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9 March 2023
Kings of Northumbria, Eadberht, Sceatta, series Y [York], class B, eotberehtvγ around cross, rev. lion advancing left, foreleg raised, cross potent above within loop of tail, triquetra below, 1.08g/11h (SCBI Abramson 836; Abramson 70-50; N 178; S 847). Extremely fine and dark toned £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,000
Kings of Mercia, Offa (757-96), Penny, Light Coinage, East-Anglia (Ipswich?), Wihtræd, portrait type, +offa + rex + around bust right with patterned tunic and flowing hair, rev. +p ih tr ed in angles of floriate cross lozenge, 1.16g/12h (Chick 178a, this coin; N 302/1; S 906). Trifling surface porosity, otherwise good very fine and struck on a full round flan; with a pleasing portrait of unusual style £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £7,000
Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf (796-821), Penny, portrait type, Canterbury, Gp IV, Oba, + coenvvlf rex m around diademed and draped bust right, breaking inner circle and dividing legend, rev. oba mon eta divided by three crosses, cross moline within inner circle, 1.46g/3h (Naismith C41.2f, this coin; BLS 65e, this coin; N 352; S 916). About extremely fine, rich cabinet toning over attractive surfaces £5,000-£6,000
Hammer Price: £4,800
Kings of Mercia, Burgred (852-74), Penny, Phase III, c. 868-74, Hugered, + bvrgred rex around draped and diademed bust right, rev. dmon hvgere eta in three lines, lunnets around upper and lower line, 1.42g/12h (MacKay H11.98-99 [B1, bars]; SCBI BM 448; N 426; S 942B). Some double-strike, otherwise good very fine £600-£800
Kings of Wessex, Æthelwulf (839-58), 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, 1.36g/12h (Naismith C139f, this coin; N 618; S 1051). Minor die-shift on reverse, good very fine, strong portrait, richly toned £3,000-£3,600
Hammer Price: £5,000
Kings of Wessex, Æthelberht (858-65), Penny, Inscribed Cross type [BMC i], Canterbury(?), Beagmund, aeθelbearht rex around diademed bust right breaking inner circle, rev. beagmvnd moneta arranged on limbs of, and around, beaded cross, 1.35g/11h (cf. Naismith C167c [this specimen untraced]; N 620; S 1053). Good very fine, dark toned £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £3,200
Kings of Wessex, Edward the Elder (899-924), Penny, Diademed bust type [HLT 1], London region , Grimwald, + eadvveard rex, diademed and draped bust left within inner circle, rev. grihp ald mo in two lines divided by three crosses pattée, cross flanked by trefoils above, single trefoil below, 1.56g/12h (O’Donovan, BNJ 1964, 436; CTCE 26; N 651; S 1084). Very fine, attractively toned £2,000-£2,600
Kings of Wessex, Edward the Elder, Penny, Diademed bust type [HT 1], Wessex, Wulfred, + eadvveard rex around diademed and draped bust left within inner circle, rev. vvlf red mo in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.59g/6h (O’Donovan, BNJ 1964, 210; CTCE 45; N 651; S 1084). Neatly struck on a round flan, portrait of unusually naturalistic style, good very fine, toned and very rare £3,000-£3,600
Kings of Wessex, Edward the Elder, Penny, Two Line type [HT 1], Waldulf, eadvveard rex, small cross pattée, rev. vvald vlf mo in two lines divided by three crosses pattée, trefoil above and below, 1.57g/12h (O’Donovan, BNJ 1964, 381, this coin [recté weight]; CTCE 282; N 649; S 1087). Good very fine, attractive hoard patina £600-£800
Hammer Price: £950
Danes of York, Cnut (c. 900-910), Penny, cnvt rex ·:· around patriarchal cross, rev. cvn ·:· net ·:· ti ·: around small cross pattée with pellet in second and third quarters, 1.30g/8h (LS, Gp IIe [c-1(b):CR-G]; N 501; S 993). Extremely fine, attractively toned £700-£900
Hammer Price: £1,900
Danelaw, Penny, after Alfred the Great of Wessex’s London Monogram series [BMC VII], ælfr ed re+ around diademed and draped bust right, rev. londonia monogram, crossbar of a omitted, ‘T’ and six pellets within body of d, 1.26g (MacKay A6, 23 [023/R22] and pl. 5, 80, this coin; N 463). Struck from dies of pleasing artistic style, extremely fine and lightly toned over good metal; extremely rare £10,000-£12,000
