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Auction 5: Ancient, British and World Coins
Closed for Absentee bids.
Auction date
mardi 25 mars 2025
13:00
- 17:00 UTC
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)
and
Monday 24th March 2025, 10.00am - 4.00pm, at the Thistle Holborn Hotel, 36-37 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SD
For auction and viewing enquiries please email info@hoskerhaynes.com
Buyers' Fee is 24% inclusive of VAT.
Shipping
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Important Notice
Please feel free to make us an offer on our unsold lots, your offer will be subject to our usual buyers fees (20% +VAT). If your offer is below the reserve and there are no further higher offers, we will get in touch with you when we have spoken with the vendor.
Please feel free to make us an offer on our unsold lots, your offer will be subject to our usual buyers fees (20% +VAT). If your offer is below the reserve and there are no further higher offers, we will get in touch with you when we have spoken with the vendor.
Lot 25
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, pointed helmet type, Canterbury, moneyer Wulfwig, helmeted bust left holding sceptre, +.CNV:TR.ECX., rev. short voided cross, pellets in broken annulets in quarters, +PVLFPIG ON CENT:., 1.92g, (S.1158, N.787). Good very fine
Hammer price:
380 £GB
Estimate: 300 £GB - 360 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 26
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, pointed helmet type, Lincoln, moneyer Colgrim, helmeted bust left holding sceptre, cross behind bust, +CNVT REX, rev. short voided cross, pellets in broken annulets in quarters, +COLGRIM ON LINC, 0.87g, (S.1158, N.787). Slight weakness to bust otherwise good very fine
Hammer price:
340 £GB
Estimate: 300 £GB - 360 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 27
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, pointed helmet type, Lincoln, moneyer Leofinc, helmeted bust left holding sceptre, +CNVT:. EXANR:, rev. short voided cross, pellets in broken annulets in quarters, +LEOFINC MO LINCOL, 1.22g, (S.1158, N.787). Deeply toned, good very fine
Hammer price:
320 £GB
Estimate: 280 £GB - 340 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 28
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, pointed helmet type, Lincoln, moneyer Leofwine, helmeted bust left holding sceptre, +CNVT REX ΛNG, rev. short voided cross, pellets in broken annulets in quarters, +LEOFPINE ON LINC., 0.97g, (S.1158, N.787). Deeply toned, good very fine
Hammer price:
400 £GB
Estimate: 300 £GB - 360 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 29
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, pointed helmet type, London, moneyer Aelfgar, helmeted bust left holding sceptre, +CNVT TRECX, rev. short voided cross, pellets in broken annulets in quarters, +AELFGAR ON LVND, 1.03g, (S.1158, N.787). Attractively toned, good very fine or better
Hammer price:
340 £GB
Estimate: 300 £GB - 360 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 30
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, pointed helmet type, London, moneyer Dunstan, helmeted bust left holding sceptre, +CNVT R.EX ANG, rev. short voided cross, pellets in broken annulets in quarters, +DVNSTAN ON LV.N:, 1.04g, (S.1158, N.787). Weakly struck in parts, very fine
Hammer price:
240 £GB
Estimate: 280 £GB - 340 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 31
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, pointed helmet type, Stamford, moneyer Eadwine, helmeted bust left holding sceptre, cross on neck, +.CNVT REX Λ, rev. short voided cross, pellets in broken annulets in quarters, +EDPINE ON STAN, 0.95g, (S.1158, N.787). Reverse slightly double struck, toned, very fine or better and very rare with the cross on neck
Hammer price:
1 000 £GB
Estimate: 360 £GB - 460 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 32
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, pointed helmet type, Stamford, moneyer Morulf, helmeted bust left holding sceptre, +CNVT REX ΛNG, rev. short voided cross, pellets in broken annulets in quarters, +MOROLF ON ZTΛN, 0.96g, (S.1158, N.787). Lightly toned, about extremely fine
Hammer price:
480 £GB
Estimate: 300 £GB - 400 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 33
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, pointed helmet type, Thetford, moneyer Leofric, helmeted bust left holding sceptre, +CNVT REX A.NGL:, rev. short voided cross, pellets in broken annulets in quarters, +LEOFRIC: ON ĐEODF, 1.06g, (S.1158, N.787). A touch crimped, very fine
Hammer price:
320 £GB
Estimate: 300 £GB - 360 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 34
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, pointed helmet type, Winchester, moneyer Wulfnoth, helmeted bust left holding sceptre, +CNVT: REX ANG, rev. short voided cross, pellets in broken annulets in quarters, +PV.LFNOĐ OM PINC, 1.02g, (S.1158, N.787). A closed crack along voided cross otherwise good very fine
Hammer price:
320 £GB
Estimate: 260 £GB - 320 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 35
