely fine, very rare
£600-800
x193
Germany, Kremnitz, St George medal, small silvered medal set in an old beaded mount, maker’s marks (?) both sides, very fine, other miscellaneous coins (6), including Volusian, Antoninianus, IVNO MARTIALI, France, 10-Centimes, 1873, Poland-Lithuania, Half Groschen, 1.06g, and Byzantine Æ coins (3), poor to good fine (7)
HERZOG
£40-60
194 g194
Iceland, gold 10,000-Krona, 1974, Ingolfur Arnarson, rev. four emblems (F.2), uncirculated, in box of issue 33
£300-350
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Italy, Görz, Æ 2-Soldi, 1799 S (KM.9.5), Papal States, Æ Baiocco, 1831 R (2), with and without a stop after ‘1’ of ‘AN. 1’ (KM.1314), the first good very fine, the last two good exremely fine with some lustre (3)
£80-120
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Italy, Naples and Sicily, Ferdinand IV (1759-1825), 6-Ducati, 1767, uniformed bust right, rev. crowned shield (F.846a; KM.75), adjustment marks, cleaned, good very fine
£150-200
197
Italy, Papal States, Gregory XVI, Æ Half-Baiocco (2), 1831 I R, 1838, VIII R, Pius IX (1846-78), Æ 4-Soldi, 1867 XXII R, Centesimo, 1866 XXI R, Half-Baiocco (2), 1847 II B, 1850 V R (KM.1313, 1319, 1340, 1355, 1370, 1374), about exremely fine to uncirculated, some with some lustre (6)
£140-180
198 x198
199
200
201
Italy, Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele II (1849-61), 5-Lire, 1850 Genoa, head right, rev. crowned shield (Gig.30; Pag. 370), cleaned, marks on edge, lustre around design, extremely fine
£150-200
Italy, Sicily, Alfonso (1416-58), Denaro (MIR 227), Naples/Brindisi, Ferdinando I Cavallo, eagle before horse (MEC 14, 991; MIR (Brindisi) 88), Carlo V, Tari, 1838n, and Mezzo-Tari, no date (MIR 298/1 and 305/2), other Roman and Byzantine Æ coins (4), fine to very fine (7)
£80-100
Italy, Sicily, Ferdinando III (1759-1825), 12-Tari, 1799 JVI, no stop after REX (KM.49a), Vittorio Emanuele III, Æ 10-Centesimi, 1921 (KM.60), both cleaned, very fine (2)
£100-150
Italy, Tuscany, Second Provisional Government (1859-61), Lira, 1860 (KM.85), Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II (1861-78), 2-Lire (3), 1863 N, shield reverse, 1863 T, denomination on reverse, 1882 R, Vittorio Emanuele III (1878-1900), 2-Lire, 1914 R (KM.6a.1, 16.2, 23, 55), about very fine to good exremely fine, some scarce (5)
£300-400
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Italy, Venice, Provisional Government, 20-Lire, 6.36g, 1848, Lion of St Mark on pedestal, rev. value in wreath (CNI.1; F.1518; P.1106 - R2), very fine, rare
£600-800
203
203
Liberia, Republic, pattern 2-Cents, 1890 E, head in cap left, rev. shield within wreath (KM.Pn 52), about uncirculated
£80-100
204 x204
205
206
x207
208
Luxembourg, Charles II (1665-1700), Antwerp, billon Demi-Sou, 1700, 0.61g, cross with date in angles, rev. crowned shield (B&V 245, De Mey 247; Serrure 233), possibly sea-salvaged, good fine, rare
£60-80
Mexico, Ferdinand VI (1746-59), 8-Reales, Mexico City, 1759 MM, Charles IV (1788-1808), 8-Reales, Mexico City, 1898 FM, Ferdinand VII (1808-21), 8-Reales, Zacatecas, 1821 RG, Republic, 8-Reales (2), 1868 Do CP, 1888 Mo MH, 5-Centavos, 1881 (KM.104.2, 109, 111.5, 377.4, 377.10, 398), all polished, the 8-Reales of 1868 with chop marks, good fine, the 5-Centavos fine, others good fine to extremely fine (6)
£150-200
Netherlands, Maurice of Nassau, The Capture of Grave, 1602, cast medal, in bronze, by Conrad van Bloc, 18.15g, draped and cuirassed bust in ruff right, CON BLOC F below, rev. orange tree growing from a trunk, TANDEM FIT SVRCVLVS ARBOR, ANNO 1602 (MI i, 180/181), wavy flan, remains of a loop at 12 o’clock, some verdigris, fine
£50-70
Netherlands, silver medal, 1823, by De Vries and Son, monument to Laurens Janszoon Coster, arms of Haarlem below, rev. inscriptions in 12 lines within wreath, 14.30g, 35mm, Bulgaria, Ferdinand I (1887-1908), 10-Leva, 1941 (KM.40a), good fine, other Æ coins (2) fine (4)
£40-60
Poland, Sigismund III, 3-Groschen (3), 1597 Bromberg, 1594 Lithuania, 1590 Riga, all with crowned bust right, rev. crowned arms (Gum.1060, 1335, 1454), average very fine (3)
£60-80
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A COLLECTION OF POLISH COINS AND MEDALS From an extensive collection formed in the 1950s and 1960s by a Polish gentleman living in England after the war.
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209 (x2) 209
Poland, Sigismund I (1506-48), Ducat, 3.54g, 1535, * SIGIS. I. REX. POLO. DO. TO. PRVSS., crowned and armoured bust right, rev. IVSTVS. VT PALMA. FLOREBIT, crowned shield dividing C-S (F.70; HCz 348 - R6), very slightly creased otherwise about extremely fine, very rare
£10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE: J Schulman, Amsterdam, 12 June 1961, lot 2188, £152.15/-
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210 (x2) 210
Poland, Sigismund II Augustus (1548-72), Ducat, 3.51g, 1555, Gdansk (Danzig), SIGIS. AVG.REX.POLO.D. PRV., crowned and cuirassed bust right, rev. MONE. NO. AVR. CIVI. GEDANEN., city shield with supporters (F.2; H.Cz.489 - R3), extremely fine, rare PROVENANCE: Purchased 24 March 1969, £264.14/-
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£8,000-10,000
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Lithuania, Sigismund II Augustus (in Lithuania from 1544, king of Poland 1548-72), Ducat, 3.51g, 1565, SIGIS AVG. REX. POL. MAG. DVX. LIT, crowned and cuirassed bust right, rev. MONE. AVRE. MAG. DVCAT. LIT, crowned shield (F.2; Gum.631; cf. H.Cz.4959 for reverse, 10113 for obverse, both R6), light surface crack on obverse, extremely fine, extremely rare
£10,000-12,000
PROVENANCE:
Purchased 18 October 1961, £83.6/8
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Poland, Stephan Batory (1576-86), Ducat, 1582, 3.51g, Gdansk (Danzig), STEPHANVS. D:G. REX. POL. D. PRVS., crowned and cuirassed bust right, rev. MONE. NO. AVR. CIVI. GEDANENSIS. 8Z. (ring), city shield with supporters (F.3; HCz.691 - R3), small scratch on armour, some deposit on reverse, extremely fine with brilliance, rare PROVENANCE:
Coin Galleries, New York, 9-10 November 1962, lot 295, $210
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£6,000-8,000
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Poland, Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1632), Ducat, 1597, 3.47g, Gdansk (Danzig), SIGIS. 3. D.: G. REX. POL. ET. SVE.Dp, crowned and cuirassed bust right, with wide ruff, rev. MONE. NO. AVR. CIVI: GEDANENSIS. 97., Chi-Rho above city shield with supporters (F.10; HCz 9545 - R), about extremely fine, scarce
£3,000-4,000
PROVENANCE: Spink Numismatic Circular, April 1958, item 3032, £9
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Poland, Sigismund III, Gdansk (Danzig), Ducat, 1612, 3.49g, Gdansk (Danzig), .SIGIS. bust right, with wide ruff, rev. flowers above city shield with supporters (F.10; HCz 7455- R1), creased, good very fine, scarce
3. D: G. REX. POL. M. D: L. R. P., crowned and cuirassed MONE. AVREA. CIVI. GEDANENSIS. 1612, plant with five PROVENANCE: Glendining, 23 January 1964, lot 4 (illustrated), £30
The introduction to the catalogue states ‘The small but choice Polish collection comes from America and was formed, in the main, over 50 years ago.’
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£3,000-4,000
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215
215 (x1.5)
215
Poland, Vladislas IV (1632-48), Marriage to Louise Marie Gonzaga, 1646, gold medal, by Jean Höhn, 57mm., 55.13g, struck in Gdansk (Danzig), SISTE GRADÛ BELLONA IUBET NUNC IUNO QUIETEM. ENFACIÂ TIBI SIT DULCIS AMORE QUIES., the royal couple seated facing and holding hands, on a paved terrace, beneath a decorated canopy, the king on the left, crowned, holding a sceptre, his feet resting on weapons and arms, garlands and sprays of olive and laurel above them, a balustrade behind, blue enamel in the fields and red enamel in the interior of the canopy and the backs of the two chairs, the letters picked out in gold, rev. VLADISLAO IV. POLONIAE AC SVECIAE REGI. ET LUDOVICAE MARIAE MANTUANAE. SPONSIS, the name Jehova in Hebrew above a radiant cloud and a crowned eagle which hovers over the arms of Danzig with lion supporters, legend in ten lines below, FATA POLO VENIUNT; HOMI/NUM SUNT VOTA: IEHOVA/TU DEVOTA IUVA; TU/SACRA PACTA FOVE./ SINTEA FAUSTA NOVIS/CONSORTIBq HISq SUBALIS /PAX REGNUM POPULUS/FLOREAT ET/GEDANUM./M.DC.XLVI., a small ornate cartouche below, blue enamel in the fields and the letters picked out in gold, edge plain (for the gold medal see Bentkowski 128, and H.Cz.7585 - R6), a superb medal, the enamel fresh and bright, the fine details very beautifully worked, small damage at the top edge where a mount has been removed otherwise in extremely fine condition, a great rarity The weight is for a medal of 16-Ducats, and other medals of this weight are known (Künker auction 247, 13 March 2014, lot 5027). However, this does not account for the weight of the enamel. A 10-Ducat piece is recorded, see Dutkowski/Suchanek 573. PROVENANCE:
Purchased from D Crowther, 23 April 1969, £627.10/39
£12,000-15,000
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216
216 (x1.5)
216
Poland, Wladyslaw IV, Vasa (1632-48), 8-Ducats, 28.1g, 1644, Gdansk (Danzig), VLADISLAUS IIII D:G: REX POL: & SUEC: M: DUX LITV: RUS: PRUS:, crowned and armoured half-length figure of the king left, wearing falling lace collar, and Collar and Badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece, holding sceptre in right hand and orb in left, rev. REGIA CIVITAS GEDANENSIS FIERI FECIT, view of the city, name of Jehova in clouds above, from which issue rays and two arms holding branches of palm and olive on the left, a sword and balance on the right, city ahield with supporters below, dividing date and G-R (for Mint Master Gerhard Rogge), and I-H (for the medallist Johann Höhn) below (F.17; cf. H.Cz.1845 for a 10-Ducat), extremely fine, extremely rare PROVENANCE: Glendining, 15-16 July 1964, lot 249 (illustrated), £410
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£15,000-20,000
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217
Poland, John II Casimir (1648-68), 5-Ducat, 1655, 13.39g, Thorn, IOAN: CAS:D:G: REX crowned, cuirassed and draped bust right, wearing Collar and Badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece, rev. initial mark star in triangle, EX. AVRO. SOLIDO. CIVIT. THORNENS. FIERI. F:, view of the city of Thorn across the river Vistula, angels with shield in clouds above, 16-HL-55 in field at low left (for mint master Hans Lippe) (F.62; cf. H.Cz.2050 for a piece of 3-Ducats), edge damaged from a mount and reverse legends re-engraved at 3 and 9 o’clock where mount removed, fine, very rare POL: ET SVE: M:D:L:R:P:,
PROVENANCE:
Purchased in December 1953 for £23
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£3,000-4,000
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218 (x2) 218
Poland, John II Casimir (1649-68), Ducat, 3.32g, 1657, Gdansk (Danzig), IOAN. CAS. D.G. REX POL. & SUEC. M.D., crowned and draped bust right, rev. MON. AUREA CIVITAT GEDANEN, shield with supporters (F.24; Gum.1927; H.Cz.7639 - R4), slightly creased, from a mount, fine, very rare
£800-1,200
PROVENANCE: Purchased 12 February 1959, £16.18/-
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Poland, Michael I Korybut (1669-73), Ducat, 3.55g, 1672, Gdansk (Danzig), MICHAEL right, rev. MON: AUREA CIVITAT: R2), edge thin below bust (from a mount?) otherwise extremely fine and lustrous, rare
D G REX POL. M.D.L.R.P., crowned and draped bust GEDANENS:, shield with supporters (F.32; Cz.2377 PROVENANCE: Purchased 31 October 1963, £60.6/8
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£5,000-6,000
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220 (x2)
220
Poland, John III (1674-96), gold medal on his coronation to the weight of seven Ducats, 24.21g, undated (1676), IOAN. III D.G. REX POL. M.D.L. RUS. PRUS., laureate and draped bust right, rev. CORONATVR QVIA PROTEXIT, crown over buckler, 40mm. (H.Cz.7763 - R5; Raczynski 193), some hairlines on brilliant surfaces, extremely fine, a handsome large medal with the fields polished and the details stippled, extremely rare PROVENANCE:
The Late Alfred Morrison Esq., Christie’s, 23 July 1965, lot 94 (illustrated) £90
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£10,000-12,000
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Poland, John III Sobieski (1674-96), Coronation, 1676, gold jeton of 2-Ducats, 6.99g, IOANNES III CORON IN REG. POL. &. M.D.L. 2 FEB. 1676, laureate bust right, wearing scaled armour, with lion’s face on shoulder, rev. CORONATUR QVIA PROTEXIT, crowned buckler above landscape with three towers, 27mm. (cf. H.Cz.2413 in silver, not listed in gold), edge smoothed from a mount (?), very fine, extremely rare
£3,000-4,000
PROVENANCE:
Purchased 23 October 1960, £59.12/6
222
222 (x2) 222
Poland, John III Sobieski (1674-96), gold medal, 24.04g, by John Höhn, to honour the arrival of the king and queen in Gdansk (Danzig), 1677, IOAN. III. REX ET MARIA CAS. REG. POL M.D.L.R.P., busts right, monogram JH on truncation, rev. PALMA PARIT SCUTUMQUAE CORONA TUETUR OLIVAM, crown above palm and olive tree with shield between them, edge with upright letters in relief SIT PAX IN TURRIBUS TUIS . ANNO MDI CCLXXVII D. I. AUGUST., 33mm. (HCz 2427 - R1), scuffed on obverse, about very fine, reverse better, rare PROVENANCE: J Schulman, Amsterdam, 12 June 1961, lot 2177, £61
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Poland, Princess Louise Caroline Radziwill, gold medal, on her eighth birthday, 1675, LUDOVICA CAROLINA. RADZIVILIA. D.G.BIRS DUB SLUC & KOP DUX, bust right, hair in ringlets and set with pearls, AET 8 AN 1675 D.27 FEB below, rev. two eagles deserting their young in a nest, shield at base of tree, BIRSE above city view in the distance, in exergue PATER ME’ ET MATER MEA DERELIQVER ME DOM. A. ASSUMPSIT ME PSXXVII.V.X., 34.48g, 42mm., plain edge (HCZ 6117 - R5), mark at 12 o’clock from a mount, good very fine, extremely rare in gold
£8,000-10,000
PROVENANCE:
The Late Alfred Morrison Esq., Christie’s, 23 July 1965, lot 95 (illustrated), £140
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Poland, Augustus II (1694-1733), Ducat, 4.49g, 1702, Thorn, AUGUST. II. DG. REX. POL. M.DL.R.P.EL.S., crowned and draped bust right, rev. MONETA. AVREA. CIVIT. THORVNENSIS., angle above city shield dividing date, a slightly heavy later striking (F.67; H.Cz.2626), scratch on reverse otherwise extremely fine, rare PROVENANCE:
Purchased from Spink, May 1958, £9 45
£2,000-3,000
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225 (x1.5)
225
Poland, Augustus III (1733-63), Coronation, 1734, gold medal, 86.5g, by H P Groskurt, to the weight of 25-Ducats, D. G. AVGVSTVS. III. REX. POL. M. D. LITH. D. SAX. EL., laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. CONCORDIBVS LIBERAE GENTIS SVFFRAGIIS, coronation scene, in exergue ELECT: V. OCT: MDCCXXXIII CORONATVS XVII. IAN: MDCCXXXIV, edge plain (HCz 9916 - R4), very fine, very rare in gold PROVENANCE: Glendining, 27 November 1968, lot 115 (illustrated), £410
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£12,000-15,000
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Poland, Augustus III of Saxony (1733-63), 10-Talers (Double August d’or), 13.22g, 1756, Leipzig, crowned and draped bust right, rev. arms (F.2857 (under Saxony); Gum.2198; HCz 2912 - R2), marks on edge, removed from a mount, fine, rare PROVENANCE:
Coin Galleries, New York, 9-10 November 1962, lot 402, $170
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£2,000-3,000
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227 (x1.5)
227
Poland, Augustus III (1733-63), gold medal on the yearly Feast of the White Eagle, 1758, 83.35g, AUGUSTUS III D.G. REX POLONIARUM, draped and cuirassed bust right, signed WERMUTH.F. on truncation, rev. DE REGE ET REPUBLICA BENE MERENTIBUS, Collar and Badge of the Order on a table, in exergue MDCCLVIII 3 AUG., edge plain (cf. HCz.5994 - in silver, not listed in gold), some smoothing in fields, very fine, extremely rare PROVENANCE: Purchased from D Crowther, 4 May 1967, £183.12/6
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Poland, Stanislaus Augustus (1764-95), gold Medal for Merit, 45.07g, undated, STANISLAUS AUGUSTUS D.G. REX POLONIAE M.D. LITUA., head right, hair held in band, signed on truncation I.P.H., rev. MERENTIBUS., wreaths of olive, laurel, and oak, 40mm. (H.Cz.3381 - R5; Raczynski 497), hairlines, extremely fine, extremely rare Hutten-Czapski notes of these medals: ‘donnée aussi en or aux Uhlans, qui s’étaient faits remarquer dans les escarmouches avec les confédérés de Bar.’ Stanislaus Augustus formed a Royal Guard Regiment, the Royal Uhlans, which became the model for later Polish cavalry regiments. PROVENANCE:
Adolph Hess, 15 October 1965, lot 1011 (illustrated) CHF.1,350
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£6,000-8,000
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229 (x2)
229
Poland, Stanislaus Augustus (1764-95) gold medal, to the wieght of 10-Ducats, 35.84g, undated (c.1780), STANISLAUS AUGUSTUS D.G. REX POLONIAE M.D. LITUA, head right, hair held in band, signed on truncation I.P.H., rev. PRO FIDE GREGE ET LEGE, crowned shield surrounded by ribband of the Order of the White Eagle, resting on branches of oak and palm, badge of the order suspended below, 40mm. (H.Cz.3399 R3), some hairlines, and one or two very minor marks on edge, otherwise extremely fine and very rare PROVENANCE: Adolph Hess, 25 September 1958, lot 153 (illustrated), CHF.690
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Portugal, Fernando I (1367-83), Pilarte Coroado (7 Dinheiros), Dinheiro, Real, Lisbon (Gomes 1, 6, 86), the last polished, very fine, others fine, Alfonso V (1438-81), Æ Ceitil (Gomes 10), about fine, Joao II (1481-95), Real/Vintem (2) (Gomes 9), fine and very good, Manuel I (1495-1521), Vintem (Gomes 21), about fine, Joao III (1521-57), Tostao (Gomes 56), about very fine, Sebastiao I (1557-78), Vintem (Gomes 12), about fine, Joao IV (1640-56), Tostao (2), Meio Tostao (2), 60 Reis countermarked on a coin of Phillip II or III (Gomes 13, 25, 26, 39), about fine to good fine, together with other hammered coins (4), very good to fine, all coins polished (18)
£150-200
Portugal, Joao IV (1640-56), 600 Reis (Conceicao) 1648, Madonna standing upon a crescent moon and globe praying, symbols around in field, rev. crowned shield on cross (cf. Gomes E1.01), cleaned, very fine
£100-150
Portugal, Joao V (1706-50), 400-Reis, 1750, Æ 10-Reis, Joseph I (1750-77), 200-Reis, 1753, Maria I & Pedro III (1777-86), 400-Reis, 1779, 1782 (3), Joao VI (as Prince Regent 1799-1816), 400-Reis (8), 1800, 1807, 1812, 1814, 1815 (2), 1816 (2), 60-Reis, undated (as king 1816-26), 400-Reis, 1821, Miguel (1828-34), 400-Reis (2), 1830, 1833, Maria II (1834-53), 400-Reis, 1835, Pedro V (1853-61), 500-Reis, 1854, Luiz I (1861-89), Æ 5-Reis, 1878, Carlos I (1889-1908), 1000-Reis, 1898, commemorating 400th anniversary of the discovery of India, together with other 20th century coins (5) (KM.179, 227, 247.2, 273, 312, 318, 331, 358, 386, 403.2, 492, 513, 539), fine to good very fine, all polished (28)
£200-300
Portugal, Pedro V (1853-61), 500-Reis, 1858, Carlos I (1889-1908), 500-Reis, 1891, Manuel II (1908-10), 500-Reis, 1908, Republic, 500-Centavos (2), 1916 (KM.498, 535, 547, 561), extremely fine to uncirculated (5)
£150-200
234
Portugal, Luiz I (1861-89), 500-Reis, 1886 (KM.509), about uncirculated
235
Portuguese Colonies, Angola (Portuguese Africa), 12-Macutas, 1796 (Gomes 09.02; KM.37), good fine; India, Maria I & Pedro III, Pardao, Goa, 1782, conjoined portraits, Æ 41⁄ 2 -Reis, Goa, 1845, Æ 10-Reis, 1871 (KM.190, 258, 303), about very fine or better; Saint Thomas, Æ 80-Reis, 1825 (Gomes 03.05; KM.F1), very fine, all coins polished (5)
£40-60
£80-120
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Spain, Isabel II (1833-68), contemporary copy in gilt platinum of a 10-Escudos, 1868, draped bust left, rev. crowned arms, stars with six points, 8.55g, some scratches and the gilding rubbed, fine
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£150-200
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237
Russia, Catherine II (1762-96) Accession, 18 June 1762, large platinum medal by Waechter, 394g, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Catherine as Minerva left, signed WAECHTER below, rev. Catherine offered the crown by a kneeling Russia supported by St George, an angel points to Providence in clouds above (Diakov 115.1 listed in silver and bronze, not listed in platinum), some edge bruising and a light scratch in left obverse field, otherwise extremely fine, unlisted in platinum, an impressive medal of the highest rarity
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Russia, Alexander I (1801-25), Æ 2-Kopeks, 1811 Nicholas I, Æ Kopek, 1855 EM, Denga, 1851 EM, Polushka, 1853 BM, Alexander II (1855-81), Kopek, 1860 BM, Denga, 1856, EM (KM.2.1, 3.3, 118.6, 147.1, 148.1, 149.1), extremely fine to uncirculated (6)
£150-200
239 239
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), platinum 6-Roubles, 1830, 20.57g, St Petersburg, Imperial double-headed eagle, rev. value over date (Bitkin 56; F.159; Sev.599), very fine
£5,000-6,000
240 241 240
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), platinum 3-Roubles, 1836, 10.25g, St Petersburg, Imperial double-headed eagle, rev. value over date (Bitkin 82; F.160; Sev.619), very fine
£600-800
241
Russia, Nicholas I (1825-55), Æ 3-Kopeks, 1843 CPM (KM.146.3), about extremely fine
£60-80
242
Russia, Alexander II, 1⁄ 2 -Kopek, 1886, Nicholas II (1894-1917), Æ 3-Kopeks (2), 1899, 1915, 2-Kopeks (2), 1912, 1913, Kopek (3), 1898, 1916 (2), 1⁄ 2 -Kopek, 1914, 1 ⁄ 4 -Kopek, 1900 (KM.9.2, 9.3, 10.2, 11.2, 11.3, 30, 47.1, 48.1), extremely fine to uncirculated, all with lustre (10)
£120-180
244
243 243
Russia, U.S.S.R., Order of Lenin, gold, platinum and enamel, numbered on reverse 182331, extremely fine
£600-800
244
Sarawak, Rajah Charles J. Brooke, Quarter-Cent, 1896H, head left, rev. wreath (KM.4), hints of lustre, good very fine
£60-80
