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Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Pyramids type, Shrewsbury, Earnwig, earnpi on srorbe ·, 1.23g/6h (Freeman 40; Spink 207, 47, same dies; N 831; S 1184). Very fine and toned, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £850
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Penny, London, type II/III mule, from the same obv. die as previous, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil before civi, 0.81g/9h (Stewartby P II/P III; Potter II-3/2; N 1363a/1363b; S 1731). Minor flan flaws, otherwise very fine and toned, extremely rare £1,000-£1,200
William I or William II, Penny, PAXS type [BMC VIII], Dorchester, Ottarr, oter on dorcest, 1.40g/9h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.72; SCBI Mack 1419, West Country 788, FEJ 1618 and DNW 73, 1477, same dies; BMC 630; N 850; S 1257). Very fine, toned £400-£600
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Double Inscription type [BMC XI], London, Wulfgar, pvlgar on lvnden, 1.35g/5h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.95, note 385 [= SNC September 1994, 5653, same dies]; BMC –; N 867; S 1272). Officially incised in edge, flat in places, otherwise fine to very fine and toned, extremely rare £800-£1,000
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Full Face/Cross Fleury type [BMC X], Leicester, Anderam, an[d]era[m] o[n le]i :, 1.33g/3h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.92, note 346, (1), and EMC 1200.0907, this coin [recté Leicester, moneyer Anderam]; P Finn FPL 13 (96) and EMC 2000.0078, same rev. die; Mossop –; BMC –; N 866; S 1271). Officially incised in edge, weak in parts, otherwise very fine, extremely rare £800-£1,000
Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross coinage, Penny, class Ib/Ia mule [London], mm. crescent and star on obv., henricvs rex · ang, rev. anglie terci’, pelleted n in ang, 5 pellets under crown, 1.43g/3h (CT 11ff; N 984/983; S 1359A). Very fine and very rare £400-£500
Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross coinage, Penny, class IVb, London, Nicole, nicole on lvnd, pelleted n in lvnd, 1.47g/7h (CT 488; N 990; S 1366). Very fine and toned, very rare £400-£500
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Facing Bust type, Wallingford, Beorhtmær, brihtmær on pa, 1.10g/6h (Freeman 39; Doubleday 540 and Spink 225, 219, same dies; MEC 8, 2306 [= SCBI Fitzwilliam 953], same rev. die; BMC 1292; N 830; S 1183). About extremely fine £300-£360
Hammer Price: £800
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Halfgroat, London, type III, mm. cross pattée, 9-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, 1.78g/7h (DIG 2/2; Stewartby P III; Potter III-2/4; N 1361; S 1730). Obverse double-struck, otherwise fine to very fine and dark-toned, very rare £700-£900
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Intermediate Small Cross/CRVX mule, Winchester, Toki, toca m¯o pint, diademed bust left, no sceptre, 1.66g/12h (Winchester Mint 553 and SCBI Copenhagen 1434, same dies; Chown 1014, same obv. die; SCBI Mack 911, same rev. die [= CNG 85, 1463]; BEH 4326; N 773/770; S 1150/1148). About very fine and toned, very rare £500-£700
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Groat, type II/I mule, London, mm. cross pattée, three pellets above crown, 4.28g/12h (Potter IIa/IF, and BNJ XXIX pl. xix, 3, this coin; N 1320b/1320a; S 1679/1678). Flan flaws on both sides, otherwise about very fine and toned, extremely rare £800-£1,000
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Unmarked issue, Groat, London, mm. cross IIIb on obv. only, extra pellet under tas and don, no stops, 3.59g/11h (Whitton 65d; N 1514; S 1931). Very fine, rare £800-£1,000
Edward III (1327-1377), Third coinage, Penny, Reading, type 4/III, reads edwr’, escallop in second quarter, 1.16g/8h (SCBI North 1088-9, same dies; Brooke, English Coins, pl. xxiv, no. 24, this coin; N 1129; S 1555). Some weakness in legend, otherwise very fine and toned, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £750
