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3 July 2019
Anglo-Scandinavian Imitations, ‘Long Cross/Last Small Cross mule’, Penny, bust left, + ædelred re ai, pellet behind head, rev. + gdoa [+] hco[md]ofnan, 1.39g/11h (Malmer 189.1828, chain 105; SCBI Copenhagen 1664-6, same obv. die). Good fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £900
Richard II (1377-1399), Second period, Halfgroat, type IV, London, mm. cross pattée, no fleur on breast, 2.08g/8h (DIG 2/1; Potter 8/IIIb; N 1323; S 1685). Lightly cleaned, otherwise fine or better, extremely rare £400-£500
29 January 2020
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 2 [type 7], mm. lion, horse’s tail between legs, crown and garniture frosted, 14.07g/12h (Bull 560; Besly 2E; SCBI Brooker 1087, same rev. die; N 2315; S 2869). Very fine, toned £600-£800
Hammer Price: £850
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Sovereign/Eagles type, Steyning, Wulfric, pvlfric on stæn :, 1.31g/12h (Freeman 37; HHK 32; SCBI South Eastern 1392-3, Sussex Mints 196, BMC 1212, Doubleday 459 and Williams 95, same dies; N 827; S 1181). Extremely fine, obverse toned £400-£500
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
21 January 2021
I: Briot, Warin and Rawlins, England, Charles I, Briot’s First Machine-made issue, Sixpence, mm. flower and b on obv. only, bust within inner circle, carolvs d g magn britan fr et hib rex, rev. christo avspice regno, square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 2.96g/47.0gr/6h (SCBI Brooker 718, same dies; N 2301; S 2855). Small die flaws behind head, feint crease marks and two tiny marks in reverse field, otherwise good very fine, attractively toned £400-£500
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
25 April 2018
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
XVII: Copies of Cromwell Coins, Pattern or Trial Broad of 20 Shillings, 1656, a cast copy in pewter, similar, edge grained, 5.45g/84.2gr/6h (cf. N 2744; cf. S 3225). Some surface marks, otherwise good very fine, unusual £100-£150
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
Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Shilling, undated, full titles, no mark of value, 5.99g/5h (Shuttlewood 284, same obv. die; N 1967; S 2499). Some scratches on obverse and surface pitting, weakness in reverse legend, otherwise good fine, toned £400-£500
Hiberno-Scandinavian period, Phase I, Penny, series B, in imitation of the Long Cross type of Æthelred II, with an ‘English’ [perhaps Winchester] mint-signature, sihtrc rex dyfln, bust left, rev. byrhtiod mo rini, long cross, 1.30g/3h (Dolley B1/b; SCBI BM 40; SCBI Copenhagen 29; Lane 7; S 6104; DF 6). A little crimped and peckmarked, otherwise good fine, very rare £600-£800
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
William III (1694-1702), Shilling, 1696y, first bust, no stop after gvlielmvs, harp with 4 strings (ESC 1192 var. [1086]; S 3502). High points of hair weak, otherwise extremely fine with some mint bloom, large flan £500-£700
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
Charles I (1625-1649), Ormonde Money, Shilling, 5.85g/6h (DNW 157, 511, same dies; S 6546; DF 297). From the obverse die in unflawed state, weak in parts, otherwise very fine and toned £600-£800
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Milled coinage, Sixpence, 1562, mm. star, tall bust C, decorated dress, medium rose, 3.23g/6h (Borden/Brown 24, O2/R2; Shuttlewood 437, same obv. die; N 2026; S 2595). Good very fine, dark grey tone £300-£400
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
XVII: Copies of Cromwell Coins, Broad of 20 Shillings, 1656, laureate bust left, rev. crowned shield, edge grained, 7.86g/121.4gr/6h (Lessen, BNJ 1996, p.132, a4b, this piece; cf. N 2744; cf. S 3225). A contemporary (?) forgery, weakly struck from rather crude but competent dies, creased, otherwise very fine and unusual £300-£400
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Shilling, mm. lis, sixth bust, reads fra and hi, stop after separet, 5.88g/8h (N 2124; S 2668). About extremely fine and toned, excellent portrait £500-£700
James II (1437-1460), Second coinage, Groat, Second issue, Edinburgh, type II, mm. crown, no marks by neck, lis to right of crown, 3.72g/3h (SCBI 35, 701, and B fig. 532, same obv. die; S 5233). Fine to very fine £300-£360
XVI: Later Cromwell Medals, Cromwell and Elizabeth Cleypole, a cast, chased and engraved oval silver medal, probably 18th century, unsigned, bust of Cromwell left, as on the Dunbar medal, olivar cromwell ang sco hib protect, rev. eliz cleypole ol cromwell fil dilect, bust of Elizabeth Cleypole right, as on her Memorial medal, all within an ornate leaf and floral border, 44 x 39mm, 45.51g (Lessen, BNJ 1981, p.126 and pl. xv, 33, this piece; Platt II, pp.39-40, type D; cf. MI I, 392/14 obv./MI...
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 3 [type 5], mm. lion, tall horse, square-topped shield, 14.70g/12h (Bull 568; Besly 3A; SCBI Brooker 1081, same dies; N 2313; S 2867). Some spots of verdigris, otherwise very fine, horseman better £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £800
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
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
David I (1124-1153), Sterling, Period D [Burns II], mint uncertain [perhaps Roxburgh], local workmanship, crowned bust right with sceptre, [–]avit [—], rev. legend blundered, 1.39g (RCL 8 and B fig. 16, same obv. die; SCBI 35, 10; S 5009). Crease mark, about fine, toned £300-£400
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
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Shilling, 1651, mm. sun on obv. only, 5.67g/1h (ESC 79 [983]; N 2724; S 3217). Traces of surface deposit on obverse between 3 and 6 o’clock, otherwise very fine and toned £400-£600
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
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Shilling, 1644, mm. plume on obv., Br on rev., bust of coarse style with stellate lace border, three equal-sized plumes above Declaration, 6.08g/6h (Morr. B-1; SCBI Brooker 995, same dies; SCBI Bristol 203 obv./204 rev., same dies; N 2496; S 3014). Good fine, toned £400-£500
James VI (1567-1625), Before Accession, Eighth coinage, Thistle Merk, 1604, stop after scotorvm, 6.64g/10h (SCBI 58, 1588, same rev. die; SCBI 35, –; cf. B fig. 943; S 5497). Good very fine, light grey tone, very rare £600-£800
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
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