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Lot 2235
Poltina 1871 CПБ-HI. Bit 112 (R), Sev 3816 (R). Rare date, and extremely rare as a Proof. Total mintage of 20,003 pieces. Authenticated and graded by NGC PF 65 Cameo. Richly frosted devices with soft champagne highlights cameo well in pale steely white fields. Among the finest known. Gem Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $10,000
Lot 45
Sicily, Syracuse. Deinomenid Tyranny. Silver Tetradrachm (17.45 g), 485-466 BC. Struck under Gelon I, ca. 480/78-475 BC. Charioteer, holding reigns and kentron, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right crowning horses with wreath. rev. ΣVRAKOΣI-ON, diademed head of Arethusa right, wearing pearl necklace; around, four dolphins clockwise. Boehringer - (V45/R-; rev. die not recorded); Randazzo 257 (same dies). A splendid example of fine archaic style. Boldly struck and well centered. Underlying luster present, all delicately toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 From the Dionysus Collection. Despite the legend naming the Syracusans as the issuing authority, this gem of early Classical Syracusan coinage was struck while the city was controlled by the Deinomenid dynasty of tyrants. The dynasty was founded by Gelon, who first assumed power as tyrant in Gela in 491 BC before seizing Syracuse in 485 BC. The expansion of the territory under his control and a great victory over the Carthaginians in 480 BC were instrumental in raising Syracuse to the status of preeminent city in Greek Sicily. The greatness of Syracuse only increased under Gelon's successor, Hieron I. Hieron defeated a combined Carthaginian and Etruscan army at Cumae in 474 BC and won the chariot race events at both the Pythian Games in 470 BC and the Olympic Games in 468 BC, one or both of which might be commemorated by the obverse type of this coin. Unfortunately, the Deinomenid tyranny also became increasingly oppressive under Hieron I and not long after his death in 466 BC, a series of revolutions at Syracuse and other cities overthrew the Deinomenids in favor of new democratic constitutions.
Lot 455
Trajan, AD 98-117. Silver Denarius (3.43 g). IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust. r. rev. PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R. Fortuna seated l., holding rudder and cornucopiae, in exergue. FORT RED. C-149; BMC p. 105 note; RIC 308. Magnificent iridescent tone. Boldly struck with complete legends and virtually as struck. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $1,000 Ex Tkalec sale May 2011, 148.
Lot 1092
Charles I (1625-49), silver Halfcrown, Truro Mint (1642-43), undated. King on horseback left with upright sword and flowing sash, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding both sides, initial mark rose, :CAROLVS. D. G. MA. BRI. FRA. ET. HIB. REX. rev. quartered shield of arms, C to left, R to right, initial mark rose, CHRISTO: AVSPICE: REGNO, weight 14.15g (Brooker 1019; Bull 657/5; N 2539; S 3052; KM 219). With usual weakness from die flaw in obverse legend, toned, some light scratches both sides, otherwise very fine, in PCGS holder graded VF Details (Repaired), and rare. Estimated Value $4,000 Ex V. J. E. Ryan, Glendining, 22nd January 1952, lot 1185.Ex Patrick Finn, February 2000, List 18, item 323.Ex James Hall Collection, Dix Noonan and Webb, Auction 71, 28th September 2006, lot 226.Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, December 2007, item HS3278.Ex Mark Rasmussen Numismatist, Winter 2010, list 20, item 62. PCGS certification 34313121.
Lot 440
Claudius. Fourrée Denarius (2.81 g), AD 41-54. Roman-British imitation. Copying Rome, ca. AD 46/7. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI, laureate head of Claudius right. rev. S P Q R/P P/OB CS in three lines within wreath. Cf. RIC 41; North Suffolk 20-32 (dies C/3); cf. BN 59-60; cf. BMC 46-7; cf. RSC 87. Fantastic detailed portrait. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Core visible. Estimated Value $2,500 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection Purchased privately from CNG. This fouree denarius was struck in Britannia in imitation of an issue apparently produced to emphasize Claudius' somewhat distant family relationship with Augustus, the great first Roman Emperor. The oak wreath on the reverse is the corona civica traditionally awarded to a Roman citizen who saved another citizen in battle. This wreath was awarded to Augustus in 27 BC for saving the entirety of the Roman state from further civil war. Under Claudius this type first appears at the beginning of his reign, suggesting a possible claim that the emperor had averted a new civil war by his placation of the Praetorian Guard after the assassination of Caligula. Claudius sometimes appears wearing this wreath in his sculptural depictions. The fact that the coin is a fourrée produced in Britannia is also notable since it was under Claudius that the Romans invaded the island in force in AD 43 and established a permanent presence. Roman coin certainly came to Britannia with the invaders, but may have been in short supply at times, which may have encouraged the local production of imitations and contemporary counterfeits.
