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British Iron-Age, Gallo-Belgic, Stater, series C [Ambiani], degraded head of Apollo right, rev. horse right, pellets and horseshoe above, pellet below, 6.50g/1h (Sills 405ff; ABC 13; VA 42; S 5). Unusually pale gold for the issue, very fine but a little weak £400-£500
£400–£500
British Iron-Age, CANTIACI, uninscribed series, Quarter-Stater, trophy type, traces of wreath at edges, rev. tree-like trophy, three ringed pellets above, the middle in beaded circle, rectangles and ringed pellets to the sides, bent line below, 1.32g (ABC 189, same dies; VA –; S 47). Nearly very fine, rare £260-£300
Hammer Price: £300
British Iron-Age, ATREBATES and REGNI, Commios, silver Unit, moon head left, curved ladder for hair, two concentric rings in front, rev. horse advancing left, crescent and wheel above, 1.29g/3h (ABC 1034; VA 355; BMC 758; S 69). Sharply struck, good very fine or better, very rare £320-£400
Hammer Price: £600
British Iron-Age, TRINOVANTES, Dubnovellaunos, Quarter-Stater, wreath, two opposed crescents in the centre, ringed pellet either side, rev. horse prancing left, pellet, branch and ringed pellet below, trefoil above, dotted border around, 1.26g (ABC 2395; VA 1660; BMC 2442; S 208). Reverse struck slightly off-centre revealing the seldom seen ringed pellet below the horse, otherwise very fine and rare £300-£360
Hammer Price: £280
British Iron-Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Cunobelin, Quarter-Stater, Linear type, ear of barley dividing [c]am[v], rev. horse right, branch above, cvn below, 1.30g/10h (ABC 2810; BMC 1837-42; VA 1927; S 292). Good fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £200
British Iron-Age, DUROTRIGES, Uninscribed series, silver Stater, degraded head of Apollo right, rev. horse left, pellets above, crescent and coffee-bean behind, lines and pellets for tail, 5.36g (CCI 10.1146; ABC 2163; BMC 2647, 2661, 2728-31; VA 1246; S –). Good metal, very fine, the reverse well-centred and clearly showing the horse’s head, scarce £150-£180
Hammer Price: £260
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Primary series W, half-length figure looking right, holding two crosses pommée, rev. cross-crosslet on saltire, 1.18g/12h (Abramson 108-30; M 155; N 148; S 787). On an irregular flan, very fine, toned, very rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £340
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Secondary series J, type 37, two heads vis-à-vis, cross between, rev. whorl of four birds in linear style around central cross, 1.13g/12h (Abramson 19-30; N 135; S 802A). Better than very fine, toned £200-£260
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Secondary series J, type 85, diademed head right within beaded circle, no legend, rev. linear bird right on cross with annulet at each horizontal end, trefoil of pellets below each annulet, 1.06g/6h (Abramson 18-20; M 293ff; cf. N 126; S 802). Small metal flaw in field before face, otherwise very fine and dark-toned £150-£180
Hammer Price: £150
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Secondary series R1, radiate head with pyramidal neck right, epa in runes in front, zig-zag and annulet behind, rev. debased standard, 1.04g/12h (Abramson 11-10; M 392; N 157; S 813). Very fine £80-£120
Hammer Price: £100
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Secondary series R1, radiate head with pyramidal neck right, epa in runes in front, v and annulet behind, saltires above head, rev. debased standard, 1.17g/6h (cf. Abramson 11-20; cf. M 391ff; N 157; S 813). Nearly extremely fine, toned £100-£120
Hammer Price: £160
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Continental series E, porcupine-like figure enclosing three bars, saltire below, rev. debased standard containing cruciform ts, 1.09g/1h (Abramson 95-10; N 45; S 790). Nearly extremely fine, toned £80-£100
Hammer Price: £120
