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Archbishops of Canterbury, Æthelheard, under Offa, Penny, Gp II (c. 795-6), +offa rex in three lines across field, rev. +aedil heard arcepi in three lines across field, 1.27g/4h (Chick 247d-e, same obv. die; SCBI BM 747, same obv. die; N 229; S 885). Small edge split and rim bend, otherwise better than very fine and very rare £3,000-£3,600
Hammer Price: £3,200
Kings of Mercia, Offa (757-96), Penny, Substantial Light coinage, East Anglia [Ipswich?], Wihtred, of fa re x in angles of cross of petals with each limb terminating in a rosette, rev. pi h +r ei in angles of lozenge cross fleury, 1.05g/6h (Chick 181a var. [same obv. die]; N 331; S 907). Struck from a worn reverse die, and with a small patch of smoothing on reverse by edge, otherwise about very fine; an unrecorded combination of obverse and reverse types £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,000
Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf (797-821), Penny, East Anglia [Ipswich?], Lul, coenvvlf rex m, diademed head right within inner circle, rev. + l v l contained within four beaded teardrops, placed in angles of long cross fourchée, 1.27g/6h (Naismith E10.1 [these dies not represented]; N 363; S 919). A few trifling marks, otherwise very fine, struck on a full round flan of good fabric, light find patina £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,600
Kings of Mercia, Burgred (852-74), Penny, Phase IIIA, Lunettes type A, Wulfread, rev. dmon vvlfear eta in three lines, six pellets after a, 0.85g/3h (MacKay H12.49-54; N 423; S 942C). Waterworn surfaces, otherwise very fine, full flan £600-£800
£600–£800
Kings of Mercia, Burgred (852-74), Penny, Phase IIIA, Lunettes type A, uncertain moneyer, rev. mon iiabiii eta in three lines, six pellets after a, 1.03g/12h (cf. MacKay H12; N 423; S 942C). Of poor and rather base fabric, possibly irregular, good fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £240
Danelaw, Penny, after Alfred the Great Phase III Two Line type (c. 880-99), imitating Canterbury dies, Burgnoth, el fr ed re around small cross in inner circle, rev. bvrghod mo in two lines divided by pellet, pellet above and below, 1.34g/3h (BMC –; N 635; S 1066). Cleaned, scratch on obverse, otherwise very fine, struck on a neat, round flan; the moneyer rare in this type £1,500-£2,000
Eadmund (939-946), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1], London?, Grimwald, eadmvnd rex, small cross, rev. grimp ald mo in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.62g/12h (CTCE 52; N 688; S 1105). Small die flaw across obverse, good very fine, full flan, richly toned £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,300
Eadgar (959-975), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1, York], Heriger, eadgar [small hammer] rex, small cross, rev. heriger mo in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.33g/12h (CTCE 79; Tetney Hoard 309; N 741; S 1129). Good very fine, excellent fabric, lightly toned £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,500
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, CRVX type, Ipswich, Lytelman, lytelman m¯o gipes, reads ædelræd rex anglorx, 1.52g/12h (Sadler I –, but see update, fig. 187B; SCBI Norwegian 224, same rev. die; BEH 1086; N 770; S 1148). Small edge chip, better than fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £170
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, CRVX type, Southwark, Æthelweard, ædelperd m-o svdb, 1.27g/12h (BEH 3584; N 770; S 1148). Central crack, good fine £90-£120
Hammer Price: £160
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, CRVX type, Wallingford, Æthelweard, ædelperd m-o peli, 1.69g/12h (BEH –; N 770; S 1149). Crimped with a tiny edge split, otherwise very fine, rich old cabinet tone; the moneyer very rare at Wallingford £300-£360
Hammer Price: £280
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, Southwark, Eadwine, eadpine m’o svdg, 0.96g/10h (BEH 3653-4; N 774; S 1151). Edge chipped, some flan cracks, otherwise about very fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £110
