Catalogue
Aethelstan, (924-939), penny, crowned bust type, issued 933-938, Oxford Mint, moneyer Sigeland, (1.52 g), obv. crowned and draped bust right breaking through inner circle to edge of flan, legend +AEDELSTAN REX around begins at 8 o'clock, rev. small cross pattee within thin inner circle, legend +SIGELAND MO EA around within outer circle, (S.1094, N.673, BMCviii). Toned, good very fine - nearly extremely fine and a rare moneyer.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $7,000
Edward the Martyr, (975-978), silver penny, Canterbury Mint, moneyer Aethelstan, (1.36 g), obv. diademed bust left, around EADPEARD REX ANGLORX, rev. small cross pattee with traces of beading to upper left of cross near inner circle, around + AEDELSTAN MO CAENT, (S.1142, North 763, BMC 4). Toned, extremely fine with light porosity, possibly overstruck on an earlier penny, extremely rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $12,500
Harold I, (1035-1040), silver penny, fleur de lis type, Norwich Mint, moneyer Ringulf, (0.97 g), obv. bust left diademed and in armour, trefoil tipped sceptre before with a pellet on the shaft and another on each side, legend +[HAR]OLD REX around begins at 12 o'clock, rev. voided long cross arms extending from central pellet within an annulet, fleur de lis between two pellets in each angle, dividing legend +RINCVLF ON NORD around, (S.1165, N.803, BMC vi). Lightly toned, some peck marks on obverse, bust weakly struck, very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Henry II, (1154-1189), silver cut half penny, short cross type, Class Ia5, London Mint, moneyer John, issued 1180-1189, (0.64 g), obv. bust facing, crowned and with sceptre in right hand, around [+HENRIC]VSR/EX, rev. short cross voided with quatrefoil in each angle, no square letters or serif X, N with 4 serifs, C and E with half-moons, around [IOH]ANONLV[ ], (S.1343A, N.962). Toned, obverse slightly off centre, nearly very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $200
Henry III, (1216-1272), silver penny, long cross type, Class IIIb, London Mint, moneyer Henry (Henricus Frowik), issued 1248-1250, (1.39 g), obv. crowned rounder bust facing, of coarse work, three pellets below crown, Star 3 above straddles central ornament, beard of three pellets each side, no pellets between upper and lower curls, eyes almond shaped, no sceptre, within pelleted inner circle (10.5 mm), *HENRICVS REX III' around begins at 12 o'clock, pellet stop after REX, rev. long cross voided, dividing HENRI ON LVND around, trefoils in each angle within pelleted inner circle (9 mm), (S.1363, N.987). Lightly toned, slightly off centre, nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Henry III, (1216-1272), silver penny, long cross type; Edward I, (1272-1307), silver penny, long cross type; France, Philip IV, (1284-1314), double Parisis; Frankish Greece, Dukes of Athens, (11th-13th century), silver denier. Toning, nearly very fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Henry VI, (first reign, 1422-1461), penny, leaf pellet issue, muled with an Edward IV heavy coinage penny, Durham Mint, obv. pellets by crown, reads HENRIC, rev. nothing in centre of cross, reads DVNOLIN, (S.1988, N.p.80). Toned, struck on an irregular flan, very fine or better for issue and very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
Edward VI, (1547-1553) fine silver coinage (1551-3) halfcrown, 1551, MM Y (S.2479). Weak in centre, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $600
Mary, 1553-54, groat (S.2492), pomegranate mint mark erased. Cut on Queen's cheek and crack at about 4 o'clock and left legend worn, otherwise fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $180
Elizabeth I - George V, .925 fine silver including worn Elizabeth shilling, others George III - George V, includes a few copper in 2x2 holders. Poor - good very fine. (approx. 70)
Estimate $400
SOLD $360
Charles I, shilling (looks like XYI but actually XII), worn and details unclear; George I, shilling, 1723 SSC in angles (S.3647); George II, farthing, 1754 (S.3722); George IV, farthing, 1821. Poor - very fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Charles I, (1625-1649) Richmond farthings type 10c, mm 9 (S.3193). River finds (?), very good to good fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