Hammer Price: £14,000
Æthelstan (924-939), Penny, Two Line type [HTP 1, Kent], Wealdhelm, ædelstan rex around small cross pattée, nr ligatured, rev. vveald hel mm¯o divided by three crosses, trefoil of pellets above, single pellet below, he and mm ligatured, 1.52g/6h (O'Donovan, BNJ 1964, –; Blunt 106; N 668; S 1089). Good very fine, neat round flan, light hoard patina £1,200-£1,500
Æthelstan (924-939), Penny, Crowned Bust type, London, Grimwald, ædelstan rex crowned and draped bust right breaking inner circle, rev. grimpald mo lond, 1.64g/3h (Blunt 273; N 675; S 1095). Slight weakness on crown, otherwise about extremely fine, toned £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,800
Eadmund (939-946), Penny, Crowned Bust type [BMC iv], uncertain mint (probably in East Anglia), Klakkr, eadmvnd re, crowned and draped bust right breaking inner circle, rev. clac mone mone around small cross pattée, 1.41g/12h (CTCE 263(c), this coin; Blunt 4.6, this coin; N 697; S 1106). With a bust of attractive, fluid style, extremely fine and extremely rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £7,500
Eadred (946-955), Penny, Two Line type, [HR 1 NW], Derby?, Grimes, eadred rex around small cross pattée, rev. grim es mot in two lines divided by three crosses pattée, rosette above and below, 1.28g/9h (CTCE 142; SCBI BM 617; N 707; S 1113). Good very fine, neat flan, richly toned £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,500
Eadred (946-955), Penny, Crowned Bust type [BMC v], Norwich, Hrodgar, +eadred rex, crowned and draped bust right breaking inner circle, rev. x hrodglr mo norpi around small cross, 1.51g/9h (CTCE 228; SCBI East Anglia 1121; N 715; S 1116). Slight wave to flan, otherwise good very fine, clear portrait, very rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
Eadwig (955-959), Penny, Two Line type [HT3], Bedford, Baldwin, + eadvvig re around small cross, rev. bald pine in two lines above and below, be+da between, 1.32g/3h (Bagshawe –; CTCE 71; N 727; S 1123). Neat round flan, extremely fine and toned; an attractive example of Eadwig’s very rare mint signed series £3,000-£3,600
Eadgar (959-975), Penny, Circumscription Cross type [York group], Fastolf, eadgar : rex, small cross pattée, rev. fastolf : mone, small cross pattée, 1.28g/7h (CTCE 295; N 748; S 1134). Good very fine, toned £700-£900
Eadgar (959-975), Penny, Reform type, Stamford, Riculf, ricvlf m-o stanfo’, 1.32g/3h (Jonsson p. 47, this specimen unlisted; BMC –; BEH –; N 752: S1141). Good very fine, strong portrait, very rare, especially so with this moneyer £4,000-£5,000
Edward the Martyr (975-978), Penny, Sole type, Stamford, Boia, eadpard rex ang (ng ligate), diademed bust left, rev. boia m¯o stanf, small cross, 1.41g/7h (Wells 24, same dies; BMC 24; N 763; S 1142). Extremely fine, superb portrait and attractively toned; extremely rare £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £9,000
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, First Hand type [BMC iia], London, Sibwine, zibpine m–o lvndoni, Southern A style, nothing above hand, 1.56g/3h (DT 77; BEH 2899; N 766; S 1144). Good fine, toned £200-£260
Hammer Price: £460
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type [BMC iva], Winchester, Godwine, godpine m’o pint, 1.71g/3h (Winchester Mint 597 [dies A/b]; BEH 4243; N 744; S 1151). Good very fine, toned £400-£500
Hammer Price: £480
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type [BMC xvi], London, Wynsige, pynsige on lvn, 1.12g/6h (BEH 2835; N 790; S 1159). Good very fine, dark toned £240-£300
Hammer Price: £420
Harold I (1035-1040), Penny, Jewel Cross type [BMC i], Lincoln, Mathan Balluc, nadan ballvc o lin, Lincoln style bust, 1.16g/10h (Mossop –; BEH –; N 802; S 1163). Extremely fine; the moneyer’s name very unusual and very rare £2,400-£3,000
