15th Feb, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
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4 x Halfcrowns, comprising: Charles I 1645-6 (34mm, 12.43g), mm sun, Tower mint under parliament, type 3a3, obv. horseman left, no ground, cruder workmanship, rev. oval garnished shield of arms, (S.2778), Fair; William & Mary 1689 (34mm, 14.31g) obv. first busts right, firs V in GVLIELMVS over an A, rev. first crowned shield of arms, caul only frosted, (S.3434; Bull 828; ESC 503B), near Fine; Anne 1707 SECTO (33mm, 14.72g), pre-union with Scotland, obv. draped bust left, rev. crowned cruciform shields of arms, roses and plumes in angles, wide : after REG, (S.3582; Bull 1264; ESC 573), Fine; and George IV 1826 (32mm, 13.91g) obv. bare head left, rev. shield of arms within crowned helmet, (S.3808; Bull 2375; ESC 646), near Fine
Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £200
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 15th Feb, 2023
An interesting and eclectic mix of coins spanning over 1000 years of history will go under the hammer in Tennants Auctioneers’ Coins & Banknotes Sale on 15th February. Amongst the nearly 600 lots are rare and fine examples such as a Gold Proof Set issued in 1937 to mark the Coronation of George VI, an AE Drachm produced in Alexandria mint in the reign of the Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-221 BC), a Portuguese Joao V (1720-56) 4 Escudos (Peca) minted in Lisbon in 1727 and two consecutively numbered Bank of England white five pounds.
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Tuesday 14th February 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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