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Click here to subscribeTrajan AR Drachm of Bostra, Arabia. AD 114-116. AYTOKP KAIC NEP TRAIAN? ARICT? CEB ???? ???, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ?HMAPX E? Y?ATO S, two-humped (Bactrian) camel to left. Metcalf-; Tell Kalak 19; RPC III 4077. 3.44g, 20mm, 6h. Good Very Fine. From a private British collection.
Hadrian AV Aureus. Rome, AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare-headed bust right / SECVRITAS AVG, Securitas seated left on throne with cornucopiae as arms, bare to waist, leaning head on her hand. RIC 273; BMCRE 731 note; C. 1404; Calicó 1377. 6.85g, 19mm, 6h. Near Extremely Fine; scuff on edge. Very Rare. From a private British collection; Ex Editions V. Gadoury, 2 December 2017, lot 63. An important theme throughout the reign of Hadrian, whose consolidation and fortification of Trajan's territorial gains was a main priority, Securitas nevertheless appears particularly prominently among the late issues struck c.134-138. Mattingly and Sydenham (RIC II, p. 327) suggest that the use of Securitas may refer, along with Pax, Victory and Pax-Nemesis, to the final subjection of the Jewish Bar Kochba revolt in AD 135. Certainly, from a Roman point of view the restoration of order after a four year long uprising that claimed the lives of a great many Romans would have gone a long way towards improving the perception of internal security within the empire. Indeed, the brutal suppression of the revolt, the devastation wrought on the Jewish population and the expulsion of all Jews from Jerusalem by this emperor otherwise characterised by his clemency and enlightened policies ensured that there would not be a fourth Jewish-Roman war. The representation of Securitas on the present type is unusual. This personification is most often depicted in the form of a woman in matronly costume, with dress and draperies after the traditional aristocratic fashion. Here however Securitas is portrayed in more provocative fashion, bare to the waist with only a drapery loosely covering her legs. As she sits on her throne of cornucopiae (denoting abundance and prosperity) with her right elbow resting on the back of her chair and supporting her head, the implication of her state of undress and posture suggests that she is perfectly at ease with nothing to fear.
Gratian AR Miliarense. Treveri, AD 375-383. D N GRATIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCITVS, Gratian standing facing, head left, holding standard in right hand, leaning against shield in left; TRPS in exergue. RIC 42b.2 or 53a; RSC 52c. 4.49g, 22mm, 1h. Near Mint State. From a private British collection.
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Mediolanum, AD 260-261. GALLIENVS AVG, radiate, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield decorated with gorgoneion / LEG I ADI VII P VII F, capricorn to right. RIC 318 var. (bust type); C. -; MIR 983l (2 specimens). 3.42g, 22mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; apparently only the third known example. Ex Leu Numismatik 1, 25 October 2017, lot 332.
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Æ Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. 51-30 BC. Diademed and draped bust right / K?EO?ATPA? BA?I?I??H?, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopiae to left, ? to right. Svoronos 1871; Weiser 183; SNG Copenhagen 419-21; Noeske 380-2. 22.58g, 26mm, 12h. Very Fine. Sold with export licence issued by The Israel Antiquities Authority.
Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum AV Stater. Circa 155-140 BC. Euphemos, son of Pausanias, magistrate. Draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephane, and with bow and quiver over shoulder / Nike, holding kentron and reins, driving fast biga to right; MA?NHT?N (of the Magnesians) above, EY?HMO? ?AY?ANIOY below. Heritage 3056, 30066 (same dies); unpublished in the standard references, but for the magistrate Euphemos son of Pausanias and dating of the stephanophoric tetradrachms of Magnesia, cf. N. F. Jones, The Autonomous Wreathed Tetradrachms of Magnesia-on-Maeander", ANSMN 24, 1979, pp. 63-109, especially nos. 8-25; for the obverse Artemis bust type cf. B. Head, History of the Coinage of Ephesus, London 1880, p. 69, 1-7, pl. 5 and Mørkholm, Early Hellenistic Coinage, Cambridge 1991, 657 = Gulbenkian 985. 8.43g, 19mm, 12h. Extremely Fine. A coin of extreme rarity and great numismatic importance. From the A.F. Collection, Germany. The discovery of this totally new reverse type for a gold stater on the Attic weight standard of about 8.5g, fortunately signed by a very well known Magnesian magistrate, solves two long standing numismatic problems. Firstly, it allows for the dating of the Ephesian gold staters with which it is associated, and it confirms the mid second century dating of the Ionian stephanophoric coinage. Euphemos, son of Pausanias, was one of the eight magistrates who were responsible for the substantial silver stephanophoric 'wreath-bearer' tetradrachm issues, beautifully engraved and struck on broad flans on the Attic silver standard of about 17.2 grams. It is notable that Magnesia had in the late 4th and early 3rd centuries produced very high quality Attic standard gold staters with polished dies in the names of Philip, Alexander and Lysimachos. The obverse bust of Artemis is of exactly the same style as the well known Ephesos gold staters which depict on their reverse the Ephesian cult figure of Artemis. Until now those Ephesian staters have defied proper dating, having been given a chronological range by various authors from 150 to 88 BC (cf. Gilbert K. Jenkins, 'Hellenistic gold coins of Ephesus', in Festschrift E. Akurgal, Anadolu-Anatolia 21, 1978/80, Ankara, 1987, pp. 183-8, pls. A-B). Though of course it does not preclude the possibility that they were struck over an extended period of time, we may now at least say with some certainty that they were already being struck by around 150-140 BC. The evidence from the seven extant stephanophoric tetradrachm hoards from the contemporary territory of the Seleukid Empire, found together with dated Seleukid coins, points to a secure narrow chronological range for all these issues of 150-138 BC. Significantly the Magnesian coinage has often been found in close association with similar wreathed issues from Aigai, Kyme, Myrina, Herakleia, Lebedos and Smyrna in what must have been an unattested 'entente' by cities that had been guaranteed their autonomy following the imposition by Rome of the Treaty of Apameia between the Republic and Antiochos III in 188 BC - an attempt to stop the constant quarrelling between the Greeks. For the numismatic history of the period cf. Jones 1979, pp. 90-100 and Ch. Boehringer, Zur Chronologie Mittelhellenistischer Münzserien 220-160 v. Chr., Berlin 1972, pp. 49f."
Sculpture: John Robinson: A bronze portrait bust of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, titled Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, dated 1981, signed John on marble base, 55cm high, together with a photograph of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1981. Commissioned by Folkestone Council whose offices are based in Hythe, which is one of the ancient Cinque Ports of which Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother was Warden. Provenance: The John Robinson Collection. Literature: See Vol I, pages 367-9.
Sculpture: John Robinson: A bronze portrait bust of Her Majesty the Queen, stamped EIIR signed John and dated 1982, on marble base, 56cm high, together with a framed photograph of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Tank Regiment 1983, and a framed linen tape measure originally used to measure Her Majesty’s head for the commission. Provenance: The John Robinson Collection. Literature: See Vol I pages 368-371
E G Thomson (early 19th century British school) - Bust length portrait of a young officer, watercolour, signed, 17.5 x 12.5cm, framed, together with a collection of pictures and prints relating to the Curwen family including an oil portrait of Miss P Curwen, with label Pamela Nathan, an early 19th century black and white engraving of John Christian Curwen Esq, MP, a pair of pencil studies of doves, signed JC Curwen, a monochrome etching - study of two boys, etcetc
A collection of mainly 19th century continental ceramics including a white glazed Capodimonte teapot with moulded classical style figure decoration and crowned 'N' mark to base 16cm tall, together with three further white glazed figures of female characters, a miniature Capodimonte bust of a girl in a bonnet 8cm tall with crowned 'N' mark to base and a further similar bust, 20cm tall approx
Harold I (1035-40), silver Penny, fleur de lis type (c.1038-40), London Mint, moneyer Brittmaer, diademed bust left with sceptre, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, HAR OLD REC, rev. pellet at centre of voided long cross, pellet topped fleur de lis between pellets in each angle, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, +BR IHT: MÆR O LV, weight 0.99g (N.803; S.1165). Toned good very fine.
