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Coinage of the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalemin Rhodes and Malta

The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem came into being c. 1070, when a hospice was founded by the Benedictine monks of St. Mary of the Latins of Jerusalem, to care for the increasing number of western pilgrims. The building was located on the site where, according to the tradition, the conception of St. John the Baptist was proclaimed by an angel. The Order was chartered by Pope Paschal II as The Hospitallers of St. John in 1113, at a time when the Order had already taken on a military aspect.

The defeat of the Crusaders at Hattin in 1187 forced the Order to leave Jerusalem to settle north of Tripoli, before settling in Acre 1192. The 13th century saw the Order becoming increasingly military and aristocratic. In 1291, Acre was taken by the Mamluks and the seven only knights who survived the fall of the city fled to Cyprus then under the rule of Henry II of Lusignan, where they settled momentarily. The situation suited neither the Order and their needs of independence, nor the king of Cyprus for whom they represented too powerful a guest. This led, in 1306, to the alliance of the Order with the Genoese adventurer Vignolo de’ Vignoli in the prospect of conquering the disputed island of Rhodes, where they in fact settled in 1309 - the completion of the capture of the island as a whole being effective as of the following year.

Of major significance was the fact that Pope Clement V had given his blessing and confirmed the possession of Rhodes by the Hospitallers by grant, thus preventing Philip IV of France from attempting a repeat of the destruction of the Templars in order to lay his hands on their wealth. In fact, Clement V decreed that all the Templars possessions be turned over to the Hospitallers, a fact which explains how and why the Knights of Rhodes had the means to impose themselves as a major force in the eastern Mediterranean, thus offering useful resistance for several centuries against the expansion of the Ottoman Empire.

RHODES

Hélion de Villeneuve (1319-1346)

OSJ001 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer, head facing, in front of patriarchal cross on steps, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.86g (Schlumberger pl. IX, 17). A beautiful coin with a superb old cabinet tone, nearly extremely fine and rare. £1,950 Ex Campion collection, 1937Stewart collection

OSJ002 OSJ003

OSJ002 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer, head facing, in front of patriarchal cross on steps, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.78g (Schl. pl. IX, 17). Of a different style than the previous piece, very fine with a lovely dark tone. £1,475

OSJ003 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer, head facing, in front of patriarchal cross on steps, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.53g (Schl. pl. IX, 17 var.). Slightly double struck in parts of reverse legend, very fine and rare. £1,175 Ex Stewart collection

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OSJ004 AR Asper (1/2 Gigliato), Grand Master kneeling left in prayer, head facing, in front of patriarchal cross on steps, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 1.89g (Schl. pl. IX, 14). A lovely coin, delightfully toned, extremely fine, reverse nearly so, and very rare. £2,250

Dieudonné de Gozon (1346-1353)

OSJ005 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.92g (Schl. pl. IX, 19). With a light tone, very fine and rare. £1,875

Pierre de Corneillan (1353-1355)

OSJ006 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, rev floriated cross with shields of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.75g (Schl. pl. IX, 23). Some light creasing, otherwise very fine. £975

Roger de Pins (1355-1365)

OSJ007 OSJ008

OSJ007 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, pine cone behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.82g (Schl. pl. IX, 21). A pleasing good very fine with a nice old cabinet tone. £775

OSJ008 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, pine cone behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.78g (Schl. pl. IX, 21). Nearly very fine. £325

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OSJ009 AR Asper 1/2 Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, pine cone behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 1.79g (Schl. pl. X, 5). Holed by the Grand Master’s feet, otherwise toned very fine and very rare. £550

Raymond Bérenger (1365-1374)

OSJ010 OSJ011

OSJ010 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, coat of arms behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.74g (Schl. pl. X, 7; F. pp. 57-59). Traces of overstriking, very fine. £345

OSJ011 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, coat of arms behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.85g (Schl. pl. X, 7; Ash. 1208-10). Reverse slightly off centred and some double striking, lightly toned very fine. £375

Robert de Juilly (1374-1377)

OSJ012 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, coat of arms behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.89g (Schl. pl. X, 8; Furse 4 var.). Somewhat weakly struck in parts but with a strong portrait of the Grand Master, good very fine with a nice tone and rare. £975

OSJ013 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, coat of arms behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.94g (Schl. pl. X, 8). A little weak in parts, otherwise very fine. £690


Juan Fernandez de Heredia (1377-1396)

OSJ014 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, family arms above gothic G behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.88g (Schl. pl. X, 9 var.). Toned very fine. £675

OSJ015 OSJ016

OSJ015 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, coat of arms behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.88g (Schl. pl. X, 9). Nearly very fine. £750

OSJ016 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, coat of arms above letter I behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.89g (Schl. pl. X, 9 var.). Somewhat double struck, otherwise toned very fine. £750

OSJ017 AR 1/3 Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, family arms above gothic G behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 1.34g (Schl. pl. X, ..; Furse pp. 66-69). Some tiny digs on obverse, otherwise nicely toned, nearly very fine and rare. £975 Ex Stewart collection

Philibert de Naillac (1396-1421)

OSJ018 OSJ019

OSJ018 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps above a gothic A, coat of arms behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.95g (Schl. pl. X, 11 var.). Weakly struck in parts, good fine with a light tone and rare. £625

OSJ019 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps above a gothic A, coat of arms behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.87g (Schl. pl. X, 11 var.). Uneven but very fine and rare. £875

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Anton Fulvian (1421-1437)

OSJ020 AV Ducat, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving a banner from St. Mark standing right, rev Christ standing facing in an ellipse with nine stars, 3.32g (Schl. pl. X, 15 var.). A strong good very fine with clear details, very rare and attractive. £3,450

OSJ021 AV Ducat, Grand Master kneeling left, gothic M behind him, receiving a banner from St. Mark standing right, rev Christ standing facing in an ellipse with nine stars, 2.88g (Schl.-; Furse-). Clipped, otherwise nearly extremely fine with particularly well struck head of the Grand Master and extremely rare. £3,300

OSJ022 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, G below, coat of arms behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.86g (Schl. pl. X, 14 var.). Toned very fine and extremely rare. £1,350

OSJ023 AR Gigliato, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer in front of patriarchal cross on steps, G below, coat of arms behind him, rev floriated cross with shield of the Order at the end of each limb, 3.92g (Schl. pl. X, 14 var.; Furse 4 var.). Weakly struck in parts on a slightly irregular flan, otherwise very fine and extremely rare. £1,250

Pierre d’Aubusson (1476-1503)

OSJ024 AV Ducat, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing right, rev Christ standing facing, surrounded by nine stars, in an ellipse, 3.52g (Schl. pl. XI, 1; F 6). A pleasing specimen, good very fine with some reddish toning. £2,650

OSJ025 AV Ducat, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing right, rev Christ standing facing, surrounded by nine stars, in an ellipse, 3.47g (Schl. pl. XI, 1; F 6). Weakly struck in parts on a slightly wavy flan and some minor marks on edge, otherwise very fine. £1,450 Bought Ratto, Milan, 1965.


