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Lot 548
A collection of paperwork relevant to the Cheltenham and District Light Railway Extensions planned in about 1902. A copy of the Order made under the Light Railways Act 1896, and of the original Order of the Light Railway, also plans of the railway (7 sheets) with local newspaper reports, also included are hand-written and typed papers giving objections to the scheme with signatures from objectors alongside their grounds on objecting
Lot 58
Maori Traditional Flat Carved Wahaika/Club: Magnificent item, approx. 16" x 5", with carved mythical (?) 'head' to handle, stone to the eye still present on one side only, lovely patina of age plus some light fading markings; a really typical Maori artefact, VG. Part of the WGM Bonner 1930 BRFT Lions Collection
Lot 77
Rare 1930 Western Australia Matchworn Jersey v British & I Lions: Clearly match worn with a little light staining, a striking, bright yellow Western Australian jersey with large and sharply contrasting back swan badge, numbered 16 to reverse, the jersey of back J Larrad of Freemantle. From the last game official game of the tour, very comfortably won by the tourists. Murdoch's make. Rarely seen, most collectable. VG for age. Part of the WGM Bonner 1930 BRFT Lions Collection
Lot 96
Unique Opportunity? Superb Scrapbook of the 1930 British & I Lions Tour: Magnificent, large, 15" x 10" x 3.5", heavy, gilt titled, dark blue quarter and corner leather-bound, professionally produced cuttings scrapbook, made by a NZ company for the Lions. This is Gordon Bonner's copy, containing all the most prominent coverage, written and glossy photographed, from the newspapers and magazines on the NZ leg of the 1930 tour. There are spare pages, and a determined purchaser could finish the job by using the cuttings available from both NZ and Australia in our lots 94 and 95, to make perhaps the only such complete record pf this mammoth trip nearly a century ago. Light foxing to inside board covers and edge of paper block only. A gem. Part of the WGM Bonner 1930 BRFT Lions Collection
Lot 529
Two boxes of Military Books including The Brabazon Story 1956 Lord Brabazon of Tara, The Mounted Troops of the British Army 1066-1945 Colonel H C B Rogers, Sound of the Guns 1949 Admiral Sir Walter Cowan, The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1857-1968 Malcolm Johnson, The Troubled Alliance German-Austrian Relations 1914-1917 Gerard E Silberstein
Lot 358
**John Bratby (British, 1928-1992) 'Looking up from Beauport Sunken Garden' coloured pencil sketch, signed and inscribed upper right, unframed 13 5/8 x 9 7/8 in (34.5 x 25 cm) **(Subject to ARR) * Condition: Light foxing and a few small smudged soil marks from handling to margins. Sheet slightly cockled.
Lot 574
A blue patent leather shoulder bag by Yves Saint Laurent - with brushed gold toned hardware, two bar-mounted top handles, zip closure, black cloth lining with zipped side pocket and card pocket (LWH 37 x 18 x 27 plus handles).* Condition: Good, used condition overall. Wear to piping to lower corners and two light scratches to one side of the bag and another longer to base extending slightly onto the opposite side. Some marks to leather to underside.
Lot 570
A suite of vintage Gucci Guccissima leather and web monogram canvas luggage - 1980s, comprising a large suitcase, approx. 70 x 50 cm; a smaller overnight case, approx. 50 x 37.5 cm; and a suit carrier with shoulder strap; together with a vintage 1980s 'Gucci Accessory Collection' web monogram and brown leather shoulder bag, with central red and green canvas stripe, gold toned hardware, zipped exterior compartment and shoulder strap, the interior with single zipped side compartment, approx. 26 x 20cm., with dust bag. (4)* Condition: - Large case: Has been regularly used, with quite extensive wear and scuffs to the leather trim. Gilt clasp heavily worn. Canvas is heavily worn around the corners with some of the surface missing and lifting, some scuffs and small stains/marks across the exterior. Interior good overall, with a few light stain marks to the cloth. - Overnight case: Evidence of light to moderate use - a little wear and some small scuffs to leather trim, scratches and wear to plating to clasp. A few small patches of rust coloured staining to the canvas around the edges of the leather trim around the lock. Some wear to corners of the plasticised canvas to the corners. Interior in fair to good condition with some water marks and small spot stains. With keys. - Suit Carrier: Evidence of moderate use - some wear and scuffs to leather trim, scratches and wear to plating to clasp. Wear to corners of the plasticised canvas to the corners, which has worn through to the piping beneath. A patch of nicks to the surface of the canvas to the front. Interior in good condition. No key. - Shoulder Bag: Good condition - the exterior very good, with only light wear to monogram printing to edges, and a few minor marks. Some wear to surface of the lining material.
