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Foreign Coins, Cut and Countermarked, Curaçao, Dutch Administration, silver 3 reals (1818), a cut 1/5 segment of a Charles IV, 8 reales, 1806, with cut crenated edges, rev. countermarked 3 within a circle raised within a circular indent, wt. 5.83gms. (KM.28; Pr. p.252, fig, 27), coin and countermark very fine
Foreign Coins, Cut and Countermarked, Curaçao, Dutch Administration, silver 3 reals (1818), a cut 1/5 segment of a Charles IV, 8 reales, 1806, with cut crenated edges, rev. countermarked 3 within a circle raised within a circular indent, wt. 5.12gms. (KM.28; Pr. p.252, fig, 27), coin worn, countermark about very fine
Foreign Coins, Cut and Countermarked, Curaçao, Dutch Administration, silver 3 reals (c.1819-1825), a cut 1/5 segment of a Charles IV, 8 reales, 1806, with cut crenated edges, rev. countermarked 3 raised within serrated circular indent, wt. 4.81gms. (KM.29; Pr. p.252, fig, 28), coin fine, countermark very fine
Foreign Coins, Cut and Countermarked, Gibraltar (previously attributed to Dominica), silver ¼ dollar, c.1760: Mexico, Ferdinand VI, 2 reales, 1750M, centrally pierced from the obverse with a heart-shaped hole with a patterned border on obv. and rev., wt. 5.77gms. (Pr.18 [for Dominica]), coin and countermark good very fine
Foreign Coins, Cut and Countermarked, Gibraltar (previously attributed to Dominica), silver 1/16 dollar, c.1760: Mexico, Philip V, ½ real 1746M on centrally pierced from the obverse with a heart-shaped hole with a patterned border on obv. and rev., wt. 1.33gms. (Pr.20 [for Dominica]), about very fine
Foreign Coins, Cut and Countermarked, Netherlands East Indies, Madura Island, countermarked coinage (2): Mexico, Charles III, 8 reales, 1796FM, countermarked with the ‘Madura Star’ in shield; Holland, silver gulden, 1762, with similar countermark (KM.201.1, 193.2), coins fine and about very fine, countermarks both good very fine (2)
British Commemorative Medals, James (III), Elder Pretender and Princess Louisa, her Death and Memorial, silver medal, 1712, by Norbert Roettier, bust of James l., signed NR, IAOBVS III D G M B F ET H REX, rev. bust of Princess Louisa l., signed and dated below, PRINCEPS LVD SER M B REGIS SOROR, 52mm. (MI.388/241; Woolf 25/2; Eimer 454a), a few minor marks, extremely fine and rare Princess Louisa Mary (1692-1712), the Elder Pretender’s sister.
British Commemorative Medals, The Princes Charles and Henry, The Legitimacy of Jacobite Succession, silver medal, 1731, by Ottone Hamerani, dr. and armoured bust of Prince Charles r., a star to front, MICAT INTER OMNES, rev. armoured bust of Prince Henry l., ALTER AB ILLO, lettered edge, DIE XXXI DECEMBR MDCCXX EXTVLIT OS SACRVM COELO, 41.5mm. (MI.492/34; Woolf 43:1; Eimer 521), minor marks and bruises, very fine
British Commemorative Medals, George III and Queen Charlotte, Royal Visit to Weymouth, silver medal, 1805, conjoined busts l., he in frock coat with ermine mantle, rev. crown within wreath, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE ROYAL VISIT, a ribband below to take the name ‘WEYMOUTH’, 39mm. (BHM.569, not recorded in silver), nearly extremely fine and exceedingly rare Weymouth was George III’s favourite holiday destination. He first came in 1789 with Queen Charlotte and their four eldest daughters. He returned in 1791 and then every year until 1805, excepting 1793 and 1803. Brown’s footnote comments on some examples of the medal having, as on this specimen, the space for ‘WEYMOUTH’ left blank.
British Commemorative Medals, Anti-Slavery, Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846), Abolitionist, silver medal, 1840, for the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society Convention, London, by J. Davis, bust r. in frock coat, rev. kneeling slave in chains, arms raised to God, legend encircling, 51.5mm. (BHM.1977; Eimer 1342, neither list in silver), toned, nearly extremely fine and exceedingly rare The portrait on the medal copies the painting by Benjamin Robert Haydon (now in the National Portrait Gallery) of the 81 year old Clarkson, President of the Society, speaking at the Convention held in the Great Room of the Freemasons’ Tavern, London in June 1840.