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Serbia, Prince Michael Obrenovich III (1860-68), Æ Para (2), 1868, Alexander II (1889-1902), 2-Dinara, 1897, Peter I (1903-18), 2-Dinara, 1904, Æ 2-Pare, 1904 (KM.1.1, 22, 23, 26.1), about extremely fine or better, Æ coins with lustre (5)
£180-230
Spain, Isabel II (1833-68), Æ 8-Maravedis, 1836 mint mark J, 2-Maravedis, 1840, mint mark aqueduct, Æ 1⁄ 2 -Real, 1851, mint mark aqueduct (KM.512.1, 532.4, 591.3), good very fine to extremely fine, the 2-Maravedi with lustre (3)
£200-300
Spain, Isabel II, 10-Reales, 1863, Æ 5-Centimos, 1860, (KM.602, 611.2), the first extremely fine, the second a little better, with lustre; Philippines, Alfonso XII (18741885), 50-Centimos, 1885 (KM.150), extremely fine (3)
£200-300
Spain, Alfonso XII (1874-85), 5-Pesetas (2), 1878 DE-M, 1882 MS-M, Alfonso XIII (1886-1931), 5-Pesetas, 1898 SG.V, together with Seville, Fernando VII, overstruck 2-Reales, 1830 JB (KM.460.3, 676, 688, 707), polished, the 5-Pesetas very fine, the 2-Reales poor (4)
£140-180
249
Sri Lanka (Ceylon), (c.17th century), ‘Fish Hook’ Larins (10), anonymous, pseudoPersian legends (MWI. 2326-31), fine to very fine (10)
£200-300
250
Sweden, Frederik I (1720-51), Half-Daler, 1741, copper plate money, central stamp with value, four corner stamps with crowned initials and date, approx. 97 x 98 mm (AAH 293; KM.PM65), clipped corners, one stamp weak on crown, very fine
£300-400
Sweden, Carl XIII (1809-18), (Third-Riksdaler) largesse coin, 9.45g, 1809, issued for the coronation in Stockholm on 29th June 1809, crowned larger bust right, rev. FOLKETS VÄL/MIN/HÖGSTA LAG, within wreath, edge reeded (KM.M55; SM.31), toned, pierced at 12 o’clock, very fine
£50-70
Sweden, Oscar II (1872-1907), Æ 5-Öre (3), 1881, 1898, 1903, Gustaf V (1907-50), Æ 5-Öre, 1914 (KM.736, 757, 779.2), good very fine to extremely fine (4)
£150-200
246
247
248
251
252
254
253 253
United States of America, Dollar, 1795, head of Liberty with flowing hair, rev. eagle in wreath (Bolender 5; H-5), edge bruising, cleaned, very fine
£1,500-2,000
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United States of America, Half-Dollar, 1829, capped bust left, rev. eagle, value below, edge incuse, toned, very fine
£100-150
255
Americas, miscellaneous (5), United States, Trade Dollar, 1874, Philadelphia (KM.108), very fine, scarce; Argentina Æ 2-Centavos, 1891 (KM.33), edge damage, about very fine; Bolivia, Charles III (1760-88), 8-Reales, 1779 PTS PR (KM.55), good fine, Peru, Ferdinand VII (1808-21), 8-Reales, 1819 JP, Republic, Sol, 1866 (KM.117.1, 196.1), cleaned, good fine and very fine; Uruguay, Republic, Peso, 50Cents, 1917 (KM.22, 23), cleaned, about very fine (7)
£250-350
Miscellaneous, Russia, Rouble, 1854 (KM.168.1), about extremely fine, England, Victoria, Halfcrown, 1900, Æ Penny, 1862 (KM.749.2, 782), Vietnam, silver Lang bar, 38.4g (KM.179), fine, Japan, Ansei era Ichibu, Brass 5-Yen, yr.35 (KM.16a, 72a), all polished, fine and very fine
£130-180
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BOOKS 257
[EUROPEAN COINAGE. PORTUGAL & ITALY] VAZ, J. FERRARO. Catalogo das moedas Portuguesas, 1640-1948. Lisbon, 1948. Card covers; VAZ, J. FERRARO. Livro das moedas de Portugal. Braga, 1973. Card covers; VAZ, J. FERRARO. Dinheiro Luso-Indiano (Indo-Portuguese Money). Braga, 1980. Card covers; SIM, E.E. The Portuguese Coinage of the Malay Peninsula. Lisbon, 1985. Card covers. SIMONETTI, L. Monete Italiane Medioevali e Moderne. Volume 1, Casa Savoia, in three parts. All used with a bit of wear. [7]
£30-50
[WORLD AND GENERAL COINS] CODRINGTON, H.W. Catalogue of Coins in the Colombo Museum. Part I, Muhammadan and European. 1914, hardback; JENSEN, U.B. Danish East India Trade Coins and the Coins of Tranquebar 1620-1845. 1997, card covers; DU QUESNE BIRD, N. The First Sudanese Coinages 1884-1916. 1977, card covers; COX, D.H. The Tripolis Hoard of French Seignoral and Crusader Coins. 1933, card covers; [ANON] Monnaies Royales et Seigneuriales de France, plates only. 1891, hard cover; [MAZEROLLE] Les Medailleurs Francais. 1910. Hard cover; SMITH, D.E. Computing Jetons. 1921, card covers; PARSONS, H.A. The Earliest Coins of Norway. 1926, card covers; CHALMERS, R. A History of Currency in the British Colonies. Reprint 1972, hard cover; WRIGHT, L.V.W. Colonial and Commonwealth Coins. 1959, hard cover together with 12 other books and booklets on European and World coinage and four KRAUSE World Coins books [26]
£30-40
D’ENNERY, M. Catalogue des Medailles Antiques et Modernes, principalement des inedites et des rares, en or, argent, bronze, etc. du Cabinet de M. D’ENNERY, Ecuyer. Paris, 1788. Quarto, pp. xvi, 708; 10 folding tables, 1 plate. Later, full polished calf binding, marbled endpapers, Ex libris Henry Drummond, with his bookplate. Binding a little rubbed in places otherwise a fine work in excellent condition generally.
£50-80
[GREEK COINS] IMHOOF-BLUMER, F. & GARDNER, P. A Numismatic Commentary on Pausanias. Reprinted from the Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1885-87. Hardback; GARDNER, P. & LANE POOLE, S. Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum, The Seleucid Kings of Syria, 1878, hardback, binding worn, some pages loose, ex library copy with stamps on plates; WAGGONER, N.M. Early Greek Coins from the Collection of Jonathan P. Rosen, 1983, hardback, near new; MILDENBERG, L. & HURTER, S. The Arthur S. Dewing Collection of Greek Coins, two volumes in slipcase, 1985, near new; ARNOLD-BIUCCHI, C. The Randazzo Hoard 1980 and Sicilian Chronology in the early fifth century B.C., 1990, hardback, nearly new; TROXELL, H.A. Studies in the Macedonian Coinage of Alexander the Great, 1997, hardback, nearly new; THOMPSON, M. Alexander’s Drachm Mints, parts I and II, 1983 and 1991, hardback, nearly new; NOE, S.P. & JOHNSTON, A. The Coinage of Metapontum parts 1, 2 and 3, 1984, 1990, hardback, nearly new; WARTENBERG, U. et al, Coin Hoards volume VIII, Greek Hoards, 1994, hardback, nearly new. [11]
£30-50
SEABY COIN AND MEDAL BULLETIN. A good run of issues comprising: Apr, Jul, Sep, Nov-Dec. 1946; Jan-Nov 1947; Jan, Oct. 1948; May, Aug. 1949; 1950. Jan-Sep, Nov-Dec 1951; Jan, Feb, Apr, Jun-Dec 1952, Jan-Jul, Oct-Nov 1953, 1954-1956, JulyDec 1958, 1959-April 1983. Mostly housed in annual card binders, condition mostly fine, some early issues a bit worn. [Lot]
£30-50
THE NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE, The Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society, London, volumes for the years 1879-1891, bound in matching brown cloth, fine
£250-350
THE NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE, The Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society, London, volumes for the years 1892-1907, bound in matching tan leather, fine, a little rubbed
£350-450
THE NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE, The Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society, London, volumes for the years 1908-1920, bound in matching brown cloth, fine
£200-300
265
THE NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE, The Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society, London, volumes for the years 1929-1950, bound in matching red cloth, fine
£300-400
266
THE NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE, The Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society, London, volumes for the years 1951-2009, bound in matching red cloth, fine
£200-300
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A COLLECTION OF MEDALS BY KARL GOETZ Formed by Walter R Johnson M.D., the majority purchased in the 1960s from Guenter W Kienast and Donald L Decker. We have much of the collector’s original correspondence, and buyers may request copies.
267 267
Bavaria, Prince Regent Luitpold, struck silver medal by Karl Goetz, on the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese, Munich, 1910, busts left, rev. inscription around trophy of city emblems, 35mm. (Kienast 13), extremely fine
£100-120
268 (reduced) 268
Bavaria, The House of Wittelsbach, bronze rectangular uniface plaquette by Karl Goetz, celebrating four generations, 1911, 50mm. x 75mm. (Kienast 14), extremely fine
£100-120
269 (reduced) 269
Bavaria, Prince Ludwig, on his 60th birthday, 1905, bronze rectangular uniface plaquette by Karl Goetz, uniformed bust left, 80mm. x 50mm. (Kienast 21), extremely fine 57
£100-120
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Dr Paul Ehrlich at age 56, 1910, struck bronze portrait medal by Karl Goetz, bust right, rev. figure of Aesculapius walking left, 60mm. (Kienast 43), extremely fine
£100-120
271
271
Count Von Zeppelin, cast bronze medal, by Karl Goetz, commemorating the flight from Friedrichshafen to Munich, 24 October 1912, bust three-quarters right, rev. youth inscribing a stone, airship above, 65mm. (Kienast 50), extremely fine
£120-150
Charles Robert Darwin, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, on the centennial of his birth 1809-1909, bust three-quarters left, rev. ape contemplating a skull, flora and fauna around, 70mm. (Kienast 57), extremely fine
£120-150
273
Birth of Johanna von Wien 3 April 1910, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, a ship, rev. the sign Taurus between flowers, 50mm. (Kienast 65), extremely fine
£100-120
274
Halley’s Comet, May 1910, struck bronze medal by Karl Goetz, the sun and the comet, rev. astrological signs, 45mm. (Kienast 71), extremely fine
£100-120
275
SEMPER, struck bronze Wedding Medal by Karl Goetz, Christ and a young couple, rev. floral cartouche with blank space for engraving, 45mm. (Kienast 84), extremely fine
£80-100
272
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Emil Vieweg, Family medal, struck bronze medal by Karl Goetz, undated, bust right, rev. his wife and son, 60mm. (Kienast 109), extremely fine
£80-100
277 277
Max Ganter, Numismatist, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, on his 29 birthday, 1916, bust left, rev. Roman temple, ILLVM PRAECLARVM MVNDNM ANTIQVI NVMI CONSERVANT (the wonderful world of antiquity preserved through coins), a Roman temple, Zeus seated in the centre, Mars standing at left, Apollo at right, 47mm. (Kienast 129), extremely fine
£100-120
278 278
The Russian Ambassador receives the Serbian Assassins, Sarajevo 28 June 1914, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, DER FVNKE DES WELT-BRANDES (the spark of the world fire) assassin holding a bomb, rev. von Hartwig paying three assassins, 57mm. (Kienast 132), extremely fine
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The Sower of Revenge (Rachesäerin Frankreich), cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, on the use by the French of dum-dum bullets 1914, figure of Marianne sowing a field of vipers, rev. the French cockerel, 57mm. (Kienast 136), extremely fine
£100-120
280 280
The Russian Hydra 1914, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, the German eagle alighting on the Russian hydra, rev. inscription, 56mm. (Kienast 137), verdigris in details, extremely fine
£120-150
281 281
Disembarkation of Indian and African Troops at Marseilles 1914, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, colonial officer guiding an elephant to the front, rev. an Indian Sepoy arriving under a mock triumphal arch, 58mm. (Kienast 138), extremely fine 61
£100-120
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283 (reduced) 282
Carriers of Culture 1914, oval cast plaquette by Karl Goetz, busts of George V as King and Emperor, with figures from the five continents, rev. inscription, 60mm. x 90mm. (Kienast 140), extremely fine
£100-120
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General von Hindenburg, the Russian Narew army annihilated at the lakes of Masovia, 28-31 August 1914, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, bust three-quarters right, rev. Cossacks drowning crossing the lakes, 67mm. (Kienast 143), nearly extremely fine
£100-120
284 284
British Intrigues in Sweden 1916, cast silvered bronze medal by Karl Goetz, Lord Balfour showing a Lusitania medal, in the crowd is the figure of Goetz as the artist making a sketch, rev. a piper piping propaganda, 57mm. (Kienast 156A), good very fine WWW.SPINK.COM
£100-120
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British Intrigues in Sweden 1916, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, Lord Balfour showing a Lusitania medal, in the crowd is the figure of Goetz as the artist making a sketch, rev. a piper piping propaganda, 57mm. (Kienast 156B), extremely fine
£100-120
286 286
Pope Benedict XV 1914, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, the Pope seated, rev. the attempt to bribe Pope who is depicted as St Peter in a fishing boat, 57mm. (Kienast 157), extremely fine
£100-120
287 287
The Awakening of Egypt 1915, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, the Sphinx before pyramids, rev. Death, holding an hourglass, and Lord Grey, 57mm. (Kienast 166), extremely fine 63
£100-120
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288 288
Loss of Zeppelin L 19, 2 February 1916, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, survivors clinging to the airship in the sea, rev. inscription, 56 mm. (Kienast 174), extremely fine
£120-150
289 289
Peace Offer of the German Reichstag July 1917, cast bronze medal, the German Chancellor, rev. Lloyd George addressing the British Parliament, 58mm. (Kienast 192), extremely fine
£100-120
290 290
Verdun 1917, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, England and France as Death and the Maiden, rev. UND RUHIG FLIESST DER RHEIN, ‘... and quiet flows the Rhine’, 57mm. (Kienast 196), good very fine WWW.SPINK.COM
£100-120
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Armistice on the Eastern Front 1917, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, to commemorate the peace talks of Brest-Litovsk, Germans and Russians in a carriage, rev. a stand of arms, 58mm. (Kienast 200), extremely fine
ÂŁ100-120
292 292
Marie Therese, Queen of Bavaria 1918, cast oval bronze medal by Karl Goetz, bust left, rev. mother with two children (Kienast 202), extremely fine 65
ÂŁ80-100
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Clemenceau’s Policies and The Bombardment of Paris March 1918, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, Clemenceau, rev. FERNBESCHIESSUN, 58mm. (Kienast 209), good very fine
£100-120
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Austria’s Decay 1918, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, commemorating the Emperor Charles’ attempts to negotiate a separate peace with The United States, the Emperor rowing away from the ship Hohenzollern, rev. allegorical depiction of the disintegration of Austria, 58mm. (Kienast 212), extremely fine
£100-120
295 295
Harsh Conditions of the Armistice 1918, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, America, Britain and France tie down Germany, rev. EIN 70 MILLIONEN VOLK LEIDERT - ABER STIRBT NICHT above raised fists, a nation of 70 million suffers, but does not die, 58mm. (Kienast 215), extremely fine WWW.SPINK.COM
£100-120
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296 (reduced) 296
Germany’s Crucifixion 1919, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, Germania, bound and shackled, rev. the victors dividing the spoils, 90mm. (Kienast 224), extremely fine
£120-150
297 (reduced) 297
The Bismark Mausoleum 1919, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, head of Bismark above inscription, rev. view of the Mausoleum in forest, 105mm. (Kienast 230), extremely fine
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£80-100
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298 298
‘I shall lead you’ 1914-1919, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, Wilhelm II on hobby horse, rev. invalid veteran and family, 58mm. (Kienast 238), extremely fine
£80-100
299 299
Mathias Erzberger, Minister of Finance 1920, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, Erzberger at a roller press squeezing a tax payer, rev. banknotes flying off DIE 40 MILLIERDEN PRESSE, 58mm. (Kienast 255), extremely fine
£100-120
300 300
Zappelphilipp (Fidgety Philip), cast silvered medal by Karl Goetz, based on the comic story by Wilhelm Busch, a fidgety Wilhelm rocks his chair labelled Militarism, to the annoyance of his parents, rev. the table cloth and all that was on it now cover Wilhelm on the floor, and the bare table is left with Taxes, Bolshevism and Bankruptcy, 58mm. (Kienast 256), good very fine WWW.SPINK.COM
£80-100
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301 301
The Watch on the Rhine 1920 - the Black Shame, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, helmeted head right, rev. woman tied to helmeted phallus, 58mm. (Kienast 262), extremely fine
£120-150
302 302
The Watch on the Rhine 1920 - the Black Shame, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, helmeted head right, rev. woman tied to helmeted phallus, 58mm. (Kienast 262), good very fine
£120-150
303 303
The Watch on the Rhine 1920 - the Black Disgrace, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, helmeted head right, rev. woman tied to helmeted pillar, a baby at the base, 58mm. (Kienast 263), good very fine 69
£120-150
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304
Proclamation of the New Republic in Cologne 1918, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, soldier standing, view of Cologne in the distance, rev. crowds in the New-Market in Cologne, 87mm. (Kienast 275), some verdigris, extremely fine
£100-120
305 305
The Plebiscite in Upper Silesia 1921, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, the border turning against Poland, rev. the German eagle being flayed and having its tail pulled, 60mm. (Kienast 284), extremely fine
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306 306
The Plebiscite in the Tyrol 1921, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, the German eagle with talons in shackles, rev. an arm waving a Tyrolean hat being pulled two ways, 60mm. (Kienast 285), extremely fine
ÂŁ100-120
307 (reduced) 307
Reconstruction 1921, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, two foundry workers, rev. inscription, 114mm. (Kienast 289), extremely fine
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ÂŁ100-120
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308 308
The Robber’s Court 1923, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, two hands in manacles, above a bag of money, rev. Marianne guarding the Ruhr coal, 62mm. (Kienast 296), extremely fine
£100-120
309 309
The Last Battle at Birkenbaum 1923, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, the birch tree, rev. shepherd watching the gathering forces, 62mm. (Kienast 298), extremely fine
£100-120
310 310
Execution of Albert Leo Schlageter 26 May 1923, struck silver medal by Karl Goetz, portrait, rev. firing squad, 36mm., edge stamped BAYER. HAUPTMUNZAMT. FEINSILBER (Kienast 300), extremely fine
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311 311
Hitler’s attempted Putsch in Munich November 1923, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, Hitler in the Bürgerbräukeller, rev. the protagonists as puppets in a show, 59mm. (Kienast 302), extremely fine
£100-120
312 312
The State -The People 1924, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, a Jewish ‘financier’, rev. a labourer watched by soldier, 63mm. (Kienast 306), extremely fine
£100-120
313 (reduced) 313
Reichs President Paul von Hindenburg, 80th birthday, 2 October 1927, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, head right, rev. inscription, 82mm. (Kienast 385), extremely fine 73
£100-120
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Silver medals by Karl Goetz (5), Sovereign Bavaria (Kienast 406), Oberammagau Passion Plays 1930 (Kienast 448), Paul von Hindenburg (Kienast 475), The German Reich 1938 (Kienast 546), and Our Lady of Czestochowa (Kienast 562), and white metal medals (2) (Kienast 575, 576), all 36mm., all stamped on edge by the Bayer Hauptmunzamt, extremely fine (7)
£200-300
315 (reduced) 315
Self Portrait at age 60, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, head left, rev. man standing with Zirbelnuss (pine cone), symbol of the city of Augsburg, on his shoulder, 115mm. (Kienast 510), extremely fine WWW.SPINK.COM
£100-120
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316 (reduced)
316
Bombing of Cologne 1943, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, Cologne Cathedral, rev. a family fleeing the destruction, 102mm. (Kienast 605), extremely fine
ÂŁ120-150
317 (reduced) 317
Bombing of Munich 1943, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, the State Opera House, rev. the same in ruins, 102mm. (Kienast 609), extremely fine
75
ÂŁ120-150
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318 318
Bombing of Hannover 1944, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, the Liebniz House in flames, rev. bombers over the city, 101mm. (Kienast 611), extremely fine
£120-150
319
Bombing of Augsburg 1944, cast bronze medal by Karl Goetz, the City Hall in flames, rev. bombers over the city, 102mm. (Kienast 612), extremely fine
£120-150
END OF THE MORNING SESSION
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Afternoon Session commencing at 2.00 p.m. (Lots 320-512) THE HODGSON COLLECTION The Hodgson collection comprises of 40 pieces all put together during the mid 1970s. A young Patrick Finn was instrumental in the forming of the collection while operating from Spink’s St James’ offices. Formed around the Kings of Wessex and all England, an attempt was made to represent each ruler and, in the late Anglo-Saxon coinage, each type. Though the majority of the collection was sourced from Spink a proportion came from Seaby’s London offices. In addition, a select group were purchased at part II of the R P Mack sale in 1977. This is the first time these pieces have been offered for sale since passing through the rooms of Glendining some 38 years ago. The cataloguer wished to be vigilant in noting provenances and it has since been possible to reunite several of these with the coins in question. The resulting provenance list includes names such as Duke of Argyll, Elmore Jones, Lockett, Mossop, and O’Hagan. Having recently been ‘rediscovered’ at the back of a safe the group are now offered to the wider numismatic market.
