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MEDALS & MINIATURES 7th LONDON R CASUALTY BWM, etc. Including a Great War pair named to Paymaster S. Lt M Gutteridge RNR, with a miniature set mounted for wear. Also a large silver and enamel neck award, Past President Typewriter & Allied Trades Federation of Gt Britain & N Ireland. Hallmarks for Birmingham 1945. Marcell Gutteridge also awarded a Long Service R N R medal in 1926, as J33822. A British War Medal named to 548 J Boon 7th-London R. Pte John Boon the son of Arthur Thomas and Clara Boon of 40 Gt Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London, was KIA in France on the 16th May 1915. He had landed on the 18th March 1915, buried in Post Office Rifles Cemetery, Festubert. Grave Ref 1.C.1. (Entitled to a 1914/15 Star & Victory Medal) A Miniature medal group of five medals, mounted for wear. 1939/45, Atlantic Star with France & Germany bar, Africa Star with N Africa 1942-42 bar, Defence & War medals. Believed to be the son of M Gutteridge, he also served in the Navy. A Great War pair named to 107706 Spr E B Whitton. RE. Also two original postcard photographs of the recipient in France. £100-140
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GT WAR MEDALS TO THE SAY BROTHERS A I F INCLUDING AN MM. A Military Medal named to 506 Sjt L Say 1/Coy Aust M G C. A 1914/15 Star named to 506 Pte L Say 3/BN.A.I.F. A British War Medal named to 506 Sgt L Say 3-Bn A.I.F. A Victory Medal named to 506 Sjt L Say MM. 1-M G C A.I.F. A 1914/15 Star named to 394 Pte D Saye 12/BN A.I.F. British War & Victory Medals named to 394 Pte D Saye 12-BN. A.I.F. The Say brothers left Somerset to seek their future in Australia prior to the Great War. Leonard Say was a School Teacher at Corryong School, Victoria. He enlisted in the 3rd Battalion A.I.F and sailed for the front on the 20th October 1914 in HMAT Euripides. Promoted to Sergeant he was serving in the 1st Company 1st Australian Machine Gun Corps, when he was awarded the Military Medal in the London Gazette Number 30431 14th December 1917. This was an immediate award for his 'Leadership and Courage during the action on the 4th October 1917' A copy of the original letter dated 28th May 1918 from The Commonwealth of Australia. Department of Defence. Base Records Office A.I.F. Melbourne, reads thus. Dear Sir, I have much pleasure in forwarding herewith Copy of extract from Third Supplement No 30431 to the London Gazette dated 14th Dec 1917 relating to the Conspicuous Services rendered by your son the late No 506 Sergeant L Say 1st Machine Gun Company. Awarded the Military Medal. 'His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the Military Medal for bravery in the field to the undermentioned non-commissioned officer No 506 Sergeant L Say. The above has been promulgated in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No 66 dated 2nd May 1918. (Also Douglas Stanley Say 1st Australian Infantry fell at Gallipolli May 24th 1915. This is the only record I have of him & no official number) Yours Faithfully W Mackintosh Capt. For Officer I/C Base Records. Leonard Say was Killed in Action at Passchendale aged 26 years on the 17th November 1917. He is commemorated on Panel 31 of the Menin Gate Memorial. A superb photograph of Sgt Say is on the Australian Memorial Site. Douglas Stanley Say (Saye) enlisted at Hobart Tasmania, whilst employed as 1st assistant at Messrs Hawkins & Co of Hobart. He sailed on the 24th October 1914 in HMAT Geelong, in the 12th Battalion A.I.F. Severley wounded at Gallipoli he was taken by Hospital Ship to the Bombay Presidency Egypt where he Died of his Wounds on the 24th May 1915. Both were the sons of George and Elizabeth Say of The Manse, Middle Lambrook, South Petherton, Somerset. aged 26. Three small original photographs of the Say brothers, are with the Medals. Their Father was alive when the news of their deaths arrived, their mother had been dead for some time. £1800-2200
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A ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY SWIMMING PROFICIENCY MEDAL etc A cased Royal Humane Silver Swimming Proficiency Medal named to Keith M Sturton. The 51mm diameter medal is also inscribed with Perse School Cambridge 1905. Elkington Makers is marked on the underside on the lid, of this original issue case. A cased Air Ministry Athletic Association inscribed on the reverse, Tug of War Cup 1930, Winner, K M Sturton. A boxed GVI Special Constabulary medal named to Harry G Tupman. Also a boxed RLSS medal to J A Tupman 1930 and two worn George III Crown pieces. £80-100
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A KING JOHN PENNY A King John shortcross penny with voided cross, Able London on the reverse. £30-50
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A HENRY VII ANGEL. A gold Angel of King Henry VIII with the Mintmark a Pheon. Obverse lep gend reads HENRIC VII DI GRA REX ..L Z FRA. With the reverse lettering PER CRUCE TUA SALVA NOS XPC RED. 5 Grams £600-800
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A HENRY VIII ANGEL. With the Mintmark of a crowned portcullis with the lettering, HENRIC VIII DI GRA REX AGL Z FRA obverse. The reverse reads, PER CRUCA TUA SALVA NOS XPE RED. 5 grams. £600-750
