†BRITISH COINS, HAMMERED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Mary (1553-1554), Fine Gold Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, Tower mint, dated 1553 in Roman numerals at end of obverse legend (issue period 20 August 1553 to 24 December 1554), mintmark pomegranate in legend both sides, crowned full figure of Queen seated facing on ornate throne, holding orb and sceptre, portcullis below extending to rim, ornate throne back with pellet sides to back and large side pillars, multi arc tressure and beaded circle surrounding, pellets in arcs, trefoils on cusps, mintmark pomegranate after Queen’s name, annulet stops in legend, legend reads :MARIA:+: D’: G’: AnG’o FRA Z: hIB’: REGInA: m:D:LIII, outer beaded circle surrounding, rev quartered shield of arms upon Tudor rose, surrounded by beaded and linear tressures of ten arcs, each cusp overlaid with alternating leaf and lis fleury device, linear circle surrounding, legend reads A: DnO+ FACTV: EST: ISTV’o Z: EST: MIRA: In: OCVL’: nRIS’: with pomegranate between O and F, outer linear circle surrounding, 15.14g (Schneider 704; North 1956; S 2488). Small short crack at centre of the obverse under sceptre hand and at upper left quarter of shield on the reverse, otherwise struck with a good portrait, toned, about very fine. ex Collection of a Southern Gentleman, Stacks, New York, 7 December 1994, lot 2446 ex St James’s Auction 5, 27 September 2006, lot 276 Queen Mary issued all her gold coinage to the fine standard of 23 carats and 3½ grains (0.995 fine) and to the weight of 240 grains (15.552g) as originally set by her grandfather, King Henry VII. Mary’s HAMMERED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, are the only issue of this hammered gold coin denomination that carry an actual date, albeit in Roman numerals, either 1553 or 1554.
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†BRITISH COINS, HAMMERED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fine Gold Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, Tower mint, Sixth Issue (1583-1600), crowned full figure of Queen seated facing on ornate throne, holding orb and sceptre, portcullis with pellet decoration below extending to rim, ornate throne back with annulet and pellet sides to back and large side pillars, multi arc tressure and beaded circle surrounding, pellets in arcs, trefoils on cusps, mintmark escallop (14 February 1585 to 30 May 1587) with single stop either side at end of legend, pellet stops in legend, legend reads ELIZABETH. D’. G’. ANG’. FRA’. ET. HIB’. REGInA., outer beaded circle surrounding, rev quartered shield of arms upon Tudor rose, surrounded by beaded and linear tressures of ten arcs, each cusp overlaid with alternating leaf and lis fleury device, beaded circle surrounding, legend reads A. DnO’. FACTV. EST. ISTVD. ET. EST. MIRAB. IN. OCVLIS. NRS’, outer beaded circle surrounding, 15.20g (Schneider 781; North 2003; S 2529). Tooled where a crack has been filled and perhaps lightly gilt, weak at face with an even red tone, about very fine. ex Heritage New York Signature Auction Sale 397, 9 January 2006, lot 13,466, in pre-crack repair state. The previous occasion this coin appeared publicly for sale it demonstrated an open crack from rim to centre, up the right side of the portcullis on obverse and between the second S and T in the reverse legend to the lower right quarter of the shield. This crack has since been filled and obscured, and is only more evident on reverse as a “crease” in the fabric of the metal. Queen Elizabeth reverted at the start of her reign to a dual system of gold coinage as per that of her brother Edward VI. Sovereigns, Ryals, Angels, Half-Angels and Quarter-Angels, were issued in fine gold at 23 carats and 3½ grain standard (0.995 fine), and crown gold at the 22 carat standard for the Half-Pounds, Crowns and Halfcrowns. The Hemisphere Collection Sovereign carries the escallop mintmark, produced in the fine gold only period, specifically from February 1585/6 to May 1587, for a total output of £56,562, which was divided amongst the five denominations (see Schneider table 14).
A COLLECTION FORMED BY PAUL STEVENS, SULTANATES Qutb al-Din Mubarak (AH 716-720 / 1316-1320 AD), Gold Tanka, Hadrat Dar al-Khalifa(?), AH 718(?), rev legend in square border, 10.79g (G&G D246A, this coin). Very fine and extremely rare, possibly the only specimen known. The only round coin of this ruler with the reverse legend in a square border.
