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ANCIENT COINS
GREEK
1 Greek Italian and Sicilian, bronze units, various sizes, issues and dates. Bruttium, Taenum, Thurium, Syracuse, Mamertinoi, varying grades from fine to very fine (8) £50-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
2 Calabria, Tarentum, 3rd century BC, silver stater,
very fine £100-150
3 Attica, Athens, c.300 BC, silver tetradrachm, bust
of Athena, rev. owl, toned, very fine £200-300
4 Attica, Athens, c.200 BC, silver tetradrachm, bust of Athena, rev. owl, toned, very fine £100-200
5 Argolis, Argos, silver triobol, before 146 BC, forepart of wolf, rev. large ‘A’ within incuse square, wt. 2.01gms. (GCV 2797), toned, very fine £120-150
6 Macedon, Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm. posthumous issue, Temnos, c. 188-170 BC. head of Herakles facing r., with the features of Alexander (?), wearing a lionskin headdress. rev. Zeus seated l., on throne, holding sceptre and eagle, amphora and vine leaves in l., field, monogram below throne, wt.15.90gms (Price 1678), about very fine £60-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
7 Macedon, Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm. posthumous issue, Temnos, c. 188-170 BC. head of Herakles facing r., with the features of Alexander (?), wearing a lionskin headdress. rev. Zeus seated l., on throne, holding sceptre and eagle, amphora and vine leaves in l., field, monogram above, wt.15.97gms (Price 1688), about fine £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
8 Macedon, Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm. posthumous issue, Odessos c. 90-80 BC. head of Herakles facing r., with the features of Alexander (?), wearing a lionskin headdress. rev. Zeus seated l. on throne, holding sceptre and eagle, EKA below, star below throne, wt.15.65gms (Price 1197), extremely fine, some nice iridescence £100-150 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
9 Macedon, Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm. posthumous issue, Odessos c. 90-80 BC. head of Herakles facing r., with the features of Alexander (?), wearing a lionskin headdress. rev. Zeus seated l., on throne, holding sceptre and eagle, EKA below, star below throne, wt.15.66gms (Price 1197), good very fine, countermark to reverse £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
10 Macedonian, bronze units, various sizes. Alexander III (AE16, AE16), Kassander (AE20 (2)), Demetrios Poliokretes (AE15), Philip V (AE18, AE24, AE20, AE18), Philippi (AE18), varying grades from fine to very fine (10) £70-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
11 Greek and Roman coins, generally bronze, including Alexander the Great and Philip II, a few near Eastern including a Khusru dirham, mostly fair to very fine (approx 100) £50-100
12 Thracian, bronze units, various sizes. Lysimachos (AE14), Maroneia (AE 24, AE16), very fine to good very fine (3) £20-30 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
13 Mysian, bronze units, various sizes and weights from AE20-AE14. c. 2nd Century BC – 1st Century AD, good to good very fine (9) £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
14 Rhodes, bronze units, various sizes. c. 304-43 BC. (4), varying grades from fine to good very fine £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
15 Greek bronzes, various sizes, weights and cities, very fine to good very fine (10) £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
16 Group lot of Greek bronzes, various cities and types, various grades (6) £30-40
17 Greek, Greek Imperial and Byzantine bronzes, with 3 silver pieces, mixed lot (13) £120-150
18 Bronze units, Asia Minor. Tarsos, Abydos, Antandros, Skepsis, Kebren, Selge, Sidon and Sinope, 4th-1st Centuries BC, fine to good very fine (9) £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
19 Greek, bronze units, Sikyon, Metropolis, Pantikapion, Sardis, Tion, Thessalonika, fine to good very fine (9) £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
20 Parthian drachms (4), very fine (4) £60-80
21 Seleucid Empire, Seleukos I Nicator, silver
tetradrachm. In the name and types of Alexander the Great. Mint of Babylon (II), c. 311-300 BC. Head of Herakles facing r., with the features of Alexander (?), wearing a lionskin headdress. rev. Zeus seated l., on throne, holding sceptre and eagle, anchor in l., field, monogram below throne, wt.16.18gms (Price 3341; SC 94.2b), somewhat off struck, very fine £50-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
22 Seleucid Empire, Seleukos I Nicator, silver
tetradrachm. In the name and types of Alexander the Great, Babylon (I), c. 311-300 BC. head of Herakles facing r., with the features of Alexander (?), wearing a lionskin headdress. rev. Zeus seated l., on throne, holding sceptre and eagle, monogram below, MI below throne, wt.17.00gms (Price 3747; HGC9, 10f), fine £60-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
23 Seleucid Empire, Demetrios I Sotor, silver tetradrachm, Antioch, c. 155/4 BC. diad., head r., rev. Tyche seated l., on throne, holding baton and cornucopia, winged Tritoness supporting throne, monogram in outer l., HNP in exergue, wt.16.66gms (SC 1641. 3c), good very fine £60-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
24 Seleucid Empire, Antiochus VIII Epiphanes,
silver tetradrachm, Ake-Ptolemais, c. 121-113BC. diad., head r., rev. ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY / EΠIΦANOYΣ Zeus Ouranios, dr., stg facing., head to l., holding star and sceptre, crescent above; to l., monogram of ΑΔΡ, wt.16.47gms (SC 2336.2), almost extremely fine, some slight discolouration £200-250 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
25 Seleucid, bronze units, various sizes, varying grades from fine to very fine (9) £60-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
26 Egypt, Ptolemy XII (1st century BC), silver
tetradrachms (2), fine to very fine (2) £100-150
27 Palestine/Judaea, bronze units, Askalon, Alexander Jannaeus and John Hyrcanus, Procuratorial, and 1st Revolt. (9), very fine £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
28 Judaea, Herod the Great (37-4 BCE), bronze units, fine (5) £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
29 Judaea, Herod Agrippa (37-44 CE). bronze prutahs, fine (4) £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
30 Judaea, Procurators (Marcus Ambibulus, Valerius Gratus, Antoninus Felix), bronze prutahs, Jerusalem, very fine (6) £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
31 Judaea, Procurators, Pontius Pilate (AD 26-36).
bronze prutah. Year 16, good very fine £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
32 Nabataean, bronze units, King Rabbel II and Aretas, fine (3) £20-30 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
33 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Antimachos I Theos.
circa 180-170 BC. silver tetradrachm (31.5mm. 16.21g.). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia / Poseidon standing facing, holding trident and filleted palm; monogram to inner right. Bopearachchi 1D, fine £150-200 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
34 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas circa 170-145 BC. silver tetradrachm. (35mm. 15.97g.). Draped and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear; all within bead-and-reel border / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing right, each holding spear and palm; monogram in left field. Bopearachchi 6E. very fine, some pitting £120-175 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
35 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas circa
170-145 BC. silver tetradrachm. (31.5mm. 15.93g.). Draped and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull’s horn and ear; all within bead-and-reel border / The Dioskouroi on horses prancing right, each holding spear and palm; monogram in left field. Bopearachchi 6E; very fine £200-300 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
36 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Apollodotus I 180-160 BC, silver square drachm (2) (2.42g.),& (2.41g.) Bop-4, elephant / bull, bronze Coins (7), Euthydemos I 230-200 BC. Æ Dichalkon (7.17g.). Head of Herakles / Horse galloping. Bop.17A, Agathokles 130-120 BC, Venus / lion. square (12.25g.) Bop 10, Apollodotus I 180-160 BC, Apollo / tripod square (10.13g.) & (8.70g.) Eukratides I 170-145 BC. helmeted head / Dioscuri square (7.29g.) Bop. 19, also similar square (3.40g.) Bop. 20 & round (6.21g.) Bop. 21, fine to very fine (9) £120-150 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
37 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Zoilos I Dikaios. circa 150-130 BC. silver drachm (16mm. 2.39g.). Diademed and draped bust right / Herakles standing facing, holding wreath and club; monogram to left. Bopearachchi 3B, good very fine £120-240 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
38 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Menander I, 155-130
B.C. silver drachms (3) (17 mm, 2.43 g). Heroic bust Bop 6A, (17 mm. 2.22 g.). Draped bust Bop.13 & (17 mm. 2.47g.) Bop.6C, bronze square (3) (21mm. 6.16g) helmeted bust / shield Bop. 19, (22mm. 8.50g.) heroic bust / Athena Bop. 21B & (22mm. 10.67g) helmeted bust / Nike r. Bop. 31B, Zoilos II. circa 55-35 BC silver drachm (16 mm. 2.24g.). Diademed and draped bust right / Athena. Bop. 1A, Philoxenos Aniketos. circa 125-110 BC. silver Drachm (13mm. 1.07g.). helmeted bust right, / Philoxenos on horse rearing right; Bop.6E, Apollodotus II, circa 80-65 BC, AE unit (28mm. 15.33g.) Apollo standing, / tripod, Bop-6C, Antialcidas circa 130-120 BC AE sure bronze (2) head r. / Dioscuri caps (17.4mm. 7.48g.) & (18.6mm. 8.41g.) Bop 17, fine to very fine (11) £200-250 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
39 Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Hermaios Soter. circa
105-90 BC silver Tetradrachm Posthumous issue Diademed and draped bust right / Zeus seated (2) (25mm. 7.74 g.) & (25mm. 7.76 g.). similar Billon issue cruder style (25mm. 7.78.g.). similar almost bronze (23mm. 9.19g.) also silver Drachm (17mm. 2.21g.) fine to very fine (4) £150-200 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
40 Indo-Greek and Kushan bronzes, varying sizes, rulers and grades, very fine to good very fine (14) £60-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
41 Indo-Greek, King Hermaeus, silver tetradrachm, c.
30-20 BC. Mint of Kapsia. (GCV 7736), fine £20-30 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
42 Indo-Greek, silver drachms. Apollodotus I, Azes II, Western Straps, fine to good very fine (19) £100-120 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
43 Indo Greek, electrotype and other copies of coins
(14) Sultanates (2) Mughal (1) & British India (2) with a glass intaglio, very fine and better (20) £50-100 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
44 Indo Scythian, Vonones, 75-65 BC. silver drachm, Azes II 35BC-5AD silver tetradrachm (3), silver drachm (4), Posthumous in name of Azes II base silver tetradrachm (5) bronze (7) also Indo Parthian bronze (7), fine to very fine (27) £200-250 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
45 Ancient India, pre Mauryan, Taxila silver Shatamana punchmarked bar (11.13g), silver 1/8 Shatamana (2.64g), Kosala silver punchmarked (2.91g), Kashi silver punchmarked (3.46g), Kalinga silver punchmarked (3.46g), fine to very fine (5) £150-200 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
46 Ancient India, Magadhan silver punchmarked (15), Mauryan silver punchmarked (16), Base silver Ujjain & cast bronze local coins (4), fine to very fine (36) £150-200 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
47 Ancient coins, mostly bronze, some silver, comprising Greek, Greek Imperial, Indian and Islamic, some copies, generally poor to fair, a few better (approx. 485) £300-400
MISCELLANEOUS
48 A collection of artefacts including a large Danish flint axe, Egyptian bronze standing Osiris, faience ushabti, terracotta Egyptian oil lamps, faience fragments, terracotta and bronze fragments et al., ‘a schoolboy collection’, some of Grand Tour date (lot) £200-400
ROMAN REPUBLICAN ALL ROMAN COINS ARE ROME MINT
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
49 Ti. Minucius C.f Augurinus (134 BC) silver
denarius 2.82gm., Helmeted head of Roma facing right. Rev. Iconic column flanked by two togate figures. (Crawford 242/1) very fine £40-50
50 M. Calidius, Q. Caecilius Metellus & Cn.
Fulvius (117/6 BC) silver denarius 3.88gm., Helmeted head of Roma facing right, rev. Victory in biga facing right, holding wreath. (Cr-284/1a; S-160; Syd-539) very fine, a little off-centre £20-30
51 Mn. Aemilius Lepidus (114 BC) silver denarius
3.83gm., ROMA, Female head facing right. Rev. Three arches, on which stands equestrian statue; •AEMILIO around, LEP between arches. (Crawford 291/1; RSC Aemilia 7) fine £20-30
52 L. Iulius (101 BC), silver denarius, helmeted head
of Roma facing right, corn-ear behind, rev Victory in prancing biga right, L IVLI below, 3.77g, 12h (Cr 323/1; Sydenham 585; RBW 1179), toned, good very fine £80-100
53 M. Lucilius Rufus (101 BC), silver denarius,
helmeted head of Roma facing right, P V behind, all within a laurel-wreath, rev RVF / M LVCILI, Victory in a galloping biga right, holding the reins and a whip, 4.01g, 12h (Cr 324/1; Sydenham 599; RBW 1180), broad flan, about extremely fine £80-100
54 P Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus (100 BC)
silver denarius 3.85gm., PESC / I, bust of Hercules facing right, club over shoulder, I behind. Rev. LENT MAR F, Male figure crowning Roma, E between. (Crawford 329/1; BMC 1724; RSC Cornelia 26) fine with a pleasing golden tone £30-40
55 L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Q. Servilius Caepio (100 BC) silver denarius 3.84gm., Laureate head of Saturn right; wheel above, PISO and harpa behind, CAEPIO below, Q at truncation. Rev. Two quaestors seated left between two stalks of grain; AD • FRV • EM[V]/EX • S • C in two lines in exergue. (Crawford 330/1b; Sydenham 603a; Calpurnia 5a; Type as RBW 1189) very fine £30-40
56 Q. Titius (90 BC) silver denarius 3.64gm., Head of young Bacchus facing right. Rev. Pegasus springing right, from tablet inscribed Q. TITI. (Crawford 341/2; RBW 1275; RSC Titia 2) fine £20-30
57 L. Titurius L.f. Sabinus (89 BC) silver denarius
3.82gm., SABIN, bare head of King Tatius facing right, monogram AT before, rev. The Rape of the Sabine Women, L. TITVRI in exergue. (Crawford 344/1a. Sydenham 698. RSC Tituria 1), fine £30-40
58 Pub. Crepusius (82 BC) silver denarius 3.98gm.,
Head of Apollo facing right, rev. Horseman galloping right, hurling spear, P. CREPVSI in exergue. (Crawford 361/1c; Crepusia 1) very fine £20-30
59 C. Poblicius Q. f. (80 BC) silver denarius Serratus 3.84gm., ROMA, helmeted head of Roma facing right, rev. The First Labour: Hercules strangling the Nemean Lion; C·POBLICI·Q·F behind. (Babelon Poblicia 9. Sydenham 768. RBW –. Crawford 380/1), about fine £20-30
60 L. Papi (79 BC) silver denarius Serratus 3.92gm., Head of Juno Sopista facing right, horse’s head behind, rev. Griffin leaping right, horse’s head below, L. PAPI in exergue. (Babelon Papia 1. Crawford 384/1, symbol 193), good very fine, areas of weak strike £30-40
61 C. Calpurnius Piso Frugi (67 BC), silver denarius, laureate head of Apollo facing right, star behind, rev C PISO L F FRVG, horseman galloping right, holding a whip, retrograde C below, 3.83g, 6h (Cr 408/1b), well-struck, nearly extremely fine £100-150
62 L. Cassius Longinus (63 BC), silver denarius,
diademed and veiled head of Vesta facing left, L below chin, a dish behind, rev LONGIN III V, voter standing left, dropping a tablet marked V into cista, 3.98g, 3h (Cr 413/1; Sydenham 935; RBW 1493), broad flan, about extremely fine £200-250
63 M. Aemilius Scaurus, P. Plautius Hypsaeus
(54 BC) silver denarius 3.95gm., M·SCAVR / AED·CVR Kneeling figure r., holding olive branch and reins of camel standing beside him; on either side, EX – S·C. In exergue, REX ARETAS. Rev. P·HVPSAE / AED CVR Jupiter in quadriga l. holding reins in l. hand and hurling thunderbolt with r.; behind, CAPTV. Below, C HVPSAE COS / PREIVE. (Babelon Aemilia 9 and Plautia 10. Sydenham 912. RBW 1519. Crawford 422/1b) very fine with an attractive iridescent toning £40-50
ROMAN IMPERATORIAL
64 Octavian (with Divus Julius Caesar), bronze sestertius,
uncertain mint in Italy, 38 BC. DIVI-CAESAR, bare head of Octavian facing right. rev DIVOS IVLIVS, wreathed head of Julius Caesar facing right. (Crawford 353/1). 22.90gms. very fine, scarce £70-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
ROMAN IMPERIAL
65 Augustus (27 BC – AD 14), silver denarius, rev.
wreath, good fine £100-120
66 Augustus (27 BC – AD 14), silver denarius, uncertain
Spanish mint, c. 18 BC. [AVGVSTO] CAESARI, laureate head of Augustus facing right. rev SP-QR, Temple of Mars Ultor containing a chariot. (RIC 119). 3.91gms an off-centre strike, very fine. scarce £100-150 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
67 Augustus (27 BC – AD 14) silver denarius 3.58gm., Laureate head of Augustus facing right. Rev. Caius and Lucius standing facing, holding shields and spears between them; lituus and simpulum above. (RIC I 210) very fine £40-50
68 Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Æ 30mm, minted at
Antioch, struck 5/4 BC, laureate head facing right, rev legend and date in four lines within archieratic wreath (RPC 4250); another, Æ 27mm, 2/1 BC (RPC 4259), first very fine, the second good fine (2) £150-200
69 Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Æ 27mm, minted at
Antioch, struck 5/4 BC, laureate head facing right, rev S C within a laurel-wreath; another, similar (RPC 4247), both about very fine (2) £100-150
70 Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Æ 23mm, minted at
Antioch, struck 5/4 BC, laureate head facing right, rev S C within a laurel-wreath, 8.45g, 12h (RPC 4248), attractive dark green patina, nearly extremely fine £100-150
71 Agrippa (d. 12 BC), Æ As, struck under Caligula, AD 37-41, M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head facing left, wearing a rostral crown, rev S-C, Neptune standing left, holding a small dolphin and a trident, 11.29g, 6h (RIC 58; BMC 161), some verdigris, dark green patina, very fine £80-120
72 Tiberius (AD 14-37), silver denarius, mint of Lugdunum. TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTVS, laureate bust of Tiberius facing right. rev. PONTIF MAXIM, Pax or Livia seated right on throne. (RIC 26). 3.77gms. very fine £70-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
73 Tiberius (AD 14-37), Æ As, minted at Romula, Spain, struck c. AD 14-19, PERM DIVI AVG COL ROM, laureate head of Tiberius facing left, rev GERMANICVS CAESAR DRVSVS CAESAR, busts of Germanicus and Drusus facing each other, 13.22g, 3h (RPC 74), brown patina, good fine £80-120
74 Germanicus (d. AD 19), Æ as, rev. S.C., nearly very fine £100-150
75 Claudius (AD 43-54), Æ As, TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR
AVG P M TR P IMP P, laureate head of Claudius facing right. rev CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI S-C, Constantia standing left, holding spear. (RIC 95). 10.48gms. very fine with an attractive brown patina £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
76 Claudius (AD 41-54), Æ Diobol, minted at
Alexandria, Egypt, struck AD 49/50, laureate head facing right, rev AVTO-KPA, winged caduceus tied with four ears of corn, 8.29g, 12h (RPC 5175), brown-green patina, very fine £60-80
77 A selection of Julio-Claudian Æs, Reigns of Tiberius-Caligula, Various grades, types and rulers, all about fine (7) £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
78 Nero (AD 54-68), silver denarius, c. AD 65-68.
NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate bust of Nero facing right. rev [IVPITER] CVSTOS, Jupiter seated left on throne. (RIC 53). 3.21gms. fine £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
79 Nero (AD 54-68), bronze dupondius, mint of
Lugdunum, c. AD 67. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER PM TR P IMP PP, laureate bust of Nero facing right, terminating in a globe at truncation. rev SECVRITAS AVGVSTI, Securitas seated left on throne. (RIC 597, BMC 347). 13.94gms. very fine, some surface corrosion £50-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
80 Nero (AD 54-68) silver denarius 2.70gm., c. AD
65-66. Laureate head of Nero facing right, [NERO] CAESAR AVG[VSTVS]. Rev. Salus seated left, SALVS in exergue. (RIC I 60) fine with a pleasing dark cabinet tone, minor reverse brockage, weak in places £50-60
81 Nero (AD 54-68), Æ sestertius, rev. ROMA, Roma
std. l., fine £100-200
82 Nero (AD 54-68), Æ 31mm., minted at Antioch,
IM NER CLAV CAESAR, laureate head facing right, a lituus before, rev S C within a laurel-wreath, 17.04g, 12h (RPC 4307; BMC 177-8), dark patina, good very fine, a good example £250-300
83 Roman Empire, a selection of bronzes, from Galba to Domitian, various grades, types and rulers, about fine to fine (5) £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
Sold as seen, no returns
84 Vitellius (AD 69), silver denarius, rev. Victory
seated, fine £90-100
85 Vespasian (AD 69-79) silver denarius 2.95gm., AD 69-71. Laureate head of Vespasian facing right, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS PF AVG, rev. Emperor seated left, holding sceptre and branch, COSITER TR POT. (RIC 10), good fine £20-30
86 Vespasian (AD 69-79) silver denarius 3.03gm.,
AD 72-73. Laureate head of Vespasian facing right, IMP CAES VES[PASIAN] COS IIII, rev. Concordia seated left, holding cornicopiae and patera, CONCORDIA AVGVSTI. (RIC 357) fine, pleasing dark cabinet tone £20-30
87 Vespasian (AD 69-79), silver denarius, AD 72-73.
[IMP CAESAR VESP] AVG P M COS IIII, laureate bust of Vespasian facing right. rev. VES-TA, Vesta standing left, holding sceptre and simpulum. (RIC 360). 3.34gms. good very fine, attractive toning £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
88 Vespasian (AD 69-79), Æ Dupondius, struck AD
74, IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V CENS, radiate head facing right, rev. FELICITAS PVBLICA, S-C, Felicitas standing left, holding a caduceus and a cornucopiae, 16.10g, 6h (RIC 715; BMC 696), dark brown patina, good very fine £120-150
89 Domitian (AD 81-96) silver denarius 3.33gm., AD 69-71, IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TRP VIIII, laureate head to right. rev. IMP XXI COS XIIII CENS P P P, Minerva standing right on prow, holding shield and brandishing spear, owl sitting right to feet. (RIC 144), good fine £20-30
90 Domitian (AD 81-96), silver denarius, IMP
CAES DOMIT AVG PM IM TR P XIII, laureate bust of Domitian facing right. rev IMP XXII COS XVI CENS PPP, Minerva standing right on ship, holding spear and shield. (RIC 186ff), 3.05gms. very fine, attractive old collection tone £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
91 Domitian (AD 81-96) silver denarius 3.44gm., AD
88-89, IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII, laureate head facing right. rev. IMP XIX COS XIIII CENS P P P, Minerva standing left, holding a grounded spear. (RIC 670), very fine £40-50
92 Domitian (AD 81-96), denarius, rev. wolf and twins; Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161, rev. Aeternitas, fine to very fine (2) £50-160
93 Roman denarii, Republican period to 1st century
AD, generally fine or better (9) £200-300
94 A group of Roman denarii, Domitian – Faustina II
(AD 81-c.176), fine to very fine a few better (7) £180-200
95 1st and 2nd century denarii, Domitian to Crispina,
generally fine or better (10) £150-200
96 Nerva (AD 96-98), Æ As, struck AD 97, [IMP N]
ERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P [P], laureate head facing right, rev LIBERTAS PVBLICA, S-C, Libertas standing left, holding a pileus and a sceptre, 12.98g, 6h (RIC 86; C 115), dark patina, good very fine / very fine £100-150
97 Roman 1st century brass of Augustus, Caligula and Claudius, fine or better (3) £150-200
98 Trajan (AD 98-117), silver denarius, AD 103.
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR P COS V PP, laureate bust of Trajan facing right. rev SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI, trophy and captive. (RIC 88). 3.27gms. good very fine £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
99 Trajan (AD 98-117) silver denarius 3.02gm.,
AD 108-109, IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Rev. COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC, Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear. (RIC 116), very fine £40-50
100 Roman denarii, 1st - 3rd century AD, Trajan – Lucilla, including Aelius, generally fine to very fine (9) £200-300
101 Trajan (AD 98-117), Æ Hexachalkon, mint of Rome
for circulation in Syria, laureate head of Trajan facing right, rev veiled and turreted bust of Tyche facing right, 5.00g, 6h (McAlee 500), dark brown patina, with earthen highlights, good very fine £80-100
102 Hadrian (AD 117-138), silver denarius, AD 119-
122. IMP CAESAR TRAIANI HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust of Hadrian facing right. rev P M TR P COS II, Concordia seated left on throne, CONCORD in exergue. (RIC 118). 3.39gms. good very fine, splendid cabinet tone £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
103 Hadrian (AD 117-138) silver denarius 3.44gm., AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right, rev. COS III, Roma standing left, left foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium. (RIC 160), good fine £20-30
104 Hadrian (AD 117-138), Æ sestertius, rev. Felicitas
stg. l., fine or better £50-100
105 Hadrian and Antoninus Pius (AD 117-161), sestertii (2), about fine (2) £50-60
106 Hadrian (AD 117-138), Æ As, struck AD 125-
8, HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust facing right, light drapery on left shoulder, rev. COS III, S-C, Salus standing right, feeding a snake held in her arms from a patera, 12.46g, 6h (RIC 669; C 369), dark green patina, good very fine £120-150
107 Hadrian (AD 117-138), Silver Tetradrachm,
minted at Aegeae, Cilicia, struck AD 117/8, laureate bust facing right, with light drapery, rev. head of Alexander facing right, wearing taenia, a goat below, 9.63g, 12h (RPC 3338; Prieur 715), nearly very fine, rare £150-200
108 Roman 1st - 2nd century brass, including a Nero
sestertius, generally fair to fine (9) £100-200
109 Roman 1st – 3rd century brass from Augustus to Severus Alexander, including an Antoninus Pius Æ as with Britannia, generally fair, a few fine (24) £150-200
110 A group of Roman and Byzantine bronze coins, including Hadrian and Faustina II, generally fair, some better (9) £80-100
111 Antoninus Pius, with Marcus Aurelius Caesar (AD
138-161), silver denarius, AD 140. ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS PP TR P COS, laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right. rev. [AVRELIV]VS CAESAR AVG P M COS, bare head of Marcus Aurelius facing right. (RIC 417), 3.30gms. good very fine, scarce £80-100 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
112 Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), Æ sestertius, rev. Virtus std. l., fine to very fine £80-100
113 Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), Æ 25mm,
minted at Tripolis, Phoenicia, laureate and draped bust facing right, rev Astarte standing right, foot on prow, holding a standard (BMC 59); with Æ 24mm, Berytus, laureate head right, rev Neptune standing left, holding a dolphin and a trident (SNG Copenhagen 102), dark patina, very fine (2) £80-120
114 Diva Faustina Snr (wife of Antoninus Pius, d.
AD 141), silver denarius 3.55gm., DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust facing right, rev. PIETAS AVG, hexastyle temple of Diva Faustina. (RIC 396), very fine £20-30
115 Diva Faustina Snr (wife of Antoninus Pius, d.
AD 141), Silver Denarius; with Æ As; Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), Silver Denarii (2), generally very fine or nearly so (4) £80-120
116 Roman Empire, a selection of Nerva-Antonine period silver Denarii. Various rulers, grades and types, fine to very fine (6) £60-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
117 Roman Empire, a selection of Nerva-Antonine period silver Denarii. Various rulers, types and grades, fine to very fine (5) £30-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
118 Roman Empire, a selection of bronzes from the Nerva-Antonine period. Various grades, types and rulers, very good to fine (11) £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
Sold as seen, no returns
119 Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), silver denarius, AD 165-166. M ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate bust of Marcus Aurelius facing right. rev PM TR P XIX IMP III COS III, Pietas left, dropping incense over altar. (RIC 148). 3.46gms. good very fine £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
120 Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), bronze sestertius, c. 164-165. M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS P M, laureate bust of Marcus Aurelius facing right. rev TR P XVII IMP II COS III, Mars standing right, holding sceptre and shield. (RIC 861) 26.43gms. a strong very fine, pleasing dark brown tone £70-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
121 Faustina Jr. (wife of Marcus Aurelius), silver
denarius, AD 161-175. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bust of Faustina facing right. rev IV-NO, Juno standing left holding sceptre and patera, peacock to left. (RIC 388), 3.33gms. extremely fine £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
122 Commodus (AD 177-192) silver denarius 2.70gm.,
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head facing right, rev. CONC COM PM TRP XVI COS VI, Concordia standing left holding patera and sceptre. (RIC 390), very fine £20-30
123 Commodus (AD 177-192), bronze sestertius,
AD 183. M COMMODVS ANTONINVS M PIVS, laureate bust of Commodus facing right. rev TR P VIII IMP VI COS IIII P P S-C, Victory advancing right, holding trophy. (RIC 374). 22.97gms. very fine, attractive patina £100-150 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
124 Elagabalus (AD 192-211) silver antoninianus
4.58gm., AD 218-222, radiate and draped bust of Elagabalus facing right, rev. Roma seated left on throne. (RIC 14), very fine £20-30
125 Septimius Severus (AD 193-211) silver denarius
3.22gm., AD 197. [L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII], laureate head right, rev. MVNIFICENTIA AVG, elephant walking right. (RIC 100) very fine £20-30
126 Septimius Severus (AD 193-211) silver denarius 2.96gm., AD 209. SEVERVS PIVS AVG Laureate head of Septimius Severus to right, rev. P M TR P XVII COS III P P Salus seated left, feeding serpent held in her lap. (RIC 230), very fine £20-30
127 3rd century AD denarii, Septimius Severus to Severus Alexander, including Macrinus, generally fine to very fine (10) £150-200
128 3rd century AD denarii, Septimius Severus to
Elagabalus, generally fine to very fine (7) £150-200
129 A group of Roman denarii, Septimius
Severus – Gordian III (AD 193-244), very fine or better (10) £200-300
130 Septimius Severus (AD 193-211), silver tridrachm,
minted at Caesarea, Cappadocia, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev male figure seated left on Mount Argaeus, holding a branch, 6.85g, 12h (Sydenham, suppl. 403b), lightly porous surfaces, very fine and very rare £100-150
131 Septimius Severus (AD 193-211), Provincial Æ
(9), including issues of Heliopolis, Berytus (one with busts of Caracalla & Severus, rev Temple of Astarte), Carrhae, Rabbathmoba, generally very fine to good very fine (9) £200-300
132 Julia Domna (wife of Septimius Severus) (193-
211AD) AR antoninianus, IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG diad., and dr., bust., r., set on crescent rev., VENVS GENETRIX, Venus seated, l extending r., hand and holding sceptre, wt.4.38gms (RIC 388), good very fine or better £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
133 Julia Mamaea (mother of Severus Alexander), Æ
sestertius, rev. Felicitas stg., very fine £50-60
134 Roman Empire, a selection of Severan silver denarii. Various rulers, types and grades, fine to good very fine, sold as seen, no returns (8) £60-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
135 Roman Empire, a selection of Severan silver denarii. Various rulers, types and grades, fine to good very fine, sold as seen, no returns (4) £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