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Helmet type, Gothabyrig [Castle Gotha], Wulfmær, pvlfmær m’o goda, 1.16g/6h (Doubleday 143, this coin; Dolley/Elmore Jones, BNJ XXVIII, no.5, same dies; BEH 1136; N 775; S 1152). Flan crack at 4 o’clock on obverse has been repaired, obverse fine, reverse very fine, extremely rare £800-£1,200
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Quatrefoil type, Gothabyrig [Castle Gotha], Wulfmær, pvlfmær o giod, Exeter ‘main’ style, drapery in parallel loops, 0.91g/9h (Dolley/Elmore Jones, BNJ XXVIII, no.10, same rev. die [= SCBI Copenhagen 1062]; BEH 1001; N 781; S 1157). Crack at 6 o’clock and in centre, flan a trifle bent, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £1,000-£1,500
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Expanding Cross type [Light issue], York, Svartkollr, spertcol on eof, North-Eastern ‘Pacx’ style bust B with lis sceptre, annulet in first quarter, 1.15g/1h (Freeman 365; SCBI Merseyside 755, same dies; BMC 313; N 821; S 1176). Very fine and toned, scarce £300-£400
Hammer Price: £700
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Farthing, London, small head with neck, reads ricard and angl, 0.30g/1h (Withers 1c; Purvey series 2; N 1333b; S 1701). An exceptional specimen on a full flan, very fine and dark-toned, rare £300-£500
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Groat, London, type II, mm. cross pattée, 10-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, 3.45g/5h (Stewartby P II; Potter II-2/II-2, and BNJ 1960, pl. viii, 6, same dies; N 1359a; S 1727). Three edge splits, otherwise fine, reverse better, extremely rare £1,200-£1,500
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Penny, London, type II/III mule, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast and after tas, 0.82g/4h (Stewartby P II/P III; Potter II-3/1 var.; N 1363a/1363b; S 1731 var.). Some light scratches, otherwise good fine, extremely rare £600-800
William I or William II, Penny, PAXS type [BMC VIII], Wilton, Ælfwine, ielfpine on pitii, 1.37g/6h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.83; BMC 1056, FEJ 1070 and Williams 645, same dies; N 848; S 1257). Good very fine, attractively toned £400-£600
Stephen (1135-1154), Substantive types, Penny, Cross Moline type [BMC I], York, Martin, [m]artin : on[ : ever :], 1.44g/9h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.117; SCBI Northern 1303, Pimprez 441 [= Spink 170, 486] and BMC 133-4, same dies; SCBI Northern 1301-2, same rev. die; Mack 42c; N 873; S 1278). Legend half flat, otherwise good very fine with an excellent portrait, attractively toned £400-£500
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, 3.78g/11h (Stewartby p.323 [Henry IV]; Harris, BNJ 1997, p.26, 20; Potter II-1; N 1386; S 1762). About very fine and toned, rare £500-£700
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Trefoil issue, Groat, class A, Calais, mm. cross IIIb, leaf on breast, trefoils by neck, reads adivtor, double saltires before and after la, 3.69g/9h (Whitton 35 var.; N 1497; S 1911). Very fine and toned, rare £500-700
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Groat, type II, London, mm. cross pattée, 4.07g/6h (Potter IId/IIf; N 1320b; S 1679). Some weakness in margins, otherwise very fine and dark-toned, rare £500-£700
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Groat, type II, London, mm. cross pattée, 4.31g/5h (Potter IIc/IIe; N 1320b; S 1679). A trifle clipped and obverse lightly tooled, otherwise about very fine and toned, rare £500-£700
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Quatrefoil type, Rochester, Ælfheah, ælfeh on rofecs, London ‘A late’ style, bust with contained drapery, quatrefoil touches forehead, 0.97g/9h (BEH –; N 781; S 1157). About extremely fine and bright, scarce £400-£500
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Penny, York, Abp Bower, annulet on breast, rev. quatrefoil in centre, annulet stops, 0.94g/10h (Harris, BNJ 1999, Y4; Walters I, 255, same dies; N 1364; S 1734). Weak in parts, otherwise good fine and toned, rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £650
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, First Hand type, Ipswich, Waltferth, paltferd m¯o gip, angled cuffs to sleeve, 1.50g/6h (Sadler III, p.447, no.68, this coin; Sadler I, 125, same dies [= BEH 1098]; BMC 100, SCBI E Anglia 1136 and Osborne 15, same obv. die; Dolley/Talvio EA; N 766; S 1144). Good very fine £300-£400
