Noonans Early Medieval English Coins from the Collection of William MacKay (Part 1) (3 Mar 26)
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EARLY MEDIEVAL ENGLISH COINS FROM THE COLLECTION OF WILLIAM MACKAY: PART I
My interest in British coinage began in 1975-77 while at school at Pocklington, East Yorkshire, where I was taught medieval history for A’level by Chris Solomon. I later found Chris had also taught Simon Keynes, later Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Cambridge, with whom I (and Rory Naismith) coauthored papers on Agnus Dei pennies. Chris nurtured my interest in Anglo-Saxon England and especially the Viking invasions of the ninth-century, which would be revisited later in life. Prior to this I already had developed an interest in coin collecting, working within a ‘pocket money’ budget to acquire a few ancient and English coins. This was encouraged by my father, Dr Donald MacKay, who formed a small collection including some Anglo-Saxon coins (including lots 1012, 1070, 1093), which became my introduction to this fascinating series.
The earliest serious acquisitions were made between 1977 and 1980 using the earnings from a summer student job: they comprised two Northumbrian stycas (one being lot 1013), a penny of Burgred and a St Edmund Danelaw penny (lot 1052). This period coincided with my studying history at Durham University, and ultimately led me to developing a more focused interest in AngloSaxon coinage. By contrast, the 1980s were a quiet period for collecting: a time of limited disposable funds as more important life events took precedence. Following the disposal of the more general parts of my ‘youthful’ collection at Glendinings in 1989, I decided to focus on acquiring quality examples of Anglo-Saxon and Norman coins.
In the 1990s coins were acquired in the main from dealers such as Granta coins in Cambridge (lots
1059, 1062, for example) and Chris Martin (lots 1050, 1104, for example). From 1998, I discovered the lists of Patrick Finn and started to acquire more of the technical and academic coins for which he was well reputed (lot 1018, for example). Patrick acted for me at the Larry Stack sale in 1999 acquiring the Harthacnut penny o ered below (lot 1087). 2000-2003 were again lean years, and coincided with a period of self-employment following the dot-com bust. After c. 2004, coins were acquired increasingly at auction and I participated in various sales at this time, being more able to get to London than before 2000.
Making a change of career, from 2007 to 2014 I worked within the Spink numismatic department, handling auction consignments as the British coins auction specialist. During this period some coins were acquired from their retail business, but Spink Auction purchases were, given my role, not admissible. Along the way, I have been fortunate enough to form personal connections with several signi cant collections, including those formed by Maj-Gen Adrian Lyons and A. W. Morrison. Some of the coins o ered below were acquired directly from these collections, and thus have not been on the open market for several decades. The period between 2017 and 2022 saw a run of signi cant dispersals in my eld of interest, and I attempted to participate in all of them: they include the Stewartby (lots 1014, 1021), Williams (lots 1069, 1099) and Abramson sales (lots 1001-2, 1005, 1011, 1016).
During this time, numismatics gave me valuable consolation when life was very bleak with the illness and death of my wife in 2019.
The aim in forming the collection was to create a representative selection of the coinage produced in what is now England between c. 630 and 1180. I feel the o ering below re ects that ambition rather well. As many of you will be no doubt aware, I have an especial interest in ninth-century coinages, notably those struck under Burgred, Aethelred I and Alfred. In researching these areas, I found it helpful to have a study collection to hand which I could draw on. As my knowledge expanded so did my interest in acquiring rare variants. As a result, the collection has proportionately large holdings in these elds. Outside of this narrow window, I am particularly proud of the Crispus Shilling (lot 1001) and the Penny of Ceolnoth (lot 1017), both of which I consider to be key coins in the series.
After over 35 years building up the collection, now is the appropriate time to re ne what I have accumulated. I am not, as they say, ‘giving up the pursuit’, but rather refocusing. As some readers will be aware, in recent years I have been more closely involved with Scottish numismatics, preparing numerous volumes for the SCBI series dedicated to publishing the collection of Scottish coins formed by the late Lord Stewartby now held at The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow.
