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CATALOGUE
OF THE
Collection of Gnoglish and Irish
SILVER AND COPPER COINS
OF THE LATE
Pichia A. HOBLYN, Esq. F.S.A.
Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society, Member of the British Numismatic Society, ke.
INCLUDING
FINE AND RaReE Preces or Henry VIII, Epwarp VI, Mary, Partie AND Mary, anp ELIzaperu, in Silver; A FINE SERIES OF ENGLISH AND [RIsH CoPpPpER COINS AND PATTERNS AND PROOFS OF SAME ; THE RARE PEwreR Moneny or CuHarzes II, Jamus II, anp WILLIAM AND Mary, in remarkably fine state ;
AN ALMOST COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE HARRINGTON FARTHING TOKENS OF JAMES I AND CHARLES I.
AMONG THE IRISH WILL BE FOUND SOME FINE CoINs oF Epwarp IV, _ Riowarp III, Henry VII, VIII, anp Enizasern, wm Silver; UNusvAL SPECIMENS OF THE KILKENNY HALFPENNY, in Copper; THE MIXED Mera GRoAT AND THE PEWTER Crown oF James II; anp
A LARGE & INTERESTING COLLECTION OF GUN-MONEY,
GOIN CA Bun i TS, AND
wero ATIC BOOKS.
WHICH WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY MESSRS.
SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE,
Auctioneers of Literary Property & Works illustrative of the Fine Arts, AT THEIR HOUSE, No. 13, WELLINGTON STREET, STRAND, W.C. On FRIDAY, 7th of DECEMBER, 1906, and following Day, AT ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY.
May be Viewed two days prior. Catalogues may be had.
Dryden Press: J. Davy & Sons, 8-9, Frith Street, Soho Square, W.
CONDITIONS OF SALE.
I. The highest bidder to be the buyer ; and if any dispute arise between bidders, the lot so disputed shall be immediately put up again, provided the auctioneer cannot decide the said dispute.
II. No person to advance less than ls. ; above five pounds 2s 6d., and so on in proportion. III. In the case of lots upon which there is a reserve, the auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the seller.
IV. The purchasers to give in their names and places of abode, and to pay down 10s. in the pound, if required, in part payment of the purchase-money ; in default of which the lot or lots purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold.
V. The sale of any lot is not to be set aside on account of any error in the enumeration of the numbers stated, or errors of description.
VI. The lots to be taken away, at the buyer’s expense, imme- diately after the conclusion of the sale ; in default of which Messrs. SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE will not hold themselves responsible if lost, stolen, damaged, or otherwise destroyed, but they will be left at the sole risk of the purchaser. If, at the expiration of Two Days after the conclusion of the sale, the lots are not cleared or paid for, they will then be catalogued for immediate sale, and the ex- pense, the same as if re-sold, will be added to thé amount at which they were bought. Messrs. SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE will have the option of re-selling the lots uncleared, either by public or private sale, without any notice being given to the defaulter.
VII. Upon failure of complying with the above conditions, the money required and deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited, and 7f any loss is sustained in the re-selling of such lots as are not cleared or paid for, all charges on such re-sale shall be made good by the defaulters at this sale.
Gentlemen, who cannot attend this Sale, may have their Commissions faithfully executed by their humble Servants, SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE, 13, Wellington Street, Strand, London.
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Scale of Sizes.
Scale of Mionnet.
CATALOGUE
OF THe THE
COLLECTION OF COINS
OF THE LATE
Pee eb Y N, FeO. PSA.
Sis by y Order of the Executor.)
ear DAYS) SAE,
LOT 1 Edward the Confessor, Penny, of small module (#7. 229), . DVRFVRD ON NO (Norwich). William I, “Pax” Penny of Winchester. Aquitaine and Poitou Deniers of Richard I. Henry II, first issue Penny of Thetford, and short-cross Pennies (3). Henry III, Pennies, HENRICVS REX TERCI, ION ON GLOVCE (Gloucester) ; HENRICVS REX, ANGLIE TERCL LVN, and three of usual type, all fine 13 2 Edward I and II. Pennies of Berwick (3), Bristol (2), Canterbury (5), Chester, Durham (5), including three of Bishop Beck’s, m. m. cross moline on obv. only, on both sides, and cross moline in one angle; Exeter, Kingston, Lincoln, London (13), including two with three pellets on breast, one with star, another with rose on breast ; Newcastle (3), Robert de Hadley, St. Edmonsbury (5), York (3), one having cross on breast and quatrefoil on rev., all fine, several uncommon 44 3 Edward I. Pattern Groat, London, king’s bust in quatre- BA foil panel, having pierced trefoil in outer angles; rev.
