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Click here to subscribeWilliam I (1066-1087), Penny, Two Stars type [BMC V], Southwark (?), Leofwine, lifpine on side, 1.35g/1h (Allen p.80; N 845; S 1254). Nearly very fine and very rare £800-£1,000 --- The mint name appears to read SIDE, with the S and eth retrograde. The Carlyon-Britton collection contained a Bonnet type Penny of Southwark with a retrograde S in SVDE.
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Restrike Pattern Farthing, 1798, by W.J. Taylor, in copper, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 6.59g/6h (Cooke 321; BMC 1213 [R 74]). Small spot in obverse field, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, rare £600-£800 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 124, 16 September 2014, lot 2650
Eadmund (939-946), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1], Cenberht, eadmvnd rex, around small cross, rev. cenbe rht mo in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.65g/9h (CTCE –; SCBI BM –; N 688; S 1105). Pierced, otherwise good very fine and toned; this moneyer rare, and seemingly unrecorded for the horiztonal trefoil type under Eadmund £200-£260 --- Provenance: Barry Cooke Collection The moneyer Cenberht (or Coenbeohrt) was active under Æthelstan, striking in the two-line type and circumscription cross pennies with a Shrewsbury mint-signature. Previously, it seemed as if he then entered a hiatus before returning to strike coins of the Horizontal Rosette type introduced at Mercian mints part way through Eadmund’s reign. The present coin, which appears unrecorded in the standard references, indicates that Cenberht continued in the role of moneyer at the beginning of Eadmund’s reign.
Elizabeth II (1952-2022), Decimal issues, 25 New Pence, 1972, a trial strike in silver by T.H. Paget, bare head of the Duke of Edinburgh right, value below, rev. model, edge plain, high rims, 39mm, 20.48g/12h (Bruce TS1). About as struck, rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 54, 19 June 2002, lot 302
George III (1760-1820), Bank of England, Proof Dollar, 1804, in copper, types E/2, on a thick flan, edge plain, 35.93g/6h (L & S 79; ESC 1956; Selig 1240). Some minor adhesion, otherwise good extremely fine, very rare £1,000-£1,200 --- Provenance: D. Wallis Collection, DNW Auction 83, 30 September 2009, lot 3104
Elizabeth II (1952-2022), Decimal issues, Trial 25 Pence, 1981, in nickel-brass, crowned arms flanked by Tower and rose, experimental coin and date, rev. orb, royal mint trial, 5.56g/12h. Extremely fine, very rare in this metal £400-£500 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 122, 2-3 April 2014, lot 545
Kings of Northumbria, Ælfwald I, Sceatta or Penny, York, aelfvaldus reading outwards around small cross, rev. lion or beast with looping tail advancing left, forepaw raised, 1.00g/6h (SCBI Abramson 872; Abramson 73-10; N 181; S 851). Light surface porosity, otherwise good very fine and well-centred, rare thus £600-£800
Elizabeth II (1952-2022), Decimal issues, Trial 50 Pence, 1994, in cupro-nickel, by R. Maklouf, on round flan, similar, royal mint trial stamped in front, rev. similar, royal mint trial stamped at right, edge straight-grained, 27mm, 8.61g. Struck from polished dies, minor hairlines, otherwise brilliant and extremely rare £400-£500 --- Provenance: Eric Charles Walford, MBE (1938-98), of Merton, Surrey, and by descent; DNW Auction 54, 19 June 2002, lot 301
Elizabeth II (1952-2022), Sterling issues, Uniface Pattern Double-Florin or 20 Pence [1963], by A. Machin, in silver, legend starts at bottom, edge grained, 26.62g (L & S 11 var.). A few light surface marks, otherwise about as struck, very rare £1,000-£1,200 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 84, 10 December 2009, lot 340 This pattern normally occurs in cupro-nickel.