A COLLECTION FORMED BY PAUL STEVENS, SULTANATES Nasir al-Din Khusru (AH 720 / 1320 AD), Gold Tanka, Hadrat Dehli, AH 720, titles in double square border, rev titles and single circular border, 10.95g (G&G D290, this coin). A full obverse legend, extremely fine and rare. Khusru was a former slave of Qutb al-Din Mubarak, who promoted him until he became the most powerful man in the sultanate. Ultimately he was powerful enough to raise a rebellion and have the Sultan assassinated, thus putting an end to the Khilji Dynasty in Dehli. As a usurper, he did not enjoy his new status for long though, being defeated in battle in the same year by Ghazi Tughluq. He was chosen to be Sultan in his place and founded the Tughluq Dynasty.
A COLLECTION FORMED BY PAUL STEVENS, SULTANATES Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, Gold Tanka, Mulk-i-Tilang, AH 725, titles, rev titles and single circular border, 11.03g (G&G D303). Struck on a compact flan, better than usual for this mint, extremely fine and rare, a lovely specimen. Telangana, currently a part of Andhra Pradesh, but soon to become a separate state, was ruled by the Kakatiyas at the start of the 13th Century AD from their capital, Warangal. In 1305, the army of ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad Khalji, under Malik Kafur, conducted a successful campaign to Warangal and returned with masses of treasure “too heavy for a thousand camels to bear”. During the reign of the next Dehli Sultan, Qutb al-Din Mubarak, an army under Khusru Khan again invaded Telangana and returned to Dehli with another large amount of booty. During this period, Telangana remained in the hands of the Kakatiyas but in the reign of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, Warangal was captured, possibly along with other parts of Telangana. The name of the capital was changed to Sultanpur and it must have remained as part of the Dehli Sultanate until at least the year AH 732 (AD 1331/2). Gold and silver Tankas in the name of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq were struck with the mintname Mulk-i Tilang in years 724 and 725. These have a different legend from those struck at other mints during his reign. In the reign of his successor, Muhammad bin Tughluq, there is an initial Tanka issue with mint name Mulk-i Tilang, and then various issues of gold coin with the mint name Sultanpur.
A COLLECTION FORMED BY PAUL STEVENS, SULTANATES Mahmud b. Muhammad Tughluq (AH 752 / 1351 AD), Gold Tanka, no mint, AH 752, 11.01g (G&G D455). Extremely fine, scarce. On the death of Muhammad b. Tughluq the armies in Sind proclaimed Firuz the new Sultan. However in Dehli another pretender was raised to the throne, Mahmud. In the short space of time until Firuz returned to Dehli, coins were struck in the name of the pretender, Mahmud b. Muhammad Tughluq. This coin represents a necessity for any comprehensive Sultanate collection.
A COLLECTION FORMED BY PAUL STEVENS, SULTANATES Firuz Shah Zafar (AH 791 / 1389 AD), Gold Tanka, undated (AH 791), 10.98g (G&G D545). An exceptional coin, extremely fine and very rare, especially so in this condition. Presumably a son of Firuz Shah, Firuz Shah Zafar is not recorded in the written histories and is known only from his coinage.
A COLLECTION FORMED BY PAUL STEVENS, SULTANATES Jalal al-Din Ahsan Shah (AH 734-740 / 1333/4-1339 AD), Gold Pagoda or ?-Tanka, no mint, AH 735, 3.66g (G&G MD1, this coin). Extremely fine, very rare. The illustration in Goron & Goenka is enlarged and unclear but careful examination suggests it is the present specimen. The rebel Ahsan claimed independence in 734h but his short-lived breakaway Sultanate of Madura would probably never have been established had it not been for an epidemic which halted Muhammad bin Tughluq’s armies as they marched south to quell the revolt. Forced to turn back, Muhammad left Ahsan in situ. The last Madura coin is dated 779h, the year in which scholars believe the rising Vijayanagar Kingdom overwhelmed it.