136 Clodius Albinus (AD 195-197), Æ sestertius, rev.
Felicitas stg. l., fine and rare £80-100
137 Caracalla (AD 198-217) silver denarius,
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM lau head r., rev. P M TR P XVII COS IIII P P, Apollo seated. l., arm resting on lyre, wt.3.20gms (RIC238a), good very fine £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
138 Caracalla (AD 198-217), silver denarii (2), AD 211, good very fine and extremely fine (2) £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
139 Caracalla (AD 198-217) silver antoninianus, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, rad., cuir. bust r., rev. PM TR P XVIII COSIIII PP Sol stg. l. raising hand and holding globe, wt.4.94gms (RIC287b), good very fine £60-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
140 Caracalla (AD 198-217), silver antoninianus, rev. Sol standing, good very fine or better £40-50
141 Caracalla (AD 198-217) silver antoninianus,
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM rad., cuir. bust., r. rev. P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P Jupiter stg r., l. holding thunderbolt and sceptre, wt.5.24gms (RIC IV 275a), good very fine £80-90 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
142 Caracalla (AD 198-217), silver tetradrachm,
minted at Antioch, struck AD 215-7, laureate head facing right, rev eagle standing facing, head right, on thigh and leg of a sacrificial animal, with a wreath in its beak, Δ-E in field, 14.29g, 6h (Prieur 224), lustrous, extremely fine £150-200
143 Caracalla (AD 198-217), silver tetradrachm,
minted at Tyre, Phoenicia, struck AD 215-7, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev eagle standing facing, head left, on a club, with a wreath in its beak, a murex between legs, 11.73g, 6h (Prieur 1550), lightly toned, extremely fine £150-200 *ex Triton XI, 8 January 2008, lot 518
144 Caracalla (AD 198-217), silver tetradrachm, minted at Tyre, Phoenicia, struck AD 213-7, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev eagle standing facing, head left, on a club, with a wreath in its beak, a murex between legs, 12.29g, 12h (Prieur 1551), extremely fine £100-150
145 Caracalla (AD 198-217), Æ 25mm, minted at Tyre, Phoenicia, laureate head facing right, rev Astarte standing facing, holding a sceptre and placing hand on a trophy, Marsyas at her feet, carrying a wine-skin, a column surmounted by Nike on right, 13.29g, 6h (BMC 372), very fine, rare £80-120
146 Caracalla (AD 198-217), silver tetradrachm, minted at Laodicea, struck AD 212-3, laureate head facing right, rev eagle standing facing, head left, on groundline, with a wreath in its beak, a star between legs, 13.81g, 12h (Prieur 1173A), nearly extremely fine £80-120
147 Caracalla (AD 198-217), silver tetradrachm, minted at Laodicea, struck AD 215-7, laureate head facing right, rev eagle standing facing, head left, on groundline, with a wreath in its beak, a star between legs, 13.03g, 12h (Prieur 1179), toned, extremely fine £100-150
148 Caracalla (AD 198-217), silver tetradrachm,
minted at Edessa, Mesopotamia, struck AD 215-7, radiate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev eagle standing facing, head right, a wreath in its beak, a shrine below, 13.29g, 11h (Prieur 850), nearly extremely fine £100-150
149 Caracalla (AD 198-217), silver tetradrachms
(2), minted at Zeugma, Commagene, struck AD 215-7, radiate, draped and cuirassed, and radiate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev eagle standing facing, head right, a wreath in its beak (Prieur 814, 816), good very fine (2) £150-200
150 Caracalla (AD 198-217), silver tetradrachm,
minted at Heliopolis, Coele-Syria, struck AD 215-7, laureate head facing right, rev eagle standing facing, head right, a wreath in its beak, a lion walking and a star below, 13.00g, 4h (Prieur 1193), good very fine £100-150
151 Caracalla (AD 198-217), silver tetradrachm, minted
at Damascus, Coele-Syria, struck AD 215-7, laureate head facing right, rev eagle standing facing, head left, a wreath in its beak, a ram’s head below, 11.62g, 11h (Prieur 1205), good very fine, rare £100-150
152 Geta (AD 209-212), silver tetradrachm, minted
at Laodicea, Seleucis and Pieria, bare-headed and draped bust facing right, rev eagle standing facing, head right, on a groundline, a star below, 14.22g, 12h (Prieur 1134), very fine, rare £100-150
153 Elagabalus (AD 218-222), silver denarius, AD 219-
220. IMP ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust of Elagabalus facing right. rev FIDES M-ILITVM, Fides standing left, facing right, holding sceptre and standard. (RIC 73). 3.15gms. fine £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
154 Elagabalus (218-222AD) silver antoninianus, IMP
CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG rad., dr., cuir., bust., r. rev., VICTOR ANTONINI AVG. victory advancing r., holding palm frond and wreath, wt.5.02gms (RIC 155) nearly extremely fine £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
155 Elagabalus (218-222AD) silver antoninianus, IMP
CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG rad., dr., bust., r. rev., FIDES EXERCITVS. Fides seated l. holding eagle and standard with a second standard before her, wt.4.87gms (RIC 70), nearly extremely fine £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
156 Elagabalus (AD 218 – 222), silver antoninianus, and similar of Aemelian and Volusian, generally very fine or better, the Aemilian fine (3) £100-150
157 Julia Maesa, grandmother of Elagabalus. silver
denarius, AD 220-222. IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust of Julia Maesa facing right. rev SAECVLI FELICITAS, Felicitas sacrificing at altar. (RIC 271). 2.53gms, extremely fine, with a beautiful iridescent toning £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
158 Group of 2nd Century AD Roman bronzes, Sestertius, Dupondius, As, various grades from fine to good very fine (4) £50-60
159 Roman Empire, Severan Period, Severus Alexander (2) and Julia Mamaea (1), silver denarii, good very fine, attractively toned examples (3) £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
160 Maximinus I (AD 235-238), silver denarius, AD 235-236. IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust of Maximinus facing right. rev VICTO-RI-A AVG, Victory advancing right holding wreath and sceptre. (RIC 16). 2.56gms, good very fine £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
161 Balbinus (AD 238), silver antoninianus, rev.
clasped hands, very fine, toned £180-200
162 Balbinus (238AD) silver antoninianus, IMP
CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG rad., dr., bust., r. rev., FIDES MUTVA AVGG. two clasped hands, wt.4.87gms (RIC 11), good very fine £100-200 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
163 Pupienus (238AD) silver antoninianus, IMP CAES
PVPIEN MAXIMVS AVG rad, dr., cuir., bust., r. rev., CARITAS MVTVA AVGG. two clasped hands, wt.4.14gms (RIC 10b), good very fine £150-180 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
164 Gordian III (238-244AD) silver antoniniani and denarii, various types grades from very fine to extremely fine (8) £100-120 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
165 Roman silver antoniniani, from Gordian III to Valerian II (AD 238 – 255), generally about very fine (19) £180-200
166 A group of Roman antoniniani, Gordian III - Carinus (AD 238-285), mostly very fine, a few better (12) £150-200
167 Philip I (AD 244-249), billon tetradrachm, minted at Antioch, struck AD 249, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing left, with a shield, rev eagle standing left, a wreath in its beak, 11.82g, 6h (Prieur 450), metal-flaw on obverse, toned, nearly extremely fine £80-120
168 Philip I (AD 244-249), Provincial Æs (13),
including Antioch, 30mm, rev bust of Tyche right; Samosata, Commagene; Philippopolis, Arabia Petraea; Nisibis, Mesopotamia; Viminacium, Moesia; Marcianopolis; Mesembria, generally good fine to good very fine (13) £250-350
169 Philip I (AD 244-249) and Philip II (AD 247-
249) antoniniani of varying types, all extremely fine (5) £60-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
170 Otacilia Severa (wife of Philip I, AD 244-249) antoniniani of varying types, all extremely fine (5) £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
171 Roman Egypt, a collection of tetradrachms struck at Alexandria, including Nero, Galba, Vabalathus, many very fine an interesting group (20) £200-300
172 Roman Provincial, bronze billon and silver coins, various denominations. Caligula (Gadara, AE), Domitian (Ladocea ad Mare, AE), Commodus (Alexandria, Bi Tetradrachm), Severus Alexander (Antioch, AR Tetradrachm), Gordian III (Antioch, AR Tetradrachm), Philip I (Antioch, AR Tetradrachms (2)), Philip II (Damascus, AE), varying grades from fine to very fine (8) £100-150 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
173 Decius (AD 249-251), antoniniani of varying types, grades from very fine to extremely fine (3) £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
174 Herennia Etruscilla (wife of Decius, AD 249-251), antoniniani of varying types and grades (3) £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
175 Herennius Etruscus (AD 250-51) silver antoninianus, Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C rad., dr., cuir., bust., r. rev., PIETAS AVGVSTORVM, priestly implements; sprinkler, jug, patera, and lituus, wt.3.99gms (RIC 143), very fine or better £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
176 Hostilian, as Caesar (AD 250-251) silver antoninianus, C VALENS HOSTIL MES QVINTVS N C rad., dr., cuir., bust., r. rev. PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS emperor stg., l. holding signum and spear, wt.4.34gms (RIC IV 181d), good very fine £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
177 Trebonianus Gallus (AD 251-253), antoniniani of varying types, good very fine to extremely fine (4) £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
178 Volusian (AD 251-253) silver antoniniani, various types and grades (2) £20-30 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
179 Volusian (AD 251-253), billon tetradrachms (2), minted at Antioch (Prieur 694, 702); with Provincial Æ (6) of Antioch; Damascus, Coele-Syria; Antioch, Pisidia; Viminacium, Moesia, generally good fine to good very fine, some interesting issues (8) £300-400
180 Aemilian (AD 253) silver antoninianus, IMP CAES
AEMILIANVS P F AVG rad., dr., cuir., bust., r. rev. VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing l., holding wreath in r., hand and palm frond in l., wt.3.56gms (RIC 21) nearly extremely fine £60-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
181 Valerian (AD 253-260) silver antoniniani, various
types and grades (6) £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
182 Valerian (AD 253-260) silver antoniniani, various
types and grades (3) £20-30 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
183 Mariniana (wife of Valerian I, AD 253-260) AR antoninianus, DIVAE MARINIANAE veiled bust r., on crescent., r. rev. C - ONSECR - ATIO Mariniana on peacock flying r., wt.3.08gms (RIC 6) very fine £30-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
184 3rd century AD antoniniani, from Gallienus
to Diocletian, including Florian, generally very fine (20) £150-200
185 A group of Roman bronzes, antoninani of Gallienus to Victorinus (AD 253 – 270), mostly Gallic mints, all with attributions, generally fine to very fine, a few better (42) £200-300
186 Salonina (wife of Gallienus, AD 253-268) AR
antoniniani, various types and grades (3) £20-30 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
187 Postumus (AD 259-269) silver antoninianus, 3.79gms., good very fine £10-20
188 Marius (AD 268), Æ antoninianus, rev. clasped
hands, very fine £60-80
189 A group of Roman billon antoniniani, from Claudius II – Probus (AD 268 – 282), all with attributions, generally fine to very fine, a few better (33) £150-250
190 Diocletian (AD 284-305) and Maximianus (AD 286-305), bi folles, Heraclea, Lugdunum and Trier, very fine (4) £20-30 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
191 Tetrarchic folles, from Diocletian to Licinius, generally very fine, a few better (13) £150-200
192 A group of Roman bronzes, folles of Diocletian to Maximinus II, (AD 284-313), all with attributions, generally fine a few better (13) £50-100
193 A group of late Roman bronzes, Diocletian (AD 284-305) through to the Dark Ages, generally very fine or better (11) £100-200
194 Diocletian to Constantine II (AD 284 – 340), various folles and Æs from the London mint, some interesting types, generally about very fine, some better (17) £150-200
195 A group of late Roman bronzes, London mint,
Maximianus to Constantine II (AD 286-340), folles and Æ3s, mostly very fine, a few better (7) £150-200
196 Carausius (AD 287 – 293), Æ antoninianus, rev.
Pax stg. l.; Allectus (AD 293 – 296), Æ quinarius, rev. galley, about very fine (2) £120-150
197 Allectus (AD 293-296), bronze antoninianus, mint of London, radiate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre, S-P, ML in exergue; with bronze Quinarius, radiate and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VIRTVS AVG, galley with rowers, QL in exergue, both very fine (2) £80-120
198 Constantius I (Caesar, AD 293-305, Augustus, AD 305-306, Memorial Issue AD 306), Bi folles, London, Lugdunum, Carthage and Serdica, fine to good fine (5) £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
199 Galerius (AD 293-311), Bi folles, Lugdunum, Serdica, Heraclea, Antioch, Alexandria, varying types, fine to good fine (8) £60-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
200 Galerius (AD 293-311), Bi folles, Nikomedia, Cyzicus, Antioch, Alexandria, varying types, fine to good very fine (10) £60-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
201 Maximinus II (AD 305-313), Bi folles, various mints and types, fine to very fine (15) £70-80
202 Maxentius (AD 307-312), Bi folles and half-folles, Ticinum and Ostia mints, fine (2) £10-20 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
203 Rome, Romulus, bronze ¼ follis, Rome, circa AD 310, rev. domed shrine, wt. 2.36gm (RSC 3687), good very fine, scarce £150-200
204 Licinius I (AD 308-324), Bi folles, various mints including Trier, Heraclea, Ostia, Siscia, Cyzicus, Nikomedia, Alexandria and Antioch, fine to good very fine (10) £50-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
205 Licinius I (AD 308-324), Bi folles, various mints, fine to good very fine (10) £50-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
206 Constantine I (AD 307-337), Bi folles, London Mint, fine to very fine (8) £60-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
207 Constantine I (AD 307-337), Bi folles, Trier Mint, fine to very fine (10) £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
208 Constantine I (AD 307-337), Bi folles, Lugdunum, Ticinum and Arles mints, fine to very fine (7) £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
209 Constantine I (AD 307-337), Bi folles, Rome, Ostia, Ticinum mints, fine to very fine (5) £20-30 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
210 Constantine I (AD 307-337), Bi folles, Trier and Ostia, scarce types, fine to very fine (5) £50-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
211 Constantine I (AD 307-337), Bi folles, various mints and types, fine to very fine (15) £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
212 Constantine I (AD 307-336), Bi folles, various mints and types, fine to very fine (33) £50-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
213 Helena (Mother of Constantine I), bronze folles, mints of Trier and Arles, fine to good fine (4) £20-30 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
214 Fausta (1) and Theodora (5), bronze folles, mints of Trier and Antioch, fine to very fine (5) £20-30 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
215 Licinius II, Caesar (AD 317-324), bi folles, Arles, Cyzicus and Alexandria, fine to very fine (4) £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
216 House of Constantine, Rome and Constantinople commemoratives (c. 330-337), fine to good very fine (33) £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
217 Constantius II (AD 337 – 361), gold solidus, bust
r., rev. Roma and Constantinopolis holding shield, almost very fine £400-500
218 Constantius II (AD 337-361), silver siliqua, mint of Arles, c. AD 355-363. DN CONSTANT-IVS P F AVG, diademed and draped bust of emperor facing right. rev VOTIS/XXX/MVLTIS/XXXX, within wreath, PCON in exergue. (RIC 261). 1.84gms., nearly extremely fine £60-70 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
219 A group of Roman bronzes, centenionales of Constantius II and Constans (AD 337-411), all with attributions, generally fair to fine, a few better (11) £50-100
220 A group of Roman bronzes, centenionales of Magnentius and Decentius (AD 350-353), all with attributions, generally fair to fine, a few better (13) £50-100
221 A group of Roman bronzes, centenionales of Magnentius and Decentius (AD 350 – 353), all with attributions, generally fair to fine, a few better (15) £100-150
222 Late Roman Æs, Constantinian and later, including a Magnentius Chi Rho and a Julian I Æ1, generally fine to very fine (40) £150-250
