Catalogue
Ancient British, Armorican, Channel Islands and North West Gaul (c.75-50 BC), celtic issues of the Belgic migration, billon stater (6.35g), Class II, obv. celticised head right, rev. celtic horse to right, boar below, remains of Victory above (S.15). Toned, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Ancient British, Celtic, Iceni, (early to mid 1st century AD), silver unit (1.35g), ECEN symbol type, obv. two opposed crescents, rev. horse (S.436; BMC 4297-4325). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Ancient British, Celtic, Iceni, (early to mid 1st century AD), silver unit (1.15g), ECEN symbol type, obv. two opposed crescents, rev. horse (S.436; BMC 4297-4325). Very^fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Ancient British, Celtic coinage, Iceni, early to mid 1st century AD, silver unit (1.14g), obv. two opposed crescents, rev. horse, retrograded D N (S.444; BMC 4219-81). Struck from worn obverse die, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Archbishops of Canterbury, Athelheard, with Coenwulf as overlord (798-800 AD), silver penny (0.55g), obv. titles, rev. King's name in tribarch (S.886; N.233). Large fragment, toned, very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $650
Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf, (796-821 AD), silver penny (1.15g), group II, middle coinage, moneyer Werheard, Canterbury mint, obv. bust right, +COENVVULF REX around, rev. cross and wedge, +VERHEARD MONETA. Fragmentary, mostly glued together, one loose section, almost a full coin, very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $650
SOLD $400
Kings of Mercia, Burgred, (852-874 AD), silver penny (0.97g), Lunette Type A, moneyer Beagstan, obv. bust right, +BURGRED REX, rev. +BAEGZTA between MON/ETA (S.938; N.423). Flan crack down centre, slightly bent, edge chips between 4 and 7 o'clock, nearly very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Kings of Mercia, Burgred, (852-874 AD), silver penny (1.05g), Lunette Type D, moneyer Hussa, obv. bust right, +BURGRED REX, rev. +HUSSA between MON/ETA (S.941; N.426). Large chip missing between 7 and 11 o'clock, nearly very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Viking Coinage of Danish East Anglia, (885-915 AD), St. Edmund memorial coinage, silver penny (1.41g), moneyer Bado (890-905 AD), obv. +SC EADMUI, A within wreath, rev. BADO MOI, cross patee (S.960, N.483). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,100
Vikings of York, Cnut, (C.895-920 AD), silver penny (1.35g), patriarchal cross, CNUT at end of each limb, REX in angles, rev. small cross, +CUNNITTI around (S.993. N.500). Dark toned, slightly crinkled, very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,400
Kings of Wessex, Edward the Elder, (899-924 AD), silver penny (1.61g), two line type, moneyer Liofhelm, obv. small cross, +EADVVEARD RIX, rev. LIOFHELM MO over two lines, three cross patees between, trefoil of pellets above and below (S.1087; N.649). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,300
Aethelstan, (924-939 AD), silver penny (1.30g), circumscription cross, York mint, moneyer Regnald, obv. +EDELSTAN REX To BRIT, small cross pattee, rev. +REGIALD Mo EFoRPI around, small cross pattee (S.1093). Severe flan cracks, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,400
Eadmund, (939-946 AD), silver penny (1.19g), two line type, moneyer Frard, Chester (?) mint, obv. small cross, +EADMUND REX, rev. FR[A]RD MON, three cross patees between, seven pellets above and below. Missing 1/3 of the coin, dark toned, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $440
Eadgar, (959-975 AD), silver penny (1.19g), pre-reform coinage, two line type, Group MT NEV, moneyer Man, obv. small cross, EADGAR REX around, rev. MANAN MO in two lines, three cross patees dividing, trefoil of pellets above and below (S.1129; N.741). Slightly frayed edge, toned, very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,300
Aethelred II, (978-1016 AD), silver penny (1.38g), long cross type, London mint, moneyer Leofryd, obv. bare headed bust to left, +AEDELRED REX ANGLO (NG ligated), rev. voided long cross, +LEOFRYD M'O LVND (S.1151; N.774). Peck marks, minor flan flaw by M of M'O on reverse, dark toned, very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $460
