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21 March 1995
Coenwulf (796-821), kings of mercia, Coenwulf, Canterbury, Group III, Cross Moline type, bust right, coenvvulf rex m, reverse oba moneta, cross moline over saltire, 1.25 gms (BMC 76; N. 348; S. 916; BLC 66). Edge chipped (c. 6 o’clock), and of rather poor colour, but otherwise fine or better and excessively rare (£400-600)
Hammer Price: £350
Burgred (852-874), KINGS OF MERCIA, Burgred (852-874), Penny, diademed bust right, burgred rex, reverse moneyer’s name cvnehm between mon eta in two unbroken lunettes, 1.33 gms (N. 423; S. 938). Very fine (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £180
Burgred (852-874), KINGS OF MERCIA, Burgred, diademed bust right, burgred rex, reverse hvssa between lines with a crook at each end, 1.40 gms (N. 426; S. 941). Very fine (£150-200)
Beonna (c.758), KINGS OF EAST ANGLIA, Beonna (c.758), beonna rex, partly runic, pellet in annulet in centre, reverse wereferth, partly runic, in angles of a beaded cross with a lozenge centre enclosing a pierced annulet and four pellets, 1.02 gms (cf. Archibald “The Coinage of Beonna”, BNJ pp.10-54, pl. 5, O1/R1; N. 430; S.847). Obverse about very fine, reverse better than fine but left margin a little weak, very rare, moneyer excessively so (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £820
Beonna (c.758), kings of east anglia, Beonna, ben+na rex in Runic, small cross in centre, reverse beaded cross, wil+red in Runic around, 0.98 gms (Archibald O10/R3; N. 430/2; S.847A). Almost extremely fine, very rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £900
Eadwald (c.798), kings of east anglia, Eadwald (c.796-c.798), eadvald rex in three lines divided by two lines of pellets reverse po d e l within compartments of quatrefoil, 1.34 gms (BMC 3; N. 432; S. 947). Rim a little chipped and slightly buckled, otherwise very fine, extremely rare, moneyer excessively so (£1,500-2,000)
Hammer Price: £1,300
Æthelstan I (c.825-840), kings of east anglia, Æthelstan I (c. 825-845), portrait type, bust right, edelstan rex, reverse eadnod monet, cross crosslet in centre, 1.38 gms (BMC —; N. 434; S. 948; HEP p.58). Rusty obverse die, extremely fine, excessively rare (£1,500-2,000)
Hammer Price: £2,200
Æthelstan I (c.825-840), kings of east anglia, Æthelstan I, edelstani, in centre A dividing two pellets, reverse monn moneta around cross pattée, 1.38 gms (Pagan, BNJ [1982], p.60, item III, this coin; SCBI Norweb 108, this coin; BMC 12; N. 440; S. 950). Good very fine, very rare, the combination of moneyer and type excessively rare, only one other thought to be in private hands (£800-1,000)
Hammer Price: £720
Æthelstan I (c.825-840), kings of east anglia, Æthelstan I, edelst·ani, in centre A, pellet below, reverse d[a]moairai around cross pattée, 1.21 gms (N. 440; S. 950; HEP p.66). Broken and repaired in two places, and with small crack showing daylight, but otherwise about very fine and excessively rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £520
Æthelweard (c.849-c.855), kings of east anglia, Æthelweard (c. 845-855) edel.p·.·ard rex, cross pattée with a crescent in each angle, reverse aedel.hel.m, cross pattée with a pellet in each angle, 1.09 gms (BMC 22; N. 453; S. 953; HEP p.67, pl. 2, i, same dies). Very fine, extremely rare (£1,400-1,800)
Danish E Anglia: St Edmund, kings of east anglia, Eadmund (855-869), eadmvnd rex an, in centre A, reverse eadmvnd mone, cross pattée, pellets in angles and above upper arm of cross, 1.23 gms (N. 456; S. 954). Very fine, rare (£400-600)
Hammer Price: £320
Danish E Anglia: St Edmund, DANISH EAST ANGLIA, St. Edmund Memorial Coinage (895-910), sceadmvnd re, in centre A, reverse adradvsw o me, cross pattée in centre, 1.34 gms (N. 483; S. 960). Very fine, slightly bent (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £130
Vikings in York: Cnut, cvnnetti, small cross pattée in centre, pellet above and below, reverse CNVT at the ends of the limbs of a patriarchal cross, 1.26 gms (N. 499; S.993). Extremely fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £150
Vikings in York: Cnut, cvnnetti, small cross pattée in centre, pellet above and below, reverse CNVT at the ends of the limbs of a patriarchal cross, 1.27 gms. Good very fine (£60-80)