Emery d’Amboise (1503-1512)

OSJ026 AV Ducat, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing right, rev Christ surrounded by nine stars in an ellipse, 3.48g (Schl. pl. XI, 4; Furse 17). Slightly wavy flan, good very fine and rare with an excellent provenance. £1,675 Ex Signorelli Sale, part IV, Santamaria 25 January 1954, lot 835Stewart collection

OSJ027 AV Ducat, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing right, rev Christ surrounded by nine stars in an ellipse, 3.48g (Schl. pl. XI, 4 var.; F 9). About extremely fine. £2,650

OSJ028 AE Denier, type 3, Paschal lamb to left, head to right, rev cross pattée with a cross in each angle, within a dotted circle, 0.46g (Schl. pl. XI, 12). Some striking imperfections, but with a nice light green patina, nearly very fine and very rare. £425

Fabrizio del Carretto (1513-1521)

OSJ029 AV Ducat, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing right, rev Christ surrounded by nine stars in an ellipse, 3.48g (Schl. pl. XI, 14; F 11). Well struck and attractive, about extremely fine. £2,750

OSJ030 AV Ducat, Grand Master kneeling left in prayer and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing right, rev Christ surrounded by nine stars in an ellipse, 3.49g (Schl. pl. XI, 14; F 11). About extremely fine. £2,350

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MALTA

After the Fall of Rhodes, on the 1st of January 1523, the remaining knights under their ageing Grand Master Philippe Villiers de l’Isle Adam, sailed to Crete and then on to Messina. Following personal negociations between Pope Hadrian VI and the Grand Master, the Hospitallers were eventually given the islands of Malta and Gozo - where they settled as of October 1530.

Although they were not very well-received by the local population, they set about actively fortifying the island’s defences, even though the Grand Master was still harbouring hopes of reconquering Rhodes. By the time of Villiers de l’Isle Adam’s death in 1534, Malta had been established as the permanent home of the Knights and a glorious future awaited, until finally the last, and worst Grand Master, Ferdinand von Hompesch, surrendered the island to Napoleon in June 1798.

Juan de Homedes (1536-1553)

OSJ031 AR 2 Tarì, 1543, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev Paschal lamb to left, head turned back, with a banner of the Order, date below, 5.68g (R.S. 14). Toned, good very fine and very rare. £1,450

OSJ032 AR 2 Tarì, 1552, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev Paschal lamb to left, head turned back, with a banner of the Order, date below, 5.66g (R.S. 19, this coin). Toned good very fine and very rare. £1,675

OSJ033 AR 2 Tarì, 1553, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev Paschal lamb to left, head turned back, with a banner of the Order, date below, 5.48g (R.S. 20). Darkly toned, very fine and very rare. £1,275

OSJ034 AR Tarì, undated, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev Paschal lamb to left, head turned back, with a banner of the Order, 2.54g (R.S. 24). Toned very fine and extremely rare. £1,275


Jean de la Vallette (1557-1568)

OSJ035 AR 4 Tarì, undated, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev St. John the Baptist standing facing, holding a cross and pointing at a lamb at his feet, 10.60g (R.S.12). A small flan crack at 7 o’clock, toned good very fine and very rare. £825

OSJ036 AR 4 Tarì, undated, same description, 10.16g (R.S.18). Slightly weakly struck in parts of legend, otherwise good very fine with a dark tone and very rare. £990

OSJ037 AR 4 Tarì, undated, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev head of St. John on a charger, 11.69g (R.S.33). Some faint old scratches under the tone in right obverse field, otherwise nicely toned, pleasing very fine and very rare. £725

OSJ038 OSJ039

OSJ038 AR 4 Tarì, undated, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev head of St. John on a charger, 11.56g (R.S.37). Nicely toned, nearly extremely fine and rare. £775

OSJ039 AR 4 Tarì, undated, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev head of St. John on a charger, 11.64g (R.S.39). Pleasantly toned, good very fine and very rare. £725

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OSJ040 AR 4 Tarì, undated, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev head of St. John on a charger, 11.67g (R.S.52 var.). With a fantastic head of St. John, nicely toned, nearly extremely fine and very rare. £775

OSJ041 AR 4 Tarì, undated, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev head of St. John on a charger, 11.70g (R.S.56). Two edge splits, nearly extremely fine with a nice tone and very rare. £625

OSJ042 AR 2 Tarì, undated, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev St. John standing facing, 5.55g (R.S.79). Beautifully toned, almost extremely fine and very rare. £1,675

OSJ043 AR 2 Tarì, undated, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev head of St. John on a raised charger, 5.76g (R.S.83). Some old light scratches beneath cabinet tone, otherwise good very fine and very rare. £3,150

OSJ044 AR 2 Tarì, undated, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev head of St. John on a charger, 5.64g (R.S.83/87/88). A very interesting mule, good very fine with a light tone and extremely rare. £1,850


Pietro del Monte (1568-1572)

OSJ045 AV Zecchino, undated, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the Order banner from St. John standing right, rev Christ surrounded by nine stars in an ellipse, 3.38g (R.S.1; F 6). Despite a tiny dig between M & P next to the standard, a very attractive coin, extremely fine with much luster and rare. £3,450

OSJ046 AR 4 Tarì, undated, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev head of St. John on a charger, 11.47g (R.S.3). An attractive coin, pleasantly toned, extremely fine and very rare £2,250

OSJ047 AR 2 Tarì, undated, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev head of St. John on a raised charger, 7.53g (R.S.12: this coin). Toned, very fine and extremely rare. £2,350

Jean Levesque de la Cassière (1572-1581)

OSJ048 AV Zecchino, undated, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing right, rev Christ surrounded by nine stars in an ellipse, 3.43g (R.S.1; F 7). Slightly weakly struck in parts, otherwise extremely fine and very rare. £2,650

OSJ049 AV Zecchino, undated, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing right, rev Christ surrounded by nine stars in an ellipse, 3.43g (R.S.2; F 7). Nearly extremely fine and very rare. £2,750

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OSJ050 AE Picciolo, undated, arms of the Grand Master, rev Maltese cross, 0.45g (R.S.27). Almost very fine and very rare. £115

Hugues Loubenx de Verdala (1582-1595)

OSJ051 AV Zecchino, undated, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing right, rev Christ surrounded by nine stars in an ellipse, 3.42g (R.S.4; F 8). Slightly weak on St. John’s face, nearly extremely fine with some lustre and extremely rare. £2,250

OSJ052 AV Zecchino, undated, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing right, rev Christ surrounded by nine stars in an ellipse, 3.41g (R.S.6; F 8). Good very fine and very rare. £1,950

Martin Garzes (1595-1601)

OSJ053 AV Zecchino, undated, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the Order banner from St. John standing right, rev Christ surrounded by nine stars in an ellipse, 3.38g (R.S.6; F 9). Very fine and very rare. £950

OSJ054 AV, Zecchino, undated, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing right, rev Christ surrounded by nine stars in an ellipse, 3.38g (R.S.11 var.; F 9). Good very fine and very rare. £1,500


Alof de Wignacourt (1601-1622)

OSJ055 OSJ056

OSJ055 AV Zecchino, undated, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the Order banner from St. John standing right, rev Christ surrounded by eleven stars in an ellipse, 3.40g (R.S.1; F 10). A well detailed strike, nearly extremely fine with some lustre and extremely rare. £1,875

OSJ056 AV Zecchino, undated, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the Order banner from St. John standing right, rev Christ surrounded by nine stars in an ellipse, 3.32g (R.S.5; F 10). Lustrous, nearly extremely fine and very rare. £1,425

OSJ057 OSJ058

OSJ057 AR 4 Tarì, 1609, crowned shield quartered with the arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, dividing value, rev head of St. John on a charger, 10.37g (R.S.12: this coin). Some old scratches beneath old cabinet tone, good very fine and very rare. £950

OSJ058 AR 4 Tarì, 1620, crowned shield quartered with the arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, dividing value, rev head of St. John on a charger, 10.51g (R.S.16). Toned, good very fine and extremely rare. £1,275

