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Coins and Historical Medals (9 February 2021)

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Total Lots Found: 900

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Lot 1

British Iron Age, ATREBATES AND REGNI, Eppillus, Unit, Calleva [Silchester, Hants], crescent, rex above, calle below, rev. eagle flying right, epp behind, 1.32g (ABC 1160; BMC 1016ff; VA 415; S 99). Softly struck on obverse, otherwise very fine and toned £100-£150

Sold for £170

Lot 2

British Iron Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Epaticcus, silver Units (2), head of Hercules right, epati in front, rev. eagle holding snake, pellet in annulet above, 0.91g; Victory seated right, [tas]cio around, rev. boar right, epat below, 1.16g (ABC 1346, 1349; BMC 2024ff, 2294ff; VA 580-1; S 356-7) [2]. Very fine or better, but second slightly off-centre £150-£180

Sold for £240

Lot 3

British Iron Age, DUROTRIGES, Uninscribed issues, billon Stater, 6.41g, Quarter-Stater, crescent with three appendages (’three men in a boat’), rev. geometric pattern, 0.77g (S 367-8); other Ancient British coins in silver (4), bronze (6); together with a Kentish lead Potin [13]. Varied state £150-£200

Sold for £550

Lot 4

British Iron Age, CORIELTAUVI, Uninscribed series, Stater, South Ferriby type, trace of wreath design, rev. disjointed horse left, ‘anchor’ shape above, star below, 5.40g (cf. ABC 1752; BMC 3148ff; VA 827.3; S 390). Coppery gold, very fine £200-£260

Sold for £850

Lot 5

British Iron Age, ICENI, Uninscribed series, Unit, Face/Horse type, stylised head right, wreath behind, rev. horse right with corded mane, pelleted arc above, lozenge with concave sides below, 1.29g (ABC 1567; BMC 3605ff; VA 792, 794; S 434). Very fine or better, toned £100-£120

Sold for £180

Lot 6

Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Sceatta, Secondary series J, type 85, diademed head right, rev. linear bird right on cross, 0.76g/5h (N 126; S 802); together with Northumbrian Stycas (4), various rulers and moneyers [5]. Varied state £80-£100

Sold for £460

Lot 7

Kings of Mercia, Burgred (852-74), Penny, Phase III, type D, Hereferth, + bvrgred re m around bust right breaking inner circle, rev. hereferd moneta in three lines divided by crook-shaped ornaments, 1.13g/9h (MacKay H11; N 426; S 942B). Good fine or better but obverse surface porous, very rare £200-£300

Sold for £700

Lot 8

Kings of East Anglia, Eadmund (855-69), Penny, Beornferth, eadmvnd rex an, cross of three crosses, rev. beornferd mo, cross pattée with pellets in angles, 1.23g/3h (Naismith E56.1, this piece not listed; N 459; S 955). Cracked and corroded in places, otherwise nearly very fine £200-£300

Sold for £1,000

Lot 9

Northumbria (York), Cnut, Penny, cnvt rex around cross pattée, rev. cvn ·:· net ·:· ti ·:· around cross pattée, two pellets in angles, 1.28g/12h (N 499; S 990). Chipped and with some surface corrosion in places, otherwise very fine, toned £150-£200

Sold for £500

Lot 10

Alfred the Great (871-899), Penny, Phase I, Lunettes type D, Biarnwulf, aelbred rex around diademed bust right, rev. biarnvlf moneta:· between two lines with hooked ends, 1.18g/3h (cf. Lyons/Mackay AfL 2.8; N 628; S 1057). Surfaces rather pitted, otherwise good fine, portrait better, the moneyer and variety extremely rare £800-£1,000

Sold for £3,000

Lot 11

Eadwig (955-959), Penny, Two Line type [HR 1], Ælfred, small cross, small m in field, rev. ælfred esmon in two lines divided by three crosses, rosette of pellets above and below, 1.18g/3h (CTCE 96; N 725; S 1122). Some light corrosion on obverse surfaces, otherwise nearly very fine, rare £600-£800

Sold for £2,600

Lot 12

Eadgar (959-975), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1, York], Heriger, small cross, eadgar rex, three pellets at end of legend, rev. heriger mo in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.41g/8h (CTCE 79; N 741; S 1129); together with a Two Line type Penny of Edward the Elder, moneyer Dunninc, and a St Edmund Memorial Penny [3]. Varied state, all chipped £200-£300

Sold for £550

Lot 13

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, First Hand type, London, Wulfric, pvlfric m¯o lvndoni, 1.39g/3h (BEH 2976; N 768; S 1146). About very fine and toned but lightly creased and with hairline cracks in legend and on parts of rim £150-£200

Sold for £280

Lot 14

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, CRVX type, London, Æthelweard, aedelperd m-o lvn, 1.51g/9h (BEH 2159; N 770; S 1148). About very fine £200-£260

Sold for £320

Lot 15

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, Chester, Ælfstan, ælfstan m’o leig, 1.67g/6h (BEH 1499; N 774; S 1151). Lightly creased and peckmarked, otherwise better than very fine, toned £240-£300

Sold for £460

Lot 16

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Helmet type, London, Eadmund, eadmvnd mo lvnd, 1.43g/4h (BEH 2350ff; N 775; S 1152). Crimped and peckmarked, otherwise very fine £150-£200

Sold for £360

Lot 17

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Last Small Cross type, Winchester, Spileman, spiileman on pincsi, 1.42g/12h (cf. Winchester Mint 892; BEH 4316; N 777; S 1154). Good very fine but cracked and with resultant perforation in centre £150-£200

Sold for £220

Lot 18

Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Quatrefoil type, mint and moneyer uncertain, 1.13g/9h (N 781; S 1157). Good very fine and toned but reverse poorly struck £150-£200

Sold for £280

Lot 19

Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Pointed Helmet type, York, Wulfnoth, pvlnod m¯o eofr:, 0.96g/3h (cf. BEH 846ff; N 787; S 1158). Nearly very fine £200-£240

Sold for £280

Lot 20

Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, York, Earngrim, earngrim on eo, 1.11g/9h (BEH 554; N 790; S 1159). Very fine £200-£240

Sold for £380

Lot 21

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Small Flan type, London, Leofinc, lifinc on lvnd, 0.56g/3h (Freeman 614; N 818; S 1175). Nearly very fine £100-£150

Sold for £240

Lot 22

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Expanding Cross type, [Heavy issue], probably York, Leofnoth, leofenod on [—— ], annulet in first quarter, 1.70g/3h (Freeman 225; N 823; S 1177). Very fine and toned but double-struck on the mint name and annulet, rendering both uncertain £150-£200

Sold for £380

Lot 23

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Pointed Helmet type, York, Arngrimr, arngrim on eofe, cross-headed sceptre, annulet in second quarter of rev., 1.30g/12h (Freeman 56; N 825; S 1179). Good very fine with old cabinet toning £300-£400

Sold for £600

Lot 24

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Sovereign/Eagles type, Lewes, Eadwine, eadpine on læps, 1.34g/6h (HHK 249; ‘Sussex Mints’ 150; N 827; S 1181). Weak reverse, otherwise very fine, toned £300-£400

Sold for £600

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