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WI-8047:  Irish King John Medieval Hammered Silver Penny - Choice.  Third "REX" coinage, ROBERD as moneyer at the Dublin mint.  Spink 6228.  An exceptionally nice grade coin - attractively toned and with much eye-appeal.  £495

 

WSC-8048:  William 1st, The Lion, Rare Early Scottish Hammered Silver Crescent & Pellet Penny - OUTSTANDING PROVANENCE.  Phase 1 Sterling, circa 1174-80.  Perth mint.  Obv: [+LE R]E[I]  WILLAOC (unusual regnal reading), bust left with wide crown.  Rev: +FOLPOLT DE [PERT], short cross pattee with crescents and pellets in angles.  Spink 5024, Burns 1, p.58:2 (obv); 4 (rev); pl. iv:30.  Phase 1 coins are much the rarer of the crescents and pellets coinage, although to be fair, they're all rare.  It is interesting to note that Spink do not acknowledge Perth as an option for Phase 1 coinage: Edinburgh and Dun are the only options they give.  William gained the title "The Lion" not through any particular act of bravery but rather through changing the dragon on the arms of Scotland with a lion.  Prior to a chance discovery of a hoard of early Scottish coins in 1780 (the Dyke Hoard), this issue was completely unheard of, which I think really brings it home as to just how rare these coins actually are.  Good VF (about as struck as it left the mint) with attractive cabinet toning together with the majority of the legends legible, something rarely seen on these early issues.  You'll struggle to find another for sale and if you do, it won't be as good as this one - probably the best portrait I've seen where you don't have to spend ages orientating the coin to "find" the bust!  A very rare and desirable coin indeed with impressive provenance going back to 1904.  £1,895

Provenance:

Ex Leyland Scott collection

Ex Murdock sale of December 16th 1904

 

WSC-8049:  William 1st “The Lion” Scottish Hammered Silver Penny.  Short Cross & Stars, Phase B coinage of 1205-1230.  Spink 5029.  Obverse: the rarer LE REI W[ILA]M obverse regnal reading; reverse: +hVE WALT[E]R – jointly struck by the moneyers of the Edinburgh & Perth mints.  An excellent portrait piece, being just as good as the Spink plate coin.  £395

 

WSC-8050:  1594 James VI Scottish Hammered Silver Five Shillings.  Seventh coinage, bare-headed bust of James VI (future James 1st of England) wearing armour; crowned triple-headed thistle.  Spink 5494.  Wavy flan, presumed creased and straightened in antiquity.  Considered one of the best designs, front and back, of any Scottish or British coin.  £325

 

WJC-8052:  1605 James 1st Stuart Hammered Silver Sixpence.  Second coinage, third bust, initial mark Rose, Spink 2657.  The often sought-after Guy Fawkes' date.  A notoriously badly executed, poorly struck issue that attracted wear and damage through frenetic circulation and handling like my wife is to black boots ... so many pairs of black boots!  The Noonan April 2024 sale saw a commoner dated 1603 6d (lot 310) achieve a hammer price of £1,600 (£2,000+ after buyer's commission).  That coin was ex HistoryInCoins, sold to the Mike Hallam collection, although that is by-the-by; the point being that the Noonan coin, whilst slightly better grade, was just that - slightly better grade.  This is a better date coin and it won't cost you £2,000 or even £1,000.  A veritable bargain at £845