I wish you all the very best luck in bidding, and I hope the coins listed below give you quite as much joy as they have given me over the years.
William MacKay North Hertfordshire 30 January 2026
Bibliography of W. MacKay
2004 — ‘A New Early Secondary Series Sceatta Type linking Series W and Series N’, in NCirc CXII, June 2004, 50
2007 — with A. Lyons, ‘The Coinage of Aethelred I (865-71)’, in BNJ 77, pp. 71-118
2008 — with A. Lyons, ‘The Lunettes coinage of Alfred the Great’, in BNJ 78, pp. 38-110
2009a — with A. Lyons, ’A Lunettes Penny from Loch Lomond and a new Lunettes Moneyer for Alfred’, in NCirc CXVII, March 2009, p. 9-10, with Adrian Lyons
2009b — ‘A lost Burgred Moneyer rediscovered and a New Type for Archbishop Jaenberht’, in NCirc CXVII, May 2009, p.50
2010 — ‘Three Important New Additions to the Corpus of Early Anglo-Saxon Gold Coins’, in NCirc CXVIII, July 2010
2011 — ‘A South Italian Eighth-Century Gold Coin from Northern Europe’, in NCirc CXIX, March 2011
2012 — ‘A circumscription Cross Halfpenny of Edgar from the Wilton mint’, in BNJ 82, p.215-216
2012 — ‘A Richard II crescent on breast Halfgroat’, in BNJ 82, p.215-216
2015 — ‘The Coinage of Burgred of Mercia 852-874’, in BNJ 85, pp 101-237
2016 — Review, Symbols of Power. Ten Coins that Changed the World, by H Thomas Hockenhull, in BNJ 86, pp 275-76
2017a — ‘En 800-tals angelsaksisk mont fra Syvsig near Haderslev, Danmark (A Eight-Century Anglo-Saxon coin for Syvsig near Haderslev, Denmark), in Nordisk Numismatisk Union Medlemsblad, October 2017, pp. 115-117
2017b — Review, Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, 67, British Museum, Anglo-Saxon Coins II, Southern English Coinage from O a to Alfred c.760-880 by Rory Naismith, in NC 177, pp 577-80
2018 — A small hoard of Lunettes pennies from South Cambridgeshire, in BNJ 88, pp 194-5
2019 — ‘The London Monogram Coinage of Alfred the Great and the Danelaw’, in BNJ 89, pp 19-107
2021a — A new Danelaw monogram type combining Alfred’s Two-Line and London Monogram types, in BNJ 91, pp 186-9
2021b—- The Lord Stewartby Collection of Scottish Coins at the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, part I, James IV-James VI, 1488-1625, Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles vol 71
2022 — with S. Keynes and R. Naismith, ‘A further Agnus Dei penny of King Æthelred the Unready’, in ASE 50, with Simon Keynes and Rory Naismith, pp. 205-07
2023 — The Lord Stewartby Collection of Scottish Coins at the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, part II, Robert III - James III, 1390-1488, Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles vol 72
It is with great pride that we present here Part I of William MacKay’s Collection of Early Medieval English Coins. William will be well known to many readers given the conspicuous role he has played in British numismatics over the last two decades, through his authoring and co-authoring a series of important papers on Anglo-Saxon numismatics, his employment within Spink’s auction team, his serving as Director of the British Numismatic Society and, most recently, his work in preparing several volumes of the SCBI series dedicated to the collection of Scottish coins formed by the late Lord Stewartby. The coins o ered within this catalogue were acquired across six decades; they have been selected in order to a give as complete a cross section of the AngloSaxon period as possible, whilst also re ecting the vendor’s personal specialisation.
No study of early medieval England can be considered comprehensive without thorough consideration of Anglo-Saxon money. Many of the processes which culminated in the uni cation of England can be traced back to the arrival of St Augustine and his missionaries in 597. A reassertion of Christianity brought with it a renewed emphasis on writing, learning, and codi ed legal systems. This, in turn, inspired a gradual redistribution of political power; away from numerous small territorial lordships towards a few dominant kingdoms. These developments helped to crystallise Bede’s ‘English People’ and it is to our great bene t that the social, political and religious changes of the seventh to eleventh centuries are consistently re ected in the coinage of the period.
