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Lot 462
A part set of 'The United States Presidents Coin Collection' contained in one binder, comprises Presidents George Washington - Rutherford B. Hayes (1 - 19), although Ulysses S. Grant is missing and a quantity of loose US coins and a 1980 Royal Canadian Mint one dollar Arctic Territories Centennial contained in case. [2]
Lot 1
Celtic Harness Brooch. This amazing piece of Ancient British horse furniture dates back to the mid 1st century AD and was discovered in Buckinghamshire. Measuring a substantial 172mm x 128mm and weighing in at 169g this is a really impressive artefact. Horse brooches, as they are known, are thought to have been used with a blanket or caparison, a cloth covering for a horse. It is likely that a leather fixing strap ran through the loop, with the brooch itself pinned to the cloth to cover the junction between strap and fabric. Items of very high status, they are rare finds with only a handful of known examples from Britain. This example is exceptional not only in its size, but also in its state of preservation. Roughly T-shaped in plan, the brooch is made from cast copper-alloy, most probably bronze with a high tin content. This type of high-tin alloy allows for fine casting work and can be polished to give a reflective silvery surface, which is still partially evident on this brooch. It was cast in two pieces, the larger brooch element having an integral lug on the reverse which fits through a piercing in the straight piece allowing for almost 180 degree articulation. The reverse of the brooch is furnished with pair of hinged lugs for the pin and a substantial catchplate. Although the pin itself is missing , rust within the hinge indicates that it was made of iron, as on the other known examples. The reverse of the straight element has a rectangular strap loop at the terminal and, towards the centre shows some ghosting of the frontal design. This is a result of metal shrinking within the mould as it cools and shows that the decoration was cast rather than applied later. The sharpness of the design however indicates it was finished off by hand after casting along with the addition of finely incised linear borders. The front face of the brooch is decorated with champlevé enamel (or red glass) forming a flowing pattern of opposed scrolls with tips that curl like breaking waves. The pattern is replicated in more simplistic form on the terminal at the base of the ‘T’. Emerging from the centre of the upright is a vesica-shaped panel containing a roundel with two circular cells for enamel/glass (now missing). There are two further cells at the junction with the main body. The decoration is in the tradition of the ‘South Western Style’, some of the finest displays of which come from the Polden Hill hoard. The Polden Hill hoard was discovered in June 1800 near Bridgewater, Somerset, when ploughing on a hilltop uncovered around 90 items of late Iron age metalwork which had been concealed in a pit lined with burned clay. The contents included horse harness and chariot fittings, brooches, tools and weapons. Many of the horse and chariot trappings are beautifully decorated and inlaid with red glass. The hoard has been dated to AD 50-70. It contained 24 terret rings, enough to furnish many chariots, but only three horse brooches, implying that very few Iron age chariots would be decorated in such a manner. These were the fashion statements of the elite. Horse and chariot trappings were highly prized possessions and there are numerous examples of terret ring and harness fittings hoards from this period, often of very high quality. It is unclear whether these hoards were buried for safekeeping or given as votive offerings to the Gods. The size of this brooch, its prized status and its dual attachment mechanism make it very unlikely to be a casual loss. More probable is that it was carefully placed in the ground for the above reasons. Buckinghamshire, where this wonderful brooch was found, was once the territory of the Trinovantes and the Catuvellauni, two of the most powerful, and apparently richest, tribes in Ancient Britain. The ‘richest’ claim is based on coin evidence, almost 3000 of their gold coins are recorded on the PAS database and a recent hoard of over 1000 Whaddon Chase type staters will significantly add to that total. Their most famous king, Cunobelin, is estimated to have minted over 1,000,000 gold staters! Two other rulers, Tasciovanos ‘Killer of Badgers’ and Andoco both issued gold staters with a flamboyant design incorporating several hidden faces. The Celts enjoyed employing hidden imagery within their art and this brooch is no exception. Staring out from the base of the brooch can be seen a distinctive face with curving moustache, directly paralleled on the aforementioned gold staters.The use of matching motifs on both coins an artefacts is well known in the Iron age, the Iceni tribe being particularly fond of this, and a gold quarter stater of the Cantiaci actually features a horse brooch on the reverse. Some enamel loss and slight pitting to the surfaces, broken across the pivoting element, otherwise very fine condition.Published in The Searcher magazine March 2021 'Chieftain Chariot Brooch' pp18-22 and featured on the front cover. Recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: DENO-2BAD49.References:Fox, Sir Cyril Triskeles, Palmettes and Horse Brooches.Brailsford,J. W. The Polden Hill Hoard.Jope, E. M. Early Celtic Art in the British Isles, plates 298-299.
Lot 1079
Copper coins with Medallic issues, includes good grade 1813 Birmingham Three Pence token coin, two one penny model token coins, George III to Victoria Penny’s & halfpenny’s. With very high grade commemorativeMedallic issue for the wedding of Edward Prince of Walesto Princess Alexandra 1863 (51mm), with jubilee medals.
Lot 1084
Canadian Coin Collection Victoria to Elizabeth II, One cents, 1864 Nova Scotia one cent, 1888, 3 x 1903, 1905, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1934, 1943 Newfoundland. Five cents, 1906, 1910, 1912, 1927. Ten cents, 1913, 1920, 2 x 1940, 1942, 1947 with maple leaf, Twenty five cents, 1903, 1919, 1929, 1940, 1966, 2 x 1967 silver commemorative edition.
Lot 1089
Large French coin collection, includes, Louis XVI 1783 W, Sol Mint mark for Lille, French Oceania 5 francs 1952, French Tunisia two francs 1921 (token coin issue), French Indochina 20 cents 1939, Napoleon III copper coins, with a large number of other French coins of different denominations and grades.
