Sep 09 NC

GK2774 Macedon, Chalcidian League, Olynthos (c.
427-421 BC), Tetradrachm,

fine early style, almost EF 3,500
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NUMISMATIC
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September 2009 Volume CXVII Number 4
Gibraltar Gold Coins Bob Lyall 161
Portraits of Greek Coinage R. J. Eaglen 161
New Light on an Enigmatic Issue
of Late Byzantine Coppers Orestes H. Zervos 163
A Rare Ottoman Akce Nikolaus Schindel 164
The 1533 Issue Placks of James V
D. J. Rampling 166
BANS 2010 National Congress 166
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speculation, but they must have had some official purpose to
authorize the circulation of such stamped dinars in Gibraltar,
possibly to show the host coins were genuine and were not
forgeries of base gold, although as best Ive been able to discover,
there are no known base gold forgeries of these coins.
Thanks are due to Wynyard Wilkinson who has identified the
silversmith for the writer and Tim Wilkes who identified the host
coin.
If any reader knows of any more of these countermarked gold
coins, then please contact me at bob.lyall@btinternet.com (note
the stop between bob and lyall) or via the editor.
References:
Chalmers, Robert: History of Currency in the British Colonies - 1893
Poole, Dr. R: The Beneficent Bee - 1753
Portraits of Greek Coinage
R. J. Eaglen
29 - Rhodes
Didrachm, c.275 250 BC
1
Obverse (Figure A) Reverse (Figure B)
Obv. Head of Helios, three-quarters facing r., with free flowing
locks across forehead.
Rev. Single rose with unfurling petals (Rosa canina or gallica?),
with bud to r. upon thin stem. P and O either side. To l., prow of a
ship and faintly above APISTONOME [O]. Field slightly concave.
6.63g (20mm diameter), die axis 0.
Authors collection. Ex Max Tursi, 2008.
The island of Rhodes, approximately 45 miles long by 23 miles
across at its widest point, lay 12 miles off the southern-most
peninsula of south-western Caria, now mainland Turkey
2
.
According to myth, the island sprang from the sea to be conferred
upon the sun god, Helios, by Zeus who had neglected to include
him when dispensing existing cities and islands to the gods
3
.
Favourably situated between Egypt and Phoenicia and the
Aegean, Dorian Greeks had settled on the island by the ninth
century BC
4
. However, the city of Rhodes, at its northern tip, was
not founded until 408/7, a few years after the islanders had
shaken off subservience to Athens
5
. The three separate cities on
the island then set up the eponymous capital. This heralded the
start of a distinctive coinage issued by the rapidly prospering city
6
.
The prevailing design bore a three-quarter facing head of
Helios on the obverse and an opening rose on the reverse. The
latter resonated with canting allusions. The Greek for a rose was
rhodon (). It was also the name of the nymph Rhodos,
daughter of Aphrodite
7
. She in turn was linked to Helios as the
mother of seven sons born to him
8
.
The Numismatic Circular Published since 1892
SEPTEMBER 2009 161
Gibraltar Gold Coins
Bob Lyall
A Moroccan gold dinar is in the writers collection which has a
distinctive countermark now proven to be Gibraltar countermark.
The host coin illustrated is understood to be a dinar of
Moroccan ruler Ismail (AD 1672-1727).
The counter-stamp is the stamp of John David Reed, a
Gibraltar silversmith traced to 1753 at least. It is J R on either side
of a vertical key with a tiny letter D in the loop of the R. The host
coin weighs 3.14 grams, 48.5 grains and has probably been
clipped down from its official weight of 3.4 grams. This coin has a
tiny piercing but this is unofficial and was probably for
suspension.
The writer has recorded a second Moroccan gold dinar
counterstamped I A and a key, similar to the J D R stamped coin,
but no record as to its current whereabouts can be found, sadly,
nor has it been possible to identify the silver/gold smith who
countermarked this coin.
Efforts to find contemporary documentation regarding this
countermarking has failed. Chalmers in his History of Currency
in the British Colonies made no mention of any Moroccan dinars
in Gibraltar, nor did Dr R Poole in The Beneficient Bee although
he did record the heart cut silver coinage circulating
contemporaneously with his visit to Gibraltar (See SNC December
2007/Feb 2008). So the purpose of these countermarks is open to
Contents
Gibraltar Gold Coins
Bob Lyall 161
Portraits of Greek Coinage
R. J. Eaglen 161
New Light on an Enigmatic Issue of Late Byzantine
Coppers Orestes H. Zervos 163
A Rare Ottoman Akce
Nikolaus Schindel 164
D. J. Rampling 166
Our list of numismatic items and books offered for sale
follows on page 167
The identity of the rose has provoked inconclusive debate.
There can be no doubt, however, that a single rose is depicted with
unfurling petals and sepals. This portrayal fits ideally within the
shape of the flan, avoiding dull symmetry by the addition of a
bud. Very late coins showing a facing open bloom, closely
resembling the Tudor rose, are aesthetically far inferior
9
. The
problem of identification is confounded by uncertainty how the
species represented may have mutated in the wild over two or
more millenia, quite apart from whether the image stemmed from
botanical observation or purely artistic expression
10
.
Nevertheless, the favoured identification is R. canina or
R. gallica
11
, considered to be the first rose to be cultivated in the
ancient world
12
. Roses were greatly valued by the Greeks, enjoying
horticultural, medicinal, cosmetic and ceremonial uses
13
.
Epicurus (c.341 - 270 BC) had a rose garden in Athens
14
; Homer
describes how the body of Hector was embalmed in rose oil
15
; rose
garlands were worn at revels and symposia
16
and tombs were
decked with wreaths of roses
17
.
Rather than the conventional head in profile, from the outset
Rhodian tetradrachms portrayed Helios in three-quarter facing
pose, as recently introduced with consummate artistry by
engravers active in Sicily
18
. The latter coins, representing Athena,
Apollo and Arethusa were observed with greater refinement and
detail
19
, but the Rhodian images are more dramatically intense, as
befiits a sun god
20
. With the passage of time, the facial expression
acquired a detached and occasionally (as in the coin illustrated at
Figure A) startled air. Helios hair tended to be free-flowing, even
wild, suggesting the rays of the sun. Eventually lines radiating
about the head made this imagery explicit, as in the didrachm
illustrated at Figure C. During the Middle Ages the radiate coins
from Rhodes were identified with Christ and the reverse with the
biblical Rose of Sharon. More extraordinarily, the coins were
believed to have been the 30 pieces of silver paid to Judas,
transformed miraculously to bear Christs image
21
.
Didrachm, c.250 230 BC
22
Obverse (Figure C) Reverse (Figure D)
Obv. Radiate head of Helios.
Rev. P and O either side of rose. To l. a figure (Artemis?) moving l.,
bearing torch. Above, . All within a pelleted
circle.
6.25g (21mm), die axis 330.
Authors collection. Ex David Miller, 2004; Seaby Coin and Medal
Bulletin, March 1979, C279 (illustrated).
The next coin (Figures E and F), a hemidrachm struck from the
end of the fourth century, shows that considerable care could be
taken in cutting the dies for fractions.
Hemidrachm, c.305 275 BC
23
Obv. Head of Helios.
Rev. P to l. of rose, with bunch of grapes beyond; to r. O between
rose and bud.
1.66g (12mm), die axis 0.
Bulletin, July/August 1986, B88 (illustrated).
(x1) (x2 (x2) (x1)
Obverse (Figure E) Reverse (Figure F)
Obv. Head of Helios.
Rev. P to l. of rose, with bunch of grapes beyond; to r. O between
rose and bud.
1.66g (12mm), die axis 0.
Bulletin, July/August 1986, B88 (illustrated).
The final illustrations (Figures G and H) are of a drachm from
the second century BC. A large number of these coins were found
at Larissa, Thessaly, in 1968. They were once believed to have
been struck on the mainland north of the island in territory
controlled by the Rhodians, known as peraea ()
24
, but are
now thought to have been produced in Macedonia or Thessaly to
pay the mercenaries of Perseus during his unsuccessful war
against the Romans between 172 and 168
25
.
Drachm c.172 168
Obverse (Figure G) Reverse (Figure H)
Obv. Head of Helios
Rev. above rose; I to l. and to r. of main stem.
2.58g (16mm), die axis 180.
Authors collection. Ex David Miller, 2006. Probably from Larissa
hoard (1968).
At the height of its power Rhodes resisted a year long siege by
Demetrius Poliorcetes
26
. After he withdrew the Rhodians sold his
abandoned siege equipment and used the proceeds to erect an
enormous statue, 105 feet high, to Helios. Unfortunately, this
Colossus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was destroyed
in an earthquake between 228 and 226 BC
27
.
Footnotes:
1. See R. H. J. Ashton The Coinage of Rhodes, 408 - c. 190 BC. Money and
its Uses in the Ancient Greek World, edited by A. Meadows and K. Skipton
(Oxford, 2001), pp.79-115, illustration 188 (drachm with same
magistrates name and prow symbol).
2. Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, edited by R. Talbert
(Oxford and Princeton, 2000), Map 60 FG3-4, 61 FG5.
3. The Oxford Classical Dictionary (OCD), 3rd edn revised, edited by
S. Hornblower and A. Spawforth (Oxford, 2003), p.1316; R. Graves, The
Greek Myths (London, 1955), p.155.
4. P. Devambez et al., A Dictionary of Ancient Greek Civilisation (London,
1966), p.394; M. Grant, A Guide to the Ancient World (London, 1986),
p.539.
5. OCD, pp.1316, 1463.
6. The Cambridge Dictionary of Classical Civilisation (CDCC), edited by
G. Shipley, J. Vanderspoel, D. Mattingly and L. Foxhall (Cambridge, 2006),
p.754.
7. H. G. Liddell and R. Scott, Greek - English Lexicon, 9th edn with a revised
supplement (Oxford, 1996), p.1573; OCD, p.1316; Grant, Guide to the
Ancient World, p.539.
SEPTEMBER 2009 163
8. OCD, p.1316.
9. See D. R. Sear, Greek Coins and their Values (GCV), I II (London, 1978,
1979), GCV 5068 (p.460), 5082, 5084 (p.461).
10. P. Beales, Classic Roses (London, 1985), p.15.
11. Ashton, The Coinage of Rhodes, p.79, footnote 3, adduces arguments
for R. canina. Greek - English Lexicon, p.1573, defines as alluding
mostly to R. gallica and A. Goor, The History of the Rose in the Holy Land
throughout the Ages, (Israel, 1981), p.36 also opts for R. gallica. The
earliest illustration of a rose in the Mediterranean world is to be found at
Cnossus. R. Phillips and M. Rix, (The Quest for the Rose (Frome and
London, 1993), p.14) attribute it to R. canina or gallica, but unfortunately
the painting may have been altered in restoration.
