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Uninscribed issues, CELTIC COINS, Cantii, Uninscribed Bronze (c.90-75 BC), head of Apollo left, eye formed by a single pellet, reverse lines representing a bull, surface smooth, 1.57 gms (VA 125 var.; S. 83). Corroded, fine (£10-15)
Hammer Price: £25
Uninscribed issues, Durotriges, Uninscribed Coinage (c. 65-58 BC), Stater, Chute type, abstract head of Apollo right, reverse disjointed horse to left, ‘crab’ below horse, pellets above, 5.83 gms (VA 1205-1; Mack 32; S. 20). Fine (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £110
Verica, Atrebates & Regni, Verica (10-40 AD), silver Unit, helmeted seated figure, holding spear, oval shield behind figure, veri ca around, reverse sceptre between cornucopiae, vase below, commi f around, 0.97 gms (VA 531; S. 107). Extremely fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £120
Epaticcus, Atrebates and Regni, Epaticcus (25-35 AD), silver Unit, head of Hercules to right, EPATI, reverse eagle holding a serpent in his claws, 1.31gms (VA 580.1; S. 113). A little off-centre, very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £80
Caratacus, Atrebates andRegni, Caratacus (35-40AD), silver Unit, head of Hercules right, cara in front, reverse eagle holding serpent in his claws, pellet in annulet above, 1.65gms (VA 593.1; S. 117). Very fine (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £260
Gaul, Merovingian, Tremissis, crude bust to right, reverse cross on step, line of pellets below, uncertain objects either side, 1.35 gms (cf Grierson pl. 20, 396-400). Head extremely weak, perhaps struck from a very worn die, reverse very fine, very rare (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £310
Gaul, MEROVINGIAN, Tremissis, diademed bust to right, dnivstianvsppn around, reverse figure of Victory holding a wreath, victaia + vctomon, winged figure of Victory holding wreath, 1.44 gms (cf Grierson pl. 18, 349-356).Very fine, rare (£600-700)
Hammer Price: £650
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, EARLY ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD (c. 600-c.775), Primary Series B, Kentish, Sceat, diademed bust right, blundered legend around, reverse cross, bird above, annulets either side, blundered legend around, 1.17gms (BMC 27b; Metcalf BIb; N. 126; S. 783). Good very fine (£140-160)
Hammer Price: £170
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, Primary Series C, East Anglian, Sceat, inscribed Runic type, radiate bust to right, epa in runes before, reverse standard, tot ii within, 1.08gms (BMC 2b; Metcalf R1, pl.23, 391-3; N. 157; S. 785). Good very fine (£80-120)
Hammer Price: £85
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, Primary Series C, East Anglian, Sceat, bust right, apa in runes in front, reverse diademed bust, resembling a porcupine, to right, tilv in front, 1.gms (BMC 10; Hill, BNJ, 1952, pl. V, 12; cf. Metcalf pp. 248-50; N. 182; S. — ). About extremely fine, very dark patina, very rare, paticularly in this state (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £290
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, Primary Series E, Sceat, bust to right, resembling a porcupine, with lines terminating in pellets, pellet in triangle forming face, cross pommée and two pellets below, reverse standard with four pellets around pierced annulet in centre, blundered legend around, 1.53gms (BMC 4; cf. Metcalf pl. 12, pp. 209-11 [variety D]; N. 45; S. 786).Very fine (£60-80)
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, Primary and Intermediate Series, Cross on Steps types, Sceat, helmeted bust, blundered legend around, reverse cross with annulets on three limbs of cross and a pellet on the fourth, T-shaped ornaments in field, blundered legend around, 1.15gms (BMC 24; cf. Metcalf pp.125-132 [Series F]; N.62 var). Very fine, rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £75
