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25 April 2018
Kings of Wessex, Æthelwulf, Penny, Dorb/Cant Phase [III], Rochester, Wilheah, edelvvlf rex around dor¯b¯ around central pellet, rev. vvilheh moneta around cant monogram, 1.10g/3h (Naismith R37b, this coin; BMC 17; N 614; S 1049). Good fine, dark patina, very rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £1,500
Kings of Wessex, Æthelwulf, Penny, Inscribed Cross Phase [IV], Canterbury, Æthelnoth, aedelvvlf rex around draped bust right breaking inner circle, rev. edelnod moneta arranged on limbs of and around beaded cross, 1.25g/12h (Naismith C139, this coin listed as untraced; BMC 68; N 618; S 1051). Good very fine with an excellent portrait, toned £2,000-2,600
Hammer Price: £2,200
Kings of Wessex, Æthelberht (858-66), Penny, Inscribed Cross Phase, Canterbury, Hunræd, aedelbearht rex around draped bust right breaking inner circle, rev. hvnred moneta on and around limbs of beaded cross, 1.21g/6h (Naismith C192, this coin not listed, but same obv. die as Naismith C192f [= Lockett 477]; BMC 37-9; N 620; S 1053). Light trace of surface verdigris on reverse, otherwise very fine and toned, rare £1,400-1,800
Hammer Price: £2,800
Kings of Wessex, Æthelred I (865-71), Penny, Wessex Regular Lunettes type, Dudda, aedelred rex around diademed bust right, rev. dvdda moneta in and between two lunettes, 1.31g/3h (Lyons/Mackay –, but cf. BNJ 2007, p.106, lines 3-4, this coin; cf. BMC 13; N 622; S 1055). Very fine and toned, rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £3,800
Kings of Wessex, Alfred the Great (871-99), Penny, Phase I, Wessex Lunettes type, Bosa, aelbred rex around diademed bust right, rev. bosa moneta in and between two unbroken lunettes, 1.41g/3h (Lyons/Mackay AfL 1.8, this coin; SCBI BM 1375 [BMA 455], same obv. die; Lockett 485, same rev. die; N 625; S 1057). Fine, reverse better, dark patina £600-800
Hammer Price: £2,400
Kings of Wessex, Alfred the Great, Penny, Phase II, Cross-and-Lozenge type, London style, Leofweald, elfred rex around diademed bust right, rev. liafvald mon in angles of beaded long cross with lozenge centre enclosing cross pattée, 1.28g/9h (Blackburn/Keynes 30, this coin; SCBI Mack 731, and p.xii, this coin; N 629, and pl. x, 19, this coin; S 1058). Broken and very skilfully repaired, otherwise very fine and full, very rare £3,000-4,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
Kings of Wessex, Alfred the Great, Penny, Phase III, London Monogram type, ælfr ed re around diademed bust right, group of sixteen pellets above, rev. londonia monogram, cross pattée above and pyramid of six pellets below, 1.60g/9h (CNG Triton XX, 1527, same dies; SCBI Merseyside 436, same obv. die; N 644; S 1061). About extremely fine and toned, rare £8,000-10,000
Hammer Price: £17,000
Kings of Wessex, Alfred the Great, Penny, Phase III, Two Line type, Canterbury style, Deorweald, elfred rex doro around cross pattée, rev. diarvald mo divided by three central pellets, additional single pellet above and below, 1.53g/12h (SCBI Norweb 144, same rev. die; BMC 10; N 635; S 1069). About very fine £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,600
Kings of Wessex, Alfred the Great, Penny, Phase III, Two Line type, London style, Hereferth, æl fr ed re around cross pattée, rev. hereferd divided by central pellet, cross pattée at upper right, 1.55g/8h (BMC 337; N 636; S 1066). Test scratches on both sides probably made contemporaneously, otherwise fine, reverse better, toned £300-400
Hammer Price: £1,100
Kings of Wessex, Edward the Elder (899-924), Penny, Portrait type [HLT 1], Leofhelm, eadvveard rex around diademed bust left, rev. liofhelm m¯o divided by three crosses pattée, trefoils of pellets flanking further cross pattée above, trefoil of pellets below, 1.58g/12h (CTCE 31; SCBI Ashmolean 309 and CNG 103, 1164, same dies; BMC –; N 651; S 1084). Slightly crimped, otherwise about very fine, clear portrait, toned, rare £1,500-2,000
Kings of Wessex, Edward the Elder, Penny, Two line type [HP 1], Æthelwulf, eadvveard rex around small cross pattée, rev. adel+ vlf m¯o divided by three crosses pattée, single pellet above and below, 1.57g/11h (CTCE 74; O’Donovan 108, this coin; cf. BMC 7; N 649; S 1087). About extremely fine, light grey tone £600-800
Hammer Price: £600
Kings of Wessex, Edward the Elder, Penny, Two line type [HT 1], Beornhere, eadvveard rex around small cross pattée, rev. beornere m¯o divided by three crosses pattée, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.59g/4h (CTCE 95; BMC 18; N 649; S 1087). Bright appearance, very fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £500