British Commemorative Medals, The Harris Award for Economical Cookery – The Winner of the Pork Sausage Derby, silver medal, 1897, unsigned and undated, bearded bust of William Harris, almost full-face, rev. Harris, waving his hat in the air rides a huge pig to l., 42.5mm., London hallmark, maker F.B, perhaps Frederick Thomas Buckthorpe, also stamped 0.990, suspension loop, ring and ribbon, good very fine, rare Mr William Harris (dc. 1843-1912), ‘The Sausage King’, of Smithfield, London. The medal’s reverse depicts his trade mark, used in his advertisements, depicting him as the winner of a fictional event called the Pork Sausage Derby. His principal catch-phrase was ‘Harris’s sausages are the best’ and it spread the fame of his sausages all over the world. Every Christmas Harris sent a gift of 1 lb. of sausages to each policeman and fireman in the City of London and in all other districts where he had a shop. He was not connected to the Harris factory in Calne, Wiltshire.
Foreign Medals, Germany, Brandenburg-Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm I (1713-1740), the flight of the Salzburg Emigrants and their entry into Prussia, silver box medal, 1732, by Peter Paul Werner, standing figure of Prussia welcomes the refugees, GEHE IN EIN LAND DAS ICH DIR ZEIGEN WILL . Gen . XII - V . I ., in ex. GAED DER SALZB EMI-GRANTEN 1732, rev. a column with laden cart, process around wide border, central medallion of Christ bearing cross, ‘Sequere me’ above, opens to show the map end-papers (but lacks pictorial roundels), 43mm. (cf. Pressler 823; cf. Henck 1361), very fine and very rare The cataloguers cannot find an example of this medal with the Christ reverse in any recent auctions.
Foreign Medals, Germany, Maiden Flight of the airship LZ 127, silver medal, 1928, by Carl Goetz, bust of Zeppelin three-quarters r., rev. children support the Zeppelin coat of arms, the airship beyond, 36mm. (Kienast 408; Kaiser 478), certified and graded by PCGS as Specimen 65
Foreign Medals, Sweden, Count Nicodemus Tessin, the Younger (1654-1728), Baroque architect, city planner and administrator, silver medal, 1728, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), his draped bust to right, with flowing hair, N TESSIN COM REGNI SVEC SEN ET S MARESCH, rev. Minerva seated by broken column with shield, globe and other emblems, PROFERT ET PROTEGIT ARTES, 62mm. (Felder 73; Hild. p.107, 4), extremely fine with dark tone, especially on the obverse, rare *ex Alan Irvine Collection and Spink, NC November, 1999 (4902) The medal was commissioned by his son, Karl Gustav Tessin, in the year of Nicodemus’s death. The popular medal was used as a prize medal for the arts. The portrait is considered to be one of Hedlinger’s finest.
Ancient Coins, Greek, Macedon, Mende (c.450-425 BC), silver tetradrachm, Dionysos in a drunken state, holding a kantharos in his r. hand, reclining to l., on an ass walking to r., on an exergual line, rev. MEN-ΔA-IO-N around linear frame enclosing a vine with four bunches of grapes, all within an incuse square, wt. 16.97gms. (Noe, Mende (Kaliandra) Hoard, ANS. NNM. 27, 1926, Group III, pl. IX, 84; SNG. ANS. 346), attractive iridescent cabinet tone, nearly extremely fine/very fine, rare *ex Spink Numismatic Circular, April 2005, vol CXIII, no.2, item GK1521 (illustrated on the front cover)
Ancient Coins, Greek, Thessaly, Larissa (mid to late 4th century BC), silver drachm, head of nymph Larissa facing, slightly inclined to the l., wearing an ampyx, pendant earring and necklace, rev. ΛAPIΣ/AIΩN, horse grazing r., trident-head below, wt. 5.99gms. (BCD Thessaly 322), of beautiful style and with a superb iridescent old cabinet tone, reverse slightly off-centre, extremely fine and most attractive *purchased from J Vinchon, Paris
Ancient Coins, Greek, Peloponnese, Sikyon, silver stater (c.335-330 BC), chimaera moving to l. on ground line, r. paw raised, ΣE below, above to r., wreath, rev. dove flying to l., below dove’s neck, I; all within olive wreath tied on the right and with branch ends meeting on the l., 12.24gms (BCD Peloponnesos 219; BMC.56; Traité 775, pl. CCXX, 12), lightly toned and most attractive, extremely fine *ex Nomos 15, 22 October 2017, lot 118 ex Nomos 1, 6 May 2009, lot 67 This lovely coin comes from an issue of staters produced at Sikyon after Alexander’s appeal for mercenaries in 334: they seemed to have been paid out as a signing bonus and then buried for safe keeping. Unfortunately, many of these mercenaries never came back; thus, a number of coins from this issue have been found in excellent condition as they were never circulated.
