WORLD COINS, FRANCE, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Satirical Silver 5-Francs, 1810-A, Paris, obv owl’s head countermark, struck during the 100-Days (Gad 584 for host). Host coin good fine, countermark extremely fine, an interesting piece. “Several Napoleonic coins were overstruck with what present-day numismatists generally call an “owl’s head”. This was thought to be a product of modern fantasy applied to the coins a century or so after the Napoleonic period. Forty-seven specimens have been collected. These show beyond any doubt that this was no late fantasy but rather a mark of execratio made in 1815 which referred to napoleon the Tiger (now confined in a cage)”. J B Forestier, F de Callatay, Revue Numismatique 2006, vol. 6 pp. 343-358
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WORLD COINS, FRANCE, Louis XVIII (1815-1824), Silver ¼-Franc, 1818-A, Paris; Charles X (1824-1830), ¼-Franc (2), 1827-A, 1828-A, Paris (Gad 352, 353). First with deep scratch on king’s hair, otherwise good very fine, second about very fine, the last uncirculated with underlying lustre. (3)
WORLD COINS, FRANCE, Charles X, Silver ¼-Franc (4), 1828-W, 1829-W (2), Lille, and 1830-K, Bordeaux (Gad 353). First brilliant uncirculated with light tone and original lustre, second extremely fine, third about uncirculated with slightly uneven tone, last with light ghosting, nearly mint state with a very toned reverse, scarce. (4)
WORLD COINS, FRANCE, Charles X, Silver ¼-Franc (2), 1828-T, 1829-T, Nantes, head left, rev crowned arms (Gad 353; KM 722.11). Both mint state with some original lustre under an attractive cabinet tone, very rare in such high grade. (2) mintage of 6316 and 6481 pieces only respectively
WORLD COINS, FRANCE, Charles X, Silver ¼-Franc (2), 1829-T, Nantes, head left, rev crowned arms (Gad 353; KM 722.11). Both mint state, lustrous and toned, one with slight ghosting of the reverse on each side of King’s face, very rare in such high grade. (2) mintage of 6481 pieces only
WORLD COINS, FRANCE, Louis-Philippe (1830-1848), Silver ¼-Franc (2) 1833-A, 1834-A, ½-Franc, 1842-A, 50-Centimes, 1847-A, Paris (Gad 355, 408, 410). First uncirculated with a toned reverse, second fine, third brilliant uncirculated with original lustre and attractively toned, last very fine. (4)
BRITISH COINS, Henry VIII, Silver Groat, first coinage (1509-1526), London mint, first crowned profile bust right, cross on crown breaks inner beaded circle, initial mark castle both sides, obverse with pellet to upper left, King’s name with Roman numerals after in legend, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, 3.14g (N 1762; S 2316). About very fine, toned.
WORLD COINS, GERMANY, Prussia, Friedrich II “the Great” (1740-1789), Silver 18-Groscher, 1755E, Königsberg, crowned and cuirassed bust right, a sword over his right shoulder, rev MONETA AR-GENTEA, Prussian eagle, denomination on breast, date in legend (KM D279.3). Once cleaned, otherwise uncirculated, rare this nice.
BRITISH COINS, Henry VIII, Silver Groat, second coinage, York mint, issue of Archbishop Thomas Wolsey (1514-1530), crowned profile of bust right, initial mark Voided Cross (1514-1526) both sides, rev quartered shield of arms on long cross fourchée, T to left and W to right, cardinal hat below, 2.47g (N 1799; S 2339). Good very fine / very fine, darkly toned.
BRITISH COINS, Edward VI, Silver Pattern Testoon or Shilling, 1547, 27.2mm, Tower mint, possibly by A Levens, crowned and robed bust right, frosted caul to crown, linear circle and legend with lozenge stops surrounding, EDWARD’ ? VI ? REX ? ANGL ? FRANC ? HIBER ? Z C, initial mark rose both sides, rev oval quartered arms of England and France on frame, the French arms and frame frosted, E to left, R to right, linear circle and legend with slipped trefoil stops surrounding, date in legend in Roman numerals, TIMOR + DOMINI + FONS + VITÆ + M + D + XLVII, 5.63g (Bispham plate 2, no.1; North 1953; Norweb 1394). Some weakness in parts, good fine and toned, extremely rare, one of the most spectacular pieces of engraving art of the time. ex W N Clarkson of Whitby collection, Sotheby, 16-20 April 1901, lot 41 ex The Huth Collection, first portion, Sotheby, 4-7 April 1927, lot 325, sold for £11 ex T B Clarke Thornhill collection, Glendining, 24 May 1937, lot 432, sold for £9/10/- bought by A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, ticket priced at £12/10/- For an extremely fine example, see Baldwin’s Fixed Price List Winter 2013, item BH096 of slightly smaller diameter but heavier and thicker. For further reading see British Numismatic Journal, volume 55, 1985, article by Joe Bispham on “The Base Silver Shillings of Edward VI” pages 134-143. A highly important piece of numismatic art, this Pattern Shilling is one of four known to be in private hands. In his article Bispham shows that this portrait piece is linked with the Durham House Mint Shillings, meaning that this was an early prototype piece for coinage of this denomination and may well have been produced for presentation. This piece was produced at a time when the young boy King’s name was not upon his coinage but still in the name of his father, King Henry VIII, due to the poor debased state the coinage had been left in for the silver and gold denominations. A fine silver pattern of such intricate engraving detail must have been produced to show that the new King, though of a young age, was powerful and also the new Head of the Church of England. Bispham conjectures (page 140) that this piece was probably engraved by the Frenchman Anthony Levens who commenced employment at the mint in 1547 and was also responsible for portraits and designs for silver Groats and Half-Groats. The scant surviving records from the Mint for the period 1544-1547 reveal the Chief Engraver of the Tower Mint was Henry Basse, Goldsmith of London. The Under Engraver at the Tower I Mint, where these patterns were produced was Robert Pitt, Goldsmith of London (later promoted to Chief Engraver from 1550) whose work this could possibly be because similar gold Half Sovereign size patterns were likely his work (see Baldwin’s Fixed Price List Winter 2014, item BH025, for a gold pattern dated 1547), but without further original documentary evidence these patterns cannot be linked to an individual with any certainty.
