SOVEREIGN RARITIES AUCTION XXI

Edward III (1327-77) Edward III (1327-77),gold Noble, Fourth Coinage, London Tower Mint, Treaty Period (1361-69), without flag and omitting FRANC in legend, group B with annulet before E of Edward in legend, ships rigging ropes 3/2, Quatrefoils 3/3, King standing in ship with upright sword and quartered shield of arms, beaded circle surrounding, legend surrounds ED W?RDxx DEIxx GR?xx REXxx ?nGLxx DnSxx hYBx Z x AQT, curule X in REX, rev. initial mark cross potent,E at centre of ornamental cross with lis terminals, crowns over lions in angles, all within a beaded and linear tressure, fleurs in spandrels, legend +IhCxx ?VTEmxxTR?nSIEnSxx PERxx mEDIVxx ILLORVmxx IBAT, last A barred, 7.68g (Schneider 86-87; N.1232; S.1503).Struck from a rusted obverse die with characteristic stippling to background and fields, otherwise well struck with raised die flaws at rudder, a bold very fine.

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Belgium, Flanders, Philip the Bold (1384-1405), Belgium, Flanders, Philip the Bold (1384-1405), gold Quarter-Noble, arms of Burgundy in tressure of eight arcs, quatrefoil on each cusp, beaded circles and legend surrounding, double saltire punctuation, +PhSxx DVXxx BVRGxxZxx COmxx FLAn, rev. P at centre of ornate cross with leopard in each angle, within tressure of eight arcs, beaded circles and legend surrounding, +EXALTABITVRxx Inxx GLORIA, 1.89g (Schneider III, 155; Delmonte 476; Vernier 30; Fr.171). With light scuffs and scrapes from ground recovery in the past, some hairlines, otherwise very fine and rare.

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Edward the Black Prince (1362-72), Edward the Black Prince (1362-72), gold Noble Guyennois a la Rose or Pavillon D'Or, first issue (c.1362), Bordeaux Mint, robed Prince standing over two opposing lions, pointing finger and holding upright sword, four feathers surrounding bending right, all within Gothic portico and tressure of arcs, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, double voided quatrefoil stops, ED'** PO** Gn'S** REG' AnGL** PnCPS** A, rev. cinquefoil at centre of cross quernee, lion and lis in angles, large trefoils in spandrels, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, +DnS** AIVTO** Z** PTECIO** Me** Z** IIPO** SPAVI** COR** mEVm** B**, 5.31g (Elias 149a; SCH 41; AGC 154B R2 1/d; S.8123). A full coin, very fine and very rare, graded by NGC as AU55.

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Elizabeth I (1558-1603) Elizabeth I (1558-1603), fine gold Angel of ten Shillings, sixth issue (1582-1600), St Michael slaying dragon right, inner and outer beaded circle, initial mark bell (1582-83) both sides, Latin legend surrounding with beaded inner and outer circles, ELIZABETH D'.G'.ANG'. FR'. ET: HI'. REGINA.,rev. ship sailing right, large quartered shield upon hull, cross above, E to left, rose to right, crows nest of ship beyond inner beaded circle, Latin legend and outer beaded border surrounding, A: DNO: FACTVM: EST: ISTVD: ET. EST: MIRABI'., 5.20g (Schneider 786; B&C C24; N.2005; S.2531).Toned, raised die flaw on head of Angel with other light surface marks from blundered striking, perhaps once cleaned in the past, about very fine to very fine, first mint mark of this issue.

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Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Elizabeth I (1558-1603), gold Pound of twenty Shillings, sixth issue (1582-1600), crowned bust in ruff and elaborate dress left, Latin legend and outer beaded border on both sides, initial mark cypher O both sides but at start of legend both sides (1600-01), O ELIZABETH. D; G; ANG; FRA; ET. HIB; REGINA., rev. crowned quartered shield, E to left, R to right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, annulet stops, SCVTVM. FIDEI. PROTEGET. EAM., 11.11g (Schneider -/804; N.2008; S.2534). Brightly cleaned and polished with slight bend to flan, residual gold pimple at top and bottom of reverse edge from a prior mounting, small area of spot removal behind head, otherwise of full weight and well centred, weak in parts though the portrait decent, very fine, reverse stronger.

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George VI (1936-52), g George VI (1936-52),gold Proof Set of four coins, 1937, Coronation year, gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, all with bare head of King left, HP raised below for designer Humphrey Paget, legend and outer border surrounding, GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:,rev.St George and dragon right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue, all with plain edges (S.PS15).All coins with cloudy tone and handling marks, five pounds with scuffs on cheek plus some spots and hairlines, two pounds with one tiny rim bruise, sovereign with some marks and hairlines, half-sovereign with tiny reverse rim nick.

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