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9 September 2020
British Iron-Age, Gallo-Belgic, Stater, series E [Ambiani], blank, rev. disjointed horse right, pellets and ornament above, pellet below, 5.94g (ABC 16; VA 52; S 11). Good very fine or better £500-£600
Hammer Price: £460
Æthelstan (924-939), Penny, Crowned Bust type, London, Ælfwald, bust right, ædelstan rex, rev. small cross, ælfpald mo lond civi, 1.49g/3h (Blunt 269; SCBI BM 127; SCBI Glasgow 611; N 675; S 1095). Good very fine or better, obverse struck from a slightly rusty die £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
Eadmund (939-946), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1], Ælfstan, aelfs + tan mo in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.59g/1h (CTCE 5; SCBI BM 279; N 688; S 1105). Nearly extremely fine, toned £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,500
Eadred (946-955), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1], Oswald, + eadred rex, rev. osvvald m in two lines, three crosses between, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.17g/12h (CTCE 54; SCBI BM 535; N 706; S 1113). Nearly extremely fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £850
Eadwig (955-959), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1 ‘York’], Heriger, aerig er m¯o divided by three crosses, trefoil of pellets above and below, tiny hammer at end of obv. legend, 1.43g/9h (CTCE 68; SCBI BM 773ff; N 724; S 1122). Good very fine or better £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,800
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, Lincoln, Ælfsige, ælfsige mo linc, 1.31g/10h (Mossop pl. viii, 31, same rev. die; BEH 1628ff; N 774; S 1151). About extremely fine £500-£600
Hammer Price: £340
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Last Small Cross type, Dover, Cinsige, cinsi no dovendi, 1.01g/10h (BEH 396; SCBI Copenhagen –; N 777; S 1154). Small flan crack in centre, otherwise good very fine and toned, rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £360
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, Wilton, Ælfred, ælfred on piltv, 1.13g/6h (BEH 559; SCBI Copenhagen 3981-2; N 790; S 1159). Very fine and very rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £550
Harold I (1035-1040), Penny, Long Cross and Fleur-de-lis type, Colchester, Godric, godric on conc (dr ligulate), 1.08g/8h (Turner 99; BEH 78; N 803; S 1165). Minute flan crack at 4 o’clock, otherwise good very fine £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £2,000
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Hammer Cross type, Winchester, Ælfwine, ælfpine · on pinc ·, crude bust with jewelled band to crown, obv. legend starts at 8 o’clock and reads eadpeard, 1.26g/5h (Winchester Mint 1753 [= Robinson, BNJ 52, no. 6], same dies; Freeman 28; N 828/2; S 1182). Good very fine, extremely rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,200
Harold II (1066), Penny, PAX type, Hereford, Edwi, edpi on herefor, 1.22g/3h (Pagan, NM p.197; N 836; S 1186). Slightly bent, otherwise about very fine and very rare; only two coins believed known from the mint £3,400-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
William I (1066-1087), Pattern or Piedfort Penny, Profile left type [BMC I], London, Wulfgar, pvlgar on lvdao, 2.30g/9h (Williams, BNJ 2001, p 64, no.14, this coin, Stott, ‘Saxon and Norman Coins from London II’, p.300; N 839; S 1250). Of high relief and good style, slightly porous surface, otherwise very fine or better, highly important and UNIQUE £4,000-£5,000
William I (1066-1087), Penny, PAXS type [BMC VIII], Hastings, Ciping, cipincc on hieste, 1.36g/10h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.73; HHK 151; Sussex Mints 96; BMC 693-4; N 849; S 1257). A little flat in places, otherwise good very fine and toned, rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £900
William I (1066-1087), Penny, PAXS type [BMC VIII], Winchester, Wigmund, pimvnd on pinc, 1.38g/12h (Winchester Mint 2112-15, same obv. die, rev. not listed; Allen, BNJ 2012, p.83; BMC 1131ff; N 848; S 1257). Obverse nearly very fine but a little double-struck, reverse better £300-£400
Hammer Price: £650
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Pellets in Quatrefoil type [BMC XIV], Bristol, Herdig, herdi [— — —], 1.41g/1h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.85; N 870; S 1275). Legends weak in parts, otherwise better than very fine with a strong portrait and attractive tone £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,100
Stephen (1135-1154), Penny, Cross Moline type, Northern variant, York, ‘Inasni’, inasni : o[–] e[–], collar of pellets, obv. reads steene[–], 0.96g/8h (Allen, BNJ 2012, –; Mack –; N 918; S 1312). Irregular flan, good very fine, very rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,200
Henry II (1154-1189), Tealby coinage, Penny, class A2, Norwich, Picot, [–]icot [—] : nor, 1.41g/2h (BMC 671; N 952/2; S 1337). On a hexagonal flan, good fine, dark tone £150-£200
Hammer Price: £170
Richard I (1189-1199), Penny, class IVb, Shrewsbury, Ive, ive · on · salop, five spaced pearls on crown, 1.25g/4h (FEJ 1506, this coin; SCBI Mass 1140, same dies [= DNW 73, 1293 and 101, 332]; N 968/2; S 1348C). Legends partly flat and edge partially hammered, otherwise about very fine, very rare £200-£300
Henry III (1216-1272), Short Cross coinage, Penny, class VIc3/VIc2 mule, London, Rauf, ravf · on · lvnde (ornamental d), 1.27g/1h (SCBI Mass 1866 var.; N 976; S 1355/1355A). Very fine, scarce £120-£150
Edward I (1272-1307), Groat, London, variety b (Fox 6), mm. cross pattée, crown with four crescents carrying pearl ornaments, rosettes by hair and on breast, pelleted trefoils in spandrels, triple-pellet stops, pellet-barred n in dn’s, 5.32g/7h (Allen 28, this coin; SCBI North 6-7; N 1008; S 1379B). Brooch mount removed from obverse, surfaces marked and reverse previously gilt, otherwise fine, very rare £2,000-£2,600