Ancient Coins, Greek, Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos, silver tetradrachm, mint of Lampsakos, struck 297/6-282/1 BC, diademed head of Alexander the Great r., with horn of Ammon, rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ/ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena, helmeted, seated l., holding Nike and resting her l. arm on a shield at her side, behind her rests a spear, monogram over a star in inner l. field, wt. 17.12gms. (Thompson 61; Müller -), some light scratches on reverse, well-struck and of excellent style, lightly toned, good very fine to nearly extremely fine
Ancient Coins, Greek, Calabria, Tarentum (c.281-272 BC), silver stater, the Dioskouroi riding l., monogram above between heads, rev. TAPAΣ, Taras astride a dolphin l., holding Nike, small shield decorated with hippocamp, and two ΓY before, waves below, wt. 6.36gms. (Vlasto 773ff; HN Italy 1011), toned, good very fine
Ancient Coins, Greek, Sicily, Syracuse, Hieron II, silver 16 litrai, struck c.216-215 BC, diademed and veiled head of Queen Philistis facing l., rev. [BA]ΣIΛIΣΣAΣ/ΦIΛIΣTIΔOΣ, Nike holding the reins, driving a walking quadriga r., crescent above horses, A on r., wt. 13.54gms. (Burnett, Enna Hoard, 32; SNG. ANS. 876 var), light metal-flaw on obverse and some porosity, very fine
Ancient Coins, Greek, Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes, silver tetradrachm, mint of Damaskos, dated SE.193 (120/119 BC), diademed head facing r., rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ/ANTIOXOY /EΠIΦANOVΣ, Zeus Ouranios standing l., holding star and sceptre, monogram above AN on l., in ex. date, all within a wreath, wt. 16.44gms. (SC.2321.2; LSM.89), lightly toned, good very fine
Ancient Coins, Greek, Macedon under the Romans, Aesillas (Quaestor, c.95-70 BC), silver tetradrachm, head of the Alexander the Great facing r., Θ behind neck, rev. AESILLAS, money-chest, club and chair, all within a wreath, wt. 16.67gms. (Bauslaugh Group VIII; SNG Copenhagen 1330), lightly toned, good very fine
Ancient Coins, Roman, Judaea, Bar Kochba Revolt (AD 132-135), silver zuz, attributed to Year 3 (AD 134/135), Paleo-Hebrew legend (‘Simon’), bunch of grapes, rev. Paleo-Hebrew legend (‘For the Freedom of Jerusalem’), elongated kithara with three strings, wt. 2.79gms. (AJC.57a; Mildenberg 159 (O21/R67); Hendin 1435), lightly toned, about extremely fine
Ancient Coins, Roman, Divus Antoninus Pius (d. AD 161), silver denarius, struck AD.161, DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head facing r., rev. CONSECRATIO, eagle standing r., its head turned to l., wings open, on a garlanded base, wt. 3.36gms. (RIC.431; BMC.48; C.156; RCV.5192), beautiful iridescent cabinet tone, good extremely fine
Ancient Coins, Roman, Lucius Verus (AD 161-169), silver denarius, struck AD.161, IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG, bare head facing r., rev. PROV DEOR TR P COS II, Providentia standing l., holding a globe and a cornucopiae, wt. 3.24gms. (RIC.463; BMC.35; C.144; RCV.5354 var.), beautiful iridescent cabinet tone, extremely fine
Ancient Coins, Roman, Julia Domna (wife of Septimius Severus), silver denarius, struck AD.216, IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, dr. bust facing r., rev. VENVS GENETRIX, Venus enthroned l., holding out her r., hand and holding a sceptre, wt. 3.13gms. (RIC.388c; BMC.434; C.212; RCV.7106), attractive iridescent cabinet tone, extremely fine
Ancient Coins, Roman, Macrinus (AD 217-218), silver denarius, struck AD.218, IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laur., dr. and cuir. bust r., rev. P M TR P II COS P P, Macrinus, togate, seated l., on a curule chair, holding globe and short sceptre, wt. 3.48gms. (RIC.27; BMC.47; C.51; RCV.7341), an outstanding example, excellent portrait, perfectly struck, lustrous and mint state *ex Spink Numismatic Circular, August 2001, vol. CIX, no.4, item RM0460
Ancient Coins, Roman, Balbinus (AD.238), silver denarius, IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, laur., dr. and cuir. bust facing r., rev. PROVIDENTIA DEORVM, Providentia standing l., holding a wand over a globe at her feet on l., and a cornucopiae, wt. 2.95gms. (RIC.7; BMC.33; C.23; RCV.8490), beautiful cabinet tone, extremely fine
British Coins, Edward VI, fine silver coinage, crown, mm. tun, 1552, crowned figure of king on horseback r., shouldering sword, date below, rev. long cross fourchée over shield of arms (S.2478; N.1933), attractively toned, a bold good very fine *ex F. R. Cooper collection, sold privately, Lord Smith of Marlow collection sold to Spink in 1969 ex Hopetown House Collection, Spink auction 67, 16 Novenber 1988, lot 305 ex Spink Numismatic Circular XCVIII, 2 March 1990, no. 109 Although not differentiated in the Standard Catalogue, 1552 is in fact a much rarer date than 1551.
