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29 January 2020
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, Edinburgh, bust with open mantle and corded chain, reads scotorv, trefoil of pellet behind head and as punctuation, 2.61g/7h (Stevenson IIIb(iii), 12, and pl. 7, same dies [= SCBI 58, 79 obv./80 rev.]; B fig. 717, same obv. die; SCBI 35, 935ff; S 5378). Good very fine and richly toned, attractive £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,100
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type II, 1555, mm. cross potent on obv. only, no trefoil or annulet on obv., triangular wedge ornament after date, no stops on rev., annulet above upper cross arm, trefoil to left of lower cross arm, 6.52g/3h (SCBI 58, 291, and B fig. 783, same rev. die; S 5402). Tooled on both sides, otherwise good fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £360
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type IIIa, 1556, mm. cross potent, small high-arched crown, annulets below m r, reads d g, small crosses potent in angles, 6.04g/9h (SCBI 58, 320-1 obv./307 rev., same dies; SCBI 35, 1005, and B fig. 786, same rev. die; S 5404). Large piercing, otherwise about very fine, a rare variant £80-£100
Hammer Price: £160
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type IIIb, 1558, mm. crown on rev. only, low-arched crown, no annulets below m r, reads vertvte, 5.99g/10h (SCBI 58, 347 obv./345 rev., same dies; B fig. 798, same obv. die; SCBI 35, 1015ff; S 5406). Traces of mounting and edge hammered up, otherwise very fine, bright from past cleaning £300-£400
Hammer Price: £600
Mary (1542-1567), Second period (with Francis), Testoon, type II, 1560, mm. cross potent, obv. legend ends q, no crosses above small crowns on rev., 5.97g/5h (SCBI 58 1026, same rev. die; SCBI 35, 1092ff; B fig. 884; S 5417). Two small edge splits, otherwise about very fine, toned £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,000
Mary (1542-1567), Third period (First widowhood), Testoon, 1561, small plain cross over crown with no pellets on band, 5.98g/8h (SCBI 58, 1148, and B fig. 896, same dies; SCBI 35, 1111ff; S 5422 and p.76). With crowned thistle countermark for the revaluation of 1578 on obverse, portrait smoothed, otherwise about very fine and dark-toned, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
Mary (1542-1567), Fourth period (with Henry Darnley), One-Third Ryal, 1565, mm. thistle on rev., no stop after maria, 10.14g/12h (SCBI 58, 1214, same dies; SCBI 35, 1129; B fig. 910; S 5427). High points of obverse weak, otherwise very fine, toned £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,300
James VI (1567-1625), Before Accession, Second coinage, Noble or Half-Merk, 1572, mm. cross on rev. only, no apparent pellets on band of crown, thistle in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third quarters, 6.41g/6h (SCBI 58, 1379ff; SCBI 35, 1218-19; B fig. 924; S 5478). Fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £75
James VI (1567-1625), Before Accession, Fourth coinage, Ten Shillings, 1582, mm. cross, no stop after scotorvm, 6.94g/12h (RCL 378 (C), same obv. die; SCBI 58, 1485 and B fig. 936, same rev. die; SCBI 35, 1243ff; S 5490). Some double-striking, particularly on obverse, otherwise good fine, portrait better £300-£400
Hammer Price: £900
James VI (1567-1625), Before Accession, Sixth coinage, Balance Half-Merk, 1591, mm. mullet, 4.44g/9h (SCBI 58, 1492ff; SCBI 35, 1247-8; B fig. 937; S 5491). Good fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £420
James VI (1567-1625), Before Accession, Seventh coinage, Ten Shillings, 1593, mm. rosette, 6.08g/8h (SCBI 58, 1513, same obv. die; SCBI 35, 1255; cf. B fig. 939; S 5493). Planchet flaw behind bust, otherwise about extremely fine and attractively toned £700-£900
James VI (1567-1625), Before Accession, Eighth coinage, Thistle Merk, 1604, stop after scotorvm, 6.64g/10h (SCBI 58, 1588, same rev. die; SCBI 35, –; cf. B fig. 943; S 5497). Good very fine, light grey tone, very rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £800
James VI (1567-1625), After Accession, Tenth coinage, Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle-head, Scottish arms in first and fourth quarters, 5.74g/10h (Cochran-Patrick XI/13, same dies; SCBI 35, 1375-6; B fig. 985; S 5506). Obverse fine, reverse better, toned £90-£120