Lot 1090
Large World coin collection, Commonwealth and Empire coins, Silver and part silver coins, Includes, Ionian Islands British administration 1857, Straits Settlements, British Guiana & West Indias, British West & East Africa, Isle of Man, Jersey, Hong Kong, SAN Marino, Cuba, Russia, Mexico, Egypt, German States Hamburg 1757 IHL Skilling, Hesse-Cassel 1841 Skilling, with other country’s (see pictures for further details).
Lot 1133
Year sets & commemorative coins, includes 5 x 1965 sets, 2 x pre decimal sets, Elizabeth II half penny set 1953 to 1967, 5 x part full year sets, 1971 Isle of Man year set, 2 x 1951 Festival of Britain Crowns in green boxes, 12 x other Commemorative Crowns, 6 x £2 coins, 2004 £1 coin, 9 x limited edition 50p coins with two other Medallic coins in folders.
Lot 1136
Royal Mint £5 Coins, includes 2009 Henry VIII, 60th Birthday Prince Charles, 90th Birthday of Prince Philip, Restoration of the Monarchy, Queens Diamond Jubilee, Christening of Prince George, 2007 Diamond Wedding, 2006 Queens 80th Birthday, Sapphire Jubilee, 50th Anniversary of the Mini, Flying Scotsman (200 years of steam edition), one loose £5 coin and 2016 The Last Round Pound.
Lot 1141
Very large Royal Mint/Royal Mail First day covers, includes:-£5 covers, 2015 Longest Reigning Monarch, 90th Birthday, 70th Birthday, Prince Charles 50th Birthday, Golden wedding, Entente Cordiale 2004, Horatio Nelson x 2 coin set, Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth 60th Coronation, 2012 Olympic Finish line, Diamond Jubilee, 2012 Olympic & Paralympic, Restoration of the Monarchy, 2012 Olympic countdown No’ 1, No’2 & No’3, Wedding of William & Catherine, Henry VIII & Elizabeth I two coin cover, Diamond Wedding, 80th Birthday, Battle of Waterloo.£2 covers, 1996 Celebration of Football, The Great War (1), 500th anniversary of Trinity House, The Mary Rose, Charles Dickens, 200 years of steam, DNA, Brunel two coin cover, United Kingdom, Abolition of Slavery, 1908 Olympic Games, Robert Burns, Florence Nightingale, Bank of England, 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, Rugby World Cup, End of the War, Magna Carta, The Great War (2), The Great War (3), London Underground two coin cover, King James Bible, Charles Darwin.£1 covers, Belfast, Edinburgh, Cardiff, London, 1997 Henry VIII and his Wives, 2003 Extreme Endeavours, Firth of Forth, Menai Straits, Newry & Mourne, Newcastle & Gateshead, 25th Anniversary of the modern £1, Definitives, Royal Beasts.50p covers, Battle of Britain, Peter Rabbit, Notting Hill Carnival & EU Presidency. NHS, The Written Word, 100 years of Scouting, For Valour two coin cover, 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, 100 years of Girlguiding, World Heritage Sites two coin cover 50p & 50 cent (Australian).
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Lot 143a
Corieltavi, Volisios Dumnovellaunos gold stater. Circa AD 43-47. Obverse: VOL[I] SIO[S] in two lines divided by vertical wreath. Reverse: Lunate horse left with open head, DVMNOVELLAVNOS around, pellet triad below head. 20mm, 5.32g. A heavyweight example of this extremely rare stater, struck on a large flan which displays the reverse inscription in its entirety. ABC 1995; VA 988-1; Spink 419; cf.CCI 98.2123 (same dies). Recorded with the Celtic Coin Index CCI 21.0043.
Lot 213
Anlaf Sihtricsson. First Reign, 941 - 944. Silver, 1.14 grams. 20.01 mm. Obverse: Triquetra, +ANLAF CVNVNC II. Reverse: Standard, +PARMAN MONET. Minted in the city of York. Ref: North 540, Spink 1020. Recorded with the Early Medieval Coin Corpus as: EMC: 2020-0310. Damaged when found and professionally restored.A rare issue of a king that ruled over Northumbria and Dublin, his reign spanned 40 years. He was a renowned warrior and ruthless pillager of churches, but ended his days in retirement at Iona Abbey.
Lot 228
Henry I Penny. Circa, 1100 AD. Silver, 1.3 grams. 19mm. Obverse: Crowned facing bust, annulet on each side. +HENRI REX N. Reverse: Cross fleury with annulet centre, in each angle, three pellets on a pile which rest on the inner circle. +SPIGN ON COLE[ ]E. Moneyer Swegn at the Colchester mint. Ref: North 857. Recorded with the Early Medieval Coin Corpus as: EMC: 2017.0327.Note: This is a new type for Swegn, a moneyer known previously in types 3 and 5 of William II and Henry I types 2 and 3. There was a gap between the coins of William II type 5 and Henry I type 2 that has now been bridged with the discovery of this coin.
Lot 834
AN OAK AND BEECH BAR BILLIARDS TABLE, early 20th century, fully reconditioned by Bar Billiards Ltd of Ascot, the cushion sides and playing surface with green baize, the front with a trade plaque for the above, above the sprung metal ball release handle, a raised score guide panel at the far end, with metal cue rests to one side, on four knop turned and waisted legs; with four cues, a wall mounting score marker, balls, mushroom table obstacles, coin box and coins, height: 106cm with hinged score guide panel up, length: 195cm, width: 94cm
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