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Lot 525
Roman Imperial Coinage, Hadrian, Denarius, c. 128-9, bare-headed bust right, rev. Indulgentia seated left, extending hand and holding transverse sceptre, cos iii in exergue, 3.48g (RIC 953; RSC 853; RCV 3498). Very fine or better, lightly toned £120-£150 --- Provenance: H. Strickhausen Collection; S. Crook Collection; bt M.R. Vosper, June 2011
Lot 27
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, a Scandinavian imitation of a Hiberno-Norse imitation of Æthelred’s Long Cross type, Lincoln, Authgrimr, +sisig rex aiglsio, draped bust right, rev. odgrim m’o lnco, 1.11g/10h (Blackburn Imitative Workshop 156-61, same obv. die [rev. die unlisted]; SCBI Helsinki 932, same obv. die; cf. S 1151). Small central perforation, otherwise very fine, excessively rare £400-£500
Lot 286
James I, Second coinage, Sixpence, 1604, mm. lis, 2.66g/9h (S 2657); Charles I, Tower mint, Shilling, Gp D, type 3a, mm. tun (over crown on obv.?), 5.41g/7h, Sixpence, Gp D, type 3a, mm. tun, 2.89g/9h (S 2792, 2813); IRELAND, James I, First coinage, shilling, mm. martlet, first bust, 3.81g/12h, Second coinage, Sixpence, mm. escallop, 2.09g (S 6513, 6517); together with other silver coins of Charles I (3) [8]. Varied state £80-£100
![Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Facing Bust type, Ipswich, Beorhtric, br[–]ric on gipe, 1.11g/9h(Freeman 19; Sadler](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7e751905-027c-4dfd-84b1-ae920115662e/30c3c628-4723-4817-83a4-ae9300da34e9/468x382.jpg)
Lot 37
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Facing Bust type, Ipswich, Beorhtric, br[–]ric on gipe, 1.11g/9h(Freeman 19; Sadler 768, this coin [dies O2/R4]; N 830; S 1183). Area of weakness at 12 o’clock, otherwise good very fine, attractively toned, scarce £600-£800 --- Provenance: Glendining Auction, 25 May 1972, lot 826 (part); B.R. Osborne Collection, Glendining Auction, 23 April 1991, lot 45; J.C. Sadler Collection
Lot 506
Roman Imperial Coinage, Hadrian, Denarius, c. 124-5, laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder, rev. Concordia seated left, holding patera and resting left elbow on small statue of Spes, 3.27g (RIC 716; RSC 328a; RCV 3465 var.). Very fine or better £100-£120 --- Provenance: Bt Spink
Lot 361
School of Military Engineering, Chatham, Francis Fowke Memorial Medal, 1872, a copper award by G.T. Morgan, bust left, rev. legend in wreath, edge named (No 17437 , 2nd Corporal J.T. Bullock - 1888), 58mm (BHM 2490; E 1581; Taylor 233a). Extremely fine £40-£60 --- Francis Fowke (1823-65), captain in the Royal Engineers, He helped to superintend the machinery section of the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1855 and planned the International Exhibition building in 1862. He executed the original design for the Albert Hall and worked on the Victoria and Albert Museum. The medal was commissioned by the School of Military Engineering at Chatham, Kent and engraved by George Thomas Morgan, designer of the Morgan Dollar
Lot 584
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Denarius, 286-93, imp carausius p ag, diademed and draped bust right, rev. felicita avg, galley right with four rowers, rsr in exergue, 3.20g (RIC 560; Shiel 51; RSC 51). Striking crack at 1 o’clock, some light marks and scratches, otherwise very fine, good portrait£1,500-£1,800 --- Provenance: Found near Tisbury (Wiltshire), March 2022 (PAS WILT-B83595)
Lot 274
Henry VII, Facing Bust issue, Groat, class IIa, mm. cinquefoil, 2.81g/7h (S 2195); Elizabeth I, Third issue, Sixpence, 1568, mm. coronet, 2.98g/11h (S 2562); James I, Second coinage, Shilling, mm. lis, third bust, 5.93g/9h (S 2654); Charles I, Tower mint, Shilling, Gp D, mm. crown (?) on obv., tun on rev., 5.67g/5h (S 2791) [4]. Fine or better, third scratched £80-£100
![James I, Second coinage, Sixpence, mm. rose, first bust, 1.97g/11h (S 6517; DF 262); together with a Penny of Edward IV [2].](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7e751905-027c-4dfd-84b1-ae920115662e/5e0ac5bc-d488-44db-ba42-ae9300dc0fe7/468x382.jpg)
![Henry III, Short Cross coinage, Penny, class VIIc, Canterbury, io[–]ante, 1.44g/10h (S 1356C); Henry VII, Facing Bust issue,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7e751905-027c-4dfd-84b1-ae920115662e/7131b540-ba89-4582-9626-ae9300dba7c5/468x382.jpg)
Lot 253
Henry III, Short Cross coinage, Penny, class VIIc, Canterbury, io[–]ante, 1.44g/10h (S 1356C); Henry VII, Facing Bust issue, Halfgroat, class IIIc, Canterbury, King and Abp Morton jointly, mm. tun, 1.47g/10h (S 2211); Commonwealth, Halfgroat, 0.88g/4h (S 3221); together with other hammered silver coins (5) [8]. Varied state £80-£100
Lot 281