320 320
Wessex, Ecgberht (802-839), Penny, 1.42g, Dorob C Phase, c. 828-39, Canterbury mint, Tidbearht, draped and diademed bust right breaking legend and inner circle, +ECGBEA/RHT REX, rev. +TIDBEARHT around plain inner circle, DOROB C monogram within (Naismith C88; N.573; S.1035), general light wear and small area of surface delamination beneath GB of regnal title, however, a good full piece, toned and quite presentable, good very fine, rare
£2,500-3,500
PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, March 1975, £1150
From the R C Lockett and O’Hagan Collections
321 321
Wessex, Aethelwulf (839-858), Penny, 1.23g, Dorb/Cant Phase, c.849-c.54, Canterbury mint, Hunbearht, Dorb monogram flanked by pellets, all within inner circle, +E-ELVVLF REX around, rev. +HVNBEAHT MONET around inner circle, note legend commences at 3 o’clock, DORØBØ monogram within (Naismith C129.1e - this coin; N.616; S.1049), weakly struck in the centres, light general wear, old tone, very fine PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, December 1974, £400 (ticket by Patrick Finn) SNC, September 1974, No.7156 (illustrated), £600 SNC, April 1972, No.4010 (illustrated), £250 Purchased by Baldwin’s at the Lockett sale R. C. Lockett, Pt. X (English Pt. IV), Glendining, 26-27 April 1960, lot 3620 (illustrated), £25 (Lockett ticket included) H. O. O’ Hagan, Sotheby, 16-20 December 1907, lot 318, £2,10s ‘Gentleman’, Sotheby, 21 December 1895, lot 113
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£1,000-1,500
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322
322 (x1.5) 322
Wessex, Aethelbert (858-865), Penny, 1.33g, Inscribed Cross Phase, c.858-c.64, Canterbury mint, Bearnmod, draped bust right breaking inner circle and legend, +AEELBEARHT RE+ around, rev. +BIARNM/OD/MO/N/E/T/A within and in the angles of a beaded plain cross (Naismith C168f - this coin; N.620; S.1053), a little localised flan loss at 2 o’clock with resulting crack orientated to bust, otherwise a pleasingly deep and even tone and a remarkably high grade specimen, extremely fine
£800-1,200
PROVENANCE: Bt. Spink, December 1974, £400 (ticket by Patrick Finn) SNC, October 1974, No.8224 (illustrated), £350 Purchased by Spink at FEJ sale F. Elmore Jones, Glendining, 12-13 May 1971, lot 40 (illustrated), £130
323
323 (x1.5) 323
Wessex, Aethelred I (865/6-71), Penny, 1.20g, Lunettes coinage, Wessex regular group, Canterbury dies, Torhtmund, bust right breaking legend and inner circle, prominent nose and tidy style, +AEÐELRED REX, rev. ND MO/TORHTMV/NETA within and between type A lunettes, trefoil of pellets above M of MO (Lyons and MacKay group II, var I - unlisted in corpus; N.622a; S.1055), small areas of rust-like deposit but a superb, lustrous and problem-free piece with a pleasing old collection tone, extremely fine, Aethelred I one of the harder kings of Wessex to source PROVENANCE: Bt. Spink, March 1975, £475
Torthmund appears to be unlisted by Lyons and Mackay for Group II, variant I (cf. table 12, p.86) though the reverse appears to be a die link with reverse die a of variant II, (cf. Ae2.115). This piece may, therefore, be classed as a Group II, variant I/II mule. There are just two specimens listed for Torthmund in Group II, both variant II. WWW.SPINK.COM
£2,500-3,500
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324
324 (x1.5)
324
Wessex, Alfred the Great (871-899), Penny, 1.54g, Londonia monogram type, c.88083, London, Tilewine, diademed and draped bust right dividing legend, AELFR/ED REX, rev. LONDONIA monogram flanked by a cross pattée either side, TILEVINE above and MONETA below (SCBI 20 Mack, No 737 - same dies; N.646; S.1062), weakness to centres and slightly off-struck on obverse, mostly sharp and full, lustre to reverse, a most presentable piece, good very fine, the Londonia portrait pieces of Alfred one of the most iconic in the Saxon series
£5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, March 1975, £500
325
325 (x1.5) 325
Wessex, Alfred the Great (871-899), Penny 1.49g, Third coinage, 880-99, Two line ‘Guthrum’ type, Mercian dies, Cuthwulf, cross pattée with pellet centre within inner circle +EL FR ED RE around, rev. CV /VVLF in two lines, pellet in centre of field with trefoils at the periphery (SCBI 9 Ashmolean, No 257 - same dies N.637; S.1066), small area of weakness to reverse periphery, mostly well-struck with some underlying lustre, toned, good very fine PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, December 1974, £400 (ticket by May Sinclair)
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£800-1,200
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326
326 (x1.5)
326
Viking Kingdom of York, Cnut (c.900-905), Penny, 1.29g, Mirabilia Fecit type, patriarchal cross, +CNVT REX at limbs of cross and in angles, rev. +MIRABILA FECIT, small cross pattée, a pellet in two angles (Lyon & Stewart type VIc; N.511; S.998), slightly irregular flan but full and with smooth surfaces, deeply toned and a good strike, good very fine or better
£500-700
PROVENANCE: Bt. Spink, January 1975, £260 (ticket by May Sinclair)
Probably Cuerdale hoard, discovered 15 May 1840
327
327 (x1.5)
327
Wessex, Edward the Elder (899-924), Penny, 1.54g, Portrait type, mint in Wessex, stylized diademed bust left with hair tied behind neck, rev. VVLF/RED MO divided by three small cross pattée, trefoil above and below (CTCE No 45, p.58; N.651; S.1084), peripheral flan loss from 6 o’clock to 11 o’clock, general wear and some graffiti, by reverse crosses, otherwise evenly toned and with full legends, very fine, this bust variety extremely rare PROVENANCE: Bt. Seaby, February 1977, £375 (ticket by Robert Sharman) SNC, October 1974, No.8226 (illustrated), £600
This stylized bust of Edward the Elder is a veritable departure from the more generic styles usually encountered. It is certainly noteworthy that the king is depicted with the hair long and tied back behind the bust as well as the much more life-like depiction of the king’s features. Arguably there are stylistic similarities between this bust style and the earlier secondary phase (c.710-c.760) sceatta coinage of Series K and L. It is, of course, possible that these pieces inspired the die-cutter and may even have been used as a model on which to base the current portrait. WWW.SPINK.COM
£1,000-1,500
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328 328
Wessex, Edward the Elder (899-924), Penny, 1.55g, two line type (HT1), late phase, c.915 onwards, mint in Wessex, Beornere, cross pattée within inner circle, +EADVVEARD REX around, rev. BEORN/ERE M-O, divided by three cross pattée, trefoils above and below (CTCE p.62, No 95-96; N.649; S.1087), peripheral flan loss between 8 and 10 o’clock, light scratch in obverse field, mostly tidy with an even tone, good very fine
£250-350
PROVENANCE:
Bt. Seaby, December 1974, £150 (ticket by Robert Sharman) Dr B Bird, Glendining, 20 November 1974, lot 95 (illustrated)
329 329
329 (x1.5)
Aethelstan (924-939), Penny, 1.62g, Bust crowned type, with mint signature, London, Aelfstan, crowned and draped bust right within inner circle, +AE-ELSTAN REX around, rev. +AELFSTAN MO LOND CIVI, small cross pattée within inner circle (BNJ XLII Blunt, No 268; N.675; S.1095), old scratches to bust but detracting little from this most pleasing piece, full and centred with an even old collection tone, nearly extremely fine and certainly with appeal
£2,500-3,500
PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, March 1975, £1,150
The obverse inner circle is noteworthy in continuing uninterrupted through the king’s bust and forming a neck line for the drapery
330 330 (x1.5) 330
Eadmund (939-946), Penny, 1.48g, Two line type (HT1), Arnulf, cross pattée within inner circle, +EADMVND REX around, rev. AERN./VLF M-O, divided by three cross pattée, trefoils above and below (CTCE p.285; N.688; S.1105), light wear in areas on this solid piece, toned and full, good very fine, the surfaces pleasing PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, April 1975, £300 (ticket by Patrick Finn) A moneyer, Arnulf struck for the Hiberno-Scandinavian kings of York after 939
81
£500-700
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331
331 (x1.5) 331
Eadred (946-955), Penny, 1.48g, Two line type (HR1), mint in the north midlands, Regther, cross pattée within inner circle, +EADRED REO+ around, rev. REG-E/RES MOT, divided by three cross pattée, crude rosettes above and below (CTCE p.143, No 168 var, SCBI 20 America, No 356 - this coin; N.707; S.1113), several flan perforations contained within fine striking cracks, the fabric, however, stable and this piece generally very fine, a presentable, toned example
£300-400
PROVENANCE: Bt. Spink, April 1975, £140 W J Zimmerman, collection purchased by Spink Purchased by Zimmerman from Seaby, 1965
332
332 (x1.5) 332
Eadwig (955-959), Penny, 1.36g, Two line type (HT1 NE), ‘York’ group, Heriger, cross pattée within inner circle, +EADPIG REX - around, rev. HERIG/ER M-O, divided by three cross pattée, trefoils above and below (CTCE p.154, No 68; N.724; S.1122), the obverse double struck and with light hairlines, good metal, very fine, Eadwig a harder monarch to source of this period, rare thus PROVENANCE:
Bt. Seaby, January 1975, £300 (ticket by Robert Sharman) Examples of Herigers work have been found in hoards on the Hebridean isles of Tiree and Iona as well as York Minster.
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£1,000-1,500
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334
333 333
Eadgar (959-975), Penny, 1.31g, Two line type (HT1 NE V), Ive, cross pattée within inner circle, +EADGAR RE+ around, dispersed pellets in legend and crescent after REX, rev. IVEM/ONE-T., divided by three cross pattée, trefoils above and below (CTCE p.166, No 59; N.741; S.1129), light wear, a presentable piece with an even tone and problem-free, very fine or better
£300-500
PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, December 1974, £80 (ticket by Patrick Finn) With old collectors ticket, possibly early Duke of Argyll? CTCE p.159 notes that moneyers Ive and Grid both shared a die with Eanulf
334
Eadgar (959-975), Penny, 1.33g, Pre-reform coinage, before 973, Circumscription cross type, ‘York’ group, Fastolf, cross pattée within inner circle, +EADGAR REX around, pellets in legend, rev. FASTOLF MON with inverted T dividing legend, around inner circle containing a cross pattée (CTCE p.184, No 295; SCBI 20 Mack, No 807 - this coin; N.748; S.1134), slight brown-staining but a tidy piece and with a deep tone, good very fine
£300-500
PROVENANCE:
Bt. R P Mack collection Pt. II, Glendining, 23 March 1977, lot 97 (illustrated), £120 (Mack ticket included) Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 1020.0807 Purchased by Mack from Spink in 1919
335
335 (x1.5) 335
Edward the Martyr (975-978), Penny, 1.29g, Sole type, Stamford, Wulfgar, diademed and draped bust left, EADPARD REX ANGLORX around, rev. +PVLGAR M-O STANFØ, cross pattée within inner circle (SCBI 1 Fitzwilliam, No 626 - same obverse dies; N.763; S.1142), striking weakness to king’s face and with some light double striking towards 12 o’clock on reverse, taken as a whole this piece a very appealing specimen, centrally struck on a perfectly round flan and with with full outer beading, toned and nearly extremely fine, Edward the Martyr a most popular king in numismatic circles PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, March 1975, £700
83
£3,000-4,000
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From the 1863 Ipswich Buttermarket Hoard
336 336
337
338
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.67g, First hand type, Ipswich, Waltferth, diademed and draped bust right, rev. +PALTFER- M-O GIP.:, hand issuing from cloud dividing alpha and omega, the sleeve tightly arranged (Sadler; SCBI 42 Southeastern, No 806; Thompson, No 199; N.766; S.1144), weakly struck in centres and with some die clogging, deeply toned as is characteristic for the Buttermarket hoard pieces, a pleasingly round flan, good very fine
339
£250-350
PROVENANCE:
Bt. Seaby, December 1974, £110 (ticket by Robert Sharman) Ipswich Buttermarket hoard, discovered 24th October 1863 John Evans, writing in the 1864 Numismatic Chronicle, notes that out of the c. 500 coins found in the Buttermarket hoard just 100-120 ‘...were in anything like a good state of preservation’. The coins were ‘...mostly in such a state of oxidisation as to break at the slightest touch’. Coins from this hoard can generally be recognised by the deep toning which can sometimes appear dappled. They were probably subject to high temperatures as a result of fire. Evans lists six examples of this reverse die in the hoard, cf. p29. 337
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.66g, Second hand type, Winchester, Toki, diademed and draped bust right, sceptre before rev. +TOCA M-O PINTO, Hand of Providence issuing from billowing cloud dividing alpha and omega, (Harvey, Plate 10, No 239a - this coin; SCBI 20 Mack, No 849 - this coin; N.768; S.1146), struck from rusty dies and with small area of delamination behind bust, the centres well struck on this, very fine, the reverse better
£200-300
PROVENANCE: Bt. R P Mack collection Pt. II, Glendining, 23 March 1977, lot 109 (illustrated), £65 (Mack ticket included)
Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 1020.0849 Purchased by Mack, September 1953 N D Campbell, 15th Duke of Argyll, collection purchased by Spink, 1949 338
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.67g, Crux type, Canterbury, Lifinc, draped bust left, sceptre before, rev. +LIFINC M-O CAENT, voided short cross, a letter of CRVX in angles (SCBI 7 Copenhagen, No 91; N.770; S.1148), pecks, obverse lightly double struck, prominent flan flaw on drapery and correspondingly so on reverse, large, round flan and beautifully toned, nearly extremely fine, some underlying lustre
£250-350
PROVENANCE: Bt. SCMB, September 1975, H5181, £65 (ticket by Robert Sharman)
339
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.39g, Small crux type, London, Eadwine, stylised, draped bust left, sceptre before, inclined to bust, small, neat lettering, rev. +EDPINE M-O LVND, voided short cross, a letter of CRVX in angles, pellets in first and third quarters (SCBI 20 Mack, No 908 - this coin; N.770; S.1149), pecks, small peripheral striking crack at 1 o’clock, mostly tidy and with old tone, very fine, these Small crux pieces struck on a smaller module flan than the regular Crux issue PROVENANCE: Bt. R P Mack collection Pt. II, Glendining, 23 March 1977, lot 141 (illustrated), £100 (Mack ticket included)
Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 1020.0908 Purchased Baldwin’s, October 23 1968
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£200-300
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340
341
340 (x1.5) 340
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.65g, Long cross type, Lydford, Aelfstan, bare headed bust left, rev. +AELFSTAN M·O LYDA, voided long cross each arm terminating in three crescents (Brettell 441-42; N.774; S.1151), just slight weakness in areas of obverse legend and with a hint of double striking on the bust, generally an exceptional specimen with smooth fields, lustre, and tone, nearly extremely fine
£500-700
PROVENANCE:
Bt. SNC, June 1975, No 5500, £135 N D Campbell, 15th Duke of Argyll, collection purchased by Spink, 1949 (Argyll ticket included)
341
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.39g, Helmet type, London, Leofric, helmeted, radiate and armoured bust left, rev. +LEOFRIC M[Ω]O LVND, voided long cross over quadrilateral with a trefoil of pellets to cusps (SCBI 9 Ashmolean, No 595; N.775; S.1152), a Scandinavian find thus pecked, the reverse somewhat untidy but the obverse better, toned, nearly very fine
£150-250
PROVENANCE:
Bt. SCMB, September 1975, H5184 (illustrated), £55 (ticket by Robert Sharman)
342 342
342 (x1.5)
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.22g, Last small cross type, Thetford, Edwine, diademed bust left, rev. +EDPINE ON-EODFO:, cross pattée within inner circle, pellet placed on inner circle below initial cross (SCBI 20 Mack, No 1042 - this coin; N.777; S.1154), contemporary testing marks, this piece with a thin layer of deposit presumably obtained in the ground, carefully and evenly struck on a full, round flan, nearly extremely fine, a neat style PROVENANCE:
Bt. R P Mack collection Pt. I, Glendining, 18 November 1975, lot 160 (illustrated), £90 (Mack ticket included) Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 1020.1042 Purchased Spink, 1929
This piece is exceptional in have a very neat and tidy style. It would seem that care has been taken, not only in the sinking of the die, but in the striking of the coin itself. Noteworthy also is the unusual form of the reverse cross pattée. This differs from the convention in having a linear form in which the cross limbs do not appear as to be ‘expanding’ from the centre. Certainly the issue is a deliberate attempt to increase the quality of the end product. 85
£200-300
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343
343
343 (x1.5)
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, 1.10g, Quatrefoil type, Chester, Leofwig or Leofwine, +CNVT REX ANGLOR, crudely cut crowned bust left within quatrefoil, rev. +LEOPI ON LEGCS, long cross voided on quatrefoil with pellets on cusps, (SCBI 5 Chester, Pt.I, No 221 - same dies; N.781; S.1157), described in the FEJ sale as ‘Extremely fine but slightly bent, rare’, however, there is no evidence of a bend or signs of straightening, a very well executed piece with a pleasing tone, extremely fine, this piece displaying the unmistakable work of the Chester die cutter in the quatrefoil type
£300-500
PROVENANCE: Bt. Spink, December 1974, £150 (ticket by Patrick Finn) F Elmore Jones collection, Glendining, 12-13 May 1971, lot 177 (illustrated), £56
The crude and distinctive die cutting undertaken at Chester in the quatrefoil type is a worthy focus for future study. It has been noted by the cataloguer that there are definite parallels in style and form with dies utilised at several Severn Valley mints such as Gloucester, Winchcombe and Worcester. As well as style a similarity arises in the inclination to ligate areas of the legend as well as blundering. More can be found on the Chester-cut pieces in Boon ‘Welsh Hoards 1979-1981’ and ‘Hiberno-Norse and Irish Sea imitations of Cnut’s Quatrefoil type’ in Blackburn ‘Viking Coinage and Currency in the British Isles’.
