Star lots 11th December 2024
Exceptional or interesting lots from our auction of Specialist Coinage Auction auction held on Wednesday 11th of December 2024
180 United Kingdom, Victoria, 1849 silver godless Florin, 28mm, 11.6g. Obv: Crowned bust of Victoria with braided hair, facing, left / Rev: Four crowned cruciform shields, Tudor rose in centre. S.3890, EF.
628 Roman Empire, Nero Claudius Drusus, 1st century AD, brass Sestertius, 35mm, Obv: Laureate bust right / Rev: Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue thrusting with spear between trophy of arms. S.1852, F.
114 Baktria, Diodotos I, 3rd century BC, gold Stater, 29mm, Obv: Diademed head of Diodotos I, deep cut across head / Rev: Zeus brandishing thunderbolt and holding aegis. S.7497, F.
102 Roman Republic, Rome, Julius Caesar, 46 BC, gold Aureus, 20mm, Obv: Veiled head of Vesta, right / Rev: Emblems of the augurate and pontificate. S.1395, VF.
333 Roman Empire, Trajan, 98-117 AD, silver Cistophorus, 24mm, Obv: Laureate bust of Trajan, right / Rev: Six ears of corn tied together. S.3113, F.
323 Roman Empire, Otho, 69 AD, silver Denarius, 18mm, Obv: Bare head of Otho, right / Rev: Securitas standing holding wreath and sceptre. S.2162, F.
122 Celtic, Iceni Tribe, Mid to late 1st century BC, gold/silver alloy Stater, 16mm (Freckenham type), Obv: Trefoil on cross / Rev: Horse to right, seven pellets below. S.178, F.
305 Roman Republic, Sextus Pompey (younger son of Pompey the Great), 42 BC, silver Denarius, 18mm, Obv, Bare head of Pompey, facing right, jug behind head/ Rev, Neptune between the Catanaean brothers. S.1392, VG.
419 Syracuse, Sicily, c. 474-450 BC, 25mm, silver Tetradrachm, Obv: Slow quadriga driven, right, by male charioteer who is crowned by Nike flying, left above, serpent below / Rev: Head of Arethusa, facing right, with four dolphins around. S.936 var, aVF.
291 Roman Republic, Junius Brutus Albinus (one of Caesar's assassins), 48 BC, silver Denarius, 18mm, Obv, Head of Pietas right/ Rev, Two clasped hands holding a winged caduceus. S.427, F.
5 United Kingdom, Victoria 1887 gold two Pounds, 29mm, 16.0g. Obv: Jubilee bust of Victoria, left / Rev: St George on horseback slaying the dragon, right. S.3865
176 United Kingdom, Victoria, 1845 silver Crown, 38mm, 28.3g. Obv: Young uncrowned bust of Victoria, left / Rev: Crowned quartered shield of arms within wreath, national flower emblems below. S.3882, EF.
238 England, Henry VI, Calais mint, 1422-1461, silver Groat, 27mm, 3.7g. Obv: Crowned facing portrait, annulets at neck / Rev: Long cross with pellets in angles, annulets linking pellets in two opposing angles. S.1911
70 Mexico, Ferdinand VII, 1814 gold 8 Escudos, 37mm, 27.1g. Obv: Laureate head of Ferdinand right / Rev: Crowned arms in order chain. KM# 161
406 Knidos, Caria, c. 520-500 BC, 16mm, silver Drachm, Obv: Head of lion facing right / Rev: Archaic head of Aphrodite, right.
250 Roman Republic, 265-241 BC, silver Didrachm, 20mm, Obv: Head of Roma, right, in Phrygian helmet / Rev: Victory standing right attaching wreath to palm branch, 'ROMANO' behind. S.25, VF.
232 England, William I (the conqueror), Winchester mint (Leofpold), 1066-1087, silver Penny, 19mm, 1.6g. Obv: Crowned portrait, facing, between two stars / Rev: Quadrilateral over cross with pellets, moneyer and mint name around. S.1254
2 United Kingdom, George III 1789 gold Guinea, 25mm, 8.5g. Obv: Laureate head of George, right / Rev: Spade-shaped, crowned shield of arms. S.3729.
