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GOLD 15 RUBLE COIN DATED 1897

JAMAICA 1979 $250 GOLD PROOF COIN, in capsule, in box, with outer sleeve, with certificate stating the coin to be 0.900 gold, 1.25 troy oz

GOLD 20 LIRE COIN DATED 1873

GOLD 40 LIRE COIN DATED 1812

GOLD 10 RUBLE COIN DATED 1899

RUSSIAN GOLD 5 RUBLES COIN DATED 1900

COLLECTION OF USA COINS AND COIN SETS, including five USA Proof Sets dated 1976, five dated 1973, five dated 1975, four dated 1970, three dated 1977 and three dated 1974, along with fourteen USA proof dollars, in card cases and a quantity of proof coin sets, under plastic, in envelopes

FIFTEEN SILVER PROOF COINS, including Diana Princess of Wales Silver Proof Memorial Coin, in capsule, in box, with certificate, with outer sleeve

EASTERN GOLD COIN, 22mm diameter, 7.98g

A GOLD PROOF 1997 GUERNSEY £25 COIN, in capsule, in box, with certificate

USA TEN DOLLARS GOLD COIN DATED 1932, soldered with a pendant loop, 17g

Early/mid 20th century Chinese silver three piece tea set, comprising teapot of tapering circular form, with engraved dragon decoration against a dot punched background, hinged domed cover and simulated bamboo handle and spout, engraved presentation inscription, matching sugar and cream jug. Together with a silver two handled tray with similar dragon decoration and engraved presentation inscription, pair sugar tongs, and a silver ashtray inset with a French Indo-Chinese coin. All marked LYH (Lee Yee Hing) 90 with Chinese character marks. Four Chinese silver teaspoons with Chinese character handles, engraved initials and stamped silver 90. All at approximately 78ozs. tray 44cm across. (10)

Mexican 18ct gold coin bracelet with thirteen Mexican gold coins - Dos Y Medio Pesos 1945. Length 19cmCondition report: Total gross weight approximately 63.43 grams

1986 commonwealth games commemorative £2 coin in folder, quantity of West African coinage and small quantity British silver and later coinage 

Very Rare Gold Hardi D’Or of the La Rochelle Mint of Edward the Black PrinceEdward the Black Prince (1362-72), gold Hardi d'Or, La Rochelle Mint (c. early 1368), facing half-length robed figure of Prince, pointing finger and holding upright sword, flowers in hair, within tressure of 16 arcs, legend and beaded border surrounding with cinquefoil stops, +ED* PO* GnS* REGIS* AnGLIE* PnS* AQVITA, rev. voided quatrefoil at centre of cross quernée, lis and lion in angles, all within tressure of 16 arcs, legend and beaded border surrounding, + AUXLLIVm * mEVm* A* DOMInO*R, chevron barred A, last R possibly over F, weight 4.03g (Elias 164; Schneider 67; AGC 181 dies 6/c; S.8128). Some striking weakness both sides, very fine and very rare, has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as AU55. PCGS certification 34312657. The gold Hardi d’Or is the final issue of gold coin under Edward the Black Prince, released shortly before a monetary reform on 1st May 1368, and is a design that endures into the reign of the Black Prince’s son, the 10 year old Richard II. These charming coins feature the most close-up portrait of the Black Prince and were minted at Bordeaux, Limoges, Poitiers and La Rochelle.

Philip & Mary (1554-58), silver Shilling of Twelve Pence, 1554, issue with full titles, profile busts facing each other, crown above, date either side, legend and beaded border surrounding, PHILIP. ET. MARIA. D. G. R. ANG. FR. NEAP. PR. HISP., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, value either side of crown, legend and beaded border surrounding, .POSVIMVS. DEVM. ADIVTOREM. NOSTRVM., weight 6.41g (N.1967; S.2500). Hairline short scratch between portraits, toned, almost very fine, reverse better. The Philip and Mary Shilling represents the largest English coin on which the King and Queen have portraits that face each other. The first coin to ever depict a King and Queen together is the extremely rare King Stephen and Queen Matilda Penny (S.1315) dating from the mid-12th Century. Philip of Spain and Mary Tudor are not depicted together in the gold coinage and it is only the silver Shilling and smaller Sixpence where their facing busts can be found depicted. There is an exceedingly rare larger pattern silver Halfcrown of Philip and Mary but this depicts one monarch each side, so the Shilling is the largest denomination with the King and Queen facing. The only other occasions on which joint rulers have appeared on the English coinage is in the reign of William and Mary where their conjoined busts face the same direction. Additionally the current Queen has appeared with Prince Philip conjoined on commemorative Five Pound coins dated 1997, 2007 and 2017 for their wedding anniversaries. Provenance: Ex Spink Coin Auction, 28th September 2005, lot 1400 part.

Extremely Rare Gold Fifteen Shilling Ryal of Queen Elizabeth IElizabeth I (1558-1603), fine gold Ryal of Fifteen Shillings, Tower Mint, sixth issue (1583-1600), Queen Elizabeth standing in Tudor warship sailing left, holding orb and sceptre, rose on hull, E on banner at bow, legend and beaded borders surrounding both sides, ELI ZAB; D; G; ANG; FR; ET. h IB REGInA., rev. rose on sun with sixteen rays at centre, cruciform cross fleury ends with lis terminal surrounding, crown over lion in each angle, all within a tressure of eight arcs, small trefoils in spandrels, initial mark escallop (1584-86), IhS; AVT; TRAnSIEnS. PER. mEDIV; ILLORVm. IBAT., weight 7.54g (Schneider 785; Brown and Comber B6; Thompson O1/R2,R3; N.2004; S.2530). Toned, a little weakly struck in stern portion of boat and sea and corresponding part of reverse, one light crease, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare. The Gold "ship" Ryal or Rose Noble of Queen Elizabeth I of Fifteen Shillings face value is one of the rarest and most desirable coins of this reign. The denomination represents one of the last coins struck in the mediæval design styled with full Lombardic lettering. These coins were issued by order of a Privy Seal Warrant of the 20th April 1584 authorising the striking of fine gold Nobles of Fifteen Shillings (Ryals) and Double-Nobles of Thirty Shillings (Sovereigns) in order to help finance the Earl of Leicester's expedition to the Netherlands in 1585. By the 31st January 1586/7 a total of £27,936 worth of these two denominations had been struck of which only 3,000 were Nobles like we have offered here. They are extremely rare today and Brown and Comber only traced twelve examples extant to collectors in their article of 1989, to which not many more can be added since. Provenance: Ex Spink Coin Auction 161, 14th November 2002, lot 123. Ex Mark Rasmussen Numismatist, List 8, item 124 and list 11 (2006) item 46.

g Elizabeth II (1952 -), gold proof One Pound Coin, 2006, struck in 22 carat gold, crowned bust right, IRB below for designer Ian Rank Broadley, legend surrounding, ELIZABETH. II. D. G REG. F. D. 2006, outer beaded border surrounding, rev. struck en medaille, the Egyptian Arch Bridge County Down, tiny incuse back to back Es at lower left of design for designer Edwina Ellis, denomination below, outer border of arcs and linear circle surrounding to represent bridges and paths, edge milled with woven cable pattern incuse, weight 19.61g (S.J19). As struck, lustrous mint state, in original Royal Mint box and card case with certificate of authenticity numbered 1010 of 1195 issued. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.