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, ‘Mercian’, Sceat, large diademed bust to right, without blundered legend reverse cross on steps, bird above, two annulets divided by small crosses either side, blundered legend around, 1.22 gms (S.791; N.129 var.). Very fine, of curious style (£80-120)
Hammer Price: £150
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, ‘Mercian’, Sceat, diademed bust right, with cross in front, reverse wolf‘s head left with Iong tongue, 0.94gms (BMC 33; cf. Metcalf pp.388-391 [Series K, type II] N. 94; S.799). Good very fine, extremely rare (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £330
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, ‘East Anglian’, Sceat, bust right, cross and pellets in front, reverse bird left, pellets in field, 0.83gms (cf. Metcalf pp. 490-91, pl. 23, 383 [Series Q]; Hill, NC 1953, type 67b, and pl. vii, 15, this coin; N. —; S. —). Good fine, extremely rare, Metcalf only records seven examples of this type (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £200
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, ‘Dragon’ types, Sceat, Wolf and Twins type, wolf right, suckling twins, reverse bird on vine, 1.06 gms (BMC 7; Metcalf pp.570-575, pl. 27, 453; N. 120; S.815; SCBI Mack 361, this coin). Almost very fine, an unusual and very rare type, about twenty examples known, including one other from these dies (£120-140)
Hammer Price: £420
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, London Derived Series, Sceat, diademed bust right, cross in front, reverse man standing on segment of circle holding cross and bird, 1.01 gms (BMC 18; Metcalf p.413 [Series Lv]; N. 72; S. 822). Fine, very rare (£120-150)
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, London Derived Series, Sceat, similar to last, diademed bust right, cross in front, reverse man standing on segment of a circle holding cross and bird, 'T" shaped ornament below right, 0.89gms (BMC 18; Metcalf p.413 [Series Lv]; N. 72 ; S.827). About very fine, very rare (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £230
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, East Anglian, Sceat, square of pellets containing a saltire, pellets in angles, crosses either side, reverse standard with annulet in centre, 0.87 gms (BMC —; N. 55; S. 835). Very fine, extremely rare (£120-150)
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, East Anglian, Sceat, fantastic quadruped left, reverse fantastic quadruped left, 0.97 gms (cf. BMC 44; Metcalf pp. 499-501 [Series QIVe]; S.836 var. & N. 136 var.). Obverse fine, reverse very weak, but excessively rare, only two other examples of this variety known (£100-150)
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, Frisian, Sceat, crude radiate bust right, reverse cross, pellets in angles, 0.71gms (BMC 2c; cf. Metcalf pp. 184-190 [Series D]; N.168; S. 839). Good very fine (£60-80)
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, early period, Frisian, Sceat, blundered legend, with cross in centre, reverse standard, annulet in centre, 1.22 gms (BMC 8; cf. Metcalf pp.191-195 [Series D, type 8]; N. 50; S. 840). Good very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £95
Kings of Northumbria, KINGS OF NORTHUMBRIA, Alhred (765-774), silver Sceat, alch[red] around, reverse fantastic quadruped right, 1.57 gms (N. 179; S. 853). Edge chipped and struck off centre, fine, extremely rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £180
Kings of Northumbria, kings of northumbria, Eanred (c. 810-840), base silver Sceat, eanred rex, reverse eadvini, 1.14 gms (N. 186; S. 859).Very fine (£60-80)
Kings of Northumbria, kings of northumbria, Eanred, Sceat, eanred rex around, annulet with pellet in the centre, reverse [for]dred around cross,1.14 gms (N. 186; S. 860 ). Reverse off centre, otherwise very fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £30