Lot 1115
Anne (1702-14), gold Half-Guinea, 1712. Post-Union, draped bust left, legend surrounding, ANNA.DEI. GRATIA. toothed border around rim both sides, rev. Post-Union crowned cruciform shields, scepters in angles, garter star at center, date either side of top crown.MAG BRI. FR ET. HIB REG. weight 4.21g (Schneider -; MCE 235; S 3575; Fr 323; KM 527). Brilliant, one red spot at G of obverse legend, otherwise a pleasing example, in PCGS holder graded AU 58, Pop 1; the only finest example graded at both services. The only other slabbed example is an NGC EF 45. Estimated Value $5,000 Ex Spink Coin Auction, 12th November 2003, lot 44.Ex F R Kuenker, Germany, Auction 100, 21st June 2005, lot 158. PCGS certification 34313082.
Lot 1086
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), silver Four Testerns. Trade coinage "Portcullis Money", crowned quartered shield of arms, crowned E to left, crowned R to right, beaded circles and Latin legend surrounding, initial mark O, O: ELIZABETH. D:G: ANG: FRA: ET. HIB; REGINA. rev. struck en medaille, crowned portcullis with chains, beaded circles and Latin legend surrounding, initial mark O, O:POSVI. DEVM. ADIVTOREM. MEVM. 13.60g (Pridmore 2; S 2607B). With striking weakness on two parts of legend both sides, two flan flaws intruding edge, some light striations in portcullis and chain area, a result of the annealing of the metal and striking, otherwise evenly toned, in PCGS holder graded EF 45, Pop 1; the only example of this type graded at both services rare. Estimated Value $15,000 PCGS certification 34312653. The four denominations of Eight, Four, Two and One silver Testern were an attempt at producing a trade coinage sponsored by the newly formed East India Company to be used in overseas trade principally in the Far East. However the competition against the Spanish Eight Reales and its fractions was too much at this time and ultimately the coinage did not succeed rendering the surviving coins a rarity. The surviving coins probably all being coins retained in London as souvenirs at the time.
Lot 343
Commodus, with Lucilla and Crispina. Æ 29 (23.09 g), AD 177-192, Aelia Capitolina. (Jerusalem) in Judaea. [IMP CA]E AV-R[E COMMODVS AVG], laureate bust of Commodus right, slight drapery on far shoulder. rev. CRISP-[INA AVG LVCILLA AVG] around, C A C in exergue, Crispina and Lucilla standing facing one another, clasping hands. Meshorer 67; Rosenberger 47; Kadman 84. Very Rare. Dark green patina with lighter sandy higlights. Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Lot 446
Vespasian. Silver Denarius (3.44 g), AD 69-79. Rome, AD 73. IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN, laureate head of Vespasian right. rev. S P Q R within wreath. RIC 514; BMC 101-2; BN 88; RSC 516. A wonderful expressive portrait of Vespasian. Well struck and well centered with a delicate, uniform light grey tone and traces of underlying luster. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 Ex NAC 51 (5 March 2009), 222.