Edward III (1327-77), gold Noble of Six Shillings and Eight Pence, Tower Mint London, Fourth Coinage, Pre-Treaty series C (1351-52), King standing in ship sailing right, with upright sword and quartered shield, legend and beaded circles surrounding, with annulet stops both sides, E DWARD’o DEIo GRAo REXo ANGLo Z FRoANC’o Do hYB’, rev. large E at centre of ornamental cross with lis terminals, crowns over lions in angles, fleur de lis by upper right lion, all within a beaded and linear tressure, fleurs in spandrels, legend +IhCo AVTEmo TRANCIENSo Po mEDIVmo ILLORVmo IBAT, weight 7.79g (Schneider 16; N.1144; S.1486). Light red tone, fully round and well-centred, just a touch weak in places, otherwise extremely fine and rare. The Pre-Treaty type C gold coins are dated into the Fourth Coinage of King Edward III along with types A and B, the accounting period for which starts from the 24th June 1351. Series C is thought to be the one that transgresses from 1351 into 1352, with the later D series taking over in 1352. Therefore, the actual amount of coin struck of series C was only for a few months perhaps relating only to the accounting period of the 25th October 1351 until 4th March 1352 and perhaps not much later. What is known is that for this period of four months £24,836 worth of Nobles, halves and quarters were struck which is a very small proportion of the Pre-Treaty coinage which becomes much more plentiful in the later series E to G. Provenance: Ex U.B.S., Switzerland, Sale 58, 27th January 2004, lot 2116.

Very Rare Posthumous Issue Gold Half Sovereign of King Henry VIII Under His Son Edward VIHenry VIII (1509-47), Posthumous issue (1547-51) under Edward VI (1547-53), gold Half-Sovereign of Ten Shillings struck in 20 carat gold, Southwark Mint, facing crowned robed figure of boy King Edward on ornate throne, with orb and sceptre, rose below, 8 type legend in name of his late father, with Roman lettering and beaded border surrounding, initial mark E (April 1547- January 1549), HENRIC; 8; DEI; GRA; AGL; FRA; Z. HIB; REX., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, with crowned lion and dragon supporters, E below shield, HR on banner below, legend with Roman lettering and beaded borders surrounding, saltire stops, initial mark retrograde E, IHS; AVTE; TRANSIENS; PER; MEDIVM; ILLOR; IBAT., weight 5.55g (Schneider 666; N.1866; S.2394). Red tinged tone, weakly struck in parts otherwise very fine and very rare with DEI GRA legend. By the time the boy King Edward VI came to the throne the coinage was in such a poor state after suffering the ravages of his father’s debasement, that Edward refused to put his name or at first his portrait to the coinage. Only subtle changes to lettering styles and punctuation coupled with the mint marks reveals the sequence of the posthumous coinage in the name of Henry VIII. The 20 carat gold Half-Sovereign herewith does carry the full seated portrait of the boy King and due to the continuing demand for gold, a great number of coins still needed to be struck providing work for two mints within the Tower of London and Southwark which had opened in September 1545 where this coin emanates from. Sir John York was the Under-Treasurer at Southwark Mint and the E mark was the initial letter of his surname in Latin which is Eboraci for York. Accounting records show that £153,285 worth of gold was struck with this mark. Once Edward’s name appears back on the gold coinage the fineness had also been restored to 22 carat for Half-Sovereigns and the Southwark Mint subsequently shuts in August 1551. Provenance: Ex Ira and Larry Goldberg, Hollywood USA, Auction 32, 19th September 2005, lot 2884.

g Elizabeth II (1952 -), gold thirteen-coin proof Set, 2002, struck for the Golden Jubilee of the Reign, the current denominations all struck in 22 carat gold, proof Golden Jubilee Five Pounds, 2002, crowned bust of Queen right enrobed, IRB on truncation for designer by Ian Rank Broadley, denomination below, rev. Queen enrobed on horseback left, IRB incuse below rear hoof, date in exergue either side of Order of the Garter, two lines of legend surrounding, ELIZABETH. II. DEI. GRA. REGINA. FID. DEF / .AMOR. POPULI PRÆSIDIUM REG, edge milled, weight 39.94g; gold proof Two Pounds, 2002, crowned head left, IRB below for designer Ian Rank Broadley, beaded circles and legend surrounding, ELIZABETH. II. DEI. GRA. REG. FID. DEF., rev. concentric symbols to depict the advance of technology from the Iron Age to the Internet, incuse italic BR in stripe on right side for designer Bruce Rushin, denomination and date surrounding, edge milled, weight 15.97g; gold Proof One Pound, 2002, similar obverse to previous coin without beaded inner circle, rev. three heraldic lions left, denomination below, modelled by Norman Sillman, edge milled and inscribed with incuse letters DECUS ET TUTAMEN, weight 19.61g; gold proof Fifty Pence, 2002, struck on heptagonal flan, similar obverse, rev. Britannia seated right with trident shield and lion, holding spray of leaves, 50 in exergue, FIFTY PENCE above, designed by Christopher Ironside, weight 15.58g; gold proof Twenty Pence, 2002, struck on heptagonal flan, similar obverse, legend incuse on raised border, rev. crowned rose, date either side, denomination at stem 20 below, TWENTY PENCE incuse on raised border, designed by William Gardner, weight 9.74g; gold proof Ten Pence, 2002, similar obverse to One Pound, rev. crowned lion prancing left, 10 below, TEN PENCE above, designed by Christopher Ironside, edge milled, weight 12.65g; gold proof Five Pence, 2002, similar obverse, rev. crowned thistle, 5 below, FIVE PENCE above, designed by Christopher Ironside, edge milled, weight 6.32g; gold proof Two Pence, similar obverse, rev. Prince of Wales plumes with motto, 2 below, TWO PENCE above, designed by Christopher Ironside, edge plain, weight 13.96g; gold proof One Penny, 2002, similar obverse, rev. crowned portcullis with chains, 1 below, ONE PENNY above, designed by Christopher Ironside, edge plain, weight 6.98g; gold proof Maundy Set, Four, Three, Two and One New Pence, each with young laureate head of Queen right designed by Mary Gillick, legend and beaded border surrounding, +ELIZABETH.II. DEI. GRATIA. REGINA. F:D:, rev. crowned mark of value with date either side all within oak wreath, weights 3.16g, 2.37g, 1.58g, 0.79g respectively (S.PGJS1-2002). As struck, lustrous mint state with some coins toning, in original Royal Mint box and card outer with certificate of authenticity numbered 1221 of 2002 sets issued. (13) g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.

George I (1714-27), gold Guineas (2), both 1726, fifth laureate head right, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS D G M BR FR. ET HIB REX. F.D, some stops absent, rev. crowned cruciform broad shields, incorporating the Arms of Hanover, firs coin with 7 string Irish harp, second with 6 strings, first coin with smaller lis in French arms, ornamental sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, legend and toothed border surrounding, .BRVN ET L. DVX S.R.I.A.TH ET. EL., first coin with smaller lettering on reverse, weights 8.28g and 8.15g respectively (MCE 261; S.3633). First coin with surface marks and nicks fine to bold fine, second coin smoothed and probably from a mount, fair, the small lettering and lis not noted in the published works. (2)

Very Rare Pattern Silver Halfcrown of King George III Dated 1817George III (1760-1820), Pattern silver Halfcrown, 1817, small laureate head right, top right leaf points to upright of E, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA, rev. struck en medaille, crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover at centre of crowned quartered shield of arms with garnished frame, WWP incuse on left garnish for Mint Master William Wellesley Pole, W incuse on right garnish for engraver Thomas Wyon Jnr., buckled garter motto surrounding in French, HONI. SOIT. Q MAL. Y. PENSE., legend and toothed border surrounding commences bottom left, BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:, edge milled, weight 14.12g (Bull 2108 R4; ESC 627 R4; Davies 65). Attractively toned, a few tiny spots, practically as struck, extremely rare, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as PF63. NGC certification 2722100-009. These pattern Halfcrowns carry the small head obverse engraved by Thomas Wyon Junior of which the retouched version by Benedetto Pistrucci first appeared in currency this year. The reverse is a more heavily garnished proposal being tried out for this new version of the Halfcrown engraved by Thomas Wyon Junior (a cousin of William Wyon) who had showed a lot of promise as a young engraver at the Mint and became Chief Engraver at only 23 years of age in 1815. His career was tragically cut short by consumption to which he succumbed in September 1817. Provenance: Ex Harrington E Manville, collection of patterns and proofs, purchased by Spink and Son Ltd 1984. Ex Herman Selig Collection, part II, Coins of George III, Spink Coin Auction 131, 2nd March 1999, lot 1214. Ex Nihon Coin Auction, Tokyo, Japan, March 2009, lot 2047.

