Catalogue
Henry VII, (1485-1509), profile issue, silver groat, mm pheon (S.2258); silver halfgroat, facing bust issue with closed crown with one plain and one jewelled arches coinage, mm tun, no stops, issued 1493-1499, Canterbury mint, type IIIc (S.2211); Henry VIII, (1509-1547), second coinage. (1526-1544), silver halfgroat, issued 1526-1532, Canterbury mint, mm uncertain mark, W A beside shield, (S.2343). Toned, very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Henry VIII, (1509-1547), second coinage. (1526-1544), silver groat. London, bust D, mm arrow. (S.2337E). Nice portrait, evenly toned, very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Henry VIII, (1509-1547), second coinage. (1526-1544), silver groat. London, bust D, mm lis/pheon, (S.2337E, N.1747). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Henry VIII, (1509-1547), third coinage, groat, Tower mint, bust 2, with annulets in forks mm. lis both sides, issued 1544-1547, (S.2370, N.1844). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Edward VI, (1547-1553), second period, base silver shilling, Southwark mint, mm Y, issued 1549, (S.2466B, N.1917/2); Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), second issue (1560-1), shilling, mm martlet (S.2555); another mm.crosslet (1560-1); sixpences 1559 mm. coronet, 1581 mm. cross, (S.2562, 2572); threepence 1578 cross (S.2573); penny uncertain mm., (S.2580). First, tooled, mounted and plugged, otherwise fair - very good. (7)
Estimate $130
SOLD $120
Edward VI, (1547-1553), fine silver coinage 1551-3, silver crown, 1551, mm y, obv. ...FRANC': Z : HIBER': REX., (S.2478, N.1933). Light grey attractive tone, minor edge knocks, nearly fine/good fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $910
Edward VI, (1547-1553), fine silver issue (1551-1553), shilling, mm Tun (S.2482, N.1937). Good fine.
Estimate $140
SOLD $120
Edward VI, (1547- 1553), fine silver issue, 1551-3, silver shilling, mm. Y, (S.2482, N.1937); sixpence mm. Y, (S.2483, N.1938). Very good, second has been bent and straightened several times. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Mary, (1553-4), silver groat, mm pomegranate on obverse only (S.2492, N.1960). Very fine but weak in places.
Estimate $250
SOLD $440
Mary, (1553-4), silver groat, mm pomegrarate on obverse only (S.2492, N.1960). Several minor areas of weakness, some old scratches and slightly bent, otherwise fine/good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Philip & Mary, (1554-1558), shilling, undated, no mm. (S.2498). Evenly worn, toned good fine and rare.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $0
Philip and Mary, (1554-1558), silver shilling, dated 1554, with full titles, (S.2500, N.1967). Light tone, minor scratches, nearly fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603) second issue (1560-1), shilling, mm cross crosslet (S.2555). Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), third issue (1561-1577), sixpence, 1570, mm. castle (S.2562). Good fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), third issue, silver sixpence, 1571, mm castle (S.2562, N.1997). Toned, good fine with ticket.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), fourth issue 1578-82, sixpence, 1578, mm Greek cross, (S.2572); James II, silver threepence, 1687 (S.3415); Anne, after Union, silver sixpence, 1711 plain, (S.3619); George II, old head shilling, 1745 roses in angles, (S.3702). Nearly fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), silver shilling, fifth issue, mm. A, c.1582-4, (S.2577); silver sixpence, 1592, mm. tun, (S.2578); James I (1603-1625) second coinage, 1604-19, third bust shilling, mm rose (S.2654); Charles I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint, shilling, Group G, mm sun (S.2802); Armenia, Kingdom of Cilician Armenia, Levon I (1198-1219), silver tram, obv. Armenian inscription, king seated on curule chair with lion-headed arms, holding orb and lis sceptre, rev. Armenian inscription, two lions regardant, patriachal cross between (cf. Nerc. 282-299, [pp.115-119]). Good - nearly very fine, mostly very good. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603) milled coinage, shilling, not dated (c.1562) plain bust, large size, (S.2589); milled sixpence, large decorated bust, 1562 (S.2596). Very good - fine. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $330
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603) milled coinage, shilling, not dated (c.1562) decorated bust, large size, (S.2590); together with hammered fifth issue, silver shilling, mm. A, 1582-4, (S.2577). Round, first holed and crinkled, otherwise fine, second nearly fine/fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
James I, (1603-1625), second coinage (1604-1619), shilling, mm lis (S.2654). Nearly very fine with minor surface scratches.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
James I, (1603-1625), silver shilling, second coinage 1604-19, shilling, fourth bust, mm rose, 1605-6 issue, (S.2655); silver sixpence, second coinage, third bust, mm. rose, 1605, (S.2657). Surface marks, weak in places, otherwise fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
James I, (1603-1625), silver sixpence, second coinage, third bust, mm. lis, 1604, (S.2657). Fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
James I, (1603-1625), third coinage, silver shilling, sixth bust, mm trefoil, issued 1624, (S.2668, N.2124). Full and almost round, fine/nearly very fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
James I - George III, farthings Lennox 3c mm key (S.2679) (2) Richmond 1c (S.3183) reverse offcentre, Maltravers 3c mm rose (S.3191), 1674 (2), 1694, 1736 (shattered reverse die, extremely fine), 1750, 1771, 1775 (contemporary forgery), 1799. Fair - extremely fine. (12)
Estimate $200
SOLD $370
Charles I, (1625-1649), silver halfcrown, group 3a1, mm bell (1634-1635), (S.2771, N.2209). Lightly toned, very fine or better.
Estimate $400
SOLD $360
Charles I,(1625-1649), silver halfcrown, group 3a1, mm crown (1635-6), (S.2771, N.2209). Toned, nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Charles I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint, silver halfcrown, Group 3a2 mm anchor, 1638-9, (S.2773, N.2211). Some original hoard patination, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Charles I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint, silver shillings, Group 3-1, mm harp, oval shield with C R at side of shield, issued 1632-3, (S.2785, N.2223); another type 4-4 coinage, fourth bust, mm triangle, issued 1639-1640, (S.2793, N.2230/4); another twopence, uncertain mm crown, (S.2810); Commonwealth, (1649-1660) silver halfgroat (S.3221). Fine - nearly very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Charles I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint, silver sixpence, type 4, mm tun, small VI, square top shield, issued 1636-8, (S.2801, N.2242). Light grey tone, large flan, round and very fine,
Estimate $250
SOLD $330
Charles I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint, sixpence, mm. portcullis (1633-4), Group D, 4th bust type 3, CR at sides of shield on reverse (S.2811, N.2240). Toned, very fine weak on part of the legend only.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240