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Lot 86
13 albums and stock books, George V including 20 good used 2/6d seahorses, vast number of mint pre-decimal and decimal issues and similar sheets, stock book of Queen Elizabeth Ii mint Wildings definitives, five albums of First Day Covers plus stock of duplicated identified Queen Victoria 1d red plate numbers, very high value for mint decimal stamps
Lot 65
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.
Lot 76
Pleasing Example of the 1562 Milled Sixpence of Queen Elizabeth IElizabeth I (1558-1603), silver Sixpence, 1562, milled issue by E. Mestrelle, elaborate crowned bust left, small rose in field behind, initial mark star both sides, outer beaded circle and legend surrounding both sides, cross on crown below centre of E, ELIZABETH. D. G. ANG. FRA. ET. HIB. REGINA, rev. long cross fourchée over quartered shield of arms, date above between pellets, left pellet below V of legend, POSVI DEVM. AD IVTORE M. MEVM, weight 3.11g (Borden and Brown 27, O1/R1; N.2027; S.2596). Toned, with underlying brilliance, extremely fine for issue and rare and highly desirable this nice. Elloye Mestrelle likely arrived from Paris with his family in 1559, and along with his sibling Philip was already a skilled engraver. It is thought that he came to England to sell his skills to the Mint, as the Queen was concentrating her energy into the recoinage, having ascended the throne the year before. He may well have lost employment engraving in France, as the first mention of him is in a pardon by Queen Elizabeth of 24th March 1561 where he is forgiven for any treasons, felonies or offences before his arrival at the Mint dating before 1st March 1559. He seems to have secured a contract during 1560 at the Mint, and the first fruits of his experimental machine-made labour appear in late 1561. To make such milled coins metal ingots were first cast and then a cutter was employed to cut individual blanks, which turned out to be 10% overweight. Therefore, the individual blank flans had to be adjusted by hand cranking through roller presses to flatten them out. The eventual coins were struck by a screw press method and the first denominations were the undated silver Shilling, Groat and Half-Groat, and a limited number of gold Half-Pounds and Crowns perhaps produced to celebrate the Queen’s visit to the Mint in July 1561. The silver at least features in a Pyx trial of October 1561, but not the gold. These silver denominations were then dropped in favour of new silver Sixpences, Threepences, Three-Halfpence and Three-Farthings, as of a new Proclamation issued 15th November 1561, all featuring the rose behind the bust, and Elloye was awarded £25 from the Queen. Elloye worked within the Mint for the next eight years, but fortunes changed on 1st September 1568 when his brother Philip was arrested for counterfeiting Burgundian Crowns and Elloye was implicated in the crime. Philip was subsequently hanged after his conviction of 12th January, and Elloye though once again pardoned on 2nd May 1569 returned to the Mint in 1570; but not in as much favour as previously as he now had only limited access to letter punches for engraving. The Under-Treasurer Stanley suddenly died in December 1571 and the change in master-ship to John Lonison meant changes were afoot. It was decided the experimental machinery would be put to the test against the hammermen in 1572, and its production rate of a mere 22 blank Sixpence sized flans an hour could not compete with the hammermen’s 280 in the same timeframe and theirs were more accurately hewn. Therefore, Lonison denied Elloye further access to the Minting area in the Tower though he remained in lodgings with his family, and not much more is known for the succeeding years and months. That is until in October 1577 when Elloye is arrested in London and later appears at the Norfolk Assizes charged with counterfeiting and is convicted. His possessions and family are evicted from the Tower, and alas it seems he met the same fate as his brother Philip in Spring 1578. For further reading see the article in the British Numismatic Journal 1983, volume 53, “The Milled Coinage of Elizabeth I” by D. G. Borden and I. D. Brown Provenance: Ex St James Auction 35, 9th February 2016, lot 40.