Charles II (1660-85), silver Crown, 1662, first laureate and draped bust right, both ties emanate from an upper curl, rose below, legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS . II. DEI. GRA., rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, interlinked pairs of Cs in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, .MAG. BR.FRA. ET.HIB. REX., edge inscribed in raised letters widely spaced between grained borders, .DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN*, weight 29.88g (Bull 340; Broad AA.3; ESC 15A; S.3350). Toned perhaps a little artificially, some small nicks and marks, bust possibly with some striping or frosting on the drapery, a patch of light haymarking on reverse, otherwise a bold to good very fine. Provenance: Ex Mark Rasmussen Numismatist, Surrey, list number 21, Spring 2011, item 112.
Anne (1702-14), silver Pre-Union Crown, 1703, VIGO. below first draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA.DEI. GRATIA., rev. Pre-Union crowned cruciform shields, seven strings to Irish harp, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, .MAG BR. FRA ET. HIB REG., edge inscribed in raised letters, .+ DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. TERTIO, weight 29.92g (Bull 1340; ESC 99; S.3576). Toned, a bold very fine, reverse good very fine. Provenance: Ex Mark Rasmussen Numismatist, Surrey, 30th June 2016.
Anne (1702-14), silver Post-Union Crown, 1707, first draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA.DEI. GRATIA., rev. Post-Union crowned cruciform shields, nine strings to Irish harp, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, .MAG BRI: FR. ET. HIB: REG:, edge inscribed in raised letters of inverted orientation to obverse, .+ DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. SEPTIMO, weight 30.06g (Bull 1344; ESC 104; S.3601). Toned, with a few light nicks and flecks mainly on obverse, good very fine to almost extremely fine. Provenance: Ex Mark Rasmussen Numismatist, Surrey, 31st May 2011.
George III (1760-1820), octagonal countermark upon Spanish Eight Reales of King Charles III (1759-88), 1785 FM, struck in Mexico City, Mexico, octagonal bust of George III from the maundy Penny die punch right at centre of obverse, bust of Spanish King laureate and draped right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS.III. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, pillar with ribbon incuse motto either side PLUS VLTRA, legend surrounding, .HISPAN. ET IND. REX. M. 8R.F.M. mint letter with o above, weight 27.10g (Bull 1868; ESC 138; S.3766). Attractively toned, with a few tiny nicks, otherwise good very fine and an earlier host coin than usually seen. Provenance: Ex Mark Rasmussen Numismatist, Surrey, 31st May 2011. The initials F and M at the end of the reverse legend represent the names of the Mint Assayers who were Francisco Arance Cobos and Mariano Rodriguez.
Victoria (1837-1901), silver Florin, 1854, type B2, crowned Gothic type bust left, WW below for engraver William Wyon, Latin legend with linear and beaded border surrounding both sides, date in legend in Roman numerals, Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d. mdcccliv, rev. crowned cruciform shields, emblems in alternate angles, quatrefoil at centre, denomination legend, +One florin+ in upper half, one tenth of a pound in lower half, weight 11.13g (Bull 2829 R3; Davies 726; ESC 811A R3; S.3891). Some rim nicks on reverse, toned, with a clear date, fine to a bold fine and very rare.