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, Wallingford, Man, mann mω’o pelig, 1.72g/9h (BEH 3927; N 774; S 1151). A few peckmarks, otherwise very fine, grey tone; the bust with an unusual profile £240-£300
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Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Helmet type, London, Ælfwine, ælfpine m’o lvndene, additional pellet in the second and third reverse quarters, 1.31g/9h (BEH 2137; N 775; S 1152). Cracked, otherwise very fine and toned £100-£120
Hammer Price: £150
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Quatrefoil type, Hertford, Lifinc, lylin mon retf, Late London A dies, pellets in reverse spandrels, 0.89g/3h (BEH –; N 781; S 1157). Small edge perforation, about very fine; the mint scarce for this type, particularly so with this reverse variety £150-£200
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Quatrefoil type, Shaftesbury, Ælfwine, ælfpine. on seftes, reads anglorvm, struck from dies of early Winchester style, 1.12g/6h (BEH 3096; N 781; S 1157). Minor stress mark on obverse, otherwise better than very fine and lightly toned; the mint scarce for the type £300-£360
Hammer Price: £320
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Quatrefoil type, Salisbury, Ælfnoth, ælfnod on sear, struck from middle Winchester style dies, reads anglorvm, 1.08g/12h (BEH 3154 var. [obv. reading]; N 781; S 1157). Several surface marks and sometime cleaned, otherwise very fine; a scarcer mint £300-£360
£300–£360
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Pointed Helmet type, Ipswich, ‘Gcerlaf’, gcerlaf on gipes:, reads cnvt: ex ang, 1.07g/3h (Sadler II, p.56, fig. 504, this coin; BEH 942; N 787; S 1158). Slightly creased with a few peckmarks, very fine, toned and extremely rare £700-£900
Hammer Price: £700
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Pointed Helmet type, London, Leofstan, l’eofstan in lvnd:, 1.01g/3h (SCBI Norwegian 3008-9, same obv. die; BEH 2555; N 787; S 1158). Struck from worn dies, otherwise good very fine, toned £300-£360
Hammer Price: £300
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Pointed Helmet type, London, Wulfmær, envt re+ a, rev. pulfmær on lvnd, 0.84g/1h (BEH 2761 var. [ir. 24]; N 787; S 1158). Flan bent with some green surface deposits, otherwise good fine, the obverse reading irregular £120-£150
Hammer Price: £220
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Pointed Helmet type, Stamford, Leofric, cnv.t: recx a, rev. l’eofric on stanf, extra pellet on rev. inner circle below ‘r’, 0.89g/9h (cf. BEH 3301; N 787; S 1158). Crimped and pecked, otherwise very fine, the variety scarce £150-£180
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, Bath, Ægelwine, ægel.pine on ba, 1.16g/3h (SCBI Copenhagen 13-14, same dies; BEH 17; N 790; S 1159). Good very fine, lightly toned; a scarce mint for the type £400-£500
Hammer Price: £400
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, Malmesbury, Hunna, cnv’t .r.ecx, rev. hvnna on mael’m, 1.05g/9h (BEH 2893 var.; N 790; S 1159). Minute perforation before initial cross in obverse legend, otherwise very fine; the mint signature clear, extremely rare £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,700
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, Rochester, Godwine, godpine on rof, small pellet to right of sceptre handle, 1.00g/3h (BEH 3077; N 790; S 1159). Extremely fine with an excellent portrait, rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £900
Harold I (1035-1040), Penny, Long Cross and Trefoils type, type, Lincoln, Wulfbeorn, pvlbeorn on li, 0.91g/3h (EMC 1998.0110, same dies; Mossop pl. lxiii, 8 var.; BEH –; N 804; S 1164). Good very fine, dark tone £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,100
