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Early Uninscribed issues, British J [Norfolk Wolf type], base gold Staters (2), disjointed head of Apollo, rev. wolf to left, 5.88, 4.70g (BMC 344; VA 1498; S 33) [2]. Fair (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £120
Atrebates and Regni, Verica, silver Units (3), Crescent type (2), comf divided by two crescents, rev. boar right, 1.19, 0.99g (BMC 1241; VA 470; S 131); Cornucopia type, two cornucopiæ, rev. seated figure, 1.07g (BMC 1393; VA 531; S 134); together with two broken Units [Lot]. First two very fine but chipped, third fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £75
Atrebates and Regni, Verica, silver Unit, comf divided by two crescents, rev. boar right, 1.06g (BMC 1241; VA 470; S 131); together with a broken Unit [Lot]. First fine to very fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £55
Atrebates and Regni, Verica, silver Unit, naked figure standing left, rev. laureate bust right, commi f behind, 1.01g (BMC 1421; VA 533; S 136). Good very fine, but small piece broken off flan (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £40
Gaul, Gaul or Eastern Europe, bronze ring money, a large open-ended bracelet in twisted form, 130mm. Good condition, rare (£100-150)
£100–£150
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series, Sceatta, series J variant, large bust right, two annulets in front, rev. bird on cross with pellets in angles, 1.04g (cf. N 126-9; cf. S 791). Obverse fine, reverse better but off-centre (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £30
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series, Sceatta, series J, two heads vis-à-vis divided by cross, rev. bird right, head turned back, 1.18g (Metcalf 303; BMC type 72; N 141; S 792A). Hint of verdigris on obverse rim at 4 o’clock and reverse off-centre, otherwise about extremely fine and nicely toned, very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £130
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series, Sceatta, series R, bust right, legend in runes in front, rev. saltire and pellets in square, 0.85g (Metcalf 401 obv./433 rev.; N –; S 832 obv./833 rev.). Fine, very rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £80
Offa (757-796), Penny, Light (?) coinage, probably Canterbury, Ealred, offa rex in angles of long cross botonnée on a saltire botonnée, rev. alred on limbs of Celtic cross, central panel containing a small cross with group of pellets around, 1.29g/10h (Blunt 9 obv./49 rev., and same obv. die as Lockett 3570; N 263/291; S 904). Very fine and well struck, extremely rare; the combination of types believed previously unknown (£1,500-2,000)
Hammer Price: £1,500
Offa (757-796), Penny, Heavy coinage, Gp III, London, Ciolhard, +offa in centre, Mercian m above, rex below, rev. +ciol·hard [hard inverted] in two lines divided by line of pellets, enclosed by lunettes with fleurs in the junctions, 1.36g/12h (cf. Blunt 102; N 325; S 908). Very fine and well struck, very rare, the moneyer previously unknown for this variant (£1,000-1,200)
Hammer Price: £1,100
Viking Coinages, A Viking lead weight, perhaps for 2 Øre, with an Alfred the Great, Penny, Lunette type, Canterbury, Bernred, bernred moneta, secured reverse-side up to its top, waisted shape, height 15mm, 44.51g (cf. Archibald, BNJ 1998, pp.11-20). Fine, extremely rare and interesting (£500-700)
Hammer Price: £820
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Pyramids type, York, Earncil, earcil on eoferp:, annulet in third quarter, 1.26g (Freeman 110; N 831; S 1184). Reverse a trifle weak in parts, otherwise very fine, toned (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £140
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Pyramids type, York, Iocetel, ioccetel on eofe, annulet in fourth quarter, 1.30g (Freeman 180; N 831; S 1184). Excellent portrait, about extremely fine, toned (£150-180)
Hammer Price: £160
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Pyramids type, York, Snæborn, senebrn on eofr, annulet in third quarter, 1.31g (Freeman 340; N 831; S 1184). Almost very fine, portrait better, toned (£100-120)
Henry I (1100-1135), Round Halfpenny, Winchester, Ailwine, facing uncrowned bust with hair made up of seven stylised ringlets, orbed cross at start of legend, henric rex, rev. ailpine on pi, cross potent with group of pellets in each angle, 0.47g/6h (Spencer, The Searcher, March 2002, pp.41-3, this coin; N 872; S 1277). Fine and clear, the only round Halfpenny of this mint in private hands and only the 12th round Halfpenny known (£3,000-4,000)
£3,000–£4,000
Henry II (1154-1189), Penny, Cross and Crosslets type, class A, Carlisle, Willem, [–––]lem·on·cardv, 1.27g (N 952; S 1337); together with other Cross and Crosslets Pennies (8), cut Halfpence (2) and a cut Farthing, various mints, Carlisle and Canterbury noted [12]. Varied state, first pierced and plugged (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £260
Henry III (1216-1272), Short Cross series, Penny, class 7c, London, Ilger, ilger on lvnd·, 1.34g (N 980; S 1356C); together with Long Cross series, Pennies (19), various mints and moneyers [20]. Fair to fine (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £200
Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross series, Pennies (47), various mints and moneyers [47]. Mostly very fine (£600-700)
Hammer Price: £800
Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross series, Sterling imitations (2), both without sceptre, davi on develi, 1.42g (North, BNJ 1995, 11 and pl.v, this coin), ridrcd on lvnd retrograde, 1.58g (N 37 and pl.vi, this coin) [2]. First very fine, second about fine (£60-70)
£60–£70
Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross series, Sterling imitations (2), both with sceptre, rieird one lov, reversed s on obv., 1.53g (N 58 and pl.vi, this coin), arwienr on can, 1.41g (N 68 and pl.vi, this coin) [2]. About very fine and better, but first with verdigris both sides (£60-70)
Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross series, Sterling imitations (2), both with sceptre, brheit ol cai, 1.40g (N 69 and pl.vi, this coin), nicoie oi lvid, 1.42g (N 72 and pl.vii, this coin) [2]. About very fine and better (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £60
Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross series, Sterling imitations (2), both with sceptre, hennderi on lv, 1.35g (N 87 and pl.vii, this coin), willem on lvid, 1.34g (N 92 and pl.vii, this coin) [2]. About very fine (£60-70)
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Groat, series E, mm. cross 2, fleurs on cusps, broken letters, 4.11g (N 1163; S 1567); Edward IV (First reign), Light coinage, Groat, Bristol, mm. sun, trefoils on cusps and by neck, 2.88g (B & W X; N 1580; S 2005); Henry VII, Facing Bust issue, Halfgroat, Canterbury, class IIIc, mm. tun, no stops, 1.31g (N 1712; S 2211); Henry VIII, Second coinage, Groat, London, mm. arrow, reads agl, 2.70g (N 1797; S 2337E); Elizabeth I, Fifth issue, Shilling, mm....
