Frankish Imitative - `Constantine I` - Gold Victory Solidus5th century AD, imitating a solidus of Constantine I as Augustus (of 310 AD, Trier mint). Obv: CONSTAN-TINVS P F AVG (second N reversed) legend with laureate bust right. Rev: VOTIS .V. MVLTIS X legend with pellet each side of second V and Victory inscribing shield on cippus (VI/CTO/RIA/AVG in four lines shield inscription erased); mintmark PTR in exergue. For coin prototype see Sear 15786; RIC 821. 5.16 grams. Ex Belgian collection; ex Lanz Graz Auktion 1, 9 December 1972, lot 305 (9,000 schillings, with photocopy catalogue extract); ex Ernst Holzer collection, Graz, Austria. This imitative piece is of quite good style and is a generally faithful copy from the original Roman prototype with only the second N to the obverse legend being truly aberrant; the deliberate erasure of the inscription to the reverse shield is curious although this could possibly be the result of a former pin attachment or similar. Good very fine; scar from ancient pendant loop at top, shield inscription to reverse erased, small gouge to reverse right field. Extremely rare.
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Anglo-Saxon Coins - Primary Phase - Series BI - Bird on Cross Sceatta680-710 AD. Obv: profile bust right within serpent circle with legend. Rev: bird on cross with annulet each side within serpent circle and triple annulet below with AVN[ ]ANA legend. S. 777; M. 100-106. 1.20 grams. Very fine.
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Primary Phase - Series BIIIa Type 27a - Bird on Cross Sceatta680-710 AD. Obv: profile diademed bust right. Rev: open-bodied bird right on tall cross with quatrefoil of pellets in front, pellet-in-annulet to sides and trefoil of pellets each side. S. 777A variant; N. 128; M. p.163. 1.23 grams. Extremely fine. Scarce.
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Continental Issues - Series E, Varity F Variant - Porcupine Sceatta695-740 AD. Obv: degraded `porcupine` bust. Rev: standard with pellet-in-annulet centre with three crosses and trefoil of pellets in angles. S. - (cf. S. 790-790D); N. 45; M. pp.240-241. 1.08 grams. Extremely fine.
![Anglo-Saxon Coins - Continental - Series E - `Standard` Sceatta Group [2]695-740 AD. Obv: degraded `porcupine` bust. Rev: sta](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35846/2909456/1670-2014102918140_468x382.jpg)
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Continental - Series E - `Standard` Sceatta Group [2]695-740 AD. Obv: degraded `porcupine` bust. Rev: standard with TOTII within. 695-740 AD, series E, variety D. Obv: degraded `porcupine` bust. Rev: standard with annulet and four pellets within. S. 790/S. 790B. 0.99, 0.94 grams. [2, No Reserve]Good very fine.
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Edmund - Northeastern Mint / Nother - Portrait Penny939-946 AD, BMC type vi. Obv: profile bust with +EADMVND REX legend with reverse-barred N. Rev: small cross with +NOÐERMONETAIIC.A. legend with first N reverse-barred and A inverted, for the moneyer Nother at an uncertain north-eastern mint. S. 1106 variant; N. 697 variant; see Blunt, Christopher, BNJ 40, pp.17-18, coin number 2 (for the moneyer); see Blunt, Lyon & Stewart, Coinage in Tenth Century England, 1989, p.197, number 268 (for the moneyer); see EMC 2014.0253 (this coin). Early Medieval Corpus, Cambridge, reference EMC 2014.0253. 1.20 grams. Found near Carlisle, UK, 2009. Coins of this type for a moneyer Nother are sometimes attributed to a mint at Bedford(?) with a `mint abbreviation` of BA (see references cited above for discussion) but this coin has an ending of IIC.A. (possibly for NCA?), with a pellet set high each side of the letter A; Bedford is a possible place of minting, along with Northampton, Huntingdon or Cambridge (although the legend is not a garbled mint signature for the latter); a further coin recorded of this moneyer, sharing the same obverse die, has a reverse reading that possibly ends IIIP (P inverted); the moneyer name also recorded for a few coins of Aethelstan and Eadred. Good very fine; edge slightly ragged, toned. Extremely rare; new reverse die.
