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Lot 1208
FOUR BOXES AND WICKER BASKET OF SUNDRY ITEMS to include brass and pewter metal wares, vintage cameras, Yashica Minster III, Olympus XA2, Coronet Rapide, unbranded vintage fishing rods - split cane and fibreglass, 33 RPM LP records - Wings, Abba, James Last etc, ESSO FA Centenary Medals 1872-1972, 1970 World Cup coin collection, Shell historic car coins etc
Lot 218
A COIN COLLECTION COLLECTED MAINLY IN SPAIN, to include an album in Spanish of six currency coins from India 3rd Century B C, to 13th Century A D with Judea, Roman, Chinese, Sri Lanka, Egypt, with explantory notes, a wooden display case made by the U.S.A. For the Spanish market to include sixteen sterling silver commemorative dollar proof coins, 13.6gr each approximately 33mm, case 37cm x 29cm with all paperwork and COA's
Lot 225
A PAIR OF WWI BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS, named to 30118 Pte Thomas Stableford, 2nd/8th Btn Worcester Reg't, mounted on wearing Bar, together with three B & W postcard size pictures of Stableford, together with his character certificate, 61st Div parchment scroll for an act of bravery by Stableford at Hill 35 near Ypres, Belgium and a copy letter from Geo V Re-being returned from Prisoner of War etc and 60th Anniversary Great War Coin Guide
Lot 310
A LARGE BOX CONTAINING A LARGE NUMBER OF RAF RELATED MILITARY ITEMS, to include reproduction posters, several framed photos of pilots etc, a RAF toiletries bag, an incomplete binder of the history of flight medallions/coin collection, a RAF ceramic wall plaque, signed group photo, rolled up, poor condition, large file box containing various booklets etc paperwork, also copy of Daily Sketch August 1940 re bombing raids over the UK
Lot 523
A QUANTITY OF BOXED AND UNBOXED ASSORTED DIECAST VEHICLES, to include boxed Ertl 1934 Diamond T 'Doodle Bag' Texaco Tanker Locking Coin Bank, boxed Crescent Royal State Coach (box damaged), a quantity of boxed Guisval vehicles, modern Matchbox items many still sealed in original packaging, Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Rolls Royce Silver Ghost No.Y-19, mounted on an ashtray, unboxed large scale restored Tri-ang Austin FF Lorry with homemade Flat body, unboxed Tri-ang Minic clockwork Racing Car (missing key and two wheels), a quantity of unboxed and assorted Corgi Toys AEC Routemaster buses, No.C469 to include Woolworths Silver Jubilee livery version, Corgi Toys Carry Case in shape of Formula 1 Racing Car (empty), yellow Matchbox Collectors Carry Case (empty) and two Britain farm animals shop counter display boxes, complete but have minor damage/wear and writing on them (two boxes)
Lot 217
Two early 20th century antique vintage African Sudanese Mahdi belt / arm daggers to include; a steel blade dagger with snake skin & leather hilt having a metal pommel in a snake skin and tooled leather scabbard and another dagger with wooden carved hourglass shape hilt with coin fixed to the end in a leather and snake skin scabbard. Measures; 30cm.
