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Arthur M Fitts III
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12–14 December 2017
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Primary series BX, diademed head right, pseudo-legend around, rev. cross on steps, bird above, pseudo-legend around, 1.16g/6h (cf. M 97-99; N 124; S 776). Good very fine and toned, scarce £150-200
Hammer Price: £380
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Primary series E, ‘Æthilired’ variety, porcupine-like figure enclosing four bars, rev. runic inscription in two lines, 1.15g/5h (Blackburn and Bonser, BNJ 1986, p.85; M 134-5; N 155; S 780). Good very fine, rare £400-600
Hammer Price: £800
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Secondary series G, diademed head right, cross in right field, rev. debased standard with four saltires, 1.05g (cf. M 267-70; N 43; S 800). Good very fine, toned £120-150
Hammer Price: £320
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, series J, diademed head right with pointed nose, rev. cross flanked by two annulets, bird above, 0.86g/10h (M 305; N 128 var.; S 802 var.). Extremely fine and toned, scarce £150-200
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Secondary series N, type 41b, two standing figures holding long cross, rev. crested monster right, looking back, 0.92g/12h (M 368ff; N 98; S 806). Very fine and toned, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £480
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, series Q, type IH, half-length figure right holding cross, rev. quadruped left with long tail, 0.98g/10h (M 385; N –; S 808D). Good very fine, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,600
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceattas (3), Continental issue, series E, head right, rev. standard, 0.91g/8h (S 790); series D (2), bust right, rev. cross, 1.12g, 0.81g (S 792); together with a Roman Siliqua clipped to the weight of an Anglo-Saxon Sceatta, 1.02g/12h [4]. Varied state £100-150
Hammer Price: £190
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Aldfrith (685-705), Sceatta, aldfridvs, pellet in centre, rev. quadruped right, 1.20g/7h (N 176; S 846). Very fine, rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £1,100
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Aldfrith, Sceatta, aldfridvs, pellet in centre, rev. quadruped right, 1.13g/3h (N 176; S 846). About very fine, rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £750
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Alchred (765-74), Sceatta, alchred arranged around cross, rev. stylized stag right, cross below, 0.95g/8h (N 179; S 849). Good very fine, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £850
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Ælfwald I (779-88), Sceatta, aevaldvs around cross, rev. stylized stag right, cross below, 1.01g/8h (N 181; S 851). Good very fine, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £2,400
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Eadberht, with Abp Ecgberht, Sceatta, type I, eotbrehtvl around cross, rev. standing figure holding long cross and crozier, ecgberht ar to right, 1.07g/2h (Bude, BNJ 2016, obv. 13/rev. 17 [obv. this piece]; M 464; N 192; S 852). Very fine and very rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £300
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Eadberht, with Abp Ecgberht (737-58), Sceatta, type III, eotberehtvl around cross, rev. mitred figure holding two crosses, ecgberht to right, 0.96g/8h (Bude, BNJ 2016, obv. 18/rev. 12, this piece; N 192; S 852). Good very fine, very rare £300-400
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Æthelwald Moll, with Abp Ecgberht (759-65), Sceatta, edilpald around cross, ecgberht ar around cross, 1.07g/6h (EMC 1999.0019; N 193; S 853). Very fine and extremely rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £13,000
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Æthelred I, Second reign (789-96), Sceatta, Ceolbald, aedilred, rx in centre, rev. ceolbald, pellet in centre, 0.98g/3h (M 472; N –; S 856). Good very fine, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £650
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Eanbald II (796-835), Styca, Eadwulf, eanbald are, pellet in centre, rev. eadvvlf, pellet in centre, 1.20g/6h (N 194; S 861). Minor deposit, otherwise very fine, scarce £100-120
Hammer Price: £120
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Eanbald II, Styca, Ethilweard, eanbald around cross, rev. edilveard around cross, 1.19g/3h (N 194; S 861). Lightly cleaned, otherwise good very fine, scarce £150-200
Hammer Price: £280
