Catalogue
Queen Victoria, Jubilee coinage, Maundy sets, 1889-1892 (S.3932). In 2x2 holders, mostly toned, nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (16)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,200
Queen Victoria, old head, crown, 1893 LVI (S.3937). Attractive olive gold toned mint bloom, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $550
SOLD $500
Queen Victoria, old head shillings, 1893 (14), 1895 (2), 1897 (2), 1898, 1899 (4), 1900 (3), 1901 (2) (S.3940, 3940A). Except for two 1900 extremely fine, others attractively toned, nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (28)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,800
Queen Victoria, young head, copper penny, 1858, no ww on truncation (S.3948). Full original mint bloom, red uncirculated and rare thus, one of the finest known.
Estimate $500
SOLD $460
George V, Maundy sets, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1919 (S.4027). In 2x2 holders, mostly toned, nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (44)
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,800
George V, fourth coinage, wreath crown, 1928 (S.4036). Uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $750
SOLD $520
George V, Maundy sets, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935 (S.4043) also a fantasy set of Edward VIII. Uncirculated. (32)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,100
George V, Jubilee proof silver crown, 1935 (S.4050). FDC and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,600
George V - George VI, silver issues, 1920-1946, .500 fine, sorted into paper bank bags, all in one clip seal bag (2.20kg). Fair - extremely fine. (approx 500)
Estimate $650
SOLD $800
George VI, Maundy sets, first issue, 1937, 1939, 1943, 1945; second issue, 1948 (S.4086, 4091). Mostly toned, nearly FDC - FDC. (20)
Estimate $900
SOLD $800
George VI, Maundy sets, third issue, 1949, 1950, 1951 (2), 1952 (S.4096), in 2x2 holders. FDC. (20)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
George VI - Elizabeth II, halfcrowns, 1937, 1937 proof, 1950, 1951 proof, 1953, 1961, 1970 proof (S.4050, 4106, 4157, 4145). Extremely fine - FDC. (7)
Estimate $720
Passed in
Elizabeth II, Maundy set, first issue, 1953 (St.Paul's Cathedral) (S.4126). FDC and scarce one year type. (4)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,250
Elizabeth II, Maundy sets, second issue, 1955 (Southwark), 1956 (Westminster), 1957 (St.Albans), 1958 (Westminster), 1959 (Windsor), 1961 (Rochester), 1962 (Westminster), 1963 (Chelmsford), 1965 (Canterbury), 1966 (Westminster), 1968 (Westminster) (S.4131). In 2x2 holders, FDC. (44)
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Elizabeth II, Maundy sets, second issue, 1972 (York Minster), 1973 (Westminster Abbey), 1974 (Salisbury Cathedral), 1977 (Westminster Abbey), 1982 (St.David's Cathedral) (2), 1984 (Southwell Minster), 1987 (Ely Cathedral), 1989 (Birmingham Cathedral), 1991 (Westminster Abbey), 1992 (Chester Cathedral), 1993 (Wells Cathedral), 1995 (Coventry Cathedral), 1997 (Bradford Cathedral), 1998 (Portsmouth Cathedral), 2000 (Lincoln Cathedral) (S.4211) eighteen sets. In 2x2 holders, FDC. (72)
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,000
Scotland, William and Mary, forty shillings, 1691 (S.5649). Toned, nearly very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $750
Ireland, Charles I, (1625-1649), Ormonde crown, 1643-44 (S.6544), emergency issue, the Great Rebellion Coinage of the Lord Justices, issue of 1643-4. Some flan flaws, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $1,200
Passed in
Ireland, George III, Bank of Ireland, proof six shillings, 1804 (S.6615). Has been cleaned, otherwise nearly FDC and rare.