Pleasing Example of the George III Oval Countermark on a Mexican Spanish Empire Eight RealesGeorge III (1760-1820), oval countermark upon Spanish Eight Reales of King Charles IIII (1788-1808), 1793 FM, struck in Mexico City, Mexico, small oval hallmark of George III right at centre of obverse, bust of Spanish King laureate and draped right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS.IIII. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, pillar with ribbon motto either side PLUS ULTRA, legend surrounding, .HISPAN. ET IND. REX. M. 8R.F.M., weight 26.66g (Bull 1852; ESC 129; S.3765A). Toned, host coin and countermark good very fine. These emergency countermarked coins were struck in relation to a crisis with the silver coinage at the end of the 18th Century where the supply of silver in commerce and for the Mint had dwindled due to the Wars in France after the Revolution in 1797. From March 1797 the Bank of England therefore released stocks of its Spanish dollars each with an oval countermark valued at 4s and 9d for currency. They did not really alleviate the problem of smaller change and were issued on an off with the oval countermark until a more complex larger octagonal mark replaced them from January to May 1804, as the oval pieces were being counterfeited. Eventually the octagonal replacements were also copied widely and the ultimate solution was to have the Soho Mint totally overstrike the Spanish Dollars with the Bank of England design. 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.

Extremely Rare Charles I Smaller Module Gold Triple Unite of 1644Charles I (1625-49), gold Triple Unite of Three Pounds, 1644, Oxford Mint, struck on a smaller module flan, crowned smaller armoured half-length figure of King left, holding upright sword and palm branch, mostly within inner beaded circle, Oxford plumes with bands in field behind, legend and beaded borders surrounding, initial mark Shrewsbury style plumes, lozenge stops on obverse, CAROLVS. D: G: MAG: BRI: FRA: ET. HIBER: REX., rev. legend commences upper left on continuous scroll, toothed outer border surrounding, no initial mark, pellet stops, EXVRGAT. DEVS. DISSIPENTVR. INIMICI., running into Declaration inscription on three line scroll at centre, RELIG: PROT: / :LEG: ANG: / LIBER: PAR:, date below between stops, OXON below date, three Oxford plumes over III value above scroll, weight 26.72g (Beresford-Jones dies VIII / L8; Schneider 304; N.2385; Brooker 842; S.2729). Struck from the rocker press machinery of that time with associated weakness in strike evident mainly in legend at right side of obverse and corresponding part of reverse, small flan flaw on reverse under XV of legend and light rim bruise on edge above, otherwise lightly toned with an excellent portrait of the King, excellent facial detail, an extremely fine portrait though with the striking weakness a good very fine coin overall, with only seven or eight examples extant one of the rarer die combinations, extremely rare. The gold Triple Unite represents the largest hammered gold denomination ever produced in the English series of coinage at a face value of Three Pounds. Such coins were produced at a time of duress, when the King had moved his Capital from London after the Battle of Edgehill, to the Royalist Universities of the City of Oxford, where he made a state entrance on 29th October 1642. The King lived at Christ Church, with the Queen installed at Merton; the Royalist Parliament met in the Upper Schools and Great Convocation House; the Privy Council at Oriel; and the Mint worked at New Inn Hall from the 3rd January 1642/3. These magnificent gold coins were struck for only three dates, 1642, 1643 and 1644 with some variation as there are 24 different varieties of obverse and reverse across these three dates, plus an extremely rare 1642 piece struck in Shrewsbury. Today, it is estimated the 25 different combinations exist in a mere surviving sample of some 250 pieces. When the Triple Unite was introduced as currency it was more than double the value of any previous English coin produced, and would have been seen as a magnificent piece of propaganda against the Puritan cause, to show that though the King had moved from London, Oxford was a rich alternative City. Perhaps the King was inspired by similar large extremely rare Scottish coins produced some 70 years earlier by his Father, King James VI of Scotland in 1575-6. The King had introduced the first regular newspaper printed in Oxford the "Mercurius Aulicus" from the 1st January 1642/3 (1642 old calendar style), and the introduction of the new Triple Unite as currency is featured in the edition produced around the 18th February 1642/3, and features a woodcut illustration of the new denomination (dies 1/S1 combination). This is thought to be the first ever illustration of a current coin of the realm in contemporary print. As the new year in the old calendar style commenced on the 25th March this means all the 1642 dated coins were produced in only a very limited time from mid-February to probably April at latest when 1643 dated pieces were no doubt produced. It seems the issue of this great coin ceased with the great fire of Oxford as reported in the same newspaper of 6th October 1644, as there are only three reverse types known of 1644. Strangely the 1644 issue all feature a Shrewsbury style initial mark in the obverse legend, though the plumes in the field are true Oxford style with the double bands. Provenance: Ex Roderick Richardson Circular, Summer 2003, no.9. Ex Roderick Richardson Circular, Spring 2018, no.3.

Charles I (1625-49), silver Halfcrown of Two Shillings and Sixpence, Nicholas Briot's first milled Issue (1631-32), armoured King on horseback left, crowned holding sword with flowing sash, rough groundline, beaded circle and legend surrounding, initial mark B and flower, CAROLVS. D:G: MAGN. BRITAN. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX, rev. inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms in frame, crowned C and lozenge to left, crowned R and lozenge to right, beaded circle and legend surrounding, CHRISTO. AVSPICE. REGNO. weight 14.97g (Bull 468; Brooker 715; N.2299; S.2853). Toned practically very fine. Nicholas Briot the Engraver general to the mints of France, introduced his mechanised mill press to the Tower Mint in 1631. The milled issues were engraved to a very fine quality by Briot, like the coin offered here. Briot had gained the King's favour in 1626 after having moved to England in 1625, the King wanting to improve the artistic merit of the nation's coinage, which led to Briot's official appointment as mint engraver in 1634. Provenance: Ex Mark Rasmussen Numismatist, October 2003. Ex Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns, Spink Coin Auction 177, 1st December 2005, lot 144.