223 Julian II (AD 360-363), silver siliqua, mint of Lugdunum, c. AD 360-361. DN IVLIANVS P P AVG, diademed and draped bust of emperor facing right. rev VICTORIA DD NN AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm, LVG in exergue. (RIC 212). 2.14gms., extremely fine, scarce £100-120 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
224 Julian II (AD 360-363), silver siliqua, mint of
Lugdunum, c. AD 360-361. DN IVLIANVS P P AVG, diademed and draped bust of emperor facing right. rev VOTIS/V/MVLITIS/X, within laurel wreath, LVG in exergue. (RIC 218). 1.84gms., extremely fine, some loss of metal and flan split £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
225 Jovian (AD 363-364), silver siliqua, mint of
Arles, DN IOVIA-NVS P F AVG, diademed and draped bust of emperor facing right. rev VOT/V/MVLT/X, within wreath, PCONST in exergue (RIC 331). 2.18gms., nearly extremely fine, scarce £100-150 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
226 Valentinian I (AD 364-375), silver siliqua,
mint of Arles, 2nd Officina, AD 364-367. DN VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diademed bust of emperor facing right. rev RESTITVTOR REIP, emperor standing facing, holding labarum topped with chi-rho. PCONST in exergue (RIC 4), 1.57gms, nearly extremely fine £60-80 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
227 Valens (AD 364-378), silver siliqua, mint of Trier,
c. 367-378. DN VALEN-S P F AVG, diademed bust of Valens facing right. rev VRBS-ROMA, Roma seated left, holding sceptre and victory (RIC 27). 1.83gms., very fine £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
228 Valens (AD 364-378), silver siliqua, mint of Trier, c. 367-378. DN VALEN-S P F AVG, diademed bust of Valens facing right. rev VRBS-ROMA, Roma seated left, holding sceptre and victory. (RIC 27). 1.88gms. good very fine £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
229 Gratian (AD 367-375), silver siliqua, mint of
Trier, c. 375-378. DN GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, diademed and draped bust of Gratian facing right. rev VRBS-ROMA, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding sceptre and victory, TRPS in exergue. (RIC 46b). 2.32gms., extremely fine £80-100 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
230 Gratian (AD 367-375), silver siliqua, mint of Trier,
c. 375-378. DN GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, diademed and draped bust of Gratian facing right. rev VRBS-ROMA, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding sceptre and victory, TRPS in exergue. (RIC 46b). 2.02gms., extremely fine, flan split, pleasing iridescence £50-60 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
231 Magnus Maximus (AD 383-388), silver siliqua,
rev. Roma std. facing, good very fine £100-200
232 Magnus Maximus (AD 383-388), silver siliqua,
mint of Trier, DN MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG, diademed bust of emperor facing right. rev VIRTVS RO-MANORVM, Constantinopolis seated facing, TRPS in exergue. (RIC 84b), 1.96gms., good very fine £100-120 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
233 Magnus Maximus (AD 383-388), silver siliqua,
mint of Milan, DN MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG, diademed bust of emperor facing right. rev VIRTVS RO-MANORVM, Constantinopolis seated facing, MDPS in exergue. (RIC 19a), 1.59gms., good very fine £100-120 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
234 Eugenius (AD 392-394), silver siliqua, mint of
Milan, DN EVGENIV [S P F AVG], draped bust of emperor facing right. rev VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma seated left, holding sceptre and victory, MDPS in exergue. (RIC 32c). 1.00gms., edge loss, fragile metal. good very fine and rare £100-150 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
235 Arcadius (AD 383-408), silver siliqua, mint of Trier, DN ARCADI [VS P F AVG], diademed and draped bust of Arcadius facing right. rev [VIRTVS ROMANORVM], Roma seated left on cuirass, holding victory and sceptre. (RIC 106b). 1.04gms., good very fine £30-40 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
236 Honorius (AD 393-423), silver siliqua, mint of Milan, AD 388-394. DN HONORI-VS P F AVG, diademed and draped bust of emperor facing right. rev VIRTVS [ROMANORVM], Roma seated left, holding victory and sceptre. MDPS in exergue. (RIC 1226e). 0.91gms., nearly extremely fine £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
237 4th century AD silver siliquae, of Julian II, Valens, Gratian and Magnus Maximus, generally very fine (4) £200-300
238 Leo I (AD 457 – 474), gold solidus, facing bust with spear and shield, rev. angel standing l., choice, extremely fine £400-500
239 Late Roman Empire, silver siliquae, various emperors, grades and levels of clippings (9), worn to good very fine or better £100-150 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
Sold as seen, no returns
240 Group lot of late Roman silver siliquae, various
emperors including Constantius II, Julian, Valens, Magnus Maximus and Honorius, sold as seen, no returns, various levels of clipping, about fine to good very fine (9) £100-150
241 Group lot of late Roman bronzes, various
emperors, nearly fine to good very fine (20) £50-60
242 Group lot of late Roman bronzes, London Mint, fine to good very fine (7) £50-60
243 Late Roman bronzes, various emperors, mints and types, fine to very fine or better (36) £40-50 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
244 20th Century Electrotypes/Cast Forgeries, sold as seen, no returns, various types (25) £100-150 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
BYZANTINE
MINT OF CONSTANTINOPLE UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
245 Anastasius I (AD 491-518), gold solidus, D N ANASTA-SIVS P P AVC, three-quarter facing bust of emperor, holding a spear and a shield, rev VICTORI-A AVCCC B, Victory standing left, holding a long staff surmounted by reversed rho, a star on left, CONOB in exergue, 4.49g, 6h (MIBE 7; S 5), extremely fine £400-500
246 Justinus I (AD 518-527), gold semissis, D N IVSTI-NVS PP AVI, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev VICTORIA AVCCC, Victory seated right, inscribing XXXX on a shield, a star on left, rho-headed cross on right, CONOB in exergue, 2.23g, 6h (MIB 4; S 57), about extremely fine £150-250
247 Heraclius with Heraclius Constantine (AD 634/5), gold globular solidus, mint of Carthage, indistinct legend around busts of emperor and son, each wearing a chlamys and crown, rev VICTOR-IA ACCh, cross potent on two steps, CONOB in exergue, 4.39g, 6h (MIB 84b. 7; S 867), good very fine £300-350
ISLAMIC
248 Arab Tabaristan, ½ drachms (5) together with Arab-Sasanian, Khusraw II drachm, Byshapur 50h, fine to very fine (6) £120-150
249 Umayyad, silver dirhams (2): Wasit, 105h; 120h, very fine and toned (2) £50-60
250 Abbasid, temp. al-Ma’mun (194-218h), gold dinar, Misr 201h, citing Sulayman, wt. 4.15gms. Bernardi 90bDe), about very fine, scarce £180-220
251 Abbasid, al-Musta’in (248-251h), gold dinar, Marw 249h, obv. al-‘Abbas, wt. 4.25gms. (Bernardi 161Ph), about very fine, rare £200-250
252 Abbasid, al-Mu’tamid (256-279h), gold dinar, San’a 257h, wt. 2.61gms. (Bernardi 172 E1 ), about extremely fine £250-300
253 Abbasid, al-Mu’tamid, gold dinar, San’a 275h, wt. 2.87gms. (Bernardi 177 E1 – date not recorded), about extremely fine, rare £300-350
254 Abbasid, al-Mu’tamid, gold dinar, San’a 279h, wt.
2.88gms. (Bernardi 187 E1), edge shaved, better than very fine £200-250
255 Tahirid, Talha b. Tahir, silver dirham, Samarqand 210h, wt. 2.90gms. (A.1393), very fine £60-100
256 Tulunid, Khumarawayh (270-282h), gold dinar, al-Rafiqa 276h, wt. 4.38gms. (Bernardi 193Hn), good very fine £250-300
257 Tulunid, Harun, dirham, Misr 290h, wt. 2.83gms.
(A.668.2; Grabar -), weak striking spots, but good very fine and very rare £250-300
258 Zirid, Anon. al-Mu’izz b. Badis, gold dinar, Madinat
‘izz al-islam al-Qaurawan 444h, wt. 3.88gms (Haz 7; A. 458), good very fine £220-260
259 Bahri Mamluk, Baybars I (658-676h), gold
dinar, al-Iskandariya, date off flan, wt. 4.13gms. (A.880), original brilliance, flat struck in parts, good extremely fine £200-250
260 Qajar, Muzafar al-din Shah, silver piedfort 2000 dinars, 1316h, wt. 18.15gms. (cf. KM.974), softly stuck, good very fine and rare £100-150
CONTINENTAL CELTIC COINS
261 Danubian District, Eastern Celts (3rd Century BC), silver tetradrachm, in imitation of Philip II types, laureate head of Zeus facing right, rev naked youth on horseback right, holding a palm and the reins, a torch and a dolphin below, 13.35g, 12h (Lanz 359-60), very fine £100-150
262 Danubian District, Eastern Celts (3rd Century
BC), silver tetradrachm, in imitation of Philip II types, laureate head of Zeus facing left, rev naked youth on horseback left, holding a palm and the reins, inverted Δ and Λ in field, 14.62g, 12h (Lanz -; BMC -; De La Tour -; Gobl -; cf CGB 55, 2012, lot 601 (these dies)), very fine, very rare £100-150
263 Danubian District, Eastern Celts (3rd Century BC), silver tetradrachm, in imitation of Philip II types, laureate head of Zeus facing right, rev naked youth on horseback left, holding a palm and the reins, a branch below, 12.91g, 5h (De La Tour 9774), counterstamp on reverse, toned, very fine £125-175
264 Danubian District, Geto-Dacians (mid to late
3rd Century BC), silver tetradrachm, facing head of Apollo, rev horseman riding left, 12.95g, 11h (Lanz 537; De La Tour 9692), cabinet tone, about very fine £125-175
265 Danubian District, Eastern Celts (2nd Century BC), silver tetradrachms (3), including “Audoleon” type, in imitation of Philip II, Celticized head facing right, rev horseman right, very fine to good very fine (3) £300-350
266 Danubian District, Eastern Celts (2nd Century BC), silver tetradrachms (2), including “mit Philippsreiter” type and “Velemer” type, in imitation of Philip II, Celticized head facing right, rev horseman right; with Billon Tetradrachms (3), “Kapostal” types, good fine to very fine, the first from a mount (5) £200-250
267 Eastern Celts, Danubian District (2nd to 1st Century BC), silver drachms (11), imitating types of Philip II, and of Roman Denarii of P. Satrienus, and Augustus, generally very fine or nearly so (11) £200-250
268 Gaul, Osismii (c.100-50 BC), gold stater, devolved head facing right, rev devolved biga left, 6.99g, 6h (Delestrée/Tache 2210; De la Tour 6516 var), nearly very fine, rare £250-300
269 Gaul, Massalia (c.200 BC), silver drachms (2), head of Artemis facing right, rev. lion right (De la Tour 1418 and 2126), good very fine (2) £100-150
270 Gaul (2nd to 1st Century BC), gold stater, and ¼-staters (2); with silver drachms, Hemidrachms and Obols (21), mainly fine to very fine, a very interesting group (24) £700-800
271 Gaul (2nd to 1st Century BC), Æ (20), various issues; and Potin Units (10), various issues, mainly very fine or nearly so (30) £350-450
BRITISH COINS
272 Cantiaci, bronze unit, 2.42g, 1st Century BC, wolf left, rev horse right (ABC 258; VA 154-1; S176); another, 1.92g, bear right, rev bull right (ABC 267; VA 154-3; S 176); another, 2.51g, boar left, rev lion right (ABC 270; VA 154-5; S 176); bronze ½-unit, 1.23g, head right, rev lion left (ABC 291; VA 154-9; S 176); Eppilus (c. AD 1-15), bronze unit, ‘shield’ on diamond shape, EP/PI/CO/(MF) around, rev eagle (ABC 408; VA 450-1; S 112), fair to nearly very fine, patinated (5) £125-175
second CCI 06-0038 third CCI 05.0539
273 Eastern, Bronze Unit, 1.22g, 1st Century BC, serpent(?), rev horse right (ABC 2318; VA -; S -); Trinovantes, Dubnovellaunos (c.5 BC - AD 10), Bronze Unit, 1.44g (ABC 2410; VA 1665-1; S 212); Catuvellauni, Addedomaros (c.45–25 BC), Bronze Unit, 1.62g (ABC 2541; VA 1615-1; S 206); Catuvellauni, Rues (c. AD 1-10), Bronze Unit, 2.39g (ABC 2757; VA 1895-1; S 273), first fair, others nearly very fine or better (4) £150-200
second CCI 05.0797 third CCI 00.1813 fourth ex DNW auction, September 2006
274 Catuvellauni, silver unit, Whaddon Chase type, 0.88g, c.60-50 BC, head left, rev horse(?) right, pellet in ring and two pellets below (ABC 2487; VA 1552-1; S 51), very fine £125-175 *ex DNW auction, June 2006 found at Earthling Borough, Northants, CCI 01.1483
275 Catuvellauni, silver unit, 0.79g, c.45-25 BC(?), head right, rev annulated horse left, pellets in rings above (ABC 2493; VA 1613-1; S -); Tasciovanus (c.25 BC - AD 10), bronze unit (2), 2.22g, 2.21g (ABC 2658, 2670; VA 1707-1, -; S 243, -); bronze ½-unit, 0.62g (ABC 2712; VA 1826; S 257), first chipped and cracked, very fine, others fair to fine (4) £100-150
second found near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, and see BNJ 1990, no.157
276 A group of British Celtic coins, Catuvellauni, Epaticus, Atrebates (2), Verica, silver units; all identified and ex Chris Rudd, generally fair to fine (3) £100-150
277 Corieltavi, Lat Ison (c. AD 40-47), silver unit, 0.94g, retrograde AT•ISO in central panel, two pellets above, rev horse right, E above, pellet below neck (ABC 1959; VA 998-1; cf BMC 3351; S 422), chipped, some weakness, about very fine, scarce £80-125
278 Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobeline (c. AD 8-41), bronze units (6), 2.28g, 2.07g, 2.27g, 1.84g, 1.73g, 2.14g (ABC 2921, 2957, 2960, 2966, 2972, 2984; VA 1973-1, 2089-1, 2091-1, 2095-1, 2099-12107-1; S 325, 336, 337, 340, 343, 347); unattributed bronze unit, head left, rev horse right, fair to very fine (7) £250-350
fifth ex BA Seaby Ltd, 1973 sixth CCI 00.1074
279 A group of British Celtic coins, Cunobeline, silver unit; bronzes (2), all identified and ex Chris Rudd, generally fine (3) £150-200
280 A group of British Celtic coins, Durotriges, base silver stater, quarter stater, bronze unit, all identified and ex Chris Rudd, generally fine or better (7) £100-200
281 A group of British Celtic coins, including; Iceni silver unit, Danebury silver unit, Potin, Gaulish lead wheel and others, all identified, generally fair to fine (7) £150-200 *ex Chris Rudd
282 British Celtic coins, comprising Amorican stater; Kentish potin; Iceni silver unit; Cunobeline bronze unit, fine to very fine (4) £80-120
283 Aethelred II (978-1016), penny, last small cross type (BMC I var), Dover, Cinsige, diademed bust l., rev. small cross, wt. 1.04gms. (S.1154; N.777), good very fine or better £200-250
284 Aethelred II (978-1016), penny, last small cross type (BMC I var), Lincoln, Wulfgrim, diademed bust l., rev. small cross, wt. 1.34gms. (S.1154; N.777), good very fine £200-250
285 Group lot of medieval hammered pennies, short cross, voided long cross and long cross, various rulers and grades, grades from fine to good fine (4) £30-50
286 Group lot of medieval hammered silver farthings, four English, one Irish, grades from about fine to good fine (5) £30-50
287 Henry VI, first reign, Groats (2), Calais, Pinecone-Mascle mules, with Annulet reverse and Rosette reverse (N 1461/1424, 1446; S 1875/1836, 1859), both very fine and rare (2) £250-350
288 Group of medieval silver groats and one silver
halfgroat, London Mint, various rulers and grades, all about fine or better (6) £70-80
289 Edward IV, first reign, silver groat, London, light
coinage, class VII, mm crown, quatrefoils by neck, no eye in legend on reverse (N 1570; S 2000), very fine, toned £150-200
290 Henry VII, silver groat (2), London, class IIIc,
mm anchor, and class Vb, mm cross-crosslet (N 1706; S 2199, 2201), first flat on face, second with edge chip at 10 o’clock, both nearly very fine (2) £80-120
291 Edward VI, fine silver coinage, shilling, mm. y (1551), crowned bust facing between rose and mark of value, rev. long cross fourchée over shield of arms (S.2482; N.1937), slightly creased, and weak in places, about fine £60-80
292 Philip and Mary (1554-1558) silver sixpence, 1554, no m.m. (S 2505) fine, some dents and creases £50-60
293 Elizabeth I, second issue, shilling, mm. cross crosslet (1560-1561), crowned bust l., rev. long cross fourchée over shield of arms; another, with pearls on bodice (S.2555, 2555A), the first weakly struck in centre and W scratched in field behind queen’s head, the second with obverse scratches, both about fine (2) £90-120
294 Elizabeth I, second issue, shilling, mm. martlet (1560-1561), crowned bust 1B l., rev. long cross fourchée over shield of arms (S.2555), scored on queen’s face and digs before bust, otherwise better than very fine, scarce £150-200
295 Elizabeth I, sixth issue, shilling, mm. key (1595-1598), crowned bust l., rev. long cross fourchée over shield (S.2577), fine; second issue, halfgroat, mm. cross crosslet (S.2557), good very fine, with a good portrait; Charles I, halfcrown, Tower mint, type 3a2, mm. anchor (1638-1639), crowned figure of king on horseback l., shouldering sword, rev. oval, garnished shield of arms (S.2775), weak in places, fine (3) £125-175
296 Charles I, Tower mint, halfcrown, Gp I, type 1a3, lightweight issue [struck between 14 August and 7 September 1626], mm. cross calvary, first horseman, no groundline below horse, reads HI, rev. square-topped shield of arms, normal garniture, stop after REGNO (cf. SCBI Brooker 285; S.2766; N.2202), a slight misstrike showing indentation 7 – 8 o’clock on obverse, very fine £300-400 *ex Baldwin’s vault
On Lingford ticket (B[aldwin] Feb 44 [£3])
