British Coins from the Collection of Michael Sherman

12 December 2005

Lot No 291

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Groat, Tower, mm. pheon, 2.82g/1h (N 1762; S 2316). Chipped between 3...

12 December 2005

Lot No 292

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Groat, Tower, bust D, mm. rose, 2.63g/8h (N 1797; S 2337E). Obverse...

12 December 2005

Lot No 293

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Groat, Tower, bust D, mm. lis, 2.10g/12h (N 1797; S 2337E). Very fine, a...

12 December 2005

Lot No 294

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Groat, Tower, bust D, mm. arrow, 2.62g/12h (N 1797; S 2337E). Some...

12 December 2005

Lot No 295

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Groat, Tower, bust D, mm. arrow, 2.45g/9h (N 1797; S 2337E). Chipped at...

12 December 2005

Lot No 296

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Halfgroats (2), Tower, mm. lis on obv. only, 1.21g/5h (N 1800; S 2341), Canterbury, Abp Warham, mm. uncertain mark, wa by shield, 1.25g/8h (N 1802; S 2343) [2]. Very fine (£150-200)

12 December 2005

Lot No 297

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Testoon, Tower, mm. pellet-in-annulet, 7.28g/6h (N 1841; S 2365)....

12 December 2005

Lot No 298

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Testoon, Southwark, mm. S on obv., Lombardic E on rev., sleeve stops,...

12 December 2005

Lot No 299

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Testoon, Bristol, mm. ws monogram on rev. only, 6.59g/10h (N 1843; S 2368); together with miscellaneous Groats (4), Penny, Durham, Bp Tunstall [6]. Varied state (£200-250)

12 December 2005

Lot No 300

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Groat, Canterbury, bust 2, no mm, spur from fourth quarter of shield,...

12 December 2005

Lot No 301

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Half-Sovereign, Tower, mm. arrow, 6.06g/12h (cf. SCBI Schneider 645; N...

12 December 2005

Lot No 302

Edward VI (1547-1553), Shilling, mdxlix, Southwark, mm. y, bust 5, 5.45g/4h (N 1917/2; S 2466B)....

12 December 2005

Lot No 303

Edward VI (1547-1553), Shilling, mdxlix, Southwark, mm. y, bust 5, 4.90g/10h (N 1917/2; S...

12 December 2005

Lot No 304

Edward VI (1547-1553), Shilling, mdli, Tower, mm. rose, bust 6, 5.21g/6h (N 1944/1; S 2473)....

12 December 2005

Lot No 305

Edward VI (1547-1553), Crown, 1551, mm. y, 30.88g/4h (Lingford dies A-9; N 1933; S 2478). Fine...

12 December 2005

Lot No 306

Edward VI (1547-1553), Shilling, mm. y, 6.33g/4h (N 1937; S 2482); Base issue, Penny, mm. escallop on obv. only, 0.65g/6h (N 1945; S 2474) [2]. Fine, second bent (£120-150)

12 December 2005

Lot No 307

Mary (1553-1554), Groats (2), mm. pomegranate (N 1990; S 2492); Philip and Mary, Groat, mm. lis (N 1973; S 2508) [3]. Last fine, others in varied state (£120-150)

12 December 2005

Lot No 308

Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Shilling, undated, full titles, 5.84g/2h (N 1967; S 2498). Creased,...

12 December 2005

Lot No 309

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Groat, mm. martlet (N 1986; S 2556); Fourth issue, Threepence, 1582, mm. sword (N 2000; S 2573); Fifth issue, Shilling, mm. tun, Sixpence, 1593, mm. tun (N 2014-15; S 2577, 2578A); Milled coinage, Shilling, small size, mm. star, Sixpence, 1562, bust C, mm. star (N 2023, 2026; S 2592,2596)...

12 December 2005

Lot No 310

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Halfcrown, mm. 1, 14.60g/2h (N 2013; S 2583). Some faint hairline...

12 December 2005

Lot No 311

James I (1603-1625), Shillings (2), both mm. thistle, first and second busts, Penny, mm. lis (N 2072-3, 2077; S 2645-6, 2650A); Second coinage, Shilling, mm. escallop, fourth bust, Halfgroat, mm. cinquefoil (N 2100, 2105/1; S 2655, 2660) [5]. Some fine (£100-120)

12 December 2005

Lot No 312

James I (1603-1625), Quarter-Laurel, second bust, mm. spur rowel, inverted a for v of henricvs,...

12 December 2005

Lot No 313

James I (1603-1625), Shilling, mm. trefoil, sixth bust, 5.64g/7h (N 2124; S 2668). Nearly very...

12 December 2005

Lot No 314

Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrowns (2), Gp II, mm. plume, 15.01g/3h, Gp IV, mm. triangle-in-circle, 14.74g/11h (N 2205, 2214; S 2769, 2779); Shilling, Gp E, mm. anchor (vertical), 5.75g/11h (N 2229; S 2796); Farthings (3) [6]. Fine to very fine (£100-120)

12 December 2005

Lot No 315

Charles I (1625-1649), Shilling, Gp E, mm. triangle, 5.79g/8h (Sharp F5/1; SCBI Brooker 532; N...

12 December 2005

Lot No 316

Charles I (1625-1649), Halfgroat, 0.86g/6h (N 2302; S 2856); Briot’s Second Milled issue, Sixpence, mm. anchor (with mullet on obv.), reads chisto, 2.95g/6h (N 2306; S 2860) [2]. First very fine, second fine (£100-120)

12 December 2005

Lot No 317

Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Oxford horseman and plume in...

12 December 2005

Lot No 318

Charles I (1625-1649), Crown, 1644, mm. rose, 28.28g/3h (Besly C9; SCBI Brooker 1033; N 2557; S...

12 December 2005

Lot No 319

Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, type 6, 13.73g/12h, Threepence, 1.15g/9h, both mm. lion (N 2314, 2323; S 2868, 2877); Aberystwyth, Groat, mm. book, 1.89g/5h (N 2338; S 2893) [3]. Fine or nearly so (£150-180)

12 December 2005

Lot No 320

Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, mm. three gerbs, sword issuant from central gerb, horseman...

12 December 2005

Lot No 321

Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, 1644, mm. three gerbs with sword issuant from central gerb on...

12 December 2005

Lot No 322

Commonwealth (1649-1660), Halfcrown, 1653, mm. sun on obv. only, 15.07g/4h (ESC 431; N 2722; S...

12 December 2005

Lot No 323

Commonwealth (1649-1660), Shilling, 1654, mm. sun on obv. only, 5.87g/2h (ESC 990; N 2724; S 3217), Halfgroat, 0.91g/8h (ESC 2160; N 2728; S 3221) [2]. Fine (£120-150)

12 December 2005

Lot No 324

Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, mm. crown on obv. only, 5.91g/12h (N 2762; S 3308); Third issue, Threepence, mm. crown, 1.51g/7h, Twopence, mm. crown, 0.88g/3h (N 2769, 2772; S 3325-6) [3]. Fine (£250-300)

12 December 2005

Lot No 325

Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, mm. crown, 14.94g/11h (ESC 456; N 2761; S 3321). Obverse very...