George III (1760-1820), gold Guinea, 1795, fifth laureate head right, GEORGIVS .III. DEI.GRATIA, rev. spade shaped crowned quartered shield of arms, date below, legend reads in abbreviated Latin commencing lower left M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E., weight 8.37g (Schneider -; MCE 399; S.3729). Light surface marks in fields both sides with a few flecks, otherwise lightly toned, almost extremely fine, scarce date. The total output of gold in the calendar year of 1795 at the Mint was £493,416 across the two denominations of Guinea and Half-Guinea. This is the third smallest output of the 1790s after 1799 and 1795. Over £2.5million worth of gold had been struck the year before this coin. Provenance: Ex St James Auction 20, 18th November 2011, lot 109.

g Elizabeth II (1952 -), gold proof One Pound Coin, 2005, struck in 22 carat gold, crowned bust right, IRB below for designer Ian Rank Broadley, legend surrounding, ELIZABETH. II. D. G REG. F. D. 2005, outer beaded border surrounding, rev. struck en medaille, the Menai Bridge Wales, tiny incuse back to back Es at lower left of design for designer Edwina Ellis, denomination below, outer border of arcs and linear circle surrounding to represent bridges and paths, edge milled with woven cable pattern incuse, weight 19.61g (S.J19). As struck, lustrous mint state, in original Royal Mint box and card case with certificate of authenticity numbered 1010 of 1195 issued. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.

g George VI (1936-52), gold Proof Two Pounds, 1937, bare head left, initials HP below neck for Humphrey Paget, GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:, rev. St George and dragon right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue, edge plain, weight 16.03g (Schneider 671; WR 437; S.4075). Lightly hairlined, brilliant, good extremely fine. Mintage 5,501 pieces. Thomas Humphrey Paget was the engraver and designer of the Coronation gold proof coins of King George VI, hastily prepared in the light of the December 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII. The new gold coins of King George VI were ready for release by the time of the Coronation on 12th May 1937; and were officially gold Patterns as they had a plain edge as opposed to a milled edge like on the currency coins. They were only released as part of the four-coin proof sets of which 5,501 were produced. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.

Catuvellauni, Tasciovanus (c.20-15 B.C.), gold Stater, warrior type, series B, three pellets in line at centre between crescents, pellets and annulets forming stylised faces around, rev. horseman right with carnyx in raised arm, wheel behind, wheel in front of head, T AS C surrounding, weight 5.41g (VA 1732-01; ABC 2565; S.217). Some small rim-splits, toned good very fine and a lovely depiction of horseman. Provenance: Ex Spink Coin Auction, 2nd December 2010, lot 848.

g Elizabeth II (1952 -), gold proof One Pound Coin, 2009, struck in 22 carat gold, crowned bust right, IRB below for designer Ian Rank Broadley, legend surrounding, ELIZABETH. II. D. G REG. F. D. 2009, outer raised rim surrounding, rev. struck en medaille, Royal shield of quartered arms, denomination around, ONE POUND, designed by Matthew Dent, edge milled with incuse inscription, + DECUS ET TUTAMEN, weight 19.61g (S.J27). As struck, lustrous mint state, in original Royal Mint box and card case with certificate of authenticity numbered 0136 of 540 issued. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.

The Extremely Rare “Reddite” Pattern Crown Dated 1663 by Thomas SimonCharles II (1660-85), silver Pattern "Reddite" crown, 1663, engraved and signed by Thomas Simon, struck from the same dies as the famed "Petition" crown, "fine work" laureate and draped bust right, Simon italic below, legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS II. DEI. GRA, rev. struck en medaille, crowned cruciform emblematic shields, interlinked Cs in angles, St. George and dragon in ruled Garter in centre, French inscription in garter, HONI. SOIT. QVI. MAL. Y. PENSE, date either side of top crown, legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG BRI. FR ET. HIB REX. edge inscribed in raised letters, last two words half size font, REDDITE . QVÆ . CÆSARIS . CÆSARI & CT. POST, followed by depiction of the sun appearing out of a cloud, weight 31.39g (L&S 7; Bull 431 R5; ESC 73 R5; S.3354B). Peppered with light surface marks, some nicks both sides, short scratch from eyebrow along junction with hair, toned, more attractive on reverse, otherwise about very fine / a bold very fine, has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as SP35, extremely rare. This is the actual coin illustrated in the 1974 edition of 'English Silver Coinage'. PCGS certification 34313450. The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Charles the second by the grace of God" and on the reverse "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland.” The French words on the garter translate as "Evil to him who evil thinks." The Latin inscription on the edge is what gives this pattern its name and translates as "Render to Caesar, the things which are Caesar's," with the smaller font abbreviation for "POST NUBILA PHOEBUS" meaning "After the storm, the sun shines" alluding to the Restoration of the monarchy after the Commonwealth period. Celebrated Victorian numismatist J. B. Bergne published the whereabouts of ten examples of the Reddite crown in silver in his 1854 article in the Numismatic Chronicle, three of which were institutionalised and seven in theory still privately held if they all survive till today. Four examples of these seven have appeared in the last forty years for sale whether privately or through auction. The other three have either not surfaced since Victorian times, or may have been last offered over 90 years ago, and are all examples that are apparently in lower grade. The choices of Reddite Crowns available to the market are few and far between, and the finest one from the Glenister collection, hammered at auction for £330,000 in March 2014, representing a total price including premium of £399,000. It is interesting to note that Bergne recorded the whereabouts of fifteen examples of the companion "Petition" Crown piece in 1854, and at least one though perhaps as many as three may have emerged since then of this more highly coveted piece. In summary these "Reddite" Crowns are much rarer than the "Petition" crown with only ten examples known as of 1854 and seemingly less known today. Provenance: Ex Sir John Evans Collection, portion sold to J P Morgan. Ex J. P. Morgan Collection portion sold privately with first offer to British Museum and secondly R C Lockett 1915. Ex Richard Cyril Lockett, Sotheby, 28 May 1927, lot 55. Ex T.B. Clarke-Thornhill, Glendining, 27 May 1937, lot 605. Ex H.E.G. Paget, Glendining, 25 September, 1947, lot 230. Ex Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, March 1948, item CR79. Ex G.R. Blake, Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, June 1957. Transacted privately by Spink to Norweb family, USA July 1962. Ex Mrs E.M.H. Norweb, Spink Coin Auction 48, 13 November 1985, lot 442. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1990, no. 1107. Ex Dr. D. Rees-Jones, Spink Coin Auction 117, 19 November 1996, lot 118. Transacted privately by Noble Numismatics of Australia to Mr Rowley Butters. Ex Rowley Butters, St James Auction 9, 18th June 2008, lot 334.

Extremely Rare Mint Mark 2 (1602) Silver Crown of Queen Elizabeth IElizabeth I (1558-1603), silver Crown of Five Shillings, ornate crowned bust left, holding orb and sceptre, crown breaks inner beaded circle, initial mark 2 (1602), Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, ELIZABETH: D: G: ANG: FRA: ET: HIBER: REGINA:2: rev. long cross fourchée under quartered shield of arms, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, :2: POSVI: DEVM: AD IVTORE M: MEVM: weight 29.94g (N.2012; S.2582A). Toned, a few light short striations in the metal around face and on cheek and a few on reverse, one weak area in strike around chin and the upper left quarter of arms on reverse, otherwise almost extremely fine and a very pleasing example of this the final and rarest mint mark for the Elizabethan Crown, at least twenty times rarer than the mint mark 1, very rare with an excellent provenance. The silver Crowns were struck right near the end of the reign of Elizabeth I in the last issue of her coinage. They are dated by the mint marks which are 1 for 1601, or 2 for 1602 in the Julian calendar in use at that time. This is also evidenced by F. R. Cooper who studied the coinage in depth throughout the 1960s and produced his synopsis of the coinage, published through the Spink Numismatic Circular in June 1971. In his article he states that it seems only one pair of dies were used for the mint mark 2 issue, whereas he records 5 obverse dies and 6 reverses which are used in varying combinations for mint mark 1, of which a sixth obverse has since been discovered. The mint mark 2 Crowns like we have for sale here, are therefore thought to be at least twenty times rarer than the companion mint mark 1 pieces. Provenance: Ex Herbert Whitley, Glendining, 11th April 1956, lot 143, sold for £38. Ex Commander Robert Gerhardt, Spink Auction 215, 4th December 2012, lot 118. Ex A H Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Summer 2014, item BH112. Former owner of this coin Herbert Whitley (c.1886-1955) was a renowned botanist-zoologist and the Proprietor of the Paignton Zoological and Botanical Gardens in Devon.

g George III (1760-1820), gold Third Guinea, 1810, third type, second laureate head right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, rev. large crown, date below, legend surrounding commencing top, * BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, weight 2.80g (Schneider 626; MCE 460; S.3740). Toned, a few tiny black flecks each side, some hairlines on bust, otherwise extremely fine. The total output of gold in the calendar year of 1810 at the Mint was £316,936 across the two denominations of Half-Guinea and Third-Guinea. Provenance: Ex B. A. Seaby Ltd, London, 3rd September 1963, purchased for £6/10/-.Ex Spink Coin Auction, 26th June 2008, lot 835. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.