12. P. Harkness, The Rose, a Colourful Inheritance (London 2003) , p.54.
13. Phillips and Rix, The Quest for the Rose, p.16.
14. Phillips and Rix, The Quest for the Rose, p.17.
15. Iliad, 23.215.
16. CDCC, p.352.
17. Phillips and Rix, The Quest for the Rose, p.10; CCDC, p.658.
18. GCV 771 (p.81), 944 (p.100).
19. C. M. Kraay and M. Hirmer, Greek Coins (New York), Plate III, 44 (Apollo),
Plate IV, 111 (Athena) and 122-3 (Arethusa).
20. GCV 5029, 5302 (p.456); Greek Coins, Plates 645-6.
21. E. Babelon, Ancient Numismatics and its History, translated by E. Saville
(London, 2004), pp.57-9; H. J. Berk, 100 Greatest Ancient Coins (Atlanta,
2008), p.48.
22. Ashton, The coinage of Rhodes, p.106 and footnote 11, where the crudity
of the obverse and light weight of a specimen (6.15g) led Ashton to
suspect the type was an ancient imitation. Apart from the coin at Figures
C-D (6.52g) another example (N.Circ, February 2008, GK 2403) weighed
6.85g.
23. Ashton, The coinage of Rhodes, p.104, see nos. 171, 174.
24. GCV, see 5086 (p.461), 5092 (p.462).
25. M. J. Price, The Larissa 1968 hoard, Kraay - Mrkholm. Essays (Louvain
- La-Neuve, 1989), pp.233-43.
26. See R. J. Eaglen, Portraits of Greek Coinage, 28 - Demetrius I Poliorcetes,
N.Circ, July 2009, p.101.
27. OCD, pp.318, 1316; Grant, Guide to the Ancient World, pp.539-40.
Aknowledgements:
The author wishes to thank both Richard Ashton and (as usual) David Miller
for their comments on this article.
New Light on an Enigmatic Issue of Late Byzantine Coppers*
Orestes H. Zervos
1 (x2) 3 (x2)
2 (x2)
1 2
To the Memory of
Michael F. Hendy
This article revisits a mysterious copper trachy, possibly of
thirteenth-century date, published by the writer in a recent issue
of the Numismatic Circular. Unrecorded at the time, this copper
did not seem to have obvious connections with any known
coinage of the period. I suggest here that it belongs to a loose
family of irregular coins, often found in excavation, taking their
inspiration from copper tetartera or Latin trachea of the interval
of ca. 1185-1220.
In the October issue of the Numismatic Circular for 2004
1
, I
published a puzzling little copper trachy depicting on the obverse
a bust of Archangel Michael and on the reverse a figure of an
emperor in military dress. The coin was found in the Corinth
excavations of the American School of Classical Studies, and was
until 2004 unpublished. I repeat here the description of the types:
Obv. Bust of Archangel Michael, beardless, wearing collar
piece, jewelled loros of simplified type, etc.; in r. hand
holds scepter and in l., globus cruciger. Star in upper r.
field. No inscription visible.
Rev. Three-quarter-length figure of emperor, bearded,
wearing short military tunic, etc.; holds in r. hand scepter
with pellet at top and in l., globus cruciger. Columnar
inscriptions (indecipherable) in r. and l. fields.
Weight 1.03 g.; axes 6 oclock. Clipped
In that article I had called this copper a tantalizing mystery
because it seemed to defy precise definition. For instance, it
combined the fabric of a trachy - concave shape and a thin,
insubstantial flan - with the style and overall design of a
tetarteron - a pearl border instead of the linear border
characteristic of the trachea of the period, etc. Another
peculiarity was the striking contrast between the fine style of the
obverse and reverse coin types and the garbled inscription hastily
cut into the reverse die. Thus the coin was not only ambivalent as
to fabric and quality of engraving but also impossible to attribute
to a specific emperor. What was one to make of such a coin?
In the months following the publication of my article, I was
able to locate four additional examples of that type, also from the
Corinth excavations, which shed light on this hitherto unknown
coinage. One of these pieces
2
displays the familiar concave fabric
seen on the piece published in 2004. The other three coins
(illus. nos. 1-3)
3
caused surprise - all three were struck on
perfectly flat flans! Thus the coins in our sample broke down as
follows: two trachea specimens and three flat specimens. The
inference would seem to be that the coins of this mintage were
struck in two different fabrics - flat and concave. The flat pieces
were probably meant to be recognized in the marketplace as
tetartera and the latter as trachea.
The new coins also helped bring out two other curious aspects
of the coinage. First, the coins tend to be struck on octagonally
clipped flans square blanks with the corners nipped off. I
illustrate two examples (illus. nos. 1, 3), to which can be added
the piece dealt with and illustrated in my previous article
4
.
Second, the coppers are all light pieces having a weight range of
1.30-0.71 grams (median weight, 0.92 grams). Their weights are
noticeably beneath those of both the copper and the billon
coinages of the times
5
. Here then we have a coinage distinguished
by several unusual features: bilingual fabric flat or concave,
flans of generally octagonal shape, and abnormally low weights.
The coin published in 2004 is therefore shown to belong to a
curious issue of coppers now surviving in exceedingly small
numbers. Outside of the few pieces from the Corinth excavations
here described, the only others I am aware of are three recently
published specimens, found in rescue excavations conducted in
Argos (Peloponnese)
6
.
What was the legal status of these coppers and when did they
circulate? It is clear that our coins do not constitute a normal
imperial mintage. Their deficient weights and bilingual fabric,
considered separately or together, constitute oddities which make
little sense within the confines of the regular coinage of
Byzantium. The octagonal shape of the flans, too, sets the coins
apart. In spite of all these peculiarities one would hesitate to call
the coins counterfeits, mainly on account of the fine quality of
their engraving. This is a coinage of an eclectic nature, which
persists in defying precise definition.
But our coins do not seem stand alone. In a recent publication
7
I discussed a hitherto almost unknown group of irregular coppers
- a larger group than the one discussed here - which share with
our coins some of the familiar singularities, i.e., bilingual fabric,
deficient weights, and frequent use of octagonally-shaped flans.
These coppers form a compact group taking their inspiration from
the Latin Imitative trachea of small module - Type A
8
- struck by
the Latin conquerors of Byzantium beginning in 1204. But the
Latin coppers differ from our coins in one significant respect:
their obverse and reverse types - seated Virgin with head of
Christ/Emperor figure holding long staff and akakia - are
executed in a barbaric, uncouth style. But apart from this the two
coinages are very similar in general aspect.
In my article about the Latin coppers I suggested that those
slovenly coins, perforce struck after 1204, were generic mintages
of uncertain legal status made acceptable, as tetartera or trachea,
by the numismatic confusion that prevailed in Latinized
Byzantium
9
. We might propose a similar explanation and a
similar date for our coins, except that our pieces, by virtue of their
better appearance, would also conceivably have been acceptable
in trade in earlier decades. But their obvious kinship to the Latin
mintages would make, I think, a post-1204 date preferable. Be
that as it may, our coppers cannot be any earlier than the last
dozen years or so of the twelfth century. This is made certain by
the use on them of the bust of the Archangel Michael, which
makes its first appearance, as a coin type, on the copper tetartera
of Isaac II (1185-95)
10
. Thus our coins could have been produced
at any time after 1185. But fixing a more precise date for their
emission remains a task for future research.
Aknowledgements:
* I thank Dr. G. D. R. Sanders, Director of the Corinth Excavations,
American School of Classical Studies at Athens, for permission to use the
coins referred to in this article.
Thanks are also due to Mr Paul Winroth-Broneer for the preliminary copy
and style editing of the text.
Footnotes:
1. O. H. Zervos, Rare and Unpublished Late Byzantine Coppers from
Corinth (c.1000-1300 A.D.), Numismatic Circular, August, 2004,
p. 236, no. 6.
2. Corinth Coll.: Temple E, 12.x.1932 (1100-1120), (weight, 0.71g.,
chipped).
3. (i) Corinth Coll.: Agora NE, 2.iii.1937 (4-5), 0.74g., chipped (illus.
no. 1); (ii) Corinth Coll.: Agora SW, 6.v.1961 (inv. 61-369), 1.30g.,
chipped (illus. no. 2); (iii) Corinth Coll.: Forum SW, 20.iv.1977
(inv. 77-44), 0.92g. (illus no. 3).
4. See note 1, above.
5. The additional coppers offer nothing new to the meaning of the imperial
inscription (if such it was). On one of these pieces (illus. no. 2),
unfortunately much damaged, we see, in the left field of the reverse,
elements of a columnar inscription similar to those noticed on the copper
published in 2004. We recognize the same letters and X (differently
placed), but the letter beneath the has now been turned from a into a
careless . The two characters appearing beneath the are hard to read.
Once again it is difficult to decipher the inscription of the new coin as a
whole. Even if the were taken to allude to ()(), or ()(),
it is unclear how the remaining characters would fall into place.
6. J. Baker, Two Thirteenth-Century Hoards and some Site Finds from
Argos, Numismatic Chronicle, 167, 2007, pp. 211-233, Pl. 33, no. 10
(octagonal); Pl. 34, no. 176 (oblong); Pl. 35, no. 313 (octagonal).
7. O. H. Zervos, An Issue of Irregular Copper Coins of the Early Thirteenth
Century from Corinth, Nomismatika Khronika, 26, 2007 (hereafter,
Zervos 2007), pp. 91-93. Also see Corrections, errata and emendations
to the above article (new plate with illustrations in correct scale, etc.), in
Nomismatika Khronika, 27, 2008 (forthcoming).
8. Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Coll. and the
Whittemore Coll., vol. IV, Alexius I to Michael VIII, 1081-1261, ed. M. F.
Hendy, Washington, D.C., 1999, p. 694, no. 30.
9. Zervos 2007, p. 92.
10. P. Grierson, Byzantine Coins, London, Berkeley, Los Angeles, 1982, p. 220;
M. F. Hendy, Coinage and Money in the Byzantine Empire, 1081-1261,
Washington, D.C., 1969, Index IV, p. 437 (see under St. Michael).
A Rare Ottoman Akce
Nikolaus Schindel
(actual size)
(x2)
To the casual observer of Ottoman coinage it might seem obvious
that the tughra the cipher of the reigning sultan is a canonical
element of typology. Upon closer examination, one finds out that
this is not entirely correct: While the tughra is ubiquitous from
the late 17th century onwards until the end of Ottoman coinage
in 1922, in the earlier period of the empire it is a much less
common feature. The purpose of the present paper is to publish a
small silver coin (akce) issued by Sultan Murad III (982-1003
AH/1574-1595 AD) which bears the tughra on the obverse, and
to discuss the importance of the cipher on coins before the
introduction of machine-struck coinage. The coin originates from
a private collection in Austria
1
.