Lot 125
Charles II (1660-85), silver Shilling, first hammered issue (1660-61), crowned bust left, plain field, legend and outer toothed border surrounding both sides, initial mark crown, CAROLVS. II. D. G. MAG. BRIT. FR. ET. HIB. REX, rev. long cross fourchée over quartered shield of arms, .CHRISTO. AVSPICE. REGNO., weight 6.03g (Bull 273; ESC 1009; N.2762; S.3308). Toned, a little double-struck in parts, some light hairlines, rim chip on reverse, otherwise very fine and scarce. Provenance: Ex A. H. Baldwin, Auction 77, 27th September 2012, lot 2716.
Lot 56
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.
Lot 156
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)
Lot 115
Very Rare and Broadly Struck Commonwealth Silver Crown of the Second Date of DenominationCommonwealth (1649-60), silver Crown, 1651, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial mark sun, .THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND., all Ns struck over inverted Ns, rev. English and Irish shields, value .V. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top, .GOD. WITH. VS., weight 29.80g (Bull 3 R4; ESC 3 R4; N.2721; S3214). Attractively toned, struck on a broad flan as usual for this rare date, good very fine and extremely rare. The Commonwealth coins were the first in the British series to carry English language legends. Surprisingly the first 18 month period of the Commonwealth from 16th May 1649 until Christmas Day of 1651, shows a smaller output of silver than it does for gold strikings of coins with a mere £31,570 of silver compared, to £34,505 worth of gold. The largest silver coins the crowns of 1649 and 1651 are the rarest silver issues of these years, with no Crowns in silver being produced at all dated 1650. Provenance: Ex St James Auction 10, 6th November 2008, lot 437. Ex St James Auction 24, 23rd September 2013, lot 102 when graded by NGC as XF 45. Ex A H Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Winter 2013, item BH077.
Lot 234
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.
Lot 96
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.
Lot 90
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.
Lot 230
William and Mary (1688-94), silver Halfcrown, 1689, first conjoined laureate and draped busts right, legend and toothed border surrounding, GVLIELMVS. ET. MARIA. DEI. GRATIA, rev. first crowned quartered shield of arms with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau, caul and interior frosted with pearls on crown band, date either side of crown, .MAG. BR. FR. ET. HIB. REX. ET. REGINA., edge inscribed in raised letters, .+. DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. PRIMO.+, weight 14.78g (Bull 826; ESC 503; S.3434). Toned with some flecking both sides, otherwise a pleasing very fine.
Lot 198
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.
Lot 250
George IV (1820-30), copper Penny, 1826, laureate head left, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, rev. Britannia seated right with trident and shield, emblems in exergue, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, weight 18.79g (Peck 1422; S.3823). Toned, with a hint of lustre, extremely fine. This is the second year for the copper Penny in this reign, the first being dated 1825. These were the first copper Pennies produced in 17 years, since the 1807 dated issue of George III.
Lot 29
Henry VI, King of England and France (1422-53), gold Salut d'Or, St Lô Mint, second issue from 6th September 1423, standing figures of Virgin Mary and Angel Gabriel behind shields of France and England, sun rays above, AVE on scroll downwards between, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, initial mark fleur de lis, hENRICVS: DEI: GRA: FRACORVm: Z: AGLIE: REX, rev. Latin cross, lis to left, lion to right facing left, h below, tressure of ten arcs surrounding, lis on each cusp, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, initial mark fleur de lis, mullet stops, XPC'*VINCIT* XPC'* REGNAT* XPC'* ImPERAT, weight 3.49g (Elias 271; Schneider 121; AGC 387A dies 2/a; S.8164). Light tone, extremely fine. The gold Salut d’Or was struck through two issues under King Henry VI as King of England and France, the first from February to September of 1423 which is heavier and has a hand of Benediction above the scroll on the obverse. The much more prolific and common lighter second issue has the divine radiance above the scroll and is what is usually encountered like we have here. Issued from 6th September 1423 it was issued at 70 pieces to the mark. It was issued from the Mints of Amiens, Auxerre, Châlons-sur-Marne, Dijon, Le Mans, Paris, Rouen, St Lô, St Quentin and Troyes. Provenance: Ex A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd, purchased circa 2006.