Antoine de Paule (1623-1636)

OSJ059 AV Zecchino, undated, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing facing, raising his right hand in benediction, rev Christ standing facing surrounded by eleven stars in an ellipse, 3.39g (R.S.3; F 11). Slightly weakly struck in parts, otherwise nearly extremely fine and extremely rare. £9,950

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OSJ060 AR 4 Tarì, 1623, crowned quartered shield of arms dividing value, rev head of St. John on a charger, 10.63g (R.S.6: this coin). Pleasing very fine and very rare. £875

OSJ061 AR 4 Tarì, 1629, crowned arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master dividing value, rev head of St. John on a charger, 10.31g (R.S.16). Nearly extremely fine and very rare £975

OSJ062 AR 3 Tarì, 1626, crowned arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master dividing value, rev Maltese cross dividing date, 7.74g (R.S.22). Toned very fine and extremely rare. £925

OSJ063 AR 3 Tarì, 1628, crowned arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master dividing value, rev Maltese cross dividing date, 7.89g (R.S.24: this coin). Almost extremely fine and very rare. £975

OSJ064 AE 3 Piccioli, undated, quartered arms of the Order and of the Grand Master, rev large 3, 1.77g (R.S.45). Very fine for issue. £55


Jean-Paul Lascaris Castellar (1636-1657)

OSJ065 OSJ066

OSJ065 AR 4 Tarì, 1637, crowned quartered shield of arms dividing value, rev head of St. John on a charger, 10.64g (R.S.4: this coin). Toned, nearly extremely fine and rare. £925

OSJ066 AR 4 Tarì, 1648, crowned quartered shield of arms dividing value, rev head of St. John on a charger, 10.49g (R.S.19). Pleasantly toned, extremely fine and very rare. £1,100

OSJ067 AR 3 Tarì, 1649, crowned quartered shield of arms dividing value, rev Maltese cross dividing date, 7.76g (R.S.36). Edge imperfection by 3 o’clock, otherwise toned good very fine and very rare. £525

OSJ068 AE 4 Tarì, 1641, reading “LASCRIS” in obverse legend, crowned quartered shield of arms dividing sun and moon, rev two clasped hands between date and value, all within a line of clouds (R.S.56). An extraordinarily attractive specimen, nearly extremely fine and very rare. £1,150

Martin de Redin (1657-1660)

OSJ069 AR 2 Tarì, undated, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev crowned arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master, 5.12g (Sch. p.203, 1; F p.338). Toned very fine and rare. £1,875

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Nicolas Cotoner (1663-1680)

OSJ070 AR 4 Tarì, 1663, crowned arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master dividing value, rev head of St. John on a charger, 9.47g (Sch. p.105; R.S. 1). Somewhat weakly struck in parts, very fine and very rare. £1,675 Ex Hess-Divo Sale 267, lot 819

OSJ071 AR 4 Tarì, 1667, crowned arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master dividing value, rev head of St. John on a charger, 10.42g (R.S.6). Slightly double struck on reverse with weak legends, but very fine and very rare. £1,950 Ex Glendining’s Sale , 22 May1974, lot 139

OSJ072 AR 4 Tarì, 1668, crowned arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master dividing value, rev head of St. John on a charger, 10.64g (R.S.7: this coin). Pleasantly toned, good very fine and extremely rare. £2,350

Adrien de Wignacourt (1690-1697)

OSJ073 AV Zecchino, 1691, Grand Master kneeling left and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing facing to right, date in exergue, rev crowned arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ellipse, 3.45g (R.S.2; F 15). Good very fine and extremely rare. £3,750 Bought Seaby, London, 1965


Ramon Perellos y Roccaful (1697-1720)

OSJ074 AV 2 Zecchini, undated, F RAIMVNDVS PERELLOS M M HOS HIER, crowned arms of the Grand Master quartered with those of the Order, in an ornate shield supported by palm branches, rev. MIHI GLORIA HOSTIBVS EXITIVM, a knight standing facing holding the flag of the Order in his left hand, and brandishing a sword with the right hand, 6.82 (RS.7; Sch. p.118, 1; Azz.817; Fr.20). Struck on a large flan, very fine and of the highest rarity. Probably one of only 3 specimens known, and missing from every major collection. £19,000

OSJ075 AR Carlino (1/2 Tarì), crowned arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield, rev crowned arms of the Order, 1.36g (R.S.20; KM 131). Toned good very fine and rare. £350

Antonio Manuel de Vilhena (1722-1736)

OSJ076 OSJ077

OSJ076 AV 4 Zecchini, 1723, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev crowned arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield, 13.79g (R.S.10; F 26). An important coin, nearly extremely fine and extremely rare. £7,750 Bought Münzen und Medaillen, Basel 1965

OSJ077 AV 4 Zecchini, 1724, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev crowned arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield, 13.75g (R.S.16; F 26). Extremely fine with a nice red tone and very rare. £7,250 Bought Seaby, London 1966

OSJ078 AV 2 Zecchini, 1723, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev crowned arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield, 6.94g (R.S.26; F 27). Nearly extremely fine and very rare. £4,650

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OSJ079 AV Zecchino, 1725, crowned arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master on a round shield between two palm branches, rev knight kneeling to left and receiving the banner of the Order from St. John standing right, 3.44g (R.S.42; F 28). With some nice red toning, very fine with a better obverse and very rare. £2,850

OSJ080 AR 2 Scudi, 1724, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev two oval shields bearing the arms of the Order and of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate cartouche under a crown, 29.66g (R.S.54; Dav.1594). Some haymarking on obverse but generally a very attractive piece, good extremely fine and very rare. £1,875

Ramon Despuig (1736-1741)

OSJ081 AR 2 Scudi, 1738, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate cartouche under a crown, dividing date at top and value at bottom, 24.66g (R.S.2; Dav.1598). Lightly toned, about extremely fine and very rare. £975 Bought Nascia, Milan 1963

OSJ082 AR Scudo, 1738, draped and cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate cartouche under a crown, dividing date at top and value at bottom, 12.38g (R.S.17). Beautifully toned, extremely fine and very rare £2,250 Bought Ratto, Milan 1963


OSJ083 AR Scudo, 1738, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate cartouche under a crown, dividing date at top and value at bottom, 11.92g (R.S.12). Almost very fine. £175 Ex Glendining’s Auction, 22 May 1974, lot 196

OSJ084 AR 6 Tarì, 1739, arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield under a crown, rev head of St. John on a charger, date in exergue, 6.86g (R.S.18: this coin). An important coin, toned, nearly extremely fine and extremely rare. £6,500 Bought Münzen und Medaillen, Basel 1965

Emmanuel Pinto (1741-1773)

OSJ085 AV 4 Zecchini, undated (1741-1742), cuirassed bust of the Grand Master left, rev arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield under a crown (R.S.4; F 31a). Some light adjustment marks, very fine with a red tone and rare. (NGC Graded as XF40) £2,250

OSJ086 OSJ087

OSJ086 AV 2 Zecchini, undated, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master left, rev arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master on an ornate shield under a crown, 6.88g (R.S.11; F 32a). Very fine and very rare. £2,350

OSJ087 AV 2 Zecchini, undated, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master left, rev arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield under a crown, 6.94g (R.S.14; F 32a). With an appealing red tone, about very fine and very rare. £1,475

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OSJ088 AV Zecchino, undated, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master left, rev arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield under a crown, 3.25g (R.S.20; F 33a). A very attractive coin, nearly extremely fine with much lustre and very rare. £1,675

