e-Auction 8: Ancient, British & World Coins and Medals

Penny, class 7a/6d, London, moneyer Abel, facing bust holding scepter, rev. voided short cross, +ABEL.ON.LVND, 1.43g, (SCBC 1356A, N.978). Good fine

Penny, class 7b2, London, moneyer Ilger, facing bust holding scepter, rev. voided short cross, +ILGER ON LVN.D, 1.42g, (SCBC 1356B, N.979). Good portrait, about very fine

Penny, class 7b3, Canterbury, moneyer Tomas, facing bust holding scepter, rev. voided short cross, +TOMAS ON CANT, 1.15g, (SCBC 1356B, N.979). Good fine

Pennies (2), Northampton mint, moneyers Philip and Thomas, crowned facing bust, rev. voided long cross, with pellet at center and trefoil in each angle, PHILIP ON NORH and TOMAS ON NORH. Both very…

Penny, class 4c, London, crowned facing bust, nick to band of crown, rev. long cross pattée, pellets in angles, 1.40g, (SCBC 1396, N.1025). Nicely toned, a pleasing and full good very fine

Penny, class 9c, London, crowned facing bust, rev. long cross pattée, pellets in angles, 1.38g, (SCBC 1408, N.1037/1). Slightly double struck but well-centred and with hints of original colour

Henry III pennies (3), Edward III (1) and James I Half Groat (1), various mints and classes, generally fine or better

Pennies (7), Henry III to Edward II, and a halfpenny of Richard II (intermediate issue). Generally good fine to very fine, one of the Henry III pennies cracked

Penny, third or florin coinage, class 3, London, crowned facing bust, rev. long cross pattée, pellets in angles, 1.03g, (SCBC 1545, N.1115). Fine

Groat, rosette-mascle issue, Calais, crowned facing bust, rev. long cross pattée, mm.cross patonce/plain cross, 2.85g, (SCBC 1859, N.1446). Clipped, previously cleaned, otherwise good portait, very…

Halfpenny, pinecone-mascle issue, London, crowned facing bust, rev. long cross pattee, 0.51g, (SCBC 1884, N.1468). Excellent portrait, good very fine

Halfpenny, leaf-mascle issue, London, crowned facing bust, rev. long cross pattee, leaf under N of London, 0.34g, (SCBC 1895, N.1480). Fine

Groat, light coinage, Bristol, mule, type VI/V, crowned facing bust, B on breast, quatrefoils by neck, rev. long cross pattee, VILLA BRESTOW, mm. sun/rose, 2.00g, (S.2004, N.1580). Short of flan, rare

Halfpenny, light coinage, London, crowned facing bust, trefoils by neck, rev. long cross pattee, CIVITAS LONDON, 0.33g, (SCBC 2068). Clear portrait, about very fine

Groat, crowned bust left, rev. long cross fourchee over shield, mm.lis, 1.67g, (SCBC 2508, N.1973). Fine

Sixpence, 1561, third issue, crowned bust 1F left, rose behind, rev. long cross fourchée over shield, date above, mm. pheon, 2.98g, (SCBC 2561, N.1997). Good fine with some surface marks,…

Sixpence, 1587 over 6, sixth issue, bust 6B, crowned bust left rose behind, rev. long cross fourchée over shield, date above, mm. crescent/crescent over escallop, 2.84g, (SCBC 2578A, N.2015). Fine,…

Elizabeth I, sixth issue, 1582, bust 6B, mm. bell, 2.88g, (SCBC 2578A, N.2015). Fine, with clear date; James I, first coinage, 1603, mm. thistle, 2.78g, (SCBC 2647, N.2074). Fine

Halfgroat, type 3a3, inner circles both sides, crowned fourth bust left, mark of value to right, rev. oval shield, mm. (P), 0.98g, (SCBC 2833, N.2258). About very fine

Halfgroat, English shield within wreath, rev. English and Irish shields, mark of value above, 0.93g, (SCBC 3221, N.2728). About very fine

Penny, English shield within wreath, rev. English and Irish shields, .I. above, 0.40g, (SCBC 3222, N.2729). Slight buckling, good fine

Halfcrown, third hammered issue, crowned bust left, mark of value behind, rev. shield over cross moline, mm. crown, 15.17g, (SCBC 3321, N.2761). Quite weakly struck with some scratches, fine

Twopence, 1679, HIB over FRA, laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned pair of linked C's, (SCBC 3388, ESC 2181A, Bull 692). Some scratches to obverse, very fine

Threepence, 1687, laureate head left, rev. crowned mark of value, (SCBC 3415, ESC 1980, Bull 792). About very fine