344 344
345
346
Cnut (1016-35), Penny, 0.95g, Pointed helmet type, Thetford, Aelfwine, helmeted bust left, sceptre before, rev. +AELFPINE ON-EO:, voided short cross, arms extending from pellet within central annulet, broken annulet in each angle (SCBI 9 Ashmolean, No 704 - same dies; N.787; S.1158), extensive pecking to obverse a minute area of delamination by reverse cross, nearly very fine
£100-200
PROVENANCE: Bt. SCMB, August 1975, H5091, £55 (ticket by Robert Sharman)
It is unusual to see such extensive pecking on the obverse only. Most of the peck marks appear to be aimed at the bust 345
Cnut (1016-35), Penny, 1.10g, Short cross type, York, Crucan, diademed bust left, pellet-tipped sceptre before, rev. +CRVCAN ON EOFE:, voided short cross arms extending from central annulet (SCBI 51 Estonia, No 922 var; N.790; S.1159), pecks, a little verdigris and slight double striking to obverse, very fine, the reverse better
£100-200
PROVENANCE:
Bt. SCMB, August 1975, H5092, £38 (ticket by Robert Sharman) 346
Harold I (1035-40), Penny, 1.06g, Jewel cross type, Chester, Leofwig, diademed bust left, drapery North fig.1, rev. +LEOFPIG ON LEGIEE, central pellet from which extend four lobes cruciform linked at base (SCBI 5 Chester, Pt.I, No 268 - same dies; N.802; S.1163), once straightened, see metal stress at 9 o’clock and corresponding along reverse cross, dig infront of bust, otherwise a presentable piece, toned, very fine, this style of drapery rare for Harold’s Jewel cross type PROVENANCE: Bt. Spink, December 1974, £240 (ticket by Patrick Finn)
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£400-600
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347
347
348
347 (x1.5)
348 (x1.5)
Harthacnut (1040-42), Penny, 1.17g, Arm and sceptre type in the name of Harthacnut, Lincoln, Wulfnoth, draped and diademed bust left holding trefoil tipped sceptre, +HARDCNV RE, rev. RVLNO-ON LINCOL, lozenge with incurved sides, pellet on tips, all around central pellet, over voided short cross (Mossop Pl. LXV, 19 - same dies; N.811; S.1168), some dispersed pecks and light areas of weakness, evidence of straightening visible under a glass, however, a very pleasing and well struck piece, nicely centred, full and toned, nearly extremely fine, rare in the name of Harthacnut
£2,800-3,500
PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, April 1975, £1150 SNC, March 1975, No 2011, £1250 This is an unusual rendering of the king’s name
348
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.18g, Pacx type, London, Eadmund, diademed bust left, sceptre before, rev. +EADMVND O:N LV, voided long cross extending from central annulet, limbs terminating with a crescent, a letter of PACX in each angle (SCBI 30 American, No 556 - same dies; N.813; S.1171), light scratch on cheek under magnification and with some die clogging to legends, generally very sharp in the centres and with a superb bust, toned, nearly extremely fine
£400-600
PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, March 1975, £160
349 349
350
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.05g, Radiate type, York, Scula, radiate bust left, rev. +SCVLA ON EOFER, cross pattée within inner circle, annulet on inner circle (Freeman 312; SCBI 29 Merseyside, No 712 - same dies; N.816; S.1173), a little excess metal on bust, general light wear, toned, very fine
£200-300
PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, March 1975, £65
Freeman notes that Scula minted at York throughout the entire reign of Edward the Confessor 350
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.14g, Trefoil quadrilateral type, London, Edric, diademed bust left, trefoil-headed sceptre before before, rev. +EDRICC ON LVND, central pellet around which quadrilateral, with trefoil on each tip, over voided short cross (SCBI 18 Copenhagen, No 1064 var; N.817; S.1174), some light weakness in areas but generally well struck, good metal and with a light tone, good very fine PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, March 1975, £75 (ticket by May Sinclair) 87
£200-300
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351 351
351 (x1.5)
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.14g, Small flan type, York, Ulfcetel, diademed bust left, rev. +VLFCVTEL ON EO around voided short cross (SCBI 29 Merseyside, No 748 - same dies; N.818; S.1175), mildly irregular flan and tone slightly patchy on reverse, a deceptively good piece with lustre evident, nearly extremely fine, this bust variant scarce and very true to the Roman prototype on which it is based PROVENANCE: Bt. Spink, March 1975, £60 (ticket by May Sinclair)
£250-350
352 352 (x1.5) 352
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.15g, Expanding cross type, light issue, 1050-51, North-Eastern variety, York, Thor, diademed bust left, sceptre before, ‘Jewel cross’ style bust, rev. +-ORR ON EOFRPIC, voided short cross with expanding arms extending from central pellet within two circles, annulet in fourth quarter (SCBI 20 Mack, No 1188; N.822; S.1176), some light areas of weakness but generally a good strike, a tidy piece and with a pleasing old collection tone, good very fine PROVENANCE: Bt. SNC, October 1975, No 8722 (illustrated), £210
£300-400
The ‘Jewel cross’ variant bust is designated by North as a North-Eastern variety. This bust is listed in the Expanding cross light coinage for Lincoln, Norwich Stamford, and York.
353 353
354
354
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.70g, Expanding cross type, heavy issue, 1052-53, Lincoln, Brihtric, diademed bust left, sceptre before, rev. +BRIHTRIC ON LIN:, voided short cross with expanding arms extending from central pellet within two circles (Mossop Pl. LXXIII, No 24 - this coin; N.823; S.1177), corresponding striking weakness at three o’clock, mostly well-struck, toned and full, very fine or better PROVENANCE: Bt. Spink, December 1974, £70 (ticket by Patrick Finn) H R Mossop collection In the introduction to the Mossop collection sales catalogue, cf. Glendining, 6 November, 1991, it is stated that; ‘His Lincoln mint coins are retained for study at the City and County Museum, Lincoln’. It is not known how or why, after appearing in Mossop’s ‘The Lincoln mint c. 890-1279’ in 1970, this piece ended up in Spink’s trays. Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.28g, Pointed helmet type, Winchester, Godman, bearded helmeted bust right, lis-headed sceptre before, rev. +GODMANN ON PINCES, short voided cross, annulet at centre, each arm terminating in three crescents (Harvey No 1656; N.825; S.1179), some peripheral weakness, toned and with a pleasing bust, good very fine PROVENANCE: Bt. Spink, March 1975, £70 (ticket by May Sinclair) WWW.SPINK.COM
£250-350
£250-350
July 15, 2015 - LONDON
355 355 (x1.5) 355
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.35g, Sovereign/eagles type, Lewes, Godwine, +EAPPARD REX ANGLO, king enthroned, orb in left hand, sceptre in right, rev. +GODPINE ONN LAEPE, short cross voided with eagle in each angle (Freeman 67; King 252; N.827; S.1181), general light weakness, the bust better, a presentable piece, very fine
£250-350
PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, March 1975, £100 (ticket by Patrick Finn)
356 356
357
357
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.31g, Hammer cross type, Chichester, Wulfric, crowned bearded bust right, sceptre before, +EADPARRD RE, rev. +PVLFRIC ON CICEIT, voided short cross with crescent termials (King 124; N.828; S.1182), a little weakness on king’s face and small scratch in reverse field, full legends, good very fine PROVENANCE: Bt. SCMB, August 1975, H5094 (illustrated), £100 (ticket by Robert Sharman) Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 0.97g, Facing bust/Small cross type, London, Eadgar, crowned and draped facing bust, rev. +AEDGAR ON LVND, cross pattée with central pellet within inner circle (N.830; S.1183), once straightened leaving flan stress across reverse and resulting in perforations, also a flan crack at 3 o’clock, otherwise lustrous, toned, and extremely fine, Eadgar an extremely rare moneyer in this type at London PROVENANCE: Bt. Spink, March 1975, £70 Although Edgar is listed as a known moneyer in North he does not appear in Freeman. The SCBI database only lists an Eadgar in the Pyramids type at London, cf. SCBI 30 American, No 654
£250-350
£200-300
358 358 (x1.5) 358
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.35g, Pyramids type, Stafford, Godwine, crowned bust right, sceptre before, rev. +GODPINE ON STAE, voided short cross, arms extending from a central annulet, pellet tipped pile in each angle (SCBI 18 Copenhagen, No 1182 - same dies; N.831; S.1184), reverse off-centre but a deceptively good piece with lustre, especially in reverse field, deeply toned and well struck, nearly extremely fine, some red wax from old impressions on reverse PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, March 1975, £70 (ticket by Patrick Finn)
Due to the ambiguous mint signature on this piece it has historically been given to both Steyning and Stafford. Patrick Finn has infact crossed out Stafford and replaced it with Steyning on the Spink ticket. The attribution is now given to Stafford and indeed the moneyer Godwine may have also struck in the same type at Shrewsbury. 89
£300-400
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359
359 (x1.5) 359
Harold II (1066), Penny, 1.29g, Pax type, 6 Jan-14 Oct 1066, Bedford, Wulfwine, crowned and bearded bust left, sceptre before, rev. +PVLFPI ON BEDEFO, two pelleted lines between which PAX (SCBI 2 Glasgow, No 1186 - same dies; N.836; S.1186), weakness in areas and with line of surface delamination on reverse beginning at initial cross, a full and round piece with the king’s face well visible, very fine, Bedford an extremely rare mint in the reign of Harold II
£1,700-2,500
PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, December 1974, £300 (ticket by Patrick Finn) Jonsson and Van der Meer in Numismatica Meddelanden XXXV, p. 56 note just two examples of the Bedford mint in Harold II. A further piece was found at Acle, Norfolk in 2008 and is recorded as EMC 2008.0013. It is possible that this is the fourth known product of the mint in Harold’s reign and of these four, two are known to be in museum collections.
ENGLISH HAMMERED COINS
360 360
Celtic, Gallo-Belgic, Morini, gold Quarter Stater, 1.48g, imported coinage, uninscribed, geometric pattern, rev. tree like object within pattern (ABC 40; S.10), offstruck on reverse, very fine
£150-200
361 361
Celtic, Early Uninscribed Coinage (mid to late first century BC), Stater, 6.11g, Clacton type, devolved head of Apollo right, rev. disjointed horse right, pellet and curved line below (ABC 2329; Mack 46a; S.27), good very fine
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£600-800
July 15, 2015 - LONDON
Clashed ‘error’ die of Verica
362
362 (x1.5) 362
Celtic, Atrebates and Regni, Verica (c.AD 10-40), gold Stater, 5.37g, vine leaf dividing VI-RI, rev. horseman right holding spear and shield, C O F around (ABC 1193; BMC 1159-67; Mack 125; S.121) slightly off-centre but a good strike with light wear to the high points, very fine, these clashed die ‘error’ dies extremely rare
£1,000-1,500
This obverse die, a well documented ‘error’ die, is known from coins both before and after being ‘clashed’ with a reverse die of the same type. A fuller description of this die pairing can be found in SNC, November 1994 ‘Clashed Dies and the Organization of Verica’s Mint’ by Robert Van Arsdell. The continued use of the die after the sustained damage gives a valuable insight into Celtic mint organization
363
363 (x1.5) 363
Celtic, Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin (c.AD 8-41), gold Quarter Stater, 1.39g, Biga type, CAMVL on panel over crossed wreath, alternate symbols in angles, rev. biga left, branch above, CV[N] below with wheel above (ABC 2807; S.290), a little earthy deposit, weaker on obverse, reverse superb, very fine/nearly extremely fine
£400-600
PROVENANCE:
Found High Easter, Essex, 2008
364 364
364 (x1.5)
Celtic, Trinovantes, (early first century AD to c.40 AD), silver Unit, 1.48g, ‘Braughing dragon’ type, boar left, annulet above, pellet in annulet below, rev. coiled serpent, M below, dispersed pellets and annulets in field, (ABC 2282; Mack 445; S.-), a field find with the usual scuffs, darker patination to areas, main factors for attribution clear, nearly very fine and extremely rare There are fewer than five recorded specimens of this type 91
£200-300
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‘York’ type Thrymsa found near York
365
365 (x2)
365
Anglo-Saxon, Northumbria, Ultra-Crondall types, c.620-c.65, Thrymsa, 1.28g, ‘York’ type, c.640-60, facing figure flanked by crosses, the drapery consisting of intersecting lines rev. [...]HNOAP: around inner circle, a cross within, (Metcalf p.49-51; SCBI 63 BM, No 16 - diff. rev. die; Sutherland No 75, Pl. IV, 18-20 - diff. rev. die; N.27; S.762), a field find with some light grazing under magnification on obverse, a little mud in recesses, reverse off-struck but the piece generally well presented and with good centring on obverse, good very fine and extremely rare PROVENANCE: Found near Shipton, North Yorkshire, 2014
Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 2015.0151 In addition to the York group thrymsa sold in the March 2015 sale (lot 505) there are now eighteen traceable examples of the type of which eleven are sub-type C
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£6,000-8,000
July 15, 2015 - LONDON
366 366
367
366 (x1.5)
367 (x1.5)
Anglo-Saxon, Sceatta, 1.11g, Primary phase, c.680-c.710, attributed to King Aethelred of Mercia, 674-704, degenerate head, rev. runic AETHEL/RED in two lines and divided by solid bar, all within triple beaded border (Abramson p.193; N.155; S.780), wear to high points and with patination in recesses, a good example with the runes struck in high relief, good very fine and rare
£400-600
The runic inscription usually reads ‘Aethil(i)raed’ whereas this examples appears to read Aethilraed 367
Anglo-Saxon, Sceatta, 1.17g, Primary phase, c.680-c.710, ‘Vernus’ group, degenerate, diademed head right, inscription before, rev. standard (Abramson p.54; N.17; S.783), a field find, dark tone, this piece a very solid strike and with lustre on reverse, nearly extremely fine, rare
£200-300
PROVENANCE:
Found near Chelmsford, Essex, 2009 Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 2015.0174
368
368 (x1.5) 368
Anglo Saxon, Sceatta, 0.96g, Continental issues, c.695-c.740, series X, facing ‘Wodan’ head with crosses by face, pellet above rev. crested monster left with tail raised to mouth (Abramson, p.207; N.116; S.797) a field find with the usual scuffs, small patches of verdigris but metal quality generally very good, a sharp strike and nearly extremely fine
£250-350
PROVENANCE:
Found East Stratton, Hampshire, 2015 Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 2015.0129
369
369 (x1.5) 369
Anglo Saxon, Sceatta, 0.91g, Secondary phase, c.710-c.760, series Q, variety IIIb, monster right looking back, no triquetra, pellets dispersed in field, rev. bird left looking forward, triquetra above, pellets dispersed in field (Abramson p.159; N.139 var.; S.810 var.), a detector find, surfaces patinated, weaker areas but mostly very fine, this die pairing possibly very rare 93
£200-300
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370
370 (x1.5) 370
Mercia, Offa (757-796), Penny, 1.20g, Light coinage, c.779-92/3, Canterbury, Eoba, beaded cross with large annulet containing a cross pattée with pellets in angles at centre, O/F/R/M with contraction bars in angles of beaded cross, also dispersed pellets, rev. E/O/A/B in angles of cross pommée with large annulet containing a cross of pellets at centre, broken annulets enclosing cross limbs (Chick 103e obv./102a-1 rev. var.; N.39 var.; S.904), a field find, obverse struck off-centre, the surfaces extensively patinated, however, the grade is strong with extensive detail visible, this piece nearly extremely fine and a new type for the reign of King Offa, unique
£1,500-2,000
PROVENANCE: Found near Chelmsford, Essex, 2009
Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 2014.0303
Coenwulf Penny based on a Roman 4th century prototype
371
371
371 (x1.5)
Mercia, Coenwulf (796-821), Penny, 1.43g, Portrait phase, c.805-21, Group III, Cross and wedges type, London, Ceolbald, laureate, diademed and draped bust right dividing legend, variety with moustachioed bust, +COEHVVLF REX M, legend begins at 1 o’clock, uncial M, rev. +CEOLBEALD around cross pattée with pellet in each angle (Naismith L19.2; N.355; S.918), a field find with some light deposits remaining, slightly dished flan with undulation above the portrait, elongated striking perforation at 9 o’clock, this piece a remarkably high grade and with original surfaces evident, nearly extremely fine, a superb example of this excessively rare bust variety PROVENANCE: Found near Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 2015.0166 This exceptional bust variety, listed for just three specimens by Naismith (cf. L18/L19), is remarkably true to the Roman prototype on which it is based. A veritable departure from convention, the oversized bust is depicted with a laurel and diadem as well as a moustache; quite unknown for the rest of Coenwulf’s coinage. Of Naismith’s three examples, one is in the Fitzwilliam, another is in the British Museum and a third is in a private collection. This piece appears to be in a better state of preservation than the two museum-held pieces and is the only example in private hands of moneyer Ceolbald.
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£1,500-2,000
July 15, 2015 - LONDON
From Blunt’s ‘Danac’ group
372
372 (x1.5) 372
Danelaw, East Anglia (c.885-915), Penny, 1.37g, St Edmund memorial coinage, early phase, c.895-905, Ersalt, chevron-barred A, dispersed pellets in field, +EDRENIDANAC, legend begins at 5 o’clock, rev. +E.RSAT-MON, cross pattée within inner circle (N.483; S.960), some areas of darker tone, small patch of corresponding weakness, a very tidy early striking of this coinage, full, round and perfectly centred, original surfaces remain, good very fine and very rare with obverse this obverse legend
£300-400
The replacement of the obverse legend SCEADMVNDREX with EDRENIDANAC appears to be quite deliberate. The exact meaning of the legend is not known though the ‘Danac’ group was given special mention by Blunt in his article ‘St Edmund memorial coinage’, published in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology (1969). All the examples cited by Blunt, BMC 397-401, are a variant on a theme of EDRENIDANAC wih the common final element DAN, DANC, DAAC, or DANAC. All pieces are by moneyer Ersalt and one may wonder whether the DANAC legend may be in some way an allusion to the common Danish heritage of the East Anglian settlers or indeed to a regional Danish ruler.
373
373 (x1.5) 373
Wessex, Alfred the Great (871-99), Penny, 1.05g, lunettes coinage, 871-76/77, Mercian group, London dies, Dudd, Burgred ‘vertical’ style bust right, +ELFRED MX-+, rev. MON/+DVDD/ETA, lunettes type A, trefoil of pellets at periphery of both lunettes (Lyons and MacKay group II, var V, Corpus AfL2.22; N.625; S.1057A), the metal appearing somewhat pitted and base, very mild curvature of flan, generally full and readable, nearly very fine, the Mercian dies of Alfred very rare PROVENANCE:
Found Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, February 2015 Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 2015.0175 Lyons and Mackay, p.62, note that Dudd was a prolific moneyer for Aethelred I of Wessex at Canterbury yet he is only known for Mercian style dies under Alfred. This interchange of Wessex and Mercian moneyers, however, was not uncommon during this period 95
£1,800-2,200
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374 374
375
Eadred (946-955), Penny, 1.45g, Two line type (HT1), Otic, cross pattée within inner circle, +EADRED REX around, rev. OTIC/MON-E, divided by three cross pattée, trefoils above and below (CTCE p.139, No 56; N.706; S.1113), central bend with some cracking and metal stress along bend, c.50% peripheral flan loss, good metal quality and a well struck example, good very fine
£150-250
The deliberate bending of this piece may well be a contemporary measure to test the metal quality of the coin. This is a known Anglo-Saxon method of metal testing as distinct from the Scandinavian practice of peck marking. cf. M Blackburn, Expansion and control: aspects of Anglo-Scandinavian minting south of the Humber, note No 15, in ‘Viking coinage and currency in the British Isles’, p.140. 375
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.15g, Second hand type, London, Ealhstan, diademed and draped bust right, sceptre before rev. +EALHSTAN M-O LVN, Hand of Providence issuing from billowing cloud dividing alpha and omega, (N.768; S.1146), pecks, flan a little crimped, a little weakness in centres, good legends and strong face to portrait, very fine or better
£200-300
Early Crux issue with bust right
376
376 (x1.5) 376
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.14g, (early) Crux type, Exeter, Goda, draped bust right, sceptre before, rev. +GODA M-O EXECA, voided short cross, a letter of CRVX in angles (Brettell - ; Stewart NC 1971, pl. 36, no 2 - same dies; N.772; S.1148 var - sub-variety not listed), light tone and with a little weakness, mostly struck-up, full and centred, good very fine and an extremely rare sub-variety, the first the cataloguer has handled This remarkable piece of which one other is known for Exeter was listed in Hildebrand’s Addendum (Tillagg 475, no 4353). It was, therefore, missed by Stewart in compiling his list of types and moneyers for publication in R P V Brettell’s sales catalogue in 1970. Stewart’s subsequent Numismatic Chronicle article on ‘Ethelred II’s Crux issue with right-facing bust’ (1970) noted the existence of the Hildebrand piece and illustrated it on plate 36, no 2. Having been given by Hildebrand as a Second hand/Crux mule, Stewart argues for it as an early or transitional issue of the Crux type. North subsequently omits Exeter as a known issuing mint for the Crux bust right variant in English Hammered Coinage, Vol.II. One of two known bust right variants for the Crux issue at Exeter and the only example in private hands. WWW.SPINK.COM
£1,000-1,200
July 15, 2015 - LONDON
377
377
378
377 (x1.5)
378 (x1.5)
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.41g, Crux type, Barnstaple, Aelfsige, draped bust left, sceptre before, rev. +AELFSIGE M-O BARDA, voided short cross, a letter of CRVX in angles (Brettell 413; N.770; S.1148), some light undulations on flan, the strike a hint on the soft side in areas, this piece generally most pleasing with an even old collection tone, good metal and good very fine, Crux a very rare type for Barnstaple and Aelfsige a very rare moneyer at the mint
£1,000-1,500
The Crux type was not represented for Barnstaple in the Elmore Jones collection. 378
379
380
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.65g, Crux type, Winchester, Wynstan, draped bust left, sceptre before, rev. +PYNSTAN M-O PIN, voided short cross, a letter of CRVX in angles (N.770; S.1148), a couple of marks in obverse field, light tone, well centred and on a perfectly round flan, extensive lustre remaining on reverse, nearly extremely fine
379
380
379 (x1.5)
380 (x1.5)
£250-350
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.55g, Long cross type, London, Godman, bare headed bust left, rev. +GODMAN M-O LVND, voided long cross each arm terminating in three crescents, pellet in second quarter (N.774 var; S.1151 var), single peck to obverse, light kink in flan and with double striking in the legends, however, a very pleasing strike with superb surfaces and an appealing iridescent tone, nearly extremely fine
£300-400
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.33g, Helmet type, Exeter, Aelfric, helmeted, radiate and armoured bust left, rev. +AELFRIC MΩO EAXE voided long cross each limb terminating in three crescents over lozenge, a trefoil on each tip (Brettell 11-12; N.775; S.1152), a corresponding striking weakness below the bust, area of metal stress in reverse field, this piece remarkably sharp and with lustre, the king’s face particularly strong, extensive iridescent tones, extremely fine
£350-450
97
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381 381
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.46g, Last small cross type, Bridport, Godric, diademed bust left, rev. +GODRIC ON: BRYDIA, cross pattée within inner circle (N.777; S.1154), a couple of old repairs at periphery, pecks to obverse, generally well struck, good very fine, Last small cross an excessively rare type for Bridport
£500-700
Jonsson and Van Der Meer list just one known moneyer, Godric at Bridport in the Last small cross type. This specimen was present in Hildebrand and is thus in the Swedish Royal cabinet. Locating another example is troublesome with just six listed specimens for the entire reign in the EMC/SCBI database and none for this type. In addition it would appear the mint/type has not passed through any of the major European auction houses in recent times. Therefore, this may be the only example of Bridport in the Last small cross type available to commerce.
