Auction Report

3 March 2026

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Early Medieval English Coins from the Collection of William MacKay (Part 1)

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Early Medieval English Coins from the Collection of William MacKay (Part 1) (3 March 2026)

Gross Total: £186,920 (£231,781 including buyers' premium)
Number of lots: 104
Sell-through rate 100%
Exchange rate of the GB pound: US $1.33 and €1.14

Principal Lots
Lot no.
1017. Archbishops of Canterbury, Ceolnoth, Penny, Floreate Cross phase, found near York c. 2007, £20,000 (£24,800)
1046. Alfred the Great, Third coinage, Penny, London Monogram type, ex Larsen and Storer, £20,000 (£24,800)
1001. Early Anglo-Saxon period, Shilling, Crispus type, ex Abramson, £15,000 (£18,600)
1041. Æthelred I, Penny, Lunettes type, Biarneah, head in double inner circle, ex Brockett, Durrant, Shepherd, Andrews, Grantley, Lockett, ‘Ridgemount’ and Stack, £6,000 (£7,440)
1104. Harold II, Penny, PAXS type, Lewes, Oswold, £5,500 (£6,820)
1058. Eadred, Penny, Two Line type, Æthelweald, ex Birchall, £4,400 (£5,456)
1050. Alfred the Great, Third coinage, Penny, Two Line type, Buga, £3,600 (£4,464)
1002. Early Anglo-Saxon period, Pale Shilling, Pada type, ex Abramson, £3,400 (£4,216)
1024. Burgred Penny, Phase A, Cenred, ex Grantley and Morrison, £3,200 (£3,968)

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions:
None

Withdrawn Lots
The following lots were withdrawn before the auction:
None

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