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, pointed helmet type, York, moneyer Fargrim, helmeted bust left holding sceptre, +CNVT REX ΛN, rev. short voided cross, pellets in broken annulets in quarters, +FΛRGRIM-O EOFR:., 0.97g, (S.1158, N.787). Deeply toned, very fine
Hammer price:
320 £GB
Estimate: 300 £GB - 360 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 36
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, short cross type, Ipswich, moneyer Lifinc, diademed bust left holding sceptre, +CNVT. RECXA:, rev. small voided cross, +LIFINC ON GIPESPI, 1.16g, (S.1159, N.790). Slight weakness in legend, good very fine
Hammer price:
360 £GB
Estimate: 340 £GB - 400 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 37
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, short cross type, Lincoln, moneyer Leofwine, diademed bust left holding sceptre, +CNV.T REX., rev. short voided cross, +LEOFPINE ON LINC:, 1.08g, (S.1159, N.790). Toned very fine
Hammer price:
280 £GB
Estimate: 280 £GB - 340 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 38
Sold
Cnut (1016-1035)
Penny, short cross type, York, moneyer Othin, diademed bust left holding sceptre, +CNVT. RECXA:, rev. small voided cross, +OĐIN ON EOFER., 1.13g, (S.1159, N.790). Good very fine
Hammer price:
320 £GB
Estimate: 280 £GB - 340 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 39
Sold
Celtic, Gallic -Belgic
Stater, Ambiani (c.60-50 B.C.), series E, uniface, obv. plain, rev. large disjointed horse right, various ornaments and pellets-in-crescents around, 6.29g, (S.11, Van Arsdell 52, ABC 16). Very fine
Hammer price:
500 £GB
Estimate: 500 £GB - 600 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 40
Sold
Celtic, Cantiaci
Quarter stater, early uninscribed, 'Trophy' type, obverse blank, rev. trophy surrounded by various motifs, 1.25g, (S.47, ABC.192). Quite choice, extremely fine
Hammer price:
460 £GB
Estimate: 500 £GB - 600 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 41
Sold
Celtic, Cantiaci
Quarter stater, early uninscribed, 'Trophy' type, obverse blank, rev. trophy surrounded by various motifs, 1.33g, (S.47, ABC.192). Good very fine and lightly toned
Hammer price:
460 £GB
Estimate: 300 £GB - 360 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 42
Unsold
Celtic, early uninscribed coinage
Silver unit, Berkshire, Danebury group (c.60-20 BC), 'Crested Head' type, head right, long neck, floral sun before, rev. horse left, wheel with pelleted rim above, rings and pellets below, 1.00g, (S.53, ABC. 1013). Toned and well centred, about extremely fine and extremely rare, especially in this grade
Estimate: 1 200 £GB - 1 400 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 43
Sold
Celtic, Regini and Atrebates
Silver Unit, Verica (c. AD 10-40), Verica star boar, COM.F across centre, crescent moon above and below with pellet, rev. boar right, star above, VI below, 0.97g, (S.131, ABC 1223). Toned, almost extremely fine
Hammer price:
200 £GB
Estimate: 180 £GB - 220 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 44
Sold
Celtic, Catuvellauni and Trinovantes
Stater, Cunobelinus (c. AD 8-41), Wild type, corn ear dividing CA MV, rev. horse right, pellet in ring and CVNO below, 5.36g, (S.283, ABC 2783). Good fine to nearly very fine
Hammer price:
480 £GB
Estimate: 300 £GB - 500 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 45
Sold
Celtic, Dobunni
Quarter Stater, uninscribed coinage (c. 60-20 BC), 'Sunburst Little Horse' type, devolved Apollo's head with wreath, spike, and sunburst, rev. annulate horse right, cogwheel sun above, prostrate 'S' below, dispersed symbols around, 1.32g, (S.375, ABC 2009, VA 1010-1). Well centred, reverse fully struck up, extremely fine
Hammer price:
500 £GB
Estimate: 500 £GB - 800 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 46
Sold
Celtic, Dobunni
Silver Unit, uninscribed coinage, (c.60-20 BC), Cotswold Eagle type [head type B], moon head right with crescents for hair, large boss on chin, stalk lips, rev. triple-tailed horse left, large 'birds head' above, floral motif below, 0.93g (S.377, ABC 2015). Very fine
Hammer price:
90 £GB
Estimate: 150 £GB - 200 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 47
Sold
Celtic, Dobunni
Silver Unit, Anted (AD 20-43), degraded profile right, rev. triple-tailed horse left, TED above, AN below, 1.21g, (S.380, ABC 2072, BMC 3032ff). Slight staining and porosity, otherwise residually lustrous, a bolder very fine, scarce
Provenance:
Spink, 31st March 2023, lot 7002
The "White Rose" Collection, aquired by Spink between 1941 and 1949
Provenance:
Spink, 31st March 2023, lot 7002
The "White Rose" Collection, aquired by Spink between 1941 and 1949
Hammer price:
280 £GB
Estimate: 200 £GB - 260 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025
Lot 48
Sold
Celtic, Dubonni
Silver Unit, Eisu (c. AD 20-43), Eisu Oxo type, degraded profile right, stalk lips, rev. triple-tailed horse left, EI above, SV below, 1.28g, (S.382, ABC 2081). Some porosity, toned and good very fine
Hammer price:
100 £GB
Estimate: 120 £GB - 150 £GB
25 mars 2025
25 mars 2025