Norman Coins - William I - Sandwich / Aelfget - Two Sceptres Penny1072-1074 AD, BMC type iv. Obv: facing bust with cross patteé headed sceptre left and cross botonné headed right and PILLEM REX IING legend. Rev: cross fleury with annulet centre over saltire botonné and +IELFGETONSIINI legend for the moneyer Aelfget at Sandwich mint. S. 1253; N. 844; Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference KENT-428297. 1.29 grams. Found near Ashford, Kent, UK, 2013; Extremely fine; about as struck. Rare thus; superb portrait and details.
Norman Coins - William II - Lincoln / Ulf - Cross in Quatrefoil Penny1089-1092 AD, BMC type ii. Obv: facing bust with sword and +PIL[LELM R]EX legend. Rev: cross in quatrefoil with [+]VLFONLIN[COL?]NE legend for the moneyer Ulf at Lincoln mint. S. 1259; N. 852. Portable Antiquites Scheme, reference DENO-ED5BF8 (recorded there at time of entry as being uncertain mint/moneyer). 1.27 grams. Found Arksley area, Doncaster, UK, 2013. Fine for issue, struck weakly or from worn dies; flan slightly distorted. Rare.
Norman Coins - Henry I - London / Thodred - Round Halfpenny1107 AD. Obv: uncrowned facing bust with HENRIC REX legend. Rev: cross potent with quatrefoils in angles with +TORED.ON[LI]IN legend with pellet set high, for the moneyer Tored (Thodred) at London mint; with official snick to edge of flan; with a printout from EMC of other recorded specimens. S. 1277; N. 872; cf. EMC 2013.0128 (same mint and moneyer, different dies); see Grierson & Brooke, Round Halfpennies of Henry I, BNJ 26, pp.286-289 and Mabbott, T., The Round Halfpenny of Henry I, BNJ 27, p.91 for discussion of the issue; see also Conte & Archibald, Five Round Halfpennies of Henry I: A Further Case for Reappraisal of the Chronology of Types, SNC 98, pp.232-236. See Early Medieval Corpus, Cambridge, reference EMC 2014.0258 (this coin). 0.66 grams. Found near Tilbury, UK, 2014. Round halfpennies are known, mostly from single specimens, for some ten mints (of about fifty-nine mints that struck under Henry I) at Hereford (Ailred), Lincoln (Lefric), London ([-]odred), Norwich (Thot and Turstan), Oxford (Aethelnoth), Sandwich (Adalbot, including a unique coin muled with a class 9 penny reverse), Wallingford (Osulf), Wilton (Aethelweard), Winchester (Alfwine, Godwine and Wigmund) and York (Forna/Foren); this specimen seems to be a new die pair for the moneyer Thodred at London mint; a moneyer of this name also struck pennies of several classes for Henry I at London. Very fine, near as struck; slight flatness in legends as usual, small flan crack associated with the official snick. Extremely rare as a type (sixteen examples listed in EMC); new dies.
Norman Coins - Stephen - Hereford / Edwine - Cross Moline Watford Penny1136-1145 AD, BMC type I. Obv: profile bust with sceptre before and +STIEFNE RE[X?] legend. Rev: cross moline and fleurs with +EDPINE.ON.HER[E?] legend for the moneyer Edwine at Hereford mint. S. 1278; N. 873; see EMC 1994.0263 (this coin). Early Medieval Corpus, Cambridge, reference 1994.0263; BNJ, volume 64, Coin Register, reference 1994.263. 1.38 grams. Found near Chediston, Suffolk, UK, 1994. Very fine and better for issue. Rare mint (only fifteen coins of the type recorded in EMC/SCBI for this mint and this is the only example for Edwine).
Norman Coins - Stephen - York - Flag Type Penny136-1154 AD, York group, circa 1150 AD. Obv: profile bust with lance and flag and mullet below and +STIEFNE R legend. Rev: cross moline with fleurs in angles and +*PT[I]*ETS*NC*V legend with triple pellet after V and where * represents four ornamental symbols within the legend. S. 1313; N. 919; see EMC 2014.0261 (this coin). Early Medieval Corpus, Cambridge, reference EMC 2014.0261. 0.95 grams. Found near Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK, 2014. Very fine, near as struck; slightly ragged edge below bust. Very rare.
