Coins, Banknotes and Medallions

A collection of Bank of England banknotes, all Chief Cashier L.K. O'Brien, including two five pounds notes, Britannia head type, serial numbers A09 780604 and H40 572640.

A collection of European and world banknotes, including a Government of British Honduras one dollar note, Belize 1st January 1972, a group of Bank of Jamaica one and two dollars notes, circa 1960, a Government of Trinidad and Tobago one dollar note, 2nd January 1939, and a Bermuda Government five shillings note, Hamilton Bermuda 1st May 1957 (many uncirculated, some circulated but overall very fine for the majority).

A collection of 19th century enamelled and other coin jewellery, including a George III crown with brooch fitting, a William IV half-crown with brooch fitting and a Victoria Jubilee Head crown with brooch fitting.

A rare Blackburn Pitt Club glazed silver medal by T. Halliday, obverse with bust of William Pitt, reverse with legend 'Blackburn Pitt Club 1814', within a white metal cushion mount, the edge engraved 'Admitted 11th May 1820 Henry Hargreaves', with an old ink-written ticket.

A rare Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, copper ticket medallion by John Roettier, obverse with laureate bust of Charles II facing left, detailed 'Theatre Royal' above, reverse detailed 'Upper Gallerie 1671', diameter 26mm, weight 8.3g (very fine).

An Edward VI hammered silver shilling 1547-1553, third period, fine issue, mintmark tun, Sp 2482 (extremely fine for type, some small splits to obverse right legend, some lamination to silver).

A rare Charles I silver repoussé counter 1605-1625, detailed with facing bust of Charles as Duke of York and Albany wearing elaborate collar, within a legend border 'Carolus MA BR FR & HI: Princ: Ebor & Alb DVX', Eimer M1224/81 (extremely fine, toned).

Two William I (The Conqueror) hammered silver pennies and a cut half-penny, all PAXS type, Sp 1257, including one by moneyer 'Pvlfr on Cntle', Wulfric, Canterbury Mint (all with some issues, cracks, surface deterioration).

A Henry VIII hammered silver groat 1509-1547, second coinage, obverse with later style bust, Tower Mint, mintmark lis, together with an Elizabeth I hammered silver sixpence 1578-1582, fourth coinage, date indistinct, mintmark Greek cross.

A Charles I contemporary forgery of a half-crown, mintmark triangle in circle, together with a small collection of other hammered silver coinage.

A Faustina II denarius 161-180 AD, obverse with draped bust right, reverse with Fecunditas standing left between two children and holding two in her arms (good/very fine, toned).

A scarce Boer War period City of London bronze commemorative medal by Sir George Frampton, obverse with Londinia seated in armour with City of London Imperial Volunteers soldier receiving the Freedom of the City, surrounded by a fanfare of trumpets and trailing ribbons with principle military engagements, reverse with Union Flag and City of London Imperial Volunteers flag above cannons and sunrays, BHM 3684, Hibbard A15, Eimer 1848, diameter 76mm, weight 225.2g, with original gilt-tooled leather presentation box. Note: details supplied suggest only 550 of these were minted.

A France Louis Philippe I five francs 1838, converted to a pocket manicure set, together with two USA quarter-dollars, 1916 and 1917, and a Victoria half-rupee 1840.

A Victoria Jubilee Head sovereign 1891, Sydney Mint.

A George V half-sovereign 1911.

An Elizabeth II Royal Mint proof sovereign 1980, cased with certificate.

An Elizabeth II Royal Mint proof sovereign 1981, cased with certificate.

An Elizabeth II Royal Mint proof sovereign 1984, deluxe-cased with certificate, within a sealed plastic blister pack, unopened.

A collection of Royal Mint year-type proof coin sets, within card slip covers and later plastic deluxe display formats with certificates, together with a group of other Royal Mint silver proof specimen commemorative coins and an Ireland Sedlabanki two-coin set commemorating the 1100th Anniversary of the Settlement of Ireland, all cased, some with certificates.