Ancient Gold Coins

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English Hammered Gold Coins:

 

WAu-5549:  Edward III Hammered Gold Quarter Noble.  Third – fourth coinage mule (fourth coinage, class E with a third coinage obverse).  Contemporary planchets fault.  £375

 

WAu-5266:  Henry V Hammered Gold Full Noble.  Initial mark cross pattee.  No marks in the field so class B.  According to North, both class A & B may have been struck under Henry IV.  A dug-up coin with some surface marks as well as a slight crease.  Still a very rare hammered gold coin.  £1,650

 

WAu-5514:  Henry VIII Hammered Siler Half Angel.  Third coinage, 1544 -1547. Initial marl lis.  A rarer denomination than the full angels.  £1,385

 

WAu-5513:  Henry VIII / Edward VI Hammered Gold Half Sovereign.  Edward VI but in the name of Henry VIII, struck in the posthumous period of 1547 – 1551.  Tower mint, i.m. martlet.  Ex Spink.  £1,695

 

WAu-5515:  Charles 1st Hammered Gold Unite.  Tower mint, 1632 – 163, i.m. harp.  Group D, fourth bust.  Little circulation.  £1,795

 

 

 

Scottish Hammered Gold Coins:

 

WAu-5111:  James IV Scottish Hammered Gold Half Unicorn.  1488 – 1513, i.m. lis.  Unicorn left, on shield; large wavy star over cross fleury.  An extremely rare Scottish gold coin.  £1,425

 

 

 

Celtic Gold Coins:

 

WAu-3552:  English Celtic Full Gold Stater.  “Chute” type, 65 BC.  Head of Apollo, disjointed (abstract) horse with crab below.  £439

 

WAu-5023:  English Celtic Full Gold Stater, Chute type.  Circa 60BC.  Sylized horse, degraded head of Apollo.  A cheap lump of pre-Roman, Celtic near-pure gold.  £379

 

 

 

Roman Gold Coins:

 

WAu-4680:  Roman GOLD Solidus - Maurice Tiberius.  Struck Constantinople, AD 582.  Nice grade ancient gold coin.  £365

 

WAu-4681:  Roman GOLD Solidus - Heraclius Constantine.  Struck Constantinople, AD 616-16.  High grade ancient gold coin.  £365

 

WAu-4704:  Roman Byzantine GOLD Solidus – Phocas.  AD 601 - 610.  Reverse “Angel”.  High grade.  £365

 

WAu-5356:  Roman GOLD Solidus – Valens.  Struck Turkey AD 364-78.  The reverse depicts Valens holding Victory and a labarum.  A coin struck well within the period of the Roman occupation of England so it’s possible this circulated in England some 1600 years ago.  Light graffiti in the field otherwise a nice ancient gold coin.  £545

 

 

 

 

English Gold Milled Coins:

 

William III

WAu-5550:  1700 William III Full Gold Guinea.  Second bust, small shields.  Looks to have been in the ground for a number of years.  £575

 

 

George II

WAu-5399:  1756 George II Gold Half Guinea – Love Token.  An old head issue, uncleaned and in nice grade.  This is a “Bender” love token.  A male would physically bend a coin in front of his intended sweetheart (not an easy thing to do) as a mark of the strength of his love.  If the woman accepted his advances, she would treasure the love token.  If not, the love token would be discarded.  As this was found in the middle of a field, the assumption is that the relationship didn’t happen.  These love tokens are usually sixpences so we can infer that the man was well-to-do based on his choice of coinage.  See “Love Tokens” in the Medals & Tokens section

 

 

George III

WAu-5232:  1772 George III Full Gold Guinea – Love Token.  3rd head, crowned shields.  Unmounted.  Hand engraved to commemorate the birth of William Donald on October 26th, 1814 (extra image).  Partially researched:  attributed to the North East of England.  With a name and full date, further research should be straightforward.  A lovely gold artefact – a piece of history.  See Medals & Tokens – “Love Tokens” section

 

WAu-4381:  1776 George III Full Gold Guinea.  4th head, crowned shields.  Sought after year (American year of Independence). Ex mount.  £399

 

WAu-5332:  1787 George III Gold Guinea.  This is the first date for the Spade guinea.  About EF grade.  9ct gold mount.  £365

 

WAu-5551:  1790 George III Gold Guinea.  Spade type, 5th bust.  No mount marks.  £465

 

WAu-5480:  1818 George III Gold Half Sovereign.  Rarer date, probable 8 over 7, ex mount.  £249

 

 

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