Lot 28
Henry VI, King of England and France (1422-53), gold Salut d'Or, St Lô Mint, second issue from 6th September 1423, standing figures of Virgin Mary and Angel Gabriel behind shields of France and England, sun rays above, AVE on scroll downwards between, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, initial mark fleur de lis, hENRICVS: DEI: GRA: FRACORVm: Z: AGLIE: REX, rev. Latin cross, lis to left, lion to right facing left, h below, tressure of ten arcs surrounding, lis on each cusp, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, initial mark fleur de lis, mullet stops, XPC'*VINCIT* XPC'* REGNAT* XPC'* ImPERAT, weight 3.48g (Elias 271; Schneider 121; AGC 387A dies 2/a; S.8164). Light tone, extremely fine. The gold Salut d’Or was struck through two issues under King Henry VI as King of England and France, the first from February to September of 1423 which is heavier and has a hand of Benediction above the scroll on the obverse. The much more prolific and common lighter second issue has the divine radiance above the scroll and is what is usually encountered like we have here. Issued from 6th September 1423 it was issued at 70 pieces to the mark. It was issued from the Mints of Amiens, Auxerre, Châlons-sur-Marne, Dijon, Le Mans, Paris, Rouen, St Lô, St Quentin and Troyes. Provenance: Ex A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd, purchased circa 2007.
Lot 54
Henry VIII (1509-47), fine gold Angel of Six Shillings and Eight Pence, first coinage (1509-26), St Michael slaying dragon, halo breaks inner beaded circle, legend and beaded border surrounding, initial mark crowned portcullis with chains (c.1513-26) both sides, hEnRIC9x VIII9x DI'x GRA'x REX'x AGL'x Zx FR’xx, rev. ship sailing right, quartered shield of arms at centre, h and rose either side of cross above, legend and beaded borders surrounding, PERx CRVCE'x TVA'x SALVAx nOSx XPE'x REDE', weight 5.19g (Schneider 562; N.1760; S.2265). Toned lightly, weak in one part both sides, otherwise a bold very fine. The portcullis mint mark was used for some 12-13 years during the second coinage period of King Henry VIII and for the gold coinage appears mainly on the Angels and Half-Angels of which most of the coinage output was struck. From the 30th September 1513 until 29th September 1526 some £350,000 plus of gold was struck, perhaps more as some four years of accounts of the Tower Mint are missing from this period. Provenance: Ex St James Auction 1, 13th October 2004, lot 421.
Lot 184
g Rare Ascending Colon Rarity of the George III 1818 Gold SovereignGeorge III (1760-1820), gold Sovereign, 1818, ascending colon in legend, first laureate head right, date below, Latin legend commences lower left GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: rev. St George and dragon right, incuse BP below broken lance at lower left for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, garter motto surrounding, buckle with incuse WWP for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, French motto HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE. edge milled (Bentley 384; Marsh 2A; S.3785A). Lightly toned with underlying mint brilliance, has been slabbed by NGC as MS62. NGC certification 4862870-001. Calendar year mintage 2,347,230. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.
