HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Half Guinea. Dated 1775. Fourth bust, stringy love lock. Bull, Gold 815; MCE 418; SCBC 3734. In NGC encapsulation 6887461-015, graded MS 61.
HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Half Guinea. Dated 1788. Fifth bust, Spade type. Bull, Gold 830; MCE 427; SCBC 3735. In NGC encapsulation 6887461-013, graded AU 58. Rare.
HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Half Guinea. Dated 1804. Seventh bust. Bull, Gold 849; MCE 442; SCBC 3737. In NGC encapsulation 6887556-001, graded MS 63.
HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Half Guinea. Dated 1811. Seventh bust. Bull, Gold 857; MCE 447; SCBC 3737. In NGC encapsulation 6887556-004, graded MS 61.
HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AR Dollar. Dated 1804. No stop after REX. Bull 1951; ESC 164; SCBC 3768. Toned. In PCGS encapsulation 9456437, graded MS 64. From the Alexander Christopher Collection. Ex Stack's (2 December 1998), lot 674.
HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. AV Sovereign. Dated 1822. St. George type. Marsh 6; SCBC 3800. In ANACS encapsulation 7459447, graded MS 61. Ex Spink 4 (22 February 1979), lot 908.
HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. AV Sovereign. Dated 1823. St. George type. Marsh 7; SCBC 3800. In NGC encapsulation 6887461-010, graded AU Details, obv. rim damage. Rare date.
WINDSOR. Elizabeth II. 1952-2022. Proof AV Maundy Set. Dated 2002. Includes: Proof AV Fourpence. In NGC encapsulation 2144274-042, graded PF 67 Ultra Cameo // Proof AV Threepence. In NGC encapsulation 2144274-043, graded PF 68 Ultra Cameo // Proof AV Twopence. In NGC encapsulation 2144274-044, graded PF 67 Ultra Cameo // Proof AV Penny. in NGC encapsulation 2144274-045, graded PF 68 Ultra Cameo. Four (4) coins in lot.
SCOTLAND. David I. 1124-1153. AR Penny (20mm, 1.40 g). Period D. Uncertain mint and moneyer. Posthumous issue, struck 1153-1165. Crowned bust right; lis-tipped scepter to right / Cross moline; pellets in angles. Cf. Burns 13 (fig. 14A; for type); cf. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 9-11 (for type); ; SCBC 5009. Richly toned, some ghosting. VF. A lovely example of this crude type.
SCOTLAND. William I 'the Lion'. 1165-1214. AR Penny (20mm, 1.46 g, 1h). Cross and Pellet coinage, group II. Roxburgh mint; Raul, moneyer. Struck circa 1180-1195. Crowned head left; cross potent-tipped scepter to left; pellet-in-cresent over pellet to right / [ม ʽ¥]⎍⌦ ዝģ ʽɭýģዛ⎍[...], cross pattée crosslet; pellet-in-crescents in quarters. Burns 2; cf. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 34-9 (for type); SCBC 5024. Richly toned. VF. A good portrait of William paired with a clearly struck mint and moneyer. Rare. With an old ticket in the hand of Peter Seaby. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 399 (August 1951), no. Sc.6.
SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR 30 Shillings (36mm, 4h). Fourth coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1583. Crowned and armored half-length bust left, wearing ruff and holding sword / Crowned coat-of-arms; I R and X/XX S (mark of value) across field. Burns 3 (fig. 933); SCBI 58 (Edinburgh), 1464-6; SCBC 5487. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 2478910-001, graded AU 50. Ex Heritage 3099 (5 May 2022), lot 32484.
SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR 20 Shillings (34mm, 14.96 g, 2h). Fourth coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1582. Crowned and armored half-length bust left, wearing ruff and holding sword / Crowned coat-of-arms; I R and XX S (mark of value) across field. Burns 1 (fig. 934); SCBI 58 (Edinburgh), 1477-8 (same obv. die); SCBC 5489. Toned. In PCGS encapsulation 34613936, graded AU 50. Ex Jamestown Collection (Heritage 3064, 20 April 2018), lot 31643.
SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR 20 Shillings (32mm, 15.06 g, 11h). Fourth coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1584. Crowned and armored half-length bust left, wearing ruff and holding sword / Crowned coat-of-arms; I R and XX S (mark of value) across field. Burns –; SCBI 58 (Edinburgh), 1482 (same dies); SCBC 5489. Toned, minor edge mark. Fine. Extremely rare. Ex St. James's 73 (15 March 2023), lot 102, purchased from Civitas Galleries.Only two other examples are known for this extremely rare date: - H.M. Lingford (Part II, Glendining, 20 June 1951), lot 166 (part of) = SCBI 58 (Edinburgh), 1482 - Bridgewater House (Sotheby's, 15 June 1972), lot 509
SCOTLAND. John Stewart, Earl of Traquair and High Treasurer of Scotland. Circa 1599-1659. AR Jeton (28mm, 6.69 g, 6h). Edinburgh mint; mm: B and thistle. By N. Briot. Struck 1635. IOH · SVARTVS · COM · TRAQVAROO · MAG · SCOT · THESAR, crowned coat-of-arms; interlocking double triangles flanking / METAS · POSV IT · DEVS (small B over thistle) HAS · RECTO (lozenge stops), scales suspended from apex of triangle; below scales, a roll of coins set on a table diapered with lis. MI 276/77. Richly toned with traces of luster in legends. VF. Rare.
IRELAND. Edward V. April–June 1483. AR Groat (23mm, 1.88 g, 10h). Suns and Roses/Rose on cross coinage. Drogheda mint. Crowned facing bust; stars to upper left and lower right, roses to upper right and lower left / Long cross pattée with rose at center. D&F 163 (Edward IV); SCBC 6392. Lightly toned, rough and porous, bent and flattened with associated stress cracks. VF. Very rare. In 1483, Edward IV prohibited the operations of the Drogheda mint. Accordingly, the Suns and Roses/Rose on cross groats and pennies must date to the brief reign of Edward V. The mint apparently took the king's death as an opportunity to resume production.
IRELAND, The Great Rebellion. Issues of the 'Cities of Refuge'. Bandon Bridge. 1642-1649. Æ Farthing (14mm, 2.32 g, 6h). Dated 1647. B • B/ 1647 / Three castles. An unrecorded dated issue, but cf. D&F 316 and SCBC 6560 for undated issue. Brown surfaces. VF. Extremely rare and apparently unrecorded.
IRELAND, The Great Rebellion. Issues of the 'Cities of Refuge'. Kinsale. 1642-1649. Æ Farthing (16mm, 3.51 g, 12h). Coat-of-arms / K : S. D&F 318; SCBC 6563; Noonan's 259, lot 786 (same dies). Brown surfaces, flan flaw. VF. Very rare this fine.