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Click here to subscribeBritish Iron Age, CANTII, Uninscribed issues, Unit, Canterbury Dragon type, coiled dragon right with tail of four strands, ornaments around, rev. horse bounding right with large horns and ringed pellets on body, crosshatched net above, 0.96g (ABC 243; BMC 2478; S 174). Centrally struck from fresh dies, extremely fine and fresh; a superb example of this excessively rare type £1,200-£1,500
Yorkshire, Sheffield, Younge & Deakin, Shillings, 1811 (5), flat tops to 1s in date, 4.76g/12h (D 50), 4.85g/12h (D 51), 4.40g/12h (D 52), 4.49g/12h (D 53), 4.69g/12h (D 54) [5]. D 53 extremely fine, D 50 and 52 fine, others about very fine, some rare £90-£120 --- Provenance: D 50 bt M. Crofts May 2016; D 51 A Fine Collection of Tokens, Bonhams Auction, 15 July 2009, lot 580 (part); D 52 and 54 D. Pennock Collection, DNW Auction 140, 15-16 March 2017, lot 967 (part), *D 53 bt March 2014
Greek Coinages, CYPRUS, Paphos, uncertain king, Stater, early 5th cent. BC, bull standing left, Cypriot character above, rev. eagle head left, palmette above, line of ringed pellets below, all within pelleted border, 10.88g (BMC 6; Sear –). Obverse fine, struck from the usual worn die, reverse very fine and well-centred for the issue, very rare £500-£600
Southwark, Borough High Street, Francis Mortimor, Farthing, 0.71g/12h (E 482; N –; BW. 64); C.P. the rose and crowne, Farthing, 1649, 1.15g/6h (E 485; N 4873; BW. 82); W.P. at the kings head, Farthing, 0.90g/6h (E 487; N 4867, this piece; BW. 78 and 176); W.P. [three hats], uniface Farthing, 2.10g (E 489, this piece illustrated; N 4826, this piece; BW. 178) [4]. Fair to fine, last extremely rare and perhaps the only known specimen £120-£150 --- Provenance: E 482 and 485 Sir Richard Hayward Collection, DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lots 81, 82 (parts) [485 from Seaby January 1970]; others R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, C. Danehower Collection, DNW Auction 141, 14-16 June 2017, lot 920 (part). The reference to an example of E 489 formerly in the Rose collection is incorrect (cf. DNW T19, 205)
Southwark, Borough High Street, Thomas Stonsteele, Farthing, [16]57, 1.03g/12h (E 526, this piece illustrated; N 4838; BW. 94); Rob Thornton, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.99g/6h (E 527; N 4887; BW. 95); James Todd, Farthing, 0.53g/9h (E 529; N 4883; BW. 97); John Vaine, Farthing, [16]58, 0.78g/12h (E 531; N 4839; BW. 99); I.H.W. at ye deathes head, Farthing, [16]57, 0.31g/3h (E 532; N –; BW. 103) [5]. First fine, second about fine, others in varied state, some rare £90-£120 --- Provenance: *E 526 bt Spink May 2008; E 529 bt N.A. Clark November 2011; E 531 bt M. Knight December 2006; E 532 bt J. Holman August 2013
Southwark, Deadman’s Place, John Freman, Halfpenny, 3.15g/6h (E 581, this piece illustrated; N 4905; BW. 220); William Moris, Farthing, 0.46g/12h (E 584, this piece illustrated; N –; BW. 225) [2]. First very fine but with some surface verdigris and lacquered, second good fine and very rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: *E 581 J.L. Wetton Collection; E 584 Sir Richard Hayward Collection, DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 88 (part)
18th Century Tokens, LONDON, High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, register stove, rev. bust of William Hallan left, edge skidmore holborn london, 13.16g/6h (DH 484). Extremely fine, obverse with partial toning, reverse with almost full original colour, very rare £180-£220 --- Provenance: Baldwin vault; Baldwin ‘Basement’ Part II, Baldwin Auction 97, 29 September 2015, lot 1750