Lot 462
Grana pocketwatch. Plated case with screw back, coin edge on caseback and bezel, light tarnish. Serial 1390. Black dial in excellent condition, signed Grana, A Lunser, Berlin, cathedral hands, luminous material on dial and hands appears original. Unsigned KF 262 movement, Geneva stripes, running condition. VGC
Lot 481
Civitas aviators type wristwatch. Plated case, brushed finish, some light plating wear, coin edged bezel 35mm without crown. Fixed bars. Screw caseback with coin edge, marked fond acier inoxydable. Dial has light scratches and spotting, luminous material on numerals appears original, hands have been refinished. Movement signed Civitas, 13C, 15 jewels, no shock protection on balance, running condition. GC
Lot 1009
British Late Iron Age, an excessively rare uninscribed gold hybridised quarter stater of the Southern Region/Regni and Gallic Bellovaci, probably dating c. 60-50 BC. 'Eye Star' type. Obverse: oblique wreath with 'eye' motif, star above. Reverse: triple-tailed horse prancing right, 'solar' motif between legs, pellet-in-annulet below. Very Fine, the reverse slightly weak. An extremely important coin, published in the 2018 BNJ 'Coin Register'. Diameter: 14.6mm. Weight: 1.26g. Compare Délestree 265-278 for the continental prototypes.Discussion: this coin represents only the second known of its type, the first discovered near Wareham, Dorset, in 1989 (CCI 10989). However, these coins appear to have been struck from different reverse dies. It appears that this coin represents a combination of indigenous Regnian issues with the 'a l'astre' type staters and quarter-staters struck by the Bellovaci during the Gallic wars (Sills 2017, p. 179). Provenance: found St Mary Bourne, Hampshire, 2018. Recorded on the PAS as HAMP-2D8ACC. Refernece: Sills, J. 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Aylsham: Chris Rudd
Lot 1011
British Late Iron Age, an inscribed gold stater attributed to Cunobelin of the Eastern Region/Trinovantes and Catavellaunii, dating c. AD 10-20. Die-variant of Rudd's 'Cunobelinus Linear' type. Obverse: five-eared stalk of wheat dividing inscription CA/MV, saltire in field above the 'V'. Reverse: horse prancing right, branch flanked by two pellets above back, CVN between legs. Mint of Camulodunum. An exceptional reverse strike, though slightly off flan. Minor scrapes to reverse. Good Very Fine. Diameter: c. 18mm. Weight: 5.44g. ABC 2774.Discussion: most examples of this distinctive coin struck for Cunobelin do not have field marks on the reverse, the positioning of which varies. A scarce variant, only one other example found on 'wildwinds'. Provenance: ex A Smith collection.
Lot 1014
British Late Iron Age, an uninscribed debased silver/billon stater of the Southwestern region/Durotriges, dating c. 50-20 BC. Rudd's 'Cranborne Chase' type. Obverse: devolved bust of Apollo right, composed of 'wreath' and 'cloak' patterns. Reverse: stylised horse and charioteer left. About Fine. Pleasing greyish tone, struck on nicely rounded flan. Diameter: c. 17.5mm. Weight: 3.49g. ABC 2157, BMC 2525-2546.Discussion: the highly stylised obverse and reverse designs on this coin are very loosely derived from those on silver and gold Macedonian coinage of the late 4th/early 3rd century BC. Copied widely across Europe, this 'down the line' transmitting of the design appears to have reached Britain in the mid 1st century BC. Provenance: ex A Smith collection.
Lot 1016
Roman, a copper-alloy radiate struck for the Britannic Emperor Carausius (AD 286-293) dating to c. AD 286-293. Obverse: IMP CARAVSIVS PF AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: PM TR P COS, Roma seated left on shield holding spear and Palladium. No mintmark. Very Fine, pleasing brownish patina with some deposits. Diameter: 23mm. Weight: 3.8g. Unpublished, unique.Discussion: this coin is a unique variant on the very rare reverse series issued by Carausius, usually inscribed PM TR P COS III/IIII COS PP. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.
Lot 1019
Roman, an unpublished silver denarius struck for the Britannic emperor Carausius (AD 286-293) dating to c. AD 286-293. Obverse: IMP CARAVSIVS PF AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: FORTVNA AVG, Fortuna seated left feeding snake rising from altar. Unattributed mint. Very Fine, flan slightly angular. Unique. Diameter: 22mm. Weight: 5.5g. Discussion: this coin is unique, no other example known to exist. The best parallel for it comes in the form of a copper-alloy radiate with a reverse type depicting Salus in a similar seated attitude, though this piece was minted at Londinium and probably is from the earlier part of Carausius’ reign. Provenance: found Compton, West Berkshire, 1990s. Recorded on the PAS as SUR-07BF6A.