hin, the first cracked, the second in good condition 2
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a DNS. hiBn€. DVX. AQVT. LONDONIA. CIVI; another, reading
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4 Edward II. York Groat, with annulet after each word on | ‘ both sides, arches above head not fleured; Calais We Groat, Dns. hys. s. AQT. and annulet on breast, double annulets as stops on obv., saltires on rev. both fine and rare 2 ;
5 Edward III. Groats, 1351-60, London (2), with Aquitaine Ui title, 1360-69 (3); Half Groats of London (6) and York, all well preserved 12
6 Edward III, Pennies of London (6), York, and Durham ; Halfpence, Edward I-III, London (11), Bristol, draped J2, bust, VILLA BRISTOLLIE; Farthings (5), including one reading LONDONIENSIS, one of Edward III last issue, rare, and one of Bristol, bust in inner circle, several
jine and scarce 25 7 Richard IJ. Groat of London, usual type, legend ends — | ANGL. S. FRANC; Half Groat, London, AGL, SS, ERs, ¢
both fine and rare; Pennies of York (3); London Halfpennies (2), and a Farthing, with cross and pellets on rev., the last fine and rare 8 *,* From the Boyne collection, lot 1222. 8 Henry IV, heavy Halfpenny (11 grs.), HENRIC. REX ANGLI., m. m. cross pattée, bust touching inner circle, fine and rare. Henry V, London Groat, with mullet on shoulder, and Half Groat, with mullet on breast, broken annulet_ on left of crown, quatrefoil after POSVI, rare; Penny of London, with mullet each side of crown; York Penny, with quatrefoil on vrev., and London Half- pennies, one with annulet to left and trefoil to right, another with broken annulet each side, both very fine 7 . 9 Henry VI. Groats, Calais, of annulet coinage (2), rosette A. mascle coinage (2); London, m. m. voided cross, leaf “ in spandril under bust, very fine and scarce; Half Groats, Calais, annulet coinage (3), another of rosette mascle coinage, and one of London of pine-cone mascle coinage ; Pennies (4), Calais, London, and York (2), one with small cross each side of bust and quatrefoil on rev., the other with rosette on breast, both have mascle after REX. ; Halfpennies (4), Calais and London (3), all fine, and the smaller pieces scarce 18
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(10 Edward IV. Groats (7), Coventry, CIVITAS COVETRIE, | 7} “and € on breast (2), fine; Bristol (3), VILLA BRISTOW, | |
m. mM, Crown, ™. m. Sun, VILLA BRISTOLLIE, ™. 1. | crown, very fine; Norwich (2), CIvITAS NORVIC and NORWIC, pierced, all scarce 7
| 11 Edward IV. Groats of London (11), m. m. rose, annulet each side of neck, mascle after CIvITAS, rare, obv. 7 m. m. cross fitchée, pellet each side of crown, rev. m7. 1. |
pierced cinquefoil, others m. m. sun, rose, pierced cross, |
and crown, all fine; Half Groats (3), Canterbury,
m.m. rose, m.m. pall, Bouchier knot on breast, York,
m. m. lis, both sides; Pennies (10), of London, Dur-
ham (Booth’s) and York, only two fine; Halfpennies
of London (4) 28 12 Richard III. Groat, London, m.m. boar’s head on both sides, fine and rare 1
| *,* From the Boyne collection, lot 1233. | 13AMRichard III. Groats (2), London, m. m. rose and sun united, pellet in spandril below bust, both jine, one slightly cracked, rare 2
| *,* The finer coin from the Richardson sale, lot 105. ue Richard III. Groat, York, m.m. rose and sun on obv. only, fine and very rare, edge slightly chipped ; Pennies | (2), Durham, with s on bust and D on centre of rev. clipped, York, m. m. indistinct, key at right side of neck, quatrefoil on rev. worn, both very rare- 3
15 Henry VII. First coinage Groats (4), m. m. lis upon rose
y on both sides, rose on obv. only, cross on obv. only, small cross after POSVI; another, same m. m. cross
before posvi1; Half Groats (4), London, m. ma. lis, rosettes as stops, Canterbury, Archbishop Morton’s (3), one. with arched crown, rare; and a York Penny, with T to left of neck, prerced, the Groats fine, all un- common 9
16 Henry VII. Groats (13), second coinage, m. m. greyhound’s head both sides (3), obv. rose, rev. greyhound’s head, cinquefoil (5), and one without m.m.; Penny of Canterbury, m. m. tun, all fine 14