Lot 41
Henry VI, first reign (1422-61), gold Noble of Six Shillings and Eight Pence, Tower Mint London, Annulet Issue (c.1422-30), King standing in ship with upright sword and quartered shield, annulet by sword arm, lis after King's name, small trefoils stops in legend surrounding, h EnRIC+ DI:. GRA':. REX:. AnGL':. Z:. FRAnC':. DnS:. hyB', rev. h at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in angles, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, annulet in upper right spandrel, large fleurs in other spandrels, initial mark fleur de lis, annulet stops in abbreviated Latin legend +Ih'C*AVT'o TRAnSIEnSo PERo mEDIVmo ILLORV'o IBAT, weight 6.99g (Schneider 275; N.1414; S.1799). Toned, almost extremely fine. The Tower Mint in London issued just over half a million pounds worth of face value gold in the eight-year period of the annulet issue of coins. The issue so defined because of the annulet featured by sword arm of the King and annulet stops in legend. Gold was struck in Noble, Half-Noble and Quarter Noble denominations, with the lion’s share no doubt being in the senior denomination. The peak of the output was at the start of this period of activity from 30th March 1422 – 29th September 1424 when over these 30 months £329,115 worth of gold was issued. Provenance: Ex Arnaud Trampitsch Collection, Monaco, Jean Vinchon, 13th November 1986, lot 262. Ex U.B.S., Switzerland, Sale 58, 27th January 2004, lot 2124.
Lot 201
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.
Lot 44
The Finest Graded Pinecone Mascle Issue Noble of King Henry VIHenry VI, first reign (1422-61), gold Noble of Six Shillings and Eight Pence, Tower Mint, Pinecone-Mascle Issue (1431-32), King standing in ship with upright sword and quartered shield, annulet by sword arm, pinecone stops in legend, mascle after REX in legend surrounding, h EnRIC. DI. GRA. REX AnGL Z FRAnC. DnS. hyB, rev. h at centre, ornate cross with floriate lis terminals, crown over lion in angles, lis above lion's head in second quarter, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, large fleurs in spandrels, initial mark fleur de lis, pinecone stops with mascle after PER in abbreviated Latin legend, +IhC'.AVT. TRAnCIEnS. PER mEDIVm. ILLORVm. IBAT, weight 6.99g (Schneider 322; N.1457; S.1824). Well struck, attractively toned, has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as MS64, the finest graded of this variety, extremely rare. PCGS certification 895123.64/36045655. The "Pinecone-Mascle Issue” of gold and silver denominations is so-named on account of the use of these symbols in the stops of the legend upon these coins both sides which feature nearly always one mascle (diamond shaped device) and small pinecones with stalks. From the latest estimation based on contemporary and hoard evidence, this issue was minted for perhaps less than a year, from some time in 1431 until September of 1432, from which surviving accounts show certainly less than 2,500 pound weight of gold was coined of which this was a proportion meaning the coinage was very small, certainly when compared to the vast "Annulet Issue" coinage of 1422-30. Provenance: Ex NGSA 30th Anniversary Sale, Switzerland, 3rd December 2018, lot 244.
Lot 17
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.
Lot 61
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.
Lot 91
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.
Lot 108
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.
Lot 110
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.
Lot 170
g Victoria (1837-1901), gold 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 39.99g (Schneider 653; S.3864). Toned, some light surface marks and hairlines, a couple of short scratches, otherwise almost extremely fine. Calendar year mintage of 53,844. The 1887 gold Five Pounds was the first currency piece ever so produced with all previous incarnations being proof only issues (1820, 1826, 1839), and was minted to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Victoria’s reign. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.
Lot 67
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.
Lot 66
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.
