Tetradrachm ø 25mm (17.05g). 310 - 306/5 BC. With NGC-tag
(XF, strike: 4/5, surface: 4/5, Fine Style). Attractive dark toning,
excellent.
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323 - 317 BC. Stater (8.55g). Gold! Sharply marked splendid
specimen of excellent style! Large, medallion-like mould,
somewhat smoothed at the cheek, excellent.
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279/8 - 255 BC. Tetradrachm ø 29mm (16.75g). 264 - 255 BC
RR! Marvellous toning, excellent.
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(15.15g). 408/4 - 380/66 BC. One of the best known specimens!
Excellent.
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Tetradrachm ø 26mm (15.15g). RR! Delicate toning,
small die break on obverse, nearly mint
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AD. Aureus ø 19mm (7.28g). 193 A.D. Mint undetermined in the
East (Emesa or Alexandria. Gold! RRR! Tiny pressure mark
at the eyebrow, brilliant uncirculated.
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medallion ø 35mm (17,17g). Mint. Rome. RRR!
Specimen of the Franz Trau Collection! Dark brown patina,
very nice-excellent.
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Augustalis. n.d. (after 1231), Messina. 5.25 g. Gold! Gold! RR!
Attractive specimen with sharp inscription. Fine toning,
tiny graffito, very fine - excellent.
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Electors and Albertines. Johann Georg I, 1611 - 1656. 5 ducats
1630, Dresden.17,04 g. Gold! Rare! Attractive specimen!
Marvellous gold toning, tiny scratches, very nice - excellent.
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ARCHBISHOPRIC. 1612-1619. thaler cliff 1617, Salzburg.
Of greatest rarity! Splendid specimen! Marvellous toning,
tiny scratches, excellent / superb - Brilliant Uncirculate
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Noonans to Sell Collection of Exceptional British Milled Sovereigns
Noonans Mayfair
Auction 317
Coins
19 February 2025
UK-London
Noonans Mayfair will offer The Hammersley Collection of exceptional British Milled Sovereigns on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 2:00 PM. Comprising 62 lots, the collection represents the best group of milled sovereigns to be dispersed in London for over a decade and is estimated to fetch in the region of £265,000.
![Lot 2010: George IV (1820-1830), Sovereign, 1823. [first digit with small upper serif]. Starting price: £10,000.](https://new.coinsweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025KW04_auto_PA02_01.jpg "Lot 2010: George IV (1820-1830), Sovereign, 1823. [first digit with small upper serif]. Starting price: £10,000.")
Lot 2010: George IV (1820-1830), Sovereign, 1823. [first digit with small upper serif]. Starting price: £10,000.
As Bradley Hopper, Head of Coins at Noonans commented: “Introduced as a replacement for the Guinea after three decades of economic turbulence caused by the war with France, the purpose of the Sovereign, as its name suggests, was to re-establish the political and economic power of Britain and its Empire.”
Lot 2019: William IV (1830-1837), Sovereign, 1831. Starting price: £8,000.
He continued: “The title of the collection, ‘Hammersley’, was suggested by the vendor, a UK based gentleman who wishes to retain his anonymity. It references the Hammersley family of royal bankers, to whom the vendor is distantly related. The bank operated from 1786 until being absorbed by Coutts in 1840.”
Lot 2030: Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign, 1841. Starting price: £30,000.
These Sovereigns are of superb aesthetic quality and include several key rarities. An example from the reign of Queen Victoria, dated 1841, which is described as “The King of Victorian Sovereigns”, is in a superb mint state and estimated at £30,000-36,000 while an extremely rare example dating from 1823 and the reign of George IV (1820-1830) is estimated at £10,000-£15,000. Also of note is a superb ‘827’ Sovereign from 1863 which is estimated at £10,000-15,000.
![Lot 2053: Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign, 1863 [open 6 in date]. Starting price: £10,000.](https://new.coinsweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025KW04_auto_PA02_04.jpg "Lot 2053: Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign, 1863 [open 6 in date]. Starting price: £10,000.")
Lot 2053: Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign, 1863 [open 6 in date]. Starting price: £10,000.
As Mr Hopper adds: “The enigmatic ‘827’ sovereigns come in two varieties: those with the die number 22 on the reverse and those without. Both are extremely rare, the latter being perhaps the more difficult to acquire in higher grades. Die numbers for 1863 run from 1 to 26, and on this basis the ‘827’ issues can be placed towards the end of the calendar year.”