Southwark, Borough High Street, H.L. at the golden key, Farthing, 1649, 0.93g/6h (E 470; N 4861; BW. 56); Edward Lole, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.88g/6h (E 478; N 4822; BW. 62); William Longe, Farthing, 0.64g/12h (E 479; N –; BW. 61); Roger Midleton, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.72g/12h (E 481, this piece illustrated; N 4824, this piece; BW. 65) [4]. Last very fine, others about fine and better, mostly rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: E 470 C. Granger Collection, DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 146 (part); E 478 bt S.H. Monks September 2012; E 479 J.L. Wetton Collection, bt N.A. Clark; *E 481 SCMB April 1967, Norweb Collection, C. Danehower Collection, DNW Auction 141, 14-16 June 2017, lot 920 (part)
British Iron Age, Uncertain tribe around Berkshire, Unit, Abingdon Zoo right type, boar standing right, horse bounding right above, rev. large horse standing right with ladder-man, smaller horse at 10 o’clock, 0.84g (ABC 1004; BMC –; S –). Chipped, otherwise good fine, extremely rare £80-£100
Bermondsey, St Saviour’s Mill, Robert Browne, Farthing, 0.50g/3h (E 899; N –; Sharman, SCMB 1985, p.125, 35, this piece; D 272A). Very fine and very rare; superior to the Everson plate piece £120-£150 --- Provenance: Found at Upper Ground, Southwark, 1991; Sir Richard Hayward Collection, DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 92 (part) [from R. Sharman]
Gardens, REGENT’S PARK, Zoological Gardens, Subscriber’s Pass, silver, legend both sides, 23mm, 2.93g (W 1177; D & W 88/323). Very fine and toned, rare £60-£80 --- Provenance: Bt C. Wright October 2016. The Zoological Society, founded in April 1826 and the recipient of a royal charter in March 1829, opened their gardens to members in April 1828
Commerce, CORNHILL, Sun Fire Office, 1737, cast copper, radiant sun, rev. date, 30mm, 16.07g (W 2326, this piece illustrated). Very fine and very rare £90-£120 --- Provenance: Bt S.H. Monks June 2016. The Sun Fire Office was opened in April 1710; the company merged with the Alliance Insurance Co Ltd in 1959 to form Royal & Sun Alliance
Gardens, ROTHERHITHE, St Helena Tavern and Gardens, white metal Sixpence by W.J. Taylor, archway leading to garden, building in background, st helena tavern on archway, dinners dress’d, tea gardens on pillars, rotherhithe in exergue, rev. refreshment to the value of sixpence within wreath, 38mm, 17.34g (W 1341; Hayes 191; D & W 81/259; cf. Todd 1320). Light tin pest, otherwise very fine and very rare £50-£70 --- Provenance: Bt Baldwin December 1990. The gardens associated with the St Helena tavern opened in 1770 and later became popular with the dockyard population of the neighbourhood, but it had closed by the end of the 1860s. Re-opened by Messrs. William and John Carter in 1874, admission was fixed at sixpence – almost certainly the metal tokens by Taylor were struck at that time. The gardens finally closed in 1881 and the site built over
Circuses, LAMBETH, Astley’s Amphitheatre, copper, astleys, rev. exhibition, 37mm, 12.69g (W 79); together with Victoria, Penny, 1892, obv. countermarked astley; Carter’s Steam Fair, brass, 2014, 25mm, 5.53g; Harry Levy Amusement Contractors Ltd, Circus, cupro-nickel, 31mm, 8.80g [4]. Second fine, others very fine and better, first very rare £40-£50 --- Provenance: First bt R. Gladdle October 2002; second bt October 2014; third bt Carter’s May 2014; last bt L. McCarthy November 2002
