The Copper Tin And Bronze Coinage And Patterns For Coins Of England From The Reign Of Elizabeth To That Of Her Present Majesty

Author : Hyman Montagu
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781230147116
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book The Copper, Tin and Bronze Coinage and Patterns for Coins of England; from the Reign of Elizabeth to That of Her Present Majesty written by Hyman Montagu and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...occurs in the National Collection and in my own. 4. 0.--Gvmelm--vs. Rex. Bust of the king, no armour, hair short. R.--Maria. Regina. Bust of the queen with hair flaming and peculiarly dressed-a long ringlet falling over the left shoulder. An open quatrefoil before the legend. B. 8. This pattern is of extremely bold work, and in very high relief. The flan is small and thick. It was formerly in the Tyssen, Durrant, Hawkins, Bergne (Lot 1012)and Addington collections, and is now in mine. It has been described as a pattern farthing. An impression in silver was formerly in Mr. Copp's collection. Examples in silver and copper are also said to be in the National Collection, and are described in Med. 111., Vol. I., page 690 (No. 79). 5. 0.--Gvlielmvs. Et. Maria. Busts as on the tin halfpenny. B.--English, Copper. 0n a shield the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew combined, surmounted by a small ornament resembling an escallop shell. B. 6. The piece, described as No. 6 in the first edition of this work, has apparently the type of the ordinary halfpenny of 1694 only, and cannot be said to constitute even a variety of it. 7. O.--Gvlielmvs. Et. Maria. Busts as usual, but of rather inferior work, on a larger flan than usual, with a broad beaded circle on obverse and reverse. The king's armour is more ornamented than on the current halfpenny. R.--Britannia. 1694 Figure as usual, with globe beneath, but the head of Britannia is much smaller than usual, and the figure generally has a less matronly appearance. 8. 0.--Gvlielmvs. Et. Maria. Basts of the king and qneen, of very bold but inferior work, in very high relief. R.--Britannia. The figure of the same bold work in high relief; hair dressed differently from that on the ordinary type, and the globe...