Lot 256
Isaac Rogers of London: a George III silver pair cased verge fusee open face pocket watch - the case hallmarked Joseph Carpenter, London 1796, with white-enamel Arabic dial with outer minute track and rose gold arrow hands, the gilt movement with engraved plate signed 'Isaac Rogers London 20005', with pierced engraved feather, floral and foliate balance cock, steel three-arm balance, silvered regulating disc and cylindrical pillars, further signed and numbered to dust cover, the plain case with watch-paper for Isaac Rogers, White Hart Court, Lombard Street, London, (46 mm in diameter), with key.* Condition: In fine condition overall - dial, case and movement in very good condition, with no faults. The case with just expected light scratching. Winds and runs.
Lot 1
Irish interest: a 19th century Copeland topographical cabinet plate - titled 'The Cove of Cork after W. H. Bartlett', the hand painted reserve within a pierced, gilt enriched border and rim, green printed factory mark to base and red painted script pattern no. 'D2287', * Condition: No chips, cracks or restoration. In good condition, with just very minor light scratching to the gilt. A fine example.
Lot 474
A Regency mahogany chiffonier - the rectangular top with outset front angles, on foliate carved and spiral reeded turned half-columns, flanking two frieze drawers with later ring brasses and a pair of panelled doors below with reel moulded borders, enclosing a divided interior with single shelf to each side, on turned feet. (LWH 88.5 x 44.25 x 96 cm)* Condition: Light water mark to centre of top and an old shrinkage crack to left front corner. Another shrinkage crack and veneer repair to front edge towards right side. The back edge of the top has a well-matched 1in section of wood let-in across the full width, possibly due to removal of an original back. Some fading to colour to upper half of front. Later handles. No key.
Lot 258
A fine George III 18ct gold cased rack lever fusee full hunter pocket watch by Samuel Archer of London - the gilt movement with ringed pillars, foliate and mask engraved balance cock with diamond end stone and flat steel three arm balance, signed 'Sam Archer London 4508', further signed and numbered to the dust cover, the white enamel Roman dial with rose gold hands and subsidiary seconds at six, in a plain 55mm. case with engraved crest to case front, hallmarked IM (John Marsh), London 1811, with key.* Condition: In very fine condition and in running order when catalogued. No damage whatsoever to dial or case. Clear hallmarks. Case hinges tight and opens & shuts crisply. Very minor, light surface scratches to the gold from handling.
Lot 17
A Clarice Cliff 'Bridgewater' (Green) circular bowl - 1930s, painted with green trees, blue roofed cottage and a blue bridge in a yellow landscape with red flowers, the foot lined in green and black, the interior painted with bands of green, yellow and brown, Bizarre black printed mark and indistinct impressed mark, 19.5 cm diameter, 8.4 cm high.* Condition: No chips, cracks or restoration. Some light scratches to paint to interior well and a little wear to the black lined rim. The exterior very good overall with just a couple of tiny scratches to the paint.
Lot 555
A polychrome painted and parcel gilt composite Blackamoor torchere - late 20th century, the figure standing upon a shell and scroll decorated pedestal, holding spiral reeded cornucopia supporting a gilt 7 light candelabra top (currently detached), 199 cm high, with frosted glass floral shades.
