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WTH-9281: 1572 Elizabeth 1st Tudor Cast Silver Medal - "Defence of the Kingdom". A crudely cast silver medal, undated but circa 1572. Obverse: Elizabeth 1st facing left, a portcullis before her face, a rose to the right / Castle on a mount or hill, dividing ER, a globe below. Medallic Illustrations (i) 120/57, Eimer 48A. Very similar in style to the milled coinage of Elizabeth's reign. The absence of a date suggests no one specific event was being commemorated, rather simply how well things were going in general with the country, although usually when that happens, things are far from "going well"! The reverse, clearly showing the British Isles on top of the world, has an interesting legend: "What is this without weapons". This alludes to the fortification of the kingdom at around this time in response to the anticipated threat of attack from the Roman Catholic powers of Europe. A very rare medal, it being the first I've ever seen, let alone owned. £695

Provenance:

Unidentified old (detailed) ticket

ex British Hammered Coins, £475, sold to ...

ex "collection of a gentleman"

ex Spink

WMH-9282: Henry II "Tealby" Hammered Silver Penny. Cross and Crosslets issue, class C, circa 1163-67. [+]PILLEM.OM[.N.--O--]. The O in the mint signature is tentative, especially considering it doesn't really fit with any of the possible mint towns (see ticket annotation). S.R. 1339. Immediately following on from Stephen. Henry of Anjou became Henry II upon the death of Stephen - a monarch who had an extremely tenuous claim to the throne and who only stayed as king because he agreed to let Stephen, Matilda's son, to ascend upon his death - and even though an impressive 29 mints were opened to produce coinage, the quality was just as poor, maybe even worse, as the Stephen coinage. Of those 29 mints, only around a third continued after Henry's recoinage to the voided short cross and come the later long cross issues, far fewer than that. A recorded Hoard coin so good provenance. A very nice portrait. Cheap. £295

Provenance:

ex Andover Hoard of 2018 (Ref T600/75)

WMH-9283: Richard II Hammered Silver Half Groat. Class II with new lettering but no French title, initial mark Cross Pattée, London mint. S.R.1682. All Richard II halfgroats are rare - actually rarer than the groats, and they're rare enough! - as evidenced by the fact that on all three old tickets, the description is either Rare or even V. Rare. Lord Stewartby states that whilst production of gold throughout the reign remained constant, silver was somewhat erratic and far from prolific. During the reign of Richard II (even at the end of Edward III), and most definitely going through the subsequent reign of Henry IV, silver was haemorrhaging out of England to the Continent at an alarming rate which was compounded by the fact that the country was far from awash with silver in the first place - the price of silver on the Continent was greater than in England and cross-channel merchants were quick to take advantage. With the exception of the halfpenny, the larger Richard II silver denominations are virtually all flat; lacking any kind of obverse definition. Although perhaps not the most pleasing of coins, this is actually a very good example for issue. £645

WMH-9284: Henry V Hammered Silver Half Groat. Class D with short neck, extraordinarily prominent mullet on breast, broken annulet to left of the long crown, initial mark Cross Pattée, London mint. S.R.1773. Henry V of the Battle of Agincourt fame: I pray thee, wish not one man more. By Jove, I am not covetous for gold, Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost; It yearns me not if men my garments wear; Such outward things dwell not in my desires: But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive. This is obviously Shakespeare's interpretation on Henry's St Crispin's Day speech but it's generally believed that Henry V gave a rousing speech to his men, who, remember, were vastly outnumbered, just before they defeated the French. Ironically, Henry V died of fever at the very young age of 35 in France. Collectors will be aware that groats, halfgroats and pennies from this reign, whilst not as poorly executed as the earlier Tealby coinage, were certainly not a showcase for the House of Lancaster die sinkers or moneyers alike, although under the last of the Lancastrians, Henry VI, they redeemed themselves somewhat. It is interesting to note that the Coincraft price guide editorial for Henry V halfgroats has an equally jaded view of the state of extant examples, writing: "If collectors merely want a coin from Henry V's reign, it would perhaps be wiser to consider a groat or a penny". A good coin. £495