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Eanred (810-41), Stycas (2), Fordred, 1.23g/6h, Monne, 1.18g/4h (N 186; S 862); Redwulf (843-4), Styca, Coenred, 1.21g/6h (N 189; S 867); Aethelred II, Second reign (843-50), Stycas (2), Eardwulf, 1.23g/12h, Fordred, 1.08g/9h (N 190; S 868); Osberht (849-67), Styca, Monne, 0.85g/9h (N 191; S 869); Abp Wigmund (837-50), Stycas (2), Æthelhelm, 1.13g/1h, Coenred, 1.18g/9h (N 196; S 870); together with others (2) [10]. Varied state £200-260
Hammer Price: £550
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Aethelred II, First reign (841-4), Styca, Leofthegn, aedelred rex, quatrefoil in centre, rev. leofdegh monet, Celtic cross containing five pellets, 1.08g/6h (Pirie 172; N 188; S 866). Good very fine, very rare £300-400
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Abp Wigmund (837-50), Styca, Coenred, vigmvnd arep, cross with pellets in angles, rev. coenred, cross, 1.08g/9h (S 870; N 196). Extremely fine £100-120
Hammer Price: £130
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Abp Wulfhere (849-900), Styca, Wulfred, vvlfher (retrograde) arep around cross, rev. vvlfred (retrograde) around cross, 1.05g/7h (N 197; S 871). Very fine, scarce £100-120
Hammer Price: £240
Viking Coinages: Kingdom of York, Penny, cnvt rex around patriachal cross, rev. cvn net ti around cross pattée, two pellets in angles, pellets in legend, 1.32g/2h (N 501; S 993). Nearly extremely fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £460
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, CRVX type, Winchester, Æthelgar, ædelgar m-o pint, 1.67g/3h (BEH 4068; Winchester Mint 310ff: N 770; S 1148). Good fine, toned £100-150
Hammer Price: £150
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, London, Eadric, eadric mo lvnd, 1.21g/3h (BEH 2362; N 774; S 1151). Two small peckmarks on reverse, otherwise good very fine and attractively toned £200-260
Hammer Price: £220
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Radiate type, York, Æthelwine, ædelpine on eof, annulet in rev. field, 1.06g/8h (Freeman 22; cf. BMC 245; N 816; S 1173). Very fine or better, toned £240-300
Hammer Price: £400
Edward II (1307-1327), Jeton, Fox class 14, rev. short cross moline, pellet in angles, 2.75g/11h. Very fine or better with dark patina, rare £80-100
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Leaf-Pellet issue [C], Groat, London, mm. cross IIIb on obv. only, leaf on neck, fleur on breast, pellets by crown, extra pellets below civi and lon, 3.70g/12h (Whitton 57; N 1505; S 1917). Very fine £100-120
Hammer Price: £110
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. arrow, saltires in forks, reads aglie, 2.47g/10h (Whitton viii; N 1797; S 2337E). Tiny perforation in legend and reverse slightly double-struck, otherwise very fine or better £150-200
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. lis, bust 2, Lombardic lettering, annulets in forks, trefoil stops, 2.55g/8h (Whitton B2; N 1844; S 2369). Good fine £100-120
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Shilling, mm. tun, 5.98g/12h (N 1937; S 2482). Very fine or better, toned £200-260
Hammer Price: £500
Mary (1553-1554), Groat, mm. pomegranate, 1.88g/8h (N 1960; S 2492). About very fine and toned £200-260
Hammer Price: £170
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Shilling, mm. martlet, bust 3C, 6.09g/6h (N 1985; S 2555). Small file-mark on edge, otherwise very fine or better £200-260
Hammer Price: £260
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Shilling, mm. A, bust 3B, 6.11g/10h (N 2014; S 2577); together with other hammered silver coins (4) [5]. Varied state £100-120
James I (1603-1625), First coinage, Shilling, mm. thistle, second bust, 5.69g/1h (N 2073; S 2646). Slightly weak in places and with die break in obverse legend, otherwise very fine or better, attractively toned £240-300
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Shilling, mm. trefoil, sixth bust, 5.92g/10h (N 2124; S 2668). Small graffiti mark in obverse field, otherwise good very fine £200-260
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Sixpence, 1621, mm. rose, sixth bust, 2.75g/1h (N 2126; S 2670). Some surface scratches, otherwise nearly very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £100
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Shilling, Gp D, mm. portcullis, bust 4, 6.01g/3h (Sharp D4/1; SCBI Brooker 480ff; N 2223; S 2789). Slightly small of flan (but full weight), very fine £100-150
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Shilling, 1651, mm. sun on obv. only, 5.93g/6h (ESC 79 [983]; N 2724; S 3217). Full and round, nearly extremely fine, attractively toned £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,200
Charles II (1660-1685), Third hammered issue, Shilling, mm. crown, large mark of value, 5.84g/2h (ESC 309 [1019]; N 2764; S 3322). About very fine but portrait weak and scored on shield £150-200
Hammer Price: £140
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1663, first bust, edge xv (ESC 438 [457]; S 3361). Good fine, toned £200-260
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