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A HENRY VIII HALF SOVEREIGN. A gold third coinage half sovereign of Henry VIII, with the legend HENRIC 8 DI GRA AGL FRANCI ET HIB REX. The reverse reads HIS AUTEM TRANSIENS PER MEDIV ILLORIUM. Pellet mintmark, 6.2 grams £800-1000
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A QUARTER ANGEL. A Henry VIII quarter angel with Lis Mintmark, having partial edge loss. HENRICUS VIII DI GRA AGL obverse and FRANCIE ET HIBERNE REX lettering, 1.2 grams. £200-300
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A HENRY VIII GROAT. A Tentative issue groat of Henry VIII, with a striking crack evident. HENRIC DI GRA REX AGL Z FRA obverse. POSVI DEU ADIVITORE MEU reverse. 2.9 grams £60-80
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A HENRY VII GROAT. A Groat of Henry VII with bust facing right, hair touching the collar issue. HENRIC VIII DI GRA REX AGL Z F obverse, POSVI DEU ADVOTIRE MUE reverse. Triple bands on the crown type. 3 grams £80-100
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A GROAT. A Henry VIII groat with HENRIC VIII DI GRA REX AGL Z FR obverse, POSVI DEU ADVITORE MEU reverse, crowned portcullis mintmark. 2.7 grams. £40-60
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A HENRY VIII GROAT. A Laker bust Groat with HENRIC VIII D G then unclear obverse lettering, POSVI DEU ADVITORE MEU reverse. 2.7gms London mintmark. £50-70
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A HENRY VIII TESTOON PIECE A counterfeit? or reduced silver Testoon with HENRIC 8 etc lettering obverse, S mintmark. 6.2 grams £200-300
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A HENRY VIII GROAT. A second coinage Henry VIII groat with HENRIC DI GRA REX AGL Z FRA obverse. POSVI DEU ADVITORE MEU reverse. 2.9 grams. £70-100
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A JAMES I SHILLING PIECE. A James I shilling piece, right facing bust with XII behind. Beard cut square and standing out issue 1604-19 . 5.9 grams. mintmark a Lis. £70-100
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A CHARLES I SHILLING PIECE. A group D Charles I shilling piece, fourth bust with Harp mintmark. 5.8 grams £60-80
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A PHILIP et MARIA ONE SHILLING PIECE. A worn one shilling piece with dished form, with the date 1554 above facing busts. PHILIP ET MARIA D GR ANG FRA NEAP PR HIS obverse legend, crowned shield reverse. 5.8 grams £200-300
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AN EDWARD VI SHILLING PIECE. A worn condition shilling piece of Edward VI, with both bust and shield missing. £60-80
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AN EDWARD VI SHILLING PIECE. Facing bust with rose to the left type, some flan cracks evident. 'y' mintmark 1550-53 third period type. 6.2 grams. £70-90
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AN EDWARD VI SIXPENCE. A facing bust with rose to the left Edward VI sixpence, mintmark a Tun £80-120
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AN ELIZABETH I SHILLING. Undated type without rose, beaded inner circles, (et) in the obverse legend. 6.1 grams. £60-80
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A QUEEN MARY GROAT. A 1553-54 Queen Mary Groat with MARIA DG ANG FRA Z HIB REGI obverse, VERITAS TEMPORIS FILIA reverse. 2 grams. £70-100
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A PHILIP ET MARIA SINGLE BUST GROAT. With bust of Queen Mary facing left, the obverse legend reads PHILIP Z MARIA D G REX Z REGINA. The reverse reads POSUIMUS DEUM ADVITO NOS reverse. 1554-1558 issue, 2 grams. £50-60
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TWO ELIZABETH I HAMMERED PIECES. The first dated 1562 with rose behind a left facing bust. The second an undated Groat with cross/crosslet mintmark. (2) £50-80
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A HALF GROAT. A Henry VIII half groat with Henry VII portrait, Civitas London reverse. Mintmark a roose,1.4 grams £60-80
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A HENRY VIII HALFGROAT A Henry VIII half groat, with Civitas Cantor reverse. 1.4 grams £40-60
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AN ELIZABETH I THREEPENCE PIECE. Rose behind bust variety, dated 1578. Also a Henry VIII halfpenny, in poor condition. (2) £40-60
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A HALF GROAT etc. A Henry VIII halfgroat without an obvious mintmark, double or miss-struck Third coinage type. Also a Sovereign type penny, in worn condition. £40-60
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HENRY VIII COINAGE. A sovereign type penny with portcullis mintmark, A similar halfpenny piece with star mintmark. A halfgroat of Henry VIII with Ebor reverse. (3) £70-90
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TWO HENRY VIII GROATS. A Laker bust second coinage groat with Canterbury mintmark. A third coinage groat York mintmark. (2) £80-100