Lot 373
Sasanian Kingdom. Ardashir I. Silver Obol (0.69 g), AD 223/4-240. Mint B ('Hamadam'), phase 3, ca. AD 233/4-238/9. Bust of Ardashir I right, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and earflaps. rev. Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type R). SNS type IIib(4a)/3a(2b) (pl. 15, A42 - same rev. die); Göbl type III/1/2; Paruck -; Saeedi -; Sunrise 705 (this coin). Toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250
Lot 1028
Cyprus, James II (1460-73), silver "Coronation" Gros. King seated on throne, holding sword and orb, panel with small cross to the left, shield with lion of Cyprus to the right, +IACOBVS+ DEI+ GRAIA+ XX+ REX+ IHE, rev. cross of Jerusalem with four incuse pellets in central square, +RUSALEM. CIPRI. E D. ARMENIE, 3.70g. (Schlumberger -; S Georgiades, Numismatic Circular 1975, p.148; Metcalf, Corpus of Lusignan Coinage Vol. 3, p.221, plate 20.2 (this coin); Malloy 150). The lower part of the obverse legend slightly off flan, in PCGS holder graded EF 45, well defined with an attractive light tone and exceedingly rare, one of only four known examples. Estimated Value $25,000 Ex Stavrokono hoard (Paphos) 1946, Cyprus (see Ashmolean, Coinage of the Crusaders and Latin East p.332 for details of the hoard).Ex J. R. Stewart Collection. Purchased from Münzen und Medallien, Basle, 1st September 1981.Ex John J. Slocum Collection of Coins of the Crusades, Sotheby's, 6th-7th March 1997, lot 727 (illustrated). PCGS certification 34313449. With Slocum's hand-written envelope and Sotheby's Lot No.727 auction envelope.This is assumed to be a coronation issue and, given its rarity, was perhaps handed-out to just a small number of attendees at the coronation. Of the four known examples, one resides in the Melbourne University Museum. The obverse legend refers to James II's claim to be the 20th King of Cyprus ("XX REX"). Also known as "James II the Bastard of Cyprus" (James II was the illegitimate son of John II by his mistress, Mary of Patras), James II had challenged his younger half-sister's right to the throne (she became Queen of Cyprus aged 14 in 1458), blockading her in the castle of Kyrena in 1460 before her escape to Rome in 1463.
Lot 68
Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Silver Tetradrachm (14.46 g), 359-336 BC. Amphipolis, lifetime issue, ca. 355-349 BC Laureate head of Zeus right. rev. ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, king on horseback left, wearing kausia and extending arm; below, raised foreleg, M. Cf. Le Rider 40 (D23/R-; unrecorded rev. die). Well struck in high relief. Toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 From the Dionysus Collection.
Lot 1034
Edward 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, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding with cinquefoil stops, +ED* PO* GnS* REGIS* AnGLIE* PnS* AQVITA, rev. voided quatrefoil at center of cross quernee, lis and lion in angles, all within tressure of 16 arcs, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, + Auxllivm * mEvm* A* DominO*R, chevron barred A, last R possibly over F, weight 4.02g (Schneider 67; Elias 164; AGC 181 dies 6/c; S 8128; Fr 10). Some striking weakness both sides, in PCGS holder graded AU 55, very rare. Estimated Value $20,000 PCGS certification 34312657.
Lot 405
Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I Soter. Silver Tetradrachm (15.75 g), as Satrap, 323-305 BC. Alexandria, in the name of Alexander III, ca. 311/0-305 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant's skin headdress. rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena Alkidemos advancing right, wielding javelin and holding forth shield; in left field, ΘE monogram; in right field, Corinthian helmet right above ΔI and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. Svoronos 177; Zervos issue 33, dies 534/d (this coin cited); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Lockett 3394 (this coin). A superb specimen. Removed from an NGC slab where graded Ch AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Fine style. Estimated Value $1,500 From the Dr. Patrick Tan CollectionEx R. C. Lockett Collection (Glendining, 21 February 1961), lot 2781;Ex Cartwright Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 4, 1 October 1935), lot 950.
Lot 1079
Henry VIII (1509-47), debased silver Testoon. Tower Mint, third coinage (1544-47), facing crowned bust of King in ruff, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding both sides, cross on crown breaks inner border both sides, initial mark pellet in annulet both sides, lombardic lettering with slipped trefoil stops, hEnRIC; 8;: D;. G;. AGL'. FRA': Z; HIB; REX; rev. crowned Tudor rose, crowned h to left, crowned R to right, POSVU; Devm; ADIVTOrivm; mEvm; weight 6.60g (N.1841; S.2365). Some flan weakness and imperfections around rim, some light scratches on reverse, striking flaw to right of bust, with a pleasing portrait for this issue in the Holbein style, good very fine for issue, in PCGS holder graded VF Details (Gouged), very rare. Estimated Value $6,750 PCGS certification 34312654. Struck in the period of debasement of the coinage, when the King took more profit from the coinage to help pay for the upkeep of his armies on the continent and his extravagant taste, earning him the nickname "Old Copper-nose" in direct relation to these Testoon coins as the first place any base metal would show through on these coins was upon the high point of the nose.