Kings of Northumbria, Eadberht (737-58), Sceat, class F, eotberhtvs cross and pellets within beaded circle, rev. animal right, triquetra below, rosette below tail, 0.96g/2h (Abramson 70-210 var. (no pellets in field); N 177; S 847). Very fine £240-£300
Hammer Price: £380
Kings of Northumbria, Alchred (765-74), Sceatta, alchred (part retrograde) arranged around cross, rev. stylised quadruped right, cross pommée below, 1.12g/10h (Abramson 71-10; N 179; S 849). Better than very fine £400-£500
Hammer Price: £950
Kings of Northumbria, Æthelred I (Second reign, 789-96), Sceat, Ceolbald, aedilred around pellet in square, rev. ceolbald around central boss in beaded circle, 1.05g/12h (Abramson 80-70; N 185; S 856). Very fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £360
Kings of Northumbria, Æthelred II (First reign, 840-4), Styca, Leofthegn, plain cross, pellet in angles, 1.33g/6h (cf. N 188; S 866A). Very fine, scarce £80-£100
Hammer Price: £140
Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf (796-821), Penny, Gps III and IV, Portrait type, Canterbury, Diormod, diademed bust right, rev. diormod moneta, voided pincer cross, wedge in each angle, pellet in centre, 1.34g/6h (EMC 2015.0111; Naismith C39.1; BLS 37, 44; N 347; S 916). Small flan split at 6 o’clock and slightly bent, otherwise about very fine, rare £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £1,800
Kings of Mercia, A unique and highly important Penny of the Mercian King Ludica, struck in London: Ludica (826-7), Penny, London, no moneyer’s name, diademed bust right, + lvdica rex mer, rev. + lvn donia civit in three lines across field, 1.22g/12h (EMC 2016.0014; Naismith, BNJ 2019, pp.204-7; BLS –; N –; S –). Slightly bent, otherwise better than very fine, UNIQUE £10,000-£15,000
Hammer Price: £32,000
Kings of Wessex, Æthelbearht (858-66), Penny, Inscribed Cross Phase, Canterbury, Dæglaf, draped bust right, aedelbeaerht rex, rev. degl : af moneta on and around limbs of beaded cross, 1.42g/9h (Naismith C177; N 620; S 1053). About very fine, toned £600-£800
£600–£800
Æthelstan (924-939), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1], Æthelwulf, adel vlf mo in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoils of pellets above and below, 1.48g/6h (SCBI BM –; Blunt 15; N 668; S 1089). Scratch on reverse, otherwise good fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £500
Æthelstan (924-939), Penny, Circumscription Cross type, Chester, Paules, ædelstan rex to br around small cross pattée, rev. pavles mo legecif around small cross pattée, 1.25g/6h (Blunt 150; SCBI Chester I, 24; BMC 33; N 672; S 1093). Crimped, otherwise nearly very fine £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,100
Æthelstan (924-939), Penny, Circumscription Cross type, York, Regnald, cross, ædelstan rex to brit, rev. cross, regnald mo eforpic:, 1.56g/7h (cf. Blunt 230ff; SCBI BM 104ff; N 672; S 1093). Small delamination in centre of reverse, otherwise good very fine £500-£600
Hammer Price: £1,200
Æthelstan (924-939), Penny, Crowned Bust type, no mint name, Alfeav, ædelstan rex, crowned bust right, rev. alfeav moneta around small cross pattée, 1.38g/8h (Blunt 312; SCBI BM 167; BMC 147; N 673; S 1102). Bust very weakly stuck, otherwise good very fine and lightly toned, very rare £300-£400
Æthelstan (924-939), Penny, Two Line type [HT NE 1], Manna, mantna mo in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoils of pellets above and below, 1.55g/12h (Blunt 395; SCBI BM 223-4; N 668; S 1089). Very fine or better, patchy toning £500-£700
Hammer Price: £850
Æthelstan (924-939), Penny, Two Line type [HT NE 1], Oda, oda moneta in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoils of pellets above and below, 1.57g/5h (SCBI BM 227-9; Blunt 397; N 668b; S 1089). Very fine or better, dark-toned £400-£600
Hammer Price: £550