The earliest of the English coins, the extremely rare gold Shillings, are represented here by two specimens (1001–2). The iconography of these coins draws heavily on late Antique prototypes, and demonstrate the Anglo-Saxon preference for expressions of Romanitas. The former piece is one of the few seventh century coins which carries an
intelligible legend, in the form of a bilingual Latin and Runic inscription. In the late seventh century we see a gradual transition from gold to silver and beginning of the Sceatta coinage. The designs employed here are remarkably varied, re ecting adherence to the new Christian dogma (lot 1006), the in uence of pagan precedents (lot 1009) and again, a deep reverence for the Roman past (lot 1004).
A series of reforms during the mid eighth century, introduced during the time of the Mercian king O a (lot 1018), drastically changed the appearance the English currency. From this point onwards coinage was explicitly a royal instrument, and new designs incorporate the names of kings as standard. Now, the numismatic evidence blossoms as a historical source, complementing and challenging the contemporary written records. Indeed, it is because of the surviving coins that we understand that Burgred of Mercia was not the weak, ine ectual ruler made out by the Chronicler, but rather a king of consequence, who exerted great in uence over Wessex monetarily (lots 1021–1035); that Æthelberht and his Archbishop attempted to restore standards in Wessex during the years Viking induced crisis (lot 1017); and that Alfred the Great held London throughout the early 880s (lot 1046).
It was under Æthelstan of Wessex, grandson of Alfred, that the whole of England once again fell under the control of a single leader; an arrangement not seen since the height of the Roman Empire. The signi cance of this was not lost on Æthelstan, who celebrated his position as Rex Totius Britanniæ on both charters and coins (lot 1056). The expansion of West-Saxon control also served to increase the number of boroughs striking money for the king. Æthelstan’s attempts to organise his new network of mint-places involved the rst widespread use of mint-signatures on England’s coinage. This system, which retained considerable regional variation, was not wholly successful and following Æthelstan’s death geographical anonymity once again became the norm for England’s coinage (lots 1057–1063).
The vision for a system of centrally administered provincial mints was nally realised under Eadgar and his successors (lots 1064 onwards). From 973 onwards all coins carried a royal portrait on their obverse and both the moneyer’s name and a mint signature on their reverse. Starting in Æthelred II’s reign the appearance of England’s money was changed at regular intervals, with the preceding coinage recalled from circulation and re-struck, resulting in a period of varied and stimulating numismatic material. The collection ends, appropriately, with an attractive penny of Harold II (lot 1104).
On the following pages we have provided a table giving metallurgical data for the coins contained
№ 1104
within this part of the collection. The analysis was performed in-house using a Niton XL2 XRF analyser device. These readings represent a surface analysis; in the case of the two Shillings experience tells us that the true neness of the coins is likely to a little lower than that given here. Readers wanting useful points of comparison might consult the introductory chapter by Gareth Williams and Duncan Hook in SCBI 63, Table V in Volume I of Rory Naismith’s The Coinage of Southern England and more generally the various papers published by Metcalf and Northover.
