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Archbishops of Canterbury, Jænberht (765-92), Penny, Canterbury, of a re x in angles of Celtic cross, rev. ieb erha rep in three lines, divided by...

Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf (798-821), Penny, Gp IV, Sigestef, [–]vvlf rex m, around diademed and draped bust right, rev. +si[–]f monet around large...

Kings of East Anglia, Æthelstan (825-40), Penny, [Ipswich], Torhthelm, +edelstani around large a, rev. torhthelm around cross moline, 1.09g/10h (N...

Kings of Wessex, Ecgberht (802-39), Penny, London (as king of the Mercians), [829], Rædmund, + ecgberht rex m around cross potent, rev. + red: m:v...

Eadgar (959-975), Penny, Circumscription Cross type [York group], Fastolf, eadgar rex, small cross pattée, rev. fastolf mon, small cross pattée, 0...

Edward the Martyr (975-978), Penny, Reform type, Lincoln, Leofwig, levig n-o lvndoig, 1.20g/3h (Mossop pl. 1, 33 [dies Ad]; SCBI Glasgow 748, same...

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, Lincoln, Dreng, dreng mωo linc, 1.31g/6h (Mossop pl. xi-xii; BEH 1738ff; N 774; S 1151). Good fine...

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Last Small Cross type, Stamford, Svartgeir, spertgar mo stan, Lincoln B dies, 1.41g/9h (Lyon, BNJ 1998, p. 25; BEH ...

Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Pointed Helmet type, London, Bruninc, brvninc on lvnd, 0.99g/9h (BEH 2106ff; N 787; S 1158). Very fine £150-£180

Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Pointed Helmet type, London, Wulfwine, pvlfpine on lvn:, 0.93g/12h (SCBI Copenhagen 3010; BEH 2796; N 787; S 1158). Light...

Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, London, Eadræd, edred on lvnde:., 1.13g/6h (BEH 2245; SCBI Copenhagen 2141/2418, same obv./rev. dies; N...

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Small Flan type, Lincoln, Wineman, pinem.a on lin., 0.83g/4h (Freeman –; Mossop –; FEJ –; BMC –; N 818; S...

Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Facing Bust type, London, Swetman, sdetman on lvn (s retrograde), 1.13g/12h (Freeman 679; N 830; S 1183)....

William I (1066-1087), Penny, PAXS type, Canterbury, Wulfric, pvlfr[---]n cntle, 1.21g/3h (BMC 579; N 850; S 1257). Edge crack, weak in parts, fin...

Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Quadrilateral on Cross Fleury type [BMC XV], mint and moneyer uncertain, [---]pine:on:[-----], 1.24g/10h (N 871; S 127...

Stephen (1135-1154), Penny, Cross Moline type [BMC I], London, Dereman, d[----]an:[--]lv, 1.28g/12h (Mack 22h; N 873; S 1278). Weak in parts, fine...

Stephen (1135-1154), Penny, Cross Moline type [BMC I], Carlisle, Erebald, stifne rex, bust right with sceptre, rev. cross moline, inverted lis in ...

Richard I (1189-1199), Penny, class IVa, London, Henric, henric. on. lvn, 1.38g/6h (SCBI Mass 928; N 968; S 1348A). A little off-centre, otherwise...

John (1199-1216), Penny, class Vc, Ipswich, Iohan, iohan on gipe, 1.46g/12h (Sadler O20/R16; SCBI Mass 1712-14; N 971; S 1352). Nearly very fine ...

Edward I (1272-1307), Penny, class IIIa, Berwick-upon-Tweed, narrow face, reads villa, 1.26g/8h (SCBI North 1133; N 1076; S 1415). Nearly very fin...

Edward I (1272-1307), Penny, class 3e, Canterbury, pellet-barred n on obv., quatrefoil on rev., 1.50g/12h (SCBI North 141; N 1020; S 1430). About ...

Edward I (1272-1307), Farthing, class 10, London, 0.33g/10h (SCBI North 1029ff; N 1058; S 1450). Struck on an irregular flan, good very fine with ...

Edward III (1327-1377), First coinage, Halfpenny, Berwick-upon-Tweed, class VIIIb, rev. villa bervici, bear’s head in second and third quarters, 0...

Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Halfgroat, series C, mm. cross 1, 1.98g/3h (N 1148; S 1574). Good fine, grey tone £60-£80

Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Penny, class E, mm. cross 2, stops on obv., unbarred ns both sides, r with forked tail, 1.17g/1h (LAL 5...

Edward III (1327-1377), Transitional Treaty period, Quarter-Noble, class A2, mm. cross potent, Gothic ns both sides, trefoils on cusps, trefoils i...

Edward III (1327-1377), Transitional Treaty period, Quarter-Noble, class A2, mm. cross potent, Gothic ns both sides, trefoils on cusps, pellets in...

Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Halfpenny, type II, London, nothing on breast, double saltire stops, 0.58g/6h (N 1331b; S 1699). Good very f...

Henry IV (1399-1413), Heavy coinage, Penny, York, Abp Scrope or Bowet, early bust, quatrefoil in centre of rev., 1.00g/10h (Stewartby p.267; N 135...

Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Groat, London, class Vd, mm. rose, quatrefoils by neck, 2.57g/12h (N 1568; S 2000). Slightly cl...

Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Groat, York, class VII, mm. sun, e on breast, quatrefoils by neck, fleurs on cusps except above...

Henry VI (Restored, 1470-1471), Penny, London, mm. Restoration cross on obv. only, reads henric, 0.68g/10h (N 1622; S 2087). Slightly bent and wit...

Richard III (1483-1485), Angel, type 2b, mm. boar’s head, ricard; di; gra; rex angl; z franc;, rev. per/crcem tva; salva’ nos; xpc; rede, 4.96g/10...

Richard III (1483-1485), Penny, Durham, Bp Sherwood, mm. lis on obv. only, s on breast, reversed d in centre of rev., 0.62g/11h (Allen DM 190; Ste...

Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Groat, class IIIc, mm. crowned leopard’s head on obv., pansy on rev., crown with inner arch plain, 2.00g...

Henry VII (1485-1509), Profile issue, Groat, regular type, mm. pheon, saltire stops (double on rev.), reads agl’ z fr’, 3.08g/3h (SCBI Ashmolean 8...

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. lis, bust D, 2.67g/6h (Whitton (iv); N 1797; S 2337E). Good fine, double-creased, probab...

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Halfgroat, Canterbury, Abp Warham, mm. uncertain, wa by shield, 1.37g/6h (Whitton (ii); N 1802; S 2343). A...

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third coinage, Halfgroat, Bristol, mm. WS on rev. only, local bust, Lombardic letters both sides, trefoils in forks, doubl...

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Posthumous coinage, Groat, York, no mm., bust 6, Roman lettering, lozenge stops, 2.33g/1h (Whitton (e); N 1876; S 2409). G...

Mary (1553-1554), Groat, mm. pomegranate, reads regi, 1.94g/9h (N 1960; S 2492). Light marks, otherwise very fine £300-£400

Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Shilling, 1555, English titles and mark of value, 5.75g/11h (N 1968; S 2501). Chipped, scratched and with some surfac...

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpence, 1564, mm. pheon, bust 3E, normal flan, 2.73g/11h (N 1997; S 2561B). About very fine £60-£80

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Milled coinage, Sixpence, 1562, mm. star, plain dress, 2.97g/6h (Borden/Brown 23, O2/R2; N 2025/2; S 2594). Face weak, ot...

James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Shilling, mm. thistle, sixth bust, plume over shield, 5.51g/12h (N 2125; S 2669). Removed from a mount and wit...

Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Crown, Gp II, type 2a, mm. harp (over rose over plume on obv.), 29.94g/11h (FRC X*/XIV [sale lot 61]; SCBI Broo...

Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 2 [type 2], mm. lion, grass ground line, oval garnished shield, 10.18g/3h (Bull 552; Besly 1C; SCB...

Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, mm. castle on obv. only, w and grass below horseman, crowned oval garnished shield, lion’s paws ...

Charles I (1625-1649), Chester mint, Halfcrown, mm. three upright gerbs, horseman left, Chester plume in field, chst below horse, oval scroll-garn...

Charles II (1660-1685), Third Hammered issue, Halfcrown, mm. crown, reads mag br fr, 14.74g/11h (ESC 301; N 2761; S 3321). Edge ragged at 4 o’cloc...

Oliver Cromwell, Crown, 1658/7 (Lessen E12; ESC 240; S 3226). Traces of tooling to remove parts of the customary die break on neck, otherwise good...

Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1662, first bust, rose below, 6h (ESC 340; S 3350). Numerous edge bruises, otherwise good very fine, attractively t...

Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1666, second bust, edge xviii (ESC 366; S 3355). Edge smoothed, possibly due to ring-mounting, otherwise fine £150-...

Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1680, fourth bust, edge tricesimo secvndo (ESC 412; S 3359). Good fine £100-£120

Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1671, edge vicesimo tertio (ESC 457; S 3366). Several die breaks, about very fine, attractively toned £200-£26...

Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1668, second bust (ESC 511; S 3375). Cleaned, some light scrapes, otherwise very fine £150-£180

Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1668, second bust (ESC 511; S 3375). Good fine, lightly toned £90-£120

James II (1685-1688), Crown, 1688, second bust, edge qvarto (ESC 746; S 3407). Weak on king’s forehead and adjustment mark by French arms, otherwi...

James II (1685-1688), Crown, 1688, second bust, edge qvarto (ESC 746; S 3407). Fine, toned £150-£200

James II (1685-1688), Halfcrown, 1688, edge qvarto (ESC 759; S 3409). Good fine, toned £200-£260

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