Prototype bust for the Hiberno-Scandinavian series
382
382 (x1.5) 382
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.32g, Last small cross type, Chester, Alcsige, diademed bust left, rev. +ALCSIGE ON LEIC, cross pattée within inner circle (SCBI 5 Chester, No 161 var - rev. legend; N.777; S.1154), a couple of pecks in reverse field and the slightest bit off-centre, generally well struck with a pleasing portrait, toned, good very fine This bust is almost definitely the prototype used for the Last small cross imitations of Sihtric Anlafsson. It may even be that a Chester piece was used as links are known to exist between the Chester and Dublin mints during this period. Indeed Chester is one of the mint signatures known to have been imitated in the type at Dublin
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£300-400
July 15, 2015 - LONDON
383
383
384
383 (x1.5)
384 (x1.5)
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.56g, Last small cross type, Lincoln, Bruntat, diademed bust left, rev. +BRVNTAT ON LICOLNE, large cross pattée within inner circle (Mossop, Pl.XXII, No 3; N.777; S.1154), pecks, minor double striking to areas of obverse, light silvery white tone, pleasing bust and generally strong, nearly extremely fine
£250-350
Of the 19 dies listed by Mossop this is the only piece with this distinctive bust style. The pictured example is in Helsinki Museum and all subsequent listed examples have a Scandinavian source. With the apparent peck marks, distinctive style, and slight blundering of the mint signature on this piece a Scandinavian origin has to at least be considered. 384
Cnut (1016-35), Penny, 1.03g, Quatrefoil type, Maldon, Aethelwine, +CNVT REX ANGLORVM, crowned bust left within quatrefoil, rev. +AEDELPINE MEL, long cross voided on quatrefoil with pellets on cusps, (N.781; S.1157), flan split in front of bust and striking weakness behind, deeply toned, full and round, very fine, Maldon a scarce provincial mint and scarce also with the copulative omitted
£250-350
PROVENANCE:
Glendining sale 31021, lot 101 (with lot ticket from sale)
385
386
385
386
385 (x1.5)
386 (x1.5)
Cnut (1016-35), Penny, 1.05g, Quatrefoil type, Norwich, Godwine, +CNVT REX crowned bust left within quatrefoil, rev. +GODPINE M∑O NOR, long cross voided on quatrefoil with pellets on cusps, (N.781; S.1157), a little off-centre on reverse but generally tidy, the reverse especially, deep tone, good very fine
£200-300
Cnut (1016-35), Penny, 1.11g, Pointed helmet type, Exeter, Saewine, helmeted bust left, sceptre before, rev. +SAEPINE :ON EXCEST:, voided short cross, arms extending from pellet within central annulet, broken annulet in each angle (N.787; S.1158), obverse pecks, light undulation around bust and reverse slightly off-centre, however, a magificent grade and with an even tone, very tidy and fully struck-up, extremely fine
£300-400
ANGLORVI,
99
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387
388
387
388
387 (x1.5)
388 (x1.5)
Cnut (1016-35), Penny, 1.15g, Short cross type, London, Swan, diademed bust left, sceptre before, rev. +SPAN ON LVND, voided short cross arms extending from central annulet (N.790; S.1159), light peripheral undulations below bust, a pleasing and tidy old collection piece, nearly extremely fine
£250-350
Cnut (1016-35), Penny, 1.02g, Short cross type, Shaftesbury, Aegelric, diademed bust left, sceptre before, rev. +AEGELRIC ON SCE, voided short cross arms extending from central annulet (N.790; S.1159), pecks, general even wear to the higher points, old collection tone, centred and full, very fine, Shaftesbury a scarce west country mint
£250-350
PROVENANCE: Purchased by Baldwin’s in FEJ sale F. Elmore Jones, Glendining, 12-13 May 1971, lot 714 (illustrated), £28
389 389
390
390
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.12g, Pacx type, Norwich, Osmund, diademed bust left, sceptre before, rev. +OSMVND O NOR-, voided long cross extending from central annulet, limbs terminating with a crescent, a letter of PACX in each angle (N.813; S.1171), pecks, die flaw across obverse, full and centred, good very fine, Pacx a scarcer type in the reign of Edward the Confessor
£200-300
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.45g, Expanding cross type, Heavy issue, Wallingford, Brihtric, helmeted bust left, sceptre before, bar struck into die by bust and extending over sceptre, rev. +BRIHTRIC ON PAL, voided short cross with expanding arms extending from central pellet within two circles (Boon, p.24; Freeman 45; N.823; S.1177), once gold gilt for use as jewellery, some remains, general weakness on this, fine, an intriguing and numismatically interesting piece
£300-400
George Boon illustrates on p.24 of ‘Coins of the Anarchy 1135-54’ an Expanding cross penny of Canterbury with a bar across the sceptre. This, he believes, is an indication that the die was cancelled at the mint and then subsequently mobilized for use. Boon writes ‘...occasionally cancelled dies were in emergency use at other periods, and the National Museum collection includes a Canterbury penny of the Confessor with a cancellation-bar across the sceptre’. This piece, of the same reign and type could also fit into the same category. One possible explanation for the gold gilding is that the piece was taken from circulation after being rejected for trade due to the cancellation mark.
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391 391
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 1.29g, Sovereign/eagles type, Chichester, Aelfwine, +EADPARD REX ANGL, king enthroned, orb in left hand, cross omitted, sceptre in right, rev. +AELFPINE: ON CICEST:, voided short cross with eagle in each angle (King 108a - obv. var; N.827; S.1181), gentle wave in flan and with some double striking in obverse legend, a pleasing tone on this with definite sharpness in areas, the reverse particularly striking, good very fine, pleasing
£400-600
PROVENANCE:
SCMB, October 1976, E246 (illustrated) This variety with the orb cross omitted is very seldom seen
Morcere at the Saxon mint of Bury St Edmunds
392
392 (x1.5) 392
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Halfpenny, 0.66g, Hammer cross type, Bury St Edmunds, Morcere, crowned bearded bust right, sceptre before, [+EADPA]RD RE, rev. +MORCRE O[N EADMUN], voided short cross with crescent terminals (Eaglen 5 (dies Aa), p.219; FEJ 126 - same dies; N.828; S.1182), a field find with areas of earth in situ, wave in flan, some scuffs and roughness, otherwise well-struck and with little wear, a tidy strike and good very fine, Bury a very rare mint in the Saxon series Eaglen lists ten examples of the Hammer cross type at Bury with Morcere being the only known moneyer for the entire reign at the mint. It is noteworthy that a writ survives in which Edward the Confessor grants a moneyer at Bury to abbot Baldwin around the year 10651066. The writ states; King Edward sends greetings to Bishop Aethelmaer and Earl Gyrth and Toli and all my thegns in East Anglia. And I inform you that I have granted abbot Baldwine a moneyer within St Edmund’s Bury, to have with the same freedom from restriction as I have my own anywhere in any of my boroughs where I have them more freely than anywhere else. may God be the friend of you all.’. It is the earliest extant record of a specific grant of coinage rights in England and was issued shortly after the current piece was struck at the Bury mint.
101
£200-300
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394
393 393
William I (1066-87), Penny, 1.13g, Two sceptres type, Wareham, Aegelric, facing crowned bust flanked by sceptres, rev. +AEGLRE ON PERNI, cross fleury extending from central annulet over cross botonnée (Allen BNJ 2012, p.82; SCBI 24 West Country, No 758; N.844; S.1253), a field find, distorted flan resulting in multiple cracks and small area of flan loss, a full, round flan and evenly struck, good very fine and Wareham an extremely rare mint in William I’s Two sceptres type
£300-400
PROVENANCE: Found East Dorset, 2013
Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 2013.0293 Just two moneyers, Aegelric and Sideman are known to have struck at Wareham in this type. Two other examples, one of each moneyer, are listed in the EMC/SCBI databases and a further example of Sideman’s work was present in Carlyon-Britton, lot 702 394
William I (1066-87), Penny, 1.28g, Two sceptres type, Winchester, Anderboda, facing crowned bust flanked by sceptres, rev. +ANDERBODA ON PN, cross fleury extending from central annulet over cross botonnée (Allen BNJ 2012, p.83; Harvey No 1934 var - obv. legend; N.844; S.1253), surfaces appearing frosted under magnification, very small area of delamination in reverse legend, however, full, well centred and very fine
£400-600
PROVENANCE: Bt. SCMB, 5 February 1975, H4792, £165 (ticket by Robert Sharman) Dr B Bird, 1974, not in sale Purchased at the Drabble sale by Sir John Ludlow Hanham, 10th Baronet of Wimbourne, Somerset (d.1955) G C Drabble Pt.II, Glendining, 13 December 1943, lot 910, £2, 15s
Ticket states ‘J Young & Francis, 1926’ but despite efforts the cataloguer has been unable to locate this sale
395 395 (x1.5) 395
William I (1066-87), Penny, 1.26g, Two stars type, Ipswich, Aelfric, facing crowned bust dividing two stars, rev. +AELFRRIC ON GIP, cross bottonnée over quadrilateral with a pellet on each tip (Allen BNJ 2012, p.74; SCBI 12 Ashmolean, No 81 var; N.845; S.1254), an excavated find with some discolouration and signs of straightening to right of bust, metal stress is evident along bend, otherwise full and mostly well-struck, good very fine, Ipswich a rare mint in this type PROVENANCE: Found near Debenham, Suffolk, September 2013
Recorded with Ipswich Museum, Suffolk, EF1857 Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 2015.0150 There are just four Ipswich mint pennies of the type currently listed in the EMC/SCBI databases. This number includes only one example of Aelfric’s work
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£1,000-1,500
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396 396
397
397
William I (1066-87), Penny, 1.36g, Two stars type, London, Godwine, facing crowned bust dividing two stars, rev. +GODPI ON LVNDE, cross bottonée over quadrilateral with a pellet on each tip (Allen BNJ 2012, p.77; SCBI 20 Mack, No 1381; N.845; S.1254), has turned in the die otherwise some pleasing underlying russet tones and a strong portrait, good very fine
£300-500
William II (1087-1100), Penny, 1.37g, Voided cross type, Lincoln, Wulfnoth?, crowned facing bust, star each side of neck, rev. +PV[LFN?]O- ON LIN, cross annulettée over voided short cross (N.853; S.1260), large flat areas, the centres better, especially so on reverse, struck on a good sized flan, toned, a tough coin to grade but overall probably nearly very fine and Wulfnoth possibly a new moneyer for the type at Lincoln
£600-800
PROVENANCE:
Bt. Spink, 18 January 1974 (with old Spink envelope with King Street address)
Attributing the moneyer on this piece is problematic. The legend begins with a P, possibly followed by a V, and certainly ends O-. With the space available WVLFNO- seems most likely though this moneyer is not recorded at Lincoln in this type. A moneyer Aelfnoth is recorded in the Voided cross type but the legend clearly does not support this attribution.
398
398 (x1.5) 398
William II (1087-1100), Penny, 1.08g, Cross pattée and fleury type, London, Smaewine, crowned facing bust holding sword to left, rev. +SMAEPINE ON LVN, cross fleury over cross pattée (N.855; S.1261), some areas of striking weakness, a remarkably full piece struck on a large, proud flan, generally very presentable and good very fine, Smaewine an extremely rare moneyer at London PROVENANCE:
Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XI, 8 January 2008, lot 1667 ($9000)
103
£1,500-2,000
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New moneyer for type XII at Canterbury
399 399 (x1.5) 399
Henry I (1100-35), Penny, 1.19g, Small profile/cross and annulets type (BMC XII), Canterbury, Winedi, crowned bust left breaking legend, rosette before, legend begins at 5 o’clock, rev. PINNEDAI:ON:CAN[:], cross pattée with annulet at centre, pellet within annulet in each quarter (Allen BNJ 2012, p.86 Winedi unlisted in this type; N.868; S.1273), a field find, corresponding striking weakness on bust, the usual scuffs and deposits, contemporary edge nick, much of the legends remain, good fine, this piece unique and the first recorded type XII for Winedai at Canterbury
£400-600
PROVENANCE: Found near Harlow, Essex, 4 January 2009
Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 2015.0176 Allen, BNJ 2012, p.86 lists just two moneyers; Edwine and Gregarie as striking at the Canterbury mint in type XII. The addition of Winedai brings this number to three known moneyers in the type.
400
400
401
400 (x1.5)
401 (x1.5)
Stephen (1135-54), Penny, 1.14g, ‘Watford’ type (BMC 1), Lewes, Willelm, crowned bust right breaking legend, sceptre before, STIEFN[E RE?] rev. PIL[LEM]:ON:LEPE:, cross moline, a fleur in each angle (Allen BNJ 2012, p.111; Mack 20c; N.873; S.1278), a field find, the flan slightly undulating and with a line of surface delamination on the reverse which has developed into a crack in areas, otherwise a very full and round piece, the portrait well presented, very fine for this
£300-500
PROVENANCE: Found East Dorset, 2014
Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 2014.0363 Willelm is also known to have struck a defaced die type I penny which has a cross struck onto the king’s shoulder 401
Stephen (1135-54), Penny, 1.31g, ‘Awbridge’ type (BMC 7), Bury St Edmunds, Willem, crowned and bearded bust facing, sceptre to left, STIEFN/E rev. PILLEM:ON:S:ED, voided cross pommée with annulet centre, a fleur in each angle, all within beaded inner circle (Allen BNJ 2006 No 25-8; Eaglen 48-9; N.881; S.1282), a field find, flan stress across coin from straightening along with a little roughness from being in the ground, this piece, however, a superb example of Stephen’s Type VII, centred and full with immaculate legends for this, good very fine, Bury a very rare mint in this type, eight examples listed by Eaglen WWW.SPINK.COM
£1,000-1,500
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A new attribution from York to Leicester
402 402
Stephen (1135-54), Penny, 1.04g, ‘Awbridge’ type (BMC 7), Leicester, Gefrei, crowned and bearded bust facing, sceptre to left, STIEFN/E rev. GEFRE[I:ON:]LEER, voided cross pommée with annulet centre, a fleur in each angle, all within beaded inner circle (Allen BNJ 2006 No 293 - given to York, now known to be Leicester; same dies; N.881; S.1282), an excavated piece, flan crack at 10 o’clock and with some delamination above crown, the regnal title clear and the mint/moneyer readable, nearly very fine, the reverse better for this
£250-350
PROVENANCE:
Found East Dorset, 2014 Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, EMC 2014.0120
The only other piece of Gefrei at Leicester, ex. Lockett 1149, was previously attributed to York on the partial legend that was visible; +GEFREI:ON:E[-]ER. The finding of this piece now enables the reattribution to Leicester based on the completion of the mint signature as LEER
403 403
Henry II (1154-89), Penny, 1.41g, Tealby coinage, 1158-80, class B1, Bury St Edmunds, Henri, facing crowned bust holding sceptre to left, rev. +H[E]NRII:ON:[S];ED[M], large cross pattée, cross in angles (N.953/1; S.1338), irregular flan as usual, general striking weakness but identifiable, very fine for issue
£150-250
404 404
Edward III (1327-77), Quarter-Noble, 2.00g, Fourth coinage, treaty period, 1361-69, shield within tressure, cross in circle above, French title omitted, pellet before EDWARD, rev. floriate cross, arms extending from central panel containing an annulet (Schneider 100; Stewartby B2, p.258; N.1245; S.1513), short of flan, possibly edge filed, general wear, nearly very fine, rare variety
105
£250-350
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405
405 (x1.5)
405
Henry V (1413-22), Noble, 6.86g, Class E, London, m.m. pierced cross, king, crowned, standing facing in ship holding sword and shield, annulet by sword and pellet at tip, trefoil by shield, annulet on side of ship and quatrefoil above sail, rev. floriate cross, arms extending from central panel containing letter H, crowned leopards in angles, pellet behind leopard in first angle and quatrefoil in front of leopard in second angle (Schneider 249; N.1373; S.1744), small module flan, light weakness in areas and the obverse die slightly rusty at time of striking, mostly struck up and with the die sinkers’ guides visible in parts, pleasing good very fine, the king’s face quite visible on this
406 406
407
408
407
£2,800-3,500
408
Henry V (1413-22), Groat, 2.87g, Class B, London, m.m. pierced cross, crowned ‘scowling’ bust, no mullet on shoulder, quatrefoil after HENRIC, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, quatrefoil after POSVI, double saltire stops (N.1386; S.1762), clipped and irregular flan, general even wear, the unmistakable down turned mouth and scowling expression still evident on this, good fine, rare
£250-350
Henry V (1413-22), Groat, 3.60g, Class C, London, m.m. pierced cross, crowned facing bust, mullet on right shoulder, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, quatrefoil after POSVI, saltire stops (N.1387b; S.1765), scratch on king’s face, weaker areas but mostly presentable, nearly very fine or better
£200-300
Henry VI, Grand Blanc aux Écus, 3.13g, Paris, m.m. crown, shields of France and England, rev. cross dividing lis and leopard, HERICVS below, BENEDICTVM (Elias 279 var.), nearly very fine, scarce variety
£80-100
PROVENANCE: Bt. Seaby, July 1976
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S.2002 Standard Catalogue plate coin
409 409 (x1.5) 409
Edward IV (first reign 1461-70), Groat, 2.90g, Light coinage, 1464-70, type Xb, London, m.m. LCF/sun, trefoils on all cusps except above crown, quatrefoils by neck, trefoil stops or none, no marks by neck, rev. trefoil stops or none (Blunt & Whitton Xb2, var.1, p.89; Buck MEG, p.33 - this coin; N.1578; S.2002 - this coin), some areas of darker toning and with very slight kink in flan, this piece on a fuller flan and with old collection toning, tidy, very fine, scarce issue
£100-200
PROVENANCE:
Jon Mann collection of 15th century groats I R Buck, Spink auction 176, 30 November 2005, lot 314, £130 (Buck ticket included) SCMB, July 1972, H3134, £9 L A Lawrence, Glendining, 11 July 1951, lot 636
411 410
410 (x1.5) 411 (x1.5) 410
411
Henry VI (Restored, 1470-71), Halfpenny, 0.35g, London, m.m. short cross fitchée, crowned facing bust, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, long cross with trefoil of pellets in each angle, (Withers 1; N.1624; S.2089) a field find with some patchy patination and porosity, graze to crown, however, a well presented example of this coinage with the regnal title and mintmark quite discernible, the flan a good size for this and well rounded, nearly very fine, the halfpenny a very rare denomination for the restoration period
£250-350
Edward IV/V (1483), Groat, 3.01g, Type XXII, London, m.m. sun and rose, crowned facing bust, fleurs on all cusps except above crown, saltire stops and none, no pellet below bust, rev. saltire stops and none (Blunt & Whitton XXII, 7-9; Stewartby p.433; N.1631; S.2146a), small flan and scraping effect to obverse, otherwise an even tone and with the mintmark/regnal title quite apparent, very fine and a key piece in the medieval series
£1,800-2,500
PROVENANCE:
F Brady, Spink auction 210, 6 October 2011, lot 230 (£3120 inc. premium) SNC, February 1995, No 124, £900 (illustrated) 107
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412 412
Richard III (1483-85), Penny, 0.62g, York under Archbishop Rotherham, m.m. sun and rose 2/-, crowned facing bust, no marks at neck, rev. quatrefoil on long cross, trefoil of pellets in angles (Stewartby p. 446 VR; N.1685; S.2168), a field find with rough surfaces and small kink in flan, small flan as usual, a presentable piece for this poor issue for which the Archbishop was imprisoned by Richard thus nearly very fine and very rare
£250-350
Stewartby, p.382, notes that this very rare Archbishop Rotherham issue with no marks by bust is only known from one die. It can be distinguished by the linear die-flaw to the left of the bust.
