Catalogue
Lot 2387
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint under Parliament, silver halfcrowns, type 3a 3, mm R in circle, 1644-5, type 5, mm sun, 1645-6, (S.2778, 2780). Second ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $220
Lot 2388
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint, silver halfcrown type 4, mm triangle in circle, (1641-3), (S.2779). Weak areas, good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Lot 2389
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint, silver shillings, type 3a, mm tun, (S.2791), A over inverted A in Carolus, type 4.4, mm triangle; another mm triangle ...
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Lot 2390
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint, silver shilling type 4.3, mm anchor (1638-9), (S.2796); silver sixpence type 4.1, mm tun, (1636-8), (S.2814). Toned, nearly very fine. ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Lot 2391
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Nicholas Briot's coinage, 1631-9, first milled issue, 1631-2, silver halfgroat, (S.2856). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Lot 2392
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Nicholas Briot's coinage, 1631-9, first milled issue, 1631-2, pattern halfgroat, (S.2856A; N.2687). Good fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
Lot 2393
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Briot's coinage, 1631-9, second milled issue 1638-9, silver shilling (5.91gm) mm sideways anchor, B below (N.2305; S.2859). Toned, nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $700
Lot 2394
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Briot's coinage, second milled issue, 1638-9, silver sixpence, mm anchor, (S.2860). Slightly crimped, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Lot 2395
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Aberystwyth Mint, silver threepence, mm book, (S.2894; N.2340). Attractively toned, good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $480
Lot 2396
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Bridgnorth-on-Severn Mint, silver sixpence, 1646, mm B on obverse only, (S.3041). Old crack at bottom of flan, otherwise nearly very fine and ...
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,000
Lot 2397
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Newark besieged, 1645-6, silver halfcrown, 1646 (14.77 grams) (S.3140A). Evenly worn and toned, nearly very fine and rare thus.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
Lot 2398
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Newark besieged, silver halfcrown, 1646 (14.03 grams) (S.3140A). Toned, slightly weak at base, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,900
Lot 2399
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Newark besieged, 1645-6, silver shilling, 1645 (5.88 grams) (S.3142). Gun metal grey toned, nearly very fine and rare especially in this condition.
Estimate $1,750
SOLD $2,100
Lot 2400
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Newark besieged, silver shilling, 1646 (5.16 grams) (S.3143). Good fine/worn, fair.
Estimate $750
SOLD $850
Lot 2401
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Newark beseiged 1645-6, silver ninepence, 1646 (4.50 grams) (N.2641; S.3144). Some undertype below date, graffiti on obverse, otherwise toned good very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,000
Lot 2402
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Newark besieged, 1645-6, silver sixpence, 1646 (3.11 grams) (S.3146). Slightly weak in centre but a full flan, nearly extremely fine and rare, ...
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,700
Lot 2403
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Pontefract beseiged, 1648-9, lozenge shaped silver shilling, 1648 (5.50 grams) (S.3149). Small crack in flan, attractive grey brown toned patina, good very ...
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $6,000
Lot 2404
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Pontefract besieged, 1648-9, lozenge shaped silver shilling (4.83 grams), 1648 (S.3149). Has been plugged at top, otherwise toned, good fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,000
Lot 2405
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Pontefract besieged, 1648-9, silver shilling (4.43 grams) octagonal, 1648, in the name of Charles II struck in the name of Charles II, ...
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,000
Lot 2406
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Scarborough besieged, 1644-5, silver shilling (8.3gm) type 2, uniface, almost circular with legend 'CAROLI FORTVNA RESURGAM', eighteenth century striking by Dr.Gifford (S.3165; ...
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,600
Lot 2407
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
COMMONWEALTH, (1649-1660), pattern milled silver halfcrown by P. Blondeau, edge inscribed 'Truth and Peace 1651 (olive branch) PETRVS BLONDAEUS INVENTOR FECIT (palm branch)' (ESC 444; ...
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $6,000
Lot 2408
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
COMMONWEALTH, (1649-1660), pattern milled silver shilling, 1651, edge milled or straight grained, by P. Blondeau (6.00 grams) (ESC 1002). Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $3,400
Lot 2409
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
COMMONWEALTH, (1649-1660), silver shilling, 1653, mm sun (S.3217) (5.81 grams). Double struck, thus on obverse Commonwealth has three M's and E is under A and ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Lot 2410
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
COMMONWEALTH, (1649-1660), silver penny and halfpenny, (S.3222, 3223). Fine; toned good very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Lot 2411
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
OLIVER CROMWELL, silver halfcrown (15.05 grams), 1658 (ESC 447; S.3227). Mirror-like fields, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,100
Lot 2412
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
OLIVER CROMWELL, silver shilling, 1658, by Thomas Simon, straight grained edge (S.3228). Proof-like, nearly FDC and rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $6,750
Lot 2413
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES II, hammered coinage, 1660-2, first issue, silver shilling, mm crown, on obverse only (S.3308; N.2762). Some original mint bloom, striking weaknesses, otherwise nearly extremely ...
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,000
Lot 2414
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES II, hammered coinage, 1660-2, third issue, silver shilling (6.10 grams), mm crown (S.3322). Striking weaknesses, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
Lot 2415
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES II, hammered coinage, 1660-2, third issue, silver shilling, mm crown both sides; silver twopence, mm crown (S.3322, 3326). Obverse scratches, otherwise fine/very fine; very ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
Lot 2416
Sale 99 The Tom May Collection - British Silver & Bronze
CHARLES II, hammered coinage, 1660-2, third issue silver groat or fourpence, mm crown on both sides (S.3324). Striking weaknesses and uneven, first toned, both nearly ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $380