Auction 1: Ancient, British and World Coins

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

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

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

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

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

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

Continental issue, series D, type 8, crude standard, rev. cross pommee, 1.19g, (N.-, S.793). Toned good very fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper

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

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

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

Archbp. of York, Styca, +EANBΛLDΛR, rev. +EΛDVVLF, 1.18g, (N.193, S.861). A clear example, lightly toned and very fine.

Styca, +EANRED REX, rev. +MONNE, 0.70g, (N.186, S.862). Surfaces slightly pitted, dark tone and very fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper

Styca, first reign, +EDILRED REX, rev. +LEOFDEGN, 1.02g, (N.187, S.865). Dark tone, good very fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper

Styca, first reign, +AEDILRED R, rev. +ALGHERE, 1.06g, (N.187, S.865). Light verdigris, otherwise very fine or better.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper

Styca, OSBERHT REX, rev. EANWLF, (several letters retrograde and inverted), 0.95g, (N.191, S.869). Pitted both sides, scarce.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper

Archbp. of York, Styca, +, rev. +HVNLAC, 1.18g, (N.196, S.870). Some deposit and corrosion, good fine.

Irregular issue, EΛRDVVLF both sides, 0.79g, (S.872). Toned, very fine.

Provenance:
Purchased Mike Vosper

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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.