LOT
Early Anglo-Saxon Period
1001
Shilling,CrispusType,Post-CrondallPhase,struckc.650-60inEastAnglia,helmetedandcuirassedbustright: CRISPVSDOBCHES around, rev. annuletedcross, "ankedbycrossesatbase,withindoublebeadedborder,+CESIAR ᛞᛖᛋᚨᛁᚨᚾᚨ [DESAIANA]around, 1.28g/12h(SCBIAbramson8=AbramsonASGC720.2, thiscoin;N18;S764). Goodvery ne,slightdierustonobverse,otherwise with delightful buttery tone over excellent surfaces, very rare thus £7,000-£9,000
Provenance: SNC August 2007 (HS3054); T. Abramson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction, 18 March 2021, lot 21
This coin illustrated in the Standard Catalogue of British Coins
ThegoldShillingsorThrymsasoftheseventhcenturyareperhapsthemostenigmaticofallEnglishcoins;fortheywereproducedduringBritain’s heroicage,aperiodimmortalisedinthewordsofourgreatVenerableHistorian.Itisagreatshamethattheyareexasperatinglyhardtoattribute withanycertainty.Numerouscoinscarrylegendsbuttheseareoftenblunderedorconfusedbeyondthepointofrecognition.Afewbelongingto theearliestphasesofthegoldcoinagehavebeenintelligiblyinterpreted.TheseincludethecoinsofKingEadbaldofKent,bishopPaulinusofYork and a few mint-signed pieces of Canterbury and York.
Indiscussingthelate,Post-Crondall,goldShillings,RoryNaismithnotesthattheCrispustypeis‘theonlyonewithameaningfulinscription,inthe formofaseriesofrunes’.Theserunes,whichareparticularlyclearandlegibleonthecurrentspecimen,haveattractedmuchscholarlyattention. In1991MarianArchibald !rstproposedtotransliteratetherunesintotheLatincharacters‘DELAIONA’,which,inturn,sheinterpretedasthe preposition‘de’followedbyaplacename‘Laiona’.Archibaldreadthisas‘ofLondon’.However,the !nddistributionforthesecoinspointsclearly toacirculationinEastAnglia.Moresigni!cantly,thethirdruniccharacterinthelegendisbetterreadas ᛋ =S.Sowherethenis Saiona?Thereis certainly no obvious candidate from the list of Anglo Saxon place names.
Onepossibilityrevealsitselfifwelookalittlefurthera!eldandabandontheconceptthattheplacenamementionedonthecoinmustbeamintsignature.Wemightalsonotethatprecedingtheruniccharacterswe !ndCESIARinLatinscript,clearlyanattemptat Caesar;onewhichreveals thatourdiesinkerhadonlyaloosegrasponLatin.PerhapsdeSaionarepresentsacorruptionoftheLatin deSione,ofZion.Takentogetherwith theinitialLatinelement,thewholeinscriptionmightbereadasCaesarofZion,orperhapsbetter,theKingofZion.Wemightregarditasquite satisfactory that the legend in question surrounds a depiction of the Lord’s cruci!xion on Calvary Hill.
1002
PaleShilling,PadaType,LateTransitionalPhase,struckinEastAngliac.660-70,helmetedandcuirassedbustright: CTAOISNC, rev. beadedstandardcontaining TTII arrangedaroundcentralannulet,tufaabove,beadedcrossbelow;+TIAEE ᛈᚨᛞᚨ [PADA]around, 1.30g/12h(SCBIAbramson18=ASGCAbramson990=Abramson1-20, thiscoin;N32;S768). Afewtriingmarks,goodvery ne, well centred, pale yellow gold
£1,500-£2,000
1003
Provenance: T. Abramson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 269, 18 March 2021, lot 26 [bt Spink 2007]
Sceatta,PrimarySeriesC,c.680-710,radiatebustright,twoannuletsandchevronbehind1; ᚨᛈᚨ beforeface, rev. beadedstandard containing TTXX arrangedaroundcentralannulet,tufaabove,beadedcrossbelow,1.20g/3h(SCBIAbramson82;Abramson4-30; N 161; S 779). Very ne £90-£120