Lot 2181
Marriage of Grand Duke Alexander (Alexander II) to Maria of Hesse-Darmstadt. Medallic Rouble in GOLD 1841. By H. Gube. Bit M902 (R3), Sev 440 (R). Conjoined heads of Alexander Nicholaevich (the future Alexander II) and Maria Alexandrovna left, signed H. GUBE.FECIT. / Crowned shield with the ciphers of Alexander and Maria supported by Cupid holding bow at right, and Psyche with lilies at left, GUBE.F. above exergue at left, nothing below shield. About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $50,000
Lot 108
Aitolia, Aitolian League. Silver Stater (10.60 g), ca. 250-225 BC. Head of Apollo to right, wearing oak wreath; below neck, ΦI. rev. AITΩΛΩN, Aitolos, with petasos resting on back and sword held under his arm, standing left, foot resting on pile of rocks, holding spear; in left field, Δ. Tsangari 36g, dies D24/R-; BCD Akarnania 444 (same obv. die); SNG Fitzwilliam 5402 (same obv. die); Dewing 1469 (same obv. die). Boldly struck in high relief and lustrous. Delicately toned. An incredible specimen! Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $2,500 From the Dionysus Collection. The Aitolian League was a relatively minor tribal confederacy in a wild mountainous region of northern Greece in the fifth century BC, but came of age in 323 BC when it successfully resisted the Macedonian regent Antipater. It was subsequently catapulted to greatness when it organized the defense of Delphi against the marauding Galatians (Celts) in 279 BC. This victory set the League on the path to absorbing the cities and states of mainland Greece, often at the expense of Macedonian interests and those of the rival Achaean League. The Aitolian League was known for its establishment of standardized weights and measures and the use of a common currency throughout the many cities included within the federal state. The present stater is a prime example of Aitolian federal currency, probably struck to finance the League's losing conflicts against Philip V of Macedon in the Social War (220-217 BC) and the First Macedonian War (215-205 BC) or the disastrous Aitolian War (191-189 BC) against the Romans. Despite having the support of a grand Seleukid army led by Antiochos III, the League was defeated and forcibly dissolved by the Romans.
Lot 371
Sasanian Kingdom. Ardashir I. Gold Dinar (4.01 g), AD 223/4-240. Mint C ('Ctesiphon'), phase 3, ca. AD 233/4-238/9. Bust of Ardashir I right, wearing diadem (type G) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and no earflaps. rev. Fire altar (flames 1) with diadems (type R). SNS Type Iiia(4a)/3a(2b) (p. 306, n. 5 - this coin); Göbl III/1/2; Paruck -; Saeedi -; Sunrise 712. Extremely Rare - only a few known to exist. Well centered. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $7,000
Lot 2140
Medal. Silver. 91.5 mm. 255.2 gm. By J.B. Gass. Count Alexey Grigorievich Orlov. Award Medal of the Admiralty Collegium, 1770. Diakov 153.1, Reichel 4469, Tiregal 107. Uniformed half-length bust of Count Orlov r., head facing, wearing the plumed helmet of the Cavalry Guard helmet, and holding a staff / Intricate map of Chesmé Bay showing the Russian and Turkish fleets arrayed in their battle positions, small cherub head below blowing the wind right. Extremely rare. Light golden tone over numerous contact marks and few old scratches. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $7,500 Ex Glendining & Co, London, 13 May 1992, lot # 141.Ex "The New York Sale", New York, January 7, 2010, lot # 1122. This magnificent piece was issued as an Award Medal for the Archipelago Expedition of 1769-1770 during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774. Count Orlov had entered the Mediterranean to destroy the Ottoman fleet and rebellion encourage among the Greeks in the Morea. The Russian victory at Chesmé was decisive, with the Ottoman fleet burned. Following further setbacks on the Danube, the Sublime Porte was forced to sign the Treaty of Ku¨.u¨k Kaïnarji (1774), concluding the war. Gold and Silver Medals were presented to high-ranking officers and participants in the Battle of Chesmé. Meanwhile, during the anniversary celebrations of June 24, 1771 marking the naval victory, all attendees were presented with medals honoring Count Orlov, presumably nearly all Bronze.