OSJ089 AV 20 Scudi, 1764, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master left, date in exergue, rev crowned arms of the Order over Maltese cross surrounded by Order chain dividing value at bottom, 16.74g (R.S.28; F 34). A tiny edge split at 2 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine with a nice red tone and very rare. £2,450

OSJ090 AV 20 Scudi, 1765, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, date below, rev crowned arms of the Order over Maltese cross surrounded by Order chain dividing value at bottom, 16.62g (R.S.29; F 34). Nearly extremely fine and very rare. £2,450

OSJ091 AV 20 Scudi, 1764, arms of the Order and of the Grand Master in ornate shields between laurel branches under a crown, rev St. John standing facing, holding the banner of the Order and pointing at Paschal lamb at his feet, value in exergue, 15.57g (R.S.22; F 35). Lustrous extremely fine, and rare. £1,950

OSJ092 AV 10 Scudi, 1756, arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield under a crown, rev St. John standing facing and holding the banner of the Order, Paschal lamb at his feet, value in exergue, 7.89g (R.S.34; F 36). Pleasing good very fine and rare. £ 9 9 0


OSJ093 OSJ094

OSJ093 AV 10 Scudi, 1762, arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield between two laurel branches and under a crown, rev St. John standing facing holding the banner of the Order and pointing at Paschal lamb at his feet, value in exergue, 7.87g (R.S.46; F 36). Good very fine. £890

OSJ094 AV 10 Scudi, 1763, arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield between two laurel branches and under a crown, rev St. John standing facing holding the banner of the Order and pointing at Paschal lamb at his feet, value in exergue, 7.89g (R.S.48; F 36). Extremely fine with much lustre and rare. £1,275

OSJ095 AR 30 Tarì, 1757, lettered edge “H”, arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield under a crown, rev St. John standing facing holding the banner of the Order, the Paschal lamb at his feet, value in exergue, 29.03g (R.S.65 var.). Very fine. £325

OSJ096 OSJ097

OSJ096 AR 15 Tarì, 1759, arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield under a crown, rev St. John standing facing holding the banner of the Order and pointing at the sky, the Paschal lamb at his feet, value in exergue, 14.51g (R.S.107; KM-). Beautifully toned, very fine and rare. £135

OSJ097 AR 15 Tarì, 1761, arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield between laurel and palm branches and under a crown, rev St. John standing facing holding the banner of the Order and pointing at the sky, the Paschal lamb at his feet, value in exergue, 14.62g (R.S.109; KM 259). Some light adjustment marks on reverse, very fine. £185

Ex Glendining’s Sale, 22 May 1974, lot 268

OSJ098 AR 15 Tarì, 1769, arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master in an ornate shield under a crown, rev St. John standing facing holding the banner of the Order and pointing at the Paschal lamb at his feet, value in exergue (R.S.118; KM 258.2). Some light adjustment marks on the edge of both sides, toned good very fine for issue. £165

Ex Glendining’s Sale, 22 May 1974, lot 271

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Francisco Ximenez de Texada (1773-1775)

OSJ099 AV 20 Scudi, 1773, draped and cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev arms of the Order next to the arms of the Grand Master in ornate shields under a crown dividing value at top, 16.62g (R.S.1; F 38). Some faint hairlines in obverse field, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare. £4,400

OSJ100 AV 10 Scudi, 1773, draped and cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev arms of the Order and arms of the Grand Master on ornate shields beside each other under a crown dividing value at top, 8.38g (R.S.6; F 39). A very pretty coin with a lovely red tone and attractive surfaces, brilliant extremely fine and very rare. £2,400

OSJ101 AR 2 Scudi, 1774, draped and cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, date below, rev arms of the Order and arms of the Grand Master on ornate shields beside each other between palm and laurel branches under a crown dividing value at top, 23.59g (R.S.15; Dav.1605). Edge imperfection at 11 o’clock, otherwise very fine and rare. £260

OSJ102 AR Scudo, 1773, draped and cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master on a round shield in an ornate frame under a crown dividing date at top and value at bottom, 12.00g (R.S.17; KM 286). Very fine and rare. £250


OSJ103 AR Scudo, 1774, draped and cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master on a round shield in an ornate frame under a crown dividing date at top and value at bottom, 12.11g (R.S.21; KM 286). Very fine and rare. £275

Emmanuel de Rohan (1775-1797)

OSJ104 AV 20 Scudi, 1778, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev arms of the Order and arms of the Grand Master on oval shields beside each other under a crown, value below, 16.61g (R.S.2; F 43). A superb coin with reflective fields and much lustre, all of extremely fine and rare. £3,950

OSJ105 AV 20 Scudi, 1782, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev arms of the Order and those of the Grand Master on oval shields beside each other under a crown dividing value at top, 16.53g (R.S.7; F 43). Some light adjustment marks on reverse, almost extremely fine with much lustre and very rare.lustre and very rare. and very rare. £2,150

OSJ106 AV 10 Scudi, 1778, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, date below, rev arms of the Order and those of the Grand Master on oval shields beside each other under a crown, value below, 8.14g (R.S.8; F 44a). Nearly extremely fine with much lustre and very rare. £2,150 Bought Ratto, Milan 1963

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OSJ107 AV 10 Scudi, 1782, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master right, rev arms of the Order and those of the Grand Master on oval shields beside each other under a crown, value below, 8.14g (R.S.11; F 44). A very attractive coin, all of extremely fine with much brilliance and very rare. £2,750

OSJ112 AR 30 Tarì, 1798, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master left, rev arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master on a shield forming the body of a double headed eagle under a crown, dividing date and value at top, 29.96g (R.S.12; Dav.1611). In exceptional condition for issue, without any adjustment marks, all of extremely fine and scarce. £1,475 Bought Ratto, Milan 1966This coin was struck during the French occupation of Malta by the mintmaster Joseph Lebrun

OSJ113 AR 15 Tarì, 1798, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master left, rev arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master on a shield forming the body of a double headed eagle under a crown, dividing date and value at top, 14.80g (R.S.16). Some light adjustment marks, toned good very fine and very rare. £525

OSJ114 AR 15 Tarì, 1798, cuirassed bust of the Grand Master left, rev arms of the Order quartered with those of the Grand Master on a shield forming the body of a double headed eagle under a crown, dividing date and value at top, 14.64g (R.S.16). Darkly toned, good very fine and very rare. £475


Numismatic Books & Literature

NB001

NB001 Akerman, J. Y. A Numismatic Manual. London, 1840. Quarto, pp. xiv, 420, 17 plates. Attractively bound in full calf, raised bands, gilt in compartments. Engraved armorial bookplate on first pastedown, dedication inscription from the author to Captain Smythe and then from Smythe to Rev. G. Lowndes in 1865. A relatively common title but scarcely seen in such an attractive binding and good state of preservation. £275

NB002 [Bank Leu & Co/Munzen und Medaillen] Sammlung Walter Niggeler. Four Parts. December 1965 - November 1967. Large quarto, pp.67; 64; 64; 28; 1604 (+250) lots. 116 photographic plates. Prices realised for each part loosely inserted. Attractively bound in half red morocco, marbled boards and endpapers, raised bands, gilt. Virtually as new, contents clean and fresh. A most attractive copy of this major collection. £240

NB003 Besly, E. Coins and Medals of the English Civil War. London, 1990. Quarto, pp. vi, 121, pages of colour plates, 147 illustrations and photographs throughout the text. Cloth, jacket. Very good. A useful single volume guide to this area of coinage. £35