Provenance: Time Line Originals, November 2004
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1004
Sceatta,SecondarySeriesN/Wmule,monsterwithlong,sinuouslimbsleft,headreverted, rev. Cross-crossletsuperimposedon saltirewithforkedterminals,1.00g/1h(SCBIAbramson550;MacKay2004coinA=Metcalf2005, !g3, thiscoin;N–;S788). Good very ne, some granularity, extremely rare £300-£400
Provenance: Found near West Winch, Norfolk, in 2003 (EMC 2003.0183); Bt M. Vosper 2003
Illustrated in the Standard Catalogue of British Coins
1005
Sceatta,SecondarySeriesH,type48,clockwisewhorlofthreelinkedserpents,withopenjaws,arrangedaroundcentralpellet, rev. voidedcelticcross,rosetteineachangle,0.89g(SCBIAbramson359, thiscoin;Abramson47-10;N–;S801B). Almost extremely ne, well centred £600-£800
Provenance: Reportedly Found on the Isle of Wight; T. Abramson Collection, 30 September 2021, lot 877 [bt J. Philpotts 2010]
1006
Sceatta,SecondarySeriesJ[York],type37, c. 710-60,twoheadsvis-à-vis,eachwithsingle-bandeddiadem,cross-and-trident ornamentbetweenthem, rev. whorloffourbirdsinlinearstylearoundcentralcross,doublebeadedborderbothsides,1.09g (SCBI Abramson 386; Abramson 19-20; N 135; S 802a) Good very ne, well centred on a an of good metal
£300-£400
1007
Provenance: Bt M. Rasmussen September 2021
Sceatta,SecondarySeriesL,c.710-60,drapedbustleft,traceoflegendaround, rev. Celticcrossofneatstylewithlargecentral pellet,andpelletatterminalofeachlimb;rosetteineachangle,0.98g/12h(SCBIAbramson510var.;Metcalf427=BNJ1999, Coin Register, 68, this coin; N 66; S 804b). Fine, some surface corrosion, rare
Provenance: Found near Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire December 1999 (EMC 1999.0193); bt Baldwin February 2006
£120-£150
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1008
Sceatta,SecondarySeriesR3,type3,struckc.710-60inEastAnglia,crudediademedbustrightonpyramidaltorso;+ᛖᛞᚨ [EPA] before;chevronandannuletbehind, rev. beadedstandardcontainingvarioussymbolsaroundcentralannulet,1.11g/9h(SCBI Abramson 359; Timms R3/60, same dies; N 157; S 813). Good very ne, purple-grey toning across excellent surfaces £120-£150
Provenance: Bt Granta Coins, Cambridge, 1993
1009
Sceatta,SecondarySeriesS,type47, c. 710-60,Centauressstandingleft,withprominentanatomicalfeatures,holdingtwolarge palmfronds, rev. whorloffourwolf-headedserpents,theirdroopingtonguesmeetingatacentralpointtoformacruciform pattern, 1.09g (SCBI Abramson 770ff; N 121; S 814). Almost invisible striking crack, otherwise good very ne, grey tone £300-£400
Provenance: Found in Essex in 2004 (EMC 2004.0115)
Theimageontheobverseofthiscoinhasbeenvariouslyinterpreted.Traditionally,the !gurewasseenasaSphinx,butinanarticleappearingin the1985volumeofthe BritishNumismaticJournal,ProfessorMorehartmadeastrongcaseforthe !guretobeawingedcentaur;alinethatwas subsequentlyfollowedbyMichaelMetcalfandTonyAbramson.AnnaGannonhassuggestedthatthe !guremightbebetterreadasacentaur carrying palm branches, an attribute with strong precedents in early Christian iconography.