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| | 17 Henry VII. Third coinage, profile to right, Groats (6), Ps \7| m.m. cross crosslet and pheon ; Half Groats (6), mm. m | pheon, lis, rose and martlet (3); Pennies Durham, ~ | T.wW., and R.D, and York, with keys at shield, al/ fine, desirable coins loy 18 Henry VIII. Groats, first issue with his father’s portrait | ae IY | (3), m. m. castle and portcullis crowned ; Half Groats A (8), London, m. m. portcullis, Canterbury, m. m. obv. | | cross, rev. lis, W. A. at sides of shield, wapublished m. m., York, with keys at shield and Cardinal’s hat below, | m. m. scallop (3), star, wavy star, and voided cross, | latter with T. w. at sides of shield ; and two sovereign | | type Pennies of London 13 | | 19 Tournay Groat, m. m. = crowned on both sides, profile | ne ae | bust to right with portrait of Henry VII, fine and very | | rare 1 20 Henry VIII. Second coinage Groats, his own portrait to | Ta <1 | right (16), m. m. rose (7), lis (5), arrow (2), obv. rose, rev. lis, and obv. lis, rev. rose, varied legends nie | slight differences of portraits, all good coins, three are extra fine 16 21 Henry VIII. Second coinage, Half Rear 11), Canter- | bury, T. C. at sides of shield, m. m. catherine-wheel (2), A 5B | Archbishop Wareham’s, with W. A., various m. m. (6), . York, with E. L. (2), and L. E. ; dovueii type Pennies | of Durham, C.D., m. m. star (2); Halfpennies (4), | HENRIC., 7. m. portcullis, H. D. G. ete., m2. m2. pheon, lis, all fine, and the Halfpennies rare - 1 22 Henry VIII. Groat, York, m.m. cross, T. w. at sides a ne SV shield, and cardinal’s cap below, as last, but no initials, Z scarce; Half Groats, with T. w.; and two sovereign | type Pennies, m. m. star and sane also with T. W., | = all fine and interesting memorials of Wolsey 5 | — (23 Henry VIII. Groat, third coinage, m. m. lis, HENRIC 8, - LA | bust slightly turned to right ; Half Groat, with same A | m.m., of fine silver, both fine a very rare *,* From the Montagu collection, lot 761. 24 Testoon, of baser silver, m.m. lis on obv., annulet on rev., full-face crowned bust; rev. POSVI DEUM, etc., flan
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cracked in oe g, June, fais the portr ai has fae | carefully tooled i *,* From Montagu collection, lot 763.
25 Testoon, m. m. pellet in annulet on both sides, reads ADIV- C TORIVM MEVM, with Roman k’sand English M’s, rare,an
unusually fine portratt, legends better struck than usual 1 26 Testoon, m. m. S after the legend on obv. and revw., . HENRIC. 8 DI. GRA. AGL. ; 7v. CIVITAS LONDON, Eng- lish N’s, three florets at beginning, middle, and end of rev. legend, very rare and very fine 1 27 Testoon of Bristol, m. m. W.S. in monogram on rev., reads henric. 8 D. G. ANG, cte., lis after ANG., large cinquefoil
|
side of m. m., cinquefoil between pierced crosses, and
tour pellets after CrvITAS, the portrait weak, the legends
well struck-up, rare il 28 Testoon, m. m. 8S, as the Testoon in lot 26, but Roman N’s in HENRIC and LONDON, and the m. m. is at the commencement of legend, fine, and a fair portrait, but pierced ; Groats of third issue, nearly full-faced mantled bust, PoSvi legend, m. m. lis (6), another, CIVITAS LONDON ; Half Groat of same type, m. m. lis ; all fine, two of the Groats unusually so 9 29. eaoet and Half Groat of London, m. m. arrow, POSVI legend, three-quarter face, unpublished, CIVITAS LON- DON ; Penny, same type; London Groat and Half Groat, m. m. E on rev.; Groat, no m. m. with § in forks of cross; and a full-faced London Penny, of fine
work, with Roman lettering ; all fine i *,* The first five from the Montagu cabinet. 0 Groat of Canterbury, three-quarter face, no m. m. ; Half
Groat of Canterbury, English lettering ; another, with Roman lettering, m. m. t (unpublished m. m.); full- faced London Penny (2), full-faced London Halfpenny, and a second coinage Canterbury Halfpenny, bust between T. © for Thomas Cranmer, m. m. wheel ; all
Jjine, the last scarce i 31 Bristol Groat, m. m. obv. cinquefoil,
rev. W.S. In mono- _/ gram, cinquefoil after CIVITAS, pierced cross before
after REX. ; rev, CIVITAS BRISTOLIE€, pierced cross each ©
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cross after CIVITAS ; York Groat and Half Groats (3), no m. m.; full-faced York Pennies (8), three-quarter face (2), and a York Halfpenny, full-face; all much Jiner than usual for these base pieces ie
32 London Groat, m. m. bow on both sides, rev. BEDE
ve fe S CVIQVE QVOD SVVM EST, variety with small boris
quite fine for the coin, and very rare
BRISTOLIE ; another, W.S. m. m. on rev. only, lis in forks of cross; Penny, full-faced bust, reads HE. 8, ; .