A COLLECTION FORMED BY PAUL STEVENS, SULTANATES ‘Ala al-Din Mujahid Shah (AH 777-779 / 1375-1378 AD), Gold Tanka, Hadrat Ahsanabad, AH 779, obv legend in square border, 10.93g (G&G BH46, this coin). Very fine, extremely rare. All Mujahid’s coins are rare. The titles here translate as the supreme sultan, the shadow of god in the world and he was an educated man of considerable size and strength. Nevertheless after a short reign he was murdered in his tent returning from a campaign against the Vijayanagar kingdom.
A COLLECTION FORMED BY PAUL STEVENS, SULTANATES ‘Ala al-Din Ahmad Shah II (AH 838-862 / 1435-1457 AD), Gold Tanka, Hadrat Muhammadabad, AH 842, 11.08g (G&G BH80, this coin). Some deposit, a clear date, extremely fine and rare. This is the very rare type with the legend abu’l muzaffar ‘ala’ al-dunya… a coin known only for this date.
A COLLECTION FORMED BY PAUL STEVENS, SULTANATES Shams al-Din Muzaffar II (AH 717-932 / 1511-1525 AD), Gold Heavy Tanka, no mint, undated, legend in scalloped border, rev legend in quadrifoil, 12.59g (G&G G230, this coin). Extremely fine, very rare. Collectors should note that this is the rare heavy Tanka.
A COLLECTION FORMED BY PAUL STEVENS, SULTANATES Sikandar Shah (AH 923 / 1517 AD), Gold Tanka, no mint, no date, 11.25g (G&G K70, this coin). About very fine for type, very rare. These coins used to be attributed to Sikandar Shah of Kashmir who reigned c.1493-1513 but die analysis has clearly shown that they were struck a century later around the second decade of the 16th Century. This suggests two possibilities: that they were struck around 1521 in the name of Fath Shah’s son Sikandar, who was proclaimed king by one of the factions; or that they were struck around 1517 by Muhammad Shah in the name of Sikandar Lodi of Dehli in gratitude for his support in helping him to regain the throne. The latter option is the more likely. See Goran & Goenka, p.474 notes.
A COLLECTION FORMED BY PAUL STEVENS, MUGHAL Shah Alam II, Gold Mohur, Ahmadabad, AH [1]201, Year 29, 10.75g (KM 484). Good very fine and scarce. Writing in JONS 175, Spring 2003, Shailendra Bhandare offers a convincing interpretation of this coin as a Rohilla issue, arguing that Ahmadabad is in fact Ghausgarh, the seat of Rohilla power at the time.
COIN OF MYSORE Tipu Sultan (1782-1799 AD), Gold Mohur, Patan, AH 1200, Year 4, 10.92g (cf KM B129; H -; cf Zeno 71406). Very fine, two shroff marks to the reverse, extremely rare. bought Spink, 1976.By weight the coin is a Mohur. Haidar Ali used the Mohur weight standard and at the start of his reign Tipu Sultan must have done the same. This lighter weight standard is noted by Henderson (p.15) and illustrated on Zeno (71406). The coin is year 4. Ordinarily we would have expected Tipu to have moved on completely to the Pagoda weight system by this stage which makes the present coin a particularly late Mohur. Mohurs of Tipu Sultan are extremely rare.
INDIAN, POST GUPTA AND MEDIÆVAL Paramaras of Vidarbha, Jagadeva, 12th Century, Gold Punchmarked Coin, 3.64g, pelleted spearhead, temple depicting a human, probably Shiva, “Sri Jagadeva” in Nagari, and two geometrical D-shaped punches curving left (see B Rath, Gold Coins of the Paramaras: a reappraisal in the light of fresh evidence, Numismatic Digest 17 (1993), pp.52-53). Extremely fine and rare.