Estimate $900
Passed in
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.330-290 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, (7.84 g), obv. head of Demeter to left, rev. seven grain barley ear, leaf to right with pitchfork and **D*A, META to right, (cf.S.410, Johnston Class C, 5; HN Italy 1582). Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $2,000
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum, (c. 300 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.826 g), obv. three quarter facing bust of Demeter partially to right, wearing corn wreath, to right in field A[G], rev. ear of corn, META upwards to left, **A[QA]* to right, leaf with bucranium above, (S.417; BMC 117 [same dies]; Johnston [NN&M 164] Class C, 2.5 [same dies]). Nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $450
Italy, Lucania, Sybaris, (c.550-510 B.C.), silver nomos 29mm, (7.82 g), obv. Bull standing left, head right, VM in exergue, rev. incuse bull standing right, head left, (S.245, Fabricius class A, fig. 4, Gorini 6, Basel 169, HN Italy 1729, SNG ANS 828-44.). Toned, extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $9,000
Italy, Lucania, Sybaris, (c.530-510 B.C.), silver stater, (7.88 g), obv. bull standing to left, looking back, VM above, rev. bull in incuse, standing to right, looking back, no legend, (S.245, SNG Cop. 1390, SNG ANS 817-827, HN 1729). Old cabinet toning, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $5,500
Italy, Bruttium, Caulonia (an early Achaean colony), (c.530-510 B.C.), silver stater, (7.86 g), obv. Apollo naked walking to the right, holding a laurel branch in the right hand and bearing on his left arm a small running naked figure who also carries a branch in field, to left KAY**L* and to right a stag standing right looking back, rev. similar to obverse but incuse and reversed and without legend, (S.252, SNG ANS 148, Noe 2, Basel 190, Franke-Hirmer 90.260, Kuntsfreund 72.49). Dark deep tone of good metal, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $25,000
Italy, Bruttium, Croton, (c.520 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm (7.42 g), obv. Delphic tripod with three legs terminating in lion's feet, two serpents emerging from bowl, set on exergual line with meander pattern, cable and pellet border, **QPO* to left, rev. Delphic tripod incuse in flan, (cf.S.225, cf.Weber 997, cf.SNG ANS 230, cf.SNG Manchester 306, cf.SNG Cop. 1735, cf.Gale 1, BMC 3). Old cabinet toning, die cud on obverse well centred, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,000
Italy, Bruttium, Croton (Kroton), silver stater or nomos, c.520 B.C., (7.89 g), obv. Delphic tripod, with three handles, and legs terminating in lion's feet, with two serpents emerging from the bowl, to left, QPO, rev. incuse Delphic tripod with three handles, and serpents emerging from bowl, (cf.S.255, SNG ANS 227, HN Italy 2075). Slightly ragged flan, nicely toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,500
Italy, Bruttium, Rhegion, (c.450 B.C. [Arnold-Biucchi chronology]), silver tetradrachm, (16.87 g), obv. lion's head facing, olive branch with fruit to right, within dotted border, rev. Iokastos the traditional founder of the city naked to waist and seated to left, holding staff and resting left hand on hip, all within laurel wreath, legend around, **RHG I NOS*, (cf.S.498, SNG Lockett 651 [this coin Pl.XII], SNG Weber 1115 [this coin p.231-232, pl.43], Herzfelder RN 1956 No.61d [this coin], SNG Lloyd 685 [same dies], Ars Calssica Naville Sale IV June 17-19 1924, lot 184 [this coin] p.12 Pl.VII realised 1000 SFr, Seltman Pl.VIII No.17 [Numismatic Chronicle 1897, same reverse die]). Old cabinet toning, struck from slightly rusted obverse dies, good very fine - nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $12,000
Sicily, Gela, (c.490-480 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.61 g), obv. naked horseman to right wearing crested helmet, galloping right brandishing spear held high in his hand, rev. man headed bull to right with long beard, to right and below **G E L A*, (S.713, Jenkins Group Ic, 69 (obv 21, rev. 32), SNG Cop.256 [same dies], cf.Hirmer [Pl.42]). Lightly toned, off centred and minor surface pitting on the obverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Sicily, Himera, (c.530-483/2 B.C.), silver drachm (5.66 g). obv. cock advancing right, within a border of heavy dots, rev. incuse square with mill-sail pattern, enclosed within segmented linear border, (S.715, Kraay 24 (O15/R17) unlisted die combination, Rizzo -, cf.SNG ANS 137-138). Very fine, toned, very rare dies listed by Kraay.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Sicily, Himera, as Thermae Himerensis, (c.350 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.96 g), obv. fast quadriga driven left by charioteer, holding reins and kentron, above, Nike flying right to crown him, below horses, signature **[KLH]*, in exergue, altar, rev. head of nymph of Himera right, wearing barley wreath, earring and necklace, hair caught up behind in saccos, around, three dolphins, above **QERMITAN*, (S.-, Jenkins SNR 50-5a, Jameson 1896 [this coin], Hirsch 1911 XXX 359 [this coin]. Attractive toning, areas of flat striking, very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $6,000
Passed in
Sicily, Katane, (c.450-405 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (17.14 g), obv. Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, rev. laureate head of Apollo to right, around KATANAION, (S.767, SNG ANS 1240 [same dies]; Rizzo pl.X,17 [same dies]). Very fine, double struck on the obverse.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600