| in 33 Edward VI. First coinage, base silver. Testoon, undated, |
io Ks m.m. bow on both sides, obv. bust to right, crowned, | | EDWARD VI. D.G. etc. rev. INIMICOS . EIVS, etc. oval | shield garnished between E. R., fine, and an excessively
rare variety io
_ 34 Testoons, undated (2), obv. bust to right as before, legend VO | INIMICOS. EIVS, etc. m. m. bow on both sides, rev. | EDWARD VI, large lettering and large shield, FR. FE. | HIB. ; another, same m. m. smaller lettering, FRA. HIBE. REX., edge chipped, good state for these very rare pieces; others (3) dated 1549, TIMOR. DOMINI legend on obv., EDWARD VI on rev., m. m. arrow both sides,
and m. m. rose on rev. only, well preserved 5 | = d | 35 Testoon, 1549, as last, TIMOR DOMINI on obv., m. m. Y for Southwark, of better silver than usual, extra fine — and very rare thus 1 36 Testoons, 1549 (5), obv. legend EDWARD VI, etc., rev. | "sn TIMOR DOMINI, m. m. arrow on both sides (3), one a/ fine round coin ; m. m. obv. pheon, rev. arrow ;.m. 10. y obv. and rev., very base metal; all desirable coins, with good portraits 5 37 Testoon of Bristol, 1549, same type as last, m. m. t Ke S| (Thomas Chamberlain), fine for this piece and very — rare; obv. grapple, rev. t, rubbed ; m. m. grapple both sides (2), in fair state 4 4 38 Testoon, 1550, m. m. swan on both sides, type as last ; = XY another, 1551, m. m. rose on both sides; fine for ae coins, the last a rare m. m. 2 *,.* From the Montagu collection, lot 824, £2 10s.
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39, Testoons, 1550. m. m. Y on bath sides (3), slightly varied | in portrait, two very well preserved, other with lettering
weak ; m. m. swan both sides (2), one fine and sharp, the other rubbed 5
40 Testoon, 1550, m. m. Y both sides, very fine, but rather weakly struck, apparently of almost fine silver ; 1551, m. m. lis obv. and rev. ; another, of same date, m. m. lion on both sides (see Num. Chron. 1886, p. 158, for the lion m. m.), in good state for these very base coins, the lion m. m. extra rare 5
Testoon, 1549, type as last, m. m. arrow on both sides, countermarked in front of face with a portcullis hav- ing scroll supports, fine, and extremely rare with port- cullis of this shape | i
2 Testoon, 1549, same type, m. m. Y obv. and rev., counter- marked in front of face with portcullis having chain supports ; another, same date, m. m. swan, stamped with a greyhound behind head ; both fine and rare 2
Testoons (2), similar to last lot, but the greyhound countermark not quite so clear 2
44 Groat, of base coinage, with PosvI legend, m. m. arrow,
and Canterbury Half Groat, no m. m. both reading
EDOARD, etc. ; and a Bristol Penny, obv. crowned head
to right, ED. 6. D. G. ROSA SINE SPINA, ™. ™. cross;
all very rare and well preserved, the Half Groat
cracked 3 *,* From the Boyne collection, lot 1246.