English Medieval Coins - John - Kings Lynn / Nicole - Short Cross Penny1204-1209 AD, class 5b2. Obv: facing bust with HENRICVS REX legend. Rev: short voided cross and quatrefoils with +NICOLE.ON.LEN for the moneyer Nicole at Kings Lynn mint. S. 1351; N.970ii. Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference PAS DENO-929E96 (this coin). 1.28 grams. Found Little Eaton, Derbyshire, UK, 2008. [No Reserve]Fine; reverse double struck. Scarce.
English Medieval Coins - Henry III - London / Henri - Voided Long Cross Penny1248-1250 AD, class 3b. Obv: facing bust with HENRICVBS REX III legend. Rev: voided long cross and pellets with HENRI ON LVNDE legend for the monyer Henri at london mint. S. 1363; N. 987. Numismatic Guarantee Corporation reference number 151512-019. 44.16 grams (including encapsulation). NGC graded MS 60; near as struck.
English Medieval Coins - Henry III - London / Henri - Voided Long Cross Penny1248-1250 AD, class 3b. Obv: facing bust with HENRICVBS REX III legend. Rev: voided long cross and pellets with HENRI ON LVNDE legend for the monyer Henri at london mint. S. 1363; N. 987. Numismatic Guarantee Corporation reference number 151512-006. 43.94 grams (including encapsulation). NGC graded MS60; near as struck.
English Medieval Coins - Edward I - Sterling Jeton Brooch1280-1300 AD, Edward I period, mounted for wear as a brooch or pin displaying the reverse cross design. Obv: facing bust with alternating fishtail letter `I`s and rosettes in place of legend; with hook-ended bar rivetted at centre. Rev: long fleur-ended cross with alternating crescent and sun to angles and )(*)( in place of legend to each quarter. See M. 87 and 90-91 for similar reverse types; see Berry 1-2 for very similar types. 2.04 grams, 22.22mm. [No Reserve]Extremely fine. Scarce.
English Medieval Coins - Edward III - York - Pre Treaty E Groat1354-1355 AD, series E. Obv: facing bust within tressure with +EDWARD D G REX AIIGL Z FRAIIC D HYB legend with `cross patteé` initial mark and annulet stops. Rev: long cross and pellets with +POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEV and CIVITAS EBORACI legends for York mint. S. 1572; N. 1164. 4.38 grams. [No Reserve]Good fine; weakly struck, legends better. Scarce.
English Medieval Coins - Henry VII - London - Facing Bust Halfgroat1485-1509 AD, type IIIb, open crown. Obv: facing bust in tressure with HENRIC DI GRA REX ANG[ ] legend with `lis` mintmark. Rev: long cross with pellet-in-lozenge centre and pellets with POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV and CIVITAS LONDON legends for London mint. S. 2206; N. 1709. 0.80 grams. Near very fine; flan clipped as usual.
World Coins - Ireland - Edward IV - Limerick - Light Coinage Groat1473-1478 AD. Obv: facing bust with `L` on breast and saltires by neck within tressure with +EDWAR[ ]REX[ ]RAN[ ] legend with `rosette` mintmark. Rev: long cross and pellets with rosette to second and fourth quadrant and POSVI DEVM ADIVTOR MV[ ] and CIVITAS LIMI RICI legends for Limerick mint. S. 6340; D&F 134. 2.05 grams. Good fine for issue; reverse better. Rare.
World Coins - Ireland - Edward IV - Suns & Roses Penny1478-1483 AD. Obv: facing bust with sun left and sun rose right of crown and rose left and sun right of neck with [+ ]DNS [ ] legend. Rev: long cross with rose at centre and alternating rose/2 suns and sun/2 roses to quarters with CIVI TAS DVB LI[ ] legend for Dublin mint. S. 6394; D&F 167; Burns S-3. 0.61 grams. Very fine for issue; short flan/clipped as usual. Scarce.