Edward the Confessor (1042-66), silver Penny, trefoil quadrilateral type (1046-48), York Mint, moneyer Iola, diademed bust left with sceptre, bust to bottom of coin, Latin legend commences at top with toothed border surrounding, +EDPER.: .D REX, rev. pellet at centre of quadrilateral ornament with three pellets at each apex over short voided cross, all within linear circle, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, +IOL.A ONE ON EOFE, weight 1.01g (N.817; S.1174). Toned, a little double struck, otherwise good very fine with interesting reverse legend “error” with the ON repeated.Provenance:Ex A H Baldwin, London, purchased circa 2007.
George III (1760-1820), silver Bank Token of Eighteenpence, 1811, first laureate and cuirassed bust right, Latin legend GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, toothed border and outer raised rim both sides, rev. denomination and date in four lines surrounded by oak and laurel wreath of 25 acorns, BANK / TOKEN / 1S. 6D. / 1811, weight 7.46g (Bull 2112; ESC 969; S.3771). Toned, small nick by 6 of value, a pleasing extremely fine. Provenance: Ex Croydon Coin Auction, sale 107, 31st January 1993, lot 264.
George III (1760-1820), silver Bank Tokens of Eighteenpence (2), both 1811, first laureate and cuirassed bust right, Latin legend GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, toothed border and outer raised rim both sides, rev. denomination and date in four lines surrounded by oak and laurel wreath of 25 acorns, BANK / TOKEN / 1S. 6D. / 1811 (Bull 2112; ESC 969; S.3771). First deeply toned, good extremely fine, second cleaned, extremely fine. (2)† This item is subject to 5% import duty.
George II (1727-60), silver Shilling, 1743, roses reverse, older laureate and draped bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding, larger lettering, GEORGIVS. II. DEI. GRATIA., rev. crowned cruciform shields, roses in angles, seven strings to Irish harp, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B. ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E., weight 6.02g (Bull 1720; ESC 1203; S.3702). Attractively toned, some light haymarking, good very fine.
Harold II (6th Jan-14th Oct 1066), silver Penny, Lincoln Mint, moneyer Garfin, crowned bust left with sceptre, legend and beaded outer circle surrounding, legend commences at top, +HAROLD REX AI, rev. PAX between beaded lines horizontal at centre, beaded circles and legend surrounding, legend commences at bottom +GEREFIN ON LOI, weight 1.32g (N.836; S.1186). Toned a little weak in parts, a bold to good very fine and a rare moneyer at Lincoln. Provenance: Ex Heritage, New York Signature Sale, 3rd January 2010, lot 21554. The reign of King Harold II was shorter than that of the modern British King Edward VIII who famously abdicated and produced no coins for British currency. The coinage of Harold II all have the same "Peace" type reverse and a head and neck bust on the obverse, which can sometimes face right or have the sceptre absent. As a type coin of the reign demand for King Harold remains strong, especially since 2016 marked the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, celebrated by the Royal Mint with the release of a Fifty Pence coin depicting Harold with the arrow in his eye as seen on the Bayeux Tapestry.
George III (1760-1820), silver Sixpence, 1787, variety without hearts, laureate and draped bust right, legend surrounding, GEORGIVS. III . DEI. GRATIA., rev. cruciform shields, without semée of hearts in Hanoverian arms, crowns in angles, garter star at centre, date at bottom with stops either side, legend surrounding commencing lower left, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E., weight 3.01g; Victoria (1837-1901), silver Sixpence, 1866, die number 9, first young head left, plain truncation, legend VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D:, toothed border around rim both sides, rev. ONE / SIXPENCE in two lines at centre of crowned laurel and oak wreath, date with die number 9 below, weight 2.84g (Bull 2187, 3213; ESC 1626, 1715; second Davies 1069; S.3748, 3909). First toned with a little flecking, extremely fine, second perhaps once cleaned, practically extremely fine. (2)
George III (1760-1820), silver Maundy Set, 1786, silver Fourpence, Threepence, Twopence and Penny, young laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned mark of value (Bull 2236; ESC 2418; S.3762). Colourful toning, the Fourpence a little weakly struck on obverse, very fine, the others extremely fine.† This item is subject to 5% import duty.