297 Charles I, Tower mint, halfcrown, Gp IIc, mm.
portcullis, no groundline below horse, horseman with short sword, reads MA BR FR ET HI, rev. oval shield of arms, dividing C-R (cf. SCBI Brooker 315/316; S.2771; N.2207), M of MA double-struck, horseman rather flat, but reverse well-struck and good very fine £100-150 *ex Baldwin’s vault
On Lingford ticket (B[aldwin] Nov 43)
298 Charles I, Tower mint, halfcrown, Gp IIc, mm.
portcullis, no groundline below horse, horseman with longer sword, reads MA BR FR ET HI, rev. oval shield of arms, dividing C-R (cf. SCBI Brooker 316; S.2771; N.2207), obverse fine, reverse very fine £100-150 *ex Baldwin’s vault
299 Charles I (1625-1649) silver shilling, m.m. Star, Tower Mint, Group F. (S 2799), very fine £60-70
300 James II, Maundy set, 1687, laur. head l., rev.
crowned mark of value (S.3418; ESC.2382), very fine or better (4) £200-250
301 William and Mary, copper halfpenny, 1694, conjoined busts r., rev. Britannia (S.3452), nearly very fine; William III, copper halfpenny, first issue, date uncertain, laureate bust r., rev. Britannia (S.3554), about extremely fine but a weakly struck coin lacking detail (2) £120-150
302 William III, crown, 1696, OCTAVO, first laur. and dr. bust r. rev. crowned cruciform shields (S.3470), fine £30-40
303 William III - George V, crowns (6); halfcrowns (3); with Spanish American 8 reales (2), 1803 Lima, pierced; 1821 Mexico; a silver paperknife by A. Barratt & Sons, hallmarked London 1897, mounted with a George III cartwheel penny; Switzerland, ½ franc, 1878, good very fine, and various other coins of the world, 18th - 20thC, mostly base metal, fair to very fine, a few better (lot) £180-220
304 Anne, crown, 1707E, SEXTO, second dr. bust l.,
E below, rev. crowned cruciform shields (S.3600), edge knock at 12 o’clock, about very fine £100-150
305 George II, halfcrown, 1739, DVODECIMO, roses, young laur. and dr. bust l., rev. crowned cruciform shields, roses in angles (S.3693; ESC.600), good fine £125-175
306 George II, halfcrown, 1745, D. NONO, LIMA, old laur. and dr. bust l., rev. crowned cruciform shields (S.3695), die flaw on king’s face, about very fine; George III, Bank of England, eighteenpence, 1811, laur. and dr. bust r., rev. value within wreath (S.3771), lightly toned, light scratch on reverse, extremely fine (2) £80-100
307 George III, sixpence, 1787, obverse with c/stamp of initials PG or EG below fish; worn Georgian halfpenny with c/stamped central portrait of George III l., GEO III REX; George V, sixpence, the reverse with photographic portrait image of a lady, first and last very fine, second fine (3) £100-120
308 George III, farthings (2), 1799, third issue, bust r., rev. Britannia, grained edge (BMC 1279; S.3779); 1806, similar but smaller, edge plain (BMC 1396; S.3782), this extremely fine, first nearly so (2) £70-90
309 George III, twopences, 1797 (2), laur. and cuir. bust r., rev. Britannia seated l. (S.3776), both about very fine (2) £40-60
310 British and World coins, including Cartwheel
twopence and penny, misc. silver and base metal coins (lot) £50-100
311 George III – Victoria, crowns (8): 1819; 1821 (2);
1845; 1847; 1887; 1892; 1894, fair to very fine; with a large group of miscellaneous coins and medals of the world, varied state (lot) £150-200
312 Victoria, halfcrown, 1881, young head l., rev.
crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3889), about uncirculated £100-120
313 Victoria, ‘godless’ florin, 1849, crowned bust l.,
rev. crowned cruciform shields (S.3890), extremely fine £50-70
314 Victoria, Gothic florin, 1881, crowned bust l., rev.
crowned cruciform shields (S.3900), good extremely fine £150-200
315 Victoria, Jubilee head, double florin, Arabic 1 in
date; halfcrown; florin; shilling; sixpence; threepence, 1887; veiled head, shilling, 1897; sixpence, 1900 (S.3923, 3924, 3925, 3926, 3928, 3931, 3940A, 3941), all extremely fine or better (8) £70-120
316 Victoria, penny, 1860, toothed border, young bust
l., signature below cape, colon dots : after G: of D: G: to a tooth, rev. Britannia std. r., with shield and trident, LCW below shield (S.3954; M. BP 1860 N; F.15; P.1632), about uncirculated, the obverse with subdued 50% lustre, the reverse with very subdued 10-20% lustre £80-100
317 Victoria, penny, 1874, narrow date, young head
l., rev. Britannia std. r., with shield and trident (S.3954), about extremely fine £240-280
318 Victoria & George V, halfcrowns (2): 1897; 1923; florin, 1895; shilling, 1897 (S.3938, 4021A, 3939, 3940A), extremely fine or virtually so (4) £65-75 *ex Baldwin vault
319 Edward VII, shilling, 1902, bare head r., rev. lion
on crown (S.3982), certified and graded by PCGS as Mint State 65 £80-120
320 Edward VII - George V, sovereign, 1913; half
sovereigns (2): 1903; 1913, bare head r./l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S. 3974A, 3996, 4006), extremely fine, fine and very fine respectively (3) £400-500
321 George V, maundy set 1936 (S 4043, ESC 2553),
in a contemporary dated long red maundy money case, the 1936 maundy coins were distributed by King Edward VIII, good extremely fine to near uncirculated, toned and speckled, case in very good condition, rare (4) £80-100 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
322 Edward VIII, fantasy 6 piece 1936 pattern set, modern striking, in sterling silver layered in 24 ct. gold, by The London Mint Office, comprising: crown; halfcrown; florin; shilling; sixpence, threepence, in case and box of issue, FDC £80-100
Limited issue of 499 sets.
323 Elizabeth II, currency set, 1965, Churchill crown - farthing (9 coins); Canada, proof-like sets, 1967 (2), dollar – cent, both lacking the $20 (total of 12 coins); Gambia, proof set, 1966, 4 shillings – penny (6 coins); South Africa, proof sets (2): 1964, 50 cents - ½ cent (7 coins); 1965, rand – cent (7 coins); Tanzania, proof set, 1966, shilling – 5 senti (4 coins); USA, dollar, 1976, all cased except last, all mint state (8 items) £80-120
324 Elizabeth II, proof gold sovereign three-coin
collection, 2017, two pounds to half sovereign, issued by the Royal Mint, 22 ct., total wt. 27.94gms. (S.PGS82), in fitted case and boxes of issue, with certificate, FDC (3) £700-800
325 Elizabeth II, proof sovereign three-coin
collection, 2017, sovereign to quarter sovereign, head r., wearing tiara, rev. St. George and the dragon (S.PGS83), in fitted case and boxes of issue, with certificate, FDC (3) £800-1000
326 Bag containing approximately 70 Jubilee Crowns £50-80 *Please note this lot is collection only.
GIBRALTAR
327 Gibraltar, Victoria, two quarts, 1842/1, young head l., rev. castle, key below (KM.3 – 65), fair to good fine (65) £300-450
328 Gibraltar, Victoria, quart, 1842/0, young head
l., rev. castle, key below (KM.2 – 15), fair to very fine (15) £100-150
329 Gibraltar, Victoria, half quart, 1842, young head
l., rev. castle, key below (KM.1 – 20), fair to very fine, one pierced (20) £80-130
IRELAND
330 James II, ‘Gunmoney’ crowns, 1690 (2), horse’s
head raised (S.6578), both with double striking, first brass flan, very fine; second coppery flan, underlying coin very fine but verdigris stains; shilling, [1689], Feb:, large flan (S.6581), very fine; and a well-made contemporary forgery of an English shilling, about very fine (4) £100-120 *ex Baldwin’s vault
331 George III, Voce Populi coinage, halfpenny, 1760, laur. bust r., with P below, rev. Hibernia with harp, type 5 (DF.570), pierced at top, otherwise fine £55-65 *ex Baldwin’s vault
These coins circulated in the North American Colonies and are of USA interest.
SCOTLAND
332 Francis & Mary, second period, half testoon,
1559, crowned arms over cross potent, rev. FM monogram crowned, Lorraine cross each side (S.5419), fine, rare £150-200
With old tickets.
333 James VI, second coinage, half-merk, 1572,
crowned shield between 6 and 8, rev. ornate cross with crowns and thistles in alternate angles (S.5478), very fine £100-150
334 James VI (I of England), After Accession to the English throne (1604-1625), twelve shillings, bust r., rev. shield of arms, Scottish arms in first and fourth quarters (S.5506), fair to fine; Charles I, third coinage (1637-1642), Briot’s issue, 12 shillings, B at ends of legends, crowned bust l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.5558), fair, but legends clear £100-130
335 Charles I, third coinage (1637-1642), Falconer’s second issue, twelve shillings, crowned bust l., wholly within inner circle, rev. crowned shield of arms, thistle before legend (S.5563), fine £80-100
336 Charles I, third coinage (1637-1642), Falconer’s first issue, six shillings, crowned bust l., bust to edge of coin, rev. crowned shield of arms, F above (S.5569), adjustment marks on reverse, about fine £50-60 With old tickets.
337 Charles I, third coinage (1637-1642), six shillings (2), crowned bust l., within legend, rev. crowned shield of arms (S.5571), one clipped, about fine, reverse better, the other fair (2) £100-120 With old ticket.
TOKENS
338 15th/16th century, lead (2): 22mm, merchant’s mark
incorporating H and B, rev. cross cercelée, pellet in each quarter (cf. Mitchiner & Skinner, BNJ 1984, type Q); 21mm, c. 1526-40, crude capped head l., rev. 8-armed cross, pellets in angles (M&S. pl. 11/42), first very fine or better for issue, second virtually (2) £50-70 First found at Billingsgate; second from a hoard found at Huntingdon.
339 17th century, Lincolnshire (W.235); Norfolk (W.63/124/225 (2 vars.)); Northamptonshire (W.80); Nottinghamshire (W.51); Oxfordshire (W.111 (2 vars.)/164/236/247); Warwickshire (W.55 (2 vars.); Wiltshire (W.124/222); Worcestershire (W.2/52); Uncertain location (W.75/92), poor to good fine (20) £100-150 *ex Baldwin’s vault
340 17th century, farthings (9): Berkshire, Reading,
James Blunt, 1666 (W.67); Devon (2), Exeter, Abisha Brocas, BOOKSELLER (W.88), Totnes, Jeams Martyn, 1653 (W.355); Hampshire, Emsworth, Thomas Wheeler, 1667 (W.62); Kent, Maidstone, Elizabeth Webb, GROCER (W.393); Lincolnshire, Crowland, Elizabeth Colls, 1664 (W.59); Oxfordshire, Oxford, William Baley (W.116); Surrey, Putney, Elizabeth Smith (W.214); Westmorland, Kendal, the Mercers’ Company, 1657 (W.5); halfpennies (2): Warwickshire, Meriden, Thomas Avery, 1667, SHOOMAKER (W.117); Yorkshire, Doncaster, George Rasine, 1665 (W.80), mediocre to fine, Surrey 214 better, Berks. 67, Devon 88 and Warks. 117 rare (11) £180-250
341 17th century, Berkshire (W.52/73/115 (3 vars.)/139); Buckinghamshire (W.11/111); Dorset (W.64/132/151); Essex (W.110/142); Gloucestershire (W.101/166/217); Huntingdonshire (W.7); Kent (W.112/359/546), poor to good fine (20) £100-150 *ex Baldwin’s vault
342 Ayrshire, mule halfpenny, 1799, bust of Prince of Wales l., rev. Scotia with laurel wreath, cipher TC in exergue (DH.6), old verdigris patch on Prince’s hair, otherwise about mint state and richly toned, extremely rare £150-180 *ex Baldwin’s vault
By W.J. Taylor, from the original dies, struck probably in the third quarter of the nineteenth century.