5 Groat, CIVITAS LONDON, m. m. B. on rev. (2) ; Canterbury Half Groat, as in last lot; London Penny, with bust, m. m. arrow; Bristol] Penny, as in lot 44, and York Rose Pennies (2); all rare, the London and Bristol Pennies well preserved, the others in poor state rf
46 Groat, London, m. m. E on rev. only, obv. EDWARD 6, D. G. AGL. FRA. Z. HIB. REX., rév. CIVITAS LONDON, a very good portrait, but edge chipped l
*,* From the Marsham collection, lot 420, and Montagu, lot 828 (£2 10s.)
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47 Halfpenny of London, obv. £. 6. D. G. ete., crowned bust to right, ev. CIVITAS LONDON, long cross pattée with three pellets in each angle, very fine, but on small-sized flan—unique (2) l
*,* From the Marsham collection, lot 421 (where it was described as of Bristol), and Montagu, 835.
48 Second coinage, fine silver. Crown, 1551, m.m. Y, horse cantering to right, reads FRANC. Z. HIBER, a fine an Va round coin ' it
49 Crown, 1552, m. m. tun, reading FRANCI Z. HIB, fine, and,
a scarce date
50 Half Crowns, 1551, m. m. y, Z. HIB and MEV. the horse
walking and with plume on head ; 1552, m. m. tun, /
horse cantering to right, fine, and a scarce date ; both/ —
good coins i
51 Shilling, m. m. tun, fine; Sixpence, same m. m., unusually
jine and very rare thus 2
*,* The sixpence from the Shepherd (lot 242) and Richardson (lot 131) collections.
52 Shilling and Sixpence, m. m. y, both countermarked on
breast with a portcullis having chain supports, both
jine and rare 2
_53 Threepence, m. m. tun, fine and rare; York Sixpence and
Threepence, with m. m. mullet, both fine and very rare, but the threepence is badly centred 3 54 Full-face Shillings (7), Sixpence, m. m. y, Threepences, m. m. tun, both cracked, three of the shillings fine 1
55 Halfpenny of London, m. m. escallop, E. D. G. ROSA SINE SPI, expanded single rose, 7ev. CIVITAS LONDON (as AZ. 427), very fine, but reverse double struck, eatremett rare, only three or four known 1 *.* From the Shepherd (£5 15s.), Brice and Montagu (lot 855, £3) collections. 56 Mary. Groats (2), usual type, with pomegranate aiterZ MARIA and VERITAS, evtra fine; another, eae
on obv. with a portcullis, fine and very rare 2 *.* Lot 8 from the Montagu collection £4 12s. 57 Mary. Groats (8), all of usual type, well preserved 8
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59 Philipand Mary. Shillings (3), undated, but with mark of
; 8 Philip and Mary. Shillings (3), 1554, with mark of value # on rev. ; obv. legend ends, NEAP. PR. HISP., very fine, | | but slightly burnished and cracked in striking ; legends as last, but mark of value only, evenly struck and fine value, all with Neapolitan and Spanish titles, very good
| ; ot | | portraits ; 1555, English title only, well preserved and dee round coins 3 va J
rare 3 | 60 Ahilling, dated 1554 under busts, English title only, pierced and rubbed ; Sixpence, also dated 1554 under
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busts, 7ev. legend ends NostR, crimped and worn, both |
very rare ' 2 LAVA
*,* From the Montagu collection (lot 21, £5 10s.) ; the | Shilling being from the Wigan, and the Sixpence from the Marsham collection.
61 Sixpence, 1554, NEAP. PR. HISP.; 1555, reading REX. ET
REGINA ANG., no inner circle on obv. ; another, same
date, reading REGIN. AN., and with dotted inner circle, BA
all fine for these pieces and rare a
7 62 Sixpences, 1557 (2), a rare date, both with m. m. lis and | Z for ET in legend ; varieties with NOS. and NOST. on
an rev., the former barely fine, the latter very fine, and 7 Vz | From the Crowther cabinet 2 63 Groats (4), with portrait of Mary alone, reading PHILIP ©
Z and PHILIP ET REGINA, both very fine; PHILIP Z and — REGI; PHILIP Z and REG., the last with No. for Nos. | 4 on rev., fine 4
64 Sroats (5), varied legends, in good state; base metal | London Pennies (2), reading sp. and spr for SPINA, ; very fine; and thirteen very base Testoons of Edward eA Aa VI, possibly contemporary forgeries or struck for |
circulation in Ireland 20 | 65 Philip and Mary. Half Groat, m. m. lis on both sides; — obv. Bust of Mary to left, PHILIP. ET. MARIA. D.G. REX. | Ws s) ET. REGINA ; rev. POSVIM DEVM ADIVTO NOs, slightly
crimped, otherwise fine and eatremely rare Lf *.* From sale at Sotheby’s, July 14th, 1905; lot 278.
