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British Coins (26 September 2011)

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Total Lots Found: 912

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Lot 1001

Kings of Kent, Cuthred (798-807), Penny, Gp II, portrait type, Werheard, draped and diademed bust right, cvdred rex cant, rev. cross, wedges in angles, verherdi moneta, 1.35g/3h (cf. BLS Cd 23; BMC 9, 10; N 211; S 877). Extremely fine or better, lightly toned £3,500-4,000

Sold for £8,200

Lot 1002

Archbishops of Canterbury, Ceolnoth (833-870), Penny, Gp. II, Biarnred, tonsured bust facing, ceolnod archiep, rev. +biarnred moneta in and around voided cross, 1.26g/6h (N. 245; S. 894). Full and round, extremely fine and lightly toned, very rare £3,500-4,000

Sold for £5,200

Lot 1003

Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf (796-821), Penny, East Anglia, portrait type, Lul, crude bust right, coevvlf rex m, rev. cross within quatrefoil + l v l in angles, 1.25g/6h (BLS Cn 98j, this coin; N 363; S 919). Extremely fine, dark tone, rare £2,500-3,000

Sold for £4,200

Lot 1004

Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf (796-821), Penny, East Anglia, portrait type, Wodel, crude bust right, coenvvlf rex m, rev. cross-crosslet with lozenge panel in centre, po d e l+ in angles, 1.32g/6h (SCBI Mack 590, this coin; BLS 113e, this coin; N 370; S 920). Extremely fine, dark-toned, rare £2,500-3,000

Sold for £4,500

Lot 1005

Kings of Mercia, Ceolwulf I (821-823), Penny, East Anglia, portrait type, Hereberht, crude bust right, ceolvvlf rex m, rev. her eb·e + rht, between hooked lines, 1.37g/6h (cf. BLS Cl 28; N 392; S 927). About extremely fine, very rare £3,500-4,000

Sold for £11,500

Lot 1006

Kings of Mercia, Burgred (852-874), Penny, type A, Cenred, diademed bust right, bvrgred rex, rev. cenred moneta in three lines within unbroken lunettes, pellet terminals, 1.12g/9h (BMC 176; N 423; S 938). Extremely fine with attractive dark tone £400-600

Sold for £1,050

Lot 1007

Kings of Mercia, Burgred (852-874), Penny, type A, Guthere, diademed bust right, bvrgred rex, rev. cvdhere moneta in three lines within unbroken lunettes, 1.31g/12h (cf. BMC 301ff; N 423; S 938). About extremely fine, toned £400-600

Sold for £780

Lot 1008

Kings of East Anglia, Eadmund (c. 855-869/70), Penny, Sigered, alpha between pellets, contraction bar above, eadmvnd rex a, rev. cross, pellets in angles, sigered mone, 1.26g/5h (BNJ 52, pp. 78-9; BMC 79; N 456; S 954). Extremely fine, lightly toned, rare £1,200-1,500

Sold for £2,000

Lot 1009

Kings of Wessex, Æthelberht (858-866), Penny, Cunefreth, bust right, aedelbearht rex, rev. cvnefred moneta + in and around limbs of cross, 1.37g/6h (BMC 12; N 620; S 1053). Extremely fine, well-centred and attractively toned, rare £2,500-3,000

Sold for £6,000

Lot 1010

Kings of Wessex, Æthelred I (866-871), Penny, Lunette type, Dudda, diademed bust right, aedelred rex, rev. dvdda moneta in lunettes, 1.24g/3h (SCBI Mack 724, this coin; BMC 15; N 622; S 1055). Good very fine, on a full round flan £1,500-2,000

Sold for £2,600

Lot 1011

Kings of Wessex, Alfred the Great (871-899), Penny, Lunette type, Luhinc, diademed bust right, aelbred rex, rev. lvhinc moneta, pellets around, all in lunettes, 1.28g/6h (BMC –; N 625; S 1057). About extremely fine £2,000-2,500

Sold for £3,200

Lot 1012

Kings of All England, Edward the Elder (899-924), Penny, Minster type, Wulfgar, small cross, eadvveard rex, rev. church building, vvlfgar and crosslet below, 1.45g/10h (CTCE 342f, this coin; N 667; S –). Extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £6,000-8,000

