Lockdales Auction 155 19-20 May 2018

56 1345 Henry V gold half noble, Group C, obverse:- broken annulet on hull of ship, mullet over shield, broken annulet in reverse field, Spink 1750, GVF £4000 - £4250 1346 Henry V gold quarter noble, Group C, obverse:- Lis over shield, annulet to the left and mullet to right, Spink 1756, full, round flan, a very small area of double-striking on reverse inner circle, well centred, VF/GVF £875 - £925 1347 Henry VI gold quarter noble of London, Annulet Issue 1422-c.1430, mm. Large Lis, Spink 1810, lightly crinkled, full flan, well centred, GVF £525 - £575 1348 Henry VIII silver groat Second Coinage 1526-1544, Laker Bust D, mm. Arrow, Spink 2337E, full, round, well centred, tone a little patchy, VF £220 - £240 1349 Herennius Etruscus silver antoninianus struck as Caesar under Trajan Decius, Rome Mint 250-251 AD. Reverse reads PIETAS AVGVSTOREM, sprinkler, simpulum, jug, patera and lituus. Sear 9521, about Mint State. £100 - £120 1350 Ireland Edward IV, 1461-1483, silver penny, Group VII, Bust with Suns and Roses / Rose on Cross Coinage c.1478-1483, with small reverse centre rose, Dublin Mint, Spink 6396, small as normal, very nice bust, VF £150 - £200 1351 Ireland, Hiberno Norse Viking silver penny phase 3 c.1035-c.1065, Obverse large crude bust left. / Rev crude hands in angles of cross. S.6132 variety. Weight 12.8 grains. About Mint State with much original finish. £800 - £850 1352 Ireland, William and Mary copper halfpenny 1693, Spink 6597, scarce in this grade, obverse a little 'water- worn', well centred, VF/GVF £60 - £70 1353 Italy, Venice, lead bulla of Doge Giovanni Mocenigo 1478-1485. Obv: MOCENIGO behind Doge standing, DUX before, presenting banner to St. Mark facing him. / Rev: IOANNES MOCENIGO, DEI GRA DVX, VENETIAE, scarce. £40 - £50 1354 James I gold Britain Crown, Second Coinage 1604-1619, mm. Trefoil 1613, Third Bust, Spink 2625, in modern box with certificate, full and well centred, a little weakness at centres, and very light scuff, obverse under magnification, NVF £400 - £450 1355 James I gold quarter-laurel, Third Coinage 1619-1625, beaded inner circles, mm. Trefoil, Spink 2642B, full, round, well centred, possible attempted piercing before nose?,lightly crinkled, GF £275 - £325 1356 James I silver penny, First Coinage 1603-1604, First Bust with square cut beard, mm. Thistle, Spink 2650. with old ticket, edge a little ragged in a few places, scarce GF £40 - £45 1357 John short cross silver penny, Class 6b or c ?, obverse reads:- hENRICVSR EX, reverse reads:- [ ].ON.CANTE, Canterbury Mint, both dies off centre, Spink 1354-55 ?, overall light small marks, nice portrait, NVF/VF £40 - £50 1358 John silver penny Short Cross Issue reverse reads:- [+M]ILES.ON.WINC, Winchester Mint, moneyer Miles, both dies slightly off centre, NVF with a ditto but probably Henry III, reverse reading:- +RAVLF ON LVND, London Mint, moneyer Raulf, reverse slightly off centre, GF/NVF [2] £50 - £60