Vikings in York: Cnut/Siefred, vikings of york, Siefred, SlEFREDVS around cross pattée with a pellets in first and third quarters, reverse Rex and initial cross at the end of the limbs of a cross pattée, 1.22 gms (N. 503; S. 985). Rim chipped, otherwise very fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £210
Vikings in York: Cnut, MiRABlLlA FEi around small cross pattée, with pellet in two angles, reverse, cnvt at the end of the limbs of a patriarchal cross, rex and groups of pellets around, 1.25 gms (N.511; S.998). Extremely fine, rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £240
Vikings in York: St Peter, vikings of york, St. Peter Coinage (c. 905-c.927), Phase 2, Two-line (Horizontal) type, blundered legends both sides, 1.07 gms (BMC 5; N. 553; S. 1006). Rim slightly chipped and a little buckled, otherwise very fine, rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £260
Æthelwulf (839-858), KINGS OF WESSEX, Æthelwulf (839-858), Phase I, Rochester, aedelelvvlf rex, cross pattée over cross pattée saltire, reverse occiidentalivm around, sax onio rvm in three lines, 1.32 gms (N. 597; S.1045). Good very fine, very rare (£600-800)
Æthelwulf (839-858), kings of wessex, Æthelwulf, Phase 2, Rochester, edelvvlf rex, cross pattée over cross pattée saltire, reverse edelhere, cross with two limbs pattée and two limbs moline, 1.34 gms (N. 607; S. 1046). Traces of double striking, otherwise very fine (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £470
Æthelwulf (839-858), kings of wessex, Æthelwulf, Phase 4, aedelvvlf rex, bare headed bust right, rev. edelnod moneta on and between the limbs of a beaded cross,1.22 gms (BMC xvii; N. 618; S. 1051; SCBI Mack 107). Hairline fracture extending from edge of coin to inner circle surrounding head, otherwise good very fine, rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £270
Æthelberht (858-c.865), kings of wessex, Æthelberht (860-865), ædelbearht rex, diademed bust right, rev. hvnred moneta on and between the limbs of a beaded cross, 1.19 gms (BMC i; N. 620; S. 1053). Very fine, but edge quite badly chipped, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £230
Alfred the Great (871-899), kings of wessex, Ælfred (871-875), First Coinage (c.871-875), Lunette (“Burgred”) type, aelbred rex, diademed bust right, reverse biarnmod moneta in three lines in and between two lunettes broken at angles, 0.92 gms (BMC ib; N. 627; S. 1057). Chipped rather severely, otherwise very fine, with very dark patina, rare (£400-500)
Alfred the Great (871-899), kings of wessex, Ælfred, Third Coinage, Two-line ‘Guthrum’ type, Mercian dies, aelbred rex around cross pattée, reverse pvnb erht in two lines, pellets between, 1.51 gms (N. 637; S. 1066). Very fine but reverse weak (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £390
Alfred the Great (871-899), kings of wessex, Ælfred, Third Coinage, “Canterbury” type, AELFRED REX DORO, small cross pattée in centre, reverse TIRVA LDMO in two lines, three pellets between, 1.51gms (N. 638; S. 1069). Very fine, obverse double struck, rare (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £410
Alfred the Great (871-899), kings of wessex, Ælfred, Third Coinage, ‘Edward the Elder’ type, AEL FRE DREX, small cross pattée in centre, VVLF RED in two lines, three pellets between, 1.57 gms (N. 639; S.1067). Better than fine, but with some peck marks to reverse and somewhat buckled (£200-300)
Alfred the Great (871-899), kings of wessex, Ælfred, Fourth Coinage, London, æLFRED REX, diademed bust right, reverse Londonia monogram, 1.54 gms (N. 644; S. 1061). Very fine and rare (£800-1,000)
Hammer Price: £1,250
Edward the Elder (899-924), kings of wessex, Edward the Elder (899-924), Two-line type, EADVVEARD REX, small cross pattée, reverse TILAM ONETA in two lines, three crosses between, trefoil of pellets above, 1.54 gms (BMC ii; N. 649; S.1087).Fine, perhaps buckled and flattened (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £170