29 United Kingdom, Elizabeth II 2017 gold Sovereign, 22mm, 8.0g. Obv: Jody Clark portrait of Elizabeth, right / Rev: St. George on horseback slaying the dragon, right. 200th anniversary privy mark to left of date. SC9B, unc.
146 United Kingdom, Charles I, Oxford mint, 1642 silver Halfpound, 47mm, 60.1g. Obv: Charles on horseback, left, with upright sword, flowing sash, horse over arms and militaria, Oxford plume in field behind / Rev: Declaration in two straight lines, value and three Oxford plumes above. S2945, VF.
618 Roman Republic, Anchor series, 169-58 BC, bronze As, 34mm, Obv: Laureate bust of bearded Janus / Rev: Prow of galley left, anchor to right. S.628, F.
97 Umayyad Caliphate (Asia, North Africa, Spain), Marwan II, Damascus (744-750) gold Dinar, 20mm, 4.24g, Obv: Arabic script / Rev: Arabic script.
145 United Kingdom, Charles I, Oxford mint, 1643 silver Halfcrown, 37mm, 14.8g. Obv: Crowned King on horseback, left, holding sword / Rev: Latin Declaration in two lines at centre between ruled lines, three plumes above. S.2954, VF.
184 United Kingdom, Victoria, 1879 silver gothic Florin, 30mm, 11.6g. Obv: Crowned bust of Victoria, left / Rev: Crowned cruciform shields of England, Scotland and Ireland, national flower emblems in angles. S.3897, EF.
141 United Kingdom, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603, milled silver Shilling, 30mm, 6.2g. Obv: Crowned bust of Elizabeth, left / Rev: Quartered shield of arms over cross fourche. Mint mark Star. S.2590, VF.
178 United Kingdom, Victoria, 1847 silver gothic Crown, 38mm, 28.4g. Obv: Crowned bust of Queen Victoria, left / Rev: Crowned cruciform shields of England, Scotland and Ireland around central garter star with national flower emblems in angles. S.3883, EF.
244 Abbasid Caliphate (modern Iran), Tabaristan, 776-778, silver Half-Dirham, 23mm, 1.7g. Obv: Sasanian style bust, right / Rev: Fire altar with attendants.
227 Anglo-Saxon England, Aethelred II, Rochester mint, Edsige (moneyer), 978-1016, silver Penny, 19mm, 1.6g. Obv: Radiate portrait of Aethelred / Rev: Long cross. S.1152
311 Roman Republic, Mark Antony, 40 BC, silver Denarius, 18mm, Obv: Lituus and capis / Rev: Tall sacrificial jug between winged thunderbolt and winged caduceus. S.1470, F.
157 United Kingdom, Anne 1708 silver Crown, 39mm, 30.3g. Obv: Draped bust of Anne, left / Rev: Crowned cruciform shields with central Garter star. S.3601, VF, aEF (scratches).
142 United Kingdom, Charles I, Bristol mint, 1644 silver Sixpence, 25mm, g. Obv: Crowned bust, left, Bristol plumelet before face / Rev: Latin Declaration in three lines between ruled lines, three Bristol plumes above, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding. S.3020, VF.
322 Roman Empire, Galba, 68-69 AD, silver Denarius, 17mm, Obv: Laureate bust of Galba / Rev: Female figure, standing left, before a lighted altar holding patera, right foot on globe. S.2108, F.
107 Roman Empire, Julian II, 360-363 AD, gold Solidus, 19mm, Obv: Diademed, draped bust right / Rev: soldier advancing right dragging captive and holding trophy. S.19096, VG.
148 Commonwealth, Oliver Cromwell, 1658/7 silver Crown, 40mm, 29.9g. Obv: Laureate and draped bust of Cromwell, left, die flawed drapery / Rev: Crowned coat of arms of the Commonwealth. S.3226, VF.
129 United Kingdom, Henry VIII, 1509-1547, silver Testoon (3rd coinage), 32mm, 8.1g. Obv: Crowned facing bust of Henry / Rev: Crowned Tudor rose. S.2366, F.