Let us start with an examination of this Murad III issue. It
weighs 0,58g, has a maximum diameter of 14mm and a die axis
of 4h. The obverse features the usual legend on Murad IIIs coins,
i.e. =' -'- -. - -''. (Sultan Murad, son of Selim, khan) in
the form of a tughra. The reverse legend is partially somewhat
obscure; still, the reading can be labelled certain: --//
='-/--/--- = (May his victory be glorious, struck in Aleppo
year 982). Thus, the essential elements rulers name, mint
name, date are all legible, a quite fortunate coincidence for an
akce struck in a period which has been called by Jem Sultan
atrocious period of coin striking
2
.
Until recently, it would not have been an extraordinary find to
identify a so far unlisted akce type since these tiny coins hardly
attracted any interest for a long period. With the publication of
the Akche volumes by Slobodan Srekovi, things have
changed. The fact that the present akce is missing from this
authors meticulously collected material shows that it is indeed a
rarity, even if our knowledge of Ottoman coins and be it only as
regards the material basis is still far from comprehensive
3
. For
the mint of Aleppo in present-day Syria, Srekovi only lists akces
featuring a variant of Murad IIIs most common obverse type A
4
.
Dating our coin is not too easy. In this period, Ottoman coins
normally only provide the year of the sultans accession in
Murads case, 982 AH. However, the weight gives us a hint at least
regarding whether the coin was struck early or late in his 21 year
reign. In or around 1585
5
, the weight of akce was drastically
reduced from 0,68g to 0,38g. Since the present specimen weighs
0,58g, there can be no doubt that it was issued before this weight
reduction since there are practically no reduced akces weighing
more than 0,40g. The two Aleppo akces listed by Srekovi have
weights of 0,38g and 0,34g respectively
6
, and therefore were
struck after the weight reduction.
Before Murad III, there are only two rulers who issued
precious-metal coins featuring a tughra: The first one to do so was
Emir Suleyman (805-812 AH/1402-1411 AD), one of the
contenders for the throne in the dynastic crisis after the Ottoman
defeat at the hands of Tamerlane in 1402
7
. The next sultan is
Murad II during his first reign (824-848 AH/1421-1444 AD)
8
.
Both these sultans employ the tughra throughout their issues.
Then comes already our akce as well as other scarce silver coins of
Murad III from the mint of Amid, present-day Diyarbakir in
Turkey which weigh around 2,00g and therefore clearly are no
akces
9
. The names of the larger Ottoman silver denominations are
somewhat problematic, and their treatment in literature so far
was pretty inconsistent. Even if it seems to have no safe basis in
Ottoman archive material, let us call this denomination dirhem,
opposed to coins with an ideal weight of 3,80g (shahi) and
1,20g/1,00g (medini). A detailed treatment of this topic by the
present author can be found in the forthcoming publication of the
Ottoman coins in the Becin hoard. For our context, is should be
added that the dirhem was introduced late in the reign of Murad
III, totally replacing the shahi (safe for Baghdad and Basra) from
the reign of Mehmed III onwards. One more coin featuring a
tughra was published by ler
10
; the mint is read as Tabriz, while
the weight 3,75g makes it a Shahi according to our designation.
After Murad III, the tughra obverse becomes canonical for
dirhems from his successor Mehmed III (1003-1012 AH/1595-
1603 AD) onwards until Mehmed IV (1058-1099 AH/1648-
1687 AD). It was also taken over to the beshlik, or 5 akce-piece,
first issued by Murad IV (1032-1049 AH/1623-1640 AD)
11
, but
produced in quantities only under Ibrahim (1049-1058
AH/1640-1648 AD)
12
. Whereas the issue of what we call shahis
and dirhems is limited to the East of the Ottoman Empire and
Syria, the beshlik is struck primarily in Kostantiniye, thus an
eastern typological pattern clearly was imported to the centre of
the state.
Akces with tughra obverses are very uncommon and attested
only for a few mints: Amid
13
, Baghdad
14
, Damascus
15
, Tripoli
16
and
Van
17
. Tughra akces from Aleppo, which being the closest
parallel to the coin discussed here are of special interest, are
listed by Srekovi for Ahmed I
18
and Murad IV
19
. We thus see that
the use of the tughra during much of the late 16th and 17th
century AD is especially common in Syrian mints Aleppo,
Damascus and Tripoli (in present-day Lebanon).
Whereas larger silver coins medinis and shahis were
produced in quantities before Murad III, he was the first sultan to
issue akces in Aleppo. The present coin clearly represents the first
akce issue ever struck in the Aleppo mint. Since the dirhem came
into being only towards the end of Murads reign, the present coin
also is the first Ottoman silver coin to bear the tughra since more
than 150 years, and thus the starting-point for one of the most
typical features in later Ottoman coinage.
Footnotes:
1. My best thanks are due to its owner who prefers to remain anonymous.
2. Jem Sultan [William Holberton], Coins of the Ottoman Empire and The
Turkish Republic: a detailed catalogue of the Jem Sultan collection, Thousand
Oaks 1977, p. 150.
3. Two further specimens will be catalogued in the analysis of the Becin
coin hoard to be published by the Austrian Academy of Sciences; for a
preliminary report see R. H. nal et al., Arbeitsbericht zum Mnzschatz
von Bein, Anzeiger der phil-hist. Klasse der sterreichischen Akademie der
Wissenschaften 139, 2004, p. 195222.
4. S. Srekovi, Akches, Volume 4. Selim II SariMurad III, 9741003 AH,
Belgrade 2005, p. 106, no. 1f., pl. 36, no. 1f.
5. S. Pamuk, A Monetary History of the Ottoman Empire, Cambridge New
York 2000, p. 135, note 11.
6. Srekovi, Akches, Volume 4, p. 106, no. 1f.
7. S. Srekovi, Akches, Volume One. Orhan GaziMurad II, 699-848 AH,
Belgrade 1999, p. 61, 63-81, pl. 8.
8. S. Srekovi, Akches, Volume One, p. 157-180, pl. 15-18.
9. Sultan, Ottoman Empire, p. 132, no. 1203, pl. 93, no. 1203.
10. C. ler, Osmanl Gm Paralarnda Ilk Modern Tura, Trk Numismatik
Dernei Blten 1, 1976, p. 19.
11. E. Yenisey R. Ehlert, The Introduction of the Para and Beshlik in
Constantinople under Murad IV, Oriental Numismatic Society Newsletter
160, 1999, p. 3f.
12. Jem Sultan, Ottoman Empire, p. 189, no. 1761f., pl. 133, no. 1761f.
13. Mehmed III: S. Srekovi, Akches, Volume 5. Mehmed IIIMustafa I,
10031032 AH, Belgrade 2007, p. 26, no. 6, pl. 1, no. 5; Ahmed I:
Srekovi, Akches, Volume 5, p. 120, no. 5-8, pl. 40, no. 5-8; Murad IV:
S. Srekovi, Akches, Volume 6, Murad IVAhmed III, 10321143 AH,
Belgrade 2009, p. 21, no. 3, pl. 1, no. 3.
14. Mehmed IV: Srekovi, Akches, Volume 6, p. 109, no. 1, pl. 34, no. 1.
15. Mehmed III: Srekovi, Akches, Volume 5, p. 40, no. 4, pl. 7, no. 4; Ahmed
I: Srekovi, Akches, Volume 5, p. 128, no. 3, pl. 44, no. 3; Mustafa I:
Srekovi, Akches, Volume 5, p. 170, no. 2f.; Osman II: Srekovi, Akches,
Volume 5, p. 190, no. 1, pl. 68, no. 1; Murad IV: Srekovi, Akches, Volume
6, p. 31, no. 6, pl. 6, no. 6; Ibrahim: Srekovi, Akches, Volume 6, p. 89,
no. 3; Mehmed IV: Srekovi, Akches, Volume 6, p. 115, no. 9-11.
16. Ahmed I: Srekovi, Akches, Volume 5, p. 160, no. 1, pl. 60, no. 1.
17. Ahmed I: Srekovi, Akches, Volume 5, p. 164, no. 1, pl. 62, no. 2; Osman
II: Srekovi, Akches, Volume 5, p. 208, no. 2, pl. 77, no. 2; Mustafa I:
Srekovi, Akches, Volume 5, p. 230, no. 1, pl. 85, no. 1.
18. Srekovi, Akches, Volume 5, p. 136, no. 7f., pl. 48, no. 7.
19. Srekovi, Akches, Volume 6, p. 37, no. 6-8, pl. 9, no. 6-8.
SEPTEMBER 2009 165
D. J. Rampling
The two known examples of this coin have been comprehensively
published, one from the Lord Stewartby collection and the other
from the National Museum of Scotland collection
1
. Holmes and
Stewartby conclude that as at least two discrete pairs of dies
were used for this coinage, it seems reasonable to assume that
further examples of the issue remain to be discovered. I wish to
record a third coin and notice a fourth, not only as vindication of
their prediction, but for the fact that these coins exhibit dies and
die pairings that differ from those of the two published coins.
The unprovenanced coin here illustrated has a similar obverse
to the Stewartby specimen in having the same crowns around the
shield as those appearing on the reverse, but the legend differs
from that on both published coins in omitting the Ain GRA, being
rendered thus:
+ IACOBVS:DEI:GR:REX:SCOTORVM
The only other instance of this abbreviation of GRATIA on
coins of James V that I have come across occurs on a one-third
groat
2
.
The reverse legend is the same as on the previously published
coins, viz.:
: VILL / A : DE : / EDIN / BVRG
The other design elements of the reverse and the Roman
lettering on both sides are similar to the published coins including
the Gothic G in the legends. The features that distinguish this
third reverse die from the other two are subtle differences in the
spacing of legend letters and positioning of the crowns in relation
to the legend.
The diameter of the coin is 24 mm, although the flan is slightly
deficient in one quadrant. It has a green/black patina breaking
away across the centre to reveal a silvery core. The die axis is 120
and the coin weighs 1.38 g.
A fourth example of this coinage has recently appeared as lot
4073 in the Dix Noonan Webb sale of 30 September 2009, being
formerly part of lot 564 in the Glendining Auction of 8-9 April
1981. This coin has the same obverse die as the Stewartby
specimen, and the same reverse die as the coin described above. Its
weight is given as 1.45 g.
Four coins emanating from three obverse and three reverse
dies are too small a sample for a meaningful estimate of the total
number of dies used in the coinage. These numbers are not
incompatible with either the 120 stone weight coined as
suggested by the ordinance
3
, or the much smaller mintage
suggested by the rarity of surviving coins. If the contemporary
ratio of twice the number of upper dies (trussell-puncheons
bearing the reverse design) to lower dies is applied, then the
minimum number of reverse dies available would be six, although
these might not have all be used if few coins were struck
4
.