Edward the Elder (899-924), kings of wessex, Edward the Elder, Portrait type, EADVVEARD REX, diademed bust left, reverse vVLF REDMO in two lines, three crosses between, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.60 gms (BMC iii; N. 651; S. 1084). Very fine and rare, from somewhat rusty dies (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £880
Æthelstan (924-939), kings of wessex, Æethelstan (924-939), Two-line (Horizontal) type, North Eastern group, æDELSTAN RE, small cross pattée in centre, reverse ODAM ONETA in two lines, three crosses between, trefoil of pellets above and below,1.49 gms (BMC i; N. 668; S. 1069). About very fine, rare (£200-300)
Æthelstan (924-939), kings of wessex, Aethelstan, Circumscription Cross type, with mint name, London, æDLSTAN REX TOT BRIT, small cross pattée in centre, reverse EiE MONETA LVND CVIT, small cross pattée, 1.37 gms (N. 672; cf. SCBI British Museum 265 [BMC 59]). Very fine, an irregular issue but of good style, rare (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £340
Æthelstan (924-939), kings of wessex, Æthelstan, Bust Crowned type, æDELSTAN REX, crowned bust right, reverse DiORVVALD Mo To ciV, small cross pattée, 1.12 gms (N. 675; S. 1084). Obverse very fine, reverse nearly so, believed to be the only known specimen (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £1,600
Æthelstan (924-939), kings of wessex, Æthelstan, Bust Crowned type, Biorneard, London, æDæLSTAN REX, crowned bust right, with rosette on shoulder, reverse BIORNEARD MO LoND CI, 1.46 gms (N. 675; S. 1084). Portrait a little weak, almost very fine (£500-600)
Hammer Price: £620
Eadmund (939-946), kings of wessex, Eadmund (939-946), Two-line (Horizontal) type, Diorwald, æADMVND RE, small cross pattée, reverse DEORV ALdMO in two lines, three crosses between, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.20 gms (N. 688; S. 1105). A little weak in places, about very fine (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £290
Eadred (946-955), kings of wessex, Eadred (946-655), Two-line (Horizontal) type, North Eastern, E.ADRED REXE, small cross pattée in centre, reverse DEODM AERM in two lines, three crosses between, above and below a trefoil of pellets, 1.42 gms (N. 706; S. 1113). Very fine (£140-180)
Eadred (946-955), kings of wessex, Eadred, Two-line (Horizontal) type, EADRED REX, small cross pattée in centre, AGTAR DESMOT in two lines, three crosses between, above and below a rosette, 1.45 gms (N. 707; S. 113). Almost extremely fine, some traces of verdigris to surfaces (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £280
Eadred (946-955), kings of wessex, Eadred, Bust Crowned type, EAdRED REX, crowned bust right, reverse eREDARD MONEiT, cross pattée in centre, 1.48 gms (N. 713; S. 1115). Cracked and repaired (2 o’clock), bust flat at neck, and a little buckled, otherwise better than fine, rare (£300-400)
Eadwig (955-959), kings of wessex, Eadwig (955-949), Two-line (Horizontal) type, EADVIG REX, small cross pattée in centre, without m in obverse field, reverse ELFST ANMO in two lines, three crosses between, above and below a rosette, 1.28 gms (N. 725; S. 1122). Almost extremely fine, but cleaned, rare (£200-300)
Eadwig (955-959), kings of wessex, Eadwig, Three-line (Horizontal) type, N.W. mint, EADVViGE RE, small cross pattée in centre, reverse evorad in two lines, above and below a rosette, mo to and cross in centre, between, 1.49 gms (N. 730; S. 1126). Very fine, rather buckled, very rare (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £400
Eadgar (959-975), KINGS OF ALL ENGLAND, Eadgar (955-959), Two-line (Horizontal) type, North Eastern V, EADGAR DEO, small cross pattée in centre, reverse ADEL LOLF in two lines, three crosses between, above and below a trefoil of pellets, 1.26 gms (BMC i; N. 741-HT NE V). Chipped in two places, otherwise very fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £200
Eadgar (959-975), Eadgar, Two-line (Horizontal) type, North Eastern I, EADGAR REX:, small cross pattée in centre, reverse VNBE INMO in two lines, three crosses between, trefoil of pellets above and below, pellet stops either side of second ‘A' of eadgar, 1.21 gms (BMC i; N. 741-HT NE 1). Hairline crack, reverse( c.11 o’clock), otherwise very fine (£100-150)
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