414
413 413
414
Henry VII (1485-1509), Angel, 4.96g, Type III, m.m. pansy, St Michael spearing Satan, rev. shield within ship, dividing H and rose (N.1696; S.2183), short of flan, light general wear on this, some earth deposits remain, centres presentable with a good amount of detail remaining on St Michael, very fine
£700-900
Henry VII (1485-1509), Angelet, 2.47g, Type V, m.m. pheon, St Michael spearing Satan, saltire stops, rev. O CRVX AVE SPES UNICA, shield within ship, cross above dividing letter H and rose, double saltire stops (N.1698; S.2292), slightly waterworn appearance with generally even but extensive wear, legends fully readable and centres with some good detail remaining, good fine
£500-700
415 415
Henry VIII (1509-47), Angel, 5.13g, First coinage, 1509-26, m.m. portcullis, St Michael vanquishing Satan, rev. H and rose over shield in ship (N.1760; S.2265), struck from a rusty obverse die, scratch on armour, weakness in areas but overall very fine, pleasing reverse
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£1,000-1,500
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416
416 (x1.5)
416
Edward VI (1547-53), Shilling, 5.95g, Fine silver issue, 1551-53, m.m. tun, crowned bust facing, rose to left, mark of value to right, rev. shield over long cross fourchée (N.1937; S.2482), scratches on and around face under magnification, deeply toned, possibly artificial, a pleasing piece, extensive fine detail remaining on the portrait including the frosting within the king’s crown, good very fine
£500-700
417 417 (x1.5)
417
Philip and Mary (1554-58), Shilling, 5.90g, 1555, English titles only, crown dividing date above facing busts, rev. crowned shield dividing mark of value (N.1968; S.2501), a couple of peripheral knocks, some light undulation in areas, mostly a well struck piece with some strong detail coming through, especially on the busts, a pleasingly full and round piece, good very fine
109
£1,500-2,000
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418 418
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), third and fourth issues, 1561-77, Sixpence, 3.19g, 1564 over 3 over 2, m.m. pheon, large crowned bust left, rev. shield over long cross fourchée (N.1997; S.2561B), good fine/nearly very fine
£100-150
419
419 (x1.5) 419
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), third and fourth issues, 1561-77, Sixpence, 3.23g, 1567, m.m. lion, crowned bust left, rev. shield over long cross fourchée (N.1997; S.2562), slightly irregular flan, old collection tone, pleasing portrait, very fine
420
421
£180-250
422
420
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), third and fourth issues, 1561-77, Sixpence, 2.64g, 1567, m.m. lion, crowned bust left, rev. shield over long cross fourchée (N.1997; S.2562), good fine
£60-80
421
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), third and fourth issues, 1561-77, Sixpence, 3.13g, 1575, m.m. eglantine, crowned bust left, rev. shield over long cross fourchée (B & C Bust 5A, N.1997; S.2563), lightly toned, a presentable piece, nearly very fine
£100-150
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), sixth issue, 1582-1600, Sixpence, 2.68g, 1595, m.m. woolpack, crowned bust left, rev. shield over long cross fourchée (N.2015; S.2578B), ragged edge, porosity, good fine
£50-60
422
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423
423 (x2)
423
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Pattern shilling, 6.03g, m.m. key, crowned bust left, bust punch as used on gold issues, spur rowel counterstamp behind bust, REGI, rev. long cross fourchée over plain square topped shield (N.2044; S.- ), general weakness but retaining some good detail on the bust and with the legends fully readable, carefully struck on a specially prepared flan and thus retaining the tidy presentation of a pattern, very fine and a very rare shilling of this reign PROVENANCE:
Spink, 22-23 June 2011, lot 697 (£5200 inc. prem.) SNC, December 1972, No 11680 (£100) The five point mullet stamped in the field behind the Queen’s head may be a contemporary merchant’s or banker’s test mark.
111
£4,000-6,000
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424 424
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Halfcrown, 14.62g, Seventh issue, 1601-1602, m.m. 1, crowned bust left holding sceptre and orb, rev. shield over long cross fourchée (N.2013; S.2583), some weakness to face and with a couple of peripheral flan flaws, obverse surface interruptions, deeply toned and full, generally a good strike, the reverse tidy and pleasing, very fine
£1,500-1,800
425
425 (x1.5) 425
James I (1603-25), Unite, 10.02g, Second coinage 1604-19, fourth bust, m.m. mullet, crowned half-length figure right, in decorated armour, holding orb and sceptre, reversed N’s in legend, rev. crowned shield dividing I-R (N.2084; S.2619), corresponding weakness on king’s armour, scratch above reverse shield, extensive detail remaining on bust and with full legends, very fine or better
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£1,000-1,500
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427
426 426 (x1.5) 426
427
James I (1603-25), Britain Crown, 2.40g, Second coinage, 1604-19, m.m. tun, fifth crowned bust right, rev. crowned shield dividing I R, (N.2092; S.2626), a little flan irregularity, crease mark in front of bust, full and with a good bust for the James I gold coinage, good very fine
£400-600
James I (1603-25), Quarter-Laurel, 2.25g, Third coinage, 1619-25, m.m. spur rowel, second laureate, draped bust left, rev. crowned shield over long cross fourchée (N.2118; S.2642), a field find, weakly struck on face and peripheral scrape at 4 o’clock, the portrait otherwise pleasing and this piece mostly well struck, good very fine
£250-350
428
428
428 (x1.5)
Charles I (1625-49), gold Crown, 2.27g, Group D, Tower mint under the king, m.m. portcullis, crowned bust left with falling lace collar, armour over shoulder, rev. crowned oval shield dividing crowned C R (N.2185a; S.2715), a field find with some knocks and scratches, struck on a small flan but full weight, a magnificant strike with much freshness remaining, the portrait on this a veritable work of art in itself, extremely fine
429 429
430
£400-600
430
Charles I (1625-49), Groat, 1.90g, Provincial coinages, Aberystwyth, 1638/9-42, m.m. book, large crowned bust left, plumelet before, mark of value behind, rev. garnished oval shield, plume above (Brooker 760-63; N.2337; S.2891), small area of excess flan loss at 8 o’clock, reverse double striking and with darker tone in corner of shield, most pleasing obverse, neat and tidy with reflective fields, good very fine
£250-350
Charles I (1625-49), Civil War coinages, Bristol, 1643-45, Sixpence, 2.67g, 1644, m.m. pellet/prostrate Br, crowned bust left of coarse Bristol style, plumelet before, mark of value behind, rev. declaration in three lines, three plumelets above, 1644 below (Brooker 1001; N.2503; S.3020), slight wave in flan and with some wear to the higher points, in general a good strike for Bristol with the characteristic crudeness of the Bristol bust well retained, deep tone and very fine for this
£400-600
There is only a single Bristol sixpence listed in the Brooker sylloge. 113
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431
431 (x1.5) 431
Charles I (1625-49), Threepence, 1.37g, Civil War coinages, Bridgenorth-on-Severn, 1646, m.m. plumelet/-, crowned bust left, plumelet before and mark of value behind, rev. Declaration in three lines, plumelet between scrolls above, 1646 below, (Brooker 1134; N.2526; S.3043), slightly off-centre and with minor striking crack at 11 o’clock, general wear but much detail retained, the reverse particularly full, neat and pleasing, very fine
£300-500
432 432
Charles I (1625-49), Civil War coinage, Exeter, 1643-46, Crown, 29.36g, m.m. rose, king crowned, riding left, sash in large bow, rev. round garnished shield (Brooker 1012; N.2532; S.3055), weakness on equestrian portrait and in areas of legends, peripheral striking flaw at 9 o’clock on reverse, this flan full and well rounded for this coinage, toned and with a good deal of lustre, especially on reverse, nearly very fine for this
£300-400
433 433
Charles I (1625-49), Civil War coinage, Exeter, 1643-46, Crown, 29.04g, m.m. castle, dated 1645, king crowned, riding left, sash flies out with two ends behind, rev. round garnished shield (Brooker 1041-45; N.2561; S.3062), irregular flan as usual, some obvious peripheral striking flaws and with haymarking in obverse field, however, pleasing and even old tone, a good deal of underlying lustre, generally a good strike, good very fine for this WWW.SPINK.COM
£700-900
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434 434
Charles I (1625-49), Halfcrowns (4), tower (2), 14.18g, Group II, m.m. plume, rev. C R divided by lis over rose (S.2769), horseman very weak, reverse better, fine, 15.02g, Group III, m.m. tun (S.2773), horseman very weak, reverse better, fine, 14.50g, Oxford (1), 1643, m.m. plume/-, rev. declaration, Oxford plumes above, 1643 below (S.2954), centres weak, essential devicess still visible, large flan, fine, 12.79g, Bristol (1), 1645, m.m. pellet/[?], plumelet behind king, Br below horse, rev. declaration, Oxford plumes above, 1645 and Br below (S.3009), centres weak and flan irregular as usual, date and Br monograms mostly visible, nearly fine (4)
ÂŁ250-350
435 435
Commonwealth (1649-60), Halfcrown, 14.95g, 1653, m.m. sun, shield of England within wreath, rev. shields of England and Ireland, mark of value above, 1653 at top of legend (N.2722; S.3215), slight flan irregularity, corresponding weakness in centres, irridescent tones and some stronger areas, nearly very fine
115
ÂŁ300-400
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436 436
Commonwealth (1649-60), Shilling, 5.94g, 1653, m.m. shield of England in wreath rev. shields of England and Ireland conjoined, mark of value above, 1653 in legend (N.2724; S.3217), reverse slightly off-centre and with areas of double striking, generally a pleasing piece, some reflection in the fields and areas of sharpness, very fine
£300-500
437 437
Charles II (1660-85), Shilling, 1663, first bust variety right, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, interlinked C’s in angles (ESC 1025; S.3371), gilded, fine
£50-60
438 438
English hammered (7), all purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin in the 1970s with original tickets and coin envelopes, includes Henry III (1) Class IIIb penny of Gloucester, Edward I (5) pennies of varying classes, all London except a single specimen of Berwick, one piece provenanced to the Loch Doon hoard, Henry VII (1) Type II halfgroat of Canterbury, grades vary from good fine to good very fine, all toned and with the Seaby provenance (7)
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£100-200
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SCOTTISH COINS
439 440
440 (x2) 439 (x2) 439
440
Scotland, John Baliol (1292-96), Penny, 1.38g, Second coinage, IOHANNES DEI GRØA, crowned bust left, sceptre before, rev. long cross, four mullets with five points in angles (S.5071), some darker patches of toning and area of surface delamination in reverse legend, pleasing old collection tone which accentuates the king’s features, full and round, very fine, scarce
£300-400
Scotland, David II (1329-71), Farthing, 0.31g, First coinage, first issue, +DAVID:DEI.GRACIA, crowned bust left, sceptre before, rev. +REX SCOTORVM, cross pattée, mullets of five points in angles (S.5086), a field find, corresponding peripheral weakness in front of bust and some double striking to reverse, a clear portrait and regnal title, well presented for a farthing of this period, very fine and an extremely rare denomination for David II
£1,000-1,500
A Collection of Scottish Coins, Many Being the Plate Coins in the Standard Catalogue
441
442
441
442
441 (x2)
442 (x2)
Scotland, David I (1124-53), Penny, 1.41g, period C, Berwick, Folpart, ... CIE ..., crowned head right, sceptre in front, rev. ... FOL ..., cross fleury, single pellet in angles (Burns fig.4A; S.5007), slightly misshaped flan as often, dark tone, good fine, interesting variety with the reading ESOCIE
£500-600
Scotland, William I (1165-1214), short cross and stars coinage 1195-1214, Penny, 1.41g, phase B, Edinburgh, Hue and Walter, + LE REI WILAM, head left, sceptre in front, rev. + HVE WALTER , voided short cross, stars in angles (Burns fig.52; S.5029), good very fine
£400-500
117
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443
444
443
444
443 (x2)
444 (x2)
Scotland, Alexander II (1214-49), Penny, 1.44g, in the name of William I, issue commencing c.1230, Roxburgh, Peris, head left, rev. short cross, stars in angles (S.5034), scratches on obverse, fine
£200-250
Scotland, Alexander III (1249-86), second coinage after 1280, Penny, 1.41g, + ALEXANDER DEI GRA, crowned head left, sceptre before, rev. REX SCOTORVM, long cross, stars in angles - class Mc, 23 points (S.5055), very fine
£80-100
445
446
446 (x2)
445 (x2)
445
446
Scotland, John Baliol (1292-96), second coinage, smooth surface issue, Penny, Edinburgh, IOhANNES DEI GRA, crowned head left, sceptre before, rev. REX/SCO/TOR/VM+, long cross, mullet of five points in each quarter (Burns fig.219; S.5071), a light scratch on the obverse, very fine
£400-500
Scotland, Robert Bruce (1306-29), Halfpenny, 0.65g, ROBERTVS DEI GRA, crowned head left, sceptre before, rev. SCO/TOR/VM R/EX+, long cross, mullets of five points in two quarters (Burns fig.227; S.5077), legend flat in front of face, some scratches, good fine, extremely rare
£2,000-2,500
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447
447 (x2)
447
Scotland, David II (1329-71), second coinage 1357-67, Groat, Aberdeen, + DAVID DEI GRA REX SCOTORVM, crowned young bust left, sceptre before, rev. + DNS P/TECTOR/MS Z LIB/ATOR MS/, in inner circle vill/a : a/ber/don, long cross, mullet of five points in each quarter (Burns fig.255; S.5103 - this coin illustrated), very fine, very fine
£1,000-1,200
448
448 (x2) 448
Scotland, Robert II (1371-90), Halfgroat, 1.74g, Edinburgh, crowned bust left, sceptre before, rev. long cross, mullets of fivre points in angles (S.5138), good fine
119
£150-200
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449
449 (x2) 449
Scotland, Robert III (1390-1406), heavy coinage 1390 - c.1403, Groat, 2.56g, Edinburgh, ‘rough’ crowned facing bust in tressure of seven arcs, rev. long cross, pellets in angles (S.5164), good fine
£100-150
450
450 (x2) 450
Scotland, James I (1406-37), second fleur-de-lis issue, Groat, 2.26g, Edinburgh, ‘rough’ crowned facing bust, with tall central fleur in crown, sceptre to left, rev. long cross, fleur and three pellets in alternate angles (S.5200), good fine
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£300-400
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451
451 (x2) 451
Scotland, James II (1437-60), second coinage 1451-60, first issue, Groat, 3.25g, Edinburgh, crowned facing bust wearing mantle, tall central fleur to crown, rev. long cross, crown and three pellets in alternate angles (S.5231), very fine
£1,200-1,500
PROVENANCE:
Lucien LaRiviere, Spink auction 179, 29 March 2006, lot 54 Stack’s, New York, 2 December 1997, lot 1514 Dundee collection, Spink/Bowers, Los Angeles, 19 February 1976, lot 70
452
452 (x2) 452
Scotland, James III (1460-88), main issue 1484-88, Groat, 3.02g, Edinburgh, + IACOBVS : DEI : GRACIA : REX ; COTRV, crowned bust three-quarters left, annulet on inner circle in front of face, rev. long cross, crowns and three pellets with annulet in alternate quarters (Burns 44; S.5287 - this coin illustrated), minor verdigris on obverse otherwise very fine with a clear portrait PROVENANCE:
Mrs Joan Murray, Baldwin’s auction 26, 9 May 2001, lot 1948 121
£700-800
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453
453 (x2) 453
Scotland, James III (1460-88), Halfgroat, 1.54g, IACOBVS . DIE . GRACIA . REX, crowned bust three-quarter left, rev. + DNS/. PROT ./ECTOR/MEVS., in inner circle + VIL/.AED/. INB/.VRI., long cross, crown and three pellets with annulet in alternate angles (Burns fig.648, 10; S.5292 - this coin illustrated), good very fine, very rare
£3,000-3,500
PROVENANCE: Dundee collection, Spink/Bowers, Los Angeles, 19 February 1976, lot 80 R C Lockett, part V, Sotheby, 18-19 June 1957, lot 252 (illustrated) T Bearman, collection purchased by Baldwin c.1922 J G Murdoch, Sotheby, 11-13 May 1903, lot 131 A B Richardson, Scottish portion sold privately J H Kermack Ford, Sotheby, 12-19 June 1884, lot 844
454
454 (x2) 454
Scotland, James IV (1488-1513), Halfgroat, 1.15g, Edinburgh, variety iiia, i.m. crown, IACOBVS. DEI. GRA REX. SCOTTOR, neat crowned facing bust in tressure, stars by neck, rev. SALVV./FAC. PO/POLVV./TV D’NE, in inner circle VILL/A EI/INB/VRGE, long cross, mullet and three pellets in alternate angles (Burns fig.699; S.5345 - this coin illustrated), lightly double struck on obverse, a neat round coin, very fine for this very rare denomination PROVENANCE: Lucien LaRiviere, Spink auction 179, 29 March 2006, lot 80 DNW, 9 December 2003, lot 439 Purchased from Spink, October 1970
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£1,200-1,500
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455
455 (x1.5) 455
Scotland, James V (1513-42), second coinage 1526-39, Groat, 2.60g, type II, Edinburgh, + IACOBVS: 5: DEI: GRA: REX: SCOTOR, crowned and mantled bust right, single arch to crown, rev. :OPPI/DVM:E/DINB/VRGI, shield over long cross fourchée (Burns fig.720, 19; S.5377 - this coin illustrated), metal flaw on neck, otherwise almost extremely fine, rare
£1,600-2,000
PROVENANCE:
Lucien LaRiviere, Spink auction 179, 29 March 2006, lot 89 J K R Murray, Spink auction 57, 29 April 1987, lot 172 H A Parsons, Glendining, 11 May 1954, lot 729 R Carlyon-Britton, collections dispersed through Seaby
456 456
Scotland, Mary (1542-67), second period 1558-60, Francis and Mary, Testoon, type II, 1560, crowned shield of Francis as king of Scotland and Mary, rev. crowned FM monogram, crowned lis on left, crowned thistle on right (S.5418), from a mount, fair
£80-120
457 457
Scotland, James VI (1567-1625), seventh coinage, 5-Shillings, 1594, cuirassed halflength bust right, rev. crown over triple headed thistle (S.5494), good fine 123
£50-60
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458 458
Scotland, Charles I (1625-49), third coinage 1637-42, Unit, 9.58g, m.m. thistle and B at end of legend on obverse only, CAROLVS. D:G. MAG. BRITAN. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX., king, crowned, half-length right, wearing decorated armour, holding sceptre and orb, rev. HIS. PRAESVM. VT. PROSIM., crowned square topped shield dividing crowned C-R (S.5531), from a mount, fine
£1,500-2,000
459 459
Scotland, Charles I (1625-49), third coinage 1637-42, 12-Shilling, type II, crowned bust left, value XII behind, rev. crowned flat topped shield dividing crowned C-R (S.5559 - this coin illustrated), adjustment marks, very fine
£200-250
460 460
Scotland, Charles II (1660-85), Merk, 1669, CAROLVS. II. DEI; GRA., laureate and draped bust right, thistle below, rev. MAG BRI. FRA ET. HIB REX. 1669:, four shields cruciform, value in centre (S.5611), about very fine2,
£200-250
461 461
Scotland, William II (III of England, 1694-1702), 40-Shillings, 1695, laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned shield, no lozenges in Dutch shield, edge with upright raised letters SEPTIMO (S.5679 - this coin illustrated), some scratches and adjustment marks, very fine WWW.SPINK.COM
£500-600
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462 462
Scotland, Anne (1702-14), 10-Shillings, 1705, draped bust left, value below, rev. crowned shield (S.5700 - this coin illustrated), some black deposit, very fine
£300-350
463
463
464
Scotland, James VIII (The Old Pretender 1688-1766), Crown, 1716, IACOBVS. VIII. DEI. GRATIA., laureate, cuirassed and draped bust right, rev. .SCOT. ANGL. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX., crowned square shield, edge plain (S.5731), struck from original dies in 1828 by Matthew Young, usual rust spots, extremely fine
£1,500-2,000
BURNS, EDWARD, The Coinage of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1887, 3 vols., xxiii + 365pp., XVIII + 556pp., vi + 79 plates, original brown half leather and marbled boards, spine ribbed and gilt, t.e.g., marbled frontpaper of first volume detached, the boards rubbed, very fine
£200-300
PROVENANCE:
ex libris W Sharp Ogden ex libris Arnold J Henderson
125
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IRISH COINS AND MEDALS
465 465
Ireland, Hiberno-Scandinavian, Sihtric Anlafsson, Penny, 1.25g, Phase I, c.9951020, Dublin, Faeremin, bare headed bust left in style of Aethelred II, +SIHTRC RE+ DYFLMN, rev. +FAEREMIN MIO DYFLI, voided long cross with crescent terminals (S.6103), peck marks, this piece split down centre and crudely repaired, some peripheral flan loss, good very fine
£200-300
The appearance of peck marking on this piece indicates that it was probably involved in trade with the continent at the Dublin seaport.