It is curious that the 1533 issue placks were unrecognised
until Ian Stewart (Lord Stewartby) first published his coin in
1967
5
, and that the total corpus is now only four coins. Whatever
historical events may have contributed to the apparent rarity of
these coins, it is almost certain that pragmatic considerations
have played their part. The billon placks of James III, IV and V are
a comparatively unattractive and usually poorly preserved
denomination; moreover, the various issues are not readily
distinguished by the unpractised eye, and subtle differences are
easily overlooked
6
. In these circumstances, misattribution or
neglect is likely.
Aknowledgement:
I wish to acknowledge the kind assistance of Professor Warren Esty and
Mr Nicholas Holmes.
Footnotes:
1. N. M. McQ Holmes and Lord Stewartby, 2008, The 1533 issue of James
V placks, BNJ, 78, pp. 246-248.
2. N. M. McQ Holmes, 2006, Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles 58 Scottish
Coins in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, Part I 1526-1603,
Oxford University Press and Spink & Son Ltd., Pl. 8, 119.
3. Holmes and Stewartby give the reference for this ordinance, viz.,
Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum(RSS) vol. II, no. 1514; Acts of the
Lords of Council in Public Affairs (ADCP), p. 399, 2 March 1533.
The ordinance was for alloyed money 2d. fine in plakkis or uthir money
as the treasurer and comptroller thought expedient.
4. See: John Field, 1845, Ancient Coyning Yrons, The Numismatic
Chronicle, VII, p. 21.
5. Stewart, Ian Halley, 1967, The Scottish Coinage with Supplement, Spink &
Son Ltd., London, p. 203, Pl. xxii, 301.
6. There are precedents for an analogous difficulty. Early in the sixteenth
century the public were trying to distinguish the quality of different
placks on the basis of their colour due to the proliferation of
counterfeits. Experts were ordered to sit in burgh markets across the
land to distinguish true placks from false. (Elizabeth Gemmill and
Nicholas Mayhew, Changing values in medieval Scotland, Cambridge
University Press, 1995, p. 133)
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Tetradrachm (14.06g), laureate head of Apollo left, rev. X-A--KI-EN, lyre
(Robinson and Clement 19 A17/P17), fine early style, almost EF 3,500
Greek Coins
GK2767 Campania, Neapolis (c.300-275 BC), Didrachm (7.42g), head of
nymph Parthenope right, her hair tied with band, traces of Artemis carrying
torch behind, rev. [NE]OOI[TN] in ex., man-headed bull walking right, Nike
flying above to crown him, bee below (SNG ANS 351; Sambon 465; Hist.
Num. 579), toned, VF 375
GK2768 Calabria, Tarentum (c.332-302 BC), Stater (7.95g), naked rider on
prancing horse right, shield slung over shoulder and spearing downwards,
behind, API below, rev. TAPA, Taras astride dolphin left, holding kantharos
and rudder, K on left (Vlasto 639; Hist. Num. 939), light scratch under tone on
reverse, good VF/VF 475
GK2769 The Carthaginians in Sicily, Tetradrachm (16.98g), c.320-310 BC,
head of Arethusa-Tanit left, wreathed with corn, dolphins swimming
around, dot below chin, rev. head and neck of horse left, palm-tree behind,
Punic letter M below, V between two dots on left (cf. Jenkins, SNR 56, 247),
toned, EF 2,850
GK2770 Thracian Islands, Thasos (c.460-440 BC), Stater (8.60g), satyr
carrying off struggling nymph right, rev. quadripartite incuse punch (Boston
853; SNG Copenhagen Suppl. 102), toned, an attractive VF 795
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GK2782 Corinth (c.375-300 BC), Stater (8.43g), Pegasos flying left, KOPPA
below, rev. head of Athena left, wearing helmet over leather cap, stags head
on right (Calciati 320; BMC - ; Ravel - ), rare symbol, VF 220
GK2783 Arcadian League (c.460-450 BC), Hemidrachm (3.01g), Tegea, Zeus
Lykaios seated right, holding sceptre and with eagle flying from his
outstretched right hand, rev. head of Kallisto facing half right within incuse
square (Williams, period III, 208), worn obverse die, very rare, toned, about VF
620
GK2784 Arcadian League (c.450-430 BC), Hemidrachm (2.90g), Mantinea,
Zeus Lykaios seated left, holding sceptre and with eagle flying from his
outstretched right hand, rev. A P K A, head of Kallisto right within incuse
square (Williams, period IV, 289; ex Gen. De Grandprey colln, Ciani
20/2/1935, lot 150), very rare, toned, VF 750
GK2785 Peloponnese, Sikyon (c.330-280 BC), Triobol (2.86g), chimaera left,
rev. dove flying left, pellet above tail (BCD 292), toned, almost EF 285
GK2786 Peloponnese, Argos (c.270-250 BC), Trihemiobol (1.19g), wolf at
bay left, above, rev. crested and laureate Corinthian helmet, E below
(SNG Cop 21; BCD 1105-6), about EF 650
GK2787 Peloponnese, Argos (c.270-250 BC), Obol (.78g), wolf s head left,
above, rev. large A, E either side, thunderbolt below, all within shallow
incuse square (BCD 1107), about EF 375
GK2788 Peloponnese, Elis, Olympia, 98th Olympiad (388 BC), Stater
(12.00g), head of Hera right, wearing stephanos ornamented with
palmettes, rev. FA (retrograde), thunderbolt within olive-wreath
(Seltman 283 EM/; BCD 93 = this coin; ex NFA VI, lot 224), toned, VF
2,500
GK2775 Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II (359-336 BC), Tetradrachm
(14.32g), Pella, laureate head of Zeus right, rev. II-OY, naked boy
riding horse right, carrying palm-branch, kantharos below
(Le Rider 344 D185/R276), finest style, VF/almost VF 895
GK2776 Corcyra (c.300-229 BC), Hemidrachm (1.72g), amphora,
rev. KOP and kantharos between rays of star (BMC 144 var.), toned, VF 160
GK2777 Thessaly, Trikka (c.440-400 BC), Hemidrachm (2.82g), Thessalian
youth restraining forepart of bull, right, by the horns, rev. TPI-K-K-AIO, forepart
of horse right (SNG Cop. 263), tiny bankers punch on reverse, VF 300
GK2778 Acarnania, Argos Amphilochikon (c.350-270 BC), Stater (8.59g),
Pegasos flying left, A below, rev. APEI, head of Athena left, wearing helmet
over leather cap, crested helmet behind (BMC 8-9), toned, good VF 295
GK2779 C. Greece, Phokis (c.457-446 BC), Hemidrachm (2.90g),
bucranium, rev. -O-K-I, head of Artemis right, her hair tied with band
(Williams 186), cabinet tone, rare, VF 260
GK2780 Attica, Athens (post 449 BC), Tetradrachm (17.18g), helmeted head
of Athena right, rev. AE, owl standing right, head facing, olive-spray and
crescent behind, EF 800
GK2781 Attica, Athens (4th cent BC), Tetradrachm (16.7g), helmeted head
of Athena right, rev. AE, owl standing right, head facing, olive-spray and
crescent behind, almost EF 350
GK2795 Kingdom of Syria, Seleukos VI (97-94 BC), Tetradrachm (15.89g),
Antioch, 95/94 BC, diademed head right, rev. BAIE EEYKOY EIANOY
NIKATOPO, Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and sceptre, A under throne, date
on left (SNG Israel 2768), toned, EF 500
GK2796 Phoenicia, Tyre (99/98 BC), Shekel (14.31g), laureate head of
Melqarth right, rev. TYPOY IEPA KAI AYOY, eagle standing left, right
talon on beak of galley, club and date HK on left, monogram behind
(cf. BMC 113-114), EF 450
GK2797 Arabian Gulf, King Abiel (c.150-140 BC), Billon Tetradrachm (16.62g),
in imitation of Alexander the Great, stylised head of young Herakles
right, wearing lions skin headdress, rev. Zeus enthroned left with
horse on outstretched right arm and holding sceptre in left, tree on
left (cf. Arnold Biucchi pl. 21,25), rare, EF 595
GK2798 Kingdom of Parthia, Phraates II (c.138-127 BC), Drachm (3.6g),
Ecbatana, diademed head left, rev. four-line legend, Arsakes I seated right on
omphalos, holding out bow (Sellwood 16.2), VF/good VF 110
GK2799 Kingdom of Parthia, Mithradates II (c.123-88 BC), Drachm (4.1g),
Ecbatana, bust left wearing robe and diademed tiara, rev. square five-line
legend, Arsaces I seated right on throne, holding out bow (Sellwood 28.3),
very sharp, good EF 200
GK2800 Kingdom of Parthia, Pacorus II (AD 78-105), Drachm (3.7g), bust
left wearing diademed tiara, rev. square seven-line legend, Arsakes I seated
right on throne, holding out bow (Sellwood 77.8), good VF 65
GK2789 Peloponnese, Elis, Olympia, 111th 114th Olympiad (336-324 BC),
Hemidrachm (2.92g), head of the nymph Olympia left, (artists
signature) below neck, rev. F A, eagle standing right, bunch of grapes on left
(BCD 194), very rare, good VF/VF 500
GK2790 Carian Islands, Rhodes (c.304-275 BC), Didrachm (6.61g), head of
Helios facing, turned slightly right, rev. POION above rose with two tendrils,
that on left terminating in bunch of grapes, E on left (SNG Finland 449-451),
good VF 350
GK2791 Pamphylia, Aspendos (c.420-370 BC), Stater (10.83g), two naked
wrestlers grappling, rev. [ETF]EIIY, slinger standing right, loosing shot from
catapult, triskeles on right (SNG Von Aulock 4561; cf. SNG Paris 154), toned,
about EF 660
GK2792 Kingdom of Syria, Antiochos III (222-187 BC), Tetradrachm
(17.00g), Antioch, c.223-210 BC, diademed head right, rev. BAIE
ANTIOXOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow, monogram
on left (Seleucid Coins 1042(1); SNG Israel 535), almost EF 675
GK2793 Kingdom of Syria, Demetrios I (162-150 BC), Drachm (4.20g),
Antioch, 153/2 BC, diademed head right, rev. BAIE HMHTPIOY THPO,
cornucopia, monograms and date P in field (SMA 114; SNG Israel 1276),
toned, about EF 160
GK2794 Kingdom of Syria, Demetrios I (162-150 BC), Drachm (4.19g),
Ecbatana, 152/1 BC, diademed head right, rev. BAIE HMHTPIOY THPO,
Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow, II on right,
AP EO on left (SNG Israel 1384; CSE 1262), toned, scarce issue, good VF/VF
145
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GK2806 Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy XII (80-51 BC), Tetradrachm (12.77g),
Alexandria, 55/54 BC, diademed head of Ptolemy I right, with aegis round
neck, rev. TOEMAIOY BAIE, eagle standing left on thunderbolt,
date LKZ and headdress of Isis on left, A on right (SNG Copenhagen 394;
Svoronos 1836), toned, exceptionally sharp, good metal, EF 350
GK2807 N. Africa, Cyrene (c.250 BC), ??mm, diademed head of Zeus Ammon
right, rev. K O / I N / O N, silphium plant (BMC 88; SNG Cop. 1278), about VF
300
GK2808 N. Africa, Mauretania, Juba I (c.60-46 BC), Drachm (3.35g),
diademed, draped bust right, sceptre over shoulder, REX IVBA, rev. octastyle
temple (SNG Cop. 523), reverse off centre, about EF 300
Roman Coins
RM4070 Julius Caesar (44 BC), Denarius, Rome, Jan-Feb 44 BC, moneyer P.
