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Auction 5: Ancient, British and World Coins

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Auction date Dienstag, 25. März 2025 13:00 - 17:00 GMT

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Viewings will be taking place on:

Sunday 9th March 2025, 9.30am - 3.30pm, at the Midland Coin Fair, National Motorcycle Museum, Bickenhill, Birmingham, B92 0EJ (opposite the NEC on the M42/A45 junction)

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Monday 24th March 2025, 10.00am - 4.00pm, at the Thistle Holborn Hotel, 36-37 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SD

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
49	Sceat, Continental issue Series E, degenerated head (previously referred as 'Porcupine'), enclosing two bars, rev. votive standard with TT / O / II in three lines, 1.02g, (S.790, N.45). Fully struck up, deep toning,…	120 £ - 150 £	-	Zeige Los
50	Sceat, Continental issue Series D, type IIc, bust right, runic letters before, rev. plain cross with pellets in angles, pseudo-letters around, 1.11g (S.792, Abramson 8). Toned, slightly weak on lower face, otherwise very fine	80 £ - 120 £	85 £	Zeige Los
51	Sceat, Second Phase Series J, type 85, diademed head right, rev. bird right, cross below dividing annulets, lacking pellets, 0.99g (S.802, N.128, SCBI Abramson –, Abramson 18.20). Beautifully toned, well centred and…	360 £ - 400 £	480 £	Zeige Los
52	Northumbria, Aethelred I, second reign (789-796) Sceat, variety I, moneyer Tidwulf, +AEDLIRED around central cross pattée, rev. TIDVVLF around central cross pattée in circle, 1.02g, (S.856 - this coin, N.185, SL 82-10 plate coin, SCBI 69, 899 this…	400 £ - 500 £	400 £	Zeige Los
53	Northumbria, Archbishop Eanbald II (796-835) Sceat, Tertiary phase, moneyer Eadwulf, +ANOE BAD, around cross, rev. +EAOVVLF, central motif (1/1), 1.05g, (S.861 plate coin, N.194, SL 86.5-50, Styca Supplement plate coin, SCBI 69, 1043 this coin)…	160 £ - 200 £	180 £	Zeige Los
54	Northumbria, Æthelred II (c. 841-843/4) Styca, Phase IIa, 'Special Motifs', moneyer Leofthegn, +EDELRED REX around central six limbed cross, rev. +LEOFDEJN, retrograde N, central motif (S1b/2c), 1.19g, (S.866A, N.188, SCBI 69, 979 this…	300 £ - 400 £	420 £	Zeige Los
55	Archb. of Canterbury, Plegmund (890-895) Penny, class I, moneyer Elfstan, small cross within linear circle, +PLEGMVND ARCHIEP, rev. ELFS TAN, trefoil of pellets above and below with three pellets between, 1.43g, (S.900; N.256). Bold very…	2.200 £ - 2.600 £	2.200 £	Zeige Los
56	Kings of Mercia, Cynethryth (757-796) Penny, light coinage, non portrait type, Canterbury, moneyer Eoba, +C.FNEÐ.RF.Ð.REGINA uncial letter M, contraction bar above and pellets evenly spaced around, rev. +E\|O\|B\|A, in limbs of quadrilobe…	4.000 £ - 5.000 £	3.600 £	Zeige Los
57	Eadgar (959-975) Penny, two line type, +E.Λ.DGΛR REX, rev. moneyer's name in two lines, three crosses between, trefoil of pellets above and below, ADEL/VERHO, 1.39g (S.1129, N.741). Holed, toned, very fine …	200 £ - 300 £	380 £	Zeige Los
58	Aethelred II (978-1016) Penny, long cross type, Gloucester, moneyer Leofsige, draped bust left, +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLO, rev. voided long cross, +LEOFSIGE M.O GLEA, 1.74g, (S.1151, N.774). Struck from rusty dies, attractively…	400 £ - 460 £	420 £	Zeige Los