466 466
467
Ireland, Hiberno-Scandinavian, Sihtric Anlafsson, Halfpenny, 0.51g, Phase I, c.9951020, Dublin, unknown moneyer, diademed bust left in style of Aethelred II Last small cross type, +S[I]HTRC REX D[...], rev. +SII[...] ON FNI, small cross pattée (S.6117), peck marks and with small chip at one extremity, areas of darker tone, a well-struck and sharp piece, nearly extremely fine and a rare phase I type
£150-250
Ireland, Philip and Mary (1554-58), Groat. 2.86g, 1556, bust vis-à-vis, crown above dividing date, rev. crowned harp dividing small crowned P and small crowned M (S.6501A), good detail for this issue, nearly very fine
£100-150
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17th century token with ‘Corke’ countermark
468 468
468 (x1.5)
Ireland, Cork Farthing, 4.40g, William Ballard, 1677, brass penny token smoothed and counterstamped on reverse, CORKE in script, leopards head above, palm branches below, all within toothed border, token undertype LLARD*HIS* still legible (Dowle & Finn 333; SCBI 49 Norweb, No 6214; S.6562B), striking crack encroaching onto counterstamp, the counterstamp very clear and full with some wear to the high points, very fine or better, an intriguing and very rare piece There are different schools of thought regarding the purpose of these enigmatic pieces. One theory is that they are in some way related to the 1689-91 Civil War and, therefore, are relative to the reign of James II in Ireland. The last example of this Cork counterstamp to pass through Spink’s rooms was the La Riviere specimen, 22 February 2006, lot 147; the current SCBC plate coin.
469 469
470
£600-800
470
Ireland, James II (1685-91), Crown, 13.38g, ‘Gunmoney’ coinage, 1689-91, 1690, overstruck on large size ‘gunmoney’ halfcrown, king on horseback left, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, crown at centre, ANO/DOM 16/90 in angles (S.6577), lettering slightly off-flan in areas, some light wear to the high points but a pleaing equestrian portrait and generally tidy, well struck and good very fine It is very difficult to discern any evidence of an undertype on this piece. Ireland, James II (1685-91), Civil War coinage, ‘gunmoney’ Halfcrown, Mar: 1690, laureate head left, rev. crown over crossed sceptres dividing JR, large 0 in date (S.6579M), very fine
£350-450
£120-150
471 471
Ireland, The Society of the Attorneys and Solicitors of Ireland, gold prize medal by John Woodhouse, coat of arms of the Society, JW below, rev. inscription in eight lines Awarded to John Harvey Hogan Esq. for Superior answering at the competitive Examination for the society’s Prize Micha’s Term 1874 within wreath, 40mm. 33.05g, small marks on edge otherwise extremely fine From the Irish Law Times and Solicitors Journal of 1874, ‘Dublin. Michaelmas Term 1874. At the Examination of Applicants seeking to become Apprentices to Attorneys...The Court of Examiners have awarded a gold medal and £10 to Mr John Harvey Hogan.’ 127
£600-700
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ENGLISH MILLED COINS
472
472 (x1.5) 472
Charles II (1660-85), Five-Guineas, 1684, laureate bust right, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, edge SEXTO (ESC 29; S.3332), some edge bruising, good fine
474
473
473
474
£4,000-5,000
Charles II (1660-85), Crown, 1668 VICESIMO, second laureate and draped bust right, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, entire edge lettering upside down (cf. ESC 36; S.3357), has been brushed, parts of edge legend illegible, marks on edge, fair, reverse better
£100-150
Charles II (1660-85), Halfcrown, 1676 V OCTAVO, retrograde 1 in date, fourth laureate and draped bust right, rev. four crowned shields cruciform (ESC 478A; S.3367), soft strike, nearly very fine
£100-150
PROVENANCE:
SCMB January 1976, no.1024
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475
475 (x1.5) 475
Charles II (1660-85), official pattern Farthing, 1662, CARO-LVS A CARO-LO, crowned rose, thistle, harp and lis, rev. QVATVOR MARIA VINDICO, ship sailing to left, edge straight grain (Peck 399), nearly extremely fine, rare
£600-800
PROVENANCE:
T D Shephard collection
476
476 (x1.5) 476
James II (1685-88), Guinea, 1687 over 6, second laureate head left, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, sceptres in angles (MCE.128 the overdate noted; S.3402), some marks around edge, the date weak, haymarked on reverse, good very fine PROVENANCE:
Purchased from Stanley Gibbons, 5 June 1980, £375
129
£1,000-1,200
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477
477 (x2)
477
William and Mary (1688-94), Five-Guineas, 1692, conjoined busts right, rev. crowned shield, edge QVARTO (ESC 138; S.3422), some smoothing otherwise about extremely fine
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£20,000-25,000
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479
478 478
480
William and Mary (1688-94), Halfcrown, 1690, first conjoined busts right, reads GRETIA with second V over S in GVLIELMVS, rev. second crowned shield, edge SECVNDO (ESC.514 - R3; S.3435), good fine, toned, rare
479
William and Mary (1688-94), tin Farthing, 1689, small laureate and draped busts right, rev. Britannia, lettered edge (Peck 563), some corrosion, fine, extremely rare PROVENANCE: P Bateman, Bonham’s, 4 June 1998, lot 457 (part) C R Taylor collection Found by the river Thames, 1979
480
William and Mary (1688-94), tin Farthing, 1689, small laureate and draped busts right, rev. Britannia, lettered edge (Peck 563), some corrosion, edge chipped, fine, extremely rare
481
482
£200-250 £500-600
£400-500
483
481
William and Mary (1688-94), tin Farthing, 1690, laureate and draped busts right, rev. Britannia, lettered edge (Peck 578), some corrosion, nearly very fine
£400-500
482
William and Mary (1688-94), tin Farthing, 1691, laureate and draped busts right, no stops after GVLIELMVS and MARIA, rev. Britannia, lettered edge (Peck -, cf.583), strong good fine, rare
£250-300
William III (1694-1702), Chester Halfcrown, 1697 NONO, laureate bust right, C below, rev. four crowned shields cruciform (S.3489), weak on drapery and corresponding area of reverse, otherwise very fine
£200-250
483
484
485
484
William III (1694-1702), Threepence, 1701, with GBA for GRA, laureate and draped bust right, rev. crown over value (ESC 2003A; S.3550), very fine, scarce PROVENANCE: SCMB March 1975, no.M012
485
Anne (1702-1714), Gold Touchpiece, 2.94g, ANNA· D:G·M·BR· - F:ET·H·REG:, three masted ship in full sail left, rev. SOLI·DEO· - GLORIA·, St Michael slaying Satan (MI II 242/28; Noon 320-3), officially pierced as usual, gilt and from a mount, fine PROVENANCE: Spink, 24 June 2010, lot 260 (£340) 131
£40-50
£250-350
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486 486
Anne (1702-14), before Union, Halfcrown, 1704 TERTIO, draped bust left, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, plumes in angles (ESC 570; S.35810, about very fine, scarce
£200-300
PROVENANCE: SCMB January 1975, no.1023
487 487
Anne (1702-14), after Union, Sixpence, 1708 E*, normal bust left, rev. four crowned shields cruciform (ESC 1593; S.3621), about very fine, rare
£100-120
PROVENANCE: SCMB January 1975, no.1055
488 488
George I (1714-27), Crown, 1718 over 6, laureate, cuirassed and draped bust right, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, edge QUINTO (ESC ; S.3639), about very fine
£800-1,000
489 489
George I (1714-27), ‘dump’ issue Halfpenny, 1718, laureate cuirassed bust right, rev. Britannia (Peck 774; S.3659), corrosion patch on reverse, good very fine/fine
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£60-80
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490
490 (x1.5) 490
George II (1727-60), proof Crown, 1746, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, edge VICESIMO (ESC126; S.3690), brooch mount removed from overse, now toned, good very fine
491
491
492
£4,000-5,000
493
George II (1727-60), Sixpence, 1735 over 4, young bust left, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, roses and plumes in angles (ESC 1610A - R3; S.3707), the 5 doubled, the base of the 4 visible, about very fine, rare
£100-120
PROVENANCE:
SCMB November 1974, no.2018
492
George II (1727-60), Sixpence, 1736, young bust left, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, roses and plumes in angles (ESC 1611; S.3707), about very fine
£80-100
PROVENANCE:
SCMB March 1975, no.2057
493
George III (1760-1820), Bank of England issue, Three-Shillings, 1812, laureate head right, rev. wreath (ESC 416; S.3770), good very fine 133
£50-60
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495
494 494
George III (1760-1820), Soho coinage, Twopence, 1797, laureate, draped bust right, rev. Britannia (Peck 1077; S.3776) good very fine
495
George III (1760-1820), Crown, 1819 dragon (ESC 216; S.3787), good very fine
LX,
laureate head right, rev. St George and
£60-80 £120-150
496 496
George III (1760-1820), Penny, 1806, incuse hair curl (S.3780), Victoria, Penny, 1853, ornamental trident (S.3948), both about extremely fine with some lustre (2)
497
£150-200
498
g497
George IV (1820-30) Sovereign, 1830, head left, rev. crowned shield (S.3801), some small scratches, about extremely fine, in PCGS holder graded AU53
£600-800
498
George IV (1820-30), Sixpence, 1827, head left, rev. lion over crown (ESC 1664 - R2; S.3815), nearly very fine, rare
£80-100
PROVENANCE: SCMB December 1974, no.TC710
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499
g499
Victoria (1837-1901), proof set, 1887, gold Five-Pounds, Two-Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, silver Crown, Double-Florin, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence (S.PS5), some marks on the Sovereign, otherwise uncirculated, the silver toned, in fitted case (11 coins)
135
ÂŁ12,000-15,000
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500 500
Victoria (1837-1901), Gothic Crown, 1847, Gothic style bust left, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, edge UNDECIMO (ESC 288; S.3883), edge bruise and knock on front of crown, cleaned, very fine
£600-800
501 501
Victoria (1837-1901), Gothic Crown, 1847, Gothic style bust left, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, edge UNDECIMO (ESC 288; S.3883), polished, very fine
£400-500
502
Victoria (1837-1901), Crown, 1893 LVI, Sixpence, 1893, edward VII, Shilling, 1909, Sixpence, 1909, the 1909 Shilling cleaned very fine, the others better (4)
£60-80
503
Miscellaneous, milled silver (38), Gothic Florin, Shillings (13), Sixpences (16), Groats (2), Threepences (6), Edward VII Coronation medals (2), silver, 31mm, bronze, 56mm, and Victoria Diamond Jubilee medal, 1897, silver, 26mm, the Groats and three Sixpences holed, generally fine to very fine (lot)
£100-150
504
506
504
Victoria (1837-1901), Shilling, 1854, young head left, rev. value in wreath (ESC 1302 R2; S.3904), fine, scarce
£100-150
505
Victoria (1837-1901), Pennies (3), 1865, 1883, 1892, Halfpenny, 1863, Farthing, 1884 (S.3954, 3956, 3958), extremely fine (5)
£100-120
506
Victoria (1837-1901), Penny, 1869, bust left, rev. Britannia (Peck 1685; S.3954), very fine
£300-400
507
Miscellaneous bronze coins (11), Pennies (8), 1895, 1908, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1919, 1944, 1953, Halfpenny, 1901, and Farthings (2), 1896, 1923, extremely fine (11)
£100-120
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508
508 (x1.5) g508
Edward VII (1901-10), satin proof Sovereign, 1908 C, head right, rev. St George and dragon (S.3970), small dent below bust otherwise uncirculated, in PCGS holder graded SP63
£5,000-6,000
509
509 (x1.5) g509
George V (1910-36), Sovereign, 1924 SA, head left, rev. St George and dragon (S.4004), scratches on obverse otherwise extremely fine, in PCGS holder graded AU ‘detail’ with scratch noted
137
£3,000-4,000
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510 g510
George VI (1956-52), gold proof set, 1937, Five-Pounds, Two-Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign (S.PS15), uncirculated, in case of issue (4 coins)
£4,000-5,000
512 511
g511
512
George VI (1956-52), gold proof set, 1937, Five-Pounds, Two-Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign (S.PS15), some surface handling marks otherwise uncirculated, in case of issue (4 coins)
£4,000-4,500
Elizabeth II (1952 -), Maundy set 1974, Fourpence - Penny (S.4211), uncirculated (4)
£120-150
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VAT is chargeable on the Hammer price and the Buyer’s premium of daggered (†) and (Ω) lots at the standard rate (currently 20%), and on lots marked (x) at the reduced rate (currently 5% on the Hammer price and 20% on the Buyer’s premium). VAT on Margin Scheme lots (identified by the absence of any VAT symbol next to the lot number) is payable at 20% on the Buyer’s premium only.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BUYERS These conditions set out the terms on which we (Spink and Son Limited of 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury London WC1B 4ET (company no. 04369748)) contract with you (Buyer) either as agent on behalf of the Seller or as principal if we are the Seller. You should read these conditions carefully. 1
DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply in these conditions: Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme means a VAT margin scheme as defined by HM Revenue & Customs; Buyer’s Premium means the charge payable by you as a percentage of the Hammer Price, at the rates set out in clause 5.1 below; Certificate of Authenticity means a certificate issued by an Expert Committee confirming the authenticity of a Lot; Expert Committee means a committee of experts to whom a Lot may be sent for an extension in accordance with clause 3.4.3; Forgery means a Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived and executed as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as to authorship, origin, age, period, culture or source where the correct description as to such matters is not reflected by the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description in the catalogue. Accordingly, no Lot shall be capable of being a Forgery by reason of any damage and/or restoration work of any kind (including re-enamelling); means the amount of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer in relation to a Lot; Hammer Price Lot means any item deposited with us for sale at auction and, in particular, the item or items described against any Lot number in any catalogue; Reserve the amount below which we agree with the Seller that the Lot cannot be sold; Seller means the owner of the Lot being sold by us; Spink Group Spink and Son Limited, our subsidiaries and associated companies. VAT value added tax chargeable under VAT and any similar replacement or additional tax; and VAT Symbols means the symbols detailing the VAT status of the Lot details of which are set out at the back of the catalogue.
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SPINK’S ROLE AS AGENT 2.1
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3.4.3 If we accept a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity we will submit the Lot to the Expert Committee. You acknowledge and accept that the length of time taken by an Expert Committee to reach an opinion will vary depending on the circumstances and in any event is beyond our control.
All sales undertaken by us either at auction or privately are undertaken either as agent on behalf of the Seller or from time to time, as principal if we are the owner of the Lot. Please note that even if we are acting as agent on behalf of the Seller rather than as principal, we may have a financial interest in the Lot.
3.4.4 We will not accept a request for an extension on account of condition. Any Lot described in the catalogue as having faults or defects may not be returned even if an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity cites other faults or defects not included in the catalogue description, other than in the case of a Forgery.
The contract for the sale of the Lot will be between you and the Seller.
BEFORE THE SALE 3.1
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Examination of goods You are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which you are interested, before the auction takes place. Condition reports are usually available on request. We provide no guarantee to you other than in relation to Forgeries, as set out in clause 5.13 of these Terms and Conditions.
3.4.5 Should Spink accept a request for an extension under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the fact may be stated by the Auctioneer from the rostrum prior to the sale of the Lot. 3.4.6 It should be noted that any stamp accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity is sold on the basis of that Certificate only and not on the basis of any other description or warranty as to authenticity. No request for an extension will be accepted on such a stamp and the return of such a stamp will not be accepted.
Catalogue descriptions 3.2.1 Statements by us in the catalogue or condition report, or made orally or in writing elsewhere, regarding the authorship, origin, date, age, size, medium, attribution, genuineness, provenance, condition or estimated selling price of any Lot are merely statements of opinion, and are not to be relied on as statements of definitive fact. Catalogue and web illustrations are for guidance only, and should not be relied on either to determine the tone or colour of any item. No lot shall be rejected on the grounds of inaccurate reproduction. No lot illustrated in the catalogue and online shall be rejected on the grounds of cancellation, centring, margins, perforation or other characteristics apparent from the illustration. Estimates of the selling price should not be relied on as a statement that this price is either the price at which the Lot will sell or its value for any other purpose. 3.2.2 Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and the absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others.
3.4.7 If you receive any correspondence from the Expert Committee in relation to the Lot, including but not limited to a Certificate of Authenticity, you must provide us with copies of such correspondence no later than 7 days after you receive such correspondence. 4
AT THE SALE 4.1
Refusal of admission Our sales usually take place on our own premises or premises over which we have control for the sale, and we have the right, exercisable at our complete discretion, to refuse admission to the premises or attendance at an auction.
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Registration before bidding You must complete and sign a registration form and provide identification before making a bid at auction. Please be aware that we usually require buyers to undergo a credit check. If you have not bid successfully with Spink in the past, or you are registering with us for the first time, we reserve the right to require a deposit of up to 50% of the amount you intend to spend. Such deposit will be deducted from your invoice should you be successful. If you are unsuccessful at auction, your deposit will be returned by the same means it was paid to Spink. Some lots may be designated, prior to the auction, as “Premium Lots”, which means a deposit may be required before placing a bid on the item for sale. Information will be posted on our website in such an event.
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Bidding as Principal When making a bid (whether such bids are made in person or by way of telephone bids operated by Spink, commission or online or email bids), you will be deemed to be acting as principal and will be accepting personal liability, unless it has been agreed in writing, at the time of registration, that you are acting as agent on behalf of a third party buyer acceptable to us.
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Commission Bids If you give us instructions to bid on your behalf, by using the form provided in our catalogues or via our website, we shall use reasonable endeavours to do so, provided these instructions are received not later than 24 hours before the auction. If we receive commission bids on a particular Lot for identical amounts, and at auction these bids are the highest bids for the Lot, it will be sold to the person whose bid was received first. Commission bids are undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the auction may be such that we are unable to bid as requested. Since this is undertaken as a free service to prospective buyers on the terms stated, we cannot accept liability for failure to make a commission bid. You should therefore always attend personally if you wish to be certain of bidding.
3.2.3 Other than as set out in clause 5.13, and in the absence of fraud, neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents, are responsible for the correctness of any statement as to the authorship, origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness or provenance of any Lot nor for any other errors of description or for any faults or defects in any Lot. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his own judgment as to such matters. 3.3
Your Responsibility You are responsible for satisfying yourself as to the condition of the goods and the matters referred to in the catalogue description.
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Extensions – Stamps only 3.4.1 If you wish to obtain an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity on any Lot (other than a mixed Lot or Lot containing undescribed stamps) you must notify us in writing not less than forty-eight hours before the time fixed for the commencement of the first session of the sale. If accepted by us, such request shall have the same effect as notice of an intention to question the genuineness or description of the Lot for the purposes of clause 5.13 (Refund in the case of Forgery) of these Terms and Conditions and the provisions of clause 5.13 (Refund in the case of Forgery) shall apply accordingly. 3.4.2 Notice of a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity must give the reason why such opinion is required and specify the identity of your proposed expert which will be subject to agreement by us. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to refuse a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity including (without limitation) where the proposed expert is not known to us.
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On-line Bidding We offer internet services as a convenience to our clients. We will not be responsible for errors or failures to execute bids placed on the internet, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by (i) a loss of internet connection by either party for whatever reason; (ii) a breakdown or problems with the online bidding software and/or (iii) a breakdown or problems with your internet connection, computer or system. Execution of on-line internet bids on www.spink.com and Spink Live is a free service undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the auction and we do not accept liability for failing to execute an online internet bid or for errors or omissions in connection with this activity. Buyers who acquire lots on the-saleroom.com will have a fee of 3% on the hammer price added to their invoice for using this facility.
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Telephone Bids If you make arrangements with us not less than 24 hours before the sale, we shall use reasonable endeavours to contact you to enable you to participate in bidding by telephone, but in no circumstances will we be liable to either the Seller or you as a result of failure to do so.
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Currency Converter At some auctions, a currency converter will be operated, based on the one month forward rates of exchange quoted to us by Barclays Bank Plc or any other appropriate rate determined by us, at opening on the date of the auction. Bidding will take place in a currency determined by us, which is usually sterling for auctions held in London. The currency converter is not always reliable, and errors may occur beyond our control either in the accuracy of the Lot number displayed on the converter, or the foreign currency equivalent of sterling bids. We shall not be liable to you for any loss suffered as a result of you following the currency converter.
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Video images At some auctions there will be a video screen. Mistakes may occur in its operation, and we cannot be liable to you regarding either the correspondence of the image to the Lot being sold or the quality of the image as a reproduction of the original.