Sepullius Macer, laureate head of Caesar right, star behind, CAESAR IMP,
rev. Venus standing left, holding Victory and sceptre (Cr. 480/5b; Syd. 1071;
Sear, Imperators, 106a), F 585
RM4071 Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, Lugdunum, 15-13 BC, bare
head right, AVGVSTVS DIVI F, rev. IMP. X in ex., bull butting right (RIC 167a;
C. 137), about EF 650
RM4072 Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, Lugdunum, 2 BC-AD 4,
laureate head right, CAESAR AVGVSTVS [DIVI F PAT]ER PATRIAE, rev. C L CAESARES in ex.,
AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Gaius and Lucius Caesars standing facing ,
spears and shields and simpulum and lituus between them (RIC 207; C. 43),
almost EF 350
GK2801 Kingdom of Bactria, Eukratides I (c.170-145 BC), Tetradrachm
(16.95g), draped bust right, wearing creted helmet ornamented with bulls
horn and ear, rev. BAIE MEAOY EYKPATIOY, the Dioscuri on prancing
horses right, each holding spear, monogram on right (SNG ANS 473),
an exceptional example, fully centred on a broad flan, good EF/EF 1,150
GK2802 Indo-Scythians, Maues (c.90-57 BC), Drachm (1.96g), radiate deity,
holding sceptre, and driver in biga right, BAIE BAIEN MEAOY MAYOY,
rev. Kharosthi legend, Zeus enthroned half left, holding torque and sceptre,
monogram on left (Mitchiner 713b), rare, EF 550
GK2803 The Hephthalites, Khingila (c. AD430-490), Drachm (3.15g),
draped bust right, wearing large earring and diadem, symbol before, Brahmi
legend, rev. incuse of obverse type over traces of fire-altar undertype
(Gbl 74), a good example of this extraordinary coinage, overstruck on Sasanian
drachms the king with the typically enlarged neck and the narrow dome of his
cranium, achieved by the practice of infant head-binding, about EF 295
GK2804 Kingdom of Egypt, Berenike I or II, Didrachm (6.7g), mid 3rd cent.
BC, Cyrene, diademed, draped bust right, rev. BEPENIKH BAIIH,
club, trident-head above, monogram below, all within wreath
(Svoronos 318; BMC, Cyrenaica, p.76, 11; SNG Cop. 429), good metal for this
difficult issue, rare, an attractive VF 450
GK2805 Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VI (180-145 BC), Tetradrachm
(14.04g), Salamis, 175/174 BC, diademed head of Ptolemy I right, with
aegis round neck, rev. TOEMAIOY BAIE, eagle standing left on
thunderbolt, date L on left, A on right (cf. SNG Copenhagen 566;
Svoronos 1333; BMC p.70, 21), toned, VF 275
RM4078 Trajan (AD 117-138), Sestertius, Rome, 114-117, laureate, draped
bust right, IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P,
rev. SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS, S C, Felicitas standing half left, holding
caduceus and cornucopia (RIC 672; C. 352), attractive olive-green patina, VF
595
RM4079 Trajan (AD 98-117), As, Rome, 100, laureate head right, IMP CAES
NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M, rev. TR POT COS III P P, S C, Victory flying left, holding
shield inscribed S P Q R (RIC 417; C. 628), smooth dark green patina, EF 520
RM4080 Hadrian (AD 117-138), Denarius, Rome, laureate bust right,
drapery on far shoulder, IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, rev. P M TR P COS III, VOT
PVB, Pietas standing right, veiled and with both hands raised (RIC 141;
C. 1477), good VF 135
RM4081 Hadrian (AD 117-138), Denarius, Rome, laureate head right,
drapery on far shoulder, HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, rev. COS III, Libertas standing left,
holding pileus and sceptre (RIC 175; C. 374), good VF/EF 145
RM4082 Hadrian (AD 117-138), Denarius, Rome, bare-headed bust right,
drapery on far shoulder, HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, rev. TRANQVILLITAS AVG COS III P P,
Tranquillitas standing left, holding sceptre and leaning on column (RIC 222;
C. 1440), toned, about EF 200
RM4083 Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), Denarius, Rome, laureate, draped
head right, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P COS III, rev. VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing half
left, holding reversed spear and parazonium (RIC 102c; C. 1090), EF 165
RM4073 Domitian (AD 81-96), Denarius, Rome, 81, laureate head right, IMP
CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M, rev. TR P COS VII DES VIII P P, winged thunderbolt on
draped chair (RIC 70; C. 575), toned, EF 170
RM4074 Domitian (AD 81-96), Sestertius, Rome, 86, laureate head right,
aegis on neck, IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XII CENS PER P P, rev. S C in ex.,
Domitian standing right, clasping hands over altar with officer standing left,
accompanied by two soldiers, one holding standard the other with spear and
shield (RIC 320, 2nd ed. 281; BMC 301; Foss 15), this type probably records
the return to Rome of Agricola, among other victorious commanders, corrosion
patches on reverse, rare, VF 480
RM4075 Domitian (AD 81-96), As, Rome, 86, laureate head right, aegis on
neck, IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XII CENS PER P P, rev. FORTVNAE AVGVSTI, S C,
Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia (RIC, 2nd ed., 488;
BMC 386), dark green patina, EF 660
RM4076 Nerva (AD 96-98), Sestertius, Rome, laureate head right, IMP NERVA
CAES AVG P M TR P CO[ - ], rev. FORTVNA [AVGV]ST, S C, Fortuna standing left, holding
rudder and cornucopia (RIC 60 or 83 COS II or III), attractive dark green
patina, VF 550
RM4077 Trajan (AD 98-117), Denarius, Rome, 101/2, laureate head right,
drapery on far shoulder, IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM, rev. P M TR P COS IIII P P,
Victory standing right on prow, holding wreath and palm-branch (RIC 59;
C. 241), toned, EF 165
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RM4090 Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander, Denarius (2.90g),
Rome, draped bust right, IVLIA MAMIAS (sic) AVG, rev. IVNO CONSERVATRIX, Juno
standing left, peacock at feet, holding patera and sceptre (RIC 343a;
BMC 43a; RSC 41a), lustrous, EF 135
RM4091 Diocletian (AD 284-305), Antoninianus, Ticinum, radiate, draped
and cuirassed bust right, IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, rev. IOVI CONSERVAT,
Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, VIXXIT in ex. (RIC 222),
EF 68
RM4092 Maximian (1st reign, AD 286-305), Follis, Aquileia, c.296, laureate
head right, IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, rev. GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing
left, holding patera and cornucopia, AQS in ex. (RIC 23b), EF 65
RM4093 Galerius (as Caesar, AD 293-305), Follis, London, c.303 on,
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, rev. GENIO POPV-
LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia (RIC 36), EF
110
RM4094 Constantine I (AD 307-337), Follis, Trier, 310-313, laureate,
cuirassed bust right, CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, rev. SOLI INVICTO COMITI, draped bust of
Sol right (RIC 893), exceptionally good, EF 195
RM4095 Constantine I (AD 307-337), Follis, Trier, 317, laureate, cuirassed
bust right, CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, rev. SOLI INVI-CTO COMITI, Sol standing left, right
hand raised, left holding globe, T F in field, BTR in ex. (RIC 135 var.),
unusually fine, EF 50
RM4084 Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), Denarius, Rome, laureate head
right, M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG, rev. TR P XXXIII IMP X COS III P P, mars standing right,
holding spear and resting hand on shield (RIC 406; C. 970), EF/almost EF
145
RM4085 Divus Marcus Aurelius ( AD 180), Sestertius, under Commodus,
Rome, bare head right, DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, rev. CONSECRATO, S C, eagle
standing right, head turned left with wreath in beak, on globe (RIC 655;
C. 92), dark green-brown patina, good VF 1,250
RM4086 Septimius Severus (AD 193-211), Denarius, Rome, 193-5, laureate
head right, [IMP] CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, rev. TR P COS in ex., LEG XIII GEM M V,
legionary eagle between two standards (RIC 14; C. 272), Legion XIV Gemina
acclaimed their commander Septimius as emperor in Pannonia and fought for him
in his advance on Rome to oust the usurpers Didius Julianus and Pescennius Niger,
scarce, good VF/VF 150
RM4087 Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Antoninianus, Rome,
diademed head on crescent, right, IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, rev. VENVS GENETRIX, Venus
seated left, holding sceptre (RIC 388A; C. 211), lustrous, good EF 200
RM4088 Plautilla, wife of Caracalla, Denarius, Rome, draped bust right,
PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, rev. CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia standing left, holding patera
and sceptre (RIC 363; C. 2), toned, good VF 125
RM4089 Julia Paula, wife of Elagabalus, Denarius, Rome, 219/220, draped
bust right, IVLIA PAVLA AVG, rev. CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, holding
patera and double cornucopia (RIC 216; C. 16), lustrous, good EF 300
HS3881 Celtic, Early Uninscribed, British Qa, Stater, 5.73g, Remic type,
abstract laureate head right, rev. triple tailed horse right, wheel below
(VA 214; S.38), weakly struck on obverse, otherwise nearly EF 750