World Coins - Ireland - Henry VII - Facing Bust Groat1496-1505 AD, late portrait issues, open crown. Obv: facing bust within tressure with HENRICVS DEI GRA REX ANGLIE legend. Rev: long cross and pellets with POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM and CIVITAS DVBLINIE legends for Dublin mint. S. 6453; D&F 193. 1.54 grams. Near very fine; flan slightly short/clipped as usual. Scarce.
World Coins - Ireland - Henry VII - Facing Bust Groat1496-1505 AD, late portrait issues, arched crown. Obv: facing bust within tressure with HEN[ ] legend. Rev: long cross and pellets with POSVI [ ]EM MEV and CIVITAS DVBLINIE legends for Dublin mint. S. 6455; D&F 194. 1.85 grams. Near very fine for issue; legend part flat struck and irregular flan.
World Coins - Ireland - Henry VII - Facing Bust Groat1496-1505 AD, late portrait issues, arched crown. Obv: facing bust with tressure with HENRI[ ]LIE legend. Rev: long cross and pellets with POSVI DEVM [ ] and CIVITAS DVBLINIE legends for Dublin mint. S. 6455; D&F 194. 1.74 grams. Good fine for issue; good bust.
World Coins - Ireland - Henry VII - Facing Bust Groat1496-1505 AD, late portrait issues, arched crown. Obv: facing bust within tressure with HENRIC DEI GRA REX ANGLI Z FR legend with reversed D for C in HENRIC. Rev: long cross and pellets with PROVI EBO IVTORIIVM and CIVITAS DVBLINIE legends with reversed E in DVBLINIE for Dublin mint. S. 6456; D&F 194. 1.69 grams. Good very fine for issue. Rare.
World Coins - Scotland - David II - Second Coinage Long Cross Halfpenny1357-1367 AD. Obv: profile bust with sceptre before and +DAV[ID]REXSCOTO legend. Rev: long cross and five-pointed mullets with [VIL] LAED INBV RGH legend for Edinburgh mint. S. 5122A; SCBI 35, -; see Holmes & Lord Stewartby, BNJ 70: Scottish Coinage in the First Half of the Fourteenth Century, appendix B, pp.58-59 and plate 6, 3 (same dies, 0.51 grams). United Kingdom Detector Finds Database, reference 46090. 0.40 grams. Found near Saxmundham, Suffolk, UK, 2014. The existence of halfpenny coins for the second coinage of David II was doubted for many years; writers such as Snelling, Burns and Hawkins make reference to possible coins (with only two mullets to the reverse) and the Stewartby specimen listed above appeared in the F. A. Walters sale of 24-27 October 1932, lot 628 (where its authenticity was doubted), bought then by Baldwins for the sum of six shillings before it passed to the Stewartby collection; it was first published in the Holmes & Stewartby paper in 2001 and was described as being `unique` in earlier editions of the (now) Spink`s Coins of Scotland Ireland and the Islands. Very fine; small area of flan edge missing. Exceedingly rare; the second recorded specimen.
World Coins - Scotland - Robert II - Dundee / Bonagius - Groat1371-1390 AD. Obv: profile bust with sceptre having saltire at base, with letter `B` behind (for the moneyer Bonagius), within tressure and +ROBERTVS DEI GRA REX SCOTOR legend. Rev: long cross and mullets with +DNS PTECT MS Z LIBATOR MS and +VILLA DVNDE legends for Dundee mint. S. 5135; see SCBI 35, 477-478 (possible die duplicate of 477?). 3.99 grams. Very fine. Very rare.
English Tudor Coins - Elizabeth I - Edward VI `Greyhound` Countermarked Irish Testoon - Devalued to Twopence-FarthingCoin dated MDLI or MDLII (1551 or 1552), third period, countermarked 1560. Obv: profile bust with EDWARD VI D G AGL FRA Z HIB REX legend and uncertain mintmark (`lis` or `rose` for 1551 English issue, `harp` for 1552 Irish issue); countermarked with seated greyhound punch. Rev: crowned arms with TIMOR DOMINI FONS VITE M D L I [I?] legend. S. 2547; N. 1990; see Bispham, J. The Base Silver Shillings of Edward VI, (BNJ 55), pp.134-143. 3.48 grams. The mintmark and date on this coin are not entirely clear; the Roman numerals M D L I (potentially for 1551) are evident but there seems to be enough space for the date to be M D L I I (1552) which date only applies to the Irish issue minted at Dublin; as the majority of the surviving examples are recorded on the 1552 Irish coins, the probablity is that this coin is from that series. Coin worn, sometime bent and straightened; countermark fair. Very rare.