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Bidding Increments Bidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in the following order although the auctioneer may vary the bidding increments during the course of the auction. The normal bidding increments are: Up to £100 by £5 £100 to £300 by £10 £300 to £600 £320-£350-£380-£400 etc. £600 to £1,000 by £50 £1,000 to £3,000 by £100 £3,000 to £6,000 £3,200-£3,500-£3,800-£4,000 etc. £6,000 to £20,000 by £500 £20,000 and up Auctioneer’s discretion
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4.10 Bidding by Spink 4.10.1 We reserve the right to bid on Lots on the Seller’s behalf up to the amount of the Reserve (if any), which will never be above the low estimate printed in the auction catalogue. 4.10.2 The Spink Group reserves the right to bid on and purchase Lots as principal. 4.11 The Auctioneer’s Discretion The auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse any bid to advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide to withdraw or divide any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots and, in the case of error or dispute, to put an item up for bidding again. 4.12 Successful Bid Subject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer marks the acceptance of the highest bid, provided always that such bid is higher than the Reserve (where applicable), and the conclusion of a contract for sale between you and the Seller. 4.13 After Sale Arrangements If you enter into any private sale agreements for any Lot with the Seller within 60 days of the auction, we, as exclusive agents of the Seller reserve the right to charge you the applicable Buyer’s Premium in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, and the Seller a commission in accordance with the terms of the Seller’s agreement. 4.14 Return of Lot 4.14.1 Once your bid has been accepted for a Lot then you are liable to pay for that Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. If there are any problems with a Lot then you must notify us within 7 days of receipt of the Lot, specifying the nature of the problem. We may then request that the Lot is returned to us for inspection. Save as set out in clause 5.13, the cancellation of the sale of any Lot and the refund of the corresponding purchase price is entirely at our sole discretion. We will not normally exercise that discretion if the Lot is not received by us in the same condition that it was in at the auction date. 4.14.2 No lot may be returned on account of condition if the condition was stated by a third party grading company (including, but not limited to PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG, PMG, WBG). 5
AFTER THE AUCTION 5.1 Buyer’s Premium and other charges In addition to the Hammer Price, you must pay us the Buyer’s Premium at a rate of 20% of the final Hammer price of each lot, a fee of 3% on the hammer price total for using the-saleroom.com and a fee for paying by credit card.
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Value Added Tax Other than in respect of Zero-rated Lots (o) VAT is chargeable on the Hammer price and the Buyer’s premium of daggered (†) and (Ω) lots at the standard rate (currently 20%), and on lots marked (x) at the reduced rate (currently 5% on the Hammer price and 20% on the Buyer’s premium). VAT on Margin scheme lots (identified by the absence of any VAT symbol next to the lot number) is payable at 20% on the Buyer’s premium only. VAT Refunds General 5.3.1 As we remain liable to account for VAT on all Lots unless they have been exported outside the EU within 3 months of the date of sale, you will generally be asked to deposit all amounts of VAT invoiced. However, if a Spink nominated shipper is instructed, then any refundable VAT will not be collected. In all other cases credits will be made when proof of export is provided. If you export the Lot yourself you must obtain shipping documents from the Shipping Department for which a charge of £50 will be made. 5.3.2 If you export the Lot you must return the valid proof of export certificate to us within 3 months of the date of sale. If you fail to return the proof of export certificate to us within such period and you have not already accounted to us for the VAT, you will be liable to us for the full amount of the VAT due on such Lot and we shall be entitled to invoice you for this sum. 5.3.3 To apply for a refund of any VAT paid, the proof of export certificate must be sent to our Shipping Department clearly marked ‘VAT Refund’ within 3 months of the date of sale. No payment will be made where the total amount of VAT refundable is less than £50 and Spink will charge £50 for each refund processed. VAT Refunds - Buyers from within the EU 5.3.4 VAT refunds are available on the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium of Daggered (†) and Investment Gold (g) Lots. You must certify that you are registered for VAT in another EU country and that the Lot is to be removed from the United Kingdom within 3 months of the date of sale. 5.3.5 Where an EU buyer purchases a Lot on which import VAT has been charged, no refund of VAT is available from us. It may be possible to apply directly for a refund on form VAT 65 to HM Revenue & Customs Overeseas Repayment Section, Londonderry. VAT Refunds – Buyers from outside the EU 5.3.6 Where a Lot is included within the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme and evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 months of the date of sale, the VAT on Buyer’s Premium may be refunded. 5.3.7 Where the Lot is marked as a Daggered (†) or Investment Gold (g) Lot the VAT charged on the Hammer Price may be refunded where evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 months of the date of sale. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’s Premium can also be made on receipt of proof of business as a collectibles dealer. 5.3.8 Where the Lot is marked as an Omega (Ω) Lot or an Import VAT (x) Lot and evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 months of the date of sale, the VAT charged on both the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium may be refunded. Where required, we can advise you on how to export such Lots as a specific form of export evidence is required. Where we advise you on the export of the Lots, please be aware that the ultimate responsibility in respect of obtaining a valid proof of export certificate will lie with you and we will not be responsible for your failure to obtain such certificate. Payment 5.4.1 You must provide us with your full name and permanent address and, if so requested, details of the bank from which any payments to us will be made. You must pay the full amount due (comprising the Hammer Price, the Buyer’s Premium and any applicable VAT) within seven days after the date of the sale. This applies even if you wish to export the Lot and an export licence is (or may be) required. 5.4.2 You will not acquire title to the Lot until all amounts due have been paid in full. This includes instances where special arrangements were made for release of Lot prior to full settlement. 5.4.3 Payment should be made in sterling by one of the following methods: II(i) Direct bank transfer to our account details of which are set out on the invoice. All bank charges shall be met by you. Please ensure that your client number is noted on the transfer. i(ii) By cheque or bank draft made payable to Spink and Son Ltd and sent to Spink at 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET. Please note that the processing charges for payments made by cheques or bank drafts drawn on a non-U.K bank shall be met by you. Please ensure that the remittance slip printed at the bottom of the invoice is enclosed with your payment. (iii) By Visa or Mastercard. A fee of 2% will be applied. Payments made by American Express are subject to a 4% fee. Payments exceeding £5,000 can normally only be made by the card holder in person whilst on our premises. 5.4.4 Payments should be made by the registered buyer and not by third parties, unless it has been agreed at the time of registration that you are acting as an agent on behalf of a third party.
Invoices Invoices may consist of one or more pages and will show: Zero rated Lots (o); no symbol Lots sold under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme; Lots marked (g) special scheme Investment Gold; Daggered Lots (†), imported Lots marked (x) and (Ω), (e) Lots with Zero rated hammer for EU VAT registered buyers. 5.6 Collection of Purchases 5.6.1 Unless specifically agreed to the contrary, we shall retain lots purchased until all amounts due to us, or to the Spink Group, have been paid in full. Buyers will be required to pay for their lots when they wish to take possession of the same, which must be within 7 days of the date of the sale, unless prior arrangements have been made with Spink. Without prior agreement, lots will not be released until cleared funds are received with regard to payments made by cheque. 5.6.2 Unless we notify you to the contrary, items retained by us will be covered in accordance with our policy which is available for inspection at our offices from the date of sale for a period of seven days or until the time of collection, whichever is sooner. After seven days or from the time of collection, whichever is the earlier, the Lot will be entirely at your risk. 5.6.3 Our policy will not cover and we are unable to accept responsibility for damage caused by woodworm, changes in atmospheric conditions or acts of terrorism. 5.7 Notification We are not able to notify successful bidders by telephone. While Invoices are sent out by mail after the auction we do not accept responsibility for notifying you of the result of your bid. You are requested to contact us by telephone or in person as soon as possible after the auction to obtain details of the outcome of your bids to avoid incurring charges for late payment. 5.8 Packing and handling 5.8.1 We shall use all reasonable endeavours to take care when handling and packing a purchased Lot but remind you that after seven days or from the time of collection, whichever is sooner, the Lot is entirely at your risk. Our postage charges are set out at the back of the catalogue. 5.8.2 It is the responsibility of the Buyer to be aware of any Import Duties that may be incurred upon importation to the final destination. Spink will not accept return of any package in order to avoid these duties. The onus is also on the Buyer to be aware of any Customs import restrictions that prohibit the importation of certain collectibles. Spink will not accept return of the Lot(s) under these circumstances. Spink will not accept responsibility for Lot(s) seized or destroyed by Customs. 5.8.3 If the Buyer requires delivery of the Lot to an address other than the invoice address this will be carried out at the discretion of Spink. 5.9 Recommended packers and shippers If required our shipping department may arrange shipment as your agent. Although we may suggest carriers if specifically requested, our suggestions are made on the basis of our general experience of such parties in the past and we are not responsible to any person to whom we have made a recommendation for the acts or omissions of the third parties concerned. 5.10 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases 5.10.1 If you fail to make payment within seven days of your stipulated payment date set out in your invoice, we shall be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights or remedies: 5.10.1.1 to charge interest at the rate of 2% per month compound interest, calculated on a daily basis, from the date the full amount is due; 5.10.1.2 to set off against any amounts which the Spink Group may owe you in any other transaction the outstanding amount remaining unpaid by you; 5.10.1.3 we may keep hold of all or some of your Lots or other property in the possession of the Spink Group until you have paid all the amounts you owe us or the Spink Group, even if the unpaid amounts do not relate to those Lots or other property. Following fourteen days’ notice to you of the amount outstanding and remaining unpaid, the Spink Group shall have the right to arrange the sale of such Lots or other property. We shall apply the proceeds in discharge of the amount outstanding to us or the Spink Group, and pay any balance to you; 5.10.1.4 where several amounts are owed by you to the Spink Group in respect of different transactions, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particular transaction, whether or not you so direct; 5.10.1.5 to reject at any future auction any bids made by you or on your behalf or obtain a deposit from you before accepting any bids. 5.10.2 If you fail to make payment within thirty-five days, we shall in addition be entitled: 5.10.2.1 to cancel the sale of the Lot or any other item sold to you at the same or any other auction; 5.10.2.2 to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, if this results in a lower price being obtained, claim the balance from you together with all reasonable costs including a 20% seller’s commission, expenses, damages, legal fees, commissions and premiums of whatever kind associated with both sales or otherwise, incurred in connection with your failure to make payment; 5.5
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5.10.2.3 when reselling the Lot, place a notice in our catalogue stating that you successfully purchased the Lot at auction but have subsequently failed to pay the Hammer Price of the Lot; or 5.10.2.4 take any other appropriate action as we deem fit. 5.10.3 If you fail to collect within fourteen days after the sale, whether or not payment has been made, you will be required 5.10.3.1 to pay a storage charge of £2 per item per day plus any additional handling cost that may apply. 5.10.3.2 you will not be entitled to collect the Lot until all outstanding charges are met, together with payment of all other amounts due to us. 5.11 Uses of default information If you fail to make payment for a Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions: 5.11.1 We reserve the right to refuse you the right to make bids for any future auction irrespective of whether previous defaults have been settled; and 5.11.2 You consent to us disclosing details of such default to other auctioneers and live bidding platforms, which will include your name, address, nature of the default and the date of the default. Auctioneers or live bidding platforms who receive details of the default may rely on such information when deciding whether to enter into a transaction with you in the future. 5.12 Export Licence 5.12.1 If required we can, at our discretion, advise you on the detailed provisions of the export licensing regulations. Where we advise you in relation to export licensing regulations the ultimate responsibility in respect of any export will lie with you and we will not be responsible for your failure to apply for any necessary licences. 5.12.2 If the Lot is going to be hand carried by you, you may be required to produce a valid export licence to us or sign a waiver document stating that a licence will be applied for. 5.12.3 You should always check whether an export licence is required before exporting. Export licences are usually obtained within two or three weeks but delays can occur. 5.12.4 Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that you wish to apply for an export licence does not affect your obligation to make payment within seven days nor our right to charge interest on late payment. 5.12.5 If you request that we apply for an export licence on your behalf, we shall be entitled to recover from you our disbursements and out of pocket expenses in relation to such application, together with any relevant VAT. 5.12.6 We will not be obliged to rescind a sale nor to refund any interest or other expenses incurred by you where payment is made by you despite the fact that an export licence is required. 5.13 Refund in the case of Forgery 5.13.1 A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to you if a Lot (other than a miscellaneous item not described in the catalogue) sold by us proves to have been a Forgery. We shall not however be obliged to refund any amounts if either (a) the catalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction date corresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars or experts at that time, or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of opinions, or (b) it can be demonstrated that the Lot is a Forgery only by means of either a scientific process not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which at the date of the auction was unreasonably expensive or impracticable or likely to have caused damage to the Lot. Furthermore, you should note that this refund can be obtained only if the following conditions are met: 5.13.1.1 you must notify us in writing, within seven days of the receipt of the Lot(s), that in your view the Lot concerned is a Forgery; 5.13.1.2 you must then return the item to us within fourteen days from receipt of the Lot(s), in the same condition as at the auction date; and 5.13.1.3 as soon as possible following return of the Lot, you must produce evidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery and that you are able to transfer good title to us, free from any third party claims. 5.13.1.4 you must provide to us all evidence obtained by you that a Lot is a Forgery no later than 7 days after you receive such evidence. 5.13.2 In no circumstances shall we be required to pay you any more than the amount paid by you for the Lot concerned and you shall have no claim for interest. 5.13.3 The benefit of this guarantee is not capable of being transferred, and is solely for the benefit of the person to whom the original invoice was made out by us in respect of the Lot when sold and who, since the sale, has remained the owner of the Lot without disposing of any interest in it to any third party. 5.13.4 We shall be entitled to rely on any scientific or other process to establish that the Lot is not a Forgery, whether or not such process was used or in use at the date of the auction. 6
LIABILITY Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes our liability for: 6.1 death or personal injury resulting from negligence; or 6.2 any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
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USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION 7.1 We will use the personal information you provide to us to: 7.1.1 process the bids you make on Lots (whether successful or otherwise) and other auction related services we provide; 7.1.2 process your payment relating to a successful purchase of a Lot; 7.1.3 arrange for delivery of any Lot you purchase, which will include passing your details to shipping providers and, on overseas deliveries, to customs where they make enquiries regarding the Lot; 7.1.4 inform you about similar products or services that we provide, but you may stop receiving these at any time by contacting us. 7.2 In accordance with clause 4.2, you agree that we may pass your information to credit reference agencies and that they may keep a record of any search that they do. 7.3 In accordance with clause 5.11, you agree that where you default on making payment for a Lot in accordance with these terms and conditions we may disclose details of such default to other auctioneers and live bidding platforms. 7.4 We are also working closely with third parties (including, for example, other auctioneers and live bidding platforms) and may receive information about you from them. COPYRIGHT 8.1 We shall have the right (on a non-exclusive basis) to photograph, video or otherwise produce an image of the Lot. All rights in such an image will belong to us, and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit. 8.2 The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material relating to a Lot is and shall remain at all times our property and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit. You shall not use or allow anyone else to use such images, illustrations or written material without our prior written consent. VAT You shall give us all relevant information about your VAT status and that of the Lot to ensure that the correct information is printed in the catalogues. Once printed, the information cannot be changed. If we incur any unforeseen cost or expense as a result of the information being incorrect, you will reimburse to us on demand the full amount incurred.
10 NOTICES All notices given under these Terms and Conditions may be served personally, sent by 1st class post, or faxed to the address given to the sender by the other party. Any notice sent by post will be deemed to have been received on the second working day after posting or, if the addressee is overseas, on the fifth working day after posting. Any notice sent by fax or served personally will be deemed to be delivered on the first working day following despatch. 11 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS The following provisions of this clause 10 shall apply only if you are acting for the purposes of your business. 11.1 Limitation of Liability Subject to clause 6, we shall not be liable, whether in tort (including for negligence) or breach of statutory duty, contract, misrepresentation or otherwise for any: 11.1.1 loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss of contract, loss of use, loss of corruption of data or information; or 11.1.2 any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses. 11.2 Severability If any part of these Terms and Condition is found by any court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part may be discounted and the rest of the conditions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 11.3 Force majeure We shall have no liability to you if we are prevented from, or delayed in performing, our obligations under these Terms and Conditions or from carrying on our business by acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond our reasonable control, including (without limitation) strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving our workforce or the workforce of any other party), failure of a utility service or transport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or subcontractors. 11.4 Waiver 11.4.1 A waiver of any right under these Terms and Conditions is only effective if it is in writing and it applies only to the circumstances for which it is given. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right or remedy under these Terms and Conditions or by law shall constitute a waiver of that (or any other) right or remedy, nor preclude or restrict its further exercise. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exercise of that (or any other) right or remedy. 11.4.2 Unless specifically provided otherwise, rights arising under these Terms and Conditions are cumulative and do not exclude rights provided by law.
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11.5 Law and Jurisdiction 11.5.1 These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of England and Wales. 11.5.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of, or in connection with, Terms and Conditions or their subject matter.
Postal Charges Prices for books (items sent by this method are not covered by insurance) Weight
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EU
Rest of the World
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£8 for any weight
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£8 for any weight
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Prices for all other items including postage and packaging Invoice Value
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£10
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Shipments of more than 2kg or volumetric measurement of more than 2kg have to be sent by courier. Certain countries may incur extra charge when courier services are required by our insurance policy. For lots sent by courier please contact Auctionteam@spink.com for calculation of any further relevant cost in addition to the above charges. Value Added Tax (VAT) Charging of (VAT) at Auction The information shown on this page sets out the way in which Spink intends to account for VAT. i.
Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme 1. Where possible, we will offer Lots for sale under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme. Such Lots can be identified by the absence of any VAT symbol next to the Lot number in the catalogue and will not be subject to VAT on the Hammer Price. 2. Where Lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme to UK VAT–registered businesses, the VAT on Buyers’ Premium is not recoverable as input tax. Upon request on sale day, we will issue invoices that show VAT separately on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium. This will enable VAT-registered businesses to recover the VAT charged as input tax, subject to the normal rules for recovering input tax.
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Zero-Rated Lots Limited Categories of goods, such as books, are Zero-rated (o) for VAT in the United Kingdom. Such Lots are offered under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme. In these circumstances no VAT will be added to the Buyer’s premium.
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Daggered Lots Lots which are Daggered (†) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 20% on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium.
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Imported and Omega Lots Lots which are marked (x) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 5% on the Hammer price plus 20% on the Buyer’s premium. Lots which bear the Omega symbol (Ω) are subject to VAT at 20% on the Hammer Price and on the Buyer’s Premium. This VAT is payable on items imported from outside the EU. In these cases we have used a temporary importation procedure, which in effect means that the point of importation is deferred until the Lot has been sold. At this point the Buyer is treated as the importer and is liable to pay the import VAT due. We will collect the VAT from you and pay it to HM Customs and Excise on your behalf.
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Investment Gold Lots Lots marked (g) in the catalogue are exempt from VAT on the Hammer Price and are subject to VAT at 20% on the Buyer’s Premium. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’s Premium can also be made on receipt of proof of business as a collectibles dealer outside of the EU.
SALE CALENDAR 2015 STAMPS 17 June 15/16 July 20/21 July 24 July 16 August 17 August 18 August 26 September November November
The “Lionheart” Collection of Great Britain and British Empire – Part V The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History Antique Maps Sale during the International Exhibition The “Sentosa” Collection of Straits Settlements, Malayan States, Labuan, North Borneo and Sarawak sale during the International Exhibition Stamps and Covers of South East Asia Sale during the International Exhibition The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The Charles W. Adams “Atypical” Collection of United States The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale
London New York London London Singapore
15039 151 15026 15037 15040
Singapore Singapore Hong Kong New York New York
15041 15027 CSS14 152 153
Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals Banknotes, Bonds and Coins of South East Asia Sale during the International Exhibition The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
London Singapore Hong Kong London New York Hong Kong London
15005 15038 CSS17 15006 322 CSS19 15007
World Banknotes Banknotes, Bonds and Coins of South East Asia Sale during the International Exhibition The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale World Banknotes World Banknotes The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale
London Singapore Hong Kong New York London London Hong Kong
15028 15038 CSS17 322 15009 15009 CSS19
Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
London London
15002 15003
Banknotes, Bonds and Coins of South East Asia Sale during the International Exhibition The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Bonds & Share Certificates of the World
Singapore Hong Kong New York Hong Kong London
15038 CSS17 322 CSS19 15019
Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History
London
15037
Whisky, Whisky, Whisky, Whisky, Whisky,
Hong Kong Singapore Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong
COINS 15 July 16 August 27 August 22/23 September 24/25 September 14 November 2/3 December
BANKNOTES 8 July 16 August 27 August 24/25 September 29/30 September 1 October 14 November MEDALS 23 July 19 November BONDS AND SHARES 16 August 27 August 24/25 September 14 November 27 November AUTOGRAPHS 24 July WINES 25 15 17 12 15
June August September October January 2016
Cognac Cognac Cognac Cognac Cognac
and and and and and
Other Other Other Other Other
Spirits Spirits sale during the International Exhibition Spirits Spirits Spirits
The above sale dates are subject to change Spink offers the following services: – VALUATIONS FOR INSURANCE AND PROBATE FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS – – SALES ON A COMMISSION BASIS EITHER OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS –
SFW14 SFW15 SFW16 SFW17 SFW18
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