†ÅKE LINDÉN COLLECTION, INDIAN, PRINCELY STATES AND INDEPENDENT KINGDOMS Tonk, Muhammad Ibrahim Ali Khan (AH 1284-1349 / 1868-1930 AD), Silver Nazarana 2-Rupees, Tonk AH 1298, citing Empress Victoria, 22.27g (KM Y21, this coin). Extremely fine and rare. from the Åke Lindén Collection ex Ken Wiggins Collection, Baldwin’s Auctons 25, May 2001, lot 461
COINS, EUROPEAN TERRITORIES, ISLE OF MAN James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby (1702-1736), Silver Proof Penny, 1733, Stanley crest, the eagle with child upon cap of maintenance, frosted cap, date below, rev Triune, 9.087g (Pr 13A; S 7406; KM 5d.1). Mint state, lightly toned. ex Dr R Caine collection of the Isle of Man, Spink Auction 145, 14 July 2000, lot 2707 The dies used on the two silver pieces are slightly different. This coin has the appearance of being struck on a planchet twice as thick as the other, but the slight difference in weight doesnt bear this out. The edge milling is strong and even, the strike is strong, making it comfortable to call this a proof.
COINS, EUROPEAN TERRITORIES, ISLE OF MAN George III (1760-1820), Bronzed Copper Proof Penny, 1813, struck on a thin flan, 15.77g (Pr -; S -; KM -). Good extremely fine, struck quite a bit later than the coin in the previous lot with much die rust and surfaces that are over polished, possibly in an attempt to hide the die rust. ex Spink Numismatic Circular, August 2000, item 3349
COINS, CHANNEL ISLANDS, GUERNSEY William IV (1830-1837), Copper Proof Double, 1830, die axis ?? (Pr 72A; S 7202; KM 1a). Obverse with full lustre, minor spots both sides, otherwise brilliant uncirculated. ex A L T McCammon collection, Baldwins Auction 20, 11 October 1999, lot 144 (part) This usually comes as a bronzed proof and with a coin die axis of the circulating coin. An argument can be made to call this a pattern, as they were perhaps testing the dies to see how the die flow affected the overall design strength with the medal die axis.
COINS, CHANNEL ISLANDS, GUERNSEY Edward VII (1901-1910), Bronze Specimen 4-Doubles and 8-Doubles, 1910H (cf Pr 48, 24; S 7211; KM 5). Both choice mint state with full lustre, the 8-Doubles with a few spots but the 4-Doubles is a quite spectacular coin. (2) ex A L T McCammon collection, Baldwins Auction 20, 11 October 1999, lot 154 (part) ex R J Ford, Spink Auction 79, 15 October 1990, lot 142 and Heaton Mint, Birmingham
COINS, CHANNEL ISLANDS, GUERNSEY George V (1910-1936), Bronze Specimen 8-Doubles, 1934H (cf Pr 29; S 7214A; KM 14). In PCGS holder graded SP63RD, appears to have been lacquered. It is not easy to be sure through the plastic holder, if the coin has been lacquered, but it does seem that the evident light hairlines are in lacquer rather than on the coin. This has probably resulted in the coin being graded only as a 63, visually it is better than this grade.
COINS, CHANNEL ISLANDS, GUERNSEY George VI (1936-1952), Bronze 8-Doubles (2), 1938H, with two different finishes to the surfaces (Pr 31; KM 14). First uncirculated with prooflike surfaces, the second is uncirculated with almost full lustre, struck with a somewhat worn die. (2) The first has prooflike surfaces that is close to being a Specimen and is easy to believe it is from the Heaton Mint Archive dispersal. There was a Proof in Fords collection, lot 144, but it was unlikely to have been more prooflike than this example. Despite the misnomer, this is probably as fine as can be found, though obviously not up to the standard of the coin in the previous lot.
COINS, CHANNEL ISLANDS, GUERNSEY George VI (1936-1952), Cupro-nickel 8-Doubles, 1945H, central hole (Pr -; S -; KM -). Uncirculated and very rare, unrecorded in both Pridmore and Krause. ex A L T McCammon collection, Baldwins Auction 20, 11 October 1999, lot 160 There would be no reason whatsoever to ever think of this as a circulating coin and it is not a planchet taken from the BWA Penny bin, so it is not an error as such. One possibility is that the metal, cupro-nickel, was considered for the Guernsey coins, and when that thought went no further than to strike this one coin. The mint holed it to make sure it didnt go into circulation.