Æthelstan (924-939), Cut Halfpenny, Helmeted Bust type, moneyer uncertain, bust right wearing crowned helmet, [—]lstan r [—], rev. cross-crosslet, [— ]neta, 0.61g/11h (Blunt –; N 686; S 1104). About very fine, very rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £320
Eadmund (939-946), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1], Birneard, eadhvnd rex [sic], rev. birneard mo in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.06g/6h (SCBI BM 296; BMC 30; CTCE 24; N 688; S 1105). Struck from worn dies, otherwise about very fine, lightly toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £400
Eadmund (939-946), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1], Byrnwald, eadmvnd rex, rev. byrnpald mo in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.37g/9h (SCBI BM 297; CTCE 26; N 688; S 1105). On a full flan, very fine or better, previously cleaned and now re-toning £500-£700
Hammer Price: £650
Eadmund (939-946), Penny, Two Line type [HT NE1], Deorwald, diarp eld mo in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoils of pellets above and below, 0.85g/4h (SCBI BM –; CTCE 31; N 688; S 1105). Crimped, otherwise good fine £240-£300
Eadmund (939-946), Penny, Two Line type [HT NE1], Grard, eadmvnd rex, rev. grar dmoi in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoils of pellets above and below, 1.53g/9h (SCBI BM –; CTCE –; N 688; S 1105). Minor scuff in obverse field, otherwise good very fine and toned, extremely rare, the moneyer unrecorded in the main references £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,500
Eadgar (959-975), Penny, Two Line type [HT1, North-Eastern V variety], Athelaver, small cross, crescent at end of legend, e · adgar rex, rev. adela ver mo in two lines, 1.19g/6h (CTCE 29; N 741; S 1129). Good fine or better but edge partly chipped £200-£260
Edward the Martyr (975-978), Penny, Reform type, Lympne, Byrhtric, byrhtrtic m’o lim, 1.27g/9h (SCBI Copenhagen 824; BMC –; N 763; S 1142). Obverse from a rusty die, very fine and toned, extremely rare [slabbed NGC XF 40] £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,200
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, First Small Cross type, York, Isulfr, isvlf m¯o eferpi, bust left, 1.04g/7h (EMC 1998.2122; BEH –; BMC –; SCBI Yorkshire –; N 764; S 1143). Fine, the surfaces porous, extremely rare £500-£700
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Small CRVX type, London, Ælfgeat, ælfget m¯o lvn, pellet by c and x in first and fourth quarters, 1.35g/3h (BEH 2050; N 770; S 1149). Some peckmarking, crimped and cracked, otherwise fine, toned £100-£120
Hammer Price: £220
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Last Small Cross type, London, Elenod, elenod mo lvnd, 1.08g/12h (BEH 2501; N 777; S 1154). Neatly struck, about extremely fine, the moneyer rare £360-£400
Hammer Price: £800
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Quatrefoil type, Lincoln, Grimketill, grimcetel mo lin, 1.04g/9h (Mossop pl. xxxiv, 18ff; BEH 1568; N 781; S 1157). Full and round, about extremely fine, the moneyer scarce £300-£360
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Quatrefoil type, Lincoln, Sunigod, svnegod mo lin, 1.04g/2h (Mossop pl. xl, 6; BEH 1742; N 781; S 1157). Full and round, nearly extremely fine, the moneyer scarce £300-£360
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, London, Godric, godr · ic on l · vd, 1.12g/9h (BEH 2463; N 790; S 1159). Very fine, toned £200-£240
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, Thetford, Ælfweald, alfpold on deo :, lis sceptre, 1.16g/3h (Carson 103; BEH 3457-9; N 790; S 1159). About extremely fine £300-£360
Hammer Price: £460
Harold I (1035-1040), Penny, Jewel Cross type, Lincoln, Wulfric, pvlfric on lincol, bust left, 1.09g/12h (Mossop pl. lx, 16-7; SCBI Copenhagen 285; Talvio L1, National B; BEH 493; N 802; S 1163). Extremely fine with some original brilliance £1,400-£1,600
Hammer Price: £2,000
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