Overview
Spink and Son Ltd
Spink and Son Ltd was founded in London in 1666 and has since developed into the world's premier collectables auction house. It specialises in the auctioning and private sales of stamps, coins, banknotes, medals, bonds & shares, autographs, books and fine wines.
Coins
1688coin(s)
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.14g, last small cross type, Maldon, Aethelwine, diademed bust left, rev. +aeÐelþine m on mae, cross pattée within inner circle (N.777; S.1154), even da ...
Abbasid, temp.al-Mansur (754-775), AV Dinar, 4.28g, mintless type, AH156 (Album 212; Bernardi 51), about extremely fine
Epeiros, Ambrakia (c.360-338 BC), AR Stater, 8.39g, Pegasos flying right, a below, rev. head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet over leather cap, behind stands Zeus right, hurli ...
Henry II (1154-89), Penny, 1.45g, 'Tealby' coinage, 1158-80, Colchester, Pieres, class E, crowned facing bust, sceptre left, rev. +pie[..]:cole., cross potent with small cross potent in ...
Italy, Rome, Paul V (1605-20), Quadrupla, 12.98g, anno III, bust left, rev. St Paul seated, a closed book on his knee, the shield of Primi at his feet (B.1537; CNI.136; F.100; M.2), edg ...
Umayyad, temp. Hisham (724-743), AV Dinar, 4.26g, mintless type, AH124 (Album 136; Bernardi 43), about extremely fine
Macedon, Akanthos (c.475 BC), AR Tetradrachm, 17.18g, bull with head raised, slumping to its knees left, while being attacked by lion, right, on top, sinking jaws into its flank, above, ...
Italy, Pisa, Cosimo de'Medici, Tallero, 1620, crowned, armoured bust right, holding sceptre, rev. crowned shield (CNI.11; Dav.4195; Mont.488/11), good very fine
Umayyad, temp. 'Abd al-Malik (685-705), AV Dinar, 4.25g, mintless type, AH86 (Bernardi 43; A.125), minor imperfections in fields, about extremely fine
Thrace, Ainos (c.412-409 BC), AR Tetradrachm, 16.28g, head of Hermes right, wearing petasos, rev. aini, goat standing right, kerykaion before, all in incuse square (dies of May, group X ...
William and Mary, Halfcrown, 1690 tertio, laureate conjoined busts right, rev. second crowned shield, no pearls, no frosting (ESC 515; S.3435), old tone, very fine, scarce
Henry I (1100-35), Penny, 1.46g, star in lozenge fleury type (BMC 13), Colchester, Ailward, crowned bust left holding sceptre before, rev. +[ail[..]d:oh.colec., star within quadrilatera ...
Arab-Sasanian, al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf(694-713), Drachm, bysh (Bishapur), AH76, bismillah la ilah Allah wahadu muhammad rasul Allah written radially in obverse margin (Album A35; Eshragh 15 ...
Sicily, Syracuse, Agathokles (317-289 BC), AR Tetradrachm, 17.14g, c.305-295 BC, head of Kore right, wreathed with barley, kopa behind, rev. aaokeo, Nike standing right, bare to waist, ...
William and Mary, Halfcrown 1689 primo, laureate conjoined busts right, rev. crowned second shield, pearls and frosted caul (ESC 510; S.3434), hay marking, toned, good very fine