Hammer Price: £180
Charles I (1625-1649), First coinage, Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle, large letters on rev., 5.77g/12h (Murray p.131; SCBI 35, 1413-14; B fig. 998; S 5542). About very fine, toned £300-£400
Charles I (1625-1649), Third coinage, Briot’s issue, Twelve Shillings, signed b at end of legends, 5.85g/6h (Murray p.133 and pl. iii, 19, same dies; SCBI 35, 1430-2 and B fig. 1007, same dies; S 5558). Very fine, good portrait, grey tone £300-£400
Hammer Price: £480
Charles I (1625-1649), Third coinage, Falconer’s first issue, Twelve Shillings, signed f over crown, 5.84g/9h (Murray p.138, and pl. iii, 21, same dies; SCBI 35, 1460-5, and B fig. 1017, same dies; S 5560). Very fine, toned £240-£300
Hammer Price: £380
Charles I (1625-1649), Third coinage, Falconer’s second issue, Twelve Shillings, mm. leaved thistle on obv. only, signed f at end of obv. legend, reads magn britan franc, 5.63g/6h (Murray p.141, no.1; SCBI 35, 1502-7, and B fig. 1020, same dies; S 5561). Slight crease mark, otherwise good fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £120
Charles I (1625-1649), Third coinage, Falconer’s second issue, Twelve Shillings, mm. leaved thistle, bust within inner circle, f and pellet over crown, reads magn britan fran, pellets below c r on rev., reads devs : separet :, 5.88g/6h (Murray p.141, no.4; cf. SCBI 35, 1509; cf. B fig. 1020; S 5563). Good fine, portrait better £150-£200
Hammer Price: £280
Charles II (1649-1685), First coinage, Merk, 1670, leaved thistle below bust, colon after dei and date, 6.16g/3h (Manville 43 (2), same dies; Dodd 21; Murray 17; SCBI 35, 1581-2; cf. B fig. 1051; S 5611). Good very fine, reverse toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £500
Charles II (1649-1685), Second coinage, Quarter-Dollar, 1680, no stop before carolvs, re-punched 8 in date, 6.48g/6h (Manville 107, same dies; Dodd 56; Murray 47; SCBI 35, 1631; cf. B fig. 1056; S 5620). Very fine, toned £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
James VII (1685-1688), Ten Shillings, 1687, single pellet either side of mark of value, small obv. letters, 4.63g/12h (Manville 127, and 128, same rev. die; Dodd 92; SCBI 35, 1680-2; B fig. 1063; S 5641); William and Mary, Ten Shillings, 1692, type II, Scottish crown, reads gratia ·, small mark of value, 4.62g/12h (Manville 148, same obv. die; Dodd 116; SCBI 35, –; cf. B fig. 1069; S 5661) [2]. Fine, but first with adjustment marks on both sides £120-£150
Hammer Price: £300
William II (1694-1702), Ten Shillings, 1695, 4.57g/12h (Manville 162, same obv. die; Dodd 151; SCBI 35, 1752; B fig. 1076; S 5687). Light adjustment marks on reverse, otherwise about very fine, dark-toned £200-£260
Hammer Price: £340
Anne (1702-1714), Ten Shillings, 1705, stop before date, 4.60g/12h (Manville 172, same dies; Dodd 175; SCBI 35, 1781-3; B fig. 1083; S 5700). Adjustment mark on hair, otherwise good very fine, attractive tone £300-£400
Hammer Price: £460
Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase I, Penny, series B, in imitation of the Long Cross type of Æthelred II, with an ‘English’ [perhaps Winchester] mint-signature, sihtrc rex dyfln, bust left, rev. byrhtiod mo rini, long cross, 1.30g/3h (Dolley B1/b; SCBI BM 40; SCBI Copenhagen 29; Lane 7; S 6104; DF 6). A little crimped and peckmarked, otherwise good fine, very rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £850
Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase II, Penny, series A, in imitation of the Long Cross type of Æthelred II, with the name of Sihtric and an unblundered rev. legend, sihtric re + dyfli, cross pattée behind bust, rev. færemin mio dyfli, pellet in each angle, 1.24g/12h (Dolley A1/a; SCBI BM 66, Copenhagen 58 and Ulster 51, same rev. die; Lane 17ff; S 6122; DF 23). Crack down arm of cross skilfully repaired, otherwise good very fine, toned £200-£260
Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase II, Penny, series B, in imitation of the Long Cross type of Æthelred II, with the name of Sihtric and a semi-blundered rev. legend, zhitr · c re + dy, bust of coarse style with oval eye, pellet in front, cross pommée behind, wishbone ornament on neck, rev. fereiii mo dne, pellet in each angle, 1.32g/12h (Dolley A3/c; Roth, pl. iii, 52, this coin; SCBI BM 70ff; SCBI Ulster 96; Lane 35ff; S 6125; DF 23). Slightly crimped, otherwise good very fine,...
Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase III, Penny, reduced weight imitation of the Long Cross type of Æthelred II, no marks, hands in opposing quarters of rev., 0.93g/12h (Dolley A/a; Lane 49, this coin; SCBI BM 86, Copenhagen 158-9 and Ulster 181-2, same dies; S 6132; DF 24). Extremely fine, toned £500-£700
Hammer Price: £650
Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase VI, Penny, Gp A, series A, very degraded imitation of the Long Cross type of Æthelred II, crook before left-facing bust, ‘hourglass’ lettering, sceptre and pellet in opposing quarters of rev., 0.55g/3h (Dolley A/a; Lane 122, this coin; SCBI BM 232ff; SCBI Copenhagen 282ff; SCBI Ulster 376ff; S 6187; DF 32). About very fine, dark-toned £300-£400
John (as Lord, 1172-1199), Second coinage, Gp I, Cross Potent type, Halfpenny, Dublin, class Ib, Norman, [no]rman on dw, legend ends dom, 0.74g/4h (O’Sullivan dies 11/8; SCBI Ulster 19-23, same dies; S 6205; DF 36). Reverse off-centre, otherwise very fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £200
John de Courcy (c.1185-c.1205), Anonymous ‘St Patrick’ issues, Cross Potent with Crescents coinage, Farthing, Downpatrick, patricii around processional cross, rev. de [d]vno around cross potent with crescents in angles, 0.32g/6h (Allen dies Be [this specimen not listed]; SCBI Ulster 336, same obv. die; S 6227; DF 47). Edge chipped, otherwise about very fine, very rare; only one other of this die combination listed by Allen £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £2,400
John (as King, 1199-1216), Third coinage, Penny, Dublin, Roberd, roberd on dive, 1.47g/3h (SCBI Ulster 343ff; SCBI Copenhagen 312ff; S 6228; DF 50). Very fine £90-£120
Hammer Price: £400
John (as King, 1199-1216), Third coinage, Halfpenny, Dublin, Roberd, roberd on d, 0.76g/5h (SCBI Ulster 377ff; S 6231; DF 51). Very fine, obverse dark-toned £100-£150
Hammer Price: £220
Henry III (1216-1272), Penny, class IIa, Dublin, Ricard, ricard on dive, cinquefoil to right of neck, 1.35g/11h (S 6240; DF 57). One edge weak, otherwise very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £130
Henry III (1216-1272), Penny, class IIc, Dublin, Ricard, ricard on dive, three curls either side of head, pellet at base of sceptre head, 1.39g/1h (S 6242; DF 58). A trifle off-centre, otherwise very fine, portrait better, scarce £150-£200
Edward I (1272-1307), Second coinage, Early issues, Penny, class 1b, Dublin, reads · edw · r, 1.37g/2h (S 6247; DF 64). Slight crease, otherwise very fine, toned £80-£100
Hammer Price: £85
Edward I (1272-1307), Second coinage, Early issues, Penny, class 1b, Waterford, reads · edw · r, 1.39g/3h (S 6249; DF 64); Late issues, Penny, class IVa, Dublin, large lettering on rev., 1.11g/12h (S 6264; DF 68) [2]. First about fine, second good fine but clipped £60-£80
Hammer Price: £80
Edward I (1272-1307), Second coinage, Intermediate issues, Penny, class III, Cork, single pellet in each angle, 1.01g/10h (S 6259; DF 67). Fair to fine, very rare £150-£200
Edward IV (1461-1483), Anonymous Crown coinage, Groat, Dublin, tressure of nine arcs with plain angles, annulets in second and third quarters, 2.86g/5h (S 6272; DF 79). Good fine, rare £900-£1,200
Edward IV (1461-1483), Heavy Cross and Pellets coinage, Groat, Dublin, mm. rose, no marks in tressure or by bust, reads hybernie, 2.98g/6h (S 6290; DF 118). About very fine, dark-toned £180-£220
Edward IV (1461-1483), Light Cross and Pellets coinage, Groat, Dublin, mm. sun, remains of g [Germyn Lynch], below bust, no marks in tressure, reads hyber, 2.07g/4h (S 6330; DF 134). Edge chip, otherwise fine £90-£120
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