George III (1760-1820), silver Maundy Set, 1800, silver Fourpence, Threepence, Twopence and Penny, older laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned mark of value (Bull 2239; ESC 2421; S.3764). Toned, almost extremely fine to extremely fine, the maundy Penny being the same obverse die punch as the octagonal countermark used on the Spanish dollars.† This item is subject to 5% import duty.
George III (1760-1820), copper Pattern Penny, 1797, long haired laureate and draped bust right, K.: raised on truncation for engraver C H Kuchler, large letter Latin legend incuse on raised border surrounding both sides, GEORGIUS III. D: G. REX., rev. inverted die axis, Britannia seated left on rock with trident and shield, holding olive branch, ship sailing right to left, K raised on rock below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIA, date below, weight 28.92g (Peck 1091 KP5). Toned unevenly with a few spots, otherwise good extremely fine, rare. Provenance: Ex G H Gaviller (1807-79) Collection, bequest to W C C Boyd his nephew c.1880. Ex W C C Boyd Collection, Baldwin Auction 42, 26th September 2005, lot 1145.
George III (1760-1820), copper Penny, 1806, small laureate and draped bust right, K. raised on truncation for engraver C H Kuchler, incuse hair curl to right of tie knot, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III. D: G. REX., rev. Britannia seated left on rock with trident and shield, holding olive branch, ship sailing right to left, SOHO raised on rock below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIA, weight 18.78g (Peck 1342; S.3780). Toned, a little unevenly, otherwise good extremely fine. Provenance: Ex Noble Investments plc, purchased Autumn 2005.
William I (1066-87), silver Penny, two stars type (1074-77?), Winchester Mint, moneyer Anderboda, facing crowned bust with star each side, all within linear circle, Latin legend commences at top with outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, +PILLEM REX ANG, rev. annulet at centre of cross bottonnée, over quadrilateral with incurved sides, +IINDRBOD ON PNIT, weight 1.38g (BMC type V; N.845; S.1254). Toned, weak in parts of rim, good face, good very fine and one of the more unusual moneyer names, rare. Provenance: Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 82, 16th September 2009, lot 1375.
Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Penny, 1873, laureate "bun style" bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, rev. Britannia seated right with trident and shield, denomination in words surrounding, date in exergue, weight 9.50g (Freeman 64, dies 6+G; S.3954). Dusky tone, streak of dark tone on reverse, otherwise with some lustre, good extremely fine. Provenance: Ex Spink Coin Auction, 28th September 2005, lot 1566.
George I (1714-27), silver Proof Farthing, 1718, laureate and cuirassed bust right, Latin legend within linear and toothed border surrounding both sides, GEORGIVS. REX., rev. struck en medaille, Britannia seated left on globe with shield, holding palm branch and spear, date in exergue, BRITAN NIA., weight 4.43g (Peck 790; S.3661). Toned with handling and surface marks both sides, a bold fine and rare. Provenance: Ex Late Hiram Brown, part one, Dix Noonan and Webb, Auction 147, 12th June 2018, lot 425.
George I (1714-27), copper Farthing, 1717, “dump issue” engraved by John Croker, laureate and cuirassed bust right, Latin legend within linear and toothed border surrounding both sides, GEORGIVS. REX., rev. inverted die axis, Britannia seated left on globe with shield, holding palm branch and spear, date in exergue, BRITAN NIA., weight 4.92g (Peck 783; S.3661). Toned, a bold very fine and rare.
Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Farthing, 1860 TB/BB mule, with four berry obverse, "bun" type laureate and draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, rev. Britannia seated right on rock with trident and shield, lighthouse to left, ship to right, date in exergue, denomination in words and beaded border surrounding (Peck 1857 EXR; Fr.498 R17; S.3958). Lightly toned with lustre, graded and slabbed by CGS UK as CGS EF 70, very rare indeed. CGS UK certification 21088 – FA.V1.1860.08 – Mule TB/BB.
Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Farthing, 1860 TB/BB mule, with five berry obverse, "bun" type laureate and draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, rev. Britannia seated right on rock with trident and shield, lighthouse to left, ship to right, date in exergue, denomination in words and beaded border surrounding (Peck -; Fr.- dies 3+A R20; cf.S.3958). Toned, graded and slabbed by CGS UK as CGS VF 40, of the highest rarity, the five berry obverse TB/BB mule unknown to Peck and Freeman, very few known, at the time of the Mangahas sale sited below only two were known to exist. CGS UK certification 21221 – FA.V1.1860.09 – Mule 5 Ber. Provenance: Ex Mangahas Collection, Croydon Coin Auction, 2005 sold as the finer of only two known. Ex The Oxford Collection, Colin Cooke Ltd, Manchester, April 2008, lot 140.
Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Farthing, 1860 TB, struck on a 2mm thick flan, with four berry obverse, "bun" type laureate and draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, rev. Britannia seated right on rock with trident and shield, lighthouse to left, ship to right, date in exergue, denomination in words and toothed border surrounding, weight 4.16g (Peck -; Fr.- dies 2+B; cf.S.3958). Toned, with a few light nicks and marks, good fine, the only example ever encountered by the cataloguer, highly unusual and extremely rare on a thick flan that is approximately 50% heavier than a regular currency Farthing. Provenance: Ex London Coin Auction 152, 6th March 2016, lot 2682.
Henry I (1100-35), silver Penny, type XV (c.1125-35), Exeter Mint, moneyer probably Aelfwine, crowned and diademed three quarter facing bust with sceptre to bottom of coin, legend and beaded borders surrounding, +hENRICVS:, rev. quadrilateral with lis apexes on cross fleury, pellet in each inner angle, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, +A---- :ON: EXCES:, the first E of Mint name struck over an X, weight 1.27g (BMC type XV; N.871; S.1276). Well centred for this usually poorly struck issue, some weakness in parts of legend, good portrait, a bold very fine and rare with clear mint name showing the engraving error. Provenance: Ex Pimprez Hoard, Spink Coin Auction 170, 6th October 2004, lot 426. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 70, 21st September 2005, lot 1257. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 82, 16th September 2009, lot 1380
Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Farthings (2), 1863, second 1863 similar, a sub-variety with raised dot on ground below lighthouse, "bun" type laureate and draped bust left, five berries in wreath, rev. Britannia seated right on rock with trident and shield, lighthouse to left, ship to right, date in exergue (Peck 1867, -; Fr.509, -; S.3958). Both toned, the dot variety with a little lustre, graded and slabbed by CGS UK as CGS F30 and CGS EF70 respectively, a rare pair. (2) CGS UK certification 21228 – FA.V1.1863.01. 12423 – FA.V1.1863.02 labelled Dot var. Provenance: Second coin Ex London Coins Auction 129, 8th June 2010, lot 1294.
Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Farthing, 1863, "bun" type laureate and draped bust left, five berries in wreath, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D: rev. Britannia seated right on rock with trident and shield, lighthouse to left, ship to right, date in exergue, denomination in words and toothed border surrounding, weight 2.85g (Peck 1867; Fr.509; S.3958). Toned, with some lustre around rims, some light handling marks, hairline scratches on cheek and one on neck, spot on neck, otherwise a very nice example of this rare date, extremely fine.
Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Farthings (2), 1867, second example with doubled 186 in date, both with low 7, "bun" type laureate and draped bust left, five berries in wreath, rev. Britannia seated right on rock with trident and shield, lighthouse to left, ship to right, date in exergue (Peck 1878; Fr.516; S.3958). Both toned with much lustre, graded and slabbed by CGS UK as CGS UNC 85 and CGS UNC 85 respectively, a scarce pair. (2) CGS UK certification 0000943 – FA.V1.1867.01. 32096 – FA.V1.1867.02 labelled 186 dbl.Lo7. Provenance: Second coin Ex The Cheshire Collection, Ira and Larry Goldberg Auction 31, 30th May 2005, lot 3155 part, when graded by NGC as MS64 RB. Ex Ira and Larry Goldberg Auction 41, 27th May 2007, lot 3445, when graded by NGC as MS64 RB. Ex The Finchampstead Collection, London Coins Auction 152, 5th March 2016, lot 2270.