HS3882 Celtic, Atrebates and Regni, Verica, Unit, 1.18g, VERICA COMMI F,
pellet in ring, rev. Lion right, REX (VA 505; S.132), excellent metal, toned, good
VF 200
HS3883 Celtic, Trinovantes, Addedomaros, Stater, 5.50g, six armed spiral,
rev. horse right, cornucopia below, ADIIDOM (VA 1620; S.201), a little off
centre, bold VF 750
HS3884 Celtic, Catuvellauni, Tasciovanus, Unit, 1.88g, conjoined bearded
busts right, rev. ram left, TASC (VA 1705; S.242), reverse a little off centre, hard
green patina, good VF, rare 425
HS3885 Celtic, Catuvellauni, Cunobelin, Unit, 2.35g, laureate head of
Tiberius left, CVNOBELINI, rev. centaur right, TASCIOVANI F (VA 2089; S.336),
weakly struck on reverse, bold VF/Fine, with a super portrait 200
HS3886 Celtic, Catuvellauni, associates of Cunobelin AGR, Quarter Stater,
1.30g, corn ear dividing CAM CVN, rev . horse prancing right, branch above,
star below, A in exergue (BMC 1855; VA -; S.353), a little of centre with minor
edge splits, otherwise bold VF, very rare 1,600
HS3887 Early Anglo-Saxon, Sceat, 1.10g, Primary Series, BII, diademed head
right within serpent circle, rev. bird on cross dividing annulets, crosslet to
right (N.127; S.777A), toned, nearly EF 225
HS3888 Kings of Mercia, Burgred (852-74), Penny, 1.23g, BMC type A,
moneyer Cenred, diademed bust right, BVRGRED REX, rev. unbroken lunettes,
MON CEIHRED ETA (N.423; S.938), attractively toned, EF 900
RM4096 Constantine I (AD 307-337), Follis, Trier, 327/8, laureate head
right, CONSTANTINVS AVG, rev. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG, camp-gate with star above,
.STRE in ex. (RIC 504), EF 35
RM4097 Licinius I (AD 308-324), Follis, Cyzicus, 317-320, laureate, draped
bust left, holding mappa and sceptre, IMP LICI-NIVS AVG, rev. IOVI CONS-ERVATORI
AVGG, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, wreath on
left, A on right, SMK in ex. (RIC 9), about EF 45
RM4098 Valens (AD 364-378), Siliqua, Trier, pearl-diademed, draped and
cuirassed bust right, D N VALEN-S P F AVG, rev. VRBS ROMA, Roma seated left,
holding Victory on globe and sceptre, TRPS in ex. (RIC 27e; C. 109), almost EF
110
Hammered Coins
HS3877 Celtic, Imported coinage, Gallo Belgic A, Stater, 7.48g, laureate head
right, rev. horse and winged charioteer right (Sills class 4, cf. plate 8, 265;
VA 10; S.1), a handsome, well struck example, good VF, extremely rare 8,000
HS3878 Celtic, Imported coinage, Gallo Belgic B, Stater, 7.77g, defaced
obverse die, traces of laureate head right, rev. horse and charioteer left, lyre
between horses legs (Sills class 1c, cf. plate 11, 355; VA 33; S.4), some marks
on horse on reverse, otherwise a bold VF for issue, extremely rare 2,500
HS3879 Celtic, Imported coinage, Gallo Belgic A, Quarter Stater, 1.73g,
laureate head left, rev. horse and charioteer left (VA 20; S.7), about VF for
issue 700
HS3880 Celtic, Early Uninscribed, British A, Stater, 6.41g, Westerham type,
abstract laureate head right, rev. disjointed horse left (VA 200; S.21), bold VF
550
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HS3896 Edward the Confessor (1042-66), Penny, 0.98g, PACX type variety,
Wallingford, Leofwine, rev. short voided cross, reads PAXX in error, LEOFPINE ON
PELI (N.814; S.1172), porous with minor edge loss, Fine, extremely rare 675
HS3897 Harold II (1066), Penny, 1.29g, PAX type, Lewes, Oswold, rev. OZPOLD ON
LEPEEI (N.836; S.1186), slightly double struck, nearly VF 1,600
HS3898 William I (1066-87), Penny, 1.37g, PAXS type, Bridport, Brihtwi,
rev. BRIHTPI ON BRIDI (BMC 511; N.850; S.1257), legend weak in parts, otherwise
toned bold VF with a strong portrait, very rare mint 1,950
Ex W N Clarke, bought Baldwin June 2005
HS3899 William I, Penny, 1.35g, PAXS type, Chichester, Edwine, rev. EDPINE ON
CICES (N.848; S.1257), weak in parts, die flaw, otherwise nearly VF 575
HS3900 William I, Penny, 1.38g, PAXS type, Dorchester, Oter, rev. OTER ON DORCETR
(N.850; S.1257), usual rusty obverse die, otherwise about VF, toned, rare 750
Ex W N Clarke
HS3901 William I, Penny, 1.37g, PAXS type, Ipswich, lfwine, rev. IILFPINE ON GIPSI
(N.850; S.1257), slight crimp, toned, bold VF 750
HS3902 William I, Penny, 1.48g, PAXS type, Worcester, Eastmr, rev. ESTMIER ON
PIHR (BMC 1148; N.848; S.1257), toned, VF, very rare 1,150
HS3889 thelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.51g, CRVX type, Exeter, Luda, rev. LVDA
M-O EAXEC (N.770; S.1148), almost EF 500
HS3890 thelred II, Penny, 1.69g, CRVX type, London, lfwine, rev. LFPINE M-O
LVN (N.770; S.1148), toned, nearly EF 375
HS3891 thelred II, Penny, 1.54g, CRVX type, London, Leofstan, rev. LEOFSTAN M-O
LVN (N.770; S.1148), EF 425
HS3892 thelred II, Penny, 1.60g, Long cross type, London, Swetinc,
rev. SPETINC MO LVND (N.774; S.1151), die flaws otherwise EF 350
HS3893 thelred II, Penny, 1.73g, Last small cross type, Thetford, Fastulf,
rev. FASTVLF ON EODF (N.777; S.1154), die flaws and weakness in parts, therefore
good VF 375
HS3894 Cnut (1016-35), Penny, 1.55g, Quatrefoil type, Norwich, Wulfmaer, rev.
PVLFMER MO NOI (N.781; S.1157), toned, weak in obverse legend, otherwise good
VF, extremely rare moneyer for mint 650
Wulfmaer, a Thetford moneyer, is not recorded for Norwich except for this coin.
Ex W N Clarke
HS3895 Cnut, Penny, 1.06g, Short cross type, Lincoln, Swartinc, rev. SPEARTINC
ON LINC (N.790; S.1151), light tone, VF 225
HS3909 Henry VI, first reign (1422-61), Halfgroat, 1.82g, Annulet issue,
Calais, m.m. cross V (N.1429; S.1840), toned, good VF 150
HS3910 Henry VI, first reign, Halfgroat, 1.91g, Pinecone-Mascle issue, Calais,
m.m. crosses IIIb/V (Whitton 25b; N.1463; S.1877), ink mark on reverse,
toned, bold VF 175
HS3911 Henry VI, first reign, Groat, 3.96g, Rosette-Mascle / Pinecone-Mascle
mule, Calais, m.m. crosses IIIa/V (Whitton 26e; N.1446/1461;
S.1859/1875), weak in parts on obverse, toned, bold VF, scarce 300
HS3912 Henry VI, first reign, Groat, 3.83g, Pinecone-Mascle issue, Calais,
m.m. cross IIIb/V (Whitton 28d; N.1461; S.1875), a full coin, good VF 225
HS3913 Henry VI, first reign, Halfpenny, 0.48g, Pinecone-Mascle issue, Calais,
m.m. cross IIIb (Whitton 11d; N.1469; S.1885), bold VF 100
HS3914 Henry VI, first reign, Groat, 3.90g, Leaf-Trefoil issue, London, leaf on
breast, m.m. cross IIIb/V (Whitton 22e; N.1484; S.1897), attractively toned,
bold VF 275
HS3903 Henry I (1100-35), Penny, 1.34g, Profile / cross fleury type, Colchester,
Swegen, rev. SEPEGN ONCOLET (BMC II -; N.858; S.1263), neatly struck, EF for
issue, extremely rare 3,500
A previously unrecorded type for Colchester
HS3904 Henry I, Penny, 1.29g, Profile / cross fleury type, London, Wulfine,
rev. PIILFPINE ONLN (BMC II -; N.858; S.1263A), weak in part otherwise good VF,
rare 1,750
HS3905 Edward III (1327-77), Groat, 4.47g, Fourth coinage, Pre-treaty period,
series B, London, m.m. cross 1 (N.1142; S.1563), lightly creased, toned VF,
rare 550
HS3906 Edward III, Groat, 4.39g, Fourth coinage, pre-Treaty period, series F,
London, m.m. crown (N.1174; S.1569), toned, bold VF with a pleasing portrait
275
HS3907 Edward III, Halfgroat, 2.36g, Fourth coinage, pre-Treaty period, series
C, London, m.m. cross 1 (N.1148; S.1574), a little of centre, with associated
weakness, otherwise toned, almost EF, handsome portrait 250
HS3908 Anglo-Gallic, Henry VI (1422-61), Salut dOr, 3.43g, St. Lo, m.m. lis
(Elias 271), a couple of marks on reverse, otherwise good VF 1,450
SEPTEMBER 2009 175
HS3921 Henry VIII, Halfgroat, 1.34g, Second coinage, Canterbury, Archbishop
Warham, WA by shield, m.m. cross patonc, (N.1802; S.2343), toned, good VF
250
HS3922 Henry VIII, Groat, 2.41g, Third coinage, Bristol, local bust, lis in forks,
rose after CIVITAS and lis before BRISTOLIE, , m.m. - / WS (N.1849; S.2372),
legend weak in parts, characterful portrait, about VF 450
HS3923 Edward VI (1547-53), Sovereign, 10.97g, Third period, half length
crowned figure of King right, rev. crowned shield with supporters, m.m. tun
(N.1927; S.2450), small edge split at 12 oclock repaired, matt appearance,
otherwise well struck, bold VF, rare 12,000
HS3924 Edward VI, Half-Sovereign, 5.48g, Second period, London, crowned
bust, m.m. Y (N.1911; S.2438), slightly double struck in part of reverse legend,
otherwise VF, attractive portrait 5,250
HS3925 Edward VI, Shilling, 4.86g, 1549, Second period, 6oz. 2 dwt. issue,
Southwark, bust 5, m.m. Y (N.1917/2; S.2466B), double struck in legends,
good Fine 325
HS3915 Edward IV, first reign (1461-70), Groat, 3.07g, Light coinage, Vd,
London, quatrefoils by neck, m.m. rose (N.1568; S.2000), toned, VF 150
HS3916 Edward IV, first reign, Halfpenny, 0.37g, Light coinage, VII, London,
trefoils by neck, m.m. crown (N.1608; S.2068), about VF 100
HS3917 Richard III (1483-85), Groat, 2.91g, type 2b, London, m.m. boars head
2 (N.1679; S.2156), scuff to right of bust, otherwise on full flan, good VF
2,500
HS3918 Richard III, Halfpenny, 0.45g, London, m.m. sun and rose 2 (N.1688;
S.2171), VF and very rare 750
HS3919 Henry VII (1485-1509), Groat, 2.95g, IVb, London, wide single arched
crown with double bar, six uprights as jewels, m.m. greyhounds head
(N.1706b; S.2201), an exceptional full round coin, good VF, rare with mintmark
greyhounds head 650
Ex Glendining, 6 November 1991, lot 514
Ex Spink, SNC October 2004, item HS1857
HS3920 Henry VIII (1509-47), Groat, 2.88g, First coinage, London, m.m.