Lot 576
A vintage Mulberry crocodile leather document or briefcase - 1990s, with top handle, flap with single buckle fastening, rear compartment and tartan cloth lining with two leather pen holders, 40 x 30 cm.* Condition: In good condition, with signs of only light, careful use. Very slight wear to lower corners and tiny scuff to fabric lining inside flap.
Lot 252
A Rolex leather watch and jewellery box - the very dark green leather box of rectangular form, with brushed gold toned lock and gold plated corner mounts (one missing), the interior in pale cream cloth with lift-out upper tray with watch stand, with key, 30 x 21.5 x 10 cm.* One corner mount missing from lid. Gilt a little worn to right hand catch on lock plate. The exterior otherwise in good condition. The interior is good overall, with slight soiling to the cloth, and there is a light imprint to the inside of the lid from the watch mount.
Lot 66
An emerald and diamond trilogy ring in 18ct white gold, centred with an oval-cut emerald of light bluish-green, approximately measures 5.8 x 3.9 mm, flanked by two brilliant-cut diamonds with a total estimated weight of 0.30ct, London assay marks and maker's mark 'ATLd', ring size O½, 4.0 grams.
Lot 9
An aquamarine and diamond cocktail ring in 18ct white gold, featuring a cushion mixed-cut aquamarine of light blue colour, approximately measures 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.9 mm, claw-set within a tiered surround set with diamonds, between openwork shoulders with geometric design, to a tapering flat shank, London assay marks and sponsor's mark 'LC', ring head measures 1.4 cm across, ring size O, total weight 6.1 grams.
Lot 170
Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (1887-1918)"XX Dessins"Album composed by "avant-propos" from Jérôme Doucet (2 sheets) and 20 lithographs on japanese imperial paperHard outer cover and interior cover numbered 10 and with the artist's Ex-Libris Printing finalised at 31 August 1912 by Amadeo de Sousa-Cardoso and the "Société Générale D'Impression", ParisRare copy numbered 10 from the limited edition of 1 to 30 on Japanese imperial paper(outer cover with light dirt, small tears and without the ribbons)33x26 cm (capa)
![Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Facing Bust type [BMC XIII; BEH Ac; N 830; S 1183], Penny, Thetford, Atsurr, eadred renx a,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/c2a49854-c740-4453-82b6-b10100a00402/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1021
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Facing Bust type [BMC XIII; BEH Ac; N 830; S 1183], Penny, Thetford, Atsurr, eadred renx a, rev. +atser on detfor, 1.11g/6h (Bt 22, this coin; Carson 127; Freeman 39; BMC 1556). A little creased otherwise very fine, light hoard patina £200-£260 --- Struck from the same dies as Braintree 23
Lot 1091
Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre, Penny, Oxford, Ælfwi, Gp B, +harold rex ng, rev. +ielfpi on oxenefo, 1.33g/9h (Bt 101, this coin; Pagan, NM p.193 [six examples noted]; BMC 77; SA 1012, 872, same obv. die). About very fine, light hoard patina; the mint very rare in this reign £2,000-£2,600
![Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, London, Eadwine, Gp A, +harold rex anglo:, rev. +edpin](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/4ffd9c9b-676b-4276-9952-b101009fe1d5/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1056
Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, London, Eadwine, Gp A, +harold rex anglo:, rev. +edpine on lvndei, 1.28g/3h (Bt 66, this coin; Pagan, NM p.192 [20+ examples noted]; BMC 58). Extremely fine, superb portrait, light hoard patina over bright fresh metal £4,000-£5,000
![Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre, Penny, Thetford, Godwine, Gp B, +harold rex ang, rev. +odpine on ð[–]for, 1.30g/11h](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/4259b77f-5198-4e30-8b8e-b101009fb4d6/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1103
Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre, Penny, Thetford, Godwine, Gp B, +harold rex ang, rev. +odpine on ð[–]for, 1.30g/11h (Bt 114, this coin; Pagan, NM p.194 [two examples noted]; Carson –; SCBI Fitzwilliam 978, same obv. die). Very fine, light hoard patina, slight crease £1,500-£1,800
![Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, London, Swetman, Gp B, +harold rex angl, rev. +sγetman](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/cdbdcc4b-7cc8-44c3-85d0-b101009fd39e/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1071
Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, London, Swetman, Gp B, +harold rex angl, rev. +sγetman on lvn, 1.27g/6h (Bt 81, this coin; Pagan, NM p.192 [9+ examples noted]; BMC 71; SCBI Ashmolean 1100, same rev. die). Gently bowed, otherwise good very fine, light hoard patina over fresh metal £2,400-£3,000 --- Presented here is a most unusual portrait of Harold; the tilt of his head and exaggerated slant of the crown both serve to give the impression that the king is gazing skywards. This iconography recalls the famous ‘eyes to God’ coinage of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. It is not impossible that this similarity was evoked deliberately. The Anglo-Saxons had a preference for imitating Roman portraiture on their coinage; indeed the general scheme of Harold’s numismatic portrait, with the long neck, exaggerated musculature and heavy facial features derives from the common copper coinage of Claudius. During the early medieval period Constantine served as a ‘model for exemplary Christian kingship’ (Naismith 2012) and we find that his ‘eyes to God’ portrait was reproduced on certain coins of the Mercian king Offa (757-96). Perhaps the responsible engraver saw in Constantine an appropriate parallel to Harold; a ruler whose elevation was contentious and for whom success depended on martial victory and piety. Ultimately however, Harold failed to cross his Milvian Bridge.
![Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, London, Leofsige, Gp D var., +harold rex ang, rev. +le](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/c7b7600c-1cf4-4716-a76c-b101009fd468/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1070
Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, London, Leofsige, Gp D var., +harold rex ang, rev. +leofsi on lvnden, 1.33g/9h (Bt 77, this coin; Pagan, NM p.192 [20 examples noted]; BMC 67). Slight crease through centre, otherwise good very fine, light hoard patina £3,000-£3,600 --- Struck from the same obverse die as Braintree 76, and the same reverse die as 74
![Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, London, Leofsige, Gp D var., +harold rex ang, crown wi](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/81317134-5825-405f-8983-b101009fd570/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1069
Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, London, Leofsige, Gp D var., +harold rex ang, crown with curved band, rev. +leofsi on lvndei, 1.33g/3h (Bt 76, this coin; Pagan, NM p.192 [20+ specimens noted]; BMC 67). About extremely fine, gently bowed emphasising the superb portrait, light hoard patina over fresh metal £3,400-£4,000 --- Struck from the same obverse die as Braintree 77 Within the short reign of Harold we find a degree of compositional variation. The most fundamental distinction can be drawn between those coins which feature a sceptre by the bust and those which do not. In his authoritative essay on the coinage of Harold II, Hugh Pagan recognised four distinctive styles of obverse die (determined by factors such as the form of the crown and placement of the legend). Groups A and B feature straight crowns and include the sceptre; groups C and D employ curved crowns and are most often without sceptre. The lack the royal sceptre on some of Harold’s pennies has been discussed recently by Gareth Williams who concludes that ‘There is no reason to read any particular significance in the absence of the sceptre, and it seems likely that the omission was simply the result of carelessness’. Several points can be offered against Williams’ proposal, not least the fact that the majority of coins belonging to groups C and D are well-formed and attractive, showing no sign of carelessness. Pagan noted that the group D coins in particular have an ‘experimental’ character and it seems preferable to view this portion of the coinage as coming at the start of Harold’s reign. Coins of group D carry a quite distinct portrait; the king with heavy brow and the beard depicted by a series of short parallel lines. The responsible engraver (or an apprentice) continued to cut dies for group B (Bt 45, 55). It seems reasonable to assume that the rare group D variants (Bt 76, 77, 116) with the added sceptre represent a transitional period. Braintree 77 was struck from a reverse die later used, in a more worn state, to strike Braintree 74, a group A penny and this resonates with the stylistic primacy of group D and its variants. One possibility is that the addition of a sceptre was made in order to stress the legality of Harold’s succession which was not universally accepted and to emphasise the regality of his position and person. If so, the present coin offers fascinating insight into how royal power was projected and received on the eve of the Norman conquest.