Charles I (1625-1649), Briot’s Hammered issue, Halfcrown, muled with Tower rev., mm. triangle (over anchor to right on obv.), Briot’s horseman with ground line, oval garnished shield, 15.06g/5h (Bull 471/23 (b-4-39), this coin; SCBI Brooker 734-5, same obv. die; N 2307 var.; S 2861 var.). Traces of mounting on edge, otherwise very fine, reverse better, very rare £1,000-£1,200 --- Provenance: B.R. Noble Collection, Glendining Auction, 11-12 December 1975, lot 649; B.J. Dawson Collection, DNW Auction 156, 21 March 2019, lot 41
British Iron Age, GALLO-BELGIC, Stater, Series B [Nervii], incuse punch with cross-hatch pattern, rev. horse bounding right, rider above holding palm, rosette behind, lyre below, 7.46g (Sills class 1c; ABC 10; Mack 7; D & T 91; VA 33-10; S 4). Nearly very fine, centrally struck, attractive and extremely rare £2,000-£2,600
Southwark, Glean Alley, William Allen, Farthing, 0.69g/6h (E 602; N 4914; BW. 232); Joseph Caunt, Farthing, 1.12g/6h (E 604, this piece illustrated; N –; BW. 233); Hen. Mumford, Farthing, 0.65g/3h (E 606; N 4915; BW. 235) [3]. Second good fine but flan slightly crimped, rare, others about fine £70-£90 --- Provenance: E 602 Sir Richard Hayward Collection, DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 89 (part); E 604 bt D. Webb August 2009; E 606 J.L. Wetton Collection
Southwark, Crucifix Lane, Tho. Adamsand, Farthing, 0.68g/3h (E 578, this piece illustrated; N –; BW. 219); Thomas Adamsend, octagonal Halfpenny, 2.33g/6h (E 579; N 4903a, this piece; BW. 218) [2]. Fine, first partially off-centre but very rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: E 578 Dora Harris Collection, DNW Auction 38, 25 November 1998, lot 299 (part) [from Baldwin 1990], bt N.A. Clark May 2009; E 579 W. Gilbert Collection, Norweb Collection [from Baldwin]
Suffolk, Woodbridge, Studd and Mathews, ‘Morgan’s’ Proof One Shilling and Sixpence, 1811, in copper, obv. silver-plated, Justice standing, rev. value in wreath, edge grained, 7.10g/11h (Mays 10 Bis). Flan crack, otherwise extremely fine, obverse attractively toned, extremely rare £340-£400 --- Provenance: W.J. Davis Collection, Sotheby Auction, 11-15 March 1901, lot 754 (part); H. Levine Collection; Baldwin ‘Basement’; Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 16, 17 April 2018, lot 760
Theatre and Entertainment, PICCADILLY, Curtius Concert Club, 1898-1899 Season, octagonal brass, by Spink, the curtius concert club, stamped 330, rev. season, dates above and below, 24mm, 6.22g (W –; D & W –). Good very fine, very rare; pierced for suspension £30-£40 --- Provenance: Bt S.H. Monks September 2008. The Curtius Concert Club held their initial performances in the Prince’s Galleries of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours; they later moved to St James’s Hall and also staged concerts at Wigmore Hall
Southwark, Borough High Street, John Brandon, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.72g/6h (E 404; N 4791; BW. 13); James Braithwait, Halfpence, 1666 (3), 2.08g/3h (E 405; N 4792-3 rev., different obv.; BW. 14), 1.83g/12h (E 406, this piece illustrated; N 4792b, this piece; BW. 14), 1.56g/12h (E 407, this piece illustrated; N 4793, this piece; BW. 14); Ric Bull, Farthing, 1.47g/12h (E 411; N 4858; BW. 16) [5]. First and last about fine, latter very rare, others in varied state £100-£150 --- Provenance: E 404 bt Spink; E 405 Sir Richard Hayward Collection, DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 79 (part), recté E 405 [from Seaby 1979]; E 406 Norweb Collection, C. Danehower Collection, DNW Auction 141, 14-16 June 2017, lot 907 (part); E 407 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, C. Danehower Collection, DNW Auction 141, 14-16 June 2017, lot 907 (part); E 411 bt S.H. Monks June 2013