COINS, CHANNEL ISLANDS, JERSEY Victoria (1837-1901), Unique Bronze Pattern 1/26-Shilling, undated (1866), as currency issue but without obverse legend (Pr -; S -; KM Pn1). Good extremely fine and unique. ex Pridmore, Glendinings, 22 September 1981, lot 528 ex R J Ford, Spink Auction 79, 15 October 1990, lot 293 ex A L T McCammon collection, Baldwins Auction 20, 11 October 1999, lot 193 One of my memories of the Pridmore sale is this coin and Dick Ford. When it came to expensive patterns or proofs, Dick usually got what he wanted without a great deal of difficulty. When this piece came up for sale he had one other collector, Mr. McCammon to contend with, who also really wanted this coin and the price was bid up well past its estimate and it sold for £2,600, quite a bit of money for a pattern in 1981
COINS, CHANNEL ISLANDS, JERSEY Victoria (1837-1901), Bronze Proof 1/13-Shilling, 1870 (Pr 10A; S 7004; KM 5). Light die crack from C of VICTORIA to centre of the coin, darkly toned but uncirculated. ex Pridmore , Glendinings, 22 September 1981, lot 527 ex A L T McCammon collection, Baldwins Auction 20, 11 October 1999, lot 195 This date as a proof not in the Dick Ford sale. The flan crack would not have easily satisfied the two other serious collectors of this series, but maybe this was the best they could find. Perhaps the rarity has not really been acknowledged.
COINS, CHANNEL ISLANDS, JERSEY Victoria (1837-1901), Cupro-nickel Trial Proof 1/12-Shilling, 1877, on a normal thickness flan, 9.15g (Pr 12D; S 7006; KM 8). Uncirculated. The existence of these two trials (see also next lot), in this cataloguers eyes, strongly support the argument that the Royal Mint struck the non H mintmark 1877 coinage. They had experience with all the 1868 cupro-nickel British coins. The finish of these pieces is superior to any of the 1869 Jamaica proofs seen, so the argument goes back to a Royal Mint issue. There is strong evidence in the obverse letters of a double striking that the next piece does not have, giving this coin the proof look which is somewhat subdued in the next piece.
COINS, CYPRUS Victoria (1837-1901), Copper Proof ½-Piastre, 1887 (Pr -; KM 2). Uncirculated. There is some disagreement on whether this is a Proof. The 1887 coins do come quite proof-like but always with these die marks mentioned earlier. The reverse of this coin has enough of a proofs characteristics to automatically call it such. The obverse though is very much like the regular proof-like coins of this date. It has the marks in the fields and a fingerprint on the Queens chin and into the field. Aesthetics will dictate what this coin brings, not its striking status.
COINS, CYPRUS George VI (1936-1952), Copper ½-Piastre, 1942 (Pr 71; KM 22a). Overall about uncirculated, fingerprint on the reverse. Due to the fact that the bulk of the mintage was lost during WWII, when the transporting ship was sunk, this coin is considerably rarer than the actual mintage figure would suggest.
COINS, CYPRUS Victoria (1837-1901), Silver 18-Piastres, 1901 (Pr 2; KM 7). Choice uncirculated, virtually identical to the coin in the previous two lots with slightly deeper and even more pleasing toning, especially on the reverse, rare. ex Stacks Auction, New York, December 2000, lot 773 (part)
COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, MILLED COINAGE, CEYLON George III (1760-1820), Tin/White Metal 1/48-Rix Dollar Die Trial, c.1802, thick planchet, obv elephant to left, date below, cross hatch lines across the face to ensure that the design was in proper proportion, rev large 48 at centre, CEYLON GOVERNMENT around (Pr 83C). As made and extremely rare, probably unique. ex RJ Ford collection, Singapore Coin Auction 19, 23 February 1995, lot 179 and considered unique Pridmore says lead, but this is where the catch all term white metal comes in handy The lines on the obverse were scratched by hand and stayed within the inner circle and on one side only. There are very slight differences from this die and on the dies used to strike the proofs, most noticeable in the width of the elephants tail.
COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, MILLED COINAGE, CEYLON George III (1760-1820), Silver Pattern-Rix Dollar, 1815, obv laureate head of George III to the right, rev elephant facing left within open wreath of oak leaves (KM Pn7; Pr 81). Choice uncirculated and toned. ex Wheeler collection, Baldwins Auction 22, 2 May 2000, lot 340 ex Spink auction, 23 March 1989, lot 1465, where described as ex V Brand Very similar to the George IV coinage of 1821. Pridmore has made the argument that this is a proof and not a pattern. Generally, we have called coins made, but not issued for circulation as patterns, but Pridmore argues that 10,000 were supposed to have been issued, but as it never happened, what is the proper description for this coin? All known pieces were struck as proofs and this pushes the argument back to describing them as patterns, as they did not enter circulation.
COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, PATTERNS, CEYLON George III (1760-1820), Copper Pattern Fanam (1/12-Rix Dollar), struck over a Copper VOC Doit, 1815, obv elephant facing left, CEYLON GOV above, date below, rev FANAM around, 1/12 in centre (Pr 257; KM Pn5). Extremely fine, flan crack as struck, unique. ex RJ Ford collection, Singapore Coin Auction 19, 23 February 1995, lot 247 Pridmore says these have the appearance of a local workshop and the coin was intended to replace the silver fanam token issued in 1814 (Pr 23). The original metal was supposed to be lead according to Pridmore, but maybe acknowledging the deterioration of the Bombay Presidency 1740-1771 tin coinages (again, a matter of semantics, white metal=tin=lead?) they tried a copper piece as well, but in the end nothing came of it except this unique reminder of a new coinage.
COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, DECIMAL CURRENCY, PROOFS, CEYLON Edward VII (1901-1910), Copper Proof ½-Cent, 1908 (KM 101). Choice uncirculated Proof with 40% mint red. ex RJ Ford collection, Singapore Coin Auction 19, 23 February 1995, lot 227 (part) and Wayte Raymond collection, NASCA, 14 August 1987, lot 906
COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, DECIMAL CURRENCY, PROOFS, CEYLON George VI (1936-1952), Copper ½-Cent, struck on small flan, obv type 1, as seen on the 1937 coinage of Ceylon, without legend, rev ½ Cent Ceylon in Tamil, palm tree in the centre. Not struck as a proof, about very fine. The collector bought this as a pattern, but it is more likely a mint sport or simply the currency coin cut down.
COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, DECIMAL CURRENCY, PROOFS, CEYLON Edward VII (1901-1910), Copper Proof Cent, 1908 (Pr 207A; KM 102). Brilliant Proof, subdued red, one spot on the obverse. ex RJ Ford collection, Singapore Coin Auction 19, 23 February 1995, lot 227, part and Wayte Raymond collection, NASCA, 14 August 1987, lot 907
COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, DECIMAL CURRENCY, PROOFS, CEYLON Edward VII (1901-1910), Copper Proof Cent, 1909 (KM 102). Brilliant uncirculated Proof, mostly toned medium brown, a few light spots. I find it fascinating that Krause has virtually every coin listed as being known in proof, while I have seen very few of these proofs and yet for some countries, some very obvious proofs that show quite frequently, are still not listed.
COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, DECIMAL CURRENCY, PROOFS, CEYLON George V (1910-1936), Cupro-nickel Specimen 5-Cents, 1912H (KM 108). Uncirculated and very rare. It has the appearance of a cleaned coin but it is ex Heaton Mint archives, and most of those coins were not cleaned. There were a few that had been improperly stored, so came with a bit of a funny surface. We are also aware that the coins that had been on display had been cleaned sometime in the past.
COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, DECIMAL CURRENCY, PROOFS, CEYLON George V (1910-1936), Silver Proof 10-Cents, 1919B (KM 104a). Numerous light marks mar the frosted bust and mirror surfaces, large carbon spot on the reverse but certainly a proof. ex RJ Ford collection, Singapore Coin Auction 19, 23 February 1995, lot 230, part There is no doubt it is a proof but it was badly unloved by its previous owners., so again we are dealing with a coin that 40 years of serious collectors could not improve upon
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