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66 Elizabeth. Milled Shilling, 1561, small size, very jine; | another of larger module, jine, but has been mounted iY Sixpence, 1561, 1562, large and small busts ; 1362/8 plain bodice; 1562, large head and cross pattée ; 1564, rare date ; 1567, 1568, m. m. lis ; Threepence, ie al and a Half Groat, mostly fine |
Milled Shillings (2) of small module; Sixpences (5), a 1561 and 1562; Threepences (3), 1561, cross pattée, plugged ; 1562, large and small busts; and a io pierced, mostly rubbed 1
68 Milled Sixpence, 1571, m. m. castle, legend, which reads _
AN. F. & HI., with the N’s reversed, is divided at the | bottom by the Queen’s bust ; Threepence, 1564, m. n#% | at mullet, cross pattée on rev., both very rare, the three- pencz being unpublished, bay only in ordinary good
condition 2 |
69 Hammered Coinage, Crown, m. m. 1 for 1601, a jine coin,
well struck up, and a good portrait ]
70 Half Crown, m. m. 1, very fine, the legend being especially te
well struck l/\Ce
71 Shillings, 7, m. m. martlet, tun, lis, key, 1 and 2, those
with m. m. lis and 2, fine and scarce; Groats (4), Ta m. m. martlet, cross-crosslet and lis, latter of early4/as type, scarce ite
72 Elizabeth. Sixpences, a carefully selected series, nearly
every year of the reign being represented, and including iG some rare dates and mint marks, many fine 40 73 Sixpence of 1569, countermarked with the arms of Zealand ; and another of ee countermarked with a ee escallop shell, the “ Pudsey ” Sixpence, both rare, the latter especially so 2 74 Threepences (3), 1561, very fine, 1578, 1582 ; Half Groats (6), including two of early type, without mark of value ; Threehalfpences (3); Pennies (4); Threefar%/a things (2), 1575 and 1578, rare; and Halfpennies (2), m. m. tun, and without mint mark, all fine 20 | 75 James I. Crown, second coinage, QVa DEVS, ™m. m. lis, | crowned rose on housing, plume over shield on rev. very well preserved and rare l
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| 76 James I. Half Crown, second coinage, m. m. thistle, | crowned rose on housing, but without plume over shield, very good; Shillings, first coinage (2), m. m. | thistle, very fine but portrait weak, m. m. lis, different | bust ; second coinage (2), m. m. trefoil, very fine, m. m. | rose; Sixpence, 1603, portrait; Half Groat and Pennies (2) ; and a thistle Half Groat 10
harlesI. Exeter Crown, m. m. rose (H. no. 3), date 1644
J oq at end of legend, very good ; Exeter Groat, with date 1644 at commencement of obv. legend ; Oxford Groat,
with the Declaration in compartment, 1645, very fine,
but pierced ; and a York Threepence 72
78 Tower Half Crown, (H. 2a.), m. m. plume, C.R. above arms ; Tower Shillings with square shield, oval shield between C.R., and oval shield with plume above, m. m. bell, all fine ; York Shilling, oval shield, rubbed ; Sixpences (2), oval shield, square shield, 1630, m. m. heart, no cross under shield on rev., rare, but not fine ; two Half Groats ; a Rose Penny ; and two Halfpennies, obv. and rev. rose 12 riot’s Half Crown, m. m. anchor and B on both sides ; Shilling with same m. m.; Shilling and two Sixpences, m. m. anchor only, all fine and wncommon 5 Crown, 1653, fine and rare 1 8i Commonwealth. Half Crown, 1652, mark of value weak, otherwise very fine ; Shilling, 1651, brilliant and very rare thus ; Sixpence, 1652, very fine; smaller pieces (5), a desirable lot 8 82 Blondeau’s pattern Half Crown, 1651, obv. St. George’s shield within wreath, THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND. ; rev. Shields of St. George and Ireland,
GOD. WITH. VS. 1651, edge inscribed IN. THE. THIRD. YEARE. OF. FREEDOME. BY. GODS. BLESSING. RESTORED.
1651, brilliant, and extra rare 1
£83 Cromwell.
