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Coins and Historical Medals (3 November 2020)

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Total Lots Found: 288

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Lot 1

British Iron Age, GALLO-BELGIC, Stater, series A [Ambiani], wreathed bust of Apollo right with two rows of small neat curls aligned in the same direction. rev. horse right, charioteer above and rosette below, 6.89g (ABC 1; VA 10-1; S 1). Fine, centrally struck on a broad flan £1,000-£1,200

Sold for £1,100

Lot 2

British Iron Age, TRINOVANTES, Addedomaros, Stater, two opposed crescents in plain field, rev. horse right, spiral sun above, branch below, pellet-in-ring motif in front and behind horse, 5.56g (ABC 2511; BMC 2405ff; S 202). Struck from a blunt die on obverse, otherwise very fine with the reverse well-centred £800-£1,000

Sold for £1,400

Lot 3

British Iron Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Cunobelin, Stater, Linear type, ear of corn dividing camv, privy mark below a, rev. horse right, branch and two pellets above, cvn below, 5.39g (ABC 2774; BMC 1772ff; VA 1925-1; S 281). Good very fine, rare £1,000-£1,200

Sold for £1,600

Lot 4

British Iron Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Cunobelin, silver Unit, coiled ram-headed serpent within intertwining lined border, rev. winged horse flying left, cvn below, 0.90g (ABC 2834; BMC 1857; S 300). Minor porosity, otherwise good very fine and centrally struck £300-£400

Sold for £1,300

Lot 5

British Iron Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Cunobelin, silver Unit, plant with nine seed cases within plain circle, cvnob elinvs around, all within pellet border, rev. standing figure (Herakles ?) right partially draped, holding club and palm branch, dividing ca mv, 1.28g (ABC 2906; BMC 1897; VA –; S 309) Good metal and centrally struck both sides, nearly extremely fine, extremely rare £400-£600

Sold for £1,300

Lot 6

British Iron Age, ICENI, Uninscribed series, Unit, Face/Horse type, stylised head right, wreath behind, rev. horse right with corded mane, pelleted arc and lozenge above, lozenge with concave sides below, 1.28g (ABC 1567; BMC 3605ff; VA 792, 794; S 434). Very fine £80-£100

Sold for £200

Lot 7

Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Primary series W, half-length figure looking right, holding two crosses pommée, rev. cross-crosslet on saltire, 1.18g/12h (Abramson 108.30; M 155; N 148; S 787). On an irregular flan, very fine and toned, very rare £200-£300

Sold for £500

Lot 8

Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Continental series D, Frisian type 2c, heavily degraded head right, rev. cross, pellets in angles, cross above, annulet below, 1.37g/6h (Abramson 8.10; Metcalf 158ff; N 168; S 792). Very fine, patinated £60-£80

Sold for £60

Lot 9

Kings of Mercia, Offa (759-96), Penny, Light Coinage, Canterbury, Eoba, o f f a around central pelleted frame containing rx monogram, rev. cross fleury, e o b a in angles, pelleted saltire in centre with pellets in angles, 1.04g/4h (Chick 111 var.; Naismith and Naylor, BNJ 82 –; Blunt 18 var.; N –; S 904). Minor surface corrosion, otherwise nearly very fine, very rare £800-£1,000

Sold for £1,100

Lot 10

Kings of Mercia, Offa, Penny, Light coinage, Canterbury, Heaberht, +offa rex, saltire of lobes over long cross botonnée, rev. heaberht, four rosettes within legend, inner circle containing saltire over cross botonnée, 1.18g/4h (Chick 124; Blunt –; N 276.1; S 904). Two minor edge splits, otherwise very fine, very rare £800-£1,000

Sold for £1,200

Lot 11

Southern Danelaw, Penny, Two Line type, imitating Alfred’s late issue, uncertain moneyer, [—] fr ed re, small cross pattée, rev. lvch andif in two lines (partly retrograde), 0.97g/12h (N 475/1; S 966). A large fragment, broken and repaired £80-£100