NB004 Bie, J de. Explication ov Description Sommaire Des Medailles Contenvës en L’Oevvre de La France Metalliqve Avec Trois Tables. La Premiere Des Rois et Reines De France pour lesquelles ces Medailles ont esté frappes; et Les Deux Avtres, Des Devises et Legendes des Reuers d’icelles. Paris, 1636. Large quarto, pp. 396 (4), 132 finely engraved plates. Handsomely bound in blind embossed calf, richly decorated, raised bands, gilt decoration in compartments, red morocco label, gilt, page edges red. An attractive volume. Scarce. £1,450

NB005 Bodenstedt, F. Die Elektronmünzen von Phokaia und Mytilene. Tübingen, 1981. Folio, pp. x, 390, 63 plates. Cloth, jacket. Virtually as new. An important reference. £95

NB006 [Canessa, C. & E.] Collezione Del Fu Comm. Enrico Caruso Monete e Medaglie In Oro. Greche, Romane, Bizantine, Medioevali e Moderne, Italiane e Estere, Medaglie Papali, Italiane e Estere. Naples, 1923. Quarto, pp. photographic portrait as frontispiece, (4), 104, 64 superbly printed plates. Half calf, marbled boards, gilt. Spine rubbed, contents very good. A magnificent collection of ancient gold and one of the major sales of the twentieth century. £650

NB007 Carlyon-Britton, P. �. P.Carlyon-Britton, P. �. P. A Numismatic History of the Reigns of William I & II. Parts I & II. Taken from the British Numismatic Journal, circa 1905-1914. Nine sections complete, bound in one volume. Quarto (87)-184; (117)-172: (47)-78; (97)-122; (147)-176; 25, (1); (61)-81, (1); (129)-143, (1); (33)-41, (1) pages, text illustrations, 30 very fine plates. Contemporary red cloth, gilt, spine a little faded. £175

NB008 Finn, P. Complete set of all 19 pricelists dating from Spring 1994 to 2004. The final Memorial list published by Patrick’s wife Linda after his untimely death. Covering Early British, Scottish, Irish and Anglo-Gallic coins. All lists in original printed card covers contained within blue buckram case, some a little well thumbed others as new. A most useful reference produced by a highly knowledgeable and well respected numismatist. £380

NB009 Francis, G. R. Silver Coins of the Tower Mint of Charles I. Reprinted from the BNJ. Vols XII, XIII, XVI, XV. Quarto, pp. 102, 15 plates. An important series of articles, still highly useful. Number 7 of 25 presentation copies, this copy for George C. Brooke with a letter from the author pasted in. Bound in original green cloth, gilt, spine a little faded otherwise very good. £270

NB010 Franke, P. R., Leschhorn, �., & Stylow, A. U. SNG Deutschland. Sammlung V, Aulock Index. Berlin, 1981. Quarto, pp. xii, 268, 12 folding tables. Cloth, jacket. Almost as new. Out of print and scarce. £120

NB011 Frey, A. R. A Dictionary of Numismatic Names. Their Official and Popular Designations. Reprinted from the American Journal of Numismatics. New York, 1917. Quarto, pp. x, 311. Bound in cloth, gilt. A little discoloured, binding weak but still in tact. A useful reference. £125

NB004

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NB012 NB017

NB012 [Gilhoffer & Ranschburg/Adolph Hess] Sammlung Franz Trau. Münzen der Römischen Kaiser. 22nd May, 1935. Large quarto, pp. two fine portrait plates, (6), 130, 4727 lots; 53 superb autotype plates of roman coins, list of estimates loosely inserted. Bound in cloth, rubbed at extremities. A major collection. £250

NB013 Grimshaw, M. E. Silver Medals From Scottish and Irish Schools Before 1872. Cambridge, 1989. Quarto, pp.56, illustrated throughout. Card covers. As new. £20

NB014 [Grueber, H. A.] Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain, and Ireland. London, 1979. (Originally published by the British Museum in Nineteen parts between 1904 and 1911). Folio, pp. (10); 183 plates each with descriptive text, (63). Attractively hand bound by George Miller of Oswestry in English hide with Holland cloth boards. This copy no. 9 of a limited edition of fifty copies produced with printed label pasted in on endpaper. A little scuffed at extremities otherwise a very fine copy. £250

NB015 Hahn, �. Moneta Imperii Byzantini. Vienna, 1973-1981. Three Volumes. Band I. Von Anastasius I. Bis Justinianus I. (491-565). Quarto, pp. 141, 42 plates, 13 folding tables; Band II. Von Justinus II. Bis Phocas (565-610). Quarto, pp. 146, 40, 13 folding plates; Band III. Von Heraclius Bis Leo III./Alleinregierung (610-720). All in publishers cloth, gilt, jackets. Jackets a little creased/discoloured in places, contents fine. A most important work, the standard reference for byzantine coins, now difficult to obtain. £850

NB016 Hahn, �. Monete Imperii Romani - Byzantini. Die Ostprägung Des Römischen Reiches Im 5. Jahrhundert. Vienna, 1989. Quarto, pp. 74, 15 plates, 5 folding tables. Publishers cloth, jacket. Minimal wear, contents very good. Published as part of the MIB series but containing solely late Roman coins. An important reference for this area, and scarce. £85

NB017 [Hawkins, E.] Description of the Anglo-Gallic Coins in the British Museum. London, 1826. Large quarto, pp. title page with engravings, 91, 3 engraved plates. Half red morocco and marbled boards, raised bands, gilt, top of spine a little rubbed. Some foxing to contents, particularly plates as is usual, otherwise fine. An attractive copy. £380

NB018 Head, B. V. Historia Numorum. A Manual of Greek Numismatics. Oxford, 1911. New and enlarged edition. Thick quarto, pp. lxxxviii, 967, 5 tables, some illustrations in text. Original cloth, lettered in gilt. Minor foxing to first few endpapers otherwise contents clean. A very good copy of the preferred edition of this standard work. Still important and much used. £175

NB019 Hewlett, Capt. L. M. Catalogue of the Collection of Anglo-Gallic Coins. London, 1923. Quarto, pp. 38, 8 fine autotype plates. Half cloth, marbled boards, chipped in places but otherwise fine. A nice copy of an important collection. £225

NB020 Humphreys, H. N. The Coins of England: A Sketch of the Progress of the English Coinage from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Second Edition. London, 1846. Octavo, pp. chromolithographed title page by F. Bauer, xii, 148, 13 superbly printed full colour plates of English coins, engraved initial letters. Attractively bound in full gilt-embossed leather, raised bands, gilt decoration in compartments, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Contemporary ownership inscriptions. A most attractive copy, scarce thus. £150

NB021 Jenkins. G. K. & Hipolito. M. A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Part I. Italy, Sicily and Carthage. Part II. Greece to the East. Lisbon, 1989. Two volumes in four parts. Quarto, pp. 136; 42 superbly printed plates; 200; (43)-99 plates in separate volume. Cloth. Virtually as new. A magnificent collection and most useful reference. Now out of print and becoming difficult to acquire. £650


NB020 NB025

NB022 Jones, M. The Art of the Medal. British Museum, London, 1979. Quarto, pp. 192, 8 colour plates, other black and white illustrations throughout. Cloth, gilt, jacket. Minimal wear. A useful and informative introduction to the field, now out of print and scarce. £85

NB023 Le Rider, G. Le Monnayage D’Argent et D’Or de Philippe II Frappé en Macédoine de 359 a 294. Paris, 1972. Folio, pp. (vi), 484; large folding map; 95 fine plates. Original cloth, gilt. A little watermarked to front board and top edge, contents fine. Out of print, in demand, and becoming increasingly scarce. £115

