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Click here to subscribeAn officer’s Albert pattern helmet, 1842-71, of the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues), plated skull, gilt peak binding, acanthus foliage to front and back peaks, top mount, leather backed chinchain and large ear rosettes, gilt helmet plate with silver plated cut star and red and blue enamel (restored) to pierced Garter centre, red hair plume with large rosette, leather lining. Good Condition, the gilt generally sound (light wear and distressing to skull). Plate 3
A mid 17th century “Dutch” lobster tail helmet, the skull formed in one piece, with 6 radiating ribs, adjustable single nasal bar, the underside of the peak with inventory or assembly marks; the neck guard formed of 4 lames; pierced ear flaps. Good Condition for age, (minor dents to skull). Plate 6
A well made miniature full suit of armour in the style of the late 16th century, height 36”, including close helmet with gorget, full arm defences with articulated fingers, tassets, legs with articulated sabatons, all panels with turned over roped borders, complete with cruciform hilted sword, mounted on its rectangular wooden plinth. Good Condition Plate 18
A 19th century fireman’s leather helmet, with front and back peaks, brass binding to the front peak and ear to ear band with diamond shaped studs at either end, integral comb with brass ventilator hole to the front, leather liner, basically GC (some wear, leather crazed and bubbled); a Vic fireman’s blue coat, made for a child, red bands to collar and cuffs, brass shoulder scales and buttons bearing helmet and crossed axes, label of Elkington Gravesend inside, and a matching pair of pigskin gloves with brass studs. GC (minor wear and moth)
Buxton, William Hay, Thomas Tomlinson and William Orme, Halfpenny, undated, crescent, rev. arms of the Duke of Devonshire with helmet in the crest, edge BUXTON TOKEN and engrailed, 11.33g/6h (DH 1). An early striking from the unflawed obverse die, extremely fine with original colour, extremely rare Provenance: From a 19th century collection; Spink Auction 92, 9 June 1992, lot 23; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 68; W. Anderson Collection, Davissons Mailbid Sale 13, 25 April 2000 (520). 6 struck. Ironically Hay, one of the issuers and a coin collector in his own right, is on record as stating that he never owned a specimen
Buxton, William Hay, Thomas Tomlinson and William Orme, Halfpenny, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. arms of the Duke of Devonshire without helmet in the crest, edge BUXTON TOKEN and engrailed, 11.07g/6h (DH 3). Tiny scratch by left-side supporter, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck Provenance: Bt J.A. Bobbe February 1996. 200 struck
English School, Napoleonic War Period Miniature portrait of a young officer of the Light Dragoons, possibly the 25th, wearing a blue tunic with white facings and piping and a crested helmet, sky background oval, 7.5cm. within a reverse hair plait frame decorated with mother of pearl and a gold monogram
Unit, Sussex Helmet type, female head left wearing helmet, rev. horse left, six-spoked wheel and annulets above, pellet-in-annulet below tail, annulet ring below, 0.86g/4h (BMC –; VA –; S –). About very fine or better, excessively rare; only four known Provenance: Found at Ratham, near Chichester (W. Sussex) September 1996; C. Rudd FPL 76, July 2004 (19). CCI 03.0246
MORGANTINA, Litra, c. 344-317, MOPCANTINA (retrograde), head of Athena three-quarters right, wearing helmet with triple crest, rev. bull butting right; in exergue, , 0.74g/10h (cf. Baldwin NY Auction 14, 12 [recté Morgantina]). Good very fine and toned; unpublished in the standard literature and only the second known specimen
ATHENS, Tetradrachm, c. 449-404, head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves over the visor and spiral palmette on the bowl, rev. owl standing right, head facing, olive-spray and crescent moon behind, 17.04g/7h (Starr Gp V; ACGC 198). Test cut on reverse, otherwise extremely fine
ATHENS, new style Tetradrachm, c. 186-86, head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with palmette and griffin on the bowl, rev. - - , owl standing right on amphora, head facing, tripod to left, TA below, all within laurel wreath 15.73g/12h (cf. Thompson 464-6 and 1386). Very fine
Sestertius, Rome, 71, laureate head right, rev. IVDAEA CAPTA S C, Emperor, in military attire, standing right, foot placed on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; in front of him, palm tree and Judæa, draped and veiled, seated right on cuirass, propping her head on her left hand, 23.64g/6h (CNB 497; RIC 167). Very fine, yellow-brown Tiber patina
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