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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 239

James I (1603-1625), Second Coinage, Halfgroats, Tower, (6), 11 July 1606 - 30 June 1607, (m.m.) • I .' D .' G .' ROSA • SINE • SPINA, large crowned rose, rev. (m.m.) • TVEATVR • VNITA • DEVS, large crowned thistle, 0.979g, 8h, m.m. escallop (North 2104; S.2659), rich dark cabinet tone, softly struck in parts, very fine; another, 1 July - 11 November 1607, rev. stop after DEVS • 1.171g, 2h, m.m. grapes (Hawkins -; North 2104; S.2659), colourfully toned and residually lustrous, very fine or marginally bolder, a rare pyx-mark; another, 12 May 1610 - 9 May 1611, as before, 0.851g, 10h, m.m. bell (Hawkins -; North 2105/1; S.2660), some crimping otherwise colourfully cabinet toned with some peripheral lustre, a bolder fine, equally rare; also, 10 May 1611 - 22 May 1612, as before, 0.931g, 5h, m.m. mullet (North 2105/1; S.2660), slightly chipped, otherwise lustrous and richly cabinet toned, a bolder very fine, scarce; and, 16 May 1616 - 15 May 1618, as before, 1.099g, 2h, m.m. book on lectern (North 2105/1; S.2660), slightly chipped, otherwise prettily cabinet toned with much underlying lustre, this extremely rare mint-mark beautifully clear!; lastly, 16 May 1618 - 9 June 1619, 0.917g, 7h, m.m. plain cross (Hawkins -; North 2105/1; S.2660), old surface marks in residually lustrous and colourfully toned fields, a bolder very fine, a scarce pyx-mark; a superb grouping of this oft-overlooked Jacobean series (6)

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)

i) William S Lincoln & Son (69, New Oxford Street, London), by private treaty, 8 May 1900 - £0.1.0



ii) William S Lincoln & Son (69, New Oxford Street, London), by private treaty, 8 May 1900 - £0.1.0



iii) William S Lincoln & Son (69, New Oxford Street, London), by private treaty, 8 May 1900 - £0.1.6



iv) William S Lincoln & Son (69, New Oxford Street, London), by private treaty, 8 May 1900 - £0.3.0



v) William S Lincoln & Son (69, New Oxford Street, London), by private treaty, 8 May 1900 - £0.1.6



vi) William S Lincoln & Son (69, New Oxford Street, London), by private treaty, 8 May 1900 - £0.3.6

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Sold for
£950

Starting price
£5