Lot 1027
Roman, a silver denarius struck for Tiberius (AD 14-37) dating to c. AD 14-37. Obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right. Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM, Pax seated right holding long sceptre and palm. Mint of Lugdunum (Lyon). About Very Fine. Diameter: 19mm. Weight: 3.9g. RIC vol. I, no. 30.Discussion: this coin is often quoted as being the famous Biblical 'tribute penny' mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew (Chapter 22, verses 17-21). However, it is only one option out of several potential candidates.Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.
Lot 1052
Anglo-Saxon, an anonymous probable silver sceatta of the Secondary Phase series E, probably dating c. AD 710-750. Probably struck in Frisia. Obverse: quilled animal right, three bars in front. Reverse: beaded rectangular standard enclosing rather crudely-styled inscription 'TOTII', off-centre pellet in bottom field. About Very Fine, some pitting with greenish deposits on reverse. Diameter: c. 11mm. Weight: 0.91g. A comparable example published by Abramson (2006), see fig. E130. Discussion: base metal deposits on reverse probably reflect some debasement, small fissure in side of coin seems to show solid core. Provenance: ex A Smith collection. Reference: Abramson, T. 2006. Sceattas: An Illustrated Guide. King's Lynn: Heritage Publications Ltd.
Lot 1055
Anglo-Saxon, an anonymous silver sceatta of the Primary Phase series A, probably dating c. AD 675-710. Obverse: inscription TIC in front of radiate bust right set upon a double line with pellets inbetween, broken 'A' and annulets behind. Reverse: inscription [IP]T T[A] around beaded standard containing inscription TOTII, cross projecting from its base, 'horns' and tufa above. About Fine, surfaces slightly coarse. Scarce. Diameter: 12mm. Weight: 1.13g. Abramson (2006) fig. A075. Provenance: found Winchfield, Hampshire, 2016. Recorded on the PAS as HAMP-EB6400. The second coin from a purse-drop or small hoard of two. Treasure reference 2016T698. Reference: Abramson, T. 2006. Sceattas: an Illustrated Guide. King’s Lynn: Heritage Publications.
Lot 1056
Anglo Saxon, an anonymous silver sceatta of the Primary Phase series B/type 27b dating c. AD 675-710. Obverse: blundered quasi-inscription [....]TOOOTAV[...], diademed head right within an inner border formed of coiled snake. Reverse: blundered quasi-inscription [...]VTOOOTA[....], bird seated on cross flanked by two annulets, all within an inner border formed of a coiled snake. About Very Fine, some granulation. Scarce. Diameter: 13mm. Weight: 1.12g. Abramson (2006) figs. B350/B400. Provenance: found Winchfield, Hampshire, 2016. One coin from a purse-drop or small hoard of two. Recorded on the PAS as HAMP-EB6400. Treasure reference 2016T698. Reference: Abramson, T. 2006. Sceattas: an Illustrated Guide. King’s Lynn: Heritage Publications.
Lot 1063
Medieval, a silver groat of Henry VI's second reign (1470-1471) dating c. 1470-1471. Restoration issue, initial mark: restoration cross. Mint of London. Obverse: +hENRICV DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC (saltire? stops), crowned bust facing within tressure of nine arches. Reverse: +POSVI/DEVM A/DIVTOR/E MEVM//CIVI/TAS/LON/DON, long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border, legend in two concentric rings around. Nearly Very Fine, edge chip at 9 o'clock on obverse, slight stress marks from straightening on reverse. Minor clipping. Rare. Diameter: 25mm. Weight: 2.75g. N1617. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist. Found near Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Lot 1064
Medieval, a silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307) dating c. 1280-1281. Class 3d, mint of London. Obverse: +EDW R ANGL DNS hyB, crowned bust facing within inner pelleted border. Reverse: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON, long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border. About Very Fine, some attractive golden toning in the recesses of both obverse and reverse. Diameter: 18mm. Weight: 1.32g. N1019.Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist. Found Lincolnshire.