Lot 442
Nero. Æ Sestertius (26.09 g), AD 54-68. Lugdunum, ca. AD 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head of Nero left, globe at point of neck. rev. PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, S C across field, view of one side of the temple of Janus with latticed windows to left and garland hung across closed double doors to right. RIC 439; WCN 426; Lyon 117; BN -; BMC 320. Lovely even chocolate brown patina. Light smoothing in the fields. Removed from an NGC slab where graded Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Fine style, lt smoothing. Estimated Value $2,000 From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. The reverse legend proclaims that Nero "closed the doors of [the Temple of] Janus with the peace of the Roman people throughout the land and sea" while the reverse type illustrates the temple with its doors closed. Janus was the Roman god of beginnings and endings whose dual aspect was usually indicated by his depiction with two faces. The doors to his temple were traditionally opened to signify declarations of war and closed to indicate the end of hostilities. However, the vastness of the Roman empire and the numbers of enemies on its borders made it a very rare occasion when the doors of the Temple of Janus were closed. Nero's closure of the doors is usually associated with the successful campaigns of his general Cn. Domitius Corbulo in the East and the reassertion of Roman influence in Armenia on the border with the Parthian Empire. It is deeply ironic that in the year after Nero celebrated the closure of the doors of Janus the great and bloody Jewish Revolt broke out, showing that peace was indeed a rare commodity in the Roman Empire.
Lot 2029
Rouble ≠AΨД (1704). Moscow, Red mint. 27.87 gm. Ornate cross on orb with tall lily stem. Bit 794 (R), Diakov (2012) 77 (R3), Diakov 7, Petrov (35 Rubl.), Sev 151 (R), Uzd 0464 (R). A Very rare variety of Russia’s first crown. Flan defects likely from host coin. Some scratches in field. At point of wear. Very Fine. Estimated Value $3,000
Lot 1085
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), silver Eight Testerns. Trade coinage "Portcullis Money", crowned quartered shield of arms, crowned E to left, crowned R to right, beaded circles and legend surrounding, initial mark O, O:ELIZABETH. D:G: ANG: FR: ET. HIB; REGINA, rev. crowned portcullis with chains, beaded circles and legend surrounding, initial mark O, O:POSVI. DEVM. ADIVTOREM. MEVM: 27.39g (Pridmore 1; S 2607A). With some light striking weakness in three places mainly around rim, otherwise evenly toned, in PCGS holder graded EF 40, and free of the usual inherent flan flaws, Pop 2; tied for the finest examples graded at PCGS and among the only 3 pieces slabbed at both services. The only other piece is an AU 50 at NGC. very rare. Estimated Value $25,000 Ex Bridgewater House Collection, Sotheby, 15th June 1972.Ex Bonhams, 17th July 2007, lot 514. PCGS certification 34313456. The four denominations of Eight, Four, Two and One silver Testern were an attempt at producing a trade coinage sponsored by the newly formed East India Company to be used in overseas trade principally in the Far East. However the competition against the Spanish Eight Reales and its fractions was too much at this time, and after only two consignments of coin were sent to the Far East, ultimately the coinage did not succeed, rendering the surviving coins a rarity. The surviving coins probably all being coins retained in London as souvenirs at the time.
Lot 1025
Ferdinand VII (1808-33), silver 2-Reales, 1816/6 NR FJ/JJ. Bogota mint (Nuevo Reino), bust of Charles IV right, FERDND VII DEI GRATIA, date below, rev. crowned arms between columns, HISPAN ET IND REX NR 2 R FJ, clear F over J, 6.63g (KM 70.1). Die flaw in obverse field, attractive toning, in PCGS holder graded AU 55, Pop 1; the finest example graded at both services. There are totally 3 pieces graded for this overdate strike at both services, with the other two graded XF-45 and VG by NGC, and scarce. Estimated Value $3,200 PCGS certification 34324581.
