Catalogue
Ancient British, Celtic coinage, Verica, (c.10 - 40 A.D.), gold quarter stater, obv. VERIC COMF, crescent above, star below, rev. horse r., REX below (S.127, Mack.122, Van A. 501, BMC.1223-36). Good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $950
Ancient British, Celtic, Cunobelin (early 1st century A.D. - c.40 A.D.), wild type, obv. corn dividing CA MV, rev. Horse r., branch above, O with dot below (S.283, Van A.1933). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $900
Edward III, (1327-1377), third coinage (1344-1351), third period (1346-1351), gold quarter noble, rev. E in centre (N.1112, S.1483). Good very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Edward III, (1327-1377), treaty period (1361-1369), gold noble, issued 1363-9, saltire before Edward (N.1231, S.1502). Minor scratch on reverse, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,800
Edward III, (1327-1377), treaty period, (1361-1369), gold noble, Calais mint, C in centre of reverse (N.1235, S.1504). Very large flan, obverse struck from a rusted die, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,100
Edward III, (1327-1377), treaty period (1361-1369), issued 1363-9, gold half noble, saltire before Edward (N.1238, S.1506). Very light crease, good very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,000
Richard II, (1377-1399), gold quarter noble, London, type IVA, escallop over shield, (N.1319, S.1677). Light scratches on obverse, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,300
Henry V, (1399-1413) gold quarter noble, Class C, mm pierced cross with pellet centre (N.1382, S.1756). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,850
Edward IV, first reign, (1461-1470), gold ryal, imitative issue of the Culemborg mint, c.1589-1591 (Flemish imitative coinage), mm crown on reverse only, (Same dies as Thompson [BNJ 1945-8], Class 3, S.1952, N. footnote p.85). Large flan, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,950
Edward IV, (1461-1485), first reign, light coinage, type VII, (1464-1470), gold Ryal, Bristol mint, small fleurs in spandrels, mm crown (N.1550, S.1954). Possibly once mounted, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Henry VII, (1485-1509), gold Angel of old type with one foot on dragon, mm halved sun and rose, issued 1485-7, (N.1694, S.2179). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,750
SOLD $3,100
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), fourth issue (1578-1582), gold half angel, mm sword (N.1992/1, S.2526). Toned, round, very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,400
SOLD $3,600
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), fourth issue (1578-1582), gold quarter angel, mm Greek cross, issued 1578-9 (N.1993, S.2528). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,100
SOLD $3,300
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), fifth issue, (1583-1600), gold sovereign of thirty shillings, mm escallop, issued 1584-7, (N.2003, S.2529). Slightly creased, small indentation above crown, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $23,000
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), fifth issue, (1583-1600), gold half crown, mm woolpack, issued 1594-6, (N.2009, S.2537). Good very fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $5,700
James I (1603-1625), second coinage 1604-19, gold unite, fourth bust, mm rose (S.2619) (9.97g). Weak in one area otherwise very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
James I, (1603-1625), second coinage, (1604-1619) Britain crown, first bust, mm rose (N.2090, S.2624). Minor flan crack, toned, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,500
James I, (1603-1625), third coinage (1619-1625), gold laurel, fourth bust, mm Spur Rowel, issued 1619-1620 (N.2114, S.2638B). Good very fine and a scarce mint mark.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $3,300
Charles I, (1625-1649), Tower mint under the King, mm tun issued 1636-1638, gold angel (N.2145, S.2684A). Pierced for use as a touch piece, otherwise nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $750
SOLD $4,800
Charles I, (1625-1649), Oxford mint, gold unite, obv. tall thin bust, rev. 'Declaration' in two wavy lines, 1642, no mm (N.2386, S.2731). Light crease, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $11,000
George I, second head half guinea, 1727 (S.3637). Minor obverse scratching otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $900
George I, quarter guinea, 1718 (S.3638). Struck slightly off centre, good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
George II, young head guinea 1731 (S.3674). Heavy spade mark or crease otherwise nearly extremely fine with original mint bloom.
Estimate $600
SOLD $600
George III, second head guinea, 1764 (S.3726). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,800
George III, third head guinea, 1770 (S.3727). Nearly very fine and a rare date.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,000
George III, fourth head guinea, 1774 (S.3728). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $425
George III, fifth head or spade type guinea, 1793 (S.3729). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,100
George III, fifth head or spade type guinea, 1793 (S.3729). Good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $600
George III, fifth head or spade type guinea, 1798 (S.3729). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $750
George III, second head half guinea, 1772 (S.3732). Slight edge damage otherwise good fine and an extremely rare date.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,900