Southwark, Battle Bridge, Henery Haward, Farthing, 1652, 0.93g/12h (E 327, this piece illustrated; N 4754; BW. 145); John Holland, Farthing, 1.09g/6h (E 328; N 4755; BW. 144); Thomas Neale, octagonal Halfpenny, 0.86g/9h (E 329, this piece illustrated; N –; BW. 146) [3]. First good fine, others fine, last with ragged edge and surface verdigris, but extremely rare and the only specimen listed by Everson £120-£150 --- Provenance: *E 327 bt N.A. Clark May 2009; E 328 bt N.A. Clark September 2010; E 329 bt I. Smith January 2012
18th Century Tokens, MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, Thomas and Alexander Hutchison, Proof Halfpenny, 1792, in silver, St Andrew with cross, rev. arms, edge payable at the warehouse of thos. & alexr. hutchison, 14.87g/6h (DH 45). Good fine, very rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Mark Rasmussen FPL 15, Spring 2008 (392); J. Akins Collection [bt S. Lockett July 2008]
Southwark, Borough High Street, Will Smee, Farthing, 1658, 1.08g/12h (E 520; N –; D 90A); Adam Smith, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.32g/6h (E 521; N 4836a, this piece; BW. 91); Henery Southwicke, Halfpenny, [16]68, 1.36g/3h (E 522; N –; D 91A) [3]. Last excavated but extremely rare, only one other specimen listed by Everson, others about fine and better but second lacquered £100-£150 --- Provenance: E 520 bt N.A. Clark May 2009; E 521 Norweb Collection; E 522 bt December 2012
Gloucestershire, Bristol, ‘Morgan’s’ imitation Shilling, arms and crest within Garter, bristol medal, etc, rev. bristol and welch principality silver medal issued by royal licence, edge grained, 2.89g/12h (D Somerset 45; Wager p.53). Good fine, very rare £70-£90 --- Provenance: J. O’D. Mays Collection, Spink Auction 207, 23 March 2011, lot 391
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Facing Bust type, Maldon, Godwine, godpine on mæl ·, 1.11g/3h (Freeman 29; BEH –; BMC 1081; N 830; S 1183). Small stress mark on reverse at 5 o’clock penetrating to the central cross and flan creased, otherwise about very fine and toned, rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: Sotheby Auction, 20 December 1926, lot 207; W.C. Wells Collection; G.V. Doubleday Collection, Glendining Auction, 6 October 1987, lot 343; M. Trenerry Collection, DNW Auction 194, 7-8 September 2021, lot 42
Southwark, Montague Close, T.I.C. at the crooked billet, Farthing, 0.97g/6h (E 733; N 4972; BW. 316); W.E.H. at the cocke, Farthing, 1.02g/6h (E 736; N 4971; BW. 317); R.I.K. at the horseshooe, Farthing, 1.10g/6h (E 737; N –; BW. 320); Mary Loudell, Farthing, 0.96g/6h (E 738; N 4970; BW. 319); A.E.N. at ye dyers armes, Farthing, 1.09g/6h (E 740; N 4973; BW. 321) [5]. E 737 about very fine and rare, others fair to fine £80-£100 --- Provenance: E 733 bt S.H. Monks November 2010; E 736 J.L. Wetton Collection, SNC August 2001 (TT 1289), bt Spink May 2008; *E 737 J.L. Wetton Collection, SNC August 2001 (TT 1291), bt N.A. Clark May 2009; E 738 bt D. Webb July 2009; E 740 bt March 2010
Gloucestershire, Bristol, ‘Morgan’s’ mule Shilling, 1811, arms and crest within Garter, bristol medal, etc, rev. merthyr 5th sep 1811 around wales and bristol, etc, 3.45g/12h (D Somerset 46; Wager p.53). Scratches on reverse, otherwise about fine, extremely rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part VII, DNW Auction 140, 15-16 March 2017, lot 825 (part) [from S.E. Schwer September 1981]