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TWO HENRY VIII GROATS. A Henry VIII second coinage groat with no discernible mintmark. A third coinage groat with Civitas London reverse. (2) £70-80
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HAMMERED COINAGE. A James I sixpence dated 1606 with right facing bust and VI behind, some clipping loss evident. A Charles II threepence piece, with left facing bust and III behind. Two long cross pennies of Edward IV ? (3) £60-80
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AN ATHELRED II LONG CROSS PENNY An Athelred II 978-1016 silver penny with left facing barehead bust, voided cross rear with crack evident. Reverse reads OPIN ENO OLVN EA. £80-120
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GB COINAGE. Including a Charles II farthing of 1672, another of William et Maria 1694. A third of William III 1696, then George III 1773 also 1807. Another of William IV 1834. A halfpenny of George III 1775, another dated 1799. A cartwheel penny dated 1797 also a penny of 1806. A George III half stiver dated 1813. A Charles II threepence dated 1679. A George II shilling dated 1758. A George III halfcrown dated 1818, George III sixpences 1816/1817, etc £100-150
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SIX TOKENS. Six copper tokens including an undated Liverpool John of Guant Halfpenny. A 1796 promissory halfpenny with a ship of the line reverse. A Christopher & Jennett Stockton Tees 1813 one penny piece. A Birmingham & Neat Crown Copper Company Penny Token 1811. A Birmingham & S Wales 1812 one penny token. A Union Copper Company Birmingham one penny token dated 1812. £40-60
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A JAMES I HALFGROAT etc. A lis mintmark James I halfgroat with II behind first bust head. A Commonwealth halfgroat, a Charles II penny 1672 (with mount marks), A Victorian Maundy fourpence dated 1855. (4) £60-80
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DANISH COINAGE OF THE 17th/18thC etc. Danish coinage including 11 skillings of 1660 also 1677 and 1780. Skillings dated 1727 and 1738 etc. (10 in total) £60-80
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BASE ROMAN COINAGE. (42) Base metal Roman coins, mostly in worn or excavated condition. Including examples of the Emperors Probus and Constantine, Maximus etc. £60-90
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US DOLLARS & HALF DOLLARS etc. Uncirculated US dollars including 1971, 72, 74 and 76 x 4. Kennedy half-dollars including 1964 x 2, 1969, 1971, 72, 74, 76 x 2, 77,79. An Indian Head Cent dated 1895, etc £50-80
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GB SILVER COINAGE. G B halfcrowns, florins, shillings, sixpences and threepences empire issues etc. Various years from Victoria until GVI, also a counterfeit Pillar Dollar.
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COPPER COINAGE OF THE 19th & 20th C. GB, Empire and World 19th or 20thC coinage issues, including East India Company 1833/35 quarter annas, etc. British India GV quarter annas and an 1822 Hibernia penny. Dutch India, France and Portugal among others. £100-150
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WORLD COINAGE ISSUES. A quantity of world coinage mostly of the 19th & 20thC, including an Egyptian 10 piastres dated 1917. A Ceylon one 1/2 stiver 1817, a French 1865 50 Cent piece. Coinage from South America, Russia etc. £60-100
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A QUANTITY OF GB & WORLD COINAGE. Including 18thC copper GB halfpenny coinage in worn condition. 19th/20thC issues including India, Belgium, Spanish and Helvitian examples, also Vatican and Portuguese, Italy and others. A quantity of Chinese 'Tomb Coinage' is also in this well laid out in trays, lot. £200-300
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A HALFCROWN PIECE. A George II Halfcrown piece dated 1746, with Nono in the edge lettering. £60-90
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A VICTORIAN SHILLING PIECE. A Victorian 'frosted finish' shilling dated 1877 £70-100
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A FLORIN PIECE. A Victorian 'frosted finish' Godless Florin, with the dated MDCCCLXXXV in the obverse lettering. £80-100
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VICTORIAN GOLDEN JUBILEE COINAGE. 1887 Silver coinage including a Crown piece, Double Florin, Florin and Shilling pieces. (4) £50-70
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VICTORIAN CROWNS etc Three 'younghead' Crown pieces of Queen Victoria dated 1845, also a George III Crown dated 1820. A Victorian Double-Florin dated 1889, a Halfcrown dated 1892 and a Florin dated 1888. A Victorian Shilling dated 1878 and a Sixpence dated 1882. A Kruger Z A Republik Shilling dated 1897. £80-120
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VICTORIAN CROWN PIECES. (8) Crown piece of the Victorian period dated, 1888-1889-1890 x 2, 1891-1892 and 1893 x 2. £100-150
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VARIOUS CROWN PIECES. Including George V dated 1935 x 2, George VI 1937 x 4, also a Festival of Britain Crown dated 1951. A QEII Southern Rhodesia Crown dated 1953. £50-70
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