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, PACX type, London, Godwine, godpi:ne on lvnd, legend divided by central cross at 3 and 6 o’clock only, 0.79g/3h (Pagan 265 = SCBI Stockholm 178, probably same dies; Freeman 491; cf. N 813/14; S 1171-2). Flan wavy with associated hairline crack at 4 o’clock, otherwise very fine, the variant extremely rare £300-£360 --- Provenance: Royal Berkshire Collection [from M. Vosper]
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, First Hand type, Southampton, Æthelman, ædelman m-o hampi., South A style, no pellet above hand, 1.46g/12h (Dolley & Talvio –; BEH 1294; N 766; S 1144). Light marks, about very fine; the moneyer very rare for the type £340-£400 --- Provenance: W.C. Wells Collection; F. Elmore Jones Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 May 1971, lot 743; Lord Stewartby Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 234, 22 March 2016, lot 220
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Helmet type, Thetford, Eadric, eadric mon deod, additional crosses on reverse in second and third quarters, 1.17g/3h (Carson –; BEH –; N 775; S 1152). Slight crease with associated stress mark, otherwise very fine with a clear portrait; the reverse variety very rare £240-£300
Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Groat, London, class V, obv. struck from a Heavy coinage class III die, mm. rose, quatrefoils by neck, small trefoil on breast, eye after tas, 2.54g/3h (B & W Vb (1); N 1564; S 1997). Technically very fine but corroded, the surfaces very rough, dark tone, rare £100-£120
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Pattern [believed to be for a Penny], 1799, by J. Westwood, in copper, bust right dividing date, rev. vigebit in omne aevum in four lines, edge plain, 24.30g/12h (Montagu 28; cf. BMC pp.237-8; BHM 465; Selig 1445). Minor adhesion on obverse, otherwise about as struck, very rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 70, 20 June 2006, lot 498
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Restrike Pattern Halfpenny, 1790, by W.J. Taylor after J.-P. Droz, in bronzed-copper, nude Britannia seated left, rev. draped Britannia seated left, die flaw along brit, edge plain, 13.47g/12h (BMC 1021 [R 27]; Selig 1359). Extremely fine, rare £1,500-£1,800 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 74, 20 June 2007, lot 976
Short Cross coinage, Penny, class VIIIa1/VIIIb mule, London, Nichole, nichole : on lvn, 1.20g/12h (SCBI Mass 2111, this coin; N 981; S 1357A/1357B). Fine, rare £100-£120 --- Provenance: M.R. Allen Collection; J.P. Mass Collection, Part III, DNW Auction 69, 15 March 2006, lot 1124 (part); J. Sazama Collection, Part X, DNW Auction 119, 4 December 2013, lot 2308
Henry II (1154-1189), Tealby coinage, Penny, type A2, Wallingford, Fulke, fvlcke [–]n: vali, 1.44g/7h (BMC 748, possibly same rev. die; N 952; S 1337). Full flan with the king’s portrait and much of the legend struck up, very fine, toned; the mint excessively rare £900-£1,200 --- Provenance: H. Montagu Collection, Part II, Sotheby Auction, 11-16 May 1896, lot 371 (part); L.E. Bruun Collection, Sotheby Auction, 18-22 May 1925, lot 240; Capt. R.D. Wills Collection, Glendining Auction, 6-8 December 1938, lot 436; F. Elmore Jones Collection, Glendining Auction, 13 April 1983, lot 1182; Royal Berkshire Collection
A New Baronial Penny from the mint of ‘Alve’ Stephen (1135-1154), Baronial Issues, Penny, Profile/Pellets-in-Crescents type, Alve?, uncertain moneyer, +[–]sefe[–], small bust right holding sceptre, ornamental s with large crescent-shaped serifs, rev. +[–]d o[–] o alve:, long cross with saltire imposed over centre, pellet and pellet-in-crescent motif in each angle, ornate annulet-like o and chevron-barred a, 1.04g/5h (Mack –; cf. N 949). Peripheral weakness and with a few light marks consistent with being a field find, otherwise very fine, the portrait well struck up and of singularly elegant style and with an unrecorded mint-signature; excessively rare thus, and presumed UNIQUE £5,000-£6,000 --- Provenance: Found near Bossall (North Yorkshire), January 2023 (EMC 2023.0038) Presented here for sale is a most unusual penny of the twelfth century. Struck from dies of accomplished workmanship and incorporating what appears to be a previously unattested mint signature, the coin in question is of great numismatic interest. Before turning to the matter of attribution, it is first appropriate to highlight several of the coin’s more irregular stylistic features. The bust is well-sculpted with a heavy jowl and a large almond-shaped eye; the reader’s attention is drawn in particular to the rendering of the figure’s ear, a most unusual feature for this period. Further, both legends (obverse and reverse) make use of ornamental letters: the S in the king’s name is formed of a snaking body with large crescent serifs, while the A on the reverse is chevron-barred, and separated from the preceding text by an ornamental annulet. These characteristics result in a coin of distinct style and artistic quality, struck from dies which bear little resemblance