£2,000–£2,600
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Noble, series Gd, mm. cross 3, small e in centre of rev., small lis in second quarter, saltire stops, 7.63g/9h (cf. SCBI Schneider 46; N 1180; S 1490). A full round coin, slightly crimped edges, otherwise almost extremely fine £2,000-£2,600
Edward III (1327-1377), Treaty period, Quarter-Noble, mm. cross potent, trefoils in spandrels, rev. voided quatrefoil in centre, annulets in angles, trefoils in spandrels, saltire stops both sides, 1.87g/9h (SCBI Schneider 73; N 1224; S 1501). Die break on shield, otherwise about very fine £500-£600
Hammer Price: £500
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
Hammer Price: £1,900
Henry IV (1399-1413), Heavy coinage, Noble, Calais, type IIa, mm. cross pattée on rev. only, flag at stern, arms of France ancient in first quarter of shield, horizontal coronet on rudder, h in centre of rev., 7.67g/9h (Stewartby p.255, 1; SCBI Schneider 193; N 1339/1a; S 1707). A few tiny surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and probably much as struck, one of the finest examples known, extremely rare £20,000-£24,000
Hammer Price: £22,000
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage, Noble, type V, London, mm. cross pattée on rev. only, nothing on rudder, annulet and trefoil on side of ship, rev. pellet and h in centre of cross, slipped trefoil in fourth angle, double saltire stops, 6.16g/1h (cf. SCBI Schneider 206; N 1355; S 1715). A little creased and small of flan, otherwise better than very fine, rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £3,600
Henry V (1413-1422), Groat, class C, mm. cross, mullet on King’s left shoulder, double saltire after tas and don, 3.81g/12h (N 1387; S 1765). Very fine or better for issue £400-£500
Hammer Price: £600
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Halfgroat, Calais, mm. cross V, no annulets on rev., 1.65g/12h (N 1429; S 1841). Good very fine £60-£80
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Pinecone-Mascle/Leaf-Mascle issue mule, Groat, Calais, mm. crosses IIIb/V, pinecones after henric, di and gra, mascle after rex and before la, double saltire after la, saltire and small leaf after sie, 3.78g/6h (Whitton 30d; N 1461/1475; S 1889). Small of flan (but virtually full weight) and of bright appearance, otherwise very fine or better, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £320
Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light Coinage, Groat, London, class VI, mm. sun, lis after tas, saltire stops, 3.06g/10h (B & W VI; N 1569; S 2000). Nearly extremely fine with attractive dark tone, scarce £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
Edward IV (Second reign, 1471-1483), Angel, mm. pierced cross and pellet (in fourth quarter), reads dei, 5.05g/8h (B & W XVIII; SCBI Schneider 465; N 1626; S 2091). Shadow of a crease mark, otherwise well-struck with strong details, nearly extremely fine £2,600-£3,000
Edward IV (Second reign, 1471-1483), Groat, London, class XVI, mm. cross with four pellets, trefoils on cusps, saltire stops, 2.99g/1h (B & W XVI; N 1631; S 2096). On a slightly irregular flan, otherwise nearly extremely fine with a good portrait £240-£300
Edward IV or V (1483), Groat, class XXII, London, mm. halved sun and rose, no fleur on breast cusp, unbarred as on obv., 2.89g/1h (B & W XXII, 10; N 1631; S 2146A). Minor marks on bust, otherwise very fine, rare £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £2,600
Richard III (1483-1485), Groat, London, type 3, mm. halved sun and rose no. 3, pellet below bust, 2.98g/12h (Winstanley 15, and pl. ii, 13, same rev. die; N 1680; S 2158). Lightly clipped around part of circumference, otherwise good very fine, toned £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,300
Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Groat, class IVa, mm. cross-crosslet, 3.14g/8h (SCBI Ashmolean 428ff; N 1706a; S 2200). King’s face weak, otherwise good very fine, toned £200-£260
Hammer Price: £180
Henry VIII (1509-1547), First coinage, Groat, Tournai, mm. crowned cursive T, reads aglie, civitas tornacen’, saltire after acen, 2.97g/10h (Hoc 215ff; Hewlett 2; Laker B; N –; S 2317). Some double-striking on obverse, otherwise about very fine, rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,400
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third coinage, Angel, mm. lis, annulet to left of nimbus and on ship’s side, 5.02g/11h (SCBI Schneider 622; N 1830; S 2299). Surfaces crimped and marked, otherwise good fine £800-£1,000
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third coinage, Testoon, Southwark, mm. S on obv., E on rev., double trefoil stops on obv., sleeve stops on rev., 6.84g/6h (Jacob dies O4/R8; N 1842; S 2367). Small edge split and obverse metal flaw, otherwise better than fine for issue £600-£800
Hammer Price: £800
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Crown, 1551, mm. y, 30.46g/6h (Lingford dies A-1; N 1933; S 2478). On a full flan, nearly very fine £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,700
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Crown, 1552, mm. tun, 30.68g/10h (Lingford dies B-12; N 1933; S 2478). Good fine or better £1,200-£1,500
Mary (1553-1554), Fine Sovereign of 30 Shillings, mdliii [1553], mm. halved rose and castle over pomegranate on obv., pomegranate on rev., 15.23g/11h (SCBI Schneider 706, same dies; N 1956; S 2488). Evidence of a tiny repair above Queen’s crown and traces of having been mounted, some light crease marks, otherwise good very fine, rare £8,000-10,000
Hammer Price: £15,000
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