Catalogue
Anglo-Saxon, Continental Sceattas, Circa 695/700-710/5, silver sceat (1.07 g). Series E, Primary ('Ashton Rowant') phase, plumed bird var. K (Type 6), Frisia (Dorestad?) mint, obv. 'Plumed bird' to right; cross pomm‚e to right and below, rev. Standard with central pellet-in-annulet, four bars, and two trefoils, crosses at sides), (S.790K (789), Abramson 87.30, OdV&K 297-8, SCBI 63 (BM), 303-6; North 49). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $230
Anglo-Saxon, Secondary Sceattas, Circa 710-760, silver sceat (0.90 g), Series H, Hamwic type 49, obv. facing 'Wodan' head with pellets below within beaded inner border, eight roundels surrounding with pellets between, cross below, rev long legged bird walking right, pellet cross in annulets either side of neck, above, pellets between tail and leg, with pellet details surrounding, (S.801A, SHRT p.221; Metcalf 285-288, p.325-32; North 103). Very fine, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Anglo Saxon, Kings of Northumbria, Eanred, (810-841), copper styca or sceat, moneyer Fordred (S.862). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Edward I, (1272-1307), also Edward II (four) and Edward III (two), an assortment of pennies from 1279, London (6) Bury St. Edmunds (8), Canterbury (1, broken), Durham (3). Fair - fine. (18)
Estimate $350
SOLD $320
Henry VI, (1422-1461, first reign), groat, Calais, annulet issue, 1422-30 (S.1836); also Egypt, Ptolemy XIII (81-52 BC) tetradrachm, Paphos mint (Cyprus) and two Roman late 4th century AE4. Fair - good fine. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Henry VII, (1485-1509), profile issue, testoon, Henric Septim mm lis (S.2253). Light weight electrotype of the British museum specimen by Robert Ready (4.36g). Most attractive, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $600
Edward I, (1272-1307), new coinage, from 1279, silver pennies, London (3); Edward III, (1327-1377) pre-treaty groat, 1351-73, London; Henry VII, profile groat, mm pheon (S.2258); Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), sixpence, mm castle, 1571, all damaged from being in antique jewellery; also Byzantine, Heraclius bronze follis; Roman, Maximianus, Alexandria billon tetradrachm and worn smooth ancient bronze. Poor - very good. (8)
Estimate $60
SOLD $130
Edward VI, (1547-1553), fine silver coinage, 1551-3, shilling, mm tun (S.2482). Toned and crinkled, nearly fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), second issue, shilling, mint mark martlet (1660-1) bust 3A (S.2555); threepence, 1567, (S.2565-6). Good - very good. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
James I, 1603-1625, second coinage, 1604-19, shilling, fifth bust, mm coronet (S.2656). Evenly worn, toned, nearly fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Charles I, (1625-1649), Tower Mint, Group I, crown, mm cross calvary (S.2753). Mount disturbance at top of obverse mm, toned, good fine and scarce.
Estimate $750
SOLD $750
Charles I, (1625-1649), issues of 1641-1643, Tower Mint, halfcrown, group IV, fourth horseman, mm triangle in circle, (S.2779); Tower Mint shilling, mm triangle in circle, (S.2799). Very fine for issue. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $320
Charles I, (1625-1649), Siege Coinage, Newark, nine pence, 1646 (S.3144). Trace of mounting or plugging at top, IX worn off, otherwise toned, fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $480
Oliver Cromwell, shilling, 1658 (S.3228). Deeply toned, good extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,800
Charles II, halfcrown, third bust variety, 1671 (S.3366). Toned, nearly very fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $500
SOLD $850
Charles II, halfcrown, third bust variety, 1671 (S.3366). Good fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Charles II, sixpence, 1679 (S.3382). Good very fine/very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $420
Charles II, sixpence, 1681 (S.3382). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Charles II, pattern farthing, 1665, in silver, edge straight grained (P.407). Attractive dark blue grey patina, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,400
Charles II, pattern farthing, 1665, in copper, with long hair (P.434). Slight damage, otherwise toned nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Charles II, pattern farthing, 1671, in copper (P.436). Long vertical die breaks on the obverse, traces of original red on the reverse at date, attractive brown patina, uncirculated and very rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Charles II, pattern farthing, 1676, in silver, plain edge (Peck 492). Beatifully toned, gold and blue mint bloom, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $850
Charles II, farthing, 1672, RO over OL (S.3394). Very good and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Charles II, copper farthings, 1672, 1673 and 1675 (S.3394). Attractive patinas, very fine; nearly very fine; nearly extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
Charles II, copper farthings, 1672 and 1673 (S.3394); William and Mary, copper farthing, 1694 (S.3453; Peck 616); George II, copper farthings, 1733 (countermarked 'I.F./W'), 1739, 1749 (S.3720, 2); George III, halfpenny, 1772 (S.3774); Ireland, George IV, penny, 1822 (S.6623). Very good - very fine. (8)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Charles II, farthing, 1673 (P.522; S.3394). Attractive red brown patina, extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $550
SOLD $650
Charles II, farthing, 1675 (P.528; S.3394). Well struck, of good metal, some original mint red, mostly glossy brown uncirculated and very rare thus.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
Charles II, farthing 1679 (P.530; S.3394). Attractive dark glossy brown patina, good very fine.
Estimate $300
Passed in
Charles II - Queen Victoria, Maundy oddments, pennies, 1673, 1766, 1825 and 1894; twopences, 1746, 1838 and 1839. The 1746 very good, others very fine - good extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
William and Mary, threepence, 1689, no stops on reverse (S.3441); George III, threepence, 1762, (S.3753). Good very fine; extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $220