SOVEREIGN RARITIES AUCTION XIII

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The E-Sylum: Volume 27, Number 20, May 19, 2024, Article 20

Here's the announcement for the upcoming Sovereign Rarities Auction 13. Nice coins. -Editor

Taking place on Wednesday 29th May, the auction offers a wealth of numismatic rarities, from a superb collection of ancient coins, to modern proof issues bearing the popular Una and the Lion design.

The auction will start with the fantastic group of ancient coins, many of which are certified and graded by NGC. Of particular note is the very pleasing Calabria, Tarentum silver Stater which has been awarded MS 4/5, 4/5 designation by NGC (lot 4). Moving to Sicily, Akragas, we are pleased to offer a Tetradrachm and a Didrachm, both of which feature the highly popular eagle / crab motifs (lots 6 & 7). From Gela we are offering a fantastic Didrachm dated to c. 490-475 BC which features the man-headed bull reverse (lot 8), and from Himera, there is another coin following the animal theme as it features the cockerel / crab design. It is a stunning example of this type (lot 9). From Phoenicia we are also pleased to present a silver Half Shekel (lot 21).

In the Celtic section we are pleased to offer two gold Quarter Staters, from the Catuvellauni Tribe, as well as other issues from Gaul (lots 26-30). Moving forward, we also have some fantastic hammered Pennies, one of Cuthred with Duda as moneyer (lot 31), another of Aethelred II with Godwine as moneyer (lot 32), and Canute with Swartinc as moneyer (lot 33). We are pleased to offer further gold coins from Edward the Black Prince in the form of the Leopard d'Or which is a good example of a rare coin (lot 35), as well as a Charles I Unite which has significant eye appeal (lot 41).

In the milled British coin section we are pleased to present a Charles II Guinea of 1676 which is certified and graded by NGC as Mint State 61 which is a high grade for this rare date of issue (lot 45). Also issued by Charles II is the tin Farthing of 1684 which features much original lustre and is rare in this state of preservation (lot 50). We are pleased to also offer three further tin farthings, these issues of William and Mary from 1690 which are also in extremely fine condition (lots 52-54).

The auction also features a gold proof Two Pounds of 1937 which is certified and graded by PCGS as Proof 66 Cameo, it is worth noting that only 5 coins in Cameo designation are awarded higher grades (lot 102). In the modern coin section we are pleased to offer two examples of Five Ounce gold coins, one commemorating Alfred the Great, the other celebrating the popular Gothic Crown of Victoria from the Royal Mint's Great Engravers Series (lots 126 & 127). Also on offer is the 2013 gold proof Five Pounds which is certified and graded by NGC as Proof 70 Ultra Cameo, which has an incredibly low mintage of just 388 (lot 113).

In a first for Sovereign Rarities, we are pleased to present a specific Sovereign section in Auction XIII spanning from the very first sovereign in 1817 (lot 133) to the first issues of Charles III in 2023 (lot 238). The section is peppered with highlights from the 1887 gold proof Sovereign certified and graded by PCGS as Proof 64 Deep Cameo (lot 186). We are pleased to offer the 1908C satin proof Sovereign (lot 194), as well as the gold proof 1911 Sovereign which is certified and graded by PCGS as Proof 65 Cameo (lot 195).

From Elizabeth II we have a superb run of Sovereigns with the ever popular Gillick designed portrait (lots 212-225) which are in Mint States 64 & Mint State 65 grades from NGC. We are also pleased to offer two examples of the 1989 one year type Sovereign featuring the effigy of Elizabeth II enthroned to celebrate the anniversary of the Sovereign (lots 228 & 229).

The world section features a gold Twenty Srang from Tibet dated 1919 (lot 257) as well as a fantastic selection of gold coins from France (lots 260-270). Of particular note is the Jean II le Bon gold Mouton d'Or featuring the lamb of God design to the reverse (lot 262).

The auction is online now on our website www.sovr.co.uk for your perusal, and also features on Numis24, Numisbids, Biddr and The Saleroom. The auction will be held live in our Mayfair office on the 29th May and will commence at 10:30am BST. If you have any questions or queries please contact Adele and Emma at auctions@sovr.co.uk, 020 3019 1185

For more information, or to bid, see:
Sovereign Rarities Auction XIII (https://auctions.sovr.co.uk/index.php?option=com_timed_auction&auction_id=23&gridtype=listview)