crowned portcullis (N.1762; S.2316), a couple of light marks on obverse,
attractively toned, about EF 700
HS3932 Elizabeth I, Halfgroat, 0.88g, milled coinage, m.m. star (N.2037;
S.2606), edge split, creased and marked, toned, Fine, rare 200
HS3933 James I (1603-25), Quarter-laurel, 2.23g, third coinage, m.m. spur
rowel (N.2118; S.2642), VF 550
HS3934 James I, Shilling, 5.86g, Second coinage, fifth bust, m.m. key (over
coronet on rev.) (N.2101; S.2656), edge split at 12 oclock, toned VF, strong
portrait 310
HS3935 James I, Sixpence, 3.01g, 1605, Second coinage, third bust, m.m. rose
(N.2102; S.2657), toned, pleasing VF 275
HS3936 Charles I (1625-49), Tower, Crown, 29.83g, Group II, type 2b1, second
horseman, rev. plume over shield, m.m. rose over plume (N.2194; S.2756),
flaw below horse, light graffiti behind, otherwise toned, VF 1,400
Ex A. Barr, 536
HS3937 Charles I, York, Sixpence, 2.88g, type 1, rev. crowned shield,
no CR, m.m. lion (N.2321; S.2875), flan flaw by value, otherwise toned,
good VF, rare 1,250
Ex Alan Morris and M. Rassmussen, List 2
HS3926 Philip and Mary (1554-58), Halfgroat, 0.93g, m.m. lis (N.1974;
S.2509), small marks in field, otherwise on a full flan, toned, bold VF, good
portrait, very rare 1,750
Ex Blake, Carlyon Britton, and La Riviere collections
HS3927 Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Halfcrown, 15.18g, Seventh issue, m.m. 1
(N.2013; S.2583), nearly VF 1,850
HS3928 Elizabeth I, Shilling, 6.27g, second issue, bust 3C, m.m. cross crosslet
(N.1985; S.2555), attractively toned, good VF 825
HS3929 Elizabeth I, Threepence, 1.62g, 1569, Third issue, taller bust, m.m.
coronet (N.1998; S.2566), a full round coin, good VF/VF 225
HS3930 Elizabeth I, Shilling, 6.09g, milled coinage, small size, m.m. star
(N.2023; S.2592), small edge nick, otherwise attractively toned, good VF 1,250
HS3931 Elizabeth I, Sixpence, 3.09g, 1568, milled coinage, small bust, m.m. lis
(N.2030; S.2599), weakly struck at centre, die flaws, toned, almost VF 225
SEPTEMBER 2009 177
HS3943 Charles I, Worcester, Shilling, 4.81g, crude bust, rev. round shield
garnished with scrolls, lis and pellets, m.m. lis / ? (cf. Brooker 1174; N.2619;
S.3113), good Fine to nearly VF for issue, very rare 3,500
Ex Clarendon
HS3944 Charles I, Newark besieged, Halfcrown, 14.51g, 1646, (S.2638;
S.3140A), nearly VF 1,400
HS3945 The Commonwealth (1649-60), Halfcrown, 15.05g, 1656, m.m. sun
(ESC 437; N.2722; S.2315), toned, nearly VF 475
HS3946 The Commonwealth, Sixpence, 2.90g, 1651, m.m. sun (ESC 1484;
N.2726; S.3219), toned, bold VF 500
HS3947 Charles II (1660-85), Sixpence, 3.17g, Third hammered issue, m.m.
crown (ESC 1510; N.2767; S.3323), double struck on reverse, otherwise toned,
with an excellent portrait, good VF 475
HS3938 Charles I, York, Threepence, 1.11g, m.m. lion (N.2323; S.2877),
obverse off centre, otherwise VF 180
HS3939 Charles I, Oxford, Sixpence, 3.06g, 1643, rev. three Shrewsbury plumes
above Declaration, m.m. book /- (N.2459; S.2981), toned, good VF 950
HS3940 Charles I, Bristol, Shilling, 5.32g, 1644, Bristol bust with plumelet
before bust, rev. BR below date, m.m. cross of five pellets / - (Brooker -;
Morr. C-3; N.2499; S.3016), star punch collectors mark to right of date, toned,
VF, rare 1,100
Ex Alan Morris
HS3941 Charles I, Exeter, Crown, 27.43g, no date, Kings sash in large bow, rev.
round garnished shield, m.m. rose (N.2532; S.3055), usual irregular shaped
flan, toned, good VF 1,250
HS3942 Charles I, Worcester, Halfcrown, 14.32g, tall king, no marks or
ground below, rev. crowned oval draped shield, lis stops in legends, m.m. -
(Allen C -15; Brooker 1147 this coin; N.2592; S.3100), toned, about VF for
issue, very rare and with an impressive provenance 3,000
Ex Ashley, Vincent, Ryan, Maish and Brooker collections
THIRD-GUINEA
MG2241 George III (1760-1820), Third-Guinea, 1810, second head (MCE 460;
S.3740), some light surface marks on reverse, nearly EF 250
SOVEREIGNS
MG2242 George III (1760-1820), Sovereign, 1820, large date, open 2 close to 8
(cf. Marsh 4; S.3785C), choice EF 1,450
MG2243 George IV (1820-30), Sovereign, 1821, laureate head (Marsh 5;
S.3800), about VF 525
MG2244 George IV, Sovereign, 1826, bare head (Marsh 11; S.3801), harshly
cleaned, edge nick, good VF 600
MG2245 George IV, Sovereign, 1830 (Marsh 15; S.3801), surface marks, good VF
700
TWO POUNDS
MG2246 Victoria (1837-1901), Two Pounds, 1887, Jubilee bust (S.3865), light
surface marks, good EF 550
Milled Gold
GUINEAS
MG2235 William III (1694-1702), Guinea, 1698, second bust, large lettering
and date (MCE 180; S.3462), handsome bold VF 1,750
MG2236 George I (1714-27), Guinea, 1726, fifth bust, plain (MCE 261;
S.3633), heavy scuffs on obverse, otherwise VF 475
MG2237 George II (1727-60), Guinea, 1760, old head (MCE 333; S.3680), some
light surface marks, EF 1,650
MG2238 George III (1760-1820), Spade Guinea, 1794, fifth head (MCE 398;
S.3729), about VF 375
MG2239 George III, Spade Guinea, 1798, fifth head (MCE 402; S.3729), marks
on neck and forehead, VF 350
HALF-GUINEA
MG2240 George III (1760-1820), proof Half-Guinea, 1787, fifth head (S.3735),
some light surface marks, yellow tone, good EF, rare 1,650
.
SEPTEMBER 2009 179
HALF-SOVEREIGN
MG2253 Victoria (1837-1901), Half-Sovereign, 1883, fifth young head (Marsh
457; S.3861), some very light contact marks, otherwise uncirculated 250
Milled Silver
CROWNS
MS8855 James II (1685-88), Crown, 1687, second bust, TERTIO (ESC 78;
S.3407), weakness at 16 of date, toned, pleasing EF 2,250
MS8856 George I (1714-27), Crown, 1720, 20 over 18, roses and plumes, SEXTO
(ESC 112; S.3639A), minor edge knocks, toned, VF, scarce 900
MS8857 George II (1727-60), Crown, 1751, old head, V. QVARTO (ESC 128;
S.3690), some very light adjustment marks on face, otherwise toned, EF, scarce
2,750
MG2247 Victoria, Two Pounds, 1887 variety, Jubilee bust positioned lower than
standard type with top of crown clear on inner circle, legend spacing wider
with B of BRITT closer to crown, rev. St. George and dragon, small BP in
exergue (cf. S.3865), edge nick on reverse, otherwise lustrous EF, very rare
1,500
SOVEREIGNS
MG2248 Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign, 1853, second young head, WW in
relief (Marsh 36; S.3852C), good EF 200
MG2249 Victoria, Sovereign, 1856, second young head, WW incuse (Marsh 39;
S.3852D), edge nick, some light surface marks, otherwise EF 225
MG2250 Victoria, Sovereign, 1881 M, Melbourne mint, first young head, WW
buried, rev. St George and dragon, horse with long tail (Marsh 103; S.3857),
bag marked, EF 200
MG2251 Victoria, Sovereign, 1883 M, Melbourne mint, second young head, WW
complete, rev. St. George and dragon (Marsh 105; S.3857C), lustrous,
uncirculated 450
MG2252 Victoria, Sovereign, 1887, Jubilee bust, normal JEB (Marsh 125;
S.3866), good EF 225
MS8862 Charles II, Halfcrown, 1668, 8 over 4, third bust, VICESIMO (ESC 464;
S.3365), toned, bold Fine, very rare 400
MS8863 Charles II, Halfcrown, 1676, retrograde 1 in date, fourth bust, VICESIMO
OCTAVO (ESC 478A; S.3367), light haymarks, attractively toned, EF 2,250
MS8864 James II (1685-88), Halfcrown, 1687, first bust, TERTIO (ESC 498;
S.3408), toned, bold VF 800
MS8865 William and Mary (1688-94), Halfcrown, 1689, first busts, first
reverse, caul only frosted, with pearls, PRIMO (ESC 505; S.3434), softly struck,
light cabinet friction on high points, traces of lustre, EF 1,250
MS8866 George I (1714-27), Halfcrown, 1720, 20 of date over 17, SEXTO
(ESC 590; S.3642), toned, bold VF to good VF, scarce 950
DOLLAR
MS8858 George III (1760-1820), Bank of England, Dollar, 1804, dies E + 2 (ESC
164; S.3768), edge knocks, otherwise VF 225
CROWN
MS8859 Victoria (1837-1901), pattern Crown, 1844, in silver, as currency type
but die unfinished at base of pony tail, star stops (ESC 338), a couple of light
contact marks on high points otherwise a superb strike, lustrous, good EF and very
rare thus 5,000
The finest example we have seen of this usually circulated pattern.
