by Thomas Michael
The Dix Noonan and Webb auction 165 of Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals set to close on Dec. 4 and 5, 2019, hosts a glorious selection of collector coins. Arrayed in group lots and singles for the stronger material, this sale offers all types of British coins, tokens, and medals suitable for collectors at every level of the hobby and ripe for brick and mortar shop dealers looking to restock specific areas for their local business
On Sept. 17 the London auction house of Dix Noonan Webb will offer a rare Roman gold solidus of Emperor Constantine I. It was found earlier this year in a field at Wanstrow in Somerset by a metal detectorist
On September 17 at 2 p.m. London-time, the auction-house of Dix Noonan Webb will be conducting their first-ever sale devoted entirely to Russian coins and historical medals
On July 3 Dix, Noonan & Webb’s sold Part 2 of Marvin Lessen’s remarkable North Moors Collection of Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Plantagenet hammered silver. Results were impressive.
The total realized including buyers’ premium was $425,366 with a 100% clearance rate of the 526 lots on offer, testifying to the coins’ quality and desirability, let alone rarity of many
On June 6 the London auction house of Dix Noonan Webb sold a rare Allectus aureus for $701,648 [£552,000].
This price is highest paid for any coin sold by Dix Noonan Webb, beating out the gold aureus of Augustus Caesar in September 2014 that realized $625,000 [£480,000]. It also is the highest price paid for any coin of Allectus and at any auction for any Roman coin minted in Britain
Antiquities expert Nigel Mills latest appointment to the Dix Noonan Webb auction team. Image courtesy Dix Noonan Webb.
In May the London auction house of Dix Noonan Webb announce the appointment of antiquities expert Nigel Mills
Rare gold aureus of Allectus, Emperor of Britain 293-296 CE, found in a plowed field in March and scheduled for sale in June by DNW with an estimate c. $90,000-130,000. On the reverse is Sol Invictus with globe, whip and captives
Among the many world rarities that will be offered in Dix Noonan Webb’s world paper April 16 sale will be an extremely rare consecutive pair of Reserve Bank of India Haj Pilgrimage Rs100 (P-R6).
The pair of Reserve Bank of India Haj Rs100 that will be sold separately in April by DNW in PMG30 VF, with estimates of $40,000-46,000 apiece. (Photos courtesy DNW)
The paper of the two notes, HA 020594 and HA 020595, is in excellent condition and lacks any graffiti
Green Cross of Florida, Amalia Island medal in copper that sold at Dix Noonan Webb’s January sale for $4,986. (Images courtesy DNW)
Tucked away towards the back of DNW’s recent coin and medal catalog was a noteworthy historic piece with strong U.S
Dix Noonan Webb’s next sale of British and world bank notes is scheduled for April 16 in their London premises, 16 Bolton Street.
This will be DNW’s second auction to be orchestrated by their new paper money team of Andrew Pattison and Thomasina Smith.
The catalog was a work in progress at the time of writing, but a number of rarities had already made their appearance for collectors of world paper
Five special collections constituted the bulk of the catalog for Dix Noonan Webb’s last 2018 sale of British coins. Among these, one was pre-eminent – “The ‘Welsh Marches’ Collection.”
This consisted largely of English hammered silver from Aethelred II to Charles I with a few early milled silver pieces rounding out this section of the catalog