Coins, Banknotes and Medallions

A France Napoleon III gold ten francs 1860 A, Paris Mint, mounted in a gold cushion style mount with suspension, unmarked, together with a Victoria Young Head pewter/white metal commemorative medallion celebrating The Great Exhibition 1851, two Papal States related commemorative medallions and a George VI half-crown 1942. Note: this lot includes an HMRC?classified investment gold coin and is sold under standard VAT (not margin scheme). The hammer price is VAT?exempt. VAT is charged only on the Buyer’s Premium, shown separately, and may be recoverable depending on the buyer’s VAT status.

An Iron Age Atrebates/Regini tribe bronze unit, Chichester Cock type, obverse with diademed bust facing right, reverse with bearded bust with cockerel-form headpiece, Type 2, ABC 737 (good for issue with clear features and evenly struck, patina lost but evenly brown).

A rare British Iron Age Belgae uninscribed issues silver unit, probably Danebury type, obverse with diademed bust facing right with angular nose and corded hair with lower curls, reverse illegible, weight 1.6g.

A group of three unusual Iron Age Verica Atrebates tribe silver-plated coins, comprising Cornucopiae Victory type unit, ABC 1241, Cavalry Duo type unit, ABC 1238, and Vase type minim, ABC 1286 (all with varying degrees of plating and details remaining).

A British Iron Age cast bronze potin, 1st century BC, probably Thurrock type, with irregular flan with extended casting sprue and vertical rib casting line and devolved head.

A rare Harthacnut silver cut halfpenny, Arm and Sceptre type, obverse with diademed bust facing left holding sceptre, moneyer 'Leofwine', Norwich Mint, Sp 1169 (very fine, good bright silver). Note: recorded with EMC, 2026-0048, with only four others of this type recorded.

An early Anglo-Saxon sceatta, Secondary Phase circa 710-760 AD, Series R type, obverse with bust facing right with triangular-section neck and pelleted collar, runes to front of bust, reverse with devolved standard, Sp 813, weight 1.0g. Note: recorded with EMC, 2023-0246.

A small group of George III and later pennies and halfpennies, including a George III halfpenny 1807 (uncirculated with some subdued lustre), a Victoria Young Head penny 1878 (extremely fine-uncirculated with some subdued lustre), and a George V penny 1928 (lustrous).

A small collection of Victorian and later copper coinage, including pennies and farthings, including a Victoria Young Head penny 1869 (fair) and a Victoria Young Head penny 1890 (uncirculated, lustrous but environmental damage).

A small collection of mainly 19th century world coinage, including two USA Flying Eagle cents 1858, a USA Large Head cent 1840, two Canada Victoria Young Head cents, 1882 and 1899, and an East India Company quarter-anna 1835.

A scarce James II gun money sixpence July 1689.

A collection of Scottish and other banknotes, including a Clydesdale & North of Scotland Bank Limited one pound note, Glasgow 1st March 1952, General Manager John James Campbell, serial number E239546, a North of Scotland Bank Limited one pound note, Aberdeen 1st July 1940, General Manager Harvey Smith, serial number C939693, a Royal Bank of Scotland one pound note, Edinburgh 1st July 1957, General Manager Robert Ballantyne, serial number AO 028855, and a Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd one pound note, Edinburgh 3rd January 1949, General Manager Sir John Erskine.

A collection of British banknotes, including an Elizabeth II Bank of England ten pounds note, Chief Cashier J.B. Page, serial number B18 647362, a Bank of England Britannia type five pounds note, Chief Cashier L.K. O'Brien, serial number C93 926618, and a group of Bank of England Britannia type ten shillings notes, including a Chief Cashier K.O. Peppiatt example, serial number 25K 584206.

A Bank of England white five pounds note, London January 19th 1956, Chief Cashier L.K. O'Brien, serial number B88A 022760, together with a United Kingdom George V one pound note, Chief Cashier Norman Fenwick Warren Fisher, serial number 450900.

A small collection of British silver and silver nickel coinage, including a Victoria Veiled Head crown 1897, edge detailed 'LX' with star stop, and three George V crowns 1935.

A group of three USA interest silver gilt commemorative ingot covers, comprising 'The Boston Tea Party December 16 1973', 'British closing of Boston Harbour June1 1974' and 'Opening of 1st Continental Congress September 5 1974', within two plastic folders, together with a United States Bicentennial Silver Proof three-coin set 1976, within a plastic folder.

A group of five Cyprus George V forty-five piastres coins, all 1928 (all good-very fine), within an associated presentation box.

A small collection of European and world coins, medals and paranumismatic items, including a Victoria half-crown 1887, a USA Kennedy half-dollar 1964, a First World War period Services Rendered badge, numbered '278258', and a First World War miniature medal pair.

A small collection of presentation medallions, including a large silver plated medal, detailed 'In Commemoration of the Opening of the Newport Dock Extension March 2nd 1858', another detailed 'Lady Tredegar opened the Alexandra Dock April 13 1875', and a Victorian white metal medallion for the Internation Exhibition South Kensington 1872 by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, diameter 30mm, together with a large collection of 20th century gilt metal Eastern style and spade guinea style gaming counters, within a box detailed 'Counters' in gilt.