Stephen (1135-54), silver Penny, Watford type (c.1136-45), Stamford Mint, moneyer Lefsi, crowned bust with sceptre right, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, ---E---, rev. cross moline, lis in each angle, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, +LEFSI------N, weight 1.29g (BMC type I; Mack 34a; N.873; S.1278). With a clear portrait and corresponding device of reverse, toned, the rim crimped with legends not very well struck up at all, the moneyer name clear and only listed by North as operating at Stamford, rare moneyer. Provenance:Ex William H Pheatt, Buckland Dix and Wood, Auction 12, 21st March 1995, lot 709.Ex Dix Noonan and Webb, 30th September 2009, lot 3845.
Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Farthings (6), 1876 H, Heaton Mint (3), first two with broken E in REG, second with larger taller 6 in date over a 6, third normal 6 and E complete, all Heaton pieces with G of REG with extra burr of metal on serif, 1878, 1879 (2), normal and large 9 varieties, "bun" type laureate and draped bust left, four berry wreath, rev. Britannia seated right on rock with trident and shield, lighthouse to left, ship to right, date in exergue (Peck 1894, 1896, 1898; Fr.534, 534A, 536, 538, 540; S.3958, 3959). All toned, first and last three with considerable lustre, graded and slabbed by CGS UK as CGS UNC 82, CGS F 20, CGS EF 70, CGS 82, CGS UNC 80, CGS 82 respectively. (6) CGS UK certification 2436 – FA.V1.1876.01 labelled H. RF.G. 22083 - FA.V1.1876.05 labelled H. Lg 6/6. 21230 - FA.V1.1876.06 labelled H.Sm.6. REG. 32437 - FA.V1.1878.01. 23282 - FA.V1.1879.01 labelled Ordinary 9. 32392 - FA.V1.1879.03 labelled Large 9. Provenance: Fourth coin Ex Colin Cooke, Manchester, List 69. Ex The Finchampstead Collection, London Coins Auction 152, 5th March 2016, lot 2284 when this coin was joint finest known with 10 others. Sixth coin Ex The Finchampstead Collection, London Coins Auction 152, 5th March 2016, lot 2285 when this coin was joint finest of only two pieces of this variety on their database.
Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Farthings (11), 1895 (2), 1896, 1897 bright finish, 1897 dark finish, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901 dark finish, 1901 bright finish (2), older veiled type bust left, rev. Britannia seated right on rock with trident and shield, date in exergue (Peck 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966; Fr.571, 572, 574, 575 dies 1+B, 576, 577, 578, 579; S.3964). All with some toning, some lustre on the bright finish pieces, all bar first and last coins graded and slabbed by CGS UK as CGS UNC 85, CGS AU 78, yellow label scratched AU, CGS 80, CGS EF 60, yellow label Stained EF, CGS EF 65, CGS UNC 82, CGS EF 65, first coin lustrous extremely fine, last coin toned with bright finish extremely fine, the 1897 bright finish rare. (11) CGS UK certification 23891 – FA.V1.1895.02. 21266 – FA.V1.1896.01. 21268 – FA.V1.1897.01 yellow label Bright Fin. 34639 – FA.V1.1897.02 labelled Mint Dark. 21269 – FA.V1.1898.01. 21270 – FA.V1.1899.01 yellow label. 21271 – FA.V1.1900.01. 0018801 – FA.V1.1901.01. 21272 – FA.V1.1901.02 labelled Br. Finish. Fifth coin Ex The Finchampstead Collection as per CGS UK label, bought directly from Finchampstead.
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