Elizabeth I, Third issue, Penny, mm. portcullis, 0.42g/4h, Fourth issue, Sixpences (2), 1573, mm. acorn, 2.53g/7h, 1574, mm. eglantine, 2.66g/7h, Threepence, 1574, mm. eglantine, 1.19g/7h, Fifth issue, Sixpence, 1580, mm. Latin cross, 2.49g/1h, Threepence, 1582, mm. sword, 1.25g/4h, Sixth issue, Sixpence, 1593, mm. tun, bust 6C, 2.58g/3h (S 2563, 2569-70, 2572-3, 2578B) [7]. Fair to good fine £70-£90
Lot 533
Roman Imperial Coinage, Hadrian, Denarius, c. 129-30, laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder, rev. Felicitas seated left holding caduceus and cornucopiæ, cos iii pp in exergue, 3.25g (RIC 1072; RSC 640; RCV 3486 var.). Nearly very fine, scarce £80-£100 --- Provenance: Bt C.J. Martin February 1999
Lot 502
Roman Imperial Coinage, Hadrian, Denarius, c. 121-3, laureate draped bust right, rev. Concordia seated left, holding patera and resting left elbow on small statue of Spes, concord in exergue, 3.29g (RIC 552; RSC 255; RCV 3465 var.). Nearly very fine, scarce £80-£100 --- Provenance: Bt C.J. Martin October 1997
Lot 108
Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1663, first bust, with error legend gartia (ESC 503; S 3371). Of rather bright appearance, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare thus, an exceptional specimen £3,000-£3,600 --- In the cataloguer’s opinion, the ESC rating of R4 for this coin does not truly represent its rarity in higher grades. In the last 15 years only three specimens have been offered at auction in the UK, including one by us from the Hulett Collection. The best of these was good fine but scratched on the reverse
Lot 534
Roman Imperial Coinage, Hadrian, Denarius, c. 129-30, laureate draped bust right, rev. galley left with four oarsmen and pilot, cos iii pp in exergue, 3.47g (RIC 1079; RSC 652d; RCV 3490). Very fine, lightly toned, the variety rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Vecchi Auction 17 (London), 15 December 1999, lot 961
![Kings of East Anglia, Æthelstan (825-40), Penny, [Ipswich], Eadnoth, edelztan re+, draped bust right, breaking inner circle,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7e751905-027c-4dfd-84b1-ae920115662e/422ccaaa-8373-4700-80d1-ae9300dbd333/468x382.jpg)
Lot 19
Kings of East Anglia, Æthelstan (825-40), Penny, [Ipswich], Eadnoth, edelztan re+, draped bust right, breaking inner circle, rev. +eadnod monet around cross-crosslet, 1.28g/8h (Naismith E30a, same dies; SCBI BM 833, same dies; Pagan BNJ 1982, p. 58; N 434; S 948). Nearly extremely fine, struck on a full round flan, free from the usual porosity and retaining a light earthen patina consistent with being a field find; the third and finest known example of this excessively rare and attractive issue £8,000-£10,000 --- Provenance: Found near Amesbury (Wiltshire), 6 March 2022 (EMC 2022.0109) Naismith’s corpus records just two examples of Æthelstan portrait pennies struck by Eadnoth, from two obverse and two reverse dies. The present coin, which is seemingly only the third known example, was struck from the same dies as the coin now housed within the British Museum. It is the finest in terms of preservation. Æthelstan was a king of the independent Kingdom of East Anglia which emerged following the end of Mercian Supremacy in 825. Unfortunately, the paucity of contemporary written sources means that we know little about events in the region during the first half of the ninth century. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle relates that in 825 the Mercian King Beornwulf, after his disastrous defeat at the battle of Ellendum against King Ecgberht of Wessex, was slain by an anonymous king of the East Angles. Beyond this, little interest was shown by the Chronicle’s compiler towards the East Anglian kings or their activities. This fact, coupled with a complete absence of surviving charters from the area, means that we must turn to the numismatic evidence for answers. The identity of the first independent king of East Anglia is made clear from the hoard record, with the Middle Temple hoard being particularly informative. The large group, deposited at some point during the 840s, contained 243 early ninth century coins produced under various kings across England. Included within were some 39 pieces of Æthelstan. No coins of any other independent East Anglian ruler were present, making Æthelstan’s primacy clear. The name Eadnoth, the moneyer responsible for the striking of the coin offered for sale here, first appears on pennies of the Mercian king Offa in the 780s and then on coins of the obscure local king Eadwald who usurped power in East Anglia for a brief period during the late eighth century. Following this Eadnoth signed no coins during the first two decades of the ninth century, despite the productive nature of the East Anglian mint under the supervision of the Mercian Kings Coenwulf and Ceolwulf. Finally the name reappears in c.824 on the coins of the last Mercian rulers to exercise power within the region, Beornwulf and Ludica, before continuing onto the coinage of the independent king