Struck From Royal African Company of England Gold, the 1691 GuineaWilliam and Mary (1688-94), gold Guinea, 1691, elephant and castle below conjoined busts right, legend surrounding, GVLIELMVS. ET. MARIA. DEI. GRATIA., toothed border around rim both sides, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, MAG. BR. FR. ET. HIB . REX. ET. REGINA., weight 8.30g (Schneider 470; MCE 153; S.3427). Lightly toned with some flecking both sides and underlying mint brilliance, a bold to good very fine and rare. James and Norbert Roettier, the sons of John who was about to retire to Brussels, were the engravers of the coinage and expected to take over his position as Chief(s), however perhaps because they were Roman Catholic, the position of Chief went to George Bowers at Michaelmas 1689, but he later died on 1st March 1690. As the Chief position then went to the Engraver of Seals, Henry Harris, and as he did not have coin die work experience he arranged for the Roettier brothers to work on the coin dies right through till 1697 whereupon a similar arrangement was taken up with John Croker. For 1691 gold output was the second lowest of this joint reign at £54,497 for the calendar year across all the denominations, the highest output being in 1689 at £128,442 worth and the lowest in 1690 at £48,772. This coin is struck from gold supplied by the Royal African Company of England which is defined by the elephant and castle provenance mark below the bust. Provenance: Ex A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd, purchased Autumn 2009.

James II (1685-88), silver Sixpence, 1687, laureate and draped bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding, IACOBVS. II. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned cruciform shields, later shields engraved over early type shields, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG BR. FRA ET. HIB REX., weight 3.00g (ESC 1526C R2; Bull 778; S.3413). Toned just a little weak at French arms, otherwise extremely fine. This silver Sixpence dated 1687 demonstrates the unusual variety of an overstriking of the tops of the shields on the reverse. The earlier shields being overstruck have an incurved top towards the interior, the later shields have the top of the shield curving outward. This unusual reverse die only occurs on some 1687 dated coins. Provenance: Ex Lucien La Riviere, Spink Coin Auction, 30th March 2006, lot 1013.

William and Mary (1688-94), gold Five Guineas, 1693, conjoined busts right, legend surrounding, GVLIELMVS. ET. MARIA. DEI. GRATIA, second L of legend struck over M, toothed border around rim both sides, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms with scalloped frame, Lion of Nassau as an escutcheon at centre, date either side of crown, MAG. BR. FR. ET. HIB . REX. ET. REGINA., edge inscribed in raised letters, inverted orientation to obverse, +DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. QVINTO. +., weight 41.58g (Schneider 462; MCE 140; S.3422). Once cleaned, now lightly toned, with surface marks, some nicks on portraits, otherwise good fine. “The Rarity of Five Guinea Pieces – An Analysis” appeared in the preface of the Samuel King Collection of Highly Important English Gold Coins sold at Spink on 5th May 2005 co-written by the present cataloguer. The analysis showed that over a 45-year period preceding 2005, since 1960 that 91 examples of the Five Guineas dated 1693 plain below bust, had been bought or sold in numismatic commerce, which places it 3rd out of the four dates and eight varieties of these large coins. £55,698 worth of gold for calendar year 1693 which is the third lowest for gold production in the six years of dates in this reign, though of course we do not know how the output would be broken down between the gold denominations nor how long a date on a coin die would have lasted into a following calendar year. Provenance: Ex Noble Investments plc, purchased 2004.

James II (1685-88), gold Guinea, 1687, second laureate head left, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, IACOBVS. II. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned cruciform shields, emblematic sceptres in angles, date either side of top crown, .MAG. BR. FRA. ET. HIB REX., weight 8.26g (Schneider 457; MCE 128; S.3402). Lightly toned, practically extremely fine. The Dutch Roettier family were the engravers of the dies used for James II’s coinage, and the Master Worker was Thomas Neale who signed a new indenture on 23rd July 1686 for the gold Twenty Shilling piece as it was then, along with the half, double and the “piece of £5” as the Five Guinea piece was known at that time. For the calendar year of 1687 some £401,301 worth of gold was struck as coin. Provenance: Ex Spink and Son Ltd, purchased 1978 by Herman Selig. Ex Herman Selig Collection, part III, Dix Noonan and Webb, Auction 58, 24th June 2003, lot 14.

g Victoria (1837-1901), gold Proof Five Pounds, 1887, Jubilee type crowned bust left, J.E.B. initials on truncation, legend surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, rev. St George and dragon right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue, weight 39.75g (WR 285; S.3864). Brilliant, with just a few light hairlines, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as PF63 ULTRA CAMEO. NGC certification 4862558-001. Mintage only 797 pieces. The Proof coins of 1887 were struck for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria and a total of only 797 proof sets were produced for sale to the public, which is where the constituent coins like we have herewith come from. The gold Five Pounds is the largest coin and carries the Jubilee portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm which proved to be later most unpopular with the public forcing a change to a new coinage design by Thomas Brock from 1893. Provenance: Ex A.H. Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Winter 2012-13, item BM016. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.

The Impressive “Fine Work” gold Guinea of King William III, the Rarest Denomination of TypeWilliam III (1694-1702), gold Guinea, 1701, fine work style, third laureate head right, legend and toothed border surrounding, GVLIELMVS. III. DEI. GRA., rev. crowned cruciform shields, ornamental sceptres in angles, Lion of Nassau at centre, date either side of top crown, legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG BR.FRA ET.HIB REX., weight 8.38g (Schneider 513; MCE 188; S.3465). With copper red tone, a few light surface marks, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as AU50, very rare. NGC certification 4862557-005The “Fine Work” Guinea though produced in the bumper gold out put year of 1701 remains a very rare coin indeed as it seems most of the Mint output of gold must have been of the Five and Two Guinea denominations to use the gold supply quicker. The massive output of £1,190,019 worth of gold in calendar year 1701 was caused by the vast influx of foreign gold being cleansed from commerce, by the new Proclamation of 5th February 1701 crying down the face value of such gold by a Sixpence to 17 Shillings, when the gold value was fractionally above typically at 17/1d, as had been noted by new Master Worker Sir Isaac Newton who was instrumental in the Proclamation being issued by the Treasury. Provenance: Ex Noble Investments plc, purchased 2004.

