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ANCIENT, BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS 27-28 MARCH 2018 LONDON ANCIENT, BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury London WC1B 4ET tel +44 (0)20 7563 4000 fax +44 (0)20 7563 4066 Vat No: GB 791627108 Sale Details | Tuesday 27 March 2018 at 10.00 a.m. (Lots 1-263) Tuesday 27 March 2018 at 3.00 p.m. (Lots 264-454) Wednesday 28 March 2018 at 2.00 p.m. (Lots 455-744) In sending commission bids or making enquiries, this sale should be referred to as DORRIEN - 18004 Viewing of Lots | At Spink London Friday 23 March 2018 at 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday 26 March 2018 at 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Private viewing by appointment only Live platform | and/or (3% fee on hammer price) Your Specialists for this Sale Bids Payment Enquiries Dora Szigeti Veronica Morris [email protected] [email protected] +44 (0)20 7563 4005 +44 (0)20 7563 4018 fax +44 (0)20 7563 4037 VAT Enquiries Internet Bidding John Winchcombe Richard Bishop Greg Edmund [email protected] [email protected] Michael Lewis [email protected] +44 (0)20 7563 4053 +44 (0)20 7563 4048 [email protected] +44 (0)20 7563 4101 +44 (0)20 7563 4090 +44 (0)20 7563 4089 Barbara Mears [email protected] +44 (0)20 7563 4091 The Spink Environment Commitment: Paper from Sustainable Forests and Clean Ink Spink has a long history of preserving not only collectables but our planet, too. 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ENGLISH MILLED COINS 1 1 Cromwell, Crown, 1658 over 7, laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned garnished shield (ESC 240 {10}; S.3226), details somewhat flat, the die flaw in early stage, otherwise toned, with some residual lustre, near very fine £1,800-2,200 2 2 (x2) 2 Cromwell, Shilling, 1658, laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned garnished shield (ESC 1658 {1005}; S.3228), a sublime example with glorious prooflike fields overset by an attractive charcoal grey tone, good extremely fine, rare thus £3,500-4,500 5 ANCIENT, BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS 3 4 3 Cromwell, Shilling, 1658, laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned garnished shield (ESC 1658 {1005}; S.3228), attractively toned, with much underlying residual brilliance, good very fine £1,800-2,200 4 Charles II (1660-85), Guinea, 1678, fourth laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, sceptres in angles (MCE 78; S.3344), softness to high points, otherwise toned with residual lustre, a pleasing good fine £800-1,000 5 5 (x2) 5 Charles II (1660-85), Guinea, 1683, fourth laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, sceptres in angles (MCE 88; S.3344), an attractive piece, good very fine £2,000-2,500 6 7 6 Charles II (1660-85), Half-Guinea, 1682 (the 2 re-entered), second laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, sceptres in angles (MCE 110; S.3348), softer details struck with aging dies, otherwise fine £450-550 7 Charles II (1660-85), Crown, 1681 TRICESIMO TERTIO, fourth laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform (ESC 414 {64}; S.3359), hints of adjustment above head, and a minute edge split above king’s name, otherwise a strong portrait, pleasing very fine £800-1,000 WWW.SPINK.COM March 27 & 28, 2018 - LONDON 8 9 8 Charles II (1660-85), Halfcrown, 1670 VICESIMO SECVNDO, third laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform (ESC 453 {467}; S.3365), two marks before chin, otherwise about very fine £180-220 9 Charles II (1660-85), Halfcrown, 1676 VICESIMO OCTAVO, fourth laureate and draped bust right, rev. retrograde 1, crowned shields cruciform (ESC 472 {478A}; S.3367), good very fine £300-350 11 10 10 Charles II (1660-85), Halfcrown, 1676 VICESIMO OCTAVO, fourth laureate and draped bust right, rev. retrograde 1, crowned shields cruciform (ESC 472 {478A}; S.3367), die flaws behind head, otherwise a bold very fine £200-250 11 James II (1685-88), Guinea, 1687 over 6, laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, sceptres in angles (MCE 128; S.3402), residual lustre in recesses with an appealing ochre tone, good very fine £2,000-2,500 12 12 James II (1685-88), Guinea, 1687 over 6, laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, sceptres in angles (MCE 128; S.3402), residual lustre in recesses, faint rub to high points, otherwise a pleasing very fine £1,800-2,200 7 ANCIENT, BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS 13 13 (x2) 13 James II (1685-88), Half-Guinea, 1688, laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, sceptres in angles (Schneider -; MCE 135; S.3404), a small and unobtrusive file mark along reverse edge, otherwise lustrous original surfaces with a bold portrait, good very fine £1,300-1,600 The cataloguer notes the use of an aging obverse die, with a notable flaw giving the semblance of the King’s name as IACORVS.