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Edward I (1272-1307), New coinage, Penny, class 1b, London, reads ed rex, full face bust with bushy hair, no drapery, all ns reversed except in hibn, 1.20g/12h (SCBI North 24; N 1011; S 1381). Small edge chip and surfaces porous, otherwise good fine, extremely rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £600
Henry V (1413-1422), Secondary series, Penny, class B*, London, struck from an altered Henry IV Light coinage obv. die, annulet to left and mullet (over pellet) to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, 0.83g/8h (Stewartby p.330 [Henry V]; Harris, BNJ 1999, pl. 18, L11, same dies; Potter IVa; N 1395a; S 1776 var.). Good fine, very rare £300-£500
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Farthing, Calais, mm. cross pommée on obv. only, pellet stops on obv., 0.26g/8h (Withers A.3/b; Whitton 1 var.; N 1438; S 1852). Minor deposit and obverse slightly double-struck, otherwise about very fine and black-toned, extremely rare £300-£400
Henry V (1413-1422), Secondary series, Halfpenny, class Pb*, struck from an altered Henry IV Light coinage obv. die, pellet to left and mullet (over annulet) to right of crown, 0.50g/7h (Withers 1, this coin illustrated; Stewartby p.334; Harris, BNJ 1997, pl. 5, 75, same dies; Harris, SNC April 1988, p.79, no.8, this coin; N 1408/1; S 1793). Obverse slightly double-struck, otherwise very fine, extremely rare £400-£600
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Secondary series, Groat, class B2a, mm. cross pattée, ‘scowling’ bust, weak star on right breast, no fleurs over crown, quatrefoil after henric, 3.53g/1h (Stewartby p.324 [Henry V]; Harris, BNJ 1997, p.26, 50, this coin; Potter III, 6/3; N 1386/1b; S 1762B). About very fine and toned, rare £600-800
Richard III (1483-1485), Halfpenny, London, mm. boar’s head, 0.44g/4h (Withers 2; Stewartby p.450, II; N 1688; S 2170). Very fine and very rare £800-£1,000
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Last Small Cross type, Dover, Godman, godman m¯on dofr, variety with bust right, 1.34g/6h (SCBI Copenhagen 130, Mack 1067 and BMC 39, same dies; BEH 410; N 780; S 1154A). Several peckmarks, otherwise very fine and toned with a good portrait, very rare £400-£500
Henry II (1154-1189), Cross-and-Crosslets (Tealby) coinage, Penny, class C1, Thetford, Turstain, tvrstein : on : te, 1.44g/1h (Carson 9; BMC 724 and 724x, FEJ pl. 33, 9, SCBI Norweb 408, Yorkshire 1264 and Crafter, BNJ 2017, p.63, 35, same dies; N 956; S 1339). A trifle weak in parts, otherwise very fine £120-£150
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Pellets in Quatrefoil type [BMC XIV], Leicester, Chitel, chitellvs : on : leic, 1.36g/4h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.91; Allen, BNJ 2009, 207, and pl. 4, this coin; ‘Beauvais’ 22, this coin [= EMC 1200.0197]; EMC 2010.0039, same dies; BMC –, but listed in table of moneyers on p.ccxvii [= P. Carlyon-Britton 1381]; N 870; S 1275). Edge crack at 10 o’clock and crease mark, otherwise obverse fine, reverse very fine, very rare £400-£600
Hammer Price: £550
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Quadrilateral on Cross Fleury type [BMC XV], Gloucester, Thorr, thvri : on : glopec :, 1.38g/3h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.89; ‘Beauvais’ 45, this coin [= EMC 1200.0927]; SCBI Gloucester 145 [= Bliss 171 and Lockett 1087], and FEJ 1087 [= Nat. Mus. Wales], same dies; BMC –, but listed in table of moneyers on p.ccxi [from Bliss 171]; N 871; S 1276). Some weakness, otherwise about very fine and toned, extremely rare £400-£500
Stephen and Henry II, Penny, Cross Pommée (’Awbridge’) type [BMC VII], London, moneyer uncertain, [————] : lvn, 1.46g/10h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.112; Allen, BNJ 2006, dies unmatched; cf. Mack 117; BMC 196ff; N 881; S 1282). Struck off-centre and much of legend missing, otherwise very fine with a clear portrait, toned £300-£400
Edward III (1327-1377), Post-Treaty period, Groat, London, mm. cross potent (with four pellets on obv.), row of annulets (chain mail) on breast, saltire before lon and after don, 4.29g/9h (LAL 3; N 1284; S 1639). Fine, extremely rare £300-400
