Half length figures of Virgin Mary and angel Gabriel, AVE on scroll in between/Latin cross

mm. root, Le Mans

S1864; 27mm, 3.41g

A very well balanced example, even strike throughout with no weak areas, good detail to figures.

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Henry VI was the infant son of Henry V when he was crowned king in AD 1422. Later crowned king of France in Notre Dame, Paris in AD 1431 he later presided over the reconquest of all of his French empire with the exception of Calais by the time the Hundred Years war ended in AD 1453. A weak but pious and learned man he founded Eton College as well as Kings College, Cambridge and All Souls , Oxford. Married to a strong willed woman, Margaret of Anjou, he became increasingly unpopular. Eventually the Dukes of York and Somerset broke and away and the civil war which broke out in AD 1455 became known as the Wars of the Roses. Defeated Henry was deposed in AD1461 and succeeded by York’s son Edward IV. Later restored briefly in AD 1471 Henry was again deposed and this time killed.

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Charles the Bald AD 840-877 Silver Denier

Cross pattee / Karolus monogram

Melle

21mm, 1.39g

This coin comes with a previous collectors handwritten label.

This coin is part of the Warwick Collection, a fine selection of English Medieval silver coins.

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AD 1774

Laureate bust right/Crowned arms with pillars of Hercules

Lima Mint

41mm, 26.83g

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Silver 4 Reales, Half Pillar Dollar Mexico

Philip V of Spain

AD1740

33mm, 13.11g

This coin comes with a ‘Certificate of Origin’ giving details of the wreck (see pictures).

The Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of England.
Blown off course on her way to the East Indies, the Hollandia struck Gunner Rock and sank in about 110 feet of water 1½ miles east of the rock on July 13, 1743. There were no survivors.
The first sign of the wreck came in 1971, when divers under Rex Cowan located the wreck site and within a couple years salvaged over 35,000 silver coins among the nearly 130,000 guilders (dollar-sized units) recorded to be on board the Hollandia. A great majority of the coins were Mexican “pillar dollars,” but there were also some silver cobs, including the scarce Mexican transitional “klippes” of 1733-1734 and a few Guatemala cobs, in mixed condition.

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Silver 8 Reales, Pillar Dollar Mexico

Philip V of Spain

AD1739

38mm, 25.40g

This coin comes with a ‘Certificate of Origin’ giving details of the wreck (see pictures).

The Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of England.
Blown off course on her way to the East Indies, the Hollandia struck Gunner Rock and sank in about 110 feet of water 1½ miles east of the rock on July 13, 1743. There were no survivors.
The first sign of the wreck came in 1971, when divers under Rex Cowan located the wreck site and within a couple years salvaged over 35,000 silver coins among the nearly 130,000 guilders (dollar-sized units) recorded to be on board the Hollandia. A great majority of the coins were Mexican “pillar dollars,” but there were also some silver cobs, including the scarce Mexican transitional “klippes” of 1733-1734 and a few Guatemala cobs, in mixed condition.

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Silver 8 Reales, Pillar Dollar Mexico

Philip V of Spain

AD1740

39mm, 24.39g

This coin comes with a ‘Certificate of Origin’ giving details of the wreck (see pictures).

The Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of England.
Blown off course on her way to the East Indies, the Hollandia struck Gunner Rock and sank in about 110 feet of water 1½ miles east of the rock on July 13, 1743. There were no survivors.
The first sign of the wreck came in 1971, when divers under Rex Cowan located the wreck site and within a couple years salvaged over 35,000 silver coins among the nearly 130,000 guilders (dollar-sized units) recorded to be on board the Hollandia. A great majority of the coins were Mexican “pillar dollars,” but there were also some silver cobs, including the scarce Mexican transitional “klippes” of 1733-1734 and a few Guatemala cobs, in mixed condition.

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Charles the Bald (Le Chauve) AD 840-877 Silver Denier

CARLVS REX

Toulouse mint

21mm, 1.78g

This coin comes from part six of the Fort collection, Carolingian silver deniers of Charles the Bold & Lothaire I. A carefully assembled comprehensive collection of the coins from these early Carolingian kings, representing many of the known mints, Bayeux, Melle, Arras, Auxerre, Bourges and Le Mans to name but a few. Coins were sourced from reputable dealers and auction houses over some 25 years. Available exclusively on our website now, each coin comes with the collector’s label, along with any other previous tickets. (FortF)

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Charles the Bald (Le Chauve) AD 840-877 Silver Denier

CARLVS REX

Toulouse mint

21mm, 1.66g

This coin comes from part six of the Fort collection, Carolingian silver deniers of Charles the Bold & Lothaire I. A carefully assembled comprehensive collection of the coins from these early Carolingian kings, representing many of the known mints, Bayeux, Melle, Arras, Auxerre, Bourges and Le Mans to name but a few. Coins were sourced from reputable dealers and auction houses over some 25 years. Available exclusively on our website now, each coin comes with the collector’s label, along with any other previous tickets. (FortF)

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Charles the Bald (Le Chauve) AD 840-877 Silver Denier

CARLVS REX

Toulouse mint

21mm, 1.46g

This coin comes from part six of the Fort collection, Carolingian silver deniers of Charles the Bold & Lothaire I. A carefully assembled comprehensive collection of the coins from these early Carolingian kings, representing many of the known mints, Bayeux, Melle, Arras, Auxerre, Bourges and Le Mans to name but a few. Coins were sourced from reputable dealers and auction houses over some 25 years. Available exclusively on our website now, each coin comes with the collector’s label, along with any other previous tickets. (FortF)

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Charles the Bald (Le Chauve) AD 840-877 Silver Denier

CARLVS REX

Toulouse mint

21mm, 1.56g

This coin comes from part six of the Fort collection, Carolingian silver deniers of Charles the Bold & Lothaire I. A carefully assembled comprehensive collection of the coins from these early Carolingian kings, representing many of the known mints, Bayeux, Melle, Arras, Auxerre, Bourges and Le Mans to name but a few. Coins were sourced from reputable dealers and auction houses over some 25 years. Available exclusively on our website now, each coin comes with the collector’s label, along with any other previous tickets. (FortF)

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