Regni and Atrebates, Verica (10-40 A.D.), silver Unit, “Verica Tiberius” variety, naked male holding a curved wand in lower hand, bunch of grapes in raised hand, COM to lower left, MIF to lower right, beaded circle surrounding, rev. Tiberius style bust right, VERI CA legend surrounding, weight 1.28g (VA 533-1; ABC 1250; S.136). Quite well centred both sides, with good detail on the Roman style portrait and attractive toning, almost extremely fine and rare this nice. Provenance: Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Mail-bid Sale, 5th June 1991, lot 892. Ex Geoff Cottam Collection, Spink Coin Auction, 2nd December 2015, lot 167.

George II (1727-60), gold Guinea, 1731, second young laureate head left, legend small lettering both sides of coin, GEORGIVS.II. DEI.GRATIA., rev. second crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E., weight 8.33g (Schneider 584; MCE 303; S.3672). Toned with plenty of mint bloom, extremely fine, reverse good extremely fine and very rare this well preserved, has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as AU58, the only example graded. PCGS certification 779639.58/85165531This 1731 Guinea is the only example graded on the PCGS population report where it features as the illustration for this date. NGC have only graded two examples of this date, one better, one worse, all in all a very rare date. The Master of the Mint at this time was John Conduitt in office since the death of Sir Isaac Newton in 1727, until 1737. Interestingly the indenture for the reign of George II signed as late as 1732 also provided for Quarter Guineas to be struck but alas they were never required. John Croker was the by now aged Chief Engraver at the Mint since the time of Queen Anne and remained in his post until 1741. However, many of his day to day duties were being undertaken by the highly skilled John Sigismund Tanner. Output of gold for the calendar year of 1731 totalled £305,768 which also included that coinage provenance marked from the East India Company.

Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), silver Crown, 1658, 8 in date struck over 7, laureate and draped bust left, raised die flaw at mid-stage, legend and toothed border surrounding, OLIVAR. D.G.R.P. ANG. SCO. HIB &c PRO, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms of the Protectorate, date above, PAX QVÆRITVR BELLO, edge inscribed in raised letters, *.HAS. NISI. PERITVRVS. MIHI. ADIMAT. NEMO., weight 30.12g (N.2745; L&S 1; Bull 240; ESC 10; S.3226). Attractively toned, two tiny nicks in obverse field, a couple of other tiny marks on reverse, die flaw with contemporary adjustment, otherwise extremely fine. The largest portrait coin of Oliver Cromwell is the magnificent silver Crown engraved by Thomas Simon. However, not long after striking commenced a crack started to emerge on the lower left side of the obverse die, progressing across the horizontal of the neck of Cromwell. This crack in the die manifests on the struck coins as a raised die flaw across the obverse, which would have been a major problem upon the freshly struck coins at the time. It is thought that many of the coins were worked upon with fine tooling to have the die flaw adjusted as much as possible, to then make them perhaps suitable for presentation. The inscription on the edge produced using the new technology of Pierre Blondeau and his castaing machine was a safeguard against the illegal practice of clipping, and was severe in its intent as the Latin translates as “Let no one remove these from me under penalty of death.” Provenance: Ex Noble Investments plc, purchased 2004.

William and Mary (1688-94), silver Crown, 1692, 2 of date struck over inverted 2, conjoined busts right, legend surrounding, GVLIELMVS. ET. MARIA. DEI. GRATIA., toothed border around rim both sides, rev. crowned cruciform shields, WM monogram in angles, Lion of Nassau at centre, date surrounding, MAG. BR FR. ET. HI. REX. ET REGINA., edge, inscribed in raised letters and dated, +.DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. QVINTO.+. the G struck over an E on edge, weight 30.19g (Bull 825; ESC 85A; S.3433). Toned, double struck a little off-centre, otherwise practically extremely fine, unusual variety on edge. The conjoined busts of William and Mary together appear on this the largest silver coin engraved by the Roettier brothers, James and Norbert. The silver coins of this reign are unusual in that the date reads around the central device of the reverse. With this variety the engraver at first put in the 2 of the date upside down by mistake then corrected it over the top with it the right way around. Additionally the G in the Regnal inscription on the edge appears to be struck over a letter E. Provenance: Ex Mason Collection, A. H. Baldwin, Auction 37, 5th May 2004, lot 914.

The Only Known Example of This Unique Reverse Type and Moneyer Under EadwigKings of all England, Eadwig (955-959), silver Penny, two-line type, moneyer Frithumund, small cross pattée, linear circles and legend surrounding, outer beaded border around all both sides, +EADVVIG REX, rev. three cross pattées across centre, scroll ornament above and below moneyer name in two lines, FRÐEM / VND MO, the final M inverted, weight 1.43g (cf.N.724; cf.S.1122). Outer rim chipped, otherwise lightly toned, good very fine and the only known example of this new reverse type and moneyer for this reign. The moneyer Frithumund is not listed in North for this reign or this variety of the two-line penny with the scroll ornament top and bottom and is the earliest appearance of this moneyer name on coinage. Frithumund is a known moneyer in the succeeding reigns of Eadgar and Aethelred II up to the first-hand issue (979-985), so if this is the same moneyer he was quite long lived in his profession at this time in history. Provenance: Found Medstead, Hampshire 2013, Early Medieval Corpus 2013.0022, illustrated on website. Coin Register 2014, no.82 listed as a new reverse type, illustrated plate 10 British Numismatic Journal, volume 84, 2014.

Regni and Atrebates (c.60-50 B.C.), uninscribed gold Quarter-Stater, Remic type Qc, “Selsey Dahlia – mane” variety, crude representation of wreathed head right, rev. horse right with beaded mane, sun above, spoked wheel below, pellet in beaded annulet behind, weight 1.29g (VA 222-01; ABC 500; S.48). A little flatness probably in strike towards the rims in places, a few tiny rim nicks, otherwise good very fine. Provenance: Ex Geoff Cottam Collection, Spink Coin Auction, 2nd December 2015, lot 57.

George II (1727-60), gold Five Guineas, 1741, the 4 struck over a 3 in date, young laureate head left, GEORGIVS.II. DEI.GRATIA., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, 11 strings to Irish harp, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E., edge inscribed in raised letter and dated of upright orientation to obverse, DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN ANNO. REGNI. DECIMO. QVARTO, weight 41.87g (Schneider 563 obv.7 / rev.7; MCE 284; S.3663A). Lightly toned, some light hairlines both sides with digs and small surface marks on and around bust, dig at end of obverse legend, some light rim nicks, otherwise good very fine. According to “The Rarity of Five Guinea Pieces – An Analysis” which appeared in the preface of the Samuel King Collection of Highly Important English Gold, a survey of 45 years of dealer sales lists and auction catalogues from 1960-2005, a total of 107 examples of this date of Five Guinea were traced in commerce which is the second highest figure across the 8 possible dates of the reign. Herbert Schneider also analysed the gold Five Guinea and Two Guinea coins of George II in his Spink Numismatic Circular article “The Five Guinea and Two Guinea Pieces of George II” in February 1957, but gives the 11 string harp reverse as the non-overdate when the 4 of this coin is clearly over a 3. The output of gold for the calendar year of 1741 was quite low at £25,232 worth, about ten times less than normal and there was no output of any gold or silver in 1742. As surviving examples number relatively high perhaps this means that 1741 dated coins were being prepared during 1740 as the output that year was £196,245. Provenance: Ex Numisor, Switzerland, 21st October 2016, lot 249. Ex Baldwin of St James, Auction 16, 17th April 2018, lot 314. Ex London Coins, Auction 161, 2nd June 2018, lot 1527. Ex London Coins, Auction 164, 2nd March 2019, lot 969.