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Groat, type II, London, mm. cross pattée, 4.40g/5h (Potter IIc-4/IIe; N 1320b; S 1679). Piece missing from edge, otherwise about very fine, grey tone, rare £500-£700
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Halfgroat, type II, London, mm. cross pattée, 2.25g/4h (DIG 4/3; Potter 5/IIa; N 1322; S 1682). Small area of weakness on either side, otherwise very fine, scarce £300-£400
Harold I (1035-1040), Penny, Long Cross and Fleur-de-lis type, London, Godwine, godpine on lvnd, fleur-de-lis between two pellets, 1.18g/3h (SCBI Berlin 808 and Stockholm 1112, same dies; BEH 636; N 803; S 1165). Very fine and toned £600-£800
Hammer Price: £500
Henry II (1154-1189), Short Cross coinage, Penny, class Ib1, Exeter, Osber, osbei · on · execes, 1.50g/3h (Brettell 325, same dies; SCBI Mass 342-3, same obv. die; N 963; S 1344). Good very fine and dark-toned, rare £150-£200
William I (1066-1087), Penny, Sword type [BMC VI], Winchester, Anderboda, andrbod on pinc, 1.38g/6h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.83; Winchester Mint 1967; cf. BMC 445; N 846; S 1255). Slight crease and some weakness in reverse legend, otherwise very fine and toned, rare £500-£700
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Large Profile/Cross and Annulets type [BMC VIII], London, Wulfgar, pvlfg[–]r : on lv, 1.20g/9h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.95; EMC 1988.0213, this coin [recté 1.20g]; BMC –; N 864; S 1269). Officially incised in edge, almost half flat, otherwise fine, extremely rare; very few coins of this type known £900-£1,200
Edward III (1327-1377), First coinage, Penny, Berwick-upon-Tweed, class VIII, bear’s head in second quarter, villa berwici, 0.98g/2h (Withers 11a; SCBI North 1151; N 1084; S 1535). Blundered strike, fine, excessively rare £400-£500
Henry II, Richard I and John, Penny, Gp II, class iiic, Rhuddlan, Simond, simon · on · rvla, from the same obv. die as previous, 1.49g/8h (FEJ 1234, this coin; JDB 3335; SCBI Mass 2184 [= DNW 65, 804 and 122, 258] and Doubleday 1020; N 973/1; S p.167). Excellent style, good very fine and toned, rare £300-£400
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Pointed Helmet type, Lincoln, Wulfwine, pvlfpine mo linco, 1.16g/6h (Mossop Dd, pl. xlix, 10 and SCBI Lincoln 460, same dies; SCBI Copenhagen 1940, same rev. die; BEH 1840; N 787; S 1158). About extremely fine, bright £300-£400
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, Thetford, Ælfweald, alfpold on deo :, lis sceptre, 1.16g/3h (Carson 103; Doubleday 498, same dies; FEJ 827, same obv. die; BEH 3457-9; N 790; S 1159). Extremely fine, bright £240-£300
Henry V (1413-1422), Secondary series, Penny, class B*, London, annulet to left and mullet to right of crown, tall lettering, 0.89g/6h (Stewartby p.330 [Henry V]; Harris, BNJ 1999, L14; cf. Harris, SCMB 1989, p.300, no.3; Potter –; N –; S –). Reverse off-centre, otherwise very fine, extremely rare £500-£700
Hammer Price: £480
Richard II (1377-1399), Second period, Halfgroat, type III, London, mm. cross pattée, with French title, rev. from an Edward III Post-Treaty die in retouched state, 2.13g/10h (DIG 1/1; Potter IIIb, and same obv. die as pl. xx, nos 6-8, same rev. die as no. 12; N 1323; S 1684). Minor scrapes on obverse, otherwise better than fine, dark tone, extremely rare £400-£600
Edward I (1272-1307), Long cross coinage, Penny, class VII, London, Philip, phelip on lvnd, 1.53g/4h (N 1002; S 1378). Some weakness in legends, otherwise about very fine, good portrait £120-£150
Hammer Price: £460
Henry IV (1399-1413), Heavy coinage, Penny, York, Abp Bower, late style, quatrefoil in centre of rev., 1.03g/8h (Archibald, BNJ 1969, p.76, no.996, this coin; N 1351; S 1722). Fine, grey tone, rare £300-£400
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, PAX type [BMC III], London, Sigegar, sigier on lvnd, 1.22g/12h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.94; Inder I, 105, same rev. die; BMC –, but listed in table of moneyers on p.ccxxii; N 859; S 1264). Fine, very rare £280-£320
