BRITISH PETITION CROWN - THE ART OF COINS

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Rare British Hammered, Milled coins,Tokens,Medallions & Roman imperial sestertius, incl. the "Petition crown"

Sestercius, Pergamum circ 25 BC
AE 24.11g AVGVSTVS bare head. Rev. CA within laurel wreath. C 570.
A wonderful untouched light green patina and extremely fine
This piece came from an auction in Zurich

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Orbiana Æ Sestertius
SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, diademed & draped bust right
rev. CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, S C in exergue, Severus Alexander standing right, holding role & clasping hands with Orbiana, veiled, standing left
From Leu Numismatics

Scotland, Charles I (1625-1649)
Third coinage (Briot's coinage, 1637-1642), Unit, 9.75g,
Charles, crowned, holding sceptre and orb, half length wearing
ornate armour, small thistle and letter b sideways to left above crown.
rev. crowned shield dividing small crowned cr,
his. prasvm. vt. prosvm
When purchasing it was ex.Ashmoleum Museum duplicates


Germanicus. Died AD 19. Æ Dupondius Rome mint.
Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41.
Germanicus driving triumphal quadriga right, holding eagle-tipped scepter and reins / Germanicus standing left, raising hand and holding aquila. RIC I 57 (Gaius)
Purchased Spinks

Julia Mamaea 180–235 AD

The wonderful portrait with the 12 signs of the zodiac on the rev. with TIANON [TIUM] in the centre. She was a niece of Empress Julia Domna and Emperor Septimius Severus and sister of Julia Soaemias. Julia Mamaea is known to have had personal contacts with Christian leaders like Origen
Leu Numismatics

Three Shillings Carlisle besieged 1644-45
two types above both extremely rare
In 1645-6, during the English Civil Wars, three royalist fortresses under siege produced coinage. When Carlisle was surrounded by a Scottish army, coinage worth £323 was produced. A 17-year-old resident, Leslie Tullie, recorded in his diary that 'an order was published to every citizen to bring in their plate [i.e. silverware] to be coyned, which they did chearfully'. Tullie's mother gave five spoons which weighed 6¼ oz of silver. Overall, 1,162 oz of silver was gathered on that occasion, producing £280 of coin

Nero 54-68 Adlocvtcoh
Ex Moretti
A coin in amaizing condition, for 6 years I could not accept it was genuine until ! there is a story. A coin that came from the little box of Silvia Hurter at Leu.

Henry VII Testoon Profile
Septim mm.lis
Ex.Ryon 1952 969 Exceedingly rare
Spinks

1558-60 Shilling mm. Lis
a wonderful full coin
Dawson Bolton

Charles I 1644 Declaration type Chester Half-Crown [2/6] Plumes on rev.
Auction London

1646 XXX [half-crown] OBS NEWARK
I love coins with a story, this one had a long sleep at the bottom of Charles I cabinet

"Newark was a vital nexus of Royalist control in the east Midlands, and, along with Oxford, represented dual salients into Parliamentarian-controlled territory in eastern England during the early phase of the Civil War, posing a threat to London. It was the target of sieges in 1642/3, 1643/4 and, finally, 1645/6, when the famous siege coinage was struck. Newark held out against the Parliamentarian armies until May 1646, when Charles surrendered himself at Southwell. "

Charles I OBS 1645 Carlise Shilling
A XII with a difference,under the orb on the obv. is the original
silver plate mark of 1638
Philip Nelson's Obsidional Money of the Great Rebellion (1905, reprinted 1976) gives the following. All available information is due to somebody called Tullie whose Narrative of the Siege of Carlisle still exists.
The quantity of plate obtained for coining amounted to 1162 oz. which at 5/- per oz. is equivalent to £280/11/10d1-2d. 86 oz. were lost in refining the silver. The coins were struck at 6/- to the oz resulting in £323 worth of coins, the equivalent of 6460 shillings. Nelson suggests that this was probably divided into 1000 3/- pieces and 3460 1/-s. The coins were issued on 30/5/1645 and so circulated for about a month.
I can't think why coins should not be permitted with the hallmark showing as this would be counter intuitive. The presence of a hallmark from touched plate would lend credibility to the fineness of the silver, though by definition the number of pieces must be minimal when you consider the area of a hall mark in relation to the area of a coin and the original plate from whence the silver was pocurred.
Edit Rob P

Charles I 1644 Worcester Shillings
Distinctive engraivings

This Charles I shillings struck at Worcester 1643-44 shows the wonderful portraits of the King. The coins are well proportioned showing the crowned bust with the Kings distinguished moustache & beard, Straight locks of hair curling down to the large collar and the other flowing away from the collar. Wearing large plain falling collar well proportioned bust.

