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Auction 1: Ancient, British and World Coins

Closed for Absentee bids.

Auction date Tuesday 28 March 2023 13:00 - 17:00 BST

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 215

Lot 1 Sold
Sceat
Primary phase, series A2, 'Kentish', diademed bust right, TIC rev. standard, TOTII, 1.17g, (N.40, S.775). Toned good very fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £120 - £150
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 2 Sold
Sceat
Primary phase, series F, bust right with pelleted helmet, rev. cross on steps, 1.22g, (N.61, S.781). Very fine or better.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £120
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 3 Sold
Sceat
Continental issue, series E, Vico type, 'porcupine' degenerate head right, rev. standard, VIC around annulet, 1.11g, (N.45, S.790A). Good very fine or better.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £120
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 4 Sold
Sceat
Continental issue, series E, later issue, 'porcupine' degenerate head right, rev. standard, 0.86g, (N.48, S.790D). Central corrosion spot, toned good very fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £60 - £80
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 5 Sold
Sceat
Continental issue, series E, later issue, 'porcupine' degenerate head right, rev. standard, 1.02g, (N.48, S.790D). Irridescent tone, about extremely fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £120
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 6 Sold
Sceat
Continental issue, series E, type J, plumed bird right, rev. standard, 0.97g, (N.49, S.791). Slight deposit and encrustation, otherwise attractively toned and nearly extremely fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £120 - £150
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 7 Sold
Sceat
Continental issue, series D, type 8, crude standard, rev. cross pommee, 1.19g, (N.-, S.793). Toned good very fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £100
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 9 Sold
Sceat
Secondary phase, York, series J, type 85, diademed bust right, rev. bird on cross between large annulets above and trefoils of pellets below, 1.17g, (N.126, S.802). Fully round and well centred, extremely fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £200 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 10 Sold
Sceat
Secondary phase, York, series J, type 36, diademed bust right holding cross, rev. large and small bird, cross before, 0.85g, (N.134, S.802D). Good very fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 11 Sold
Eanred (810-841)
Styca, +EANRED REX, rev. CVNVVF, 1.04g, (N.186, S.860). Obverse with some pitting and corrosion, reverse pleasing, overall very fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £60 - £80
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 12 Sold
Eanbald II (796-835)
Archbp. of York, Styca, +EANBΛLDΛR, rev. +EΛDVVLF, 1.18g, (N.193, S.861). A clear example, lightly toned and very fine.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 13 Sold
Eanred (810-841)
Styca, +EANRED REX, rev. +MONNE, 0.70g, (N.186, S.862). Surfaces slightly pitted, dark tone and very fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £75
Estimate: £40 - £60
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 14 Sold
Aethelred II (841-843/4)
Styca, first reign, +EDILRED REX, rev. +LEOFDEGN, 1.02g, (N.187, S.865). Dark tone, good very fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £40 - £60
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 15 Sold
Aethered II (841-843/4)
Styca, first reign, +AEDILRED R, rev. +ALGHERE, 1.06g, (N.187, S.865). Light verdigris, otherwise very fine or better.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £75
Estimate: £40 - £60
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 16 Sold
Osberht (849/50-867)
Styca, OSBERHT REX, rev. EANWLF, (several letters retrograde and inverted), 0.95g, (N.191, S.869). Pitted both sides, scarce.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £85
Estimate: £40 - £50
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 17 Sold
Wigmund (837-849/50)
Archbp. of York, Styca, +, rev. +HVNLAC, 1.18g, (N.196, S.870). Some deposit and corrosion, good fine.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £40 - £60
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 18 Sold
Styca
Irregular issue, EΛRDVVLF both sides, 0.79g, (S.872). Toned, very fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £60
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 19 Sold
Coenwulf (796-821)
Penny, Canterbury, +COENVVLF REX M, draped bust right breaking inner circle, rev. pincer cross with pellet in centre and wedges in angles and within limbs, +PERHEARD MONETA, 1.32g, (N.347, S.916). Small edge chip with a tiny edge crack from same area, coin solid, otherwise toned and bold, good very fine.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £800 - £1,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 20 Sold
Burgred (852-874)
Penny, BURGRED REX, diademed bust right breaking inner circle, rev. type A, lunettes closed, moneyer Hvgere, HVGERE MONETA, in three lines, 1.17g, (N.423, S.942B). Fully centred strike on a round flan, legends clear both sides, all the main lines of the portrait visible, very fine. .

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £700 - £900
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 21 Sold
Burgred (852-874)
Burgred (852-874), Penny, BURGRED REX, diademed bust right breaking inner circle, rev. type A, lunettes closed, moneyer Ozmnod, OZMNHD MONETA, in three lines, (N.423, S.942D) NOT RECORDED IN MACKAY Publication BNJ 85. A wonderful example of this very collectable Anglo-Saxon King of Mercia, much as stuck.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,200
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 22 Sold
Danish East Anglia (885-915)
Penny, St. Edmund memorial coinage, moneyer Hamin, large A, +SC ECADMVND, rev. cross pattée, +HAMIN MONE, 1.37g, (N.483, S.960). Large flan, toned over original brilliance, nearly extremely fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 23 Sold
Danish East Anglia (885-915)
Penny, St. Edmund memorial coinage, moneyer Adradus, large A, +SC EADMVMD RC, rev. cross pattée, +ADRADVS VVONE, 1.28g, (N.483, S.960). Old cabinet tone, about extremely fine, with old ticket.

Provenance:
With old ticket in the hand of Peter Seaby?
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 24 Sold
Danish East Anglia (885-915)
Penny, St. Edmund memorial coinage, late type, blundered legends, large A, + LΛ CEAID, rev. large cross, +BOLEIN retrograde, 0.98g, (N.483, S.960). Toned extremely fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £400 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 25 Sold
Cnut of Northumbria (895-920)
Penny, Danish Northumbria, York mint, inverted patriarchal cross with four pellets around, CNVT REX, rev. short cross pattée with two pellets around, EBRAICE CIVITAS, 1.30g, (N.497, S.991). Toned over original brilliance, extremely fine, with old ticket.
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £700 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023

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