Catalogue
Ancient Britain, Epaticcus, silver unit (1.15g), head of Hercules to right, EPATI, reverse eagle standing on snake (S.356). Toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
Aethelred II, long cross penny, (BMC IVa) Eadwald mo Lund (Eadwald of London)(S.1151)(1.67g). Peckmarked, crinkled, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
Henry II (1216-1272), silver penny, long cross issue, class 3c, issued 1248-1250, London Mint, (1.42g), Nicole moneyer, (S.1361A, N.985). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Henry III, (1216-1272), silver halfpenny (made by cutting a penny in half), short cross type 7, issued 1217/8-1242, Canterbury Mint, (0.83g), Roger O moneyer, (S.1356, N 978-980). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Edward III, (1327-1377), silver halfpenny, Florin type, London Mint, (0.53g), rev. LON DON CIVI TAS, (S.1557, N.1131). Grey patina, good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Henry VI, (1399-1413), silver halfgroat, London (S.1839); Henry VIII, (1509-1547), silver penny, Durham, Bishop Ruthal TD beside shield (S.2332). Fair; dark tone, fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Henry VII, (1485-1509), facing bust, London groat, type IIIc, mm anchor (1499-1502) (S.2199), Crease, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Henry VIII, (1509-1547), third coinage, modern copy in copper of a testoon, (5.00 g), (cf.S.2364). Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Edward VI, (1547-1553), fine silver coinage 1551-3, silver crown, 1553/2 mm tun, (30.62 g), obv. ...FRANCI'. Z : HIB': REX::, pellet either side of date, flat top 3 of date over 2, (S.2478, N.1933, Lingford A-18). Light grey attractive tone, slightly double struck on the obverse, good very fine or better and rare.
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $15,000
Edward VI, (1547-1553), third period, silver halfcrown (15.37 g), fine silver issue, London Mint, mm Y, dated 1551. obv. :EDVVARD' : VI : D' G: AGL': FRA':Z: hIBER': REX. Y: Edward on horseback riding right, .155I. below, rev. POSVI DEVm: A DIVTOR E': mEV; y., coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, (S.2479, N.1934). Very fine, lightly polished, scarce.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,200
Edward VI, (1547-1553), fine silver coinage, shilling, mm tun (1551-3) (S.2482). Toned, some tooling in fields, otherwise very fine or better.
Estimate $250
SOLD $440
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), sixth issue, silver crown, mm 1 (1601) sceptre to I, (29.59 g), (S.2582, N.2012, Cooper D-6). Slightly double struck on letters in obverse legend, several minor flan striking cracks in edge, otherwise toned good very fine and rare.
Estimate $12,000
Passed in
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), sixpence, 1565 (S.2561); shilling, 1584-86, mm escallop (S.2577), both from the Thames River find. River find patina, good; very good. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), sixth issue, sixpence, 1593, mm tun (S.2578B). Two punch marks, otherwise nearly fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $60
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), milled coinage, sixpence, 1562 (S.2594). Brown tone, nearly very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $480
England, Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Portcullis silver eight testerns (or reales) or dollar (27.14g), mm O, struck 1600/1, no stop after Regina (Pridmore 1; 5.2607A; Dav.406 this coin). Even grey patina, beautifully struck, extremely fine and very rare, one of the finest known.
Estimate $100,000
SOLD $80,000
England, Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Portcullis silver four testerns (or reales), mm O, struck 1601/1, obverse legend ends REGI (Pr.2b; S. 2607B). Die cud or flaw at 2 o'clock on reverse, deep grey toned patina, extremely fine and very rare, one of the finest known.
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $26,000
England, Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), Portcullis silver two testerns (or reales), mm O, struck 1600/1, obverse legend ends REGI (Pr.3; S.2607c). Deep grey and iridescent toned patina, extremely fine and very rare, possibly the finest known.
Estimate $35,000
SOLD $34,000
England, Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), Portcullis silver testern (or reale) mm. O, struck 1600/1, obverse legend ends REGIN (Pr.4; S.2607D). Deep grey toned patina, extremely fine and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $29,000
Charles I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint under the King, silver halfcrown, from the Thames River find, group III, 3a1, mm tun, issued 1636-8, (14.00g) (S.2773). River find patina otherwise nearly fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Charles I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint, halfcrown, 3a2, mm triangle in circle 1641-03 (15.07g) (S.2775). Chipped otherwise, fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Charles I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint, type 4-4 coinage, fourth bust, silver shilling, from the Thames River find, mm star, issued 1640-1 (S.2799). River find patina, otherwise good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Charles I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint, under parliament, shilling, issued 1642-1648, unknown mint mark (5.68g) (S.2800). Clipped, otherwise very good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Charles I, (1625-1649), second milled coinage, by Nichols Briot, silver sixpence, mm anchor, issued 1638-1639, (2.98g), (S.2860, N.2306). Toned, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,100
Charles I, (1625-1649), Oxford Mint, ten shillings or half pound, 1642 (S.2945). Even gun metal grey tone, well struck and most attractive, good very fine.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $9,500
Charles I, (1625 - 1649), Oxford Mint, silver crown, mm plume with band, dated 1643, Morrieson B-1, (28.88 g), obv. Oxford horseman on groundline, plume with band in field, rev. three plumes with bands in field, four pellets in legend after INIMICI, N over retrograde N in INIMICI, (S.2947, N.2406, SCBI Brooker 873). Toned, struck on a broad flan, attractive, nearly fine/fine and rare.
Estimate $2,300
SOLD $2,200
Charles I, (1625-1649), Bristol Mint, halfcrown, 1644, mm BR (S.3006). Toned, very fine but holed at 12 o'clock.
Estimate $500
SOLD $380
Commonwealth, (1649-1660), silver crown, 1653 (S.3214, N.2721, ESC 6). Attractive dark peripheral tone, extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $15,000
Passed in
Commonwealth, (1649-1660), halfcrown, 1653, mm sun (S.3215), first M misformed due to double striking or error letter E (?). Toned, nearly fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Commonwealth, (1649-1660), silver halfcrown, mm sun, 1653, from the Thames River find (15.15g) (S.3215). River find patina, otherwise fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240