Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

Gross Total: £488,055 (£605,188 including buyers' premium)
Number of lots: 1,569
Sell-through rate: 94.5%
Exchange rate of the GB pound: US $1.37 and €1.16

Principal Lots
Lot no.
657-796. A Collection of Irish Coins, the property of a Lady, £41,430 (£51,373)
177-359. The Alan Palmer Collection of British Coins (Part II), £38,820 (£48,137)
1-44. Anglo-Saxon Pennies from the Collection of Michael Trenerry, £21,480 (£26,635)
1397. Nautical College, Pangbourne, King’s Medal, Edward VIII, in gold, awarded to George Bown, 1936, with associated Swiss watch, £17,000 (£21,080)
167-176. A Collection of Coins of the Chester Mint, the property of a Gentleman, £12,060 (£14,954)
143. Elizabeth I, Crown, mm. 1, ex Brice, Montagu, Hamilton-Smith, Taylor and Lothian, £11,000 (£13,640)
1396. Cambridge University, Chancellor’s Medal for Proficiency in Classical Learning, in gold, awarded to Thomas Dawson, 1936, £11,000 (£13,640)
67. Eadmund, Penny, Bust Crowned type, Norwich, £7,000 (£8,680)
170. Charles I, Chester mint, Halfcrown, ex Morris and ‘Welsh Marches’, £6,500 (£8,060)
1319. Switzerland, Confederation, 5 Francs, 1928B, £6,000 (£7,440)
1327. USA, 20 Dollars, 1884CC, £5,500 (£6,820)
1328. USA, 20 Dollars, 1908S, £5,500 (£6,820)
426. Edward VII, Proof set, 1902, £5,000 (£6,200)

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions:
12. Correct provenance: G.V. Doubleday Collection, Glendining Auction, 6 October 1987, lot 583; bt B.J. Dawson
14. Provenance: F. Elmore Jones Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 May 1971, lot 133; bt C.J. Martin August 1986
16. Provenance: Christie’s Auction, 15 February 1984, lot 347
21. Provenance: Christie’s Auction, 15 February 1984, lot 348; bt B.J. Dawson February 1984
39. Provenance: Sotheby Auction, 22 March 1984, lot 116; Glendining Auction, 11 July 1984, lot 187
73. Provenance: J.R. Hulett Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 143, 12-14 December 2017, lot 679
74. Provenance: J.R. Hulett Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 142, 13-15 September 2017, lot 367
87. Revised description: Henry I, cut Halfpenny, Profile/Cross Fleury type [BMC II], mint and moneyer uncertain, 0.71g/10h (N 858; S 1263A). Better than very fine
100. Page Gp 7g, dies P02/A3

Withdrawn Lots
The following lots were withdrawn before the auction:
None