![English Medieval Coins - Henry II to Charles I - Mixed Hammered Silver Coin Group [55]1180-1649 AD, group comprising: Henry I](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35846/2909456/1716-20141029181026_468x382.jpg)
English Medieval Coins - Henry II to Charles I - Mixed Hammered Silver Coin Group [55]1180-1649 AD, group comprising: Henry II to Henry III, short cross series (penny, class 4b, Goldwine at Canterbury, plus 8 cut halfpennies, various classes, mints and moneyers); Henry III, voided long cross series (penny, class 5g, Ambroci at Canterbury, plus 15 cut halfpennies, various classes, mints and moneyers); Edward I to Henry VII, long cross penny series (28; various reigns, classes and mints); Edward III, long cross halfpenny (London); Henry VII, long cross halfgroat (Canterbury); Henry VIII, facing bust penny (York) and Charles I, copper farthing. 49.77 grams total. [55, No Reserve]Fair to good fine. The voided long cross penny of Ambroci fine and rare.
Scales and Weights - James I - Gold Half Angel - Coin WeightAfter 1612 AD, dies by Briot, round flan. Obv: crowned profile bust right with I R M BRIT legend. Rev: crown over Vs VId mark of value (for the gold crown at five shillings and sixpence). BCW 826; LSA p.26. 2.27 grams. [No Reserve]Very fine.
English Milled Coins - Charles II - 1679 - HalfcrownDated 1679, fourth bust. Obv: profile bust with CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA legend. Rev: cruciform shields with interlinked Cs to angles with MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX legend and date. Edge: raised DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI TRICESIMO PRIMO legend. S. 3367; ESC 481. 14.85 grams. Good fine.
English Milled Coins - George III - 1817 - Bullhead HalfcrownDated 1817, large bust. Obv: profile bust with date below and GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA legend. Rev: crowned garter and arms with REX FID DEF BRITANNIARUM legend. S. 3788; ESC 616. 14.13 grams. Near extremely fine, steel grey tone, few tiny marks.
English Milled Coins - George V - 1925 - Cased Silver Maundy SetDated 1925. Obvs: profile bust with GEORGIVS V D G BRITT OMN REX F D IND IMP legend. Revs: crown over mark of value (4, 3, 2, and 1 respectively) with date, within wreath; in Royal Mint red leather case of issue. S. 4027; ESC 2542. 42.91 grams total. [No Reserve]Uncirculated; some spotting and minor marks.
![English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937-1952 - Cased Brass Threepence Set [15]Dated 1937 to 1952 (all issued). Obvs: profile](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35846/2909456/1732-2014102918141_468x382.jpg)
English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937-1952 - Cased Brass Threepence Set [15]Dated 1937 to 1952 (all issued). Obvs: profile bust with GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP (up to 1948, then F D IND IMP replaced by FIDEI DEF) legend. Revs: thrift plant with THREE PENCE legend and date; in proprietory crystal case. S. 4112 and S. 4113. 204 grams total. The obverse legend changed from 1948 onwards, following the independence of India in 1947. [15, No Reserve]Generally good fine and better, from circulation. The 1946 and 1949 scarce.
![English Milled Coins - George VI - 1951 - Pennies Group [5]Dated 1951, second issue. Obv: profile bust with GEORGIVS VI D G B](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35846/2909456/1733-20141029181417_468x382.jpg)
English Milled Coins - George VI - 1951 - Pennies Group [5]Dated 1951, second issue. Obv: profile bust with GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX FIDEI DEF legend. Rev: seated Britannia with date below and ONE PENNY legend. S. 4117; Peck 2422; Freeman 242. 47.39 grams totaL Acquired Trinidad, early 1960s. Peck confirms (p. 514) that 120,000 pennies bearing the date 1951 were struck by the Royal Mint, mostly issued to the Colonies. [5, No Reserve]Uncirculated; a few bag marks, near full lustre and lightly toned. Scarce.