Sold for £25,000

Lot 1013

Kings of All England, Edward the Elder (899-924), Penny, Bust Crowned type, East Anglian, draped and diademed bust right, eadvveard rex, rev. neioir oiieici retrograde, three crosslets between, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.54g/6h (Vatican Hoard 469; CTCE –; cf. SCBI East Anglia 855/803ff; N 653; S 1086). Extremely fine or better, lightly toned, extremely rare £4,000-6,000

Sold for £17,500

Lot 1014

Kings of All England, Eadmund (939-946), Penny, Bust Crowned type, no mint name, Fredard, crowned and draped bust right, +eadmvn rex, rev. small cross, fredard noneit, 1.59g/6h (CTCE 243; cf. SCBI BM 487-8; N 697; S 1106). Full and round, extremely fine and toned, very rare £4,000-5,000

Sold for £8,000

Lot 1015

Kings of All England, Eadred (946-955), Penny, Bust Crowned type, no mint name, Wilfreth, crowned and draped bust right, +eadred rex, rev. small cross, vvilfred monet, 1.42g/12h (CTCE 269; SCBI BM 717; cf. BMC 120; N 713; S 1115). Full and round, about extremely fine and lightly toned, very rare £3,500-4,000

Sold for £6,800

Lot 1016

Kings of All England, Eadwig (955-959), Penny, Two Line type [HT1, York], Heriger, small cross, eadpig rex, five pellets after rex, rev. herig er mo in two lines, 1.23g/7h (cf. CTCE 68; SCBI Edinburgh 333, same obv. die; N 724; S 1122). Very fine or better, reverse flatly struck, rare £900-1,200

Sold for £2,000

Lot 1017

Kings of All England, Eadgar (959-975), Penny, Two Line type [HT1, North-Eastern V variety], Athelaver, small cross, eadgar· r·ex: small trefoil between a and r, rev. adelaver mo in two lines, 1.37g/12h (CTCE 29a, same obv. die; N 741; S 1129). About extremely fine, lightly toned, rare £600-800

Sold for £1,050

Lot 1018

Kings of All England, Edward the Martyr (975-978), Penny, Reform type, Stamford, Hild, hild m-o stanford, 1.39g/11h (BMC 28; N 763; S 1142). Full and round, extremely fine or better and toned, very rare £4,000-5,000

Sold for £8,500

Lot 1019

Kings of All England, Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, First Hand type, York, Thorstan, dorztan m-o eferp, draped and diademed bust of ‘East Anglian’ style right, 1.56g/3h (cf. BEH 934; N 766; S 1144). About extremely fine, toned £600-800

Sold for £1,150

Lot 1020

Kings of All England, Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, CRVX type, Dorchester, Wulfnoth, pvlfnod m-o dor, 1.68g/6h (BEH 436; N 770; S 1148). Peckmark on cheek, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, very rare £400-600

Sold for £1,150

Lot 1021

Kings of All England, Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, Shaftesbury, Lufa, lvfa mΩo sceft, 1.72g/3h (BEH 3349; N 774; S 1151). Full and round, extremely fine and toned, very rare £400-500

Sold for £1,100

Lot 1022

Kings of All England, Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, Wareham, Æthelric, ædelric mΩo per, 1.64g/12h (BEH –; N 774; S 1151). Full and round, extremely fine and toned, very rare £400-500

Sold for £1,000

Lot 1023

Kings of All England, Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Last Small Cross type, Thetford, Fastulf, fastvf m-o deotf, bust right, 1.40g/9h (SCBI Copenhagen 1214, same dies; cf. BEH 3741; N 780; S 1154A). About extremely fine, very rare £1,200-1,500

Sold for £1,750

Lot 1024

Kings of All England, Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Quatrefoil type, Cambridge, Leofsige, leofsige gra, 1.44/6h (Jacob, SCMB 1984, p.36; BEH 1046; N 781; S 1157). Full and round, practically as struck, rare £400-500

Sold for £1,000

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