Month: August 2024

1690 Guinea Obverse MJH 1690 Guinea – William and Mary - The 1690 Gold Guinea of King William and Queen Mary minted by the Royal Mint. This is the SCBC 3426 and it has a few variants.
193AD Dupondius Didius Julianus Obverse CNG 193AD Dupondius – Didius Julianus - AE (Bronze) Dupondius of Emperor Didius Julianus minted in 193AD. Didius Julianus was the second Emperor in the Year of the Five Emperors (193AD).
1526-1544 Silver Half-Groat Henry VIII Obverse CNG 1526-1544 Half-Groat – Henry VIII - The Silver Half-Groat of King Henry VIII. Second coinage, minted between 1526 and 1544 at the Canterbury Mint under Archbishop William Warham.
1890 Double Florin Reverse MV 1890 Double Florin – Victoria - 1890 Queen Victoria Double Florin (four shillings).The Reverse shows four cruciform crowned shields, two for England (3 Lions), Scotland (Single Lion) and Ireland (Harp).
1884 Gold Sovereign Obverse 1884 Gold Sovereign – London – Victoria - The 1884 Gold Sovereign minted in London shows Queen Victoria's Young Head portrait by William Wyon on the obverse.
1483-1485 Groat Richard III Obverse CNG 1483-1485 Groat – Richard III - Rare Silver Groat of King Richard III minted around 1483-1485. The design is essentially the same as his predecessors as is common with Richard III coins.
1789 Half Guinea Reverse 1789 Half-Guinea – Spade Design – George III - The 1789 Half-Guinea designed by Lewis Pingo (1743-1830), shows the Spade design, used between 1787 and 1800.
1937 Penny Obverse 1937 Penny – George VI - The 1937 Penny was the first issue of the George VI pennies. The Obverse shows a portrait of King George VI by Humphrey Paget.