15th Feb, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
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Mixed Copper Coinage & Tokens, mostly 18th and 19th century with some earlier examples, highlights include: Ireland, William & Mary halfpenny 1692 obv. conjoined busts right, rev. crowned harp, (S.6597), darkly toned with green highlights, Fine; Isle of Man, James Stanley AE penny 1733 obv. Stanley crest, rev. Manx triskelion with I D J between legs. (S.7408), VG; Charles II farthing uncertain date, Poor to Fair; further halfpennies and farthings including George II, George III, George IV, William IV, and Victoria; and a quantity of tokens including Bristol Brass & Copper Co penny 1811 AVF etc.
Sold for £110
Estimated at £60 - £80
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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