Charles II, silver crown, first bust, 1662, rose below (S.3350). Grey tone, nearly fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
Charles II, fourth bust, silver crown, 1681 (S.3359). Fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $280
Charles II, silver halfcrown, third bust, 1670 (S.3365). Good fine/fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
Charles II, silver fourpence, undated (S.3383); Anne, silver threepence, 1706 (S.3596A). Nearly very fine; nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $400
Charles II - George V, various issues, mostly copper including Irish halfpennies 1682, 1781, 1822, farthing 1806, Channel Islands, Guernsey double 1830, Jersey 1/26 of a shilling 1870, Isle of Man penny 1798; halfpennies, noted 1701 (S.3556), 1718 (S.3659); 1853, 1858 (S.3949), pennies 1853, 1854 (S.3948); half farthings 1843, 1844 (S.3951) noted toy money (2) and weights (2), three medals, Duke of Lancaster 1897 in bronze, Coronation 1902 in white metal and a Victory Medal 32130 Pte N. Atherton R. Lanc. R. Fair to good very fine. (approx 40)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Charles II - Elizabeth II, 1675 - 1969, assorted dates and issues in various metals. All housed in a green album, poor - good extremely fine. (219)
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
William and Mary, silver halfcrown, 1689 (S.3434); William III, sixpence, third bust, later harp, 1697 (S.3542); Anne, sixpence 1708E (S.3620) countermarked D on head. Fair to very good. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
William III to William IV, halfcrowns, 1746 Lima (S.3695A); 1836 (S.3834); shillings, 1696Y (York)(S.3502), 1711 (London)(S.3618); 1723 SSC (S.3647). 1746 halfcrown harshly cleaned, 1711 shilling likely cleaned and with hole, otherwise very good or better. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
William III - George V, silver and copper minors in 2x2 holders including 1696Y sixpence (S.3525), 1826 shilling, 1828 sixpence, 1806, 1809 halfpennies, 1902 shilling (good very fine). Fair - good very fine. (29)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Anne, pre union with Scotland, silver crown, 1703 vigo (S.3576). Grey toned, nearly very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
George II, old head, shilling, 1745/3 roses (S.3702); Queen Victoria, Jubilee coinage halfcrown, 1887 (S.3924). Very good; nearly very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
George II - Queen Victoria, farthings (2), 1746, 1875H. Fine; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
George III, silver shilling, 1787, no stop above head (S.3744). Toned extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
George III, new coinage, silver crown, 1818 LVIII (S.3787). Rubbed, otherwise toned nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $440
George III, new coinage, silver crown, 1820 (S.3787). Swivel mount holes in edge at 3 and 9, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
George III - Queen Victoria, crowns, 1819 (S.3787), 1821 (S.3805), 1889, 1891 (S.3921), 1892, 1895 (S.3937); double florins, 1887, 1889, 1890 (S.3923). In 2 x 2 holders, good - very fine. (9)
Estimate $300
SOLD $460
George III - George V, halfcrowns, 1816, 1817 (S.3788), 1825 (S.3809), 1834, 1836 (S.3834), 1906, 1907, 1913, 1914. Poor - fine. (10)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
George III - Elizabeth II, various issues, noted George III, cartwheel two pence, 1797 (S.3776); William IIII, shilling, 1834 (S.3835); Queen Victoria, shilling, 1899 (S.3940A), threepences, 1872, 1886 (S.3914C, 3914D) (2); George VI, threepence, 1946 (S.4112); Elizabeth II, pennies on clipped planchets, 1966, 1967 (S.4157) (2); crown, 1965 (S.4144) and twenty five pence, 1977 (S.4227) and various others; also George III, token in brass, 1790 (2); 1797 In Memory of the Good Old Days in brass; Queen Victoria, German States City of Nuremberg play money in brass; Queen Victoria (old head), small coinage tokens in zinc, brass (2) and bronze (2), and a similar Edward VII token in brass, all made in Germany; Portsea Island Mutual Co-Op Soc. Ld, penny token in brass; and Ireland, Dublin, Camac Kyan & Camac, halfpenny token in copper, (1792). A few very good but mostly fine - uncirculated. (33)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150