1010
Sceatta,SecondarySeries,EclecticIssue, c. 710-60,voidedcrossancrée[formedoffourhearts],variouspelletsaround,borderof twolinearandonpelletedlines, rev. beadedsaltire,trefoilofpelletsineachangle,allwithinbeadedstandard,1.20g/12h(SCBI Abramson 727; BNJ 2000 Coin Register, 63, this coin; N –; S 833A). Extremely ne, well centred, superb surfaces; very rare thus£500£600
Provenance: Found near Sleaford, Lincolnshire in 1999 (EMC 2001.0002); bt Granta Coins, Cambridge, 1999
Perhaps the !nest specimen known of this extremely rare issue; illustrated in The Standard Catalogue of British Coins
Kings of Northumbria
1011
Eadberht (737-58),Sceatta,ClassFvi, EOTBERTVS aroundcentralrosette, rev. quadrupedrightwithforepawraisedandtailcurled up,triquetrabelow,0.85g/12h(SCBIAbramson853=Abramson70-220, thiscoin;N178;S847). Smalledgesplitandsomeminor corrosion spots, otherwise good very ne, well centred
£300-£400
Provenance: Found Bolton, East Yorkshire (EMC 2017.0041); T. Abramson Collection, Part III, Spink Auction, 18 March 2021, lot 358
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1012
Eanred (808-41),PhaseIIStyca,gpCiii,struckbyMonne,+EANREDREX aroundsmallcross, rev. +MONNE aroundsmallcross,1.16g/3h (SCBI Lyon 160, same dies; N 186; S 862). Good very ne, glossy brown patina £60-£80
Provenance: D.M. MacKay Collection [Bt P. Minns 1979]; gifted in 2003
1013
ÆthelredII (841-44),FirstReign,Styca,gpCiii,struckbyEanred,+EDIΓREDRE:aroundrosetteofpellets, rev. +EANRED aroundsmall cross with pellets in angles, 0.94g/12h (SCBI Lyon 224, same obv. die; N 188; S 865). Very ne, dark brown patina £60-£80
Provenance: Bt York Coin and Stamp Centre, 1978
1014
ÆthelredII,FirstReign,Styca,GpAi,struckbyLeofthegn,+AEJELREJREX aroundcrosspotentsuperimposedoversaltire, rev. +LEOFDEJNX arounddouble-ringedpellet,1.31g/6h(SCBIAbramson984,sameobv.die;N188;S866A). Very ne,usualobversedie aws, very rare £90-£120
Provenance: Lord Stewartby Collection, Spink Auction 28 April 2017, lot 1192
1015
ÆthelredII,FirstReign,Styca,GpCii,struckbythemoneyerLeofthegn,+EDIΓREDREX aroundsmallcross, rev. +ΓEOFDEJN around smallcross,1.37g/12h(Pirie1982,14=Fountain1705pl.X,5=CamdenBritannia1722,pl.V,13, thiscoin;N188;S866A). Very ne, dark glossy patina, with a superb pedigree
£150-£200
Provenance: FoundaspartofRipon,1695Hoard;ArchbishopJ.Sharp(1643-1714)Collection,MortonandEdenAuction91,7December2017, lot 11 (part); bt CNG
ThisisoneoftwocoinsacquiredbyWilliamMacKaywhicharelistedbySharpinhisMSLatininventoryofhiscollectionheldatthe GloucestershireArchivesOffice.Theybothappearundertheheading‘NuncialiquotoveiRegnumNorthumbriaRipponaeeffosiAD1695’.There follows section 774 listing eleven stycas of which seven were together in lot 11 at the 2017 Morton and Eden sale.
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ÆthelredII,SecondReign,Styca,GpCi,struckbythemoneyerEardwulf,+EADILREDREX aroundstarwithinpelletedring, rev. ERADVVLDE around pellet within pelleted ring, 0.86g/12h (SCBI Abramson 967, this coin; N 190; S 868). Good very ne £120-£150
Provenance: Found near Stamford Bridge; T. Abramson Collection, Part II, Spink Auction, 18 March 2021, lot 499 [bt R. Tebble]
Archbishops of Canterbury
1017
Ceolnoth (833-70),Penny,GpIII,FloreateCrossphase,c.864-65,struckat Canterbury byBiarnred,tonsuredanddrapedfacing bust,+CEOLNOÐ-ARCHIEP,aroundbeadedinnercircle, rev. Floreatecrosswithleaf-shapedwedgesinangles,+BIARNREDMONETA,around beadedinnercircle,1.20g/6h(NaismithC218.2b, thiscoin;SCBIBM822,samedies;N247;S894A). Wellstruckuponabroad an of excellent metal, lightly toned over residual lustre, extremely ne and excessively rare thus £8,000-£12,000
Provenance: Found near York, North Yorkshire c. 2006/7 [Acquired by W. MacKay 2019]
ThehandsomeFloreateCrosscoinagewasstruckduringthe !nalyearsofthereignofÆthelberht(858-65)inCanterbury,namingboththeWest Saxonkingandthatcity’sprelate,Ceolnoth.Itrepresentsahugelyambitiousbutultimatelyfailedattempttorestorethecoinagetostandardsseen duringtheearlyyearsoftheninthcentury.Analysisofthepresentcoinshowsittobecomprisedof81.85%silver,whichstandsfaraboveother contemporary issues from Wessex and Mercia.
LaterAngloSaxonsourceswhichdiscusscoinagereformsoftengivethemamoralorreligiousdimension.ArchbishopWulfstan,forone,likened therestorationofthemoneytotherenewalofthespirituallifeofthekingdom.Withinthiscontext,theinvolvementofCeolnothintheFloreate coinage perhaps takes on an added signi!cance.
TodayFloreateCrosspenniesareamongstthemostdifficultofalltheninthcenturytypesforcollectorstoacquire,particularinhighgrade. Perhapsonly25specimensexistintotal,thevastmajorityofwhichareininstitutionalcollections.Ofthese,onlythreeareofArchbishop Ceolnoth;anearlyvarianthousedintheHunterian,arathersorryfragmentintheBritishMuseumandthecurrentcoin,whichmustbefairly regarded as the most beautiful English ecclesiastical coin in private hands.
Provenance: Found near Pitt, Winchester in 1995 (EMC 2001.003); P. Finn FPL 10, 1997 (73); P. Finn FPL 14, 1998 (80)
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1019
Offa,Heavycoinage,c.792-96,StruckatLondonbyEahlmund, M /+ OFFA / REX inthreelinesdividedbybeadedbars,ornamental trefoilsintheupperandlowerregisters, rev. voidedCelticcross,pelletatcentreandineachangle,+EALHMVNJ around,ornamental pelletswithinlegend,1.27g/6h(Chick205e=BNJ2002, CoinRegister 155, thiscoin;N328;S908). Goodvery ne,someminoredge loss, fresh clean metal £900-£1,200
Provenance: Found near Kelvedon, Essex, 2002 (EMC 2002.0278); bt Spink April 2009
This coin illustrated in the Standard Catalogue of British Coins
1020
Coenwulf (796-821),Penny,GpIII,struckatCanterburybyTidbeorht,drapedanddiademedbustright,+COENVVLFREXM around, rev. pincercross,pelletatcentre,wedgesinangles,+TIDBEARHTMONETA around,1.32g/6h(NaismithC44.2n, thiscoin;Lockett3586, same dies; N 347; S 916). Unobtrusive edge chip, glossy toning over fresh surfaces, a really bold good very ne £1,500-£2,000
Provenance:SCMB January1976(H5404)[’EFexceptforsmallchipin an,RR’:£1,000]; SothebyAuction,13February1986,lot20;LarryStack Collection, Sotheby Auction, 22 April 1999, lot 306; P. Finn FPL 17, 1999 (73)
1021
Burgred (852-74),Penny,PhaseIB[P2/A],struckbythemoneyerDuda,drapedanddiademedbustright,+EDREX-+BVRGR around rev. MON /+DΛDΛ / ETA,pellets0/0/0/3,theupperandlowerlinescontainedwithinlunettes,1.23g/6h(MacKayP2.5, thiscoin; N423; S 940A). Edge chipped, otherwise very ne, a rare early issue £300-£400
Provenance: P. Finn FPL 12, 1998 (58); Lord Stewartby Collection, Spink Auction, 22 March 2016, lot 100
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1022
Burgred,Penny,PhaseIIA[H1/D],struckbythemoneyerDudeman,drapedanddiademedbustright, EDREX+BVRGR around, rev. NMON / DVDEMA / ETadividedbytwohookedlines,1.17g/6h(MacKayBurgred,H1.23=SCBIMack632, thiscoin;N426;S940A). Better than very ne, full an grey toned, an early Phase IIA coin and rare