Struck from “Lima” Gold Treasure, the 1746 Gold Five GuineasGeorge II (1727-60), gold Five Guineas, 1746, LIMA. below older laureate head left, GEORGIVS.II. DEI.GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, M.B.FE. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E., edge inscribed in raised letter and dated, DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. DECIMO NONO., weight 41.95g (Schneider 564; MCE 285; S.3665). Some light surface marks, lightly toned, otherwise a bold to good very fine. The Lima gold coinage struck in 1746 was seemingly all struck from gold sourced from a Royal Family funded consortium of ships under the command of James Talbot and John Morecock, who captured French treasure ships carrying gold in the North Atlantic in mid-1745. Another French ship that escaped them was later captured at Louisbourg by the English Navy, that was also rich in gold treasure which also contributed towards the LIMA marked gold coinage. A total of £474,492 worth of gold was struck in the calendar year of 1746. A wonderful medallion was produced which shows the capture of the French treasure by Talbot and Morecock on the obverse, with the reverse depicting their busts and the procession of the treasure in wagons below being transported to the Mint for coining. According to “The Rarity of Five Guinea Pieces – An Analysis” which appeared in the preface of the Samuel King Collection of Highly Important English Gold, a survey of 45 years of dealer sales lists and auction catalogues from 1960-2005, a total of 105 examples of this date of Five Guinea were traced in commerce which is the joint third highest figure across the 8 possible dates of the reign. Herbert Schneider also analysed the gold Five Guinea and Two Guinea coins of George II in his Spink Numismatic Circular article “The Five Guinea and Two Guinea Pieces of George II” in February 1957.This coin is the largest gold coin to carry the LIMA provenance mark.

Magnificent Fine Gold Sovereign of Mary Tudor Dated 1553Mary (1553-54), fine gold Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, 1553, full-length seated figure of Queen facing on throne, holding orb and sceptre, lis headed pillars to throne each sides, portcullis below, surrounded by tressure, beaded circles with legend surrounding, date in Roman numerals at end of legend, annulet stops and mint mark pomegranate after Queen's name, mARIA:p: D': G': ANG'. FRA Z: hIB': REGInA: m:D:LIII:, rev. quartered shield at centre of Tudor rose, linear circles and legend surrounding, A: DnO'. FACTV'. EST: ISTV'. Z: EST: mIRA'. In: OCVL': nRIS'., weight 15.39g (Schneider 704; N.1956; S.2488). A well struck broad flan with good detail apparent, a little weak in parts on some of the high points, good very fine. The Roman numeral dated fine gold Sovereign of Mary Tudor is the first dated gold Sovereign ever produced. The companion gold 15 Shilling Ryal - the Half-Sovereign is also dated as such but that is not the first of that denomination. The only other dated British gold coin before 1553, is an extremely rare, Durham House Mint gold Half-Sovereign of King Edward VI (Durham House was situated along the Strand in London). Early accounts of the output of the coinage in the reign of Mary are missing, but based on the contemporary estimate of writers Challis and Harrison (1973) it would seem some £30,000 of face value of fine gold was produced with mint mark pomegranate, which was divided between the fine Sovereign, Angel and extremely rare Half Angel. Provenance: Ex U.B.S., Switzerland, Sale 67, 5th September 2006, lot 2957.

Charles I (1625-49), silver Halfcrown of Two Shillings and Sixpence, York Mint, type 7, armoured King on horseback left, with sword and flowing scarf, horse tail between legs, EBOR below, tiny letter B inside O, beaded borders with legend surrounding, initial mark lion both sides (1643-44), .CAROLVS. D. G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX., rev. round quartered shield of arms, with lion skin garniture, legend surrounding, .CHRISTO. AVSPICE. REGNO. weight 13.49g (Brooker 1087; Bull 559; N.2315; S.2869). Toned, raised die flaw on reverse, almost very fine. King Charles I’s second Capital City was York where he first went after fleeing London in January of 1641/2. A year later in early January of 1642/3 the King commanded the French engraver Nicholas Briot, at no doubt great danger to himself, to travel to York and Oxford secretly for meetings in relation to coinage. Later in the month a Mint at York became operational in the house of Sir Henry Jenkins in Minster Yard and operated until the 16th July 1644. Provenance: Ex A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd. May 1944. Ex Herbert M. Lingford, portion of English collection purchased by A H Baldwin 1951. Ex Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns, Spink Coin Auction 177, 1st December 2005, lot 158.

g Elizabeth II (1952 -), gold proof One Pound Coin, 2004, struck in 22 carat gold, crowned bust right, IRB below for designer Ian Rank Broadley, legend surrounding, ELIZABETH. II. D. G REG. F. D. 2004, outer beaded border surrounding, rev. struck en medaille, the Forth Railway Bridge, Scotland, tiny incuse back to back Es at lower right of design for designer Edwina Ellis, denomination below, outer border to represent railway track surrounding, edge milled with woven cable pattern incuse, weight 19.61g (S.J18). As struck, lustrous mint state, in original Royal Mint box and card case with certificate of authenticity numbered 0071of 2618 issued, a low number certificate. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.

George II (1727-60), gold Guinea, 1745, intermediate laureate head left, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS. II. DEI. GRATIA., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, abbreviated Latin legend, M.B.F.ET.H. REX. F.D.B.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T.ET.E, weight 8.34g (Schneider 590; MCE 319; S.3678). Toned, some short hairline scratches on face, very fine. The Mint output of gold in 1745 was £292,866 which was nearly thirty times the year before as the latter part of the year was boosted by the LIMA coinage from captured treasures from the New World, however those coins were marked with LIMA below the bust and the non LIMA coins like we have here dated 1745 are just as difficult to find. William Chetwynd was the new Master-Worker at this time since the year before this coin was made and John Sigismund Tanner was the Chief Engraver. Provenance: Purchased from A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd, Spring 2007

City Under Siege, the Octagonal Pontefract Shilling of 1648Charles I (1625-49), silver Pontefract siege Shilling of Twelve Pence, dated 1648, struck on an octagonal flan, crown above C.R at centre, legend and toothed border surrounding, DVM: SPIRO. SPERO, rev. Pontefract Castle gateway, date below, OBS vertically upward to left, hand holding sword to right, flag on central tower above, P to left, C to right, weight 5.36g (Brooker 1231; N.2646; S.3148). Toned, a little weak in parts, long hairline scratch on reverse, very fine for issue. Pomfret Castle otherwise known as Pontefract in West Yorkshire was seized for the Crown on the 2nd June 1648 by a colonel John Morris or Maurice in the forces of Sir Marmaduke Langdale, who disguised as a peasant along with a few of his soldiers overcame the small garrison within and seized this key strategic point in the North. From then onward Pontefract resisted all attack by the Cromwellian forces and only surrendered on March 22nd 1649 some two months after Charles I had been executed. During this period of time, three types of regnal titling of the Pontefract siege Shilling were issued, the first type like we have here in the name of Charles I whilst he was alive in 1648. The second type in the name of his son “Charles the Second” and the final type as “King Charles II after the death of his Father.” There is also variation of the castle gateway and the shape of the shilling flans as the weights vary considerably. Flans can be round, lozenge shape or octagonal like we have herewith. Provenance: Ex Spink Coin Auction, 15th April 2004, lot 246.

g Elizabeth II (1952 -), gold proof One Pound Coin, 2007, struck in 22 carat gold, crowned bust right, IRB below for designer Ian Rank Broadley, legend surrounding, ELIZABETH. II. D. G REG. F. D. 2007, outer beaded border surrounding, rev. struck en medaille, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, tiny incuse back to back Es at lower right of design for designer Edwina Ellis, denomination below, outer toothed border surrounding, edge milled with woven cable pattern incuse, weight 19.61g (S.J20). As struck, lustrous mint state, in original Royal Mint box and card case with certificate of authenticity numbered 0109 of 1500 edition limit. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.