NB024 Lindsay, J. A View of the Coinage of the Heptarchy; to which is added a list of unpublished mints and moneyers of the chief or sole monarchs from Egbert to Harold II…with an account of some of the principal hoards or parcels of Anglo-Saxon coins. Cork, 1842. Quarto, pp. viii, 135, 6 colour tinted plates. Interleaved throughout. From the library of �illiam Boyne and Samuel Sharp, both with their bookplates tipped in along with handwritten letter dated 1899. Three quarter morocco and marbled boards, raised bands, gilt. A little scuffed and worn at extremities but contents fine. A good copy with an attractive provenance. £395

NB025 Millan, J. Coins, Weights & Measures. Ancient & Modern of all Nations reduced into English on above 100 tables Collected and Methoodiz’d from Newton, Folkes, Arbuthnot, Fleetwood &c. 1747. Small quarto, 12 pages, one folding. Neatly bound in calf, raised in bands, ruled in gilt. �ith the engraved armorial bookplates of both Rogers Ruding and George-� Marshall. An attractive copy, still useful, with a highly attractive provenance. £185

NB026 Noble, M. Two Dissertations Upon the Mint and Coins of the Episcopal-Palatines of Durham…With an Appendix. Birmingham, 1780. Quarto, pp. (2), 91, 21 fine engravings throughout the text. Attractively bound in three quarter green morocco and marbled boards, raised bands, gilt in compartments. From the libraries of Peter Seaby and St Mary’s convent. A particularly nice copy, contents clean and fresh. Almost as new. £275

THE PLATES OF THE FAMOUS PEMBROKE COLLECTIONNB027 [Pembroke, Thomas] Numismata Antiqua in tres partes divisa collegit olium et aeri incidi vivens curavit Thomas Pembrochiae et Montis Gomerici Comes. London, 1746. Large quarto. One volume complete in four parts, 306 finely engraved plates of coins from Ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle East, British Colonies as well as hammered and milled coins from England, Scotland and Ireland and some commemorative medals. This volume also has the very scarce Index by Joseph Ames (published at some point after the plates were produced) bound in at the end. Neatly rebacked using original calf, raised bands, gilt. Contents remarkable clean with minimal internal discoloration. A handsome volume and the sole pictorial record of the coins of the famous Pembroke collection, auctioned almost a century later in 1848 by Sotheby’s. £595

NB028 Pollard, G. Medaglie Italiane del Rinascimento. Italian Renaissance Medals in the Museo Nazionale of Bargello. Florence, 1984 - 1985. Three Volumes. I: 1400-1530. Large quarto, pp. xlvii, 607; II: 1513-1640; pp. (615)-1191; III: 1513-1640; pp. (1197)-1618. Copiously illustrated with 20 additional colour plates. Text in both Italian and English. All uniformly bound in blue/black cloth, gilt, jackets. The latter a little worn, contents fine with some handwritten annotations. From the library of Graham Pollard with his bookplate on the first pastedown of each volume and numerous letters, notes and reviews loosely inserted. £600

NB029 Pyke, E. J. A Biographical Dictionary of Wax Modellers. Oxford, 1973. Quarto, pp. lxvi, 216, 79 plates showing 314 items. [�ITH] Supplement I. Surrey, 1981. Quarto, pp. lix, 57, 26 plates. And: Supplement II. Surrey, 1983. Quarto, pp. xix, 12, 7 plates. And: Supplement III. Surrey, 1986. Quarto, pp. xv, 12, 8 plates. Complete in four volumes. All in original covers, jackets rubbed otherwise fine. Scarce. £265

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NB030 Rollin & Feurdant. Collection de Feu M. H. Montagu, F.S.A. Monnaies D’Or Romaines & Byzantines. Paris 1896. Quarto, pp. vii, 180; 41 extremely fine autotype plates. Fully bound in publishers cloth, gilt. A rare and exceptionally important catalogue, superbly illustrated. The proceeds totalled 363,004 francs, a remarkable sum at the time. £850

NB031 Seaby, B. A. Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin. Complete run of volumes dating from 1949-1985. Volumes 1949-1964 in original red publishers cloth, gilt. Volumes 1965, 1966 and 1970 without covers and tied with string. Volumes 1967-1969, 1971-1979 in later green half cloth and marbled boards. Volumes 1980-1985 loose and in original card covers. All bound and loose volumes virtually as new. Volumes bound with string have some wear with covers creased, otherwise fine. A most useful and important reference, £450

NB032

THE FAMOUS DURRANT COLLECTIONNB032 S. Leigh Sotheby & Co. Catalogue of the Extensive, Exceedingly Choice and Well Known Collection of English Coins, of the late Lieut. Colonel Durrant. Monday 19th April – 27th April, 1847. Octavo, pp. 92, 1158 lots. The entire catalogue ruled in red with prices and buyers names. One of the most important sales of the nineteenth century. Three quarter cloth and marbled boards, rebacked with original morocco labels on spine. Some wear to extremities, contents very good. £500 The Durrant collection is not only a highly important auction catalogue containing many fine specimens, but also now a highly notorious one. Manville ‘Biographical Dictionary’ p.84 explains - “From the mid-nineteenth century it was known that someone had exchanged inferior coins for many choice specimens in early nineteenth century sales. Shortly after his death, a note on his thefts was published in the Numismatic Chronicle, 1847/8, 149, without actually naming him. Recently K. F. Sugden established that the thief was Durrant and that pedigrees from such sales as Dimsdale, Rich and Trattle were thereby muddled. Although the thefts apparently were known to several contemporaries while he was still alive, because he was ‘an officer and a gentleman’ his name was not published at the time to spare his family’s embarrassment.”

NB033 Sotheby, �ilkinson & Hodge. Attractively bound volume containing 10 early and scarce Sotheby’s sales catalogues most with prices realised and many from the library of Rollin and Feuardent; Catalogue of Greek Coins comprising the small Collection of an American Artist and a few very fine and very rare coins from the cabinet of a Well-Known Amateur & Collector. Tuesday, 5th July, 1910. 19 pages, 134 lots, 5 extremely fine autotype plates. Ruled in red with