Lot 1210
Italy Kingdom, Umberto I (1878-1900), gold 50-Lire, 1884-R, Rome. Bare head left, rev. crowned shield within wreath dividing value, 16.17g (Gig 6; Fr 19). Lustrous, in PCGS holder graded MS 61, Pop 1; only 1 graded finer in MS-64+ at PCGS. rare. Estimated Value $8,000 PCGS certification 34313328.
Lot 1124
George II (1727-60), Proof silver Halfcrown, 1746. Older laureate and draped bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. II. DEI. GRATIA. rev. crowned cruciform shields, garter star at center, date either side of top 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. VICESIMO. (Bull 1691; ESC 608; S 3696; KM 584.2). Attractively toned with a few tiny specks and spots both sides, edge lettering struck weakly in parts, otherwise good extremely fine. Estimated Value $8,000 Ex Heritage, New York Signature Sale 363, 9th January 2005, lot 22123, when previously graded and slabbed by NGC as PF63.
Lot 1104
Charles II (1660-85), silver Pattern "Reddite" crown, 1663. Engraved and signed by Thomas Simon, struck from the same dies as the famed "Petition" crown (in previous lot), "fine work" laureate and draped bust right, Simon italic below, Latin 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, Latin 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; KM PnD33). Peppered with light surface marks, some nicks both sides, short scratch from eyebrow along junction with hair, toned, more attractive on reverse, in PCGS holder graded SP 35 and extremely rare. Estimated Value $95,000 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 G.R. Blake, Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, June 1957. Transacted privately by Spink to Norweb family, USA July 1962.Ex Mrs E.M. 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. PCGS certification 34313450. This is the actual coin illustrated in the 1974 edition of 'English Silver Coinage'. 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 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. The French words on the garter translate as "Evil to him who evil thinks." Celebrated Victorian numismatist J. B. Bergne published the whereabouts of ten examples of the Reddite crown in silver 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 and UK tax on the premium of £409,200. These "Reddite" Crowns are much rarer than the companion "Petition" crown with only ten examples known as of 1854 and fewer than that known today.
Lot 1128
George III (1760-1820), silver Shilling, 1763, so-called Northumberland type. Young laureate and draped bust right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. III DEI. GRATIA. rev. crowned cruciform shields, garter star at center, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S R. I. A. T ET. E. weight 5.96g (ESC 1214; Bull 2124; S 3742; KM 597). Toned, in PCGS holder graded AU 58. Estimated Value $2,000 Ex: Purchased privately from Spink and Son Ltd. 1994. This coin illustrated in "Coinage and Currency in Eighteenth Century Britain, The Provincial Coinage" by David W Dykes, page 38, number 34. PCGS certification 34313089. The Northumberland Shilling is so called because the Earl of Northumberland as the new Lord Lieutenant of Dublin in 1763 distributed £100 worth of these new coins, some two thousand pieces whilst parading on the streets of Dublin in Ireland. An old ticket accompanies this piece written in the hand of one of the earlier generations of the Baldwin family (early 20th Century) mentioning the £100 worth given out, and falsely giving the impression that £100 worth was the sum total issued, when in fact the calendar year of 1763 represented an output of 2,629 pounds in weight of silver for coinage. The coinage of 1763 consisted of maundy denominations and shillings only, and probably means that circa 100,000 shillings plus would have been issued which is still a very small figure as annual mintage goes.
Lot 436
Nero Claudius Drusus (brother of Tiberius, father of Germanicus), Gold Aureus (7.71 g). Mint of Rome (?), struck A.D. 41-5. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, laureate head facing left. rev. DE - GE - R - MA - NIS, vexillum between two crossed oblong shields, together with two pairs of spears and trumpets also crossed. (RIC 73; Calicó 317a (this coin); Biaggi 182; BMC 104; C 5). A beautiful example, with a portrait of fine style and an attractive reddish tone. Rare. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $50,000 Ex Bank Leu, Auction 48, 10 May 1989, lot 315Ex William H. Williams Collection, Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 31, 26 October 2005, lot 18Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 91, 23 May 2016, lot 7.
Lot 3043
Award Medal of the Imperial Finnish Agricultural Society, nd (ca. 1889). Bronze. 47.5 mm. By C. Jahn. Bit 1080 (R), Diakov 1027.1 (R1). Alexander III right / TAITO JA TOIMO (Knowledge and Labor) in three lines within wreath, Society legend around. Rare. Light reddish-brown. About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $350
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