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3 July 2019
Edward IV (Second reign, 1471-1483), Groat, York, class XII, mm. lis, no marks by neck, trefoils on cusps, e on breast, trefoil stops on obv., none (?) on rev., 2.58g/4h (B & W XII, and pl. xii, 13, same obv. die; N 1633; S 2102). A little clipped, otherwise good fine, dark tone, very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £400
Edward IV (Second reign, 1471-1483), Pennies (2), both Durham, class XV, Bp Booth, mm. rose, lis by bust, d in centre of rev., 0.69g/1h (Allen DM 180; B & W XVb; N 1660; S 2116); Bp Dudley, local dies, d and v by neck, 0.63g/4h (Allen DM 188; N 1666; S 2123) [2]. First nearly very fine, second better but crudely struck from local dies £100-£150
Hammer Price: £220
Edward IV (Second reign, 1471-1483), Pennies (2), both York, class XII, Abp Neville, mm. short cross fitchée, g and key by neck, quatrefoil in centre, 0.70g/4h (B & W XII; N 1645; S 2125); class XXI, Abp Booth, mm. rose (?) on obv. only, b and key by neck, quatrefoil in centre of rev., 0.73g/7h (B & W XXI; N 1652; S 2132) [2]. First very fine and toned, second about fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £100
Edward IV or V (1483), Groat, London, class XXII, mm. halved sun and rose (no.1), no fleur on breast, no pellet below tressure, reads edward, barred a in civitas, 2.62g/12h (Webb Ware 34 [obv. 11/rev. 9], this coin; Lessen, BNJ 1983, p.180, this coin illustrated, and p.182, obv. die 11, this coin listed; Stewartby p.434; B & W XXII, 10; N 1631; S 2146A). On a slightly small flan, about very fine, very rare £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £2,200
Edward IV or V (1483), Groat, London, class XXII, mm. halved sun and rose (no.1), no fleur on breast, no pellet below tressure, all as un-barred, 2.70g/12h (Webb Ware 41 [obv. 11a/rev. 35], this coin; Lessen, BNJ 1983, p.182, obv. die 15, this coin; Stewartby p.434; B & W XXII, 10; N 1631; S 2146A). Clipped, otherwise good fine, very rare £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,600
Richard III (1483-1485), Groat, London, type 2a, mm. boar’s head (no.1) over halved sun and rose (no.1) on obv., halved sun and rose (no.1) on rev., from the same obv. die as Lot 800, reads edward, no pellet below bust, unbarred as on obv., 2.96g/6h (Webb Ware 19 [obv. 11a/rev. 93], this coin; Lessen BNJ 1983, p.180, this coin, and p.182, this coin listed; Stewartby p.434, XXII; N 1672; S 2155). Small edge split, otherwise about very fine, toned £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,700
Richard III (1483-1485), Groat, London, type 1, mm. halved sun and rose (no.1), nothing below bust, reads di, barred a in civitas, 2.98g/3h (Webb Ware 20 [obv. 3/rev. 51], this coin; Stewartby p.434, I; Winstanley 1; N 1679; S 2154). Very fine with a good portrait, toned £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,400
Richard III (1483-1485), Groat, London, type 1, mm. halved sun and rose (no.1) on obv., halved sun and rose (no.2) on rev., nothing below bust, barred a in civitas, 2.91g/9h (Stewartby p.434, I/III; Winstanley –; N 1679; S 2156/2157). Small flan split at 3 o’clock and a little off-centre, otherwise very fine and a very rare combination of marks £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,800
Richard III (1483-1485), Groat, London, type 2b, mm. boar’s head (no.1) over halved sun and rose (no.1) on obv., boar’s head (no.2) on rev., nothing below bust, 3.12g/4h (Stewartby p.434, IIa/IIb; Winstanley 5; N 1679; S 2156). Some weakness to left of bust and an associated scratch (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise very fine, dark tone £1,500-£1,800
Richard III (1483-1485), Groat, London, type 2b, mm. boar’s head (no.2), nothing below bust, barred a in civitas, 3.07g/7h (Stewartby p.434, IIb; Winstanley 6; N 1679; S 2156). Good very fine, dark tone £1,500-£2,000
Richard III (1483-1485), Groat, York, type 3, mm. halved sun and rose (no.2) on obv. only, nothing below bust, 2.59g/5h (Stewartby p.434, IIIb; Winstanley 17; N 1681; S 2159). Surfaces slightly porous and with edge chip, otherwise very fine and very rare £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