Æthelstan. Given that several decades lapsed between these episodes of the minting activity we ought to consider the possibility that these are two different moneyers by the same name. Elsewhere, attempts have been made to detect familial connections between successive moneyers operating within the same area who share similar names. The case of Eadnoth may provide another good candidate for such a scenario, and it is possible that the Eadnoth who struck our coin was a relative, perhaps even a son, of Offa’s moneyer. In common with all of Æthelstan’s portrait coins, the present specimen was struck at the beginning of the monarch’s reign, as part of an issue that probably lasted until c. 830. Æthelstan portrait pennies were completely absent from the Middle Temple Hoard. From this some have inferred that these early coins must had dropped out of circulation by this point. However, the same hoard contained numerous pennies struck under Æthelstan’s Mercian predecessors, Coenwulf, Ceolwulf and Beornwulf. It is difficult to believe that all of Æthelstan’s portrait pennies ceased to circulate on account of wear, damage and loss whereas those of earlier rulers consistently did not. We should not dismiss the possibility that Æthelstan’s Portrait coinage was officially called in and deliberately withdrawn from circulation in a renovation monetae. Such a policy was seemingly employed by the Kings of Wessex during the second half of the Ninth century to help bring uniformity to their currency and led to a total absence of earlier coins in hoards deposited after the reform’s instigation. It is notable that following the short episode of iconographical variation early in Æthelstan’s reign all of the East Anglian coinage, continuing throughout the reigns of his successors Æthelweard and Eadmund, was of a generally consistent design. If such a reform was implemented it would help to explain why the portrait pennies of Æthelstan remain so excessively rare, despite the general increase in ninth century coins discovered and excavated over the previous two decades. Works cited Blunt, C.E., Lyon, C.S.S., and Stewart, B.H.I.H., 1963. ‘The coinage of southern England, 796–840’, BNJ 32, 1–74. Pagan, H.E., 1982. ‘The Coinage of the East Anglian Kingdom from 825 to 870’, BNJ 52, 41-83. Pagan, H.E., 1986. ‘Coinage in southern England, 796-874’ in M.A.S. Blackburn (ed), Anglo-Saxon Monetary History: Essays in memory of Michael Dolley (London), 45-66. Naismith, R., 2011. The Coinage of Southern England 796–865, BNS Special Publication 8, 2 vols. (London). Naismith, R., 2012. Money and Power in Anglo-Saxon England: the Southern English Kingdom 757-865 (Cambridge). Stenton, F., 1971. Anglo-Saxon England. Third Edition (Oxford).
Lot 252
Henry III, Short Cross coinage, Penny, class VIIb, Canterbury, Tomas, 1.16g/8h (S 1356B); Edward I, Penny, class 10ab, Canterbury, 1.37g/4h (S 1409); Edward III, Pre-Treaty period, Groat, series C, London, mm. cross 1, 3.78g/12h (S 1565); Richard II, First period, Halfpenny, type II, 0.49g/4h (S 1699); Henry VII, Facing Bust issue, Halfgroat, class IIIc, Canterbury, mm. tun, 1.22g/1h (S 2211); Henry VIII, First coinage, Halfpenny, London, mm. portcullis on obv. only, 0.26g/2h (S 2334) [6]. Second fair, fifth clipped, otherwise about fine and better £80-£100
Lot 1050
English School, mid 19th Century/Portrait Miniature of a Girl/bust length, wearing a white lace and red dress/oval/oil on ivory, 6.5cm x 5.5cm/see illustration CONDITION REPORT: Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictionsCondition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request, the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
Lot 1051
English School, early 19th Century/Portrait Miniature of a Young Man/bust length, wearing a brown cloak/oil on ivory, 8cm x 8cm/see illustration CONDITION REPORT: Ivory is slightly warped. The painting fine and very detailed. Slight loss of paint to borders.Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions
Lot 1052
Attributed to Christian Zincke (1683-1767)/Portrait Miniature in enamel of a Young Gentleman/bust length, wearing a blue coat/oval/enamel, 4.5cm x 4cm/with a silver gilt support for the frame/see illustration CONDITION REPORT: No noticeable chips to enamel, border not examined. Close fitting to silver gilt oval frame, which is detachable from the rectangular mount. Silver gilt tarnished.
Lot 1053
English School, mid 18th Century/Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman/bust length, wearing a red coat/oval/oil on ivory, 3.5cm x 3cm/the gold frame with jewelled border/see illustration CONDITION REPORT: This miniature is in very good condition. The glass has some minor scratching. Jewelled border complete. Bracelet clasp incomplete. One bracelet mount missing.Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions
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