BRITISH COINS, Edward VI, Silver Shilling, second period (January 1549 – April 1550), Canterbury mint, 80 grain weight standard at a reduced fineness of 6oz 2dwt, normal legends, dated 1549 in Roman numerals, crowned bust right, bust 3, initial mark t both sides, rev quartered arms upon frame, E to left, R to right, 4.31g (N 1921; S 2468). About very fine, toned, chipped around part of rim, but with a very good portrait for the issue, rare.
WORLD COINS, MALAYA, Commissioners of Currency, Malaya, Silver 20- and 10-Cents, 1939, 5-Cents, 1943, Cupro-nickel 20-Cents, 1948, 10- and 5-Cents, 1950; Malaya and British North Borneo, Cupro-nickel 50-, 20-, 10- and 5-Cents, 1961 (KM 5, 4, 3a, 9, 8, 7, 4.1, 3, 2, 1), these uncirculated; other coins of Malaya and British North Borneo (11), fine to extremely fine. (21)
WORLD COINS, MALTA, Selection of Silver, Copper, Cupro-Nickel, Nickel and Nickel-Brass coins: ?-Farthing (3), 2-Mils to 50-Cents 1972, 1-Cent to 1-Lira 1986, few Medallic Coinage issues as 2-Tari and 3-Scudi dated 1968, 9-Tari and 10-Grani dated 1981. All good very fine, the Medallic Coinage Proof issues near mint state. (24)
WORLD COINS, PERU, Republic, a selection of almost every type coin issued 1858-1982 (approx 80), including Transitional Coinage, Silver ½-Real (2), 1858-MB, 1860-YB, Real, 1861-YB, 25-Centavos, 1859-YB (KM 177, 180-182), 50-Centavos, 1858-MB, Liberty seated, and standing Britannia (KM 179.1, 179.2); Decimal Coinage, 1- and 2-Centavos (KM 187-188), Silver ½-Dinero (2), 1867-YB, 1886-JM, Sol (3), 1864/54-YB, Arabic 1, 1871-YJ, 1873-LD, D over backward D (KM 189, 190a, 196.2-196.4); Peseta Coinage, Peseta, 1880-BF, dot after B, 5-Pesetas (2), 1882-BF, dot after B, 1882-LM (KM 200.2, 201.2, 201.3); Decimal Coinage, Silver ½-Dinero, 1906-JF, to the Sol, 1924 (KM 203-206, 216, 218.1). Generally about very fine to uncirculated, an interesting lot. (lot)
BRITISH COINS, Edward VI, Silver Shillings (2), third period, fine silver issue (1551-1553), facing crowned portrait, rose to left, value to right which is within linear and beaded circles surrounding, first with initial mark y both sides, second with initial mark tun both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, 6.13g, 6.03g (N 1937; S 2482). First with heavy tooling in fields both sides, otherwise about very fine, toned, second about very fine. (2)
BRITISH COINS, Edward VI, Silver Shilling, base issue, with portcullis countermark in obverse field to revalue coin at Fourpence and Halfpenny during reign of Elizabeth I in 1560, coin dated in Roman numerals, 1549, Southwark mint, crowned bust left, portcullis stamped in field in front of face, initial mark Y both sides, rev quartered shield of arms, 2.97g (N 1989; S 2546). Coin cracked and re-joined, two large chips on edge, countermark clear and genuine, host coin fair, countermark fine and extremely rare.
BRITISH COINS, Mary (1553-1554), Silver Groat, crowned bust left, initial mark Pomegranate both sides, rev quartered shield of arms upon long cross fourchée, 2.04g (N 1960; S 2492). Two metal flaws on the obverse, the larger one on head of Queen, some striations, otherwise about very fine, toned. ex Patrick Finn Memorial List, number 19, item 223
WORLD COINS, RUSSIA, Nicholas I (1825-1855), Silver Commemorative Rouble, 1829 C??-H?, and Rouble, 1832 C??-H?, both St Petersburg (Bit 107, 159; KM C161, C168.1). First lightly polished, possibly removed from a mount, very fine and toned, the second with a few adjustment marks on the obverse, good very fine. (2)
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