![English Milled Coins - George VI - 1951 - Pennies Group [5]Dated 1951, second issue. Obv: profile bust with GEORGIVS VI D G B](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35846/2909456/1734-20141029181429_468x382.jpg)
English Milled Coins - George VI - 1951 - Pennies Group [5]Dated 1951, second issue. Obv: profile bust with GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX FIDEI DEF legend. Rev: seated Britannia with date below and ONE PENNY legend. S. 4117; Peck 2422; Freeman 242. 47.46 grams total. Acquired Trinidad, early 1960s. Peck confirms (p. 514) that 120,000 pennies bearing the date 1951 were struck by the Royal Mint, mostly issued to the Colonies. [5, No Reserve]Uncirculated; a few bag marks, near full lustre and lightly toned. Scarce.
English Milled Coins - Elizabeth II - 1980 Queen Mother - Royal Mint Proof Silver 25 PenceDated 1980. Obv: profile bust with ELIZABETH II D G REG F D legend. Rev: profile bust surrounded by bows and lions (representing Bowes-Lyons) with QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER legend and date; in Royal Mint capsule of issue. S. 4228. 38.52 grams including capsule. [No Reserve]Proof FDC.
English Milled Coins - Elizabeth II - 1987 - Twenty Pence Flan ErrorDated 1987, circular flan error. Obv: profile bust with ELIZABETH II D G REG F D legend. Rev: Rose of England with date. S. 4361 error variant. 5.07 grams. Accompanied by a letter from the Royal Mint confirming that the coin is genuine and has been struck without the normal heptagon-shaped restraining collar. [No Reserve]As struck; flat at edges.
English Milled Coins - Elizabeth II - 1998 NHS - Royal Mint Proof Silver Piedfort 50 PenceDated 1998, piedfort. Obv: profile bust with ELIZABETH II D G REG F D legend and date. Rev: pair of hands with repeated NHS around and FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY and 50 PENCE legends; in Royal Mint capsule and case of issue with certificate. S. 4612. 93.54 grams total. [No Reserve]Proof FDC.
English Milled Coins - Elizabeth II - 1999 Scotland - Royal Mint Proof Silver Piedfort 1 PoundDated 1999, piedfort. Obv: profile bust with ELIZABETH II D G REG F D and date legend. Rev: Scottish lion with ONE POUND legend; in Royal Mint capsule and box of issue, with certificate. S. 4591. 79.79 grams total. [No Reserve]Proof FDC.
Roman Gold Ring with Bust Intaglio2nd-3rd century AD. A D-section hoop with expanding shoulders and flat plaque inset with a nicolo (?) intaglio of a profile youthful male bust. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia 1991, item 190, Type I, variant 3. 3.23 grams, 19mm overall, 17.88mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.0, Japan 15) (3/4"). Property of a Cambridgeshire collector; acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition.
![English Milled Coins - `George III` - `1797` - Cased Commemorative `Cartwheel Penny` Set [3]Dated `1797`, issued 2000, by Don](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35846/2909456/1740-20141029181521_468x382.jpg)
English Milled Coins - `George III` - `1797` - Cased Commemorative `Cartwheel Penny` Set [3]Dated `1797`, issued 2000, by Donald R. Golder, struck in copper, silvered-copper and yellow metal. Obvs: profile bust with incuse GEORGIUS III D G REX legend. Revs: seated Britannia with incuse BRITANNIA legend and date and with added FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA inscription; in case of issue, with certificate numbered 47 of 500 issued. 250 grams total, case 16 x 8cm. [3, No Reserve]Proof FDC, some light toning. Scarce commemorative set.
