15th Feb, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
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3 x UK Silver Proof Piedfort £1 4-Coin Sets, comprising: 1984-7 'Welsh Leek', English Oak', 'Scottish Thistle' and 'Northern Ireland Flax'; 1999-2002 'Welsh Dragon', 'English Three Lions', 'Scottish Lion' and 'Northern Ireland Celtic Cross'; and 2004-7 'Forth Rail Bridge', 'Menai Bridge', 'Egyptian Arch Railway Bridge' and 'Gateshead Bridge'; each encapsulated in Royal Mint case with certificates of authenticity
Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £150
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 15th Feb, 2023
An interesting and eclectic mix of coins spanning over 1000 years of history will go under the hammer in Tennants Auctioneers’ Coins & Banknotes Sale on 15th February. Amongst the nearly 600 lots are rare and fine examples such as a Gold Proof Set issued in 1937 to mark the Coronation of George VI, an AE Drachm produced in Alexandria mint in the reign of the Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-221 BC), a Portuguese Joao V (1720-56) 4 Escudos (Peca) minted in Lisbon in 1727 and two consecutively numbered Bank of England white five pounds.
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Tuesday 14th February 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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