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Northumbria (York), Cnut, Penny, cnvt r ·:· e ·: :· x ·:· around patriarchal cross, rev. eb :· iai ·:· ice :· i ·: around cross pattée, pellets in second and third quarters, 1.37g/8h (Lyon/Stewart Gp Is; SCBI Merseyside 222-6, same obv. die; N 497; S 991). Extremely fine, light grey tone £500-700
Hammer Price: £700
Northumbria (York), Cnut, Penny, cnvt rex ·:· around patriarchal cross, rev. cvn ·:· net ·:· ti ·:· around cross pattée, pellet in first quarter, 1.32g/8h (LW 7, this coin; Lyon/Stewart Gp IIe; N 501; S 993). Slightly crimped, otherwise very fine £300-400
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, probably London, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. saecvli felicita, Emperor in military attire standing right, holding spear in right hand and globe in left, 4.54g (RIC 153; cf. Sear 13708; S –). About extremely fine but some surface porosity on obverse at 2 o’clock, well-silvered £150-200
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, unmarked issue, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. concordia militv, Emperor standing at left, clasping hand of Concordia at right, 5.05g (RIC 761; Sear –; S –). About extremely fine, full flan, brown patina £200-300
Kings of Northumbria, Alchred (765-74), Sceatta, alchred arranged around cross, rev. stylised quadruped right, cross pommée below, 0.92g/9h (Abramson 71.10; N 179; S 849). Light surface corrosion above animal, otherwise very fine, very rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £750
Kings of Mercia, Burgred (852-74), Penny, Phase IIb, rev. type A, Dudwine, burgred rex¯m around bust right breaking inner circle, rev. dvdpine moneta :· in three lines, lunettes unbroken, 1.49g/5h (MacKay V2.19; cf. BMC 267-8; N 423; S 941D). Very fine, heavy flan £400-500
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London, 286-8, radiate and draped bust right, rev. [leg] i min, ram standing left, ml in exergue, 5.02g (RIC – [cf. 55-6]; Sear 13607; S –). Part flat, otherwise about very fine, brown patina, extremely rare £150-200
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianii (2), both unmarked issue, revs. aivtrix avg, half-length figure of Victory right, holding wreath and palm, 4.20g (RIC 731; Hunter 193, same dies; Sear 13550); oriens a[vg], Sol standing left, holding whip, 3.83g (RIC 871; cf. Sear 13634) [2]. Varied state, first rare £60-80
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Secondary series S1, type 47, female centaur left with beaded tail dividing palm fronds, no finial, rev. whirl of four wolf heads clockwise, beaded tongues meet in centre, 1.11g/12h (Abramson 68.10; M 438; N 121; S 814). Good very fine and toned, rare £180-220
Hammer Price: £800
Archbishops of Canterbury, Wulfred (805-32), Penny, Gp II, Canterbury, Sæbeorht, vvlfred archiepiscopi around facing tonsured bust flanked by single pellet, rev. saeberht moneta around Dorobernia Civitas monogram, 1.18g/6h (Naismith C46.1g, h, i and j, same dies; BLS 3; N 240; S 888). Cracked and chipped, otherwise about very fine, rare £800-1,000
Kings of All England, Eadred (946-55), Penny, Two Line type [HR 2], Eadmund, eadred rex around cross pattée, rev. eadmvnd m¯o divided by two annulets flanking central cross pattée, rosette of pellets above and below, 1.53g/3h (CTCE 192; SCBI BM 651, same dies [= BMC 32]; N 708; S 1113). Extremely fine, toned £600-800
Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, Rome, 143-4, laureate bust right, rev. britannia, Britannia seated left on rock, holding standard and spear, her left elbow resting on shield, s c in exergue, 26.36g (RIC 742; C 116; Sear 4153; S 640). Some surface metal defects, otherwise fine or better, rare £400-500
Northumbria (York), Cnut, Penny, cnvt r · e ·:· · x partially retrograde around patriarchal cross, rev. cvn ·:· neti ··: around cross pattée, pellets in first and fourth quarters, 1.31g/6h (LW 6, this coin; Lyon/Stewart Gp IIe; N 501; S 993). Slightly crimped, otherwise good very fine £300-400
Caracalla (198-217), Sestertius, Rome, 202-10, laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder, rev. victoriae brittannicae, Victory standing left, left foot on helmet, erecting trophy, towered female representing Britannia standing at right, captive seated at her feet, 22.52g (RIC 464; C 639; Sear 6958; S 659). Some wear to the high points, otherwise about very fine with smooth brown patina, very rare £700-900
Kings of Wessex, Æthelwulf, Penny, First Portrait Phase [II], Canterbury, Herebeald, edelvvlf rex around diademed and draped bust right breaking inner circle, rev. herebeald monet around cross pattée superimposed on cross saltire with beaded ends, 1.23g/12h (Naismith C111.3f, this coin; BMC 58; N 613; cf. S 1047-8). Small edge crack, otherwise fine and toned, rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £850