![World Coins - Gibraltar - 1997-2000 Labours of Hercules - Pobjoy Mint Cased Silver-Gilt Proof 2 Pounds Set [12]Variously date](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35846/2909456/1741-20141029181529_468x382.jpg)
World Coins - Gibraltar - 1997-2000 Labours of Hercules - Pobjoy Mint Cased Silver-Gilt Proof 2 Pounds Set [12]Variously dated 1997 to 2000. Obvs: profile bust with GIBRALTAR ELIZABETH II legend and date. Revs: each depicting one of the 12 Labours of Hercules with THE LABOURS OF HERCULES 2 POUNDS legend; in capsules and Pobjoy Mint case of issue, with certificate numbered 20 (of 1,000) plus a fact sheet for each coin. KM# 755a-766a. 773 grams total, case 24 x 19cm. [12]Proof FDC. Scarce as a cased set.
![World Coins - Sassanian - Silver Dirhem Group [2]6th-7th century AD, Khusro II type or Arab-Sassanian copies. Obvs: profile b](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35846/2909456/1750-20141029181711_468x382.jpg)
British Banknotes - Elizabeth II - 1957-1967 O`Brien - Britannia Bust 5 PoundsUndated (1957-1961 issue), L. K. O`Brien, reverse denomination in blue, serial number C24 291782. Obv: helmetted Britannia left, blue and multicolour. Rev: lion standing, blue and multicolour. Pick 371. 157 x 88mm. [No Reserve]Extremely fine.
British Banknotes - Elizabeth II - 1966-1970 Fforde - Britannia Seated 5 PoundsUndated (1966-1970), J. S. Fforde, serial number 64A 175371. Obv: three quarter bust, deep blue and multicolour. Rev: seated Britannia, deep blue and multicolour. Pick 375b. 140 x 83mm. [No Reserve]Extremely fine.
World Military - Germany - World War I - Kapitänleutnant Otto Weddigen - U Boat Action Silver Commemorative MedalUndated, World War I period (1915), by Ziegler and Grunthal. Obv: three-quarter bust with KAPITANLEUTNANT OTTO WEDDIGEN legend. Rev: u-boat at sea (during the action of 22 September 1914) with Iron Cross and branch above with DEM ANDENKEN DES HELDENMUTIGEN FUHRERS legend and S M UNTERSEEBOOTE U9 UND U29 in two lines to exergue; with German descriptive dealer`s ticket. 14.30 grams, 33mm. This medallion (also struck in bronze) posthumously celebrates Otto Weddigen, born 15 September 1882 in Herford, Westphalia; he died 18 March 1915, at sea off the Moray Firth, Scotland. His successes as a u-boat commander, including the sinking of three British armoured cruisers in about an hour during the second month of World War I, made him one of the most famous of the Imperial German submarine heroes. [No Reserve]Good extremely fine, few hairlines to fields. Scarce, especially in silver.
Roman Carnelian Intaglio of a Nobleman1st century AD. A discoid plaque with finely-cut intaglio bust of a first century Imperial nobleman portrait (Gaius or Lucius?), clean-shaven and with short hair, wearing a mantle clasped at the throat with a disc brooch; still set into the corroded remains of a contemporary finger ring. Cf. Taylor, G. & Scarisbrick, D. Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, Oxford, 1978, type 34. 9.85 grams, 34mm (1 1/2"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. Extremely fine condition.
Roman Bronze Head of Jupiter1st century BC-2nd century AD. A hollow-cast bust of Jupiter with neatly dressed hair and beard, plaited band above the brow, stern features. Cf. similar hairstyle on the Jupiter figurine in the Muséum Calvet d`Avignon in Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 5. 244 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. Very fine condition.
Roman Bronze Ring with Sol InvictusMid 2nd-mid 3rd century AD. A D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, ellipsoid plaque with intaglio Sol Invictus bust with radiate crown. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 244, Type II, variant 1. 9.89 grams, 27mm overall, 19.18mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.38, Japan 19) (1"). From the jewellery collection of a medical professional; acquired 1970s. [No Reserve]Fine condition.
Roman Terracotta Theatre Token Group1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of discoid tokens with impressed motifs comprising: three with profile male bust; three with profile female bust; one with standing female figure; one with pair of standing figures; two with beasts. 22 grams, 18-21mm (3/4"). Ex Hiller collection; by descent 1976. [10, No Reserve]Very fine condition.