Sold for £280

Lot 12

Eadred (946-955), Penny, Crowned Bust type, no mint name, Nothel, nodel mone monetx, 1.40g/12h (CTCE 257; SCBI British Museum 709, same dies; N 713; S 1115). Flan slightly wavy, otherwise nearly very fine, rare £800-£1,000

Sold for £1,100

Lot 13

Edward the Martyr (975-978), Penny, Reform type, Winchester, Æthelstan, ædestan m¯o pint, 1.28g/3h (Winchester Mint –; BMC –; N 763; S 1142). Some minor porosity and edge slightly ragged at 6 o’clock, otherwise about very fine with the portrait clear and legends fully legible; the moneyer previously unrecorded at Winchester under this King, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000

Sold for £3,400

Lot 14

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, First Small Cross type, York, Colgrim, colgrim m¯o eferp, 1.19g/9h (SCBI Yorkshire –; BEH –; N 764; S 1143). Flan slightly wavy, otherwise very fine and toned, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000

Sold for £2,800

Lot 15

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, First Hand type, London, Beornwulf, biornvlf m¯o lvndon, 1.41g/3h (SCBI Copenhagen 717; BEH 2230; N 766; S 1144). Good very fine £200-£300

Sold for £480

Lot 16

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Small CRVX type, London, Eadsige, edsige m¯o lvnd, ‘trident’ sceptre, pellet by c and x in first and fourth quarters, 1.34g/1h (BEH 2461 var.; SCBI Copenhagen 786 var.; N 770 var.; S 1149 var.; cf. DNW 165, 8). Peckmarked on obverse, otherwise good very fine and toned, extremely rare £600-£800

Sold for £650

Lot 17

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, Exeter, Manna, manna m¯o eaxe, 7h (Brettell 100, same dies; BEH 577; SCBI Copenhagen 203; N 774; S 1151). Extremely fine, attractive light iridescent tone [slabbed PCGS MS 62] £600-£800

Sold for £650

Lot 18

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, Lincoln, Outhgrim, odgrim mωo linc, pellet in one quarter, 1.42g/1h (Mossop pl.xiv, 19, same dies; BEH 1866-7; N 774; S 1151). Good very fine, toned £300-£400

Sold for £460

Lot 19

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Facing Bust type, Colchester, Goldman, goldman on colece, 0.99g/9h (Turner 148; Freeman 49; N 830; S 1183). Small area of weakness, otherwise nearly very fine, scarce £300-£400

Sold for £380

Lot 20

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Facing Bust type, York, Scula, scvlλ on eofrp, 1.15g/1h (Freeman 319; N 830; S 1183). Good very fine, toned £300-£400

Sold for £550

Lot 21

William I (1066-1087), Penny, Profile Left type (BMC I), Romney, Wulfmær, piilfmær on rv, 1.20g/6h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.79; BMC 39-41; N 839; S 1250). Very fine, toned £600-£800

Sold for £1,200

Lot 22

William I (1066-1087), Penny, Bonnet type (BMC II), Winchester, Leofing, ifinc on pincest, 1.21g/12h (Winchester Mint 1911; Allen, BNJ 2012, p.83; N 842; S 1251). Minor flan crack in centre of reverse and flan somewhat wavy, otherwise good very fine £600-£800

Sold for £600

Lot 23

William I (1066-1087), Penny, Bonnet type (BMC II), York, Autholf, iiiidolf on eofr, 1.17g/6h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.84; BMC 167; N 842; S 1251). About very fine £400-£500

Sold for £750

Lot 24

William I or William II, Penny, PAXS type (BMC VIII), Canterbury, Wulfric, piilfric on cnte, 1.37g/9h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.71; BMC 581; N 848; S 1257). Good very fine, toned £500-£700

Sold for £950

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