343 18th century, Suffolk, pennies (5); halfpennies (41), mostly good fine to good very fine, some duplication, with a few identifying tickets (46) £150-200 *ex Baldwin’s vault
344 18th century, mainly English, pennies (11); halfpennies (80); farthings (33), mostly fine to very fine (124) £350-450 *ex Baldwin’s vault
345 18th century, halfpennies, all English, mostly fine to very fine (122) £350-450 *ex Baldwin’s vault
346 18th century, halfpennies, mainly English, mostly fine to very fine (110) £350-450 *ex Baldwin’s vault
347 18th century, halfpennies, mainly English, mostly fine to very fine (80) £250-350 *ex Baldwin’s vault
348 18th century, Wales, Anglesey, pennies, 1787, mostly fine to very fine (40) £250-300 *ex Baldwin’s vault
349 18th century, Wales, Anglesey, halfpennies, 1788, mostly fine to very fine (82) £250-300 *ex Baldwin’s vault
350 18th century, Wales: Anglesey (76): pennies, 1787 (10), 1788 (4); halfpennies, 1788 (21), 1789 (6), 1791 (14), ‘Paris Miners’ (12), other counterfeits and mules (9); North Wales, halfpennies (29), mostly fine to very fine (105) £300-400 *ex Baldwin’s vault
351 18th century, halfpennies (14): Cheshire, Macclesfield (2), counterfeit, 1793 (DH.73), mule/evasion, 1792 (DH.79); Kent, Sandwich, Thomas Bundock (DH.39); Middlesex, Kelly (DH.345); Norfolk, Norwich, Bullen and Martin (DH.19); Suffolk, Bungay, Abel, Prentice and ‘Dell’, 1795 (DH.21a); Warwickshire, Coventry, Robert Reynolds & Co., 1792 (DH.231); North Wales, for general circulation, bust of Druid (2 – DH.1d/8); Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh, Thos & Alexr Hutchison (2), 1790 (DH.24), 1791 (DH.35); others (3); farthings for general circulation (2): South Wales, bust, rev. Prince of Wales’s feathers in shield, 1793 (DH.26a); Scotland, Lothian, arms between branches, rev. dove with olive branch (DH.69); and a cast copy of the copy of the Noble/Bobbe specimen of the Sawbridgeworth penny of Robert Orchard (DH. Herts. 1), latter almost as made, R.R. COPY stamped on edge, DH. Mdx 345 and S. Wales 26a extremely fine, latter with thin hairline scratch on obverse, DH. Kent 39, Norfolk 19 and Lothian 69 nearly extremely fine, latter with several obverse flan flaw lines resembling scratches, the rest fine to good very fine, the unidentified tokens scratched, DH. Cheshire 79 rare (17) £200-300
352 19th century silver, shillings (12) and sixpences (5): of Dorset (Dalton 28), Gloucestershire (2 – D.1/11), Herefordshire (D.2), Somerset (7 – D.24/25/27/31 - counterfeit in brass/38/49/55), and unidentified (6), the unidentified tokens poor to fair, the rest fine to nearly extremely fine (17) £180-220
353 19th century silver, shillings (9) and sixpence (1): of Middlesex (D.15), Northamptonshire (D.5), Nottinghamshire (2 – D.4/5), Staffordshire (D.11), Warwickshire (D.7), Yorkshire (3 – D.24/25/31), Not Local (D.19), fine to nearly extremely fine, Yorks. D.25 very rare (10) £150-200
354 19th century silver, London, William Till,
halfpenny-size, 1839, arms, rev. DEALER IN ANCIENT & MODERN COINS etc. within floral wreath (D&W.246/61; W.3078), metal-testing scratches in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine, toned, extremely rare in silver £60-100
355 19th century copper, pennies (10), of Barnsley
(W.11), Bilston (W.96), Birmingham (3 – W.244/269/313), Cheadle (W.666), Newark (W.880), Flint (W.1310), Landore (2 – W.560/563); halfpennies (2), of Birmingham (W.272a), Not Local (W.1590), very fine to nearly extremely fine (12) £200-300
356 19th century, Somerset, Bath, Bath Society,
copper ticket, FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND RELIEF OF OCCASIONAL DISTRESS, rev. ESTABLISHED 1805 within wreath (D&W.29; W.2331); Wales, Abertillery, S. Smart, Castle Hotel, brass 3d. check (Cox 945); Hampshire, Itchen Bridge, square zinc halfpenny ticket; unofficial farthings (13), of London, Manchester, Norwich, Willenhall, Cardiff, Swansea and Glasgow; miscellaneous (4), fine to nearly extremely fine (20) £100-150
357 19th century copper, pennies (22), of Bath,
Birmingham, Bristol, Cornwall, Sheffield, Taunton, Tavistock, Walsall, Worcester, Glasgow (W.15a (2)/216/313/320/392a/436/442/522/675/677/696/704/975 (2)/1125/1130/1133/1146/1158/1240/1350); halfpennies (9), of Bristol, Hull, London, Norwich, Not Local (W.471a/785/835/840/929/1590 (4)), fair to nearly very fine, W.216, 320 and 392a rare (31) £200-300
358 Somerset, Halliday’s penny tokens, 1811 (5): Bristol
(4); Bristol and South Wales (1) (D.75ff, 103), one cleaned, one with verdigris, very fine or better with some lustre; George IV, third farthing, 1827; Victoria, half farthings (2): 1843; 1856; farthing, 1874H (S.3827, 3951, 3959), the 1843 with verdigris on reverse, all about uncirculated with lustre and toning (9) £120-150
359 19th century copper, pennies (5), of Bristol
(W.522), Cornwall (W.701), Devon (W.1130), Worcester (2 – W.1240/1263); halfpennies (5), of Bristol (2 – W.451/471a), London (2 – W.837/845), Not Local (W.1590); farthing of Chatteris (W.660), very fine to nearly extremely fine (11) £180-250
360 19th century tokens, Gateshead, Boundary Tokens (8), 27th May 1824 (2); 24th May 1836 (2), both pierced; 24th May 1849 (2 – one proof); 5th October 1857 (2), very fine to extremely fine (8) £80-100
361 19th century silver tokens, Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Saunders & Butt, shillings, 1811, City arms (3): dated October 20th (D.7), October 25th (2 – D.8/9), D.9 very fine/good very fine, a little scuffed, very rare, the others extremely fine or better with reflective surfaces, D.7 rare, all the issues of this company (3) £150-180
362 Tradesmen’s tokens, generally 19th century, generally fine, some better, a few with lustre (43) £100-200
GIBRALTAR
363 Gibraltar (14): an example of each variety of the
currency token issues of 1802 to 1820, of Richard Cattons (2 – Pr.12/13); Robert Keeling (9 – Pr. 15-23); and James Spittles (3 – Pr.24/25/26), the Spittles two quartos of 1818 (Pr.24) fair, rare, the larger Keeling two quarts of 1802 (Pr.15) fine with edge knocks, the rest very fine to extremely fine (14) £300-400
364 Gibraltar (13): an example of each variety of the
currency token issues of 1802 to 1820 except the two quartos of James Spittles, 1818, i.e. of Richard Cattons (2 – Pr.12/13); Robert Keeling (9 – Pr.15-23); and James Spittles (2 – Pr.25/26), nearly fine to nearly extremely fine (13) £200-300
365 Gibraltar, Victoria, pattern half quart, undated, young head l., from a British half farthing die, rev. castle, key below (Pr.9), extremely fine with hints of lustre, minor rim knock, extremely rare £400-600 *ex Baldwin’s Auction 62, 29 September 2009, lot 870
366 Gibraltar, Victoria, quart, 1842/0, young head l., rev. castle, key below (KM.2); half quart, 1842, similar (KM.1), first extremely fine, second better and lustrous, two toning spots on reverse, perhaps cleaned long ago (2) £150-200 *first ex Baldwin’s Auction 62, 29 September 2009, lot 869 (part)
367 Gibraltar, Robert Keeling, two quartos, 1810, lion l., holding key in r. paw, rev. castle (2 – KM.Tn4.1/4.2; Pr.18/19); quarto, 1810, similar (3 – KM.Tn3.1/3.2; Pr.21/22/23), Pr.22 good very fine; the rest extremely fine or better, all except Pr.21 with hints of lustre, weakness in centres of Pr.18 and 19, all the 1810 varieties (5) £300-400 *Pr.19 ex Baldwin’s Auction 62, 29 September 2009, lot 867
368 Gibraltar (3): Robert Keeling (2): two quartos,
1810, large date, lion l., holding key in r. paw, rev. castle (KM.Tn4.2), quarto, 1810, small date, similar (KM.Tn3.2; Pr.23); James Spittles, two quartos, 1820, lion with key as previous, rev. the Moorish Castle (KM.Tn9), extremely fine, last with a little lustre (3) £150-200
369 Gibraltar (75): Richard Cattons (6): two quartos,
1813 (2), quarto, 1813 (4); James Spittles (69): two quartos, 1820 (61), quarto, 1820 (8), poor to very fine (75) £250-350
370 Gibraltar, Robert Keeling (95): two quartos, 1802
and 1810 (44), quarto, 1802 and 1810 (51), poor to very fine, including at least one example of each of the Pridmore currency varieties, nos. 15 to 23 (95) £350-500
IRELAND
371 Ireland, 18th century, halfpennies (5): Dublin, Camac (3 – DH.120/183/235), ‘RLT&Co.’ (DH.358); Wicklow, counterfeit (DH.43b); 19th century (7): silver shilling, 1804 (Dalton 8); Dublin, Edward Stephens, penny, 1816 (W.1875); Belfast, unofficial farthings (2), Hughes and McGlade; Dublin, Castle Tea Co., ¼ lb. check; Dublin, 2d. pub checks (2 – City Arms, Aungier St. (Rice 77); M. K[avanagh], City Quay (R.213), mostly fine to very fine (12) £150-200
AUSTRALIAN TOKENS
372 Dease, E. F., Brisbane Street, Launceston, Tasmania, Drapers Merchants, copper penny, legend, rev. golden fleece (G.60 [R4]; A.99; R.107), a little spotting but extremely fine, some lustre and much redness £100-120 *ex Baldwin’s vault
373 Dease, E. F., Brisbane Street, Launceston, Tasmania, Drapers Merchants, copper penny, legend, rev. golden fleece (G.60 [R4]; A.99; R.107), choice extremely fine, uniform dark brown patina £100-120 *ex Baldwin’s vault
374 De Carle, E. & Co., Melbourne, Auctioneers and
Land Agents, copper penny, Justice seated, 1855 (G.63; A.103; R.116), very fine £55-65 *ex Baldwin’s vault
375 De Carle, E. & Co., Melbourne, copper pennies
(2): Auctioneers, rev. TASMANIA, Justice seated; Grocers & Spirit Merchants, rev. BRITANNIA, Britannia seated (G.64/65; A.104/105; R.114/115), both good very fine (2) £80-100 *ex Baldwin’s vault
376 Harrold, Charles & Co., Birmingham, UK,
halfpenny token, undated, 2 ST PAULS SQ / BIRMINGHAM / LATE JOSEPH LANE & SON, rev. REFINED AUSTRALIAN COPPER FOR REFINING GOLD (R.187 [R10] ‘possibly unique’), very fine and extremely rare £600-800 *ex Baldwin’s vault
Charles Harrold & Co. continued trading as silversmiths into the Edwardian era when it was run by Charles, Alfred Henry and Francis Herbert Westwood, still at 2 and 3 St. Paul’s Square, Birmingham.
377 Palmer, B., Sydney, Wine and Spirit Depot, copper pennies (4), undated, name, etc., rev. liver bird, Liverpool Arms (G.215; A.408; R.403), very fine or nearly so (4) £100-120 *ex Baldwin’s vault
378 Palmer, B., Sydney, Wine and Spirit Depot, copper pennies (5), undated, name, etc., rev. liver bird, Liverpool Arms (G.215; A.408; R.403), very fine, one stained (5) £100-120 *ex Baldwin’s vault
379 Stokes, Thomas, Melbourne [die sinker and engraver], copper penny, 1862, Australian Arms with kangaroo and emu supporters, rev. IN VINO VERITAS, vine (G.268 [R5]; A.542; R.514), number 548 pencilled on reverse, good very fine though surface dirty £60-80 *ex Baldwin’s vault
380 Stokes, Thomas, Melbourne [die sinker and engraver], copper pennies (2), 1862, legend, rev. IN VINO VERITAS, vine (G.T266; A.540; R.504); another, Australian Arms (G.268d; A.547; R.509), Andrews number pencilled on reverse of G.268d, one T266 extremely fine though dull, the others very fine (3) £100-120 *ex Baldwin’s vault
381 Toogood, A., Sydney, Merchant, copper pennies (2), 1855, AUSTRALIA, Justice seated (G.287a; A.587; R.558), nearly extremely fine (2) £60-100 *ex Baldwin’s vault
382 Wood, W. D., Montpelier Retreat Inn, Hobart, ‘proof ’ halfpenny, façade of the inn (G.316; A.641; R.601), surface dull but extremely fine £100-120 *ex Baldwin’s vault
NEW ZEALAND TOKENS
383 Caro, J. & Co, Christchurch, General Ironmongers,
ploughman (G.41; A.62; R.74), double scratch on reverse, very fine £60-80 *ex Baldwin’s vault
384 Gittos, B., Auckland, Leather Merchant, copper
pennies (4), 1865, legends both sides (G.84; A.149; R.154), three very fine, one a little better (4) £80-100 *ex Baldwin’s vault
385 Gratten, Richard, Thames Hotel, Auckland, copper pennies (3), 1872, Maori in canoe (G.86; A.152; R.157), very fine (3) £60-80 *ex Baldwin’s vault
386 Gratten, Richard, Thames Hotel, Auckland, copper pennies (5), 1872, Maori in canoe (G.86; A.152; R.157), nearly very fine (5) £60-80 *ex Baldwin’s vault
JETONS
387 Elizabeth I, Defeat of the Spanish Armada,
copper jeton, 1588, believed from Middleburg, arms of Zeeland, rev. ships engaged in combat, VENIT IVIT FVIT 1588, 32mm (MI 146/113; Eimer 58; vL 384/2; Dugn. 3186), very fine £70-100
388 Elizabeth I, Assistance to the United Provinces,
copper jeton, Dordrecht, 1586, 29mm (MI 133/87; Dugn 3096; vL I, 359); The Alliance of Britain, France and the United Provinces, copper Jeton, Dordrecht, 1596, 30mm (MI 161/142; Dugn 3400; vL I, 47, 3); others (3), strictly Dutch, The lieutenant-general entrusted to the Prince of Orange, 1578, 30mm (Dugn. 2743; vL. I 249/245.1.); Dordrecht, 1583, the people repudiate the Duke of Anjou, 29.5mm (Dugn.2939; vL I, 325); the truce with Spain suspended, 1607, 30.5mm (Dugn 3623; vL II, 33; Pax 49), first fine, others very fine or better (5) £150-200
389 Netherlands, copper jetons (6), the truce with
Spain suspended, 1607, 30.5mm (Dugn 3623; vL II, 33; Pax 49); the Mistrust of the truce, 29mm (Dugn.3624; vL II, 34); Philip IV of Spain, Antwerp, 1645, Bureau des Finances, 30mm (Dugn.3995); The Commercial Alliance between England, France and the United Provinces, 1662, 36mm (Dugn 4185; Pax 246); Accession of Charles II of Spain, 1666, 31.5mm (Dugn.4231); Capture of Budapest, 1686, 27.5mm (Dugn.4531), fine to very fine (6) £150-200
WORLD COINS
390 British Honduras, copper token 1½ pence,
1885, issued by Henry Gansz, BELIZE HONDURAS around date, rev. issuer and denomination (KM.Tn2; Pr.76), certified and graded by NGC as About Uncirculated 55 Brown £280-320 *ex Richard Stuart Collection
391 British West Africa, Edward VIII, tenth of a
penny (2), halfpenny (4), one penny (4); East Africa, 5 Cents (3), 10 Cents (3); Fiji, one penny (2); New Guinea, one penny (2); India State of Kutch, one kori (2), five kori (2), various mints, all dated 1936; also British coins of George VI, currency issues farthing to crown (7), proof crown 1937 (1), extremely fine to about uncirculated (32) £80-100 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
392 Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Kandy Kings AE (20), 1802 1/48 Rix Daler (2, one tinned), 1815 2 Stivers (2), Stiver & half Stiver, 50 Cents 1893, 1895, 1910, 1922 (2), 25 Cents 1893 (2), 1902, 1908, 1920, 1925, 10 cents 1892, 1893, 1894, 1903, 1908, 1920 (2) & 1941 AE 5 cents 1870 1892, 1 Cent 1904, 1912, 1922, 1945 (2), Half Cent 1870, 1890, 1908, 1912 & 1926, Quarter Cent 1870, 1890, 1901 (gilt) & 1904, 5 cent (Cu-Ni) 1909 (2), 1920 & 1926 Five Rupees silver 1957 2500 anniversary of Buddhism, other coins 17 & 1971 4 piece Proof set, fine to extremely fine (90) £150-200
393 China and Japan, assorted coins, mostly base metal and many identified, with a Chinese tea bowl (lot) £50-100
394 East Africa and Uganda, George V, cupro-
nickel cents (28): 1911H (9), very fine; 1912H (20) (KM.7), 1911 issues very fine and all but three 1912 issues extremely fine (28) £55-65 *ex Baldwin’s vault
395 France, François I (1515-1547), billon douzain à la croisette (Ci.170); Henri II, billon douzains aux croissants (2): 1550G, Poitiers; 1552 (?) H, La Rochelle (Ci.1305); Charles IX, billon douzain; Henri III, billon gros de six blancs, 1585G, Poitiers (Ci.1444), mostly fair (5) £80-100 Most with old tickets.
396 Germany, Saxony, various minor silver coins (4)
of the 16th to 17th centuries, pleasant tones, all from mounts, very fine or better £200-250 *ex O’Byrne collection, with old tickets
397 Germany, Nürnberg, thaler, 1765, with title of Francis I, crowned double-headed eagle with shield on breast, rev. Peace holding laurel branch beside altar and shield (KM.347; Dav.2490), traces of mount at top, otherwise about extremely fine £120-150
398 Germany, Prussia, Friedrich II, thaler, 1785B (KM.332.2), light adjustment marks on portrait, good very fine; Brandenburg, Friedrich III, 2/3 thaler, 1689 (KM.556); Sachsen-Altenburg, thaler, 1619 (KM.20), ex-mount; Kriegsgeld 50 pfennig, 1917; Austria, Archduke Ferdinand (1564-1595), thaler, undated (Dav.8097); Salzburg, 1/6 thaler, 1688 (KM.251), this pierced, except where stated, good fine to very fine (6) £130-160
399 no lot
400 Medieval India, Western Satraps silver (27), Andhra silver, Nahaparna silver & Gautamiputra Sri Satakani AR, Gupta silver (8), Post Gupta imitations silver (10), other medieval coins in silver & billon (16) fine to very fine (83) £200-300 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
401 India, Bengal Sultans, Hussain (1490-1510) silver Tanka, Delhi Sultans silver Tankas (3), Mughal Rupees (12) 17th-19th centuries, fine to very fine (16) £200-250 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
402 India, Mughal, Barbur (1525-1530) silver Tanka
(4.62g.) no mintmark, Humayun (1530-55AD) silver Tanka Lahore, very fine (2) £150-200 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
403 Collection of Indian Temple Tokens, imitation
of early Mughal coins (15) other Islamic types (11), Hindu types (27) and Sikh types (7) mostly base silver 19th - early 20th century, with post-Independence bullion silver medals with Hindu iconography (12), mostly very fine (71) £200-300 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
404 India, Princely States, Alwar, Rupees, 1877 (KM
45), 1891 (KM 46); Bikanir Rupee 1892 (KM 72), very fine to extremely fine (3) £150-200 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
405 India, Princely States, Assam, Awadh, Indore & Cooch Bihar silver Rupees (4), Baroda Rupee & 4 Abbas (2) Cochin AV Fanam & silver Chucram, Mysore AE Half Paisa, Travancore silver Fanam 1112 & 1116, AE 8 Cash, 4 Cash, Hyderabad Rupee 1334 & 1361(2), Half Rupee 1328, 4 Anna 1323 & 1362, 2 Annas 1325, 1333 & 1362, & other AE coins of Ancient & Medieval India Princely States, Nepal, Maldives, Tibet, Danish India, French India &c.(24) Modern coins of India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Mauritius Seychelles &c. (27) fine to very fine (74) £120-200 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
406 India, Mysore, Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1799-1868), gold pagodas (4), Shiva and Parvati, rev. Brahmi legend, 3.31 – 3.38gms. (KM.210; Fr.1358), very fine (4) £150-200 *ex Baldwin’s vault
407 India, Mysore, Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1799-1868), gold pagodas (4), Shiva and Parvati, rev. Brahmi legend, 3.38 – 3.42gms. (KM.210; Fr.1358), very fine (4) £150-200 *ex Baldwin’s vault
408 India, East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Rupee Calcutta -/19 edge//// (Stevens 4.18) (3), Half Rupee Calcutta -/19 edge//// (Stevens 4.20,) Quarter Rupee 1202/19 (Stevens 4.122 ), Rupee, edge lllll (Stevens 6.11), plain edge (Stevens 9.5) (2), Quarter Rupee 1202/19 plain edge (Stevens 9.12), Benares Mint Rupee 1207/34 (Stevens 7.64). Bombay Presidency Rupees 1215 (Stevens 5.8) (2), Madras Rupees 1172 (Stevens 4.8) (2), Eighth Rupee 1172 lotus (Stevens 4.22), Rupee 1172 rose (Stevens 4.30), Half Rupee 1172 rose (Stevens 4.31), & Quarter Rupee 1172 rose (Stevens 4.33), very fine to extremely fine (18) £200-250
409 India, East India Company, Madras presidency, proof 1/96 rupee, 1797, arms, rev. bale mark (KM.397), about uncirculated with some lustre; with other coins and medals of the world, mostly base metal, in varying condition (lot) £100-150
410 India, East India Company, coppers, Bombay Soho mint 1/2 Pice 1804 (Stevens 8.60), Madras Soho 5 Cash (2) (Stevens 5.139), Northern Circars, Half Dub 1797 (Stevens 5.186), United EIC, Half Anna 1835 (2) (S&W 1.83), 1845C (S&W 2.60), Quarter Anna 1835 (S&W 1.87)(2) & (S&W 1.89)(2), 1858 (S&W 3.78) 1/2 Pice 1853 (S&W 3.84) (2),1/12 Anna 1865 Madras (S&W 1.104)(2) & 1848 (S&W 2.61)(2), British India, Quarter Anna 1874C, 1877C. 1910C (2), 1917C, 1/2 Pice 1939B, 1/12 Anna 1875C, 1905C 1910C (2), 1926C 1933C, Pice 1945B, mostly very fine to extremely fine (32) £150-200 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
411 India, East India Company, William IV, Rupee 1835,
Calcutta (Stevens & Weir 1.39), Bombay (Stevens & Weir 1.47)(2), 1/4 Rupee 1835, Calcutta value in Hindi Stevens & Weir 1.61), Calcutta F below bust (Stevens & Weir 1.66) & Bombay (Stevens & Weir 1.72) mostly extremely fine (5) £200-300 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
412 India, East India Company, William IV, Half
Rupee 1835, Bombay (Stevens & Weir 1.60), extremely fine £200-300 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
413 India, East India Company, William IV, Half
Rupee 1835, Calcutta (Stevens & Weir 1.54), extremely fine £200-300 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
414 India, East India Company, Victoria, Continuous Legends, Rupee 1840 Bombay (Stevens & Weir 2.22) (2), Half Rupee 1840 Bombay (Stevens & Weir 2.32) 1/4 Rupee 1840 Madras (Stevens & Weir 2.46 & 2.47)(2) & 2 Annas 1841 Madras (Stevens & Weir 2.55) (3) mostly extremely fine (7) £350-450 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
415 India, East India Company, Victoria Divided Legends,
Rupee 1840 Bombay or Calcutta (Stevens & Weir 3.33) (2), Half Rupee 1840 Bombay or Calcutta (Stevens & Weir 3.46), 1/4 Rupee 1840 Bombay (Stevens & Weir 3.52) (2) & 2 Annas 1841 Bombay (Stevens & Weir 3.66)(3) mostly extremely fine (8) £200-250 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
416 India, East India Company, Victoria, Rupees (5)1862
C (S & W 4.51) 1862 B (S & W 4.78) , 1885 C (S & W 6.80), 1892 C (S & W 4.125) & 1900 C (S & W 6.153) Half Rupees 1874 B (S & W 5.22), 1896 (S & W 6.224), Quarter Rupees (4), 1862 (S & W 4.130) (2), 1886 C (S & W 6.283) & 1892 B (S & W 6.311) 2 Annas (4) 1862 M (S & W 4.149), 1874 (S & W 5.37) , 1889C (S & W 6.390) & 1897C (S & W 6.436) mostly very fine to extremely fine (15) £200-300 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
417 India, Edward VII, Rupee, 1904B, 1905 C (2), Half Rupee 1907C (2), Quarter Rupee 1903C, 1907 C, 2 Annas 1903C, 1910C , George V Rupees 1911C (so called pig rupee)(2), 1918C & 1918B, Half Rupees 1919B (2) Quarter Rupee 1918C. 1919C & 1936B, 2 Annas 1911C, 1912C, 1913C &1917C (2), George VI, Rupees 1945B & 1947B, Half Rupee 1945B Quarter Rupee 1943C, 1944B, 1945B 1947B (2) very fine to extremely fine (32) £100-150 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
418 India, Edward VII, Cupro Nickel 1 Anna 1907B (2), George V Cupro Nickel, 8 Annas 1919C, 4 Annas 1919B, 2 Annas 1918C, &1 Anna 1912B George VI Cupro Nickel 1/2 Anna 1946C very fine to extremely fine (7) £200-300 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
419 India, George V, bronze quarter-annas (150), mixed dates, crowned bust l., rev. value within decorative border (KM 512), mint state or virtually so (150) £120-180
420 India, George V, bronze quarter-annas (150), mixed dates, crowned bust l., rev. value within decorative border (KM 512), mint state or virtually so (150) £120-180
421 India, George VI, bronze quarter-annas (150), mixed dates, crowned bust l., rev. value within decorative border (KM 531), mint state or virtually so (150) £120-180
422 India, George VI, bronze quarter-annas (150), mixed dates, crowned bust l., rev. value within decorative border (KM 531), mint state or virtually so (150) £120-180
423 India, George VI, bronze quarter-annas (150), mixed dates, crowned bust l., rev. value within decorative border (KM 531), mint state or virtually so (150) £120-180
424 India, George VI, bronze quarter-annas (150), mixed dates, crowned bust l., rev. value within decorative border (KM 531), mint state or virtually so (150) £120-180
425 India, George VI, bronze quarter-annas (150), mixed dates, crowned bust l., rev. value within decorative border (KM 531), mint state or virtually so (150) £120-180
426 India, George VI, bronze quarter-annas (150), mixed dates, crowned bust l., rev. value within decorative border (KM 531), mint state or virtually so (150) £120-180
427 India, George VI, nickel-brass half-annas (555), square, crowned bust l., rev. value, mixed dates (KM 534), mint state or virtually so (555) £200-300
428 India, George VI, nickel-brass half-annas (555), square, crowned bust l., rev. value, mixed dates (KM 534), mint state or virtually so (555) £200-300
429 India, George VI, nickel-brass half-annas (555), square, crowned bust l., rev. value, mixed dates (KM 534), mint state or virtually so (555) £200-300
430 India, George VI, nickel-brass half-annas (555), square, crowned bust l., rev. value, mixed dates (KM 534), mint state or virtually so (555) £200-300
431 India, Republic, Silver 50 Rupees 1974, 1975, 10 Rupees 1969,1970 (2), 1972, 1973, 1974, Cu-Ni 5 Rupees 1984 (2), 1992, 1995 & 1996, 2 Rupees 1995 Tamil Congress, 1995 National Integration (2), 1 Rupee 1962, 1964, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1989 & 1991, other modern Indian coins (48) and 1969 proof set, mostly very fine to uncirculated (80) £150-200 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
432 India, tokens, Automatic Machine Co (2), Independence medals (5), Army Temperance silver 3 year medal, Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank 50g. AR, flag medals (2) other medals (3) very fine to extremely fine (12) £50-100 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
433 Jamaica, Thomas Lunday & Co., brass token,
1844, IRONMONGERS, rev. paddle steamer EARL OF ELGIN (Pr.144; Lyall 196), nearly extremely fine, a few light toning spots £50-70
434 Malta, 2 scudi, 1796 (KM.343), ex-mount, about
very fine; other crown-sized (11) and smaller denomination (10) coins of the world, mostly extremely fine, a couple fine (22) £100-150
435 Mauritius, George V, rupees (2), and half rupee, 1934 (KM.17, 16); bronze 2 cents, 1923 (KM.13), silver good very fine, last virtually mint state (4) £50-80 *ex Baldwin’s vault
436 Mexico City, George III, dollar, oval countermarked on portrait 8 reales of Charles IV, 1791FM, (S.3765A), traces of mounting, very fine; William & Mary, twopences (2): 1691; 1692, good very fine and good fine; Anne, silver coronation medal, 1702, 33mm., good fine; halfcrown, 1816; crown, 1891; threepence, 1900; pennies (2): 1901; 1949, these last two uncirculated with lustre and toning, the others fair to fine (9) £120-180
437 Morocco, copper 4 fels (10 mazunas), 1310h
(AD. 1892/3), Fez mint, wt. 11.57gms. (KM.Y3; Lec.78), some minor discolouration, residual sheen, extremely fine, scarce £60-80
438 Nepal, Bhatgoan, Jaya Ranajit Malla (1722-69), silver
Nag Tang mohars (2), NS.867 ? (cf. KM.108; cf. RGV.564-5; cf. M.2300a-b), good very fine (2) £40-60
439 Netherlands, Kampen, lead squeeze of liondaalder, undated, fine to very fine £60-80
440 Penang, East India Company, copper quarter-
cent or Keping, 17[87], legend in Arabic, rev. bale-mark (SCM PG.2; KM.1), off-centre and lacks last 2 digits of date, but a delightful small coin, nearly extremely fine, scarce £65-75 *ex Baldwin’s vault
441 Russia, Peter II, rouble, 1729, laur. and cuir. bust r., rev. date in cruciform surmounted by crowns, monograms in angles (KM.182.3; Dav.1669), fine £100-120
442 Saudia Arabia, Nejd and Hejaz, Ottoman copper-
nickel 40 para (48) with ‘al-Hejaz’ countermark, generally very fine £400-500
443 South Africa, Whyte & Co., Cape Town, bronze
halfpenny token, 1861, by W. J. Taylor, WHYTE & CO - TEA MERCHANTS & GROCERS CAPE TOWN, rev. Hope seated to l., with anchor, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (Hern 662a), lightly scuffed, extremely fine £45-55 *ex W. V. R. Baldwin Collection ex Baldwin’s vault
444 South Africa, ZAR, Kruger, halfcrown, 1897,
bust l., rev. circular shield of arms over flags, eagle above (Hern Z35; KM.7), good very fine £65-75
445 South Africa, George VI, proof set, 1948, 5 shillings to farthing (KM.PS20; Hern P22), slight unevenness in tone to silver, otherwise mint state (9) £100-150 *ex W. V. R. Baldwin Collection ex Baldwin’s vault
With handwritten ticket ‘Cost £1/13/-’.
446 South Africa, George VI, proof set, 1948, 5 shillings to farthing (KM.PS20; Hern P22), slight unevenness in tone to silver, otherwise mint state (9) £100-150 *ex W. V. R. Baldwin Collection ex Baldwin’s vault
With handwritten ticket ‘Cost £1/13/-’.
447 South Africa, George VI, proof set, 1948, 5 shillings
to farthing (KM.PS20; Hern P22), slight unevenness in tone to silver, otherwise mint state (9) £100-150 *ex W. V. R. Baldwin Collection ex Baldwin’s vault
With handwritten ticket ‘Cost £1/13/- Own Property’.
448 South Africa, proof set, 1961, silver 50 cents to brass ½ cent (7 coins); silver crown, 1947; East London copper token penny, 1880; commemorative medals (7) in base metal, including Edward VIII (2), visits to Natal and Pretoria, 1925, and Prince George, visit to Durban, 1934; Pretoria silver Philatelic Society award, 1913, the set with some light toning, otherwise as struck, the crown uncirculated, medals about very fine to mint condition (17) £120-150
449 Spain, Alfonso XIII, 5 pesetas, 1889(89), MP-M, baby’s
head l., rev. crowned arms (KM.689), a few light marks on obverse, otherwise extremely fine; Mexico, Carlos III, 8 reales, 1786FM, bust r., rev. crowned arms between pillars (KM.106.2a), very fine or better; Puerto Rico, 20 centavos, 1895PGV, head l., rev. crowned arms between pillars (KM.22), very fine; with other coins (27) of Spain and colonies, mostly silver, including 11 crown-sized, fine to very fine (30) £160-200
450 Tibet, anonymous silver Kong Par type tangkas, type 2 (2), 13-46 (1792), pointed arch above date (KM.C60.5); silver Kong Par type tangkas, type 3 (6), dated 13-46 (1792, but struck c.1850), indented arch above date, large petals (KM.C60.3); silver Kong Par type tangka, type 4, 15-24 (1890) (KM.C13.1), fine to very fine, one mounted, the last pierced (9) £80-120
451 USA, cent, 1862, Liberty head l., wearing Indian
headdress, rev. value within wreath, certified and graded by PCGS as About Uncirculated 58 £50-70
452 A group of world coins, medals, tokens and weights, on the theme of dogs which appear in the designs or as mint-marks, in silver (2) and base metal (10), mostly 18th to 19th centuries, fine to very fine (12) £65-75
453 Miscellaneous coins and medals including: South Africa, Voortrekkereeufees medals (2), 1938, silver and bronze, 32mm., boxed; Manchester Bazaar, 1899, silver medallet for Boer War funds, 16.5mm.; Yemen, Winston Churchill, medallic rial, 1965, in case; 1951 crowns (2), boxed; 1953 ‘plastic’ set; sundry others including South African interest, mostly base metals, varied state (lot) £70-90
454 Miscellaneous coins and medals of the world, silver and base metal, in varying condition (lot) £100-200
455 Miscellaneous coins and medals of the world, mostly base metal, including a few ancient coins, in varying condition (lot) £50-100
BRITISH MEDALS
456 William III and Mary, white metal medals (3): William’s entry into the Hague, 1691, by R. Arondeaux, 49.5mm.; Distrust of Louis XIV, 1693, by Jan Smeltzing, 57mm.; Visit of Prince Louis of Baden to London, 1694, by I. Boskam, 50.5mm. (MI.7/164; 91/311; 94/315), all with much porosity, fair to fine, the last very rare; France, Louis XIV, Namur Taken, copper medal, 1692, by Mauger, 41.5mm. (MI.69/276; Divo 240), very fine (4) £55-75 *ex Collection of Revd. William Lewis Gantz (1873-1940), of Stanstead Abbots, Herts (Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lots 1933, 1936, 1992, parts)
457 Anne, Accession 1702, copper medal, by John Croker, crowned bust l., rev. crowned heart on pedestal inscribed, ATAVIS REGIBVS, oak and olive spray to either side, ENTIRELY ENGLISH, 35mm. (MI.227/1; Eimer 388; vL.IV, 345), extremely fine £120-150
458 Daniel Wray, FRS (1701-1783), English antiquarian, cast bronze medal, 1726 (when Wray was 24), by Giovanni Battista Pozzo, bust r. in high relief, rev. NIL ACTVM REPVTANS CVM QVID SVPERESSET AGENDVM, 69mm. (MI.465/78; BDM.IV, 681; Hall I, 579, Baldwin Auction 64), a rough and un-patinated cast, pierced at top, good fine, though probably much as made £50-60
Wray was in Rome in 1726, where this medal is believed to have been made – MI states that it was ;a striking representation’. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, President of the Society of Antiquaries and a Trustee of the British Museum.
459 Charles I, Memorial medal, by J. & N. Roettier, struck after the Restoration, bust right, wearing armour, hair long and love-lock falling over left shoulder, rev. hand from heaven holds crown over pastoral landscape, 51mm (MI 346/200; Eimer 162); Isaac Newton, death, 1726, copper medal by J. Croker, bust left, rev. Science displaying a diagram of the planetary system, 52mm (MI 469/83; Eimer 504), both good very fine (2) £80-120
460 Charles James Fox (1749-1806), statesman, Death, 1806, copper medals (2), by T. Webb, for Thomason and Jones, bust r., RT HONOURABLE CHARLES JAMES FOX, rev. angel on globe holds wreaths, LIBERTATIS . HVMANITATISQVE VINDEX, 54mm. (BHM.605; Eimer 979 var.); bust r., C . I . FOX OB . SEP . XIII MDCCCVI, rev. similar, 53.5mm. (BHM.604; Eimer 979), the first extremely fine, the second almost so (2) £60-80 *ex Baldwin’s vault
Brown (BHM) rates the first as ‘N’ and the second as ‘C’, however it is the cataloguer’s experience that the first is considerably rarer than the second.