Lot 1095
Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre, Penny, Sudbury, Folcwine, Gp B, +harold rex angl, two pellets in field, one above the sceptre head and another behind the neck, small wedge leading from ‘X’ towards sceptre, rev. +folcpine on svð:, 1.46g/6h (Bt 108, this coin; Parsons –; Pagan, NM –; BMC –). About extremely fine with light hoard patina; the mint previously unrecorded in this reign £3,000-£4,000 --- Struck from the same dies as Braintree 105-7 and 109; the mint not represented in the Chew Valley hoard. The mint of Sudbury was previously unrecorded in the reign of Harold; it is now known from five Pennies, all of which are offered for sale here. It is curious that the obverse die used to strike these coins has been ‘marked’ by the addition of pellets in the field and a small wedge that leads from the ‘X’ in the legend to the king’s sceptre. The possibility that these marks reflect a deliberate policy is reinforced by the fact that a similar set of marks occur on the only known obverse die to have been used by this moneyer in the preceding type, Pyramids (Braintree 32-5). One option, by no means certain, is that these marks form a rudimentary form of privy-marking. This approach to mint organisation, whereby the design of the dies was deliberately varied as a form of administrative control, manifests itself most clearly in the moneyers’ names appearing on the reverse dies used to strike England’s coinage from the mid eighth-century onwards. Attempts at more subtle privy marking are, by their very nature, harder to detect. Nevertheless, enough potential examples have been identified to suggest that use of this system was fairly common in Anglo-Saxon England. At the Ipswich mint of Ceolwulf I we find subtle variation in the obverse design which Naismith recognised as an effort ‘to distinguish the dies for each moneyer – presumably to prevent them from being interchangeable and thus reinforce the individual basis on which the moneyers worked’ (2012, 141). A similar scheme was used at York following Æthelstan’s conquest in 927, with coins frequently adorned with various ornaments, appearing most often in obverse field and legend. Blunt saw these ornaments as an ‘elaborate form of privy-marking’, and it seems likely that their function was to distinguish the dies allocated to the various labourers who assisted the sole moneyer, Ragnaldr, in his work. What then would have been the purpose of privy-marking Folcwine’s obverse dies? Perhaps, given the occasional nature of minting at Sudbury, there was a fear that the obverse dies allocated to Folcwine might ‘wander off’ to be used by some moneyer at nearby mint who required a fresh obverse die, but was keen to avoid paying the necessary seigniorage fees.
Lot 1097
Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre, Penny, Sudbury, Folcwine, Gp B, +harold rex angl, two pellets in field, one above the sceptre head and another behind the neck, small wedge leading from ‘X’ towards sceptre, rev. +folcpine on svð:, 1.30g/9h (Bt 107, this coin; Parsons –; Pagan, NM –; BMC –). Lightly bowed, otherwise good very fine, with a strong portrait and light hoard patina; the mint previously unrecorded in this reign £3,000-£4,000 --- Struck from the same dies as Braintree 105-6 & 108-9
![Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, Maldon, Godwine, Gp B, +h[–]rold rex an, rev. +godpine](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/16edc912-63f5-45c5-906e-b101009fc6cd/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1085
Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, Maldon, Godwine, Gp B, +h[–]rold rex an, rev. +godpine on mel, 1.37g/9h (Bt 97, this coin; Pagan, NM p.194 [two examples noted]; BMC –; CB 660, same dies). Some peripheral weakness, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare; light hoard patina over fresh bright metal £2,400-£3,000 --- Struck from the same dies as Braintree 95 & 96 Few pennies of Maldon are known from the reign of Edward the Confessor, and even fewer from that of Harold (there was only one example in Chew Valley). The presence of three die-duplicates here can be explained by the proximity of the mint to Braintree. In a later period Maldon appears to have held a close relationship with the nearby mint of Colchester; Naismith notes that in 1086 ‘the two made a joint payment to the king for their respective minting privileges’. The co-operation of the two mints can also be detected in the reign of Edward when Godwine (Maldon’s sole moneyer under Harold) was temporarily transferred to Colchester during the currency of the Hammer Cross type.
![Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, Cambridge, Godwine, Gp A, +harold rex anglo:, rev. +go](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/1c628341-651c-4869-8018-b101009ff83a/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1035
Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, Cambridge, Godwine, Gp A, +harold rex anglo:, rev. +godpine on grantv, 1.31g/12h (Bt 39, this coin; Pagan, NM p.195 [one example noted]; Jacob 36, same dies; BMC –). A little crimped and with light deposits, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £2,000-£2,600 --- Struck from the same dies as Braintree 40 Godwine was a fairly prolific moneyer at Cambridge during the Confessor’s reign.
![Harold II (1066), PAX type without Sceptre [BMC Ia; N 837; S 1187] , Penny, Colchester, Goldman, Gp D, +harold rex angloi, re](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/909b75e2-4862-46f5-9573-b101009fa680/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1114
Harold II (1066), PAX type without Sceptre [BMC Ia; N 837; S 1187] , Penny, Colchester, Goldman, Gp D, +harold rex angloi, rev. +goldman on col’, 1.35g/12h (Bt 130, this coin; Pagan, NM p.194 [three examples noted]; BMC –; SCBI NM 1067, same dies). Softly struck, fine and rare; light hoard patina £900-£1,200 --- Struck from the same dies as Braintree 127, 129, & 132-34
Lot 1087
Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre, Penny, Maldon, Godwine, Gp B, +harold rex an, rev. +godpine on mel, 1.33g/6h (Bt 96, this coin; Pagan, NM p.194 [two examples noted]; CB 660, same dies). Gentle curve to flan and weak on the king’s face, otherwise very fine and extremely rare; light hoard patina over bright, fresh metal £1,200-£1,500 --- Struck from the same dies as Braintree 95 & 97
![Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, London, Godric, Gp A, +hardld rex anglo, rev. +godric](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/02e9b78d-ef67-449f-85bd-b101009fde0b/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1060
Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, London, Godric, Gp A, +hardld rex anglo, rev. +godric on lvndei, 1.36g/3h (Bt 69, this coin; Pagan, NM p.192 [seven examples noted]; BMC 61ff; SCBI NM 1081, same dies). Struck from a tired obverse die, otherwise good fine, light hoard patina £900-£1,200 --- Struck from the same obverse die as Braintree 68 & 71
![Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Facing Bust type [BMC XIII; BEH Ac; N 830; S 1183], Penny, Thetford, Godric, +eadpared rex,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/44d42604-d268-49ad-a3df-b10100a00263/468x382.jpg)
![Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Facing Bust type [BMC XIII; BEH Ac; N 830; S 1183], Penny, Sudbury, Folcwine, eadpard rex,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/ea66a23f-5024-40ad-baa2-b10100a006fc/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1018
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Facing Bust type [BMC XIII; BEH Ac; N 830; S 1183], Penny, Sudbury, Folcwine, eadpard rex, rev. +foliwine. on svðb, small cross with extended limbs, 1.15g/12h (Bt 21, this coin; Freeman 9; BMC –; FEJ 805 and Ryan 864, same dies). Very fine and rare, some light earthen deposits £300-£400 --- Folcwine is the only known moneyer for Sudbury at this period. Freeman knew him to work in four types in Edward the Confessor’s reign: Pointed Helmet, Sovereign/Martlets, Hammer Cross and Facing Bust, surviving examples of which are all extremely rare (Freeman notes ten specimens across all four types). Thanks to the Braintree Hoard we can now add Pyramids and Harold’s PAX type to this canon.
![Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, Bridport, Hwæteman, Gp B, +harold rex a, rev. +patemon](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/1bb76cf6-1be1-472f-ad7f-b101009ffbb4/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1032
Harold II (1066), PAX type with Sceptre [BMC I; N 836; S 1186], Penny, Bridport, Hwæteman, Gp B, +harold rex a, rev. +patemon on brvd, 1.30g/6h (Bt 37, this coin; Pagan, NM p.186 [one example noted, same dies]; BMC –). Gentle curve to flan, good very fine, light hoard patina; the mint excessively rare in this reign £3,000-£4,000 --- Bridport was the location of only small-scale mint activity during the mid-eleventh century. The mint appears to have entered abeyance during the reign of Edward the Confessor, except for a short period when a few Small Flan Pennies were struck under Hwæteman. This moneyer, who shared his services between Bridport and the nearby mint at Dorchester, continued his occasional employment at the former throughout the reign of Harold and the early part of that of William; during this time he was Bridport’s sole moneyer. Coins of William struck at the mint of Bridport are very rare, and those of Harold extremely so; only a single specimen was known to Pagan while the Chew Valley hoard, otherwise strong in the coinage of Wessex, added only a single specimen.
![Harold II (1066), PAX type without Sceptre [BMC Ia; N 837; S 1187] , Penny, Colchester, Goldman, Gp D, +harold re[x a]ngloi,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/78d10ce9-6fe1-43fb-86de-b101009fa8e6/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1112
Harold II (1066), PAX type without Sceptre [BMC Ia; N 837; S 1187] , Penny, Colchester, Goldman, Gp D, +harold re[x a]ngloi, rev. +goldman on col, 1.26g/2h (Bt 133, this coin; Pagan, NM p.194 [three examples noted]; BMC –; SCBI NM 1067, same dies). Softly struck, otherwise good fine and rare; light hoard patina £900-£1,200 --- Struck from the same dies as Braintree 127, 129-30, 132 & 134
![Harold II (1066), PAX type without Sceptre [BMC Ia; N 837; S 1187] , Penny, Colchester, Goldman, Gp D, +harold rex anglor, re](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/215bb3d0-eefb-4558-bd80-b101009faa62/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1111
Harold II (1066), PAX type without Sceptre [BMC Ia; N 837; S 1187] , Penny, Colchester, Goldman, Gp D, +harold rex anglor, rev. +goldman on col, 1.38g/2h (Bt 134, this coin; Pagan, NM p.194 [three examples noted]; BMC –; SCBI NM 1067, same dies). Slightly dished and with weakness along the king’s profile, otherwise very fine and rare; light hoard patina £1,200-£1,500 --- Struck from the same dies as Braintree 127, 129-30 & 132-3 Michael Metcalf (1998, 176) recognised that during the reign of Harold some mints, including London and Lincoln, employed two distinct and parallel weight standards: one at c. 1.37g and another at c. 1.27g. When examining the coins of Goldman struck at Colchester from the Braintree Hoard we can detect the same pattern. All six of these coins are struck from the same pair of dies and it is possible, by studying changes in die wear, to determine the relative order in which they were struck. Those coins struck from fresher dies (Braintree 130, 132, 134) adhere to the heavier weight standard, while those struck from dies with developed flaws (Braintree 127, 129, 133) adhere to the lighter. It is difficult to say whether or not we should read anything significant into this pattern; six coins is too small a sample to be statistically reliable and any hypothesis drawn from such a body of evidence must regarded as tentative in the extreme. The forthcoming full publication of Chew Valley hoard has the potential to advance our understanding of Harold’s coinage in many perspectives, not least its metrology.
![Harold II (1066), PAX type without Sceptre [BMC Ia; N 837; S 1187] , Penny, Norwich, Thorsteinn, Gp C, +harold rex anglo, rev](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d7704f8c-a359-4688-9d10-b101009ad71a/e594ce1a-4072-4b47-8eeb-b101009f9ce8/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1122
Harold II (1066), PAX type without Sceptre [BMC Ia; N 837; S 1187] , Penny, Norwich, Thorsteinn, Gp C, +harold rex anglo, rev. +ðvrstan on noi, 1.31g/3h (Bt 142, this coin; Pagan, NM p.194 [four examples noted]; BMC 76; SCBI Glasgow 1235, same obv. die). Central crease and weak on the king’s face, otherwise good fine, light hoard patina, very rare £1,200-£1,500
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