prices and buyers names. �ith the stamp of Rollin & Feuardent on front cover (Man p. 211); The Charles Butler Collections. Catalogue of the Collection of Coins and Medals formed by the later Charles Butler, Esq. Monday 3rd July – Tuesday 11th July, 1911. 87 pages, 964 lots, 12 very fine autotype plates. Some prices in margins in later hand, three pages of handwritten prices realised for the first three days of sales pasted in at front (Man p. 222); Catalogue of the Valuable and Extensive Collection of Greek, Roman, English and other Coins. The Property of John Glas Sandeman, Esq. Tuesday 13 June - Tuesday 20th June, 1911. 121 pages, 1002 lots, 11 extremely fine plates printed on card. Some prices in margins, two pages of handwritten prices realised pasted in at front. �ith the stamp of Rollin & Feuardent on front cover (Man p. 222); Catalogue of the Important and Extensive Collection of Egyptian Antiquities the Property of the Late F. G. Hilton-Price, Esq. �ednesday 12th July – Friday 8th July, 1911. 172 pages, 1512 lots, 29 very fine plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout. �ith the stamp of Rollin & Feuardent and a printed compliments slip pasted in; Catalogue of the Collection of English Coins the Property of the late C. E. G. Mackerell, Esq. Monday 14th May – Tuesday 15th May, 1906. 36 pages, 301 lots, 3 exceptionally fine half-tone autotype plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout (Man p. 209); Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of English Hammered & Milled Coins the Property of Lady Buckley. Friday 4th May – Saturday 5th May, 1906. 23 pages, 233 lots, 2 very fine autotype plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout (Man p. 209); Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of English Crown Pieces and a Few Other Allied Coins. The Property of T. W. Barron, Esq. Tuesday 27th February, 1906. 20 pages, 144 lots, 3 extremely fine autotype plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout (Man p. 208); Catalogue of Coins of the Time of Charles I and of the Anglo-Gallic Series Being the Remaining Part of the Numismatic Collections of the Late F. G. Hilton Price, Esq…A Collection of Rare Pattern and Proof Coins from George III to Victoria…Formed by the Late William Saward, Esq. Thursday 7th April 1910 and the following day. 38 pages, 283 lots, 5 very fine plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout. �ith the stamp of Rollin & Feuardent on front cover (Man p. 220); Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of English Coins in Gold and Silver the Property of the Late F. G. Hilton Price, Esq. Monday 17th May – �ednesday 19th May, 1909. 46 pages, 410 lots, 6 very fine plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout (Man p. 215); Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of English Coins the Property of the late Thomas Wakely, Esq. Monday 6th December – �ednesday 8th December, 1909. 56 pages, 496 lots, 9 very fine autotype plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout (Man p. 216). An interesting selection of significant sales and of particular value with prices realised. Attractively bound in half blue morocco, raised bands, gilt. Marbled boards and endpapers. A most desirable volume. £1,650


NB034 Sotheby, �ilkinson & Hodge. Bound volume containing seven early Sotheby’s catalogues; Catalogue of the Second (and Final) Portion of the Valuable Collection of Coins, the Property of the Late Bernard Roth, Esq. Monday 14th October - Thursday 17th October, 1918. 107 pages, 603 plates, 9 plates. Sporadically annotated with prices and buyers names (Man p.230); Catalogue of Coins, Medals and Tokens, Including the Property of H. M. Reynolds, Esq. Thursday 5th June - Friday 6th June, 1919. 33 pages, 356 lots. Some lots neatly annotated with prices and buyers names (in same hand as above), and what appear to be bids in a dealers code (Man p. 231); Catalogue of the Representative Collection of British, Anglo-Saxon, Norman & English Coins, the Property of the late Mr W. Talbot Ready. Monday 15th November - Friday 19th November, 1920. 87 pages, 961 lots, 5 plates. Some lots annotated with prices and buyers names (Man p. 237); Catalogue of the Important Collection of Hammered English Silver Coins of the Period Edward I to Charles II the Property of Raymond Carlyon-Britton, Esq. Monday 17th October - Tuesday 18th October, 1921. 60 pages, 368 lots, 6 plates. Some lots annotated with prices and buyers names (Man p. 238); Catalogue of Medals and Coins Comprising Duplicate Specimens of British and Foreign Medals From the Collection of the British Museum; also The Property of the Late Baroness Burdett-Coutts...The Property of Colonel Sir Henry Knollys, The Property of F. Cowslade, Esq., and The Property of Mrs F. L. Godet. Thursday 13th July - Friday 14th July, 1922. 39 pages, 409 plates, 7 very fine plates. Spink & Son compliment slip pasted onto inside front cover (Man p. 239); Catalogue of the Bruun Collection of Coins. Part I. Brtish, Saxon and English, also Scottish and Colonial Coins. Monday 18th May - Friday 22nd May, 1925. 142 pages, 965 lots, 24 very fine plates. Prices realised and buyers names in some sections of the catalogues (Man p. 242); Catalogue of the Huth Collection of Coins and Medals. First Portion. The English, Scottish, Irish and Colonial Coins. Monday 4th April - Thursday 7th April, 1927. 74 pages, 738 lots, 13 exceptional plates. Prices and buyers marked in some sections. (Man p. 245 - see note about coins being cleaned). All bound into single volume of green cloth, gilt. Edges bumped and a little rubbed at extremities otherwise fine. Some major sales, important and with some interesting annotations. £1,300

NB035 Sotheby & Co. Bound volume containing an interesting selection of eight scarce sales catalogues. Comprising; Coins and Medals. Catalogue of the Middleton Collection and Other Properties. Monday 15th March, 1926. 23 pages, 221 lots, 2 attractive photographic plates (Man p. 243); Catalogue of the Valuable and Extensive Collection of Coins, Tokens and Medals. The Property of a Collector. Tuesday 8th May - Friday 11th May, 1928. 80 pages, 757 lots, 8 plates (Man p. 246); Catalogue of the Collection of Anglo-Saxon, Norman, English, Irish, Scottish, Anglo-Gallic and Colonial Coins. The Property of H. Alexander Parsons. Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November, 1929. 142 pages, 907 lots, 10 extremely fine plates (Man p. 248); Catalogue of Coins and Medals Comprising the Properties of the Late Sir F. S. Powell, Bart.; E. J. French, Esq.; L. H. Scott Plumer, Esq., the Late R. T. Turnbull., the Late General John Drummond., C. N. L. Strange, Esq., and Other Properties. Monday 9th December - Tuesday 10th December. 46 pages, 470 lots (Man p. 248); Catalogue of the Important Collection of Saxon and English Coins the Property of E. H. Wheeler. �ednesday 12th March - Friday 14th March, 1930. 94 pages, 599 lots, 16 very fine plates (Man p. 252); Catalogue of the Important Collection of Anglo-Saxon, English, Scotch, Irish and Papal Coins the Property of F. A. Walters. Monday 24th October - Thursday 27th October, 1932. 88 pages, 751 lots, 5 fine autotype plates (Man p. 255); Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of Coins Formed by the Late Colonel H. W. Morrieson. Monday 20th November - Friday 24th November, 1933. 118 pages, 1195 lots, 15 very fine plates (Man p. 190); Catalogue of English Coins Including the Important Series of Halfpence and Farthings of England, Scotland and Ireland; also Greek and Roman Coins. The Property of the Late F. W. Longbottom, Esq. Monday 14th May - Tuesday 15th May, 1934. 42 pages, 347 lots, 2 plates (Man p. 257). Bound into one volume of green cloth, gilt. A little rubbed at extremities, contents fine. Some important and scarce sales with annotations in the same hand as the previous volume. £1,300

NB036 Sotheby, �ilkinson & Hodge. Bound volume containing eleven early Sotheby’s catalogues. Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of English Crown Pieces and a Few Other Allied Coins. The Property of T. W. Barron. Including Many of the Choicest Specimens from the Murdoch, Moon, Gibbs, G. D. Brown, and Other Celebrated Collections. Tuesday 27th February, 1906. 20 pages, 144 lots. �ith the stamp of the Heberden Coin Room on front cover. (Man p. 208); Catalogue of Greek, Roman and English Coins Including the Collections of Herrn R*** N***, of Hamburg, and of the Late Frederick Andrew Inderwick, Esq. K.C. Thursday 27th February-Friday 28th February, 1908. 35 pages, 305 lots, 5 plates. (Man p. 212); Catalogue of the Collection of English and other Coins of the East India Company, Anglo-Indian Empire, and British Possessions in Various Parts of the World. The Property of Commander A. Rowand, R.I.M. of Okehampton, Devon. Friday 22nd April, 1910. 24 pages, 151 lots (Man p. 220); Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of Anglo-Saxon & Norman Coins the Property of H. M. Reynolds, Esq. Monday 4th May, 1914. 22 pages, 144 lots, 2 plates (one cut) (Man p. 225); Catalogue of the Important and Valuable Collection of Anglo-Saxon and English Coins the Property of George Jonathan Bascom, Esq. Monday 15th June - Tuesday 16th June, 1914. 45 pages, 254 lots, 6 very fine plates (Man p. 225); Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of Anglo-Saxon, English, Scotch, Irish and Anglo-Gallic Coins. The Property of W. M. Maish, Esq. Monday 25th March - �ednesday 27th March, 1918. 60 pages, 569 lots, 2 plates (Man p. 229); Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of British, Anglo-Saxon, English & Colonial Coins Formed by the Late Henry W. Thorburn, Esq. �ednesday 27th November - Friday 29th November, 1918. 50 pages, 452 lots, 4 plates (Man p. 230); Catalogue of the Valuable and Interesting Collection of English and Colonial Coins formed by Dr. Herbert Peck. Friday 29th October, 1920. 20 pages, 197 lots, 2 fine plates (Man p. 237); Catalogue