Lot 1065
NorNorman, silver penny of William II (1087-1100) dating c. 1093-1096. Cross voided type. Moneyer Eadwine at the mint of London. Obverse: +PIL[…]R[..], crowned and mantled bust facing, flanked by two stars. Reverse: +EDPI[…..]ND, voided cross pattée with annulet in centre over a cross annilettée. Slightly crumpled with flan crack. Good Fair, reverse slightly better. Slightly crumpled with flan crack. Diameter: 20.5mm. Weight: 1.3g. N853Provenance: found 2015 near Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. Coin number two from a small purse loss, Treasure reference 2015T455. Recorded on the PAS as BH-13A8F8.
Lot 1066
NorNorman, silver penny of William II (1087-1100) dating c. 1093-1096. Cross voided type. Uncertain moneyer, probably mint of York. Obverse: +PIL[..]M RE, crowned and mantled bust facing, flanked by two stars. Reverse: […]ON EFIRP[], voided cross pattée with annulet in centre over a cross annilettée. Fine or better, obverse weak in places. Diameter: 20mm. Weight: 1.26g. N853Provenance: found 2015 near Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. Coin number three from a small purse loss, Treasure reference 2015T455. Recorded on the PAS as BH-13A8F8.
Lot 1067
Medieval, a silver long cross type penny of Henry III (1216-1272) dating c. 1248-1250. Class 3bc, moneyer PHILIP at the mint of Northampton. Obverse: *hENRICVS REX III, crowned bust facing within inner pelleted border. Reverse: PhI/LIP/ON N/ORh', voided long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border. About Fine, one of the more common provincial mints. Diameter: 18mm. Weight: 1.35g. N987. Provenance: found Wherwell, Hampshire, 2017. Recorded on the PAS as HAMP-D89BAD.
Lot 1068
Medieval, a silver penny of Edward III (1327-1377) dating c. 1354-1355. Fourth coinage, pre-treaty series E, mint of York. Obverse: +EDWARDVS REX ANGLI (annulet stops), crowned bust facing. Reverse: CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI, long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border. Reverse legend slightly double struck in places, crease across portrait. Good Fine, better than most pieces of this issue. Diameter: 19mm. Weight: 1.1g. N1168Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.
Lot 1069
Medieval, a silver hammered groat of Richard II (1377-1399) dating c. 1377-1399. Type II, mint of London, initial mark: cross pattée. Obverse: RICARDxDIxGRAxREXxANGLxZxFRANCx, crowned facing within tressure. Reverse: +POSVI/DEVM A/DIVTOR/EM MEV//CIVI/TAS/LON/DON, long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border, legend in two concentric rings around. Inverted 'Z' in obverse legend, reverse barred 'N's. Nearly Very Fine. Some clipping, scarce. Diameter 26.5mm. Weight: 4.6g. S1679, N1320b. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.
Lot 1070
Medieval, silver groat of Edward IV's first reign (1461-1470), dating c. 1464-1470. Light coinage, type VII, initial marks: crown/crown. Mint of London. Obverse: (crown) EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC (saltire stops), crowned bust facing within tressure of nine arches, fleurs on cusps, quatrefoils by neck. Reverse: (crown) POSVI/DEVM A/DIVTOR/E MEVM//CIVI/TAS/LON/DON, long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border, legend in two concentric rings around. About Fine, slightly bowed. Diameter: 24mm. Weight: 2.88g. N1570. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.
Lot 1071
Medieval, silver penny of Henry III (1216-1272) dating c. 1248-1250. Class 3d, moneyer NICOLE at London. Obverse: hENRICVS REX:III, crowned bust facing within inner pelleted border, pellets inbetween hair curls and neck-lines visible. Reverse: NIC/OLE/ON L/VND, voided long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border. About Very Fine, nicely struck. Diameter: 18mm. Weight: 1.37g. N988. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.
Lot 1072
Medieval, silver penny of John (1199-1216) dating c. 1204-1205. Class 5b, moneyer NICOLE at the mint of King's Lynn. Obverse: hENRICVS R/EX, crowned bust facing within solid inner border, holding sceptre in right hand. Reverse: +NICOLE.ON.LEN, voided short cross quartering coin, quatrefoil in each angle within inner pelleted border. About Very Fine, struck on thick flan. Slightly bowed in places, golden hues developing on obverse. Diameter: 17mm. Weight: 1.39g. N970. Discussion: The mint at King's Lynn is probably the least common that strikes for John (J Allen pers. comm, 2019). A scarce and very desirable piece. Provenance: From the collection of a metal detectorist.