DOUBLE FLORIN
MS8860 Victoria (1837-1901), Double Florin, 1889, (ESC 398; S.3923), surface
marks, good EF 75
HALFCROWNS
MS8861 Charles II (1660-85), Halfcrown, 1664, second bust, XVI (ESC 460;
S.3362), softly struck as usual toned, nearly VF for issue, very rare 950
SEPTEMBER 2009 181
MS8872 James II (1685-88), Shilling, 1687, 7 over 6 (ESC 1072; S.3410), bold
Fine 250
MS8873 Anne (1702-14), before Union, Shilling, 1705, second bust, roses and
plumes (ESC 1136; S.3589), nearly VF, rare 250
MS8874 Anne, after Union, Shilling, 1709, third bust, plain (ESC 1154;
S.3610), almost VF 75
MS8875 Anne, after Union, Shilling, 1710, fourth bust, roses and plumes (ESC
1156; S.3617), mark on cheek, toned, good VF to nearly EF 375
MS8876 Anne, after Union, Shilling, 1714, fourth bust, roses and plumes (ESC
1161; S.3617), flaw on neck, toned, nearly EF 350
MS8877 George II (1727-60), Shilling, 1727, young head, roses and plumes
(ESC 1190; S.3698), haymarks and die flaw on reverse, otherwise good VF 250
MS8867 George III (1760-1820), Halfcrown, bull head, 1816 (ESC 613;
S.3788), once cleaned, nearly EF 175
MS8868 George IV (1820-30), Halfcrown, 1824, laureate head, second reverse
(ESC 636; S.3808), colourful tone, EF 325
MS8869 William IV (1830-37), Halfcrown, 1834, WW in script (ESC 662;
S.3834), softly struck in centre, light tone, EF 275
FLORIN
MS8870 Victoria (1837-1901), Godless Florin, 1849, Godless (ESC 802;
S.3890), surface marks, nearly EF 125
SHILLINGS
MS8871 Charles II (1660-85), Shilling, 1663, first bust (ESC 1022; S.3371),
toned, good VF/VF 525
MS8884 George II, Sixpence, 1743, old head, roses (ESC 1614; S.3709), good
VF, lustrous 125
Milled Copper
TWOPENCES
MC3518 George III (1760-1820), Twopence, 1797 (Peck KT4 1077; S.3776),
a few light surface marks, otherwise good EF with traces of lustre 450
MC3519 George III, Twopence, 1797 (Peck KT4 1077; S.3776), almost EF toned
with some underlying lustre on obverse 300
PENNIES
MC3520 George III (1760-1820), Penny, 1797, ten leaves to wreath (Peck KP21
1132; S.3777), good EF, extensive lustre 450
MS8878 George II, Shilling, 1750, thin 0, old head (ESC 1210; S.3704), a few
minor adjustment marks to reverse, otherwise attractively toned, almost EF 375
MS8879 George II, Shilling, 1758, old head (ESC 1213; S.3704), hairlines, EF,
some lustre 125
MS8880 George III (1760-1820), Northumberland Shilling, 1763 (ESC 1214;
S.3742), mark on edge at 12 oclock, surface marks, good VF 750
SIXPENCES
MS8881 Charles II (1660-85), Sixpence, 1683 (ESC 1523; S.3382), weak by
date, attractively toned, almost EF 475
MS8882 William III (1694-1702), Sixpence, 1699, third bust, roses (ESC 1578;
S.3547), uneven strike on somewhat crimped flan, otherwise toned, nearly EF,
rare 400
MS8883 George II (1727-60), Sixpence, 1731, young head, roses and plumes
(ESC 1607; S.3707), EF, toned 325
SEPTEMBER 2009 183
MC3526 George IV (1820-30), Penny, 1826, plain saltire (Peck 1422; S.3823),
EF, traces of lustre 175
MC3527 William IV (1830-37), Penny, 1834 (Peck 1459; S.3845), surface marks
otherwise good VF 135
MC3528 William IV, Penny, 1837 (Peck 1460; S.3845), light surface marks, edge
bruise at 4 oclock, toned, nearly EF, rare 425
MC3529 Victoria (1837-1901), Penny, 1841, no colon after REG (Peck 1484;
S.3948), light surface marks, EF, some lustre 100
MC3530 Victoria, Penny, 1854, plain trident (Peck 1506; S.3948), good EF,
toned with traces of lustre 125
MC3521 George III, Penny, 1797, ten leaves to wreath (Peck KP21 1182;
S.3777), scratch in field in obverse, some light surface marks, otherwise almost
EF, hints of lustre 150
MC3522 George III, pattern Penny, 1797, in bronzed copper, late Soho, large
undraped bust right, small letters, flaw by R of REX rev. Britannia seated left,
small letters, no K (Peck KP12 1106), toned, as struck very rare 750
MC3523 George III, Penny, 1806, with incuse hair curl (Peck KP37 1342;
S.3780), uncirculated, considerable lustre and brilliance 275
MC3524 George III, Penny, 1806, with incuse hair curl (Peck KP37 1342;
S.3780), about uncirculated, considerable lustre 200
MC3525 George III, Penny, 1807 (Peck KP39 1344; S.3780), about uncirculated,
toned 125
MC3536 George I (1714-27), Dump Halfpenny, 1717 (Peck 768; S.3659), mark
in front of face, good VF 225
MC3537 George I, Halfpenny, 1723, second issue (Peck 803; S.3660), flaw on
reverse, otherwise toned EF 650
MC3538 George II (1727-60), Halfpenny, 1750, old bust (Peck 880; S.3719),
tone spot in front of forehead, otherwise good EF with traces of lustre, scarce 375
MC3539 George III (1760-1820), Halfpenny, 1770 (Peck 893; S.3774), minor
flaw on reverse edge at 9 oclock, otherwise good EF, extensive lustre 325
MC3540 George III, Halfpenny, 1799, ship with five incuse gunports
(Peck KH26 1248; S.3778), uncirculated, near full lustre 150
MC3531 Victoria, Penny, 1866, dies 6 + G (Fr.52; S.3954), attractively toned,
uncirculated, hints of lustre on reverse 250
MC3532 Victoria, proof Penny, 1889, dies 13 + N (Freeman 129; cf. S.3954),
lightly impaired with some minor surface marks, toned with underlying brilliance,
good EF, rare 450
TOUCHPIECE
MC3533 Charles II (1660-85), pattern Touchpiece, in brass with copper centre,
undated, ship left, star below, CAR. II. D. G. M. B. FR. ET. HI. REX, rev. St Michael
piercing dragon with spear, star below, SOLI DEO GLORIA (Peck 499), good VF,
rare 450
HALFPENNIES
MC3534 William and Mary (1688-94), tin Halfpenny, 1690, second issue, edge
*NVMMORVM * FAMVLVS * 1690 * (Peck 568; S.3448), a few spots on reverse, some
original colour, nearly EF for issue, rare 1,250
MC3535 William III (1694-1702), Halfpenny, 1697, first issue (Peck 647;
S.3554), softly struck on reverse with some hay marking, EF/VF, good portrait
and attractive golden tone on obverse 450
SEPTEMBER 2009 185
MC3546 Victoria (1837-1901), copper Halfpenny, 1860 (Peck 1552; S.3949),
small tone spot on neck, otherwise uncirculated, light tone over some lustre,
extremely rare 7,500
The key date in the Victorian copper Halfpenny series.
MC3547 Victoria, Halfpenny, 1860, beaded border (S.3956), light tone on
obverse, otherwise uncirculated, near full lustre 100
MC3548 Victoria, Halfpenny, 1890 (S.3956), some tone spots, otherwise
uncirculated, full lustre 100
MC3549 Victoria, proof Halfpenny, 1890 (Freeman 363; cf. S.3956), attractively
toned, some very light surface marks, good EF, rare 375
FARTHINGS
MC3550 Charles II (1660-85), Farthing, 1672 (Peck 519; S.3394), a couple of
tone spots, otherwise EF, traces of lustre, rare thus 700
MC3551 Charles II, Farthing, 1675 (Peck 528; S.3394), mark on nose, die flaws,
toned, good VF 350
(Peck KH26 1248; S.3778), uncirculated, extensive lustre 120
(Peck KH26 1248; S.3778), spot in obverse field, otherwise about uncirculated,
some lustre 90
MC3543 George III, Halfpenny, 1806, three berries (Peck KH45 1377; S.3781),
uncirculated, extensive lustre 125
MC3544 George III, Halfpenny, 1806, no berries (Peck KH44 1376; S.3781),
about uncirculated, extensive lustre 100
MC3545 George III, Halfpenny, 1807 (Peck KH46 1378; S.3781), metal flaw in
front of face, about uncirculated, extensive lustre 110
MC3558 George III, Farthing, 1799, three berries to wreath (Peck KF11 1279;
S.3779), about uncirculated, extensive lustre 125
MC3559 George III, Farthing, 1799, three berries to wreath (Peck KF11 1279;
S.3779), about uncirculated, light tone, some lustre on obverse 100
MC3560 George III, Farthing, 1806, K on truncation (Peck KF 17 1397;
S.3782), uncirculated, near full lustre 125
MC3561 George IV (1820-30), proof Farthing, 1826, in bronzed copper, bare
head (Peck 1440; S.3825), dappled tone, as struck 225
MC3562 George IV, proof Farthing, 1826, in copper, bare head (Peck 1441;
S.3825), wonderful colour with underlying brilliance, as struck, very rare 475
THIRD FARTHINGS
MC3563 George IV (1820-30), Third Farthing, 1827 (Peck 1453; S.3827),
uncirculated, extensive lustre 150
MC3564 Victoria (1837-1901), proof Third Farthing, 1866 (Peck 1927;
S.3960), toned with traces of lustre, as struck, extremely rare 400
MC3552 George I (1714-27), Farthing, 1719, second issue, large letters
(Peck 808; S.3662), toned, good VF 225
MC3553 George I, Farthing, 1720, second issue (Peck 818; S.3662), about VF
100
MC3554 George I, Farthing, 1723, second issue (Peck 826; S.3662), mark on
neck, almost VF 80
MC3555 George II (1727-60), Farthing, 1735, young bust (Peck 863; S.3720),
light tone, good EF, underlying lustre 300
MC3556 George II, Farthing, 1754, old bust (Peck 891; S.3722), toned, EF
125
MC3557 George III (1760-1820), Farthing, 1771 (Peck 909; S.3775), spot on
reverse, good EF, traces of lustre 250
SEPTEMBER 2009 187
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Ilisch, Markus Peter, Franois Thierry, Benedikt Zch. Published for the
International Numismatic Congress XIV. Glasgow, 2009. Quarto, pp. 726.
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Italian. 25.00
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[Ref. 4051] SCHINDEL, N. Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum. Israel. Hebrew
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Gibraltar Gold Coins Bob Lyall 161
Portraits of Greek Coinage R. J. Eaglen 161
New Light on an Enigmatic Issue
of Late Byzantine Coppers Orestes H. Zervos 163
A Rare Ottoman Akce Nikolaus Schindel 164
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