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of the Valuable and Interesting Collection of Anglo-Saxon, Norman and English Coins Formed by the Late Arthur A. Banes. Monday 30th October - Tuesday 31st October, 1922. 39 pages, 392 lots, 4 fine plates (Man p. 239); Catalogue of the Extensive and Valuable Collection of English, Scottish, Irish and Colonial Coins XVIII and XIX Century Tokens, Commemorative Medals and War Medals Formed by the Late W. C. West, Esq. Monday 5th May - �ednesday 7th May, 1924. 53 pages, 564 lots, 2 very fine plates (Man p. 241); Catalogue of Coins and Medals Comprising the Properties of the Late Sir F. S. Powell, Bart; G. J. French, Esq; L. H. Scott Plummer, Esq; the Late R. T. Turnball, Esq; the Late Genl. John Drummond; C. N. L. Stronge, Esq; and other properties. Monday 9th December - Tuesday 10th December, 1929. 46 pages, 470 lots (Man p. 248). Recently bound in later brown cloth, gilt lettering. A good run of sales, some significant and rarely seen. Scarce thus. £950

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NB037 Sotheby, �ilkinson & Hodge. Bound volume containing an interesting selection of eleven important and early Sotheby’s sales. Comprising; Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of Greek, Roman, Early British, Anglo-Saxon, English and Scottish Coins Etc Formed by the Late Alexander Mann, Esq. Monday 29th October - �ednesday 31st October, 1917. 68 pages, 482 lots, 8 extremely fine plates. Ruled in red, handpriced with buyer’s names. (Man p. 229); Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of British, Anglo-Saxon, English and Colonial Coins Formed by the Late Henry W. Thorburn. �ednesday 27th November - Friday 29th November, 1918. 50 pages, 452 lots, 4 plates (Man p. 230); Catalogue of Fine Coins and Medals...Formed between 1820 and 1860 by the late Henry Lawrence of Lincoln’s Inn, Barrister-at-law, and of Liverpool; The Collection of English and Other Coins (Including a Charles II Petition Crown) Formed by the Late J. Shelton-Young, Esq; English and Foreign Gold coins, the Property of the Late Revd. Sir G. R. Fetherston, Bt; A Collection of English Medals Formed by the Late William Allen Esq; Greek, Roman, English and Foreign Coins and Medals the Property of Mrs G. B. Hicks...[and] Miss F. M. Parker. �ednesday 18th July 1923 and two following days. 53 pages, 613 lots, 3 plates. Handpriced (Man p. 240); Catalogue of a Very Valuable Collection of English Coins. The First Portion Formed by the Late Dr. R. T. Cassel. �ednesday December 3rd - Thursday December 4th, 1924. 58 pages, 589 lots, 4 plates. Printed prices (Man p. 242); Catalogue of Coins and Medals Comprising the Properties of the Late Sir F. S. Powell, Bart; G. J. French, Esq; L. H. Scott Plummer, Esq; the Late R. T. Turnball, Esq; the Late Genl. John Drummond; C. N. L. Stronge, Esq; and Other Properties. Monday 9th December - Tuesday 10th December, 1929. 46 pages, 470 lots, some annotations (Man p. 248); Catalogue of the Braithwaite Collection of Greek and Roman Coins and the Hunter Collection of English and Scottish Coins. Monday 2nd June, 1930. 20 pages, 189 lots, 2 plates (Man p. 252); Catalogue of Rare Coins and War Medals Including the Collections of Lt.-Col. G. M. C. Smith, E. M. Parker-Jervis, Esq., The Manning Collection of 17th Century Tokens, Cameos and Intaglios, by W. B. Baron. Thursday 10th April, 1930. 28 pages, 316 lots, 2 plates (Man p. 252); Catalogue of Rare Coins and War Medals. The Properties of J. R. Lynch, Esq., Maurice Eschwege, Esq., J.P., The late Horace W. Monckton, Esq., Etc., Etc. Monday 30th March, 1931. 26 pages, 301 lots, 4 plates (Man p. 253); Catalogue of Fine Coins. The Collection of the Late Dr. Douglas Heath of Birmingham. Thursday 9th September, 1937. 20 pages, 185 lots, 8 very fine plates. Printed prices (Man p. 261); Catalogue of English Coins. The Collection of W. E. Grundy, Esq., of Leicester. Thursday 30th April, 1931. 20 pages, 273 lots, 4 plates (Man p. 253); Catalogue of Coins of the British Empire in Gold and Silver Formed Over a Period of Many Years by a North Country Collector. Tuesday 23rd May 1939 and two following days. 58 pages, 721 lots, 11 plates (Man p. 264). Neatly bound in recent cloth boards, gilt lettering. Some major sales scarcely seen. Important and scarce thus. £950


THE O’HAGAN COIN COLLECTIONNB038 Sotheby, �ilkinson & Hodge. Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of English, Scotch and Irish Coins. The Property of H. Osborne O’Hagan, Esq. Monday 16th December – Friday 20th December, 1907. Quarto, pp. 69, 707 lots, 6 plates; Catalogue of the Valuable & Extensive Collection of European, American and other Foreign Coins, Medals, Tokens, &c. and the Series of English Commemorative Medals the Property of H. Osborne O’Hagan, Esq. Monday 27th April – Friday 1st May 1908. Quarto, pp. 87, 926 lots, 5 plates; Catalogue of the Collection of Roman Coins in Gold, Silver and Bronze Formed by H. Osborne O’Hagan. Quarto, pp. 107, 1145 lots, 12 plates. Recently and neatly bound in black cloth, raised bands, gilt lettering. Ex-libris. The last section priced in pencil with buyers names. A major collection containing important coins from all different series, particularly English gold. £285

NB039 Sotheby & Co. Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of Coins. The Property of Christopher Corbally Browne, Esq. Monday, March 25th 1935. Quarto, pp. 74, 752 lots, 6 plates. Handsomely bound in half polished green morocco and green cloth, gilt lettering. £275

THE COMPLETE BUNKER HUNT SALESNB040 Sotheby’s. The Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection. Complete Greek, Roman and Byzantine in Six Volumes. Part I; Highly Important Greek and Roman Coins. 19th June, 1990; Part II. Important Greek and Roman Coins. 21st – 22nd June, 1990; Part III. Highly Important Greek and Roman Coins. 4th December, 1990; Part IV. Important Greek and Roman Coins. 19th – 20th June, 1991; Byzantine Coins I. 5th – 6th December, 1990; Byzantine Coins II. 21st June, 1991. A total of 3732 lots. All casebound with jackets with the exception of the Byzantine II catalogue which was issued only as paperback. Minimal wear. An extremely important run of sales and a most useful reference. £295

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