Harold I (1035-1040), Penny, Long Cross and Fleur-de-lis type, Bristol, Leofwine, leofipiine on br, 0.94g/3h (SCBI Stockholm 714-18 var. [mint signature]; BEH 27 var. [same]; N 803; S 1165). Neatly struck on a round flan, good very fine with old cabinet tone, rare thus £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,000
Harthacnut (1035-1042), Penny, Jewel Cross type, London, Wulfwine, cnvt recx a, rev. p,vlfpine on lvnde:, 0.96g/6h (BEH –; SCBI Stockholm –; N 797; S 1160). Some light porosity consistent with being a field find, otherwise very fine, extremely rare; Wulfwine unrecorded in the standard references for ‘Cnut’s’ Jewel Cross issue £1,500-£2,000
Harthacnut (1035-1042), Penny, Danish issue, Portrait type, crude head left with radiate hair, cross before face, rev. long cross, crescents and crosses pattée in alternating angles, blundered legends on both sides, 0.84g/5h (cf. Chown 1266; S 1170). Pierced on inner circle, otherwise very fine, of curious style £300-£400
Hammer Price: £850
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, PACX type, Dover, Eadwine, edpine on dof, normal reading of pacx in angles, 1.00g/6h (Pagan 66, same obv. die; Freeman 31; N 813; S 1171). About very fine, small edge crack at 5 o’clock, cleaned, rare £240-£300
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Radiate/Small Cross type, York, Scula, scvl’a’a onn eoeir, annulet on inner circle, 1.01g/4h (Freeman 312; BMC 252; N 816; S 1173). Some striking weakness, otherwise very fine, full round flan £300-£360
Hammer Price: £340
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Small Flan type, Winchester, Godwine?, gdpiiic on pin, 0.80g/9h (Freeman 154; N 818; S 1175). Good fine but cracked and repaired; struck from dies of crude style with an ambiguous reverse reading £60-£80
Hammer Price: £130
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Small Flan type, York, Ioli, eola on eofer, annulet in third quarter, 1.08g/5h (Freeman 194; SCBI Merseyside 743, same dies; N 818; S 1175). Good fine, surfaces a little rough £120-£150
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Expanding Cross type [Heavy issue], Bristol, Ælfweard, alfpord o brics, 1.67g/9h (Freeman 25; N 823; S 1177). Good very fine, lightly toned; the mint scarce £600-£800
Hammer Price: £950
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Cut Halfpenny, Expanding Cross type [Heavy issue], Hereford, Leofnoth, [ –––]d on here:, 0.73g/8h (Freeman 65; N 823; S 1177). Nearly extremely fine £80-£100
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Pointed Helmet type, sceptre Fleury, Steyning, Wulfric, pvlfric on stæ, 1.32g/12h (Freeman 36; King 20; N 825; S 1179). Very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £600
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Pointed Helmet type, sceptre pommée, Wallingford, Brunwine, brvnpine on pal, 1.33g/6h (Freeman 66, this coin cited; N 825; S 1179). Worn obverse die, good fine, reverse better £200-£260
Hammer Price: £360
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Sovereign/Eagles type, Wallingford, Brunwine, brvnpine on pali, 1.33g/6h (Freeman 67, this coin cited; SCBI Ashmolean 931, same obv. die; N 827; S 1181). Softly struck on obverse, very fine, reverse better, light grey tone with some iridescence £300-£360
Hammer Price: £650
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Hammer Cross type, Winchester, Leofwald, liofpold on pincest, 1.27g/9h (Winchester Mint, 781a, this coin; Freeman 228; N 828; S 1182). Toned, about extremely fine £400-£500
Hammer Price: £750
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Facing Bust type, London, Ælfward, elfpard on lvnd, 1.14g/9h (Freeman 109; N 830; S 1183). Very fine, neat bust, grey tone £300-£360
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Facing Bust type, Taunton, Beorhtric, brihtric on tant, 0.83g/3h (Abergavenny 119, same dies; Freeman –; BMC –; N 830; S 1183). Edge chip and perforated along outer-circle, otherwise better than very fine with a tall, handsome bust; the mint signature clear and until recently unrecorded in this type, excessively rare thus £800-£1,000
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