Kings of Northumbria, kings of northumbria, Eanred, Sceat, blundered legend around cross, reverse Fordred around cross, 1.19 gms (N. 186; S. 860). Off centre, very fine (£20-30)
Kings of Northumbria, kings of northumbria, Aethelred II, First Reign (840-844), Sceat, aedelred rex around cross crosslet, radial lines in angles, within circle, reverse leofdegn around pellet in annulet in circle, 1.26 gms (N. 188; S. 861). Very fine, patch of encrustation on obverse (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £45
Kings of Northumbria, kings of northumbria, Æthelred II, Sceat, edilred x, around pellet in centre, reverse monne around cross, 1.11 gms. Fine (£20-30)
Kings of Northumbria, kings of northumbria, Redwulf (c. 844), Sceat, redvlf rex around cross, reverse eordred around cross of five pellets, 1.40 gms (N. 189; S. 863 ). Fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £40
Kings of Northumbria, kings of northumbria, Aethelred II, Second Reign (844-c.848), Sceat, edilred rex around cross in circle, reverse eardvvlf, pellet in circle, 1.17 gms (N. 190; S. 414 ). Extremely fine (£30-40)
Kings of Northumbria, kings of northumbria, Derivative Issues (850-855), Sceat, hoavd re blundered around cross, reverse drteavh blundered around cross,1.05 gms (cf. North [third edition] p.72). Good fine (£20-30)
Kings of Northumbria, kings of northumbria, Sceat, flvdd+vex blundered and retrograde around spoked wheel within circle of thirteen pellets, reverse blundered & retrograde legend around a circle of pellets, 1.14 gms. Extremely fine, but with some verdigris both sides (£20-30)
Eanbald II (796-c.830), ARCHBISHOPS OF YORK, Eanbald II (796-c. 830), Sceat, eanbald around cross, reverse eadp+vvlf around cross, 1.04 gms (N.194; S.869). Very fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £90
Wigmund (837-854), archbishops of York, Wigmund (837-854), Sceat, vigmvnd around cross, reverse hvnlaf around cross, 1.20 gms (N. 196; S. 871). Obverse weak in places, about fine, reverse better (£15-20)
Hammer Price: £55
Wulfhere (854-900), archbishops of york, Wulfhere (854-900), Sceat, vvlfhere rep (retrograde) around cross in circle, reverse vvlfro+ed (retrograde) around voided cross with pellet in centre, 0.80 gms (N. 197; S. 872). Fine, somewhat corroded (£30-40)
Eadberht Praen (796-798), KINGS OF KENT, Eadberht Praen (796-798), eadbearht rex in three lines, divided by plain lines, reverse dvda in two lines, divided by a double row of pellets, semi circles with crosses in centres, pellets in each angle, at either side, other pellets in fields, 1.31 gms (N. 202/1; S. 875; BLS —). Very fine, extremely rare, the variety excessively so (£4,000-5,000)
Hammer Price: £4,100
Cuthred (798-807), kings of kent, Cuthred (798-807), Group II, portrait type, Werheard, Canterbury, diademed bust to right, cvdred rex cant, reverse cross pommée, wedges in angles, vverheardi moneta, with rounded M, 1.31 gms (N. 211; S. 877; cf BLS 23). Very fine, very rare (£800-1,000)
Hammer Price: £1,250
Spain, kings of kent, Baldred (823-825), Swefherd, Canterbury, cross pattée in centre, beldred rex cant, reverse cross pattée, svvefherd, 1.31 gms (N. 213; S. 880). Slightly buckled, and a little discoloured, otherwise better than fine, extremely rare (£1,400-1,800)
Hammer Price: £1,450
Offa (757-796), kings of mercia, Offa (757-796), Eoba, Canterbury, short cross of lobes on long cross botonnée, offa rex around, reverse eoba on leaves of a Celtic cross, small saltire cross in centre, pellets in angles, 1.27 gms (N. 276; CEB 50; cf. S. 906). Very fine, an excessively rare variety (£800-1,200)
Hammer Price: £1,150
Coenwulf (796-821), kings of mercia, Coenwulf (796-821), Canterbury, Group I, Tribach type, coenwulf rex around m in centre, reverse tribach moline (triple), dvda in angles, 1.40 gms (N. 342; S. 914; BLS 7). Extremely fine, an outstanding example of this very rare coin (£1,000-1,500)
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