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1888
Fantasy Greek Silver Decadrachm of Myrina, d.40.5mm,
48.7g, no such genuine type exists, toned VF-GVF, of
high quality and antiquity (made to deceive!)
£200 - £220
1889
Galba 3 April 68 - 15 January 69 A.D., dupondius,
Rome Mint, Group III, struck on Galba's arrival in
Rome, reverse reads:- LIBERTAS PVBLI[CA] S C,
RIC I, p.249, 367, 7Aa, rare, reverse slightly off centre,
VF/NVF
£100 - £120
1890
GB Hammered Coins & Jettons (12) including Elizabeth
I.
£50 - £60
1891
Geta as Caesar silver denarius, Laodicea Mint 199-
200A.D., reverse:- Mars walking right, carrying spear
and trophy over shoulder, Sear 7179, with an old ticket,
reverse slightly off centre, nice, small, neat boyish bust of
Geta, good metal, NEF
£55 - £75
1892
Hadrian sestertius, Rome Mint 119 A.D., obverse:-
Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder, reverse:-
Libertas seated left holding branch and sceptre, RIC II,
583b, full, round, well centred, VF/GF
£140 - £180
1893
Hadrian silver denarius, Rome Mint 119A.D., reverse:-
Pietas, Sear 3549, GF, Maximian as Augustus [First
Reign 286-305A.D.], follis, Ticinum Mint 295-299A.D.,
reverse Genius of the Roman People, Sear 13250, VF,
Edwardian silver penny of London, F and lastly a James I
silver Irish shilling, mm. Martlet, Spink 6513, full, round,
centres flat, Poor [4]
£60 - £70
1894
Hadrian silver denarius, Rome Mint 123 A.D., reverse:-
Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae,
Sear 3520, of even dull colour, GVF, together with a
ditto but of Septimius Severus, Rome Mint 202 A.D.,
reverse:- Severus on prancing horse, left, right hand
raised, holding spear in left, horse restrained by soldier
who walks before, looking back, over his shoulder he
holds a vexillum, Sear 6255, well centred, good metal,
VF [2]
£80 - £100
1895
Hammered coins [fragments chipped etc] 20 and jettons
7 an assortment [27]
£80 - £90
1896
Henry II silver penny, Short Cross Issue, 5 pearls to
crown, 3 crescents each side of head as hair, with collar,
reads:- R EX, whiskers not clear, reverse reads:-
+ALAI[N].ON.CAR, Carlise Mint, moneyer Alain, full,
round, both dies slightly off centre, GF
£60 - £80
1897
Henry II silver penny, Short Cross Issue, Class 1b, curls
2/5, reverse reads:- +OSBER ON WILT, Wilton Mint,
moneyer Osber, Spink 1344, obverse slightly double-
struck, full and round, VF
£170 - £180
1898
Henry III silver penny, Long Cross Type, no sceptre,
Class 2b, long narrow bust, straight limbed 'X', mm. 3,
reverse reads:- ]ONGLOVR[, Gloucester Mint, moneyer
off the flan, full and round, reverse off centre, VF
£50 - £60
1899
Henry III silver penny, Long Cross, Class 3b, Spink
1363, reverse reads:- GEFREI ON OXON [the 'ON's'
ligulate], Oxford Mint, moneyer Gefrei, with an old
ticket by A.H.Baldwin, which reads:- 'Baldwin 28/11/45
and July '59 8/-', reverse slightly off centre, a little
flatness on edge each side, VF
£50 - £70
1900
Henry V silver groat, London Mint, Class C, mullet on
right shoulder [just visible], Spink 1765, die-sinkers error,
double saltire stop omitted after 'TAS', reverse, very light
scuffs overall, under magnification, well centred, some
weakness, scarce NVF
£250 - £280
1901
Henry V silver groat, London Mint, Class C, mullet on
right shoulder, Spink 1765, smallish flan, NVF/VF
£180 - £200
1902
Henry V silver penny of York, Type F, mullet and trefoil
by crown, Spink 1788, a little weakness on legend each
side but a clear example, GF
£50 - £60
1903
Henry VI First Reign [1422-1461], silver groat, Rosette-
Mascle Issue [1430-1431], Calais Mint, mm. Cross
Pommee / Plain Cross, Spink 1859, full, round, well
centred, slightly bent and a crack at obverse 1 o'clock,
light scuffs, GF/NVF
£40 - £50
1904
Henry VI silver groat, Rosette-Mascle Issue [1430-1431],
Calais Mint, Spink 1859, full, round, well centred, nice
portrait, GVF
£130 - £160