Richard III (1483-1485), Penny, Durham, Bp Sherwood, mm. lis on obv. only, s on breast, d in centre of rev., 0.69g/7h (Allen DM 190; Stewartby p.447; N 1687; S 2169). Small of flan as usual, otherwise fine to very fine, rare £400-600
Hammer Price: £1,300
Richard III (1483-1485), Penny, York, Abp Rotherham, mm. unclear but probably rose, t and key by neck, 0.51g/11h (Stewartby p.446, III; SNC June 1984, 3626, same dies; N 1686; S 2167). Small of flan, about fine, rare £140-£180
Hammer Price: £280
Richard III (1483-1485), Halfpenny, London, mm. boar’s head, 0.44g/4h (Withers 2; Stewartby p.450, II; N 1688; S 2170). Very fine and very rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £600
Plantagenet imitations, Henry III, Long Cross series, Penny, Continental imitation of class V, ‘London’, ‘Davi’, henricvs [rex i]ii, rev. davi on ivndei, 1.47g/3h (CT 5.083; North, BNJ 1995-6, –). Part flat, otherwise very fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £170
Plantagenet imitations, Henry III, Long Cross series, Penny, in copper, crude style, blundered legends, 1.03g; temp. Henry VI, Penny, uncertain mint, base metal, 0.48g; temp. Edward IV, Penny, York, rev. die 3, 0.53g (Archibald, BNJ 1980, p.62) [3]. Varied state £30-£40
Hammer Price: £190
Plantagenet imitations, Henry V, Groat, [Secondary series, as class B1], mm. pierced cross pattée, ‘scowling’ bust, 9-arc tressure, all arches fleured, single saltire stops on obv., double saltire stops on rev., 3.26g/3h (Lessen et al, NC 1993, p.219, and pl. 34, 1, this coin). Edge chipped at 9 o’clock, otherwise very fine and toned, excellent quality for such an item £300-£400
Hammer Price: £160
Plantagenet imitations, Henry V, Groats (2) [both Secondary series, as class B1], mm. pierced cross pattée, ‘scowling’ bust, 9-arc tressure, all arches fleured, reads dosvi, single saltire stops on obv., double saltire stops on rev., 2.93g/3h (Lessen et al, NC 1993, p.219, no.4, this coin; RCL 3003, same dies); mm. pierced cross pattée, from the same obv. die as previous, reads posvi, 2.73g/9h (Lessen et al, NC 1993, p.219, nos. 3-4, same obv. die) [2]. Varied state £100-£150
Hammer Price: £70
Plantagenet imitations, Henry V, Groat [Secondary series, as class B], mm. pierced cross pattée, ‘scowling’ bust with ‘stringy’ hair, 9-arc tressure, top arches not fleured, 3.43g/9h (Lessen et al, NC 1993, –). Good fine, of good style and lettering; possibly Continental £120-£150
Plantagenet imitations, Henry VI, Leaf-Trefoil issue, Groat, London, mm. crosses IIIb/V, cast, probably silver-plated, 3.46g/4h; Edward IV (First reign), Groats (2), both London, mm. rose, quatrefoils by neck, copper, 1.83g/5h, mm. sun, quatrefoils by neck, 2.12g/5h; (Second reign), Groat, London, mm. annulet on obv. only, 2.05g/10h [4]. Varied state £80-£100
25 April 2018
ATREBATES AND REGNI, Uninscribed series, Stater, British Qb, uniface Selsey type, obv. blank, rev. triple-tailed horse right, wheel below, arm of charioteer above, 5.86g (Sills 156, same rev. die [no. 12]; BMC 461; ABC 488; S 39). Very fine; only three other specimens from this die noted by Sills £400-500
Hammer Price: £700
ATREBATES AND REGNI, Verica, Stater, com f on tablet, rev. mounted warrior with lance galloping right, vir and lituus behind, rex below, 5.30g (Sills 362, dies 10r/14 and p.400, this coin [CCI 08.8016]; BMC 1146ff; ABC 1190; S 120). Good style, very fine, rare £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,000
CANTII, Flat Linear Potin, Gp D, crude head right, eye ring with pellet, rev. lines representing bull, two detached crescents above, 1.80g (Holman, BNJ 2016, Gp D3/4; BMC 686-7; ABC 171; S 63). Fine £10-20
Hammer Price: £40
CATUVELLAUNI, Uninscribed series, Stater, British La1 [Early Whaddon Chase type], devolved head of Apollo, rev. horse right, winged object above, pellet-in-annulet below, 5.69g (Sills 457; BMC 311; ABC 2433; S 32). Obverse very fine, reverse good fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £420
CATUVELLAUNI, Tasciovanus, silver Unit, Verulamium, ver within pellet border, rev. horse right with distinctive double exergue line, tascia around, 1.26g (BMC 1670ff; ABC 2622; S 233). Obverse off-centre, otherwise very fine and toned, rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £380
CATUVELLAUNI, Cunobelin, Stater, Classic type, series A, ear of barley with central stalk dividing camv, rev. horse prancing right, branch above, cvno below, 5.33g (Sills 589, and p.686, this coin [CCI 08.8216]; BMC 1829ff; ABC 2822ff; S 288). A well-struck coin of fine style and exceptional quality, trifling marks, otherwise extremely fine, rare £2,000-3,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
CATUVELLAUNI, Cunobelin, Bronze, head left, cvnobelin around, rev. metal-worker seated right, holding hammer, tascio behind, 2.30g (BMC 1972ff; ABC 2969; S 342). Fine, dark patina £30-40
Hammer Price: £80
CATUVELLAUNI, Epaticcus, silver Unit, head of Hercules right, epati in front, rev. eagle holding snake, pellet above, 1.17g (BMC 2024ff; ABC 1346; S 356). Very fine, reverse better £60-80
Hammer Price: £95
CATUVELLAUNI, Epaticcus, silver Unit, Victory seated right, [tas]cioov around, rev. boar right, tree behind to left, epat below, 1.14g (BMC 2294ff; ABC 1349; S 357). Minor corrosion on left side of obverse, otherwise fine to very fine £50-70
DUROTRIGES, Uninscribed series, silver Stater, degraded head of Apollo right, rev. horse left, pellets above, 5.97g (BMC 2525ff; ABC 2157; S 366). Good metal, about extremely fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £300
DUROTRIGES, Uninscribed series, silver Quarter-Stater, Geometric type, crescent with three appendages, rev. zig-zag thunderbolt, 0.90g (BMC 2754; ABC 2211; S 368). Obverse weak, reverse better than very fine, grey tone £40-50
Hammer Price: £35
CORIELTAUVI, Uninscribed series, Stater, British H [North East Coast type], devolved head of Apollo, rev. disjointed horse right, pellets and horse-shoe above, spiral in front, rosette below, zig-zags in exergue, 5.84g (BMC 186; ABC 1719; S 28). Die break below horse, otherwise very fine or better, rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £650
CORIELTAUVI, Uninscribed series, Stater, South Ferriby type, devolved head of Apollo, rev. disjointed horse left, eight-pointed star below, 5.57g (BMC 3149; ABC 1746; S 390). Edge chip, otherwise good very fine £300-400
CORIELTAUVI, Volisios Dumnocoveros, base gold Stater, volisios between three lines in wreath, rev. horse left, dvmnoco[veros], 5.16g (BMC 3331; ABC 1980; S 416). Light spade mark on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine and well-struck £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,900
ICENI, Uninscribed series, silver Unit, Face/Horse type, stylised head right, wreath behind, rev. horse right, triangular shape within pelleted arc above, lozenge-shaped box below, 1.16g (BMC 3577; ABC 1564; S 434). Good fine £40-60
ICENI, Uninscribed series, silver Unit, Ecen symbol type, two opposed crescents, rev. horse right, three pellets below, 1.26g (BMC 4297ff; ABC 1681; S 436). About very fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £60
GAUL, Armorica, Coriosolites, billon Stater, class II, head of sun-god right, rev. Celtic horse right, boar below, remains of driver with Victory above, 6.27g (Rybot II/II; DT série 347; ABC 70; S 15). Striking crack and a little off-centre, otherwise very fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £140
GAUL, Armorica, Coriosolites, billon Quarter-Stater, class III, head of sun-god right with anchor-shaped nose, rev. Celtic horse right, boar below, 1.44g (Rybot III/III; DT 2273; S 20). Very fine and well-centred, toned £80-100
Hammer Price: £110
Claudius (41-54), Aureus, Rome, 46-7, laureate bust right, ti clavd caesar avg p m tr p vi imp xi, rev. de britann on architrave of triumphal arch, surmounted by equestrian statue, 7.83g (Calicó 349; RIC 33; C 17; Sear 1830; S 633). About very fine, rare £3,000-4,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
Claudius (41-54), Denarius, Rome, 46-7, laureate bust right, rev. de britann on architrave of triumphal arch, surmounted by equestrian statue, 3.16g (RIC 34; C 18; cf. Sear 1843; S 634). Obverse fine, reverse better, rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,200
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