Lot description:
Group of Stuart Silver (7) | James I (1603-1625), Second Coinage, Shilling, 1604-1605, Tower, third crowned and draped bust right, value behind, rev. square-topped shield, 8h, 5.55g, mm. lys (North 2099; Spink 2654), flan cracked to five o'clock, scratched and lightly pitted, fine, better to parts of the legends; Second Coinage, Sixpence, 1612, Tower, fourth crowned and armoured bust right, value behind, rev square-topped shield, 1h, 2.70g, m.m Tower (North 2103; Spink 2658), field find, cleaned and flattened, fine; Third Coinage, Sixpence, 1621, Tower, sixth crowned and armoured bust right, value behind, rev. square-topped shield, 2h, 2.62g, m.m thistle or rose (North 2126; Spink 2670), scratched and worn, fair to fine; Second Coinage, Penny, 1604-16505, Tower, rose, rev. thistle, 0.38g, mm. lys (North 2106; Spink 1661), slightly ragged to parts of the edge, dark tone, very fine; Charles I (1625-1649), Group B, Type 2a, Halfgroat, 1630-1631, Tower, second crowned bust left, rev. oval shield, 10h, 0.93g, m.m plume (North 2250; Spink 2825), spotted, good to fine; Group D, Type 3a1, Halfgroat, 1635-1636, Tower, fourth bust left, value behind, rev. garnished oval shield, 9h, 0.91g, m.m crown (Brooker 675-677; North 2257; Spink 2831), slightly waved flan, fine / very fine; Group A, Type 1b, Penny, rose, rev. rose, with inner circles, 0.53g, m.m African head or two pellets (North 2261; Spink 2837), worn to parts of the legend and over mint mark, devices better, near very fine (6).
Provenance,
i) Found 4 August 2018, Vet's Field, between Pitholes area,
ii) Found 4 September 2020, Old Lynn,
iii) Found 4 September 2020, Limekiln,
iv) Found 15 December 2018, 'Large field in front of Fieldhouse Farm, South End Stafford Road,
v) Found 28 September 2012, 'Green Lane',
vi) Found 27 August 2013, '6 Acre bus shelter field, Eccleshall',
vii) 25 August 2021, Swan Field, 'near top',
Estimate: £180 - £240 | |