Cnut, (1016-1035 AD), silver penny (1.03g), quatrefoil type (c.1017-23), moneyer Adelphi, Leicester mint, obv. crowned bust left within well defined quatrefoil, single band to crown with three trefoils above, +CNVT REX ANGLORV around rev. long cross voided on quatrefoil with pellet at apex of each cusp, each limb terminating in three crescents, +ED ELPI ONLE HER (S.1157). Small 1mm flan crack in centre of crown, toned, good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
Cnut, (1016-1035), silver penny (0.89g), quatrefoil type, (1017-23), moneyer Wulfstan, London mint, obv. crowned bust left, +CNUT REX ANGLO rev. voided long cross pattee with quatrefoil, +PULFSTAN ON LUND (ND conjoined), (S.1157). Lightly toned, good extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,000
Edward the Confessor, (1042-1066 AD), silver penny, trefoil-quadrilateral type, moneyer Leofwine, Sandwich mint, obv. +EDPER D REX, diademed bust left, holding sceptre, rev. +LIOFPINE ON SA short cross voided, quatrefoil and pellets in angles (S.1174; N.817). Severe flan cracks at 10 and 12 o'clock, crinkled, nearly very fine and a rare mint.
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
William I the Conquerer, (1066-87 AD), silver penny (1.02g), moneyer Wulfwine, unknown (Colchester?) mint, obv. crowned bust in profile left, holding sceptre, +PILLEMV REX, rev. +PVLPINE ON, cross fleury (S.1250; N.839). Creased, areas of flatness, flan cracks and chip on edge at 6, good fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $750
William I "The Conqueror", (1066-1087), silver penny (1.39g), Winchester mint, moneyer Leofwold, Pax type, obv. facing bust wearing double arched crown, lis-tipped sceptre in right hand, trefoil on shoulder, +PILLELM REX around, rev. cross patee, annulet in each angle spelling PAXS, +LIFPOLD ON WINC around (S.1257). 1mm off centre towards 7 o'clock on the obverse, otherwise extremely fine and strongly struck, scarce thus.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,600
Stephen, (1135-1154 AD), silver penny (1.09g), Substantive Royal issue, Watford type, moneyer Osibernon (?), obv. bust right holding sceptre, rev. cross moline (S.1278; N.873). Struck off centre, toned, good fine for issue.
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
Richard I, (1189-1199) silver penny, short cross type 4a, Cantebury mint, Reinard (S.1348A). Good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
Henry III, (1216-47 AD), silver short cross penny (1.39g), class 6c orn, curls 3/3 left and right, ornamental letters (S.1355a). Obverse slightly double struck, a little bent, nearly very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Henry III, (1216-72), silver penny (1.46g), Phase II (1248-50), class 3b, moneyer Nicole, London mint (S.1363); another, (1.24g), Phase III, Class 3d2 (S.1364b). Toned, slight crinkle, nearly very fine; toned, crinkled, fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Henry III, (1216-1272) silver penny, long cross type 5c (1251-72), London, Willem (S.1369). Good very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $130
Edward I, 1272-1307, new coinage from 1279, long cross silver penny type 3d (S.1390); another type 4a (S.1394), both London. Toned good very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Edward I, (1272-1307), silver pennies (1.35g, 1.17g, 1.29g), Canterbury, York, and London mints. Fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Edward I, (1272-1307) long cross pennies, type 2b (London), 3g (Durham), 4c (Bury St. Edmunds), 10ab (London), in 2x2 holders (S.1386, 1393, 1396, 1409a). Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Edward II, (1307-1327), long cross pennies, type 11a(London, 11e(Canterbury)(S.1455, 1457) in 2x2 holders. Good fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
Edward II, (1307-27), silver penny, (1.35g), Bury St. Edmunds mint (S.1465); Edward III, silver halfgroat (2.28g), fourth coinage, pre treaty period, mm crown, struck 1356 (S.1577); silver penny (1.36g), (S.1583); plus Lucca silver denier (0.75g). Fine; good fine; fine; good. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $150