Lockdales Auction 175 28-29 March 2020

1638 European Hammered Coins (13): A Hungarian minor, a Scottish James III "threepenny-penny" in low grade, a Richard II London halfpenny toned GF, a Cilician Armenia silver takvorin Fine, a denier of Castille ragged Fine, a denier of Brabant with reverse similar to Edward I penny Fine, a heavy punch-marked Spanish Netherlands copper, an ancient Thrace, Cherronesos silver hemidrachm with lion head off-centre but otherwise VF, a Byzantine scyphate copper pitted GF, and four unidentified including silver deniers. £100 - £150 1639 James I gold halfcrown, wt. 1.1g., Second Coinage 1604-1619, Fifth Bust, mm. Crescent 1617-1618, Spink 2631, Ex. DNW Auction 18.3.2015, lot 412, edge of flan a little irregular and very lightly crinkled, a little flatness on legend, portrait all visible, VF £250 - £350 1640 James I silver halfgroat, short crack, F with a ditto but Charles I p.297, GF and lastly a silver hammered penny of Charles II, Third Issue, F/NF [3] £40 - £45 1641 James I silver shilling, Third Coinage 1619-1625, reverse reads:- QVAE DEVS, mm. Trefoil 1624, hair very curly, Spink 2668, full, round and central, nice even strike, VF £250 - £300 1642 James I silver shilling, Third Coinage, 1619-1625 reverse reads:- QVAE DEVS, mm. Thistle 1621-1623, Spink 2668, nice round, full flan, well centred, spot of weakness on legend each side, very light scuffs under magnification, VF £250 - £275 1643 James I silver shilling, Third Coinage? 1619-1625, reverse reads:- QVAE DEVS, mm. not clear possibly Trefoil 1624?, Spink 2668?, full, round, well centred, overall light scuffs, GF £50 - £60 1644 Commonwealth silver halfgroat, Spink 3221, well centred and full, crinkled, GF £40 - £50 1645 Commonwealth silver penny, 'I' above shield, Spink 3222, short split, NF/NVF £40 - £50 1646 Commonwealth silver shilling, mm. Sun, 1652, full, round, well centred, flan fault across obverse, minor split at obverse 8 o'clock, GF/Fair £80 - £100 1647 Commonwealth silver shilling, mm. Sun, 1653, Spink 3217, full, round, well centred, very light crinkle mark, tone a little uneven, clear GF £200 - £300 1648 Commonwealth silver shilling, Spink 3217 of 1656, mm. Sun, light scuffs each side, old dies with faults, GF £150 - £250 1649 Charles II hammered groat, Third Issue, with inner circles and mark of value, mm. Crown, Spink 3324, Ex. Newark Coin Auction 19.12.1998, F/GF £40 - £50 1650 Charles II hammered silver halfcrown, Third Issue, bust to inner circle, mm. Crown, Spink 3321, from the surfaces this is a detector find with light scuffs, reverse shield double-struck, Fair/F £50 - £60