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Crown, 1658, fine and showing very little of
a Ce the flaw 1 84 Cromwell. Half Crown and Shilling, 1658, both extremely
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85 Charles II. “Reddite” Crown, by Simon, struck from 7 the same dies as the celebrated Petition Crown, bu Db with edge inscribed, REDDITE QVZ C&SARIS, &c., a rare ““ coin in poor state, the edge inscription almost obliter- i
ated 1 *.* From the Twisden, Maydwell, Gibbs and Whitbourne collections.
preserved and rare, no numerals or inner circle ; thirdy issue, Shillings (2), one fine; and a Sixpence, fine an
rare; and set of Groat to Penny 2 |
87 Spain. Philip II, Philippus-daeldre of Antwerp, with ‘ English title ; two others for Two Sicilies of Half and 7 Quarter Dollar size, with English title, interesting’ pieces, all fine ; and a copper Jetton, 1569, with por- trait 4
86 Charles II. Hammered Shilling of first issue, very wy
| 88 Spanish Dollars (2), counter-marked with head of George III in oval, one copper heavily plated; Walf Dollar with same stamp, and a Dollar with head in octagowA
scarce and very fine; Irish Bank Tokens for XXX Pence, Tenpence (3), and Fivepence (2) 10.
89 Crowns (3), 1819, very fine; Victoria, 1844, fine, and a restrike in aluminium of Bonomi’s pattern ; Half Crowns (2), George IV, 1823, Victoria, 1884, young head ; Shillings (5), William and Mary, 1693, ver 51% jine, George I, III, IV, and Victoria Jubilee; Six- pences (7), James II, 1686, Lion, 1826, Victoria, 1844, | 1887, and three recalled Jubilee, one gilt, several in mint state 7 | 90 Coronation Medal of Mary of Modena, by oettier, o DEA CERTE (Med. Ill. 1, no. 606-7) ; Victoria, Proof | Florin, 1853, Maundy Coins from 1890 to 1905 (38), | including 8 complete sets, all brilliant 40
91 Hong Kong, Dollar and Half, 1866; and various ham- mered and milled Coins, 7 poor state wt. TE o
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ENGLISH COPPER, TIN AND BRONZE COINS | (References to Montagu, second edition, 1893.)
2 Elizabeth. Pattern Half Groat (?), sé/ver, 1601, m. m. star, VNVM. A. DEO. DVOBVS. SVSTINEO., Crowned bust of © the Queen turned slightly to left; rev. AFFLICTORUM. CONSERVATRIX., Monogram of ELIZABETH. R. under — crown, dividing date 1601 (MZ. 1), evtra fine and very — rare as a struck piece I |
*,* From the Caldecott collection. Elizabeth. Pattern Penny, in silver, 1601, type of last - piece, but legend reads THE. PLEDGE. OF. A. PENNY. (M. 2), extra fine and scarcer than the preceding ptece 1 *,* From the Shorthouse sale, lot 427. Elizabeth. Pattern Penny, in copper, 1601, exactly the | same as lot 93, and struck from the same dies, very | fine and very rare a *,* From the Samuel Smith collection, lot 104. Elizabeth. Pattern Halfpenny, in s¢/ver, THE. PLEDGE. OF., monogram crowned, A. HALFEPENNY., Rose crowned (M. 3), brilliant and eatremely rare i *,* From the Marsham collection, lot 469, £7 15s. 2 96 Elizabeth. Pattern Farthing, in sz/ver, 1601, no legends, 7 r crowned monogram with two crosses and three stars ie in place of legend; rev. Portcullis with chains and
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| date 1601 above (M/. 4), extremely fine and very rare 1 | and Clark collections.
97 Piizabeth. Pattern Penny, in silver, m. m. cross pattée,
obv. Expanded rose crowned, ROSA SINE. SPINA., X
before ROSA ; rev. Shield with St. George’s cross, PRO.