59	Cnut (1016-1035) Penny, quatrefoil type, Thetford, moneyer Leofwine, draped bust left within quatrefoil, legend starts 10 o'clock, +CNVT REX ΛNGORV, rev. long voided cross over quatrefoil with pellet cusps and pellet…	300 £ - 360 £	300 £	Zeige Los
60	Cnut (1016-1035) Penny, short cross type, Warwick, moneyer Leofwig, diademed bust left holding sceptre, +CNUT.REX:., rev. short voided cross, +L.EOFPIG ON PER, 1.14g, (S.1159, N.790). Rare Mint, underlying golden…	600 £ - 800 £	650 £	Zeige Los
61	Harold I (1035-1040) Penny, Fleur-de-lis type, diademed bust left holding sceptre, +HΛROLD RECX Λ rev. long voided cross, fleurs with pellets in angles, +ELFPINE ONN: LÐEO, 1.01g, (S.1165, N.803). Minor striking weakness…	1.400 £ - 1.800 £	1.300 £	Zeige Los
62	Edward the Confessor (1042-1066) Penny, expanding cross type, heavy issue, Warwick, moneyer Lifinc, diademed bust left, sceptre before, rev. +LVFINC on ÞAERINCÞIC:, short voided cross with arms expanding from central pellet within…	600 £ - 800 £	-	Zeige Los
63	Edward the Confessor (1042-1066) Penny, Pyramids type, York, moneyer Thorr, helmeted bust right holding sceptre, EΛDPΛRD REX, rev. short voided cross, 'pyramids' in three quarters, annulet in fourth, +ÐORR ON EOFRPIEC, 1.37g, (S…	1.000 £ - 1.200 £	900 £	Zeige Los
64	William I (1066-1087) Penny, Two sceptres type, Lincoln, moneyer Sigeweard, crowned facing bust holding two sceptres, rev. cross fleurée, with annulet at center over cross botonnée, +SIH[P?]ORÐ ON LINC, 1.21g, (S.1253, N…	500 £ - 600 £	440 £	Zeige Los
65	Richard II (1377-1399) Penny, York mint, local dies, crowned facing bust in distinctive style, pellets above shoulders, rev. long cross, quatrefoil in centre, 1.01g, (S.1692. N.1330(b)). On a slight ragged flan, good…	240 £ - 300 £	-	Zeige Los
66	Richard II (1377-1399) Halfpenny, London, type III, crowned facing bust, rev. long cross, quatrefoil in centre, 0.52g, (S.1700, N.1332a). Bold portrait on fully round flan, very fine	150 £ - 200 £	170 £	Zeige Los
67	Henry VI (1422-1461) Quarter-noble, small lis over shield within tressure of eight arcs, small lis after HENRIC, trefoil below shield, rev. floriate cross with leopards at angles, within double tressure of eight arcs,…	500 £ - 600 £	750 £	Zeige Los
68	Henry VI (1422-1461) Groat, Calais, annulet issue, crowned facing bust, annulets at neck, rev. long cross pattee, annulet after POSVI, 3.85g, (S.1837, N.1424). Well struck, toned and with much eye appeal, nearly…	160 £ - 200 £	220 £	Zeige Los
69	Henry VI (1422-1461) Half Groat, rosette-mascle issue, Calais, crowned facing bust, rev. long cross pattee, rosette and mascle in legend, 1.82g, (S.1862, N.1448). A field find, some pitting to reverse legend but sharp…	80 £ - 120 £	220 £	Zeige Los
70	Henry VI (1422-1461) Penny, leaf-pellet issue, York, Archbishop William Booth, crowned facing bust, pellets by crown and additional pellets by hair (local dies), 0.86g, (S.1925, N.1510). A few light scratches, good fine…	50 £ - 80 £	150 £	Zeige Los
71	Edward IV (1461-1470) Ryal, Light coinage (1464-70), London, type VII, mm. -/crown, king crowned, standing facing in ship holding sword and shield, rose on hull, flag at stern, rev. rose on radiant sun over floriate cross…	3.200 £ - 3.600 £	3.000 £	Zeige Los
72	Henry VII (1485-1509) Groat, facing bust, type IVb, wide double bar crown, rev. long cross fourchée, mm. greyhound's head, 2.61g, (S.2201, N.1706). Evidence of slight crease, good fine and better	120 £ - 160 £	190 £	Zeige Los

Total lots: 234

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