Gardens, Lambeth, Vauxhall Gardens, Erato, uniface lead trial for a badge, unsigned [by R. Yeo after W. Hogarth], Erato seated right with lyre, greeting robed female, vereor ne ultimum below, scrolled border, 41mm, 27.17g (cf. W 1349; cf. D & W 85/289). A later striking from the die in rusted state, chipped at bottom, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: F.W. Yeates Collection; F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Baldwin May 1923]; DNW Auction T7, 7 October 2009, lot 583
18th Century Tokens, LONDON, Westminster, Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, 1797, House of Commons, rev. cap of Liberty over coronet on pole, palm branch and cornucopia below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.94g/12h (DH 173). Reverse with usual die flaw, extremely fine with a little original colour, rare £200-£260
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, legend in 8 lines, rev. bust of David Garrick, edge plain, 11.43g/6h (DH 139a). Some flaws caused by the progressive failure of the obverse die, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour, rare £120-£150
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, LANCASHIRE, Standish, Boar’s Head (3), T. Vose, brass Twopence, 26mm, others in brass (2), one Twopence, other no value, both 26mm, Wheat Sheaf, uniface brass Twopence, 28mm; Stand Lane [Manchester], Swan Inn, John Duckworth, brass Twopence, 26mm; Thornton-Cleveleys, Bull’s Head Inn, brass Twopence, obv. stamped h fox, 25mm, Leaventhorpe Inn, brass, back stamped with c in heart, 24mm; Todmorden, Hare & Hounds Inn, R. Hollinrake, brass, 25mm; Top Lock [Wigan], Commercial Inn (3), uniface brass Threepence, Threehalfpence and Halfpenny, 30, 26 and 23mm; Tottington [Bury], Red Lion Inn, Ann Smith, brass Twopence, 23mm, Robin Hood Inn (2), W. Greenhalgh, brass Twopence, 26mm, John Nuttall, brass Twopence, 27mm; Tyldesley, Red Lion, T. Warburton, brass Threepence, 27mm [15]. Generally fine to very fine, some rare £180-£220 --- Provenance: R. Lyall Collection, DNW Auction T18, 27 August 2020, lot 754
Leicestershire, County series, ‘Morgan’s’ Shilling, 3.60g/12h (D 2), ‘Morgan’s Sixpence, 1.70g/12h (D 7) [2]. First fine and rare, second extremely fine with mint bloom £60-£80 --- Provenance: D 2 A Fine Collection of Tokens, Bonhams Auction, 15 July 2009, lot 573 (part); D 7 bt S.H. Monks December 2010
Clubs and Societies, Society of Bucks, silver, by J. Westwood, stag, rev. plough, industry produceth wealth, edge plain, 28mm, 5.41g/11h (DH Middlesex 1043; W 1781; D & W 152/396). Very fine and irregularly toned, rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: S.H. Hamer Collection, Glendining Auction, 26-8 November 1930, lot 266 (part); W. Waite-Sanderson Collection, Glendining Auction, 16-17 November 1944, lot 152 (part) [from Baldwin February 1931]; bt Baldwin November 2016
Norfolk, King’s Lynn, Isaquey Hedley, ‘Morgan’s’ Eighteen Pence, arms in Garter, rev. value in wreath, edge grained, 6.13g/12h (D 8). Good extremely fine, dark olive tone, very rare £500-£700 --- Provenance: H. Levine Collection; Baldwin ‘Basement’; Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 11, 4 October 2017, lot 467
SWEDEN, Jenny Lind, c. 1900 (?), silver uniface strikings (2), draped bust left, both approx. 30mm [2]. Struck on cut down British war medals (one Egypt 1882), extremely fine, host medals fine or better, rare £60-£80 --- Jenny Lind (1820–87), acclaimed Swedish soprano. A similar uniface striking has been noted on a worn 4 riksdaler riksmynt of 1864. END OF SALE
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