Hammer Price: £230
Edward III (1327-1377), Treaty period, Groat, Calais, mm. cross potent, annulet on breast, double annulet stops on obv., double saltire stops on rev., reads villa calesie, 4.60g (N 1258; S 1619). Very fine and of full weight, rare (£350-450)
Hammer Price: £310
Henry V (1413-1422), Quarter-Noble, class F, mm. pierced cross, trefoil to left and mullet to right of shield, lis above, annulets at point of tressure, reads fran, 1.46g (SCBI Schneider 259, same obv. die; N 1383; S 1757). Obverse about very fine, reverse fine, rare (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £340
Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Groat, London, mm. crown/sun, trefoils on cusps, 2.63g (B & W VIII; N 1571; S 2000); Henry VII, Profile issue, Groat, regular type, mm. pheon, 2.86g (N 1747; S 2258); Edward VI, Third period, Fine issue, Shilling, mm. tun, 5.79g (N 1937; S 2482); Elizabeth I, First issue, Shilling, mm. lis, beaded inner circles, 5.65g (Brown/Comber 2B; N 1985; S 2549) [4]. Fair to fine (£90-110)
Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Groat, class IIIb, mm. escallop, 3.12g (N 1705; S 2198A). About very fine, portrait better (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £110
Henry VIII (1509-1547), First coinage, Farthing, London, mm. portcullis on obv. only, reads henric di gra rex, 0.20g (N 1781; S 2336). Fine and round for this issue, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £320
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Shilling, mm. y, 5.97g (N 1937; S 2482). Crease marks, about very fine and toned (£300-400)
£300–£400
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third Period, Fine issue, Shilling, m.m. y, 6.01g (N 1937; S 2482). Good fine, has been lightly tooled, portrait clear (£70-100)
Hammer Price: £100
Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Shilling, 1555, English titles, 5.40g (N 1968; S 2501); together with other miscellaneous English silver coins, Henry III to William III (8), and world coins and tokens, in silver (1), base metal (4) [14]. Mostly fair (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £240
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Shilling, mm. cross-crosslet, 6.33g (Brown/Comber 3C; N 1985; S 2555). Very fine, portrait better but lower hair weak, attractive (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £280
James I (1603-1625), First coinage, Shilling, mm. lis, second bust, 5.81g (N 2073; S 2646). Better than fine, but portrait rather flat (£40-60)
£40–£60
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Unite, mm. cinquefoil, fifth bust, 9.68g (N 2085; S 2620). Weak on obverse, otherwise fine (£250-300)
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Laurel, mm. lis, fourth bust variety with ties bracketing value, 9.03g (N 2114; S 2638C). Edge a trifle uneven, otherwise very fine (£450-500)
Hammer Price: £700
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Unite, Gp B, mm. heart, reads ma and hi, 8.99g (SCBI Brooker 57, same obv. die; N 2149; S 2690A). Pierced and plugged at 12 o’clock, otherwise fine (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £500
Charles I (1625-1649), Aberystwyth mint, Groat, mm. book, large bust, 1.98g (Morr. A-2; SCBI Brooker 762 obv./769 rev.; N 2337; S 2891). Very fine, reverse better, light grey tone (£100-120)
Charles I (1625-1649), Aberystwyth mint, Groat, mm. book, small bust, 1.94g (Morr. A-2; SCBI Brooker, dies not represented; N 2338; S 2893). Flat in parts, otherwise very fine, portrait better, toned (£100-120)
Charles I (1625-1649), Late Declaration issues, Groat, 1646, mm. plumelet, 1.80g (Morr. obv. A; SCBI Brooker 1133, same dies; N 2525; S 3041). Signs of repair by obverse mint-mark, otherwise about very fine, toned (£150-200)
Charles I (1625-1649), Pattern Halfgroat, in silver, by N. Briot, signed b on rev., uncrowned bust right in ruff, rev. fidei defensor, crowned cs in centre, 1.14g/6h (SCBI Brooker 1255, same dies; N 2687; S 2856A). Pierced and plugged, otherwise fine (£30-50)
£30–£50
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