Lot 1073
Medieval, a silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307) dating to c. 1280. Class 3d, mint of London. Obverse: +EDW R ANGL DNS hyB, crowned bust facing within inner pelleted border. Reverse: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON, long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border. About Fine, surfaces slightly granular. Pleasing portrait. Diameter: 18.5mm. Weight: 1.17g. N1019. Provenance: found St Mary Bourne, Hampshire, 2018. Recorded on the PAS as HAMP-45D225.
Lot 1074
Late Medieval, silver groat of Henry VI's second reign (1470-1471) dating c. 1470-1471. Restoration issue, mint of York. Initial mark: lis? Obverse: hENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FR[...] (trefoil stops), crowned bust facing within tressure of nine arches, fleurs on cusps, 'E' on breast. Reverse: POSVI/DEVM A/DIVTOR/E MEVM//CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI, long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border, legend in two concentric rings around. About Fine, some pleasing bluish and gold toning developing on obverse. A scarce coin, bent over on one side by the plough- though certainly a candidate for careful straightening. Diameter: 26mm. Weight: 2.99g. N1618. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.
Lot 1075
Medieval, silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307) dating c. 1280-1281. Class 3e, mint of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Obverse: +EDW R ANGL DNS hYB, crowned bust facing within inner pelleted border. Reverse: VILL/A NO/VICA/STRI, long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border. About Fine, some wear. A scarcer class and mint. Diameter: 19mm. Weight: 1.28g. N1020. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.
Lot 1076
Medieval, silver Scottish penny of Alexander III (1249-1286) dating c. 1280-1286. Second coinage, long cross and stars issue type B, 24 points on reverse stars inferring the mint of Berwick. Obverse: +ALEXANDER DEI GR'A, crowned bust left in profile, fleur-de-lis tipped sceptre in front. Reverse: REX/SCO/TOR/VM, long cross quartering coin, six-pointed star in each angle within inner pelleted border. Good Fine, dark toning. Diameter: 19mm. Weight: 1.27g. S5052.Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.
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Lot 1077
Medieval, silver penny of Edward III (1327-1377) dating c. 1363-1369. Treaty period, mint of London. Obverse: +[....]NGL R DNS hYB (double annulet stops), crowned bust facing within inner pelleted border. Reverse: CIVI/TAS/LON/DONx (saltire stop after 'DON'), long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border. About Fine, some clipping as is typical for issue but better preserved than most. Diameter: 22mm. Weight: 0.81g. N1265. Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.
Lot 1078
Late Medieval, silver penny of Edward IV's second reign (1471-1483), dating c. 1473-1475. Archiepiscopal issue under Bishop Lawrence Booth, mint of York. Initial mark: rose. Obverse: *EDWA[......]LIE, crowned bust facing within inner pelleted border, 'B' and key by neck. Reverse: CIVI/[TAS]/EBO/[RA]CI, long cross with quatrefoil at centre quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border. About Fine for issue, clipped. A good portrait on this notoriously badly produced issue. Diameter: 15mm. Weight: 0.69g. N1652.Provenance: from the collection of a metal detectorist.
Lot 1080
Medieval, silver groat of Edward IV's first reign (1461-1470), dating c. 1464-1470. Light coinage, type VII, initial marks: crown/crown. Mint of London. Obverse: (crown) EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC (saltire stops), crowned bust facing within tressure of nine arches, fleurs on cusps, quatrefoils by neck. Reverse: (crown) POSVI/DEVM A/DIVTOR/E MEVM//CIVI/TAS/LON/DON, long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border, legend in two concentric rings around. About Fine, attractive dark toning. Some circumferential clipping. Diameter: 25mm. Weight: 2.89g. N1570. Provenance: ex A Smith collection.