Harold I (1035-1040), Penny, Fleur-de-Lis type [BMC vi], London, Beorhtmær, brihtmær on lv, 1.02g/3h (BEH 522; N 803; S 1165). Good very fine, dark toned £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,200
Harthacnut (1035-1042), Penny, Jewel Cross type [BMC i], bust right, Warwick, Sigeweard, siperd on n par:, 1.11g/9h (BEH 190; N 809; S 1167). Good extremely fine and lightly toned; rare mint £4,000-£5,000
Harthacnut (1035-1042), Penny, Arm and Sceptre type [BMC ii], Lincoln, Alfnoth, alfnoθ on linco, 1.09g/3h (Mossop pl. lxiii, 26; BEH 86; N 811; S 1169). A trace of die shift, about extremely fine, dark toned and rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,000
Harthacnut (1035-1042), Penny, Arm and Sceptre type [BMC ii], Thetford, Brunstan, brvnctan on deotf, 1.11g/9h (Carson 2; BEH 186; N 799; S 1169). A few peckmarks, otherwise good very fine, toned and rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,400
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Hammer Cross type, Steyning, Deorman, diorman mo stænig, 1.33g/3h (HHK 35; Freeman 8, this coin cited; N 828; S 1182). Extremely fine, attractively toned £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,100
Harold II (1066), Penny, PAX type, Lewes, Osweald, ozpold on lepeei, bust left with sceptre, 1.30g/9h (Pagan, NM p.190, Gp B; HHK 278; N 836; S 1186). Good very fine, rich cabinet toning £3,400-£4,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
William I (1066-1087), Penny, Canopy type [BMC iii], Wallingford, Svertinger, speartlinc on pa, 1.34g/3h (SCBI Mack 1370, this coin; Allen 2022, p.183; N 843; S 1252). Some weakness at 6 o’clock, otherwise very fine, rich cabinet toning, scarce £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,600
William I (1066-1087), Penny, Two Sceptres type [BMC iv], York, Authgrimr, ovθgrim on eof, 1.40g/4h (Allen 2022, p. 184; N 844; S 1253). Good very fine, toned and rare; struck from dies of charming provincial style £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,800
William I (1066-1087), Penny, PAXS type [BMC viii], Sandwich, Godwine, godpine on siin, second crown, 1.40g/6h (Allen 2022, p.180; N 849; S 1257). Good very fine, dark toned; the mint rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,700
William II (1087-1100), Penny, Cross Voided type [BMC iii], Shrewsbury, Earnwi, iernpi on scrv, 1.33g/3h (Allen 2022, p. 181; N 853; S 1260). Marks on neck with corresponding crazing on reverse, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare £1,500-£1,800
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Annulets type [BMC i], London, Ælfwine, ielfpine on liin, 1.28g/6h (Allen 2022, p.191; N 857; S 1263). Trace of crease through flan, otherwise good very fine, toned and very rare £1,500-£1,800
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Pellets in Quatrefoil type [BMC xiv], London, Ordgar, ordgar : on : lvnden :, 1.39g/7h (Allen type 14, 337, this coin; N 870; S 1275). Good very fine, rare and beautifully toned £1,200-£1,500
Stephen (1135-1154), Penny, Cross Moline type, Southwark, Alfwine, a[lf]pi[ne :] on : svd :, 1.28g/8h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.115; Mack 32a; N 873; S 1278). Usual peripheral weakness, portrait good very fine, dark toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £750
Henry II (1154-1189), Penny, class Ib2, Winchester, Gocelm, gocelm · on · winc, 1.47g/6h (Winchester Mint, these dies not represented; SCBI Mass 501-2; N 963; S 1344). Very fine, toned £200-£260
Hammer Price: £160
Richard I (1189-1199), Penny, class IIIab2, Winchester, Willelm, willelm · on · win, 1.48g/11h (Winchester Mint 2556 [dies B/c]; N 967 S 1347). Reverse struck slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine, strong portrait £120-£150
Hammer Price: £240
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Groat, series F, London, mm. crown, d in don over o, 4.57g/11h (LAL 22; N 1174; S 1569). Very fine, toned £200-£260
Hammer Price: £340
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