Kings of All England, Æthelstan (924-39), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1], Cynerof, ædelstan rex around small cross pattée, rev. cynerof m¯oe divided by three crosses pattée, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.50g/6h (Blunt 40, this coin; O’Donovan 497, this coin; N 668; S 1089). Extremely fine and toned, the moneyer very rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,000
Kings of All England, Æthelstan, Penny, Circumscription Cross type, Chester, Abba, æd·elstan re to bre around small cross pattée, rev. abba moin legecf around small cross pattée, 1.49g/6h (Blunt 136; SCBI Chester I, 1, same dies; SCBI Chester II, 111, and CNG 103, 1165, same rev. die; cf. BMC 22; N 672; S 1093). Cracked, otherwise fine, dark patina £400-500
Hammer Price: £320
Kings of All England, Æthelstan, Penny, Bust Crowned type, London, Leofhelm, ædelstan rex around crowned bust right breaking inner circle, rev. liofhelm mo lond ci around cross pattée, 1.46g/3h (Blunt 276; SCBI BM 134, same dies [= BMC 67]; N 675; S 1095). Cracked, otherwise fair to fine £200-300
Kings of All England, Eadmund (939-46), Penny, Two Line type [HM var. D], Shrewsbury (?), Eoformund, eadmvnd rex around small cross pattée, rev. eofermvnd m¯o divided by three crosses pattée, sideways s above and below, 1.62g/12h (CTCE 241, and pl. 11, this coin; SCBI Yorkshire 1000, same dies; BMC –; N 694/1; S 1105). About extremely fine and toned, of the highest rarity; perhaps only one other specimen known [Yorkshire Museum] £2,000-3,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
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
Hammer Price: £800
Kings of All England, Eadwig (955-9), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1, Midlands and South], Boga, eadvvig · rex around cross pattée, rev. boga mo¯ne · divided by three crosses pattée, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.20g/9h (CTCE 6; BMC –; N 724; S 1122). Very fine, toned £800-1,000
Kings of All England, Eadgar (959-75), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1, North Eastern V], Eanwulf, e · a · dg · ar rex around cross pattée, crescent at end of legend, rev. · eanvlf m¯o divided by three crosses pattée, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.33g/1h (CTCE 42; SCBI Edinburgh 395, same dies; SCBI Ashmolean 389, same obv. die; BMC 85-6; N 741; S 1129). About very fine, toned £240-300
Kings of All England, Eadgar, Penny, Two Line type [HT 1, North Eastern V], Morgna, eadgar re around small cross pattée, rev. morgnvn · divided by three crosses pattée, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.11g/12h (CTCE 67; BMC 130-1; N 741; S 1129). Very fine and toned, the moneyer rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £340
Kings of All England, Eadgar, Penny, Two Line type [HT 1, ‘York’ Group], Æscwulf, eadg · a · r + rex around cross pattée, rev. æscvlf m¯o divided by three crosses pattée, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.33g/10h (CTCE 77; SCBI Edinburgh 365, same dies; BMC 65; N 741; S 1129). Good very fine £400-500
Kings of All England, Eadgar, Penny, Circumscription Cross type [Southern Group], Southampton, Landbeorht, eadga · r rex anglorv : around small cross pattée, rev. landbrvht m¯o nant around small cross pattée, 1.51g/3h (Lessen, SNC April 2003, no. 2, this coin; CTCE –; BMC –; N 749; S 1135). Concave flan, bright appearance, very fine and of the highest rarity; perhaps the only known specimen £2,000-3,000
Hammer Price: £1,800
Kings of All England, Eadgar, Penny, Circumscription Cross type [Southern Group], Winchester, Ælfsige, eadgar rex to b¯ri around small cross pattée, rev. ælfsige mo vvin around small cross pattée, 1.60g/12h (Lessen, SNC April 2003, no. 1, this coin; CTCE 240 and pl. 21, same obv. die; BMC –; N 749; S 1135). Concave flan, very fine and very rare £900-1,200
Kings of All England, Eadgar, Penny, Circumscription Cross type [York Group], no mint name, Fastulfr, eadgar’ rex c around small cross pattée, rev. fastolf o mone · around cross pattée, 1.25g/5h (CTCE 295; cf. SCBI Edinburgh 534; cf. BMC 174; N 748; S 1134). About very fine £240-300
Hammer Price: £420
Kings of All England, Eadgar, Penny, Circumscription Rosette type, no mint name, Thormodr, eadgar ret around rosette, rev. dvrmod mont around rosette, 1.54g/12h (CTCE 341; SCBI Edinburgh 578, same rev. die; cf. BMC 204; N 758; S 1136). Good very fine, scarce £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,300