Lot 78
The Rarest Type of Gold Halfcrown of the Reign of King James I James I (1603-25), gold Halfcrown or Eighth Sovereign, struck in 22 carat "crown" gold, first coinage (1603-04), first crowned bust right within beaded circles and legend, initial mark thistle (21st May 1603 to 22nd May 1604) both sides, IACOBVS. D: G: AN: SC: FR: ET. HI; REX., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left of crown, R to right, .TVEATVR. VNITA DEVS., weight 1.34g (Schneider 5; N.2069; S.2612). Toned, practically extremely fine, a superb example, extremely rare, we can only trace three examples in commerce. The total output of “crown” gold in this initial coinage of the reign of King James I is a mere £31,609 from 21st May 1603 until 10th November 1604 which is the smallest output for any 18 month period in the reign. The only accounting period that is smaller is one of only four months duration in 1619. The small gold Halfcrown was one of four denominations which was produced from this small amount of gold which covers the first two mint marks of the reign of thistle and lis. Generally speaking the small denominations account for less of the output in quantity of coin compared to the larger denominations and are extremely rare in commerce today. In fact this piece, Schneider’s and the Lingford coin cited below are the only ones we can trace as appearing previously for sale. Looking back to one of the most complete collections of James I coin ever sold at auction, that of Herbert M Lingford in June 1951, an example of this very mint mark of the first gold Halfcrown sold for £52 hammer (lot 879), an amazing result when compared to the mere £44 hammered for an example of the largest denomination, the gold Sovereign (lot 873). The coin herewith comes from the celebrated Lockett Collection of English coins, lot 2070, and in 1956 this coin sold for £85, whereas the two examples of the gold Sovereign sold for £70 and £72 respectively, showing just how rare this denomination really is. Provenance: Ex Richard Cyril Lockett, English part II, Glendining, 16th October 1956, lot 2070, sold for £85. Ex St James Auction 10, 6th November 2008, lot 704. Ex A H Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Winter 2013, item BH040.
Lot 45
Scarce Bristol Mint Gold Ryal of King Edward IVEdward IV, first reign (1461-70), gold "Rose" Ryal of Ten Shillings, light coinage (1465-70), Bristol Mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, B in waves below for Bristol, E on flag at stern, rose on hull, legend and beaded borders surrounding, trefoil stops both sides, initial mark crown on reverse only (1466-69), ED WARD'. DI: GRA'. REX. AnGL'. Z FRAnC'. DnS’. I.B., rev. rose at centre on sunburst, over cross with floriate and lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, beaded circle surrounding, IhC'. AVT'. TRAnSIEnS. PER. mEDIVm. ILLORVm: I.BAT, note stop after last I, weight 7.74g (Schneider 419; N.1550; S.1954). Toned, some lacquer at top of obverse and on corresponding part of reverse, one area both sides with scrape mark, otherwise good very fine. The mint mark of crown was only used from 1466 to 1469 during the first reign of King Edward IV at the Bristol, London and York mints. Unfortunately, most of the accounts do not survive from this circa 50 month period at the current time. Accounts at Bristol immediately following this mint mark period do survive however and show a mere £3,201 of gold being struck the year following from 30th September 1469 to 29th September 1470. The next 7 months after are also missing, but the final account over 14 months from 1st May 1471 until the Bristol Mint closure on 23rd July 1472 do survive and show only another £2,638 output of gold. These are very small outputs especially compared to London where known outputs are always five figure sums and often 10 to 20 times more. Provenance: Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, July-August 1962, item 6885. Ex Clarendon Collection, part I, Bonhams, 28th March 2006, lot 596.
Lot 26
Henry VI, King of France (1422-53), gold Salut d'Or, Rouen Mint, initial mark leopard, pellet in annulet under last letter of legend on both sides, outside inner circle on obverse, inside inner circle on reverse, Virgin Mary and Angel stand behind shields of France and England, sunburst above, AVE on scroll downwards between, hENRICVS: DEI: GRA: FRACORV: z: AGLIE: REX, rev. Latin cross with h below, lis to left, lion to right facing left, within tressure of ten arcs, lis on cusps, legend with mullet stops surrounding, XPC'* VINCIT* XPC* REGNAT* XPC'* ImPERAT, weight 3.48g (Elias 270c; Schneider 112; AGC 386F-1/b; S.8164). Toned, almost extremely fine. The gold Salut d’Or was struck through two issues under King Henry VI as King of England and France, the first from February to September of 1423 which is heavier and has a hand of Benediction above the scroll on the obverse. The much more prolific and common lighter second issue has the divine radiance above the scroll and is what is usually encountered like we have here. Issued from 6th September 1423 it was issued at 70 pieces to the mark. It was issued from the Mints of Amiens, Auxerre, Châlons-sur-Marne, Dijon, Le Mans, Paris, Rouen, St Lô, St Quentin and Troyes. Provenance: Ex A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd, purchased circa 2007.
