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7 October 2003
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Boga, [bo]ga m¯o heort, pellet under chin, 1.22g/6h (BEH 1308; cf. SCBI Copenhagen 415; BMC 112; N 770; S 1148). A large fragment, minor peckmarks, very fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £70
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Boga, boia m¯o heort, 1.32g/3h (BEH 1309; SCBI Copenhagen 416 and FEJ 357, same rev. die; N 770; S 1148). Good fine, toned, rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £270
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Byrhtlaf, byrhtaf m¯o her, 1.21g/9h (BEH – [cf. 1311]; N 770; S 1148). Good fine and toned, rare, particularly of this moneyer; probably the finest example by him available to commerce (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £360
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Eadwi, edpi m¯o heor, extra pellet in each quarter of rev., 1.37g/6h (BEH 1312; Fish 1316, same dies; N 770; S 1148). Good very fine and nicely toned, a very rare variant (£350-450)
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Eadwi, edpi m¯o heort, pellet on inner circle at base of sceptre, 1.28g/9h (BEH 1313; Doubleday 162, same dies; cf. SCBI Copenhagen 420; BMC 114; N 770; S 1148). Minor peckmarks on obverse, very fine, toned, rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £240
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Leofinc, lifinc on heo, bust with aquiline nose, obv. reads cnvt rex anglo, legend starting at 3h, 0.86g/9h (Blackburn & Lyon, London C, late; BEH –; Doubleday 163, this coin; N 781; S 1157). Very fine and extremely rare, believed the only known specimen with this reading (£350-450)
Hammer Price: £370
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Leofinc, lifinc: on ret[–], pellet in each spandrel, obv. reads cnvt rex anglor, legend starting at 12h and drapery radiating from brooch, 0.97g/9h (Blackburn & Lyon, London B; BEH –; FEJ 360, this coin; N 781; S 1157). A trifle flat at top of reverse, otherwise good very fine with an excellent portrait, very rare (£300-350)
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Leofinc, lyfinc on ret, pellet in first, third and fourth spandrel, obv. reads cnvt rex angl;, legend starting at 12h and drapery radiating from brooch, 0.97g/9h (Blackburn & Lyon, London B; BEH –; SCBI Copenhagen 1507, same obv. die; N 781; S 1157). A trifle weak in parts, otherwise very fine, rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £330
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Wulfric, pvferic on ret, obv. reads cnvt rex anglorv, legend starting at 12h and drapery radiating from brooch, 0.92g/12h (Blackburn & Lyon, London B; BEH –; Fish 1319, same obv. die; N 781; S 1157). A trifle buckled, otherwise good very fine and dark-toned, rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £340
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Wulfric, pvferic on ret, from the same dies as previous, 1.02g/3h (Blackburn & Lyon, London B; BEH –; Fish 1319, same obv. die; N 781; S 1157). Obverse good very fine with an excellent portrait, reverse fine, rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £300
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Wulfric, pvlfric oi her, obv. reads cnvt rex anglo, legend starting at 8h, pointed nose, 0.90g/6h (Blackburn & Lyon, London C, middle; BEH – [cf. 1171]; Doubleday 164, this coin; SCBI Copenhagen 1224, same obv. die; N 781; S 1157). Minor peckmarks and inner circle crack to edge, otherwise very fine and toned, rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £310
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Leofric, leofric on heo, 0.97g/12h (FEJ 362, same obv. die; N 787; S 1158). A trifle weak on obverse at 10 o’clock (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise good very fine, toned, extremely rare of this moneyer; possibly only one other believed known (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £380
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Lifinc, lifinc on heor·t:·, lis-headed sceptre, 1.11g/9h (same dies as SCBI Copenhagen 1222 and FEJ 363 [= Judson 1051]; BEH 1164; N 790; S 1159). Flan a little crimped, otherwise almost extremely fine with an excellent portrait, dark-toned, very rare (£350-400)
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Lifinc, lifinc on heortf, lis-headed sceptre, 1.06g/2h (BEH 1165; N 790; S 1159). Bent, obverse fine, reverse very fine, very rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £250
Harold I (1035-1040), Penny, Deorsige, deorsige on her·t:, obv. with left-facing bust and ornamental diadem, reads harold, barred a, 1.15g/9h (Talvio L1, National A; SCBI Copenhagen 160, same dies; BEH –; N 802; S 1163). Old scratch on reverse, otherwise very fine and of the highest rarity; believed the only specimen of this type and moneyer available to commerce (£900-1,200)
Hammer Price: £850
Penny, Æwi, æpii on heeort, obv. reads edperd rex:·, 1.01g/6h (Freeman 21; BEH – [cf. 224]; N 813; S 1171). Very fine and dark-toned, extremely rare; only one other specimen available to commerce (£700-900)
Hammer Price: £680
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Deorsige, drsiie on rfor, 0.92g/9h (Freeman 11, this specimen listed; N 813; S 1171). Small surface crack (north-south) down arm of cross, otherwise very fine and extremely rare of this mint (£700-900)
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Godman, godman on heor, pellet in front of bust, 1.05g/9h (Freeman 32; BEH 230; SCBI Copenhagen 892, same rev. die; N 816; S 1173). Crimped, very fine and very rare (£350-400)
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Godman, godman on hieor, 0.90g/12h (Freeman 32; BEH –; Doubleday 166, this coin; N 816; S 1173). A trifle bent, otherwise good very fine, toned, very rare (£400-450)
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Godwine, godpine on her[–]:, 0.99g/12h (Freeman 43; BEH –; N 817; S 1174). Cracked from edge to centre, otherwise very fine and toned, extremely rare; perhaps only one other specimen available to commerce (£300-500)
Hammer Price: £290
William II (1087-1100), Penny, Theodric, didrii on hrtfr, 1.37g/3h (Harris, SCMB 1984, p.315, no.2 [= PCB 1293 = Doubleday 702]; same dies as BMC 96, 96a, FEJ 1359, Doubleday 702 and Spink 1, lot 5 [Shillington Hoard]; N 852; S 1259). Very fine and toned, extremely rare (£1,200-1,500)
Hammer Price: £1,500
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