Commonwealth (1649-60), gold Unite of Twenty Shillings, 1653, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial mark sun, .THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND., rev. English and Irish shields, value .XX. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top,.GOD. WITH. VS., weight 9.13g (Schneider 341; N.2715; S.3208). Lightly toned, good very fine. This is the largest denomination gold coin of the Commonwealth, with all hammered coins of this period being the first British coins to have legends in plain English. The mint accounts from 26th December 1651 to 30th November 1653 show £38,010 worth of gold denominations were struck. Oliver Cromwell had taken over as Lord Protector from April 1653 ruling through an executive council and taking power away from the Members of Parliament. Not long after Cromwell waged war on the Dutch, a costly exercise and he began to look for ways to raise money, one of which was to try to seize Spanish treasure being transported back from the New World to the mother country and her allies in the Spanish Netherlands. The first opportunity came in late 1652 when five ships carrying bullion were captured and taken to Woolwich, and eventually the treasure from these ships were coined from mid-1653 to mid-1654 which would account for a proportion of the gold to make Unites like we have herewith. Provenance: Ex Baldwin Auction 40, 3rd May 2005, lot 245.

Catuvellauni and Trinovantes (c.80-50 B.C.), uninscribed gold Stater, Westerham North type, crude Apollo style wreathed head right, rev. dis-jointed horse left, ellipse like sun below, weight 6.46g (VA 200; ABC 2430; S.21). Some flan imperfections and splits around rim, otherwise good very fine. Provenance: Ex Geoff Cottam Collection, Spink Coin Auction, 2nd December 2015, lot 280.

g Elizabeth II (1952 -), gold three-coin proof Set, 1989, gold Two Pounds, Sovereign, Half-Sovereign, for the 500th Anniversary of the Sovereign, designed by Bernard Sindall, Queen enthroned facing, seated in King Edward's Chair, holding Sceptre and Rod, all within beaded circle, legend in Gothic letters with trefoil stops and raised rim surrounding, ELIZABETh. II. DEI. GRA. REG. FID. DEF, rev. crowned Shield of the Royal Arms upon a double Rose, beaded circle surrounding, legend in Gothic letters with trefoil stops and raised rim surrounding, AnnIVERSARY. OF. ThE. GOLD. SOVEREIGn. 1489-1989, the D in legend a retrograde Gothic E, edge milled, weights 15.98g, 7.98g, 3.99g respectively (S.PGS11). Good extremely fine, practically as struck, some clouding and tone spots on Half Sovereign, lighter blemishes on other coins, housed in original Royal Mint box with certificate of authenticity numbered 02343 of 7936 three coin sets issued, gold block lettering on case a little faded. (3) g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), fine gold Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, sixth issue (1583-1600), full facing robed figure of Queen seated on large throne, lis headed pillar either side, throne back of pellets in hatching, four pellets up each side of throne back, portcullis below Queen, tressure and beaded border surrounding, legend and outer beaded border on both sides, initial mark escallop (1584-86), +ELIZABETH: D; G; ANG; FRA; ET HIB; REGINA: :, rev. quartered shield at centre of ornate rose, beaded circle and legend surrounding, A. DNO; FACTV; EST. ISTVD. ET. EST. MIRAB; OCVLIS. NRS, weight 15.06g (Schneider 780; N.2003; S.2529). Well-centred and struck on a nice broad flan, lightly toned, some light nicks and surface marks both sides, two light parallel short scratches on lower half of Queen’s robes, a little double-struck in parts including on face, otherwise good very fine. The fine gold Sovereign of Elizabeth I was a highly respected coin at the time of issue and revered in the acting world contemporary with William Shakespeare, as the coin of choice to be honoured with should the Queen attend a performance personally. Traditionally the Queen would honour the playwright and the star of the show with her favour reflected in the presenting of a fine gold Sovereign. We have such evidence of this in the will of the Gentleman Actor Augustine Phillips of Mortlake Surrey who was one of the first to rise to such a social status in his profession. From his will dated 13th May 1605 we can see fine gold Sovereign presented described thus "I give and bequeath to my fellow William Shakespeare a XXXs piece in gould, To my fellow Henry Condell one other xxxs piece in gould." Such a coin of honour being highly revered and not to be spent in the lifetime of the recipient. The mint mark escallop was used from 1st February 1584/5 till 31st January 1586/7, and represents the largest issue of fine gold in this reign which would have included Angels and their fractions. A total of £56,562 worth of fine gold was produced over the two years, year one with £33,481 worth and the following year with the balance of £20,451. The Escallop mint mark Sovereign has understandably the largest surviving population of examples extant today but the survival is still a fractional percentage of what would have been originally produced. Provenance: Ex Roderick Richardson, Numismatist, Spring 2018 Circular, item 2.

g Elizabeth II (1952 -), gold proof One Pound Coin, 2008, struck in 22 carat gold, crowned bust right, IRB below for designer Ian Rank Broadley, legend and beaded border surrounding, ELIZABETH. II. D. G REG. F. D. 2008, outer raised rim surrounding, rev. struck en medaille, crowned helm upon quartered shield of arms within garter, crowned lion supporter to left, unicorn to right, both standing on banner motto, denomination below, ONE POUND, designed by Eric Sewell, edge milled with incuse inscription in italic script, + DECUS ET TUTAMEN, weight 19.61g (S.J13). As struck, lustrous mint state, in original Royal Mint box and card case with certificate of authenticity numbered 0244 of 674 issued. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.

Attractively Toned Fine Gold Sovereign of Queen Elizabeth IElizabeth I (1558-1603), fine gold Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, sixth issue (1583-1600), full facing robed figure of Queen seated on large throne, lis headed pillar either side, throne back of pellets in hatching, four pellets up each side of throne back, portcullis below Queen, tressure and beaded border surrounding, legend and outer beaded border on both sides, initial mark escallop (1584-86), +ELIZABETH: D; G; ANG; FRA; ET HIB; REGINA: :, rev. quartered shield at centre of ornate rose, beaded circle and legend surrounding, A. DNO; FACTV; EST. ISTVD. ET. EST. MIRAB; OCVLIS. NRS, weight 15.13g (Schneider 780; N.2003; S.2529). A decent full round well-struck coin with a red tinged tone, some very light surface marks and a hint of weakness in parts both sides, otherwise good very fine, rare this well preserved. The fine gold Sovereign of Elizabeth I was a highly respected coin at the time of issue and revered in the acting world contemporary with William Shakespeare, as the coin of choice to be honoured with should the Queen attend a performance personally. Traditionally the Queen would honour the playwright and the star of the show with her favour reflected in the presenting of a fine gold Sovereign. We have such evidence of this in the will of the Gentleman Actor Augustine Phillips of Mortlake Surrey who was one of the first to rise to such a social status in his profession. From his will dated 13th May 1605 we can see fine gold Sovereign presented described thus "I give and bequeath to my fellow William Shakespeare a XXXs piece in gould, To my fellow Henry Condell one other xxxs piece in gould." Such a coin of honour being highly revered and not to be spent in the lifetime of the recipient. The mint mark escallop was used from 1st February 1584/5 till 31st January 1586/7, and represents the largest issue of fine gold in this reign which would have included Angels and their fractions. A total of £56,562 worth of fine gold was produced over the two years, year one with £33,481 worth and the following year with the balance of £20,451. The Escallop mint mark Sovereign has understandably the largest surviving population of examples extant today but the survival is still a fractional percentage of what would have been originally produced.