Lot 1081
Medieval, silver groat of Henry VI's first reign (1422-1461), annulet issue of c. 1422-1426, initial mark: pierced cross. Mint of Calais. Obverse: +hENRIC DI GRA REX ANGLIE Z FRANC (saltire stops), crowned bust facing within tressure of nine arches, fleurs on cusps, annulets by neck. Reverse: +POSVI/DEVM A/DIVTOR/E MEVM//VIL/LA/CALI/SIE (saltire stops, single annulet stop after 'POSVI'), long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle (additional annulet in two quarters) within inner pelleted border, legend in two concentric rings around. Nearly Very Fine, areas of weakness to reverse. Bright appearance, some very minor circumferential clipping. Diameter: 27mm. Weight: 3.48g. N1427. Provenance: ex A Smith collection.
Lot 1082
Earlier Medieval, silver penny of Stephen (1135-1154) dating c. 1150/1153-1158. 'Awbridge' type, probably moneyer WULFWINE at the mint of London. Obverse: +[.....]E, crowned and mantled bust three-quarters left, holding sceptre. Reverse: +DVLF[.......]VN:, short voided cross within quatrefoil, fleur in each angle. About Fine for issue, struck on characteristically irregular flan. Scarce. Moneyer's name apparently mis-spelled. Diameter: 17.5mm. Weight: 1.35g. N881, BMC VII. Discussion: the 'Awbridge' type (named after the 1902 discovery of 180 pence corresponding to this type and Henry II's 'Tealby' issue in the Hampshire village of the same name) is thought to represent Stephen's last issue, also struck posthumously in his name for the first four years of Henry II's reign before his great yet much maligned re-coinage of 1158. This coin has tentatively been attributed to Wulfwine at the London mint based on the presence of the obverse initial cross before the first letter of the mis-spelled moneyer's name and the surviving portion of what appears to be the mint signature. Provenance: ex A Smith collection.
Lot 1083
Medieval, a silver penny of Henry IV (1399-1413), light coinage issue of c. 1412-1413. Initial mark: cross pattée. Archiepiscopal mint of Durham under Archbishop Thomas Langley. Obverse: +h[......]NGLIE, crowned bust facing with trefoil on breast. Reverse: CIVI/.TAS/[DVN/OLM] (pellet before the 'T' of 'TAS'), long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border. About Fine, though heavily clipped. Very rare. Diameter: 15mm. Weight: 0.63g. N1365.Provenance: ex A Smith collection.
Lot 1098
Post-Medieval, debased silver groat of Henry VIII (1509-1547) dating c. 1547-1549. Posthumous issue under Edward VI, Tower mint. Initial mark: martlet. Obverse: hENRIC.8.D.G.AGL.FRA.Z[....]REX, crowned bust threequarter-facing. Reverse: POSVI/DEV.A/DIVTOR/E.MEV, cross fourchée quartering Royal Arms. Nearly Very Fine for issue, struck on slightly irregular flan. Golden/coppery tones abounding, some pitting on both faces. Scarce, with a solid provenance. Diameter: 25mm. Weight: 2.04g. N1871. Discussion: this coin was previously sold as a 'cast contemporary copy', though the present cataloguer can find no evidence for casting and suggests that a Tudor forger would be more likely to copy an official coin in plated base metal than poor quality silver. The style, equally, is well in line with other officially issued Tower groats of the period. Henry VIII's debasing of the coinage in his final/posthumous issues lead to the arising of the nickname 'Old Coppernose'. Based on the appearance of this coin, it is easy to understand how this unofficial title came to arise.Provenance: ex A Smith collection, ex Ray Inder collection (bt. DNW, see auction 155, lot 6).
Lot 1111
A hitherto unidentified and un-attributed silver hammered coin of unknown origin and date, possibly Indian, Islamic or 'Eastern' in origin. Obverse: Arabic (?) inscription in three lines. Reverse: triangular motif containing numerals (?) '8' and '0', curvilinear designs enclosing two pellets around. About Fine, dark toning in recesses. An interesting piece worthy of further specialist research. Pierced twice in antiquity and subsequently plugged. Diameter: c. 22mm. Weight: 1.95g. Provenance: ex A Smith collection.
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