to those produced at the ‘official’ Fitz Otto workshop in London. During this period, the use of ornate letters and decorative ornaments is usually associated with the Baronial coinage and the employment of Flemish or European moneyers, evidenced most clearly in the York group. This arrangement, when considered alongside the mint-signature, suggests a context outside of the normal mechanisms of coin production. In turn, this recalls William of Newburgh’s description of monetary disorder during the Anarchy: ‘in England there were in a sense as many kings, or rather tyrants, as there were lords of castles. Each minted his own coinage, and each like a king had the power to lay down the law for his subjects’. On account of its reverse type, there is an initial temptation to associate this coin with the ‘Pellets in Annulets’ coinage struck under David I as king of Scotland (Stewartby Gp IVc). While certainly plausible, such an assumption seems far from certain. Stylistically, the coin is both distinct from, and far superior to, the Sterlings produced at the mints under David’s control. Further, the coin appears to have been struck to a lighter weight standard than that employed for the early Scottish coinage (which consistently produced Sterlings of around 1.40g). It should also be noted that the mint reading alve (taking the preceding character to be an ornamental annulet) finds no find match in the Scottish series. While it is true that this signature is also unattested south of the border, and that both scenarios require us to propose a new mint-place, it seems more likely that a temporary mint would be located in England; at this time Scotland’s coinage was in its infancy with production focused on a select few locations, whereas in England the system of small (and sometimes occasional) provincial mints was, by this point, firmly established. In addition, it is worth remembering that the ‘Pellets in Annulets’ type employed by David was actually copied from the English coinage; introduced under Henry I (types 8 and 12), the type’s use was continued for select southern Baronial issues during the Anarchy, including a curious piece which also incorporates the small central saltire seen on our coin (Mack 274). An alternative approach would be to take the coin’s light weight as a cue towards its point of origin. At 1.05g the coin appears to have been struck to the same distinctive weight standard employed for the south-western Baronial issues, including the coins struck under Matilda and Robert of Gloucester at Bristol. Following this thread we can turn to consider the enigmatic mint signature carried by our coin. Domesday Book contains numerous place-names beginning ‘Alve’. Of these, the largest and most significant appears to have been the royal manor of Alveston in Gloucestershire, afforded a value of £60 in 1086. The manor appears to have come into the possession of Henry of Anjou during the course of the late 1140s. Its position before that point is unclear, although being located where it was it is plausible that king Stephen travelled through the estate following his release from imprisonment in Bristol in November 1141. However, once again there are obstacles which prevent this attribution from being accepted outright. One wonders why a coin produced in an area of Angevin control, adhering to the ‘Angevin’ weight standard, would name king Stephen on its obverse? Further, given the discovery of this coin in North Yorkshire, we might expect it to have been struck at a more northerly mint.
Stephen (1135-1154), Cut Halfpenny, Cross Moline type [BMC I], in the name of Pereric, Lincoln, Rawulf, [–]ric:, bust right, rev. [–]lf . on . nie, 0.67g/3h (Mossop pl. lxxxvi, 26a [dies Ee], this coin; BMC 233 and SCBI Ashmolean 274, same dies; N 928; S 1279). Very fine, dark toned and very rare £400-£500 --- Provenance: Lord Stewartby Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 234, 22 March 2016, lot 364 [from Seaby April 1953]
India, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Prinsep’s coinage, Half-Annas (2), 1195h, yr 22, Pulta mint, 26mm, 14.64g/12h, 14.15g/6h (Stevens 3.15, 3.16; Prid. 192); Quarter-Annas (2), 1195h, yr 22, Pulta mint, 22mm, 7.12g/7h, 7.49g/3h (Stevens 3.22, –; Prid. 195) [4]. Very fine or better, last rare £100-£150
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Pattern British Commercial Quarter-Penny, 1797, by J. Westwood Jr, in bronzed-copper, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left on cannon, edge plain, 7.10g/12h (DH Middlesex 1150). Usual die flaw above cannon, very fine but polished, rare £70-£90
Kings of Northumbria, Eadberht, Sceatta or Penny, series Y [York], class G, eotberehtvγ around small cross, rev. lion or beast advancing right, forepaw raised, cross below tail, trefoil of pellets below, two rosettes by forepaws, 1.04g/2h (Booth pl. 5, 10, same rev. die; Abramson 70-330; N 178; S 847). Some surface staining and area of central delamination on reverse, otherwise very fine, the variety extremely rare £200-£260
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