LEGE. REGE. ET. GREGE., Three pellets at end of legend
(M. 6 var.), very fine and uncommon ii
98 Elizabeth. Pattern Penny, in bz/lon, type as last but
~ reading ROSA : SINE: SPINA..., published from this coin (MM. 6 var.), fine and very rare il a
99 Elizabeth. Pattern Halfpenny, in copper, m. m. a mullet, obv. Crowned bust of the Queen to left in beaded oe
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inner circle, ELIZAB. D. G. ANG. FRA. ET. HIB. REG. : rev. Plain shield with the royal arms crowned in inner beaded circle, A. HALFPENY. PECE. followed by an ornamental scroll, m. m. mullet, weight 10 grs., shews marks of having been bent, and edge is slightly chipped,
but still is in fine condition, UNIQUE ‘| *,* See Num. Chron. 1894, p. 85. Ee | 100 James I. Pattern Farthing, in silver, I. R. under a i ee. crown, rose to left, thistle to right and rosette below : 7
rev. Portcullis crowned, very fine and rare, but has been pierced and neatly plugged (M. 1) ; Harrington Farthings (10) of smallest size, m. m. on rev. only, reading IAco between the sceptres, two have no letter under crown, the others have A (2), B, OC, D, E, F, and the figure 2, the latter very distinct, seven of these aré plated, all very fine and rare ili
m. m. cinquefoil, lis (small), lis (large), martlet, saltire
101 James I. Harrington’s type as last, but of larger size, . ; . | and trefoil (6); a third variety reading BRI of oval
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shape (2), m. m. cross on both sides ; fourth variety,
legend reading from top right downwards, m. m. on
obv. BRI for BRIT (13), embracing twelve different
m.m.’s, all very fine, some rare m. m.’s 2A."
102 James I. Harrington’s, as fourth variety in last lot, but
Y Vt reading BRIT. (23), all differing in m. m.; others (3), i | with m.m. on both sides, and a very rare variet having m. m. bell on rev. only, a carefully y selected and |"
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103 Charles I. Harrington’s (57), reading CARO D. G. MAG.
2 . BRI. from top right downwards, m. m. on obv. only, | a J embracing some fifty different m. m.’s, a fine lot, some of the mint marks most difficult to procure on
104 Charles I. Harrington’s (6), type as last but reading BRIT., 7. m. open lozenge (from altered die of James star and crescent, very rare; others (4), of oval type, legends commencing at bottom left, m.m. on ob». only, rose, lis, cross; same type with m. m. on rev. only (2), lis, and martlet, the latter an extra rare m.m.; with
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ce . . figure 9; Charles I, “Double Ring” Farthings (15), embracing ten varieties and combinations of m. ™., all fine and many scarce 28
105 Charles I. Rose Farthings (8), with crossed sceptres An. below crown, m. m. mullet, varieties of legend, MA. - MAG. FR. and FRA: one has ornamental handles to sceptres, another has ball at top of crown instead of the usual cross, another is without stops on vrev., all fine and a rare variety (M. 4); second variety, the sceptres passing through the crown (9), m.m. lis on both sides, with double rose and double arched crown (M. 6), all fine and uncommon 1
106 Charles I. Rose Farthings, rare varieties, with crown wholly within the inner circle, CAROLVS. D. G. MA. BRIT., FRAN. ET. HIB. REX., m.m. lis on obv. only, same legend, but lis on both sides (2), variety with MAG. for MA., m. m. obv. lis, rev. martlet (2), the mart- let m.m. indistinct, but extra rare and unpublished for the Rose Farthings; another reading FRAN. ET. HIBER. REX., m.m. lis on both sides ; with sceptres cutting circle at top only, CAR. between tops of sceptres, no M.m.; CAROLVS. D. G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX. ; as last CARO between tops of sceptres which are long and reach to edge of coin at bottom ; CAROLYVS. D. G. MAG. BR., FRAN. ET. HIBER. REX., no m. m.; another, tops of sceptres within circle, CAROLVS. D. G. MAG. BRIT., FRAN. ET. HIBE. REX., m.m. lis on obv. only, mostly fine and exceedingly rare varieties 9
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referred to by Mr. Montagu on pages 18 and 19 of his Copper, Tin and Bronze Coinage.
107 Charles I. Rose Farthings, with m. m. mullet, crescent and lis, and combinations of these m. m.’s, with single or double roses, many varieties of reading, all fine, some extremely so (44) ; andacurious selection of con- temporary Forgeries of the various types of Harring- ton’s (50) 94
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| REX., m. m. indistinct (AZ. 14), published from this coin, wnique Li
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| 110 Charles I. Pattern, in sélver, obv. Bare-headed bust to | right, vev. Two C’s interlaced under a crown, B for
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Briot beneath (MV. 8), very fine; Pattern for a Penny (2),
silver, obv. Crowned rose between C.R. crowned, a
small B beneath the rose, rev. crowned thistle heads
between C.R. crowned, and date 1640 below, jine and
rare, but