Roman Terracotta and Lead Theatre Token Group1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of tokens comprising: two terracotta with profile bust; one terracotta with two standing figures; one lead with two standing figures; one lead with a bird and pellets: 22 grams total, 15-19mm (1/2 - 3/4"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. [5, No Reserve]Fine condition.
Byzantine Gold Holy Emperor Bracteate7th-8th century AD. A flat-section monofacial repoussé bracteate with facing bust of a Byzantine Holy Emperor, probably Constantine IV Pogonatus (Senior Augustus 15th July 668-10th July 685 AD), in military attire holding spear over his right shoulder; two lateral stitching holes for attachment; crimped edge folded to the reverse. 0.92 grams, 19mm (3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired on the London art market. Similar bracteates of this type were used as female dress ornaments on the Silk Route. Very fine condition.
Byzantine Bronze Pendant with Christ Pantokrator6th-10th century AD. A flat-section discoid plaque with integral pierced lug, low-relief bust of Christ with nimbus of radiating lines. 3.08 grams, 24mm (1"). Property of a lady by descent; acquired by the vendor`s father in the 1960s. Fine condition.
Post Medieval Georgian Gold Enamelled Inscribed RingDated 1791 AD. A flat-section hoop with black enamelled band between beaded borders, with reserved text `ADL. J. HARRISON OB.15.OCT.1791 Æ.69`; maker`s mark `TM` hallmarked with a profile bust, a lion (for London) and date letter `q` (for 1791). 4.12 grams, 19mm overall, 17.25mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.0, Japan 13) (3/4"). Property of a Suffolk lady. Very fine condition.
Post Medieval French Silver Porringer with Birth of Duc de Berry Silver MedallionMedal dated 1754 AD. A silver shallow porringer with single pierced flat handle incorporating a fleur-de-lis, the basal foot marked `STERLING` and inset with a French silver medal by Marteau commemorating the birth of the Duc de Berry (1754-1793) who succeeded to the French throne as Louis XVI in 1774 and was later deposed and executed by guillotine during the French Revolution. Obv: profile bust with LUD XV REX CHRISTIANISS legend. Rev: female standing, resting against half-column on which lies a crown and holding infant with SECURITAS IMPERII legend and with NAT DUCIS BITURIC M DCC LIV in two lines to exergue. Medal: see Med. Fran. 244.131 (for the design, in bronze). 105 grams, 11cm diameter (4 1/4"). Ex Swiss collection; acquired London, 1980s. Louis XVI, Duc de Berry, became Dauphin following the death of his father in 1765 and succeeded his grandfather, Louis XV in 1774; he was executed on 21 January 1793, under the name Citizen Louis Capet. [No Reserve]Fine condition, medal very fine.
Post Medieval Charles I Civil War Silver-Gilt Scottish Token1637-1642 AD. A token of support for Charles I formed from a contemporary Scottish silver coin of the 1637-1642 AD, third coinage, Briot`s hammered issue; to the obverse, a profile bust with mark of value `XX` (with lozenge above and below) behind and CAR D G SCOT ANG FR ET HIB R legend; to the reverse, a crown above thistle with IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT legend. Spink`s Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands, London, 2003 number 5581 (no `B` to obverse or reverse). The flan and edges are fully gilded without any indication of mounting scars, suspension loop or similar; possibly a keepsake for a supporter of Charles I during the Civil War or after his execution in 1649. 1.02 grams, 16mm (3/4"). Ex Walter Steinberg collection; acquired London, 1970s. The `XX` notation denotes the value of twenty pence. Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors. [No Reserve]Very fine condition.
Romano-Egyptian Silver Queen Berenice I Bust Ring30 BC- 323 AD. A D-section hoop expanding to broad shoulders and an elliptical bronze plaque with the bust of Queen Berenice I of Egypt in high relief; the profile bust with carefully dressed hair. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 202, Type II, variant 1. 21 grams, 28mm overall, 19.71mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21) (1"). From the jewellery collection of a medical professional; acquired 1970s. Berenice I lived from circa 340 BC to a date between 279 and 268 BC, and was a Macedonian noblewoman. Through her marriage to Ptolemy I Soter, she became the second queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt. Fine condition.
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