Sale number: C24004 Our July 2024 Auction features a diverse range of ancient coins. Highlights include an affordable crab didrachm from Akragas (#4), a superb silver tetradrachm of Lysimachos (#6), and rare Roman coins like the denarius of Antony and Cleopatra (#33). Notable lots include coins from the Twelve Caesars, such as Caligula (#41) and Claudius (#42), and gold aurei of Marcus Aurelius (#66 and 67). Lot 140, a rare Carausius denarius, stands out. The British section starts with a rare gold Thrymsa (#167) and includes Viking imitation pennies, a sovereign of Edward VI (#201), and hammered silver pieces. Milled gold highlights include five guinea pieces of Charles II (#232) and William III (#236), a 1715 guinea (#241), and a 1775 proof guinea (#251). The 1911 five pounds gold set (#329) is a standout in gold sets. In milled silver, notable pieces include a 1716 crown (#243) and an 1825 proof halfcrown (#280). World Coins feature rare Indian Mughal Rupees, a unique presentation Mohur of Bhopal, and an extraordinary Japanese copper Pattern Yen. Other highlights include the Uruguay copper Proof Pattern Doblon and a rare 1895 gold 10 Mark from German New Guinea. The Islamic Coins section offers a wide selection of affordable Umayyad and Abbasid Dirhams, Abbasid gold Dinars, and high-quality Ilkhanid Dinars. The auction concludes with rare Ottoman Empire silver denominations.

SGB Coin Auction | Ancient, British and World Coins |C24004

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Jacobite, Henry IX copper pattern Touch Piece 3.42gm. (ca. 1788-1807). Probably of Italian manufacture - by G. Hamerani. Sailing ship right; rev.&nbsp;St. Michael slaying the dragon (Woolf Obv 3.a/ Rev 3.a). Good Extremely Fine, nicely toned.Cardinal Henry Stuart was the younger brother of Charles Edward Stuart and when Bonnie Prince Charlie died in 1788, he became the next and last Stuart pretender to the British throne as Henry IX. It is at this point that this piece was made as a pattern for Henry’s Touch piece, a custom that all Stuart monarchs had practised, especially as pretenders to prove their royal prerogative. Henry did practise ‘touching’ in Rome and silver touch pieces for him are known although they differ slightly in detail form this pattern – so this pattern wasn’t adopted without some minor change.

Jacobite, Henry IX Copper Pattern Touch Piece

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