British Coins, William IV, proof crown, 1831, bare head r., W.W. incuse on truncation, rev. crowned shield of arms over mantle, plain edge (S.3833; ESC.271; Bull.2462), certified and graded by PCGS as Proof 64, original deep silvery grey toning with bluish hues, the type issued in the Coronation sets, normally not seen this choice The silver crowns of George II were in effect the last such coins issued with the intention that they would be used in commerce. By the late 1740s, the Bank of England’s paper money had assumed the role formerly occupied by these large silver pieces. During the silver shortage of the period of the Napoleonic Wars, and the resulting hoarding of hard money, the crown of 5 shillings’ value temporarily returned to commerce, first as overstruck foreign silver coins (mainly Spanish) and then as Bank Dollars, both types produced on contract with the Soho Mint at Birmingham. When the New Coinage commenced in 1816 for silver and 1817 for gold, the largest silver piece issued for commerce was the halfcrown. The silver crown did not appear until 1818 and it was not distributed as an intended circulating medium but instead was sent to the Bank of England for distribution to commercial banks wrapped in tissue paper - as a special type of New Coinage money aimed at collectors. Most pieces of course were not well preserved even though they did not generally circulate (though some did); they were mishandled, picking up trivial marks and worse. The same situation existed for the next king’s silver crowns, those made in 1821 and 1822, which then became the last non-proof crowns until Victoria’s first pieces of 1844. Among these, the 1831 proof crowns made for William IV’s coronation sets are most difficult to locate today. The mintage was not recorded but was likely no more than a few hundred pieces in all. This is an important coin for crown collectors.
Foreign Coins, India, Princely States, Bikanir, Victoria, proof ¼ anna, 1895, silver off-metal strike, original proof, crowned bust l., rev. value, country and date within beaded circle, BIKANIR STATE around (cf. KM.71a; Pr.1009), certified and graded by NGC as Proof 61
Foreign Medals Russia, Paul I, silver coronation medal, 1797, by C. Leberecht, from a design by the Empress Maria Feodorovna, uniformed bust r., wearing sash, rev. plain, cross-hatched cross, 43mm. (Diakov 243.7; Reichel 2960), certified and graded by NGC as About Uncirculated 58, very rare *ex Numismatic Auctions, 30 November 2015, lot 751
British Coins, William IV, pattern sovereign, 1830, plain edge, second portrait, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B; W&R.260 [R5, 6-10 known]; Nobleman 203; DM.178), evidence of some handling, bold proof impression, beautifully mirrored fields surrounding frosted images of the king and his royal shield, certified and graded by PCGS as Proof 62 Deep Cameo, only one other example graded PF62DC by PCGS Victoria’s uncle reigned just short of a decade, having spent most of his adult life in the Royal Navy, where he was influential in its modernisation and as a result of which he was sometimes called ‘the sailor king’ by admirers, who were relatively few as he was not an outgoing person; he seemed lacking in many kingly qualities, doubtless as a result of his experience at sea and in the Admiralty until his older brother, George IV, left the crown to him. The kingdom itself enjoyed prosperity during these years, which marked the end of the Romantic Age in the arts. Politically and militarily this was the beginning of the modern empire; it would be Victoria who led the nation into a new period of military might, but it was her Uncle William who prepared the way by advancing the naval forces. William’s coinage included tiny silver and bronze coins made purposely for use in far-flung reaches of the empire, where few of his subjects would encounter his gold sovereigns and none would ever have set eyes on a coin like this, a deluxe proof specially made to show off the coin’s qualities to best advantage, and an image of the king as custodian of the realm. Commercial sovereigns of this reign are invariably entirely different from this coin, as their lustre is satiny, whereas here we see the king’s image set off by watery mirrored fields. J. B. Merlen’s elegant royal shield on reverse also captivates the viewer’s eye. ‘Regal’ is a fitting description of this very rare golden treasure.
British Coins, Victoria, pattern sixpence, 1887, in silver, by Spink & Son, milled edge, veiled bust l. wearing small crown, rev. SIXPENCE above royal arms with supporters, date in Roman numerals below (ESC.1778; Bull 3303), certified and graded by PCGS as Proof 62, unlisted with milled edge and therefore presumably very rare The only example graded PF62 by PCGS.
World Coins, Switzerland, Bern, a silver school prize medal of 20 kreuzer, dated 1734; 10 kreuzer, 1759; 2½ rappen, 1811; 5 heller, early 15thC; a ½ batzen of Neuchâtel and a group of rappen (10) of Bern and the Helvetian Republic, mostly very fine to extremely fine (15)
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