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, First Hand type, Norwich, Brantinc, branting m¯o nordpic, angled cuffs to sleeve, alpha and omega transposed, 1.71g/6h (SCBI Hunter 799 and Doubleday 362, same dies; Dolley/Talvio EA; BEH 3108; N 766; S 1144). Minute edge chip at 5 o’clock repaired with epoxy resin, otherwise very fine, rare £200-£300
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Pellets in Quatrefoil type [BMC XIV], Wallingford, Godwine, godpin[e o]n : pa[li :], 1.39g/8h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.103; Allen, BNJ 2009, 836, this coin; SCBI Ashmolean 235, same dies; BMC –; N 870; S 1275). Part of legend flat, otherwise very fine with a strong portrait, toned, rare £500-£700
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Quadrilateral on Cross Fleury type [BMC XV], Exeter, perhaps Ailwine, ai[——]n : exces :, 1.45g/3h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.89, note 296, including this coin; Pimprez 98, this coin; Pimprez 97 [= CNG 70, 1257 and CNG 82, 1380], same rev. die; Brettell –; BMC –; N 871; S 1276). Half flat, otherwise very fine with a clear portrait, bright, rare £300-£400
Edward III (1327-1377), First coinage, Penny, class 15d, Durham, Bp de Beaumont or Bp de Bury, small crown within lozenge panel in centre of rev., 1.29g/8h (Allen DM 106; SCBI North 952; N 1097; S 1530). One quarter flat (and corresponding on obverse) and some double-striking, otherwise fine, very rare £400-500
Edward III (1327-1377), First coinage, Penny, class 15d, Canterbury, three extra pellets in fourth quarter, 1.21g/6h (SCBI North 951, this coin; N 1096; S 1529). Flat in places, otherwise about very fine and toned, very rare £300-£400
Edward I (1272-1307), New coinage, Penny, class 1d, London, annulet on breast, issue for the Abbot of Reading, 1.39g/6h (SCBI North 45; N 1013; S 1384). Cleaned in the past, otherwise good fine, rare £100-£150
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Groat, type I, London, mm. cross pattée, copula f, saltires before lon and after don, 4.10g/10h (Potter dies Ia1/IH, and BNJ XXIX, p.350, this coin listed; N 1320a; S 1678). Some surface pitting, otherwise good fine and toned, rare £600-£800
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Sovereign/Eagles type, York, Ulfketill Thaginc, vlfketel daginga on eo, annulets in first and fourth quarters, 1.30g/11h (Freeman 417; Lessen, SNC 2007, p.310, this coin listed; CNG 60, 2318, e55, 194 and e65, 109, same dies; N 827; S 1181). Surfaces oxidised and a trifle weak in places, otherwise very fine £240-£300
Hammer Price: £600
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Groat, London, type II, mm. cross pattée, 8-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, 3.58g/3h (Stewartby P II; Potter II-1/II-2; N 1359a; S 1727). Excavated state, wavy flan, edge cracked and with a chip at 8 o’clock, extremely rare £900-£1,200
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Pyramids type, York, Authulfr, ovdvlf on eofei, annulet in fourth quarter, 1.39g/12h (Freeman 290; Lessen, SNC 2007, p.310, this coin listed; SCBI Yorkshire 660, Merseyside 835 and MEC 8, 2331 [= SCBI Fitzwilliam 968], same dies; BMC 417; N 831; S 1184). Very fine, bright £240-£300
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Halfgroat, London, type II, mm. cross pattée on obv. only, 10-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, 1.01g/12h (DIG 3/5, this coin illustrated, recté 3/5 from 3/2; Stewartby P II; Harris, BNJ 1997, 59, this coin; Potter –; N –; S 1730 var.). Clipped, otherwise fine and of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen £1,000-£1,200
William I (1066-1087), Penny, Two Sceptres type [BMC IV], Huntingdon, Godric, godric on hvnten, 1.28g/9h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.74; Eaglen 299 (5), this coin; Carlyon-Britton, BNJ 1910, pl.xviii, 4, this coin; BMC 236, FEJ 1301 and Doubleday 703, same dies; N 844; S 1253). Cracked at 10 o’clock, otherwise very fine with a strong portrait, rare £500-£700
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