visit ROMAN BRASS press above coin
Sestertius 37-41, Æ AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI
Draped bust r., hair falling
This coin is the cover coin of the Female Caesars by Jacozi A coin of incredible detail & condition from the ring holding the reigns of the donkeys to a portrait that launched a "love" to aquire the coin. Very few coins of this period exist in such a natural condition. Ex.Moretti


William III, proof Halfcrown
1697B Bristol. Awesome Coin
struck on a beautifull polished flan, laureate and draped bust right,the B below a wonderfull example of a provisional issue, rev. larger shields, an equal reverse field, Jeffrey Hearn commented a rarity not appreciated :) 40 years ago
Extremely rare one or two known.



Charles I Pattern Gold Briot Crown
Although we do not collect gold a few pieces in the collection brings a glitter :)



MARY Testoon Scotland Silver
Wt. 6.15g., second period, (with Francis as Dauphin), 1559, type I, i.m. cross potent/crown,
reads DEI and SCOTO, B.7; cf. SCBI 35, 1086; SCBI 58, 1002; S.5416
edit: Mark Rasmussen mark.rasmussen@rascoins.com



JAMES VI Ten shillings Silver
Wt. 6.00g., seventh coinage, 1593, i.m. quatrefoil, B.1; SCBI 35, 1255; SCBI 58, 1510-4; S.5493, an attractively toned portrait coin, rare thus.
Ex Sheriff Mackenzie, Sotheby's, 21-22 February 1921, R. C. Lockett, Glendining,
26 October 1960, (923 part) and N. Asherson, collection and purchased by Spink, 1967 and J. K. R. Murray, Spink 57, 29 April 1987, (286)
edit: Mark Rasmussen mark.rasmussen@rascoins.com



QUEEN ANNE Ten shillings Silver

1705, B.1, (fig. 1083); S.5700 attractive lustrous toned
so seldom does a piece of Scotish turn up is such a wonderful preservation.
edit: Mark Rasmussen mark.rasmussen@rascoins.com

Elizabeth I 6d 1568
Superb speciman. Silver
edit: Mark Rasmussen mark.rasmussen@rascoins.com

Charles I 1623 Silver HalfCrown
      Tower Mint mm lis



1644 Charles I Oxford Silver Shiling
Pattern or Special Striking Struck at the height of the Civil War
Rawlins, with the 'R' on the shoulder
ex.Brooker


Charles I 1625-49
Robert Devereux 3rd Earl of Essex Military Reward 1642, Silver Gilt
By T.Rawlins

Charles I 1624-49
Openwork by Rawlins. A wonderfull openwork high quality Royalist badge
Uniface, Silver


4 Testerns (four reales) silver
Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603),East India Company. GENERAL TRADE COINAGE ISSUE,OR,'PORTCULLIS COINAGE' mintmark O, (1600) obv. crowned arms, around O: ELIZABETH. D;G; ANG; FRA; ET. HIBER; REGINA.crowned E R at sides rev. O: POSVI. DEVM. ADIVTOREM. MEVM around crowned portcullis THE FINEST KNOWN SPECIMAN
edit: Dr. Alan Walker Zurich awalker@nomosag.com



ROMAN BRASS SESTERTIUS
Britain’s rarest coin and a World rarity
The brass coin stuck to commemerate Hadrian’s visit to
Britain in AD 130-134. A magnificent specimen depicting
Hadrian addressing his legion in Britain
Currently on Exhibition at the British Museum
case 14 of gallery 49 (Roman Britain)
edit: Dr. Alan Walker Zurich awalker@nomosag.com


further details
Pontefract Shiliing, Made from Silver
(June 1648-March. 1649)
Charles II 1648 octagonal
beneath the large crown a "furred band" over
ex.Bridgewater House

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                                                                Coronation Medallions      Charles Ist Hammered


William and Mary                             Queen Anne 1705                               Scotland

Roman Sestercius +

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Petition Crown. Exhibition ANA USA
CHARLES II 1663 Silver Crown - Simon's trial coin, his "Petition"
to King Charles II written in two fine lines around the edge.
Full details in this web site. A coin of intrigue.
40mm diam. 35mm depth at edge but 45mm in the centre. Weight 30gms

Thomas Simon was one of the World’s greatest engravers.
Simon at the age of 24 engraved a copy of the Great Seal of England
in 1642 and was paid the incredible sum of £100-

Simon's lifetime’s achievement is 1663 was the Petition Crown
 





















 
 
 

 





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