Danish East Anglia, St Edmund, Memorial coinage, Penny, Ansigar, sceadmvnd around chevron-barred A, rev. ansigar ioi around cross pattée, 1.34g/8h (SCBI Northern 723, same dies; N 483; S 960). Extremely fine, toned £400-500
Northumbria (York), Cnut, Penny, cnvt r ·: ex ·:· around patriarchal cross, rev. cvn + net + ti ·:· around cross pattée, pellets in second and third quarters, 1.46g/8h (LW 9, this coin; Lyon/Stewart Gp IIe; N 501; S 993). Slightly crimped, otherwise almost extremely fine £400-500
Carausius (286-293), Antoninianus, London or ‘C’ mint, 287-8, radiate and draped bust right, rev. soli invi[ct], Sol in galloping quadriga left, right hand raised and holding whip with left, [—] in exergue, 4.54g (cf. RIC 170; cf. Sear 13722; S –). Fine, very rare £40-50
Kings of Mercia, Offa, Penny, Heavy coinage, London, Winenoth, offa r : e · x between two beaded lines, Mercian M above, rev. vvi nod in two lines divided by double-lobed cylindrical ornament containing a row of pellets, 1.25g/12h (Chick 214j, this coin; Blunt 105; BMC 56-7; N 326; S 908). Chipped, otherwise very fine, rare £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £900
ATREBATES AND REGNI, Verica, Stater, com f on tablet, rev. mounted warrior with lance galloping right, vir and lituus behind, rex below, 5.30g (Sills 362, dies 10r/14 and p.400, this coin [CCI 08.8016]; BMC 1146ff; ABC 1190; S 120). Good style, very fine, rare £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,000
Kings of Northumbria, Aldfrith (685-705), Sceatta, aldfridvs around central boss, rev. quadruped left with triple tail, 1.08g/12h (Abramson 69.10; Pirie and Booth, BAR 128, p.97, no. 2, and pl. 7, 2, this coin; N 176; S 846). Very fine, rare £600-800
Kings of Wessex, Æthelwulf, Penny, Non-Portrait Phase [II], Rochester, Æthelhere, edelvvlf rex around cross pattée with wedges in anglers, rev. edelhere around cross with two limbs moline, 1.33g/9h (Naismith R22a, this coin; SCBI 30, 284, this coin; BMC 89; N 607; S 1046). Some double-striking, otherwise good fine, extremely rare £600-800
Kings of All England, Æthelstan (924-39), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1], Cynerof, ædelstan rex around small cross pattée, rev. cynerof m¯oe divided by three crosses pattée, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.50g/6h (Blunt 40, this coin; O’Donovan 497, this coin; N 668; S 1089). Extremely fine and toned, the moneyer very rare £800-1,000
Northumbria (York), Cnut, Penny, cnvt r · e · x · around patriarchal cross, rev. mirabila fecit around cross pattée, pellets in first and fourth quarters, 1.25g/12h (Lyon/Stewart Gp VId; SCBI Ashmolean 211-12, same obv. die; N 511; S 998). Good very fine, toned £500-700
Northumbria (York), Cnut/Siefred, Penny, ebr :· a :· ice c around patriarchal cross, rev. mirabliai ect around cross pattée, pellets in first and fourth quarters, 1.41g/8h (Lyon/Stewart Gp VIc; SCBI Merseyside 397, same dies; SCBI Ashmolean 213-14, same obv. die; N 512; S 1000). Very fine £500-700
Kings of Mercia, Offa, Penny, Light coinage, Canterbury, Heahbeorht, o ff ·a·r ex in angles of long cross botonnée with lobe in each angle, rev. th be a e:· in angles of Celtic cross with long cross fleury on limbs and small saltire in centre, 1.03g/9h (Chick type 123, this coin not listed, but same dies as Chick 123e [= EMC 2001.1119]; Blunt 60; N 277; S 904). About very fine, rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,100
Kings of Wessex, Alfred the Great, Penny, Phase III, Two Line type, London style, Hereferth, æl fr ed re around cross pattée, rev. hereferd divided by central pellet, cross pattée at upper right, 1.55g/8h (BMC 337; N 636; S 1066). Test scratches on both sides probably made contemporaneously, otherwise fine, reverse better, toned £300-400
Kings of Northumbria, Ælfwald I (779-88), Sceatta, class E, faevalvs around cross pattée, rev. quadruped right, cross pattée below, rosette under tail, 0.74g/3h (Abramson 73.60; Booth/Blowers, NC 1983, p.143 and pl. 20, 23, this coin; N 181; S 853). Small edge chip, otherwise very fine, dark tone, very rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,200
Claudius (41-54), Denarius, Rome, 46-7, laureate bust right, rev. de britann on architrave of triumphal arch, surmounted by equestrian statue, 3.16g (RIC 34; C 18; cf. Sear 1843; S 634). Obverse fine, reverse better, rare £400-500
Kings of Mercia, Offa, Penny, Light coinage, Canterbury, Eoba, of in pelleted square with line of pellets projecting diagonally from each corner, rm below, Latin cross above and ornaments at sides, rev. e o b a in angles of cross fleury, central annulet containing saltire of pellets, 1.12g/9h (Chick 106a, this coin [= SCBI Mack 552 = Lockett, NC 1920, pl.ix, 5 = Lawrence, SNC February 1895, col. 1049-50]; same dies as EMC 2006.0035; Blunt 17; N 271; S 904). About very fine, very rare...