Kings of All England, Eadgar, Penny, Bust Crowned type, no mint name [East Anglian style], Folcard, eadgar rex around crowned bust right breaking inner circle, rev. folchard moneta around small cross pattée, 1.53g/12h (CTCE 377; cf. BMC 207; N 750; S 1138). Some peripheral weakness, a slight surface crack and some light scratches on reverse, otherwise very fine and toned, rare £1,800-2,200
Kings of All England, Eadgar, Penny, Bust Crowned type, Bedford, Leofstan, eadgar rex around crowned bust right breaking inner circle, rev. liofstan moneta · be around small cross pattée, 1.22g/3h (CTCE 348; Bagshawe –; SCBI BM 1148, same dies [= BMC 3]; N 751; S 1139). Good fine, very rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £2,000
Danish East Anglia, St Edmund, Memorial coinage, Penny, Abenel, sceadioivnde around chevron-barred A, rev. abboeiyniire around cross pattée, 1.35g/6h (cf. SCBI Copenhagen 107; N 483; S 960). A trifle crimped, otherwise very fine, toned £240-300
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
Hammer Price: £850
Southern Danelaw, Alfred, Penny, Viking imitation of Oxford type, veffred dividing orsiia+ forda, quatrefoil of pellets below, rev. berntvld mo divided by two crosses pattée, 1.39g/3h (BMC 138; Lockett 3647, same dies; N 472; S 971). Very fine and toned, rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,900
Southern Danelaw, Alfred, Halfpenny, Viking imitation of Two Line type, el fr ed re around small cross pattée, rev. diarvald mo in two lines, pellet above and below, 0.55g/12h (BMC –; N 640 [475.9 new]; S 970). About very fine, very rare £800-1,000
Southern Danelaw, Plegmund, Penny, Viking imitation, plegemvn doro retrograde around cross pattée, rev. bvrved mo divided by three single pellets, 1.38g/9h (BMC 76 obv.; N 253; S 974). Very fine and very rare £1,500-2,000
Northumbria (York), Siefred, Penny, siefredvs rex around cross-crosslet, rev. eb iai cec ivi around small cross flanked by four groups of three pellets, 1.25g/3h (Lyon/Stewart Gp 1h; SCBI Ashmolean 124, same dies; BMC 1023; N 494; S 979). Very fine and toned, rare £900-1,200
Northumbria (York), Siefred, Penny, rex at ends of long Greek cross with arms terminating in serifs, rev. sief redvs around cross pattée with pellet in first and fourth quarters, 1.29g/6h (Lyon/Stewart Gp IIIc; Blackburn fig. 3, no. 1, same obv. die; SCBI Copenhagen 554 and Merseyside 361, same dies; BMC 1033, same obv. die; N 503; S 985). About extremely fine and toned, rare £1,500-2,000
Northumbria (York), Cnut, Penny, cnvt re ·:· ·:· around long Greek cross linking the letters of the name as if to join them in a monogram, rev. braice civit around small cross pattée, 1.12g/5h (Lyon/Stewart Gp Id; Blackburn fig. 3, no. 2; SCBI Ashmolean 114, Copenhagen 455-6 and Merseyside 191, same dies; N 495; S 989). Obverse very fine, reverse good fine, grey tone £200-300
Northumbria (York), Cnut, Penny, cnvt r ·:· e ·: :· x ·:· around patriarchal cross, rev. eb :· iai ·:· ice :· i ·: around cross pattée, pellets in second and third quarters, 1.37g/8h (Lyon/Stewart Gp Is; SCBI Merseyside 222-6, same obv. die; N 497; S 991). Extremely fine, light grey tone £500-700
Hammer Price: £700
Northumbria (York), Cnut, Penny, contemporary imitation, cnvt r ·:· i : :· x ·:· retrograde around crude patriachal cross, pellets only in lower angles, rev. cvn ·:· net ·:· ti retrograde around cross pattée, 1.47g/8h (cf. Lyon/Stewart Gp IIb; cf. N 501; cf. S 993). Fine, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £300
Northumbria (York), Cnut, Penny, cnvt r :· ex ·:· around long Greek cross, rev. cvn ·:· net ·:· ti around cross pattée, pellets in second and third quarters, pellets in angles of initial cross, 1.38g/6h (Lyon/Stewart Gp IId; N 499; Blackburn fig. 3, no. 3; SCBI Merseyside 254, same dies; N 499; S 990). Scratch in third quarter of reverse, otherwise very fine and toned £300-400
Hammer Price: £650
Northumbria (York), Cnut, Penny, cnvt r ·: ex ·:· around patriarchal cross, rev. cvn :· net :· ti :· around cross pattée, pellets in first and fourth quarters, 1.29g/7h (Lyon/Stewart Gp IIe; SCBI Merseyside 325, same dies; N 501; S 993). About extremely fine, gold tone £400-500
Hammer Price: £400
Northumbria (York), Cnut, Halfpenny, cnvt rex ·: around patriarchal cross, rev. cvn ·:· net ·:· ti :· around Karolus monogram, 0.55g/3h (Lyon/Stewart Gp IIf; SCBI Copenhagen 527 and Merseyside 354, same obv. die; N 520; S 995). Very fine and very rare £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £3,000
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