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Smaller Profile/Cross and Annulets type [BMC XII], London, Algar, algar : o[n : lv]n :, 1.32g/9h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.93; SCBI Mack 1540, this coin; BMC –; N 868; S 1273). Part flat, otherwise fine, dark-toned, very rare £500-£700
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Groat, York, mm. cross II, fleur on breast cusp, lis by neck, 3.31g/9h (Lessen dies 1/2, and BNJ 1993, pl. 7, 3, this coin; Whitton 4a; N 1425; S 1838). Slightly bent at one edge, otherwise fine, very rare £800-£1,000
Stephen (1135-1154), Substantive types, Penny, Profile/Cross and Piles type [BMC VI], Bedford, Iohan, [—]han : on bed[–], 1.20g/9h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.107, note 577, this coin listed; Bagshawe 11505, this coin; Mack 78a, and pl. iii, this coin; BMC –; N 879; S 1281). Edge chipped, otherwise fine to very fine and toned, exceptionally rare; perhaps only one other specimen known [EMC 1994.0281] £800-£1,000
John (1199-1216), Penny, class Va2, Canterbury, Hue, hve · on · cante, 1.35g/9h (SCBI Mass 1212, same dies [= DNW 69, 1019]; N 969; S 1350B). Very fine with an excellent portrait, toned, rare £200-£300
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Secondary series, Penny, class A, London, ‘emaciated’ bust, pellet to right of crown, annulet before lon, 0.83g/11h (Stewartby p.330 [Henry IV]; Harris, BNJ 1999, L10; Harris, BNJ 1997, pl. v, 70 [= RCL 1381], same dies; Potter I/I; N 1394; S 1777). Margins partly flat and some minor marks, otherwise very fine, extremely rare £300-£500
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, London, Eadwine, edpine mωo lvnd, 1.71g/9h (FEJ 483, same rev. die; BEH –; N 774; S 1151). Free of peckmarks, good very fine with a strong portrait, toned £240-£300
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Primary series/Secondary series mule, Groat, London, type III/class B, mm. cross pattée, 9-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, 3.21g/3h (Stewartby P III/B; Potter III-5/2; Walters I, 250, same dies; N 1359b/1386; S 1763). Clipped, otherwise obverse fine, reverse about very fine, very rare £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £440
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Groat, York, mm. cross II, fleur on breast cusp, lis by neck, from the same obv. die as previous, 3.42g/8h (Lessen dies 1/3, and BNJ 1993, pl. 7, 4, this coin; Whitton 4a; N 1425; S 1838). Slightly clipped and with some surface corrosion, otherwise fine, very rare £800-£1,000
Stephen (1135-1154), Substantive types, Penny, Cross Moline type [BMC I], Gloucester, perhaps Gilbert, [———]gope[–], 1.41g/10h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.110; cf. SCBI Northern 1201 and Williams 379 revs.; cf. Mack 14b; BMC –; N 873; S 1278). Legends mostly flat, centres very fine, clear facial portrait, rare £200-£260
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Secondary series, Groat, class B1a, mm. cross pattée, ‘scowling’ bust, large fleurs on all cusps, quatrefoil after henric, 3.79g/3h (Stewartby p.323 [Henry IV]; Harris, BNJ 1997, p.26, 27, this coin listed; Potter II-2; N 1386; S 1762). About very fine, rare £500-£700
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, Ipswich, Æthelbeorht, ægl·biriht on gi, lis sceptre, 1.18g/12h (Sadler II, fig. 545, this coin; SCBI Copenhagen 973-4, Hermitage 710, FEJ 404 and Doubleday 202, same dies; BEH 924; N 790; S 1159). Extremely fine, bright £240-£300
Henry II (1154-1189), Short Cross coinage, Penny, class Ia1/Ia5 mule, Northampton, Hugo, hvgo · on · norht, 1.47g/10h (Mass, BNJ 1993, p.36, dies 6/8; SCBI Mass 126, same dies [= DNW 73, 1159 and 111, 871]; N 962; S 1343/1343A). Legend weak at 9 o’clock on reverse, otherwise very fine and toned, very rare £240-£300
Harthacnut (1035-1042), Penny, Arm and Sceptre type, in the name of ‘Cnut’, Thetford, Tidræd, tidred on deotv, 1.17g/6h (Carson 133; SCBI Stockholm 1957, same dies; BEH 3534; N 811; S 1169). Flan crimped and reverse double-struck, otherwise fine, very rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £420
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