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British Coins from the Robert Seaman Collection

Collection Information

This collection was sold on 28 September 2006.

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Lot 461, 28 Sep 06

Penny, CRVX type, Maldon, Ælfwine, ælfpine m¯o mæld, 1.68g/3h (BEH 3068; FEJ 560, same dies; N 770; S 1148). Good very fine, rare (£350-400)

Sold for £460

Lot 462, 28 Sep 06

Penny, CRVX type, Maldon, Ælfwine, æl· fpine m¯o mæld, 1.43g/12h (BEH 3070; N 770; S 1148). Cracked, otherwise very fine, rare (£200-250)

Sold for £160

Lot 463, 28 Sep 06

Penny, Quatrefoil type, Colchester, Godric, godric mo col, 1.52g/3h (Turner 71; BEH 221; N 781; S 1157). Good very fine, rare (£200-250)

Sold for £190

Lot 464, 28 Sep 06

Penny, Quatrefoil type, Maldon, Ælfwine, ælpine : on mæld, pellet in spandrel in fourth quarter, 0.87g/9h (BEH 2872; FEJ 564, same dies; N 781; S 1157). Extremely fine with attractive tone, of unusually light weight, very rare (£400-500)

Sold for £270

Lot 465, 28 Sep 06

Penny, Short Cross type, Colchester, Brunhyse, brvnhyse on co, 1.06g/6h (Turner –; Freeman 24; FEJ 215, same dies; N 818; S 1175). Small chip at 7 o’clock, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare; only one specimen (FEJ 215) listed by Freeman (£300-350)

Sold for £200

Lot 466, 28 Sep 06

Penny, Short Cross type, Maldon, Daeiniht, daeiniht on mæl, pellet at end of limb of cross at 3 o’clock, 1.08g/3h (Freeman 4; N 818; S 1175). Extremely fine and extremely rare; only three specimens (BMC 1074-5 and BEH 1) listed by Freeman (£400-500)

Sold for £580

Lot 467, 28 Sep 06

Penny, Pointed Helmet type, Maldon, Godric, godric on mæld:, cross-headed sceptre, 1.29g/6h (Freeman 16; N 825; S 1179). Very fine, very rare (£350-400)

Sold for £460

Lot 468, 28 Sep 06

Penny, Sovereign/Eagles type, Maldon, Godwine, godpine on mæeld · vn, 1.30g/3h (Freeman 27; N 827; S 1181). Slightly crimped, very fine and extremely rare; only one specimen (BMC 1078) listed by Freeman (£400-500)

Sold for £700

Lot 469, 28 Sep 06

Penny, Two Stars type, Colchester, Derman, dermiin on colc, 1.34g/9h (Turner –; BMC –; N 845; S 1254). Flat in places, otherwise very fine, very rare (£300-400)

Sold for £410

Lot 470, 28 Sep 06

Penny, PAXS type, Colchester, Wulfwine, piilfpine o[n c]ole, 1.35g/6h (Turner 180; BMC 623; N 850; S 1257). Slightly creased and weak in places, otherwise fine (£250-300)

Unsold

Lot 471, 28 Sep 06

Facing Bust issue, Groat, class I, mm. halved lis and rose, 2.96g/9h (N 1703; S 2193). Some hairline scratches, otherwise fine, rare (£120-150)

Sold for £110

Lot 472, 28 Sep 06

Profile issue, Groat, regular type, mm. pheon, 4.28g/8h (N 1747; S 2258). Weak in places, otherwise very fine (£180-220)

Sold for £160

Lot 473, 28 Sep 06

First coinage, Halfgroat, York, Abp Wolsey, mm. radiant star, keys and cardinal’s hat below shield, 1.33g/6h (N 1771; S 2326); Second coinage, Groat, mm. lis on obv., rose on rev., bust D, 2.54g/10h, Halfgroat, Canterbury, Abp Warham, mm. cross patonce, wa by shield, 1.32g/12h (N 1797, 1802; S 2337E, 2343); Posthumous coinage, Groat, Canterbury, no mm., bust 6, spur from shield in third quarter, 2.33g/3h (N 1875; S 2408) [4]. First very fine bu...

Sold for £200

Lot 474, 28 Sep 06

Third coinage, Testoon, Tower, mm. pellet-in-annulet and lis (lis on obv. over h over pellet-in-annulet), 6.25g/11h (Jacob dies O8/R11; N 1841; S 2365). Struck on an irregular flan, good fine, rare (£800-1,000)

Sold for £700

Lot 475, 28 Sep 06

Third coinage, Testoon, Bristol, mm. ws monogram on rev. only, 6.55g/11h (N 1843; S 2368). Legends part flat, some verdigris and a few hairlines on obverse, otherwise fine (£350-450)

Sold for £500

Lot 476, 28 Sep 06

Posthumous coinage, Half-Sovereign, Tower, mm. grapple on rev. only, grapple below shield, 5.58g/12h (N 1865; S 2393). Creased, pierced at 1 o’clock and pentacle scratched to right of King, otherwise nearly very fine (£300-350)

Sold for £200

Lot 477, 28 Sep 06

Half-Sovereign, Tower, mm. arrow, crowned bust, 5.22g/10h (SCBI Schneider 672; N 1908; S 2438). Legends weak in places, otherwise very fine with very clear portrait, rare (£2,000-2,500)

Sold for £3,800

Lot 478, 28 Sep 06

Shilling, mdxlix, Tower, mm. arrow, bust 1, transposed legends, 3.96g/11h (N 1918/1; S 2465). Part flat, otherwise fine and toned, rare (£200-250)

Sold for £100

Lot 479, 28 Sep 06

Shilling, mdxlix, Canterbury, mm. rose on rev. only, bust 1, transposed legends, 3.38g/4h (N 1918/3; S 2465B). A little crimped, some scratches and mint-mark flat, otherwise fine, very rare (£300-400)

Sold for £200

Lot 480, 28 Sep 06

Shilling, mdxlix, Tower, mm. arrow, bust 4, 4.84g/6h (N 1917/1; S 2466). Weak in places and scratch on obverse, otherwise fine (£200-250)

Sold for £120

Lot 481, 28 Sep 06

Shilling, mdxlix, Tower, mm. grapple, bust 3, 4.71g/5h (N 1917/1; S 2466). Obverse nearly very fine, reverse part flat, about fine (£90-120)

Sold for £120

Lot 482, 28 Sep 06

Shilling, mdxlix, Tower, mm. grapple, bust 3, 5.17g/10h (N 1917/1; S 2466). From rusted dies, nearly very fine (£400-500)

Sold for £450

Lot 483, 28 Sep 06

Shilling, mdxlix, Southwark, mm. y, bust 3, 4.53g/12h (N 1917/2; S 2466B). Striking crack at 8 o’clock and some scratches on reverse, otherwise fine (£120-150)

Sold for £120

Lot 484, 28 Sep 06

Shilling, mdxlix, Canterbury, mm. t, bust 4, 5.12g/11h (N 1921; S 2468). Obverse good fine, reverse better (£200-250)

Sold for £160

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