211 Mexico (Spanish Colonial), Philip V, 1740 silver Eight Reals, 38mm, 23.1g. Shipwreck treasure from "Hollandia" Obv: Crowned coat of arms / Rev: Crowned hemispheres between crowned pillars. KM# 103, EF. (With certificate of origin)
164 United Kingdom, George III, 1763 silver Northumberland Shilling, 26mm, g. Obv: Young laureate and draped bust of George, right / Rev: Crowned cruciform shields with central garter star. S.3742, aEF (bust flaw).
331 Roman Empire, Nerva, 96-98 AD, silver Cistophorus, 25mm, Obv: Laureate bust of Nerva, right / Rev: Distyle temple, with Nerva being crowned by female deity holding a cornucopia. S.3014, F.
161 Great Britain, George II, 1743 silver Crown, 40mm, 30.1g. Obv: Older laureate and cuirassed bust of George left / Rev: Crowned cruciform shields with central garter star. S.3688, VF.
153 United Kingdom, William and Mary, 1693 silver Shilling, 25mm, 5.7g. Obv: Coinjoined laureate and draped busts of King William and Queen Mary, right / Rev: Crowned cruciform shields around central Nassau lion. S.3437, VF.
218 South African Republic (ZAR), 1892 silver Five Shillings, 38mm, 28.2g. Obv: Bust of President Kruger left / Rev: Arms of the South African Republic. KM# 81 (single shaft), VF.
626 Roman Empire, Augustus, 22 AD, brass Dupondis, 28mm, Obv: Radiate head of Augustus, left / Rev: Large altar facade. S.1789, VF.
125 Kushan Empire (modern Afghanistan, Pakistan), 3rd century AD, gold Stater, 21mm, Obv: King standing to left holding standard, altar and trident headed standard to left / Rev: Shiva holding trident and diadem, humped bull in background.
573 United Kingdom, George III, 1797, copper Cartwheel Twopence, 41mm. 41mm. Obv: Laureate, draped bust of George, right / Rev: Britannia seated left, with trident in left hand. S.3776, EF.
431 Athens, Attica, c. 449-418 BC, 25mm, silver Tetradrachm, Obv: Head of Athena wearing crested and ornamented helmet / Rev: Owl standing right, head facing. Olive sprig and crescent moon left. S.1837, F.
103 Roman Empire, Vespasian, 69-79 AD, gold Aureus, 18mm, Obv: Laureate bust of Vespasian, right / Rev: Libertas holding sceptre and cap of liberty.
131 United Kingdom, Mary I, 1553-1554, silver Penny, 15mm, 0.5g. Obv: Crowned profile of Mary facing left / Rev: Quartered coat of arms over long cross fourche. S.2495,
412 Cyprus, Salamis, c. 500 BC, 22mm, silver Stater, Obv: A ram lying to right / Rev: Ankh symbol containing Cypriot letter all in incuse square with flowers in the corners. S.3587, F.
77 United States, 1890 gold 20 Dollars, 34mm, 33.5g. Obv: Liberty (coronet head) facing left, surrounded by 13 stars / Rev: Heraldic eagle holding three arrows and an olive branch; 13 stars, rays and motto above. KM# 74.2.
66 Waterloo gold 20 Francs, 1815, 21mm, 6.5g, London mint for Louis XVIII, France. Mint mark fleur de lis. Obv: Bare-headed bust of Louis, right / Rev: crowned Ecu of France, within laurel wreath. KM# X1. In wooden presentation case.
632 Roman Empire, Caligula, 37-41 AD, copper As, 30mm, Obv: Agrippa bust, left / Rev: Neptune, standing left, holding dolphin and trident. (Issued by Caligula in honour of his deceased grandfather Agrippa). S.1812, VF.
718 United Kingdom,1798 bronze Medal for the battle of the Nile (Davison's Medal; des, C.H. Kuchler). 47mm. Obv: Hope standing on a rocky promontory, holding an oval medallion featuring bust of Lord Nelson / Rev: British fleet assembled in Aboukir bay before the battle.
169 United Kingdom, George III, 1818 silver Crown (IX), 38mm, 28.5g. Obv: Laureate bust of George, right / Rev: St George on horseback slaying the dragon right within garter. S.3787, EF.