Lot 140
Anne (1702-14), gold Five Guineas, 1706, Post-Union type, first draped bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA. DEI. GRATIA., rev. crowned emblematic Post-Union cruciform shields, rose at centre, emblematic sceptres in angles, date either side of top crown, legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG. BRI.FR. ET.HIB. REG., edge inscribed in raised letters, of upright orientation to obverse, DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN ANNO. REGNI. QVINTO, all letter Ns on edge inverted, weight 41.86g (Schneider 529; MCE 200; S.3566). Unusually the cross and stop at start of the edge inscription absent, probably due to collar slippage in striking, otherwise with a number of light surface marks both sides, an area of light wispy brushing on cheek and shoulder, now lightly toned with underlying brilliance, interesting variety in that the Ns on edge inscription are upside down, otherwise almost extremely fine, reverse stronger. The highest survival rate of Five Guinea from the reign of Queen Anne is the Post-Union variety of England and Scotland gold Five Guineas dated 1706 with 94 examples traced in “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. The Post-Union variety shows in two opposing positions the English and Scottish arms dimidiated. Though the actual agreement of Union did not take place till the 1st May 1707, strangely these Five Guinea coins appeared dated 1706 (there is also a Pre-Union reverse variety dated 1706 which is much rarer), and is the only coin denomination of the date 1706 with this reverse arrangement, all other denominations that depict a Post-Union reverse are dated correctly 1707 or later. Provenance: Ex Noble Investments plc, purchased Summer 2004.
Lot 42
Rare York Mint Gold Noble of King Henry VIHenry VI, first reign (1422-61), gold Noble of Six Shillings and Eight Pence, Annulet issue (1422-30), York mint, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, annulet by sword arm, lis at stern and after King's name, legend surrounding, h EnRIC'+ DI; GRA; REX: AnGL; Z: FRAnC; DNS; hYB', rev. initial mark lis, h at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, annulet in upper right spandrel, beaded circle surrounding, annulet stops in legend, +Ih'C* AVTo TRAnSIEnSo PERo mEDIVmo ILLORV'o IBAT, outer beaded border both sides, weight 6.83g (Schneider 302A; N.1416; S.1804). A touch flat in places both sides, but with an excellent depiction of the King, good very fine / very fine and rare. The York Mint struck gold coins for the first time ever in this reign from 12th August 1423 to 14th August 1424, to a total weight of 2,538 pounds of gold which would have had a face value of circa £42,310. By comparison London Tower Mint issued circa £57,767 face value in the following 12-month period after York ceased striking gold, but by contrast London issued just over £500,000 worth of face value gold in this issue. These York Mint pieces feature a fleur de lis over the stern of the ship and being only struck for a year are quite rare today.
Lot 245
Very Rare First A of GRATIA Unbarred Silver Shilling Dated 1858† Victoria (1837-1901), silver Shilling, 1858, second A in legend unbarred, second young head left, legend VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D:, toothed border around rim both sides, 13 border teeth from A to A of GRATIA, first I of legend to border bead, upright of B to bead and second I in Britanniar to space, rev. inverted die axis, ONE / SHILLING in two lines at centre of crowned laurel and oak wreath, date below with unusual second 8 in date, edge milled, weight 5.65g (cf.Bull 3011; Davies 873 dies 2+A; ESC 1306; S.3904). Toned, good extremely fine with a clear error with effectively an inverted V for A, presumably rare. † This item is subject to 5% import duty.