Hammer Price: £1,300
Kings of Mercia, Burgred, Penny, Phase IIb, rev. type D, Hygeræd, +bvrgred rei around bust right breaking inner circle, rev. hvgered moneta :· in three lines divided by crook-shaped ornaments, 1.35g/3h (MacKay H7.11, this coin; SCBI Mack 635, this coin; BMC 335, same dies; N 426; S 941B). Good very fine, toned £700-900
Kings of All England, Eadgar, Penny, Circumscription Rosette type, no mint name, Thormodr, eadgar ret around rosette, rev. dvrmod mont around rosette, 1.54g/12h (CTCE 341; SCBI Edinburgh 578, same rev. die; cf. BMC 204; N 758; S 1136). Good very fine, scarce £800-1,000
Antoninus Pius (138-161), Sestertius, Rome, 143-4, laureate bust right, rev. imperator ii, Britannia seated left on rock, holding standard and spear and leaning on shield, s c in field, britannia in exergue, 25.62g (RIC 745; C 119; Sear 4154; S 643A). Old institution number ‘5817’ inked in front of portrait, otherwise about fine, very rare £200-300
Kings of Kent, Baldred (c. 823-5), Penny, Canterbury, Swefheard, beldred rex cant around cross pattée, rev. svvefherd around cross pattée, 1.30g/2h (Naismith C64.2b, this coin; BMA 176; N 213; S 880). Some light scratches, otherwise good fine, very rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,400
Kings of Mercia, Berhtwulf (840-52), Penny, Gp II, London, Beornweald, berhtvlf rex around small diademed head right breaking inner circle, rev. bvrnvvald around cross with annulet in each angle, 1.03g/6h (Naismith L33.3b, this coin [recté 1.03g]; Booth, KCA type Ciii, no. 40, this coin [recté 1.03g]; SCBI Mack 600, this coin; BMC 120, same dies; N 410; S 935). Chipped, otherwise good very fine and toned, very rare £1,000-1,500
Kings of Wessex, Ecgberht, Penny, Late Phase [IV], Rochester, Beagmund, ecgbeorht rex around cross potent with pellet in each angle, rev. beagmvnd moneta around cross potent with pellet in each angle, 1.34g/9h (Naismith R16.1i, this coin; cf. BMA 387-90; N 580 var.; S 1038). Light surface cracks on obverse, otherwise better than fine, extremely rare £1,200-1,500
Kings of Northumbria, Æthelred II (First reign), Styca, Leofthegn, leofdegn around body of quadruped right, 1.14g/3h (Pirie 1/A; SCBI Lyon 266, same rev. die; N 187; S 866). Flan a trifle irregular, otherwise fine to very fine, rare £200-260
Hammer Price: £1,500
Kings of Mercia, Offa (757-96), Penny, Light coinage, London, Ealhmund, o f a r in angles of cross fleury with lozenge centre enclosing pellet-in-annulet, rev. alh mvn in two lines divided by beaded bar with fleury ends, a below, 1.05g/12h (Chick type 39, this coin not listed, but same dies as Chick 39c [= SCBI Mack 556]; Blunt 40; N 282; S 904). Very fine, rare £900-1,200
Kings of Wessex, Æthelwulf, Penny, Dorb/Cant Phase [III], Canterbury, Hunbeorht, edelvvlf rex around cant monogram, rev. hvnbeaht mone around dor¯b¯ and pellets, legend commences at 9 o’clock, 1.30g/6h (Naismith C129.1f, this coin; cf. SCBI BM 1196; N 616; S 1049). Good fine £500-700
Kings of Wessex, Æthelwulf, Penny, Dorb/Cant Phase [III], Rochester, Wilheah, edelvvlf rex around dor¯b¯ around central pellet, rev. vvilheh moneta around cant monogram, 1.10g/3h (Naismith R37b, this coin; BMC 17; N 614; S 1049). Good fine, dark patina, very rare £500-700
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