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Past Auctions 13 Auctions

Dobunni, Eisu Tree gold stater c. AD 20-43. Obverse: Spiky tree symbol on plain field. Rev: Disjointed horse right with ‘safety pin’ head, EISV and hidden face above, six-spoked wheel below, pellets and crosses in field. A bold strike on a large flan of bright gold. Extremely fine condition with magnificent tree; horse, wheel, and inscription displayed in full. 20mm, 5.34g. ABC 2078, VA 1105, BMC 3039-42, S 381.
Thu 27th February 2025 from 10am
London
James I gold Unite ND (1604-1605) AU55 NGC, Tower mint, Lis mm, Second Coinage, Second Bust. Ref: KM45, S-2618, N-2083. IACOBVS D G MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX, crowned and armoured half-length figure of James right, orb in left hand, scepter in right. R. crowned arms with I-R to either side. A highly covetable piece of hammered English gold. The features of his armour appear pin-point precise and fully detailed.
Tue 24th September 2024 from 10am
London
Bellovaci Gold Stater. Gallo-Belgic Ab broad flan type, c. 175BC-125BC. O: Flamboyant wreathed head with big hair left. R: Horse left, winged Victory as charioteer above, flower below. Some weakness on the obverse bust with a few superficial marks, the reverse very fine with full horse and bold Victory. Ref: VA 12-1; ABC 4; S. 2. 25mm, 7.48g.
Ends Thu 25th July 2024 from 8pm
London
William III, 1694-1702. Gold Guinea. 1698, second bust with large lettering and large date. Laureate bust right. R. Crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, date split by English crown. 8.32g. Ref: S.3462. An exceptional example.
Fri 21st June 2024 from 10am
London
Charles II Crown, 1673. QUINTO. Third laureate bust right, CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA. R. Crowned cruciform shields, interlinked C's in angles. 30.01g. Ref: Bull 390, S.3358. NGC graded, AU 50. Certification: 6769883-001. Note, this coin is currently the sixth finest graded out of a total of 34 pieces graded by NGC.
Sat 16th March 2024 from 10am
London
George II Gold Two Guinea 1735. 16.72g, 31.8 mm. Young laureate head left, GEORGIVS II DEI GRATIA. R. Crowned garnished shield. Ref: S.3667A. no signs of mounting or repair.
Thu 25th January 2024 from 10am
London
Medieval Iconographic Gold Finger Ring, c. 15th century CE.The ring is finely worked with exceptional engraving. The bezel has two rectangular panels, one displays Madonna and child and the other, St John 'The Baptist' holding a lamb. The panels are designed slightly concave, in order to better reflect the light. On each shoulder is a stylised wound in white enamel with droplets of blood falling below. These twelve droplets originally held red enamel but only traces of that now remain. This ring probably was intended to provide some kind of healing property to the wearer. Jewellery depicting the tears or blood of Christ, and the Five Wounds of Christ, were popular motifs for the expression of piety in Late Medieval Europe.  4.89g. 20.71 mm, 16.4 mm internal. UK ring size K, US size 5. 
Thu 19th October 2023 from 10am
London
A very fine gold posy ring c. 1650-1680 decorated around the exterior with two pairs of hands holding hearts, deeply engraved and picked out in red, white and green enamel. The interior is engraved with a combination of words and symbols 'still thus [heart in hands] till this [skull]' conveying the sentiment 'I will love you until I die' or 'till death us do part'. 16mm diameter x 3mm, 1.59g.
Thu 27th July 2023 from 10am
London
Medieval Banner Type Harness Pendant. Circa 14th Century AD. Copper-alloy, 43mm x 28mm, 26.8g. Detailed with a shield over a cross-hatched field. The shield displays a set of arms, gules, a rampant lion left argent. These the arms of Mowbray, John de Mowbray, 4th Baron Mowbray. He was knighted by King Edward III of England in July 1355 aged 15.  Mowbray was summoned to Parliament from 14 August 1362 to 20 January 1366. On 10 October 1367, he appointed attorneys in preparation for travel beyond the seas; these appointments were confirmed in the following year. Mowbray was slain by the Turks near Constantinople while on route to the Holy Land. A letter from the priory of 'Peyn' written in 1396 suggests that he was initially buried at the convent at Pera, according to the letter, 'at the instance of his son Thomas', his bones had been gathered and were sent to England for burial with his ancestors.
Tue 9th May 2023 from 10am
London
Harthacnut Penny. Sole Reign 1040-1042 AD. Arm and Sceptre type. Diademed bust left, arm holding sceptre, +HA[ ]A CNVT. R. Voided short cross, behind a quadrilateral with a pellet at each angle and in centre, +LIEFPINE ON DEOT. Moneyer, Liefwine at the Thetford Mint. Ref: Spink, 1168.
Historical Coins & Antiquities: Lot 1001 - 1352
Wed 22nd February 2023 from 10am
London
Nero Gold Aureus. 7.62g. 19.75 mm. Mint of Lugdunum, AD 56-58. Obv. NERO CAESAR AVG IMP, bare head facing right. Rev. PONTIF MAX TR P III P P around an oak-wreath enclosing EX S C. Ref: RIC 11; BMC 12.
Roman Coins: Lot 1 - 240
Tue 21st February 2023 from 10am
London
Posey ring with rock crystal setting, c. 17th - 18th century. The ring has a D-shaped band, inscribed around the interior 'Let vertu guide thee'. The thick rectangular bezel is set with a faceted rock crystal gem, beneath which sits gold wirework on a dark background. The sides of the bezel are decorated with a line of triangular beading. Disclaimed as treasure and recorded on the PAS database as SWYOR-3EC12E. Ring size: UK P, US 7+3/4. 21mm diameter (19mm internal), bezel 9mm x 6mm, 2.8g.
Wed 9th November 2022 from 10am
London
Stephen (1135-44). Silver, 1.26 grams, 18.10. Obv: crowned bust left, holding a sceptre in front, +STIEFNE. Rev: voided cross with a small mullet in each angle, all within inner linear circle, +ALPINE ON [ ]. Voided cross and Stars type. Moneyer Ailwine is only known from the Pevensey mint. Ref: Spink 1280. B.M.C 2.
Tue 13th September 2022 from 10:30am
London
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