Lot 303
g Australia, Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereigns (3), Sydney Mint, 1866, 1868, 1870, second type, second filleted head with a wreath of banksia left, date below, legend surrounding, rev. AUSTRALIA at centre, crown and laurel wreath surrounding, SYDNEY MINT above, ONE SOVEREIGN below, weights 7.96g, 7.94g, 7.95g respectively (Bentley 648, 651, 653; Marsh 371, 373, 375; KM.4; Fr.10). First coin good fine to almost very fine, others poor to fair with associated surface marks. (3) g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.
Lot 27
Henry VI, King of France (1422-53), gold Salut d'Or, Rouen Mint, initial mark leopard, pellet in annulet under last letter of legend on both sides, outside inner circle on obverse, inside inner circle on reverse, Virgin Mary and Angel stand behind shields of France and England, sunburst above, AVE on scroll downwards between, hENRICVS: DEI: GRA: FRACORV: z: AGLIE: REX, rev. Latin cross with h below, lis to left, lion to right facing left, within tressure of ten arcs, lis on cusps, legend with mullet stops surrounding, XPC'* VINCIT* XPC* REGNAT* XPC'* ImPERAT, 3.47g (Elias 270c; Schneider 112; AGC 386F-1/b; S.8164). Lightly toned, almost extremely fine. The gold Salut d’Or was struck through two issues under King Henry VI as King of England and France, the first from February to September of 1423 which is heavier and has a hand of Benediction above the scroll on the obverse. The much more prolific and common lighter second issue has the divine radiance above the scroll and is what is usually encountered like we have here. Issued from 6th September 1423 it was issued at 70 pieces to the mark. It was issued from the Mints of Amiens, Auxerre, Châlons-sur-Marne, Dijon, Le Mans, Paris, Rouen, St Lô, St Quentin and Troyes. Provenance: Ex A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd, purchased circa 2007.
Lot 133
Charles II (1660-85), silver Half-Groat of Twopence, third hammered issue (1661-62), crowned bust left, value II in field behind, legend and toothed borders surrounding both sides, initial mark crown both sides, no stops either side of mint mark on obverse, CAROLVS. II. D: G: MAG: BRI: FRA: ET. HIB. REX, rev. long cross fourchée over quartered shield of arms, .CHRISTO. AVSPICE. REGNO., weight 0.92g (Bull 326; ESC 2165; N.2772; S.3326). Toned, a little ragged with scratch across obverse, poor to fair; silver Pennies (4), first issue, no inner circles or mark of value or mint mark, with stops in legend both sides, CAROLVS. II. D: G: M: BR. F. ET. H. REX., rev. long cross fourchée over quartered shield of arms, CHRISTO. AVSPICE. REGNO., weight 0.40g (cf.Bull 282; ESC 2265; N.2773; S.3312). Double struck toned, very fine; third issue (3), with mint mark crown and inner circles, first without stops at obverse mint mark, reads CAROLVS II D: G: M B F ET HIB REX, rev. similar, weight 0.44g (Bull 334; ESC 2267; N.2775; S.3327). Some light scratches on obverse, uneven tone, a bold very fine; second piece with fully punctuated legend, reads CAROLVS. II. D: G: M. B. F. ET. HIB. REX., rev similar, weight 0.49g (cf.Bull 335-6; ESC 2267; N.2775; S.3327). Attractively toned, weak on high points with one rim chip, a bold very fine; third piece no stops at obverse mint mark, seems to read CAROLVS II D. G: MAG B F ET HIB REX, rev. similar, weight 0.49g (Bull 338; ESC 2267; N.2775; S.3327). Attractive dark tone, a little off-centre, good very fine; with base metal silvered jetton for Coronation, undated, crowned pair of interlinked Cs within laurel wreath, rev. a seeded rose within laurel wreath, weight 0.45g (MIi 477/85). Base metal showing through on the high points, toned almost extremely fine. (6) Provenance: Last piece ex Baldwin of St James Auction 21, 26th September 2018, lot 529 part.
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