461 John Scott, 1st Lord Eldon (1751-1838), statesman and Lord Chancellor, pair of medals in copper, 1827, by C. Voigt, bust l., in legal wig and gown, JOHN EARL OF ELDON LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF GREAT BRITAIN, rev. biographical legend in twelve lines, 47.5mm. (BHM.1308; Eimer 1197), extremely fine or nearly so (2) £30-50 *ex Baldwin’s vault
462 Sir Marc Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Completion of the Thames Tunnel, white metal medal in glazed frame mount, 1842, by Taylor, bust left, rev. the tunnel, 40mm (BHM 2080), reverse glass cracked, medal mint state, unusual; wooden ‘medal’, bust of Brunel, 38.5mm x 21mm deep, very fine; and a modern bronze medal of George Stephenson, 1966, 50.5mm, in case, mint state (3) £40-60
463 Theatrical interest, Lewis Waller (1860-1915), born William Waller Lewis, actor and theatre manager, small gilt- bronze medal, by Percival Hedley, bust l., rev. LEWIS WALLER BY PERCIVAL HEDLEY (OP: DCCLVI:), and registration number, 19mm, has been mounted very fine, extremely rare; other copper medals (2), Jubilee 1887, 38mm; Brixton School of Pharmacy, 1899, 45.5mm, in case, very fine and better (3) £50-60
464 Polar Exploration, Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), death 1936, bronze medal, by P Richer and E Lindauer, bust r., rev. view of the ship Pourquoi-Pas?, 68mm; South Polar Expeditions celebrated, bronze medal, undated, by F. Brigaud, Emperor penguin, rev. map marking French expeditions, 72mm, very fine (2) £80-120
Charcot’s Antarctic expedition in the Pourquoi-Pas? lasted from 1909-1911. During the Great War he commanded a British Q-boat in the Royal Navy, winning a Distinguished Service Cross. On the night of 15th September 1936, the Pourquoi-Pas? sank during a storm off Iceland, taking Charcot with her.
465 Charles II, The Great Seal, a reproduction of the recto of the seal, by Thomas Simon, the King, as a Roman general, sword in hand, on horseback to r., the river and cityscape of London beyond, 138mm, maker’s mark on edge, believed mid 1960s; another, pink wax-like resin, a British Museum souvenir, 1970s; Elizabeth I, a deep red wax-like resin reproduction of the recto, the Queen on horseback to l., all very fine (3) £40-50
466 Edward VIII medal collection and other items, housed in a mahogany drop-fronted coin cabinet by Lincoln, comprising 5 trays to house halfcrown, crown and larger pieces, complete with felts, no key, in a reasonable used condition. Contains medals for Empire Day 1926 - 1936, Royal Visits, Investiture, Proposed Coronation, Abdication and other various Edward VIII related items to include Portraits of a Prince book by Spink, Joseph S. Giordano Spink catalogue 2010, 1936 retro maundy set and badges, stamps and curios etc. Mostly in decent grades with plenty of useful material, perfect for the Edward VIII enthusiast (lot) £250-300 *ex Derek Aldred Collection
This lot is not suitable for shipping, collection only
467 A collection of miniature medals, medallets, jetons and toy money, etc.: Royalty, George III (3), Queen Charlotte (2), Princess Charlotte, Duke of York, Princess Royal, Victoria (26 – including 6 in silver), Edward VII and as PoW (10 – including 4 silver), George V (3); Cathedrals & Castles (6 – all silver); various countries, Australia; Austria; Belgium; France (5), including Louis XVII, copper and Napoleon, Coronation, silver; sundry others (24), including USA, proof cent, 1963, 11.5mm-25.5mm, contained in a Lidner 80 space tray, last coin brilliant, but generally very fine and several better and some scarce (84) £120-160
468 WWI and II military medals, etc., military memorabilia, Churchill medallions in silver, modern issue Crowns including 1951 (lot) £50-100
IRELAND
469 Ireland, Royal Agricultural Society, 1st Class silver medal, awarded 1877, for the Galway Show (Messrs John Fowler & Co, Leeds, for ‘Patent Iron Tramway’, crowned harp, rev. details engraved in and around wreath, 51mm, very fine £60-80
MEDALS BY SUBJECT470 Modern sporting medals (14) including x6
equestrian together with approximately 80 Jetons within album leaves and sundry coins in folders £50-80 *Please note this lot is collection only.
WORLD MEDALS
471 Algeria, Al Amir Abd-el-Kader (1807-1883), copper tribute medal, 1846, by Adolphe Christian Jouvenal, bust l., wearing Arabic robes, AJ monogram to r., rev. biographical legend in eighteen lines ending with …BATTLE OF D’JEMMA GHAZOUAT, 57mm. (BDM III, 90; Escande-24), good very fine £55-65
Abd-el-Kader was the political and military leader who led a struggle against the French invasion and occupation of Algeria, c. 1834-47 and is considered as the founder of the modern country. He died in Damascus in 1883.
472 Argentina / Patagonia, Memorial for the Rio Negro expedition [1879], silvered-bronze medal, 1899, by Orzali, monument, rev. legend, 30.5mm, suspension loop and ring, very fine £40-60
473 Belgium, Leopold I (1790-1831-1865), Inauguration of the Railway Network, copper medal, 1834-35, by Braemt, uniformed bust of King l., rev. Belgica seated before a locomotive, holding a cornucopia and a map of the rail network, 50mm. (Moyaux 54; Swan 209), sharp very fine, scarce £50-80 *ex Baldwin’s vault
474 France, Louis XIV (1638-1643-1715), Conquest of Flanders and Franche-Comté, bronze medal, 1670, by Jean Warin (unsigned), armoured bust r., rev. a triumphal arch topped with a statue, POVR LES CONQVESTES DE FLANDRE ET DE LA FRANCHE COMTÉ, 50mm. (BMC Jones 261; cf. Divo 116), pierced, very fine and the obverse bright; Netherlands, Amsterdam, College of Medicine, copper pass, 1737, standing figure of Aesculapius, MAXIMUS AEGRIS AUXILIATOR ADEST, rev. city arms, named below to, ‘Christiaan Fredrik Elter 1737’, HORTI MED AMSTEL, good fine (2) £60-80 *ex Baldwin’s vault
475 France, Constitution, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), copper medals, 1791, by Rambert Dumarest for the Monneron Frères, bust l., in uniform, rev. legend within wreath, IL A COMMANDÉ LA GARDE NATIONALE PARISIENNE ..., lettered edge, 35mm (Hen 304); Louis XVI, 1/20-ecu [6-sols], 1779 A, Paris, posthumous issue, bust of Louis XV l., rev. crowned arms and open wreath (Gad.351; KM 552.1), both extremely fine, latter with dark tone (2) £100-150
476 France. Period of the Constitution, Arrival of the King and Royal Family in Paris, contemporary cast bronze, 1789, by B. Andrieu, the crowds surging around the coach, in the foreground a lady has taken a tumble, ARRIVÉE DU ROI A PARIS, 82mm (Hennin 62), pierced, fine; together with a small collection of tokens, medallets, etc. (19 – one silver; one circus related), fine to very fine (20) £100-150
477 China, 5 oz proof silver medals (6): 1987, Year of the Rabbit; 1988, Year of the Dragon; 1989, Year of the Snake; 1990; Year of the Horse; 1991, Year of the Goat; 1992, Year of the Monkey, all about mint state (6) £80-100
478 China, 5 oz proof silver medals (6): 1993, Year of the Rooster; 1994, Year of the Dog; 1995, Year of the Pig; 1996, Year of the Rat; 1997, Year of the Ox; 1998, Year of the Tiger, all about mint state (6) £80-100
479 Egypt/Germany, Berlin Trade Exhibition, 1896, small souvenir medallet of the Cairo Pavilion, pyramids and Sphinx, rev. arms of Berlin, 24mm., integral suspension loop, extremely fine £30-40
480 France, Henri II (1519-1547-1559), complimentary cast bronze medal, by Étienne de Laune (c.1518-(?)1583), 1556, laureate and armoured bust right, with high collar, HENRICVS II ..., rev. Victory and Plenty in quadriga driven by Fame, TE COPIA LAVRO ET FAMA BEARVNT, in ex. NVIA, 52.5mm. (BMC [Jones] Vol I, 69; Pollard [2008] 619; Kress 542; Molinari 242), twice pierced at top, obverse fine, reverse better £120-150
Commemorating French victories against the Holy Roman Empire.
481 Germany, Saxony, various silver medals (3), 1665-72, and an open-work silver badge, probably of the period, all from mounts, very fine (4) £200-250 *the majority ex O’Byrne collection, with old tickets
482 India, the Mirzapore Mission, the Matter medal, copper prize medal of the Catholic school, 1867, by Léopold Wiener, preacher with turbaned native in carriage, rev. legend, 47mm, extremely fine; and a Sumatra, Keping, 1787 / 1202, fine (2) £40-60
483 Italy, Lodovico Sforza, called ‘Il Moro’ (1452-1494-1508), Duke of Milan, a bronzed electrotype copy of the portrait medal, c. 1488, formerly ascribed to Caradosso, 40.5mm., very fine £25-30
484 Italy, Naples, Robert II of Anjou (1309-43), silver
gigliati (2); with miscellaneous European coins, mostly medieval or late medieval, in silver (14) and copper (9), mostly fine to very fine, a few better (26) £220-250
485 Italy, Vatican, Sede Vacante, 1830, small copper
medal of Cardinal Pietro Francesco Galleffi (1770-1837), Camerlengo of the Catholic Church, by Nicola Cerbara, arms with Ombrellone, crossed keys and Cardinal’s hat, rev. legend in 5 lines, 31.5mm (Bartolotti, p. 252; Boccia 92), very fine £45-60
486 Nepal, Jaya Vishnu Malla (1729-45), silver suki (¼
mohar), NS 849/AD 1729 (Rh.472; KM.392); Jaya Prakash Malla (2nd reign, c. 1750-68), mohars (2), NS 873/AD 1753 (KM.261); ¼ mohar, NS 873/AD 1753 (KM.253); suki (2), dated 865, struck c. 1750 (Rh.492; KM.407); Pratapa Simha (1775-77), ¼ mohar, SE 1698/AD 1776 (Rh.651; KM.470.1); Prithvi Vira Vikram Shah (1881-1911), ½ mohar, SE 1827/AD 1905 (KM.648), about very fine to extremely fine, the mohars and 1776 ¼ mohar ex-mount (8) £160-180
487 Netherlands, Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567-1585-1625), Knight of the Garter, cast bronze medal, by A. Rottermont (?), bust three-quarters r. with ruff collar and mantle over r. shoulder, legend in 2 lines around, rev. crowned arms of Prince Maurice within Garter, 53 x 43.5mm. (MI.205/39; vL.II, 87; Eimer 92), and a uniface bronze cast of the medal’s obverse, 54.5 x 44mm., both about very fine (2) £100-120
This medal formed part of a series by Bloc that was made in 1577 and refer to the support William received in the Southern Netherlands (he had a triumphal entry into Brussels in September 1577).
488 Poland / Great Britain, The Polish Association, copper medal, 1833, by T. Halliday, Polonia and Britannia, rev. … TO UNHAPPY HEROIC POLAND, 41mm (BHM 1654), extremely fine £50-80
489 Romania, Lascăr Catargiu (1823–1899), Statesman and four times Prime Minister, statue erected in Bucharest, gilt-bronze medal, 1907, by Caqrniol Fiul, bust three-quarters l., rev. the statue, 76.5mm., scuff on reverse, otherwise extremely fine £30-40
The statue by Antonin Mercié was dedicated in 1907 in the Piata Romana, but it was removed during the communist regime. A replacement has now been placed on Lascar Catargiu Boulevard.
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490 Queen’s South Africa Medal, 5 clasps, awarded to Private D. Johnson, King’s Royal Rifle Corps; Queen’s South Africa Medal, 2nd Type, Ghost Dates, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (6689 Pte. D. Johnson K.R.R.C.), toned very fine £80-120
491 Spain, Juan de Herrera (1530 –1597), Architect and Mathematician, bronze medal, 1578, by Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo (1515/1519-1589), signed IAc tr 1578, bearded bust l. in ruff collar, rev. figure of Architecture seated before classical building, in ex. DEO ET OPT PRINC, 50mm. (Pollard [2007] 507; Kress 440; Arm I, 242, 8; M Cano Cuesta [Prado] 1), somewhat knocked and bruised, fine £55-65
Under the patronage of Philip II, Herrera was the architect of the Palace at Escoril.
BANKNOTES
ENGLAND
492 Bank of England, 1929-1970, ten shillings (15); one pound (7); five pounds (2), various cashiers (Dugg. B.223(2), 225(2), 249, 262, 271, 280, 281, 286 (4 consecutive), 292(2), 294(6), 295(2), 297, 307, 310, 311, 330(5 x A17 prefix consecutive); Scotland, British Linen Bank, £1, 1964 (Pick 166c), J. B. Page £10 (5), about uncirculated to uncirculated, balance mixed grade (33) £300-350
493 Bank of England, J. S. Fforde, 10 shillings (2), 1966-1968, (Dugg. B309, 310), extremely fine (2) £10-20
SCOTLAND
494 Scotland, Bank of Scotland, £20 (2): 5 May 1969, 5/H 2444; 1 October 1970, A 040907; Clydesdale Bank Ltd, £10, 1 August 1973, D/F 027188; Royal Bank of Scotland Ltd, £10, 1 March 1974, A/2 310836 (PMS BA 109h, 118a, CL 37a, RB 77; Pick 110a, 114a, 207a, 338), £20 1970 very fine, balance good very fine to good extremely fine (4) £120-150
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WORLD
495 Afghanistan, Kingdom, 1 rupee, 1919; 5 Afghanis, 1926; 10 Afghanis, 1928 (Pick 1b, 7c, 12), second with tear top edge, good very fine to good extremely fine (3) £80-100
496 Maldive Islands, Government, 10 rupees, 1947, A 221156; 5 rupees, 1960, C 573132; 50 rupees, 1960, D 048741 (Pick 4b, 5a, 6b), uncirculated (3) £100-150
497 Germany, Kgl.Bayer. Staats-Schuldentilgungs-Commission, five gulden, 5 September 1866, Ser.11, no. 25720, cancelled with X inked lines, notations on front, thin strip of paper stuck down along right edge (Pick S 151), very fine £130-160
498 Turkey, Central Bank, 500 lira (9), 1971; 5000 lira (3), 1990 (Pick 190, 198); Algeria (2) (Pick 123a); Iran (6), 1951-81 (Pick 54, 100a1(2), c, 105b, 132), uncirculated (20) £80-100
499 USA, Confederate States, $20, 25 July 1861, plate Ccc. no. 43682 (Criswell 29B; Pick 10), short tear right edge, few nicks along top, about very fine £80-100
500 USA, Confederate States, $20, 25 July 1861, plate D, no. 90286, D plate (Criswell 32; Pick 10), very fine £80-100
501 USA, Confederate States, $2 (2), 2 June 1862, nos. 41473, 41489 (Criswell 336; Pick 41), second with staining, good very fine (2) £70-80
502 USA, Confederate States, $5 (2), 2 December 1862, plate G, no. 114373, plate D, no.40479 (Criswell 381, 382; Pick 51c), good very fine (2) £80-100
503 USA, Confederate States, $2, 2 December 1862, no. 48980, $1, 6 April 1863, no. 42356 (Criswell 391, 478; Pick 50a, 57a), good fine (2) £70-80
504 World, group of 20th C. world banknotes, including Belgium (Pick 135); France (Pick 141a,142a); Malawi (Pick 3); Rhodesia (Pick 24a, 25a, 26a); Zambia (Pick 1a), mostly fine to very fine, a few better (37) £350-400
505 World, group of 20th C. world banknotes (41), including Bahrain (Pick 6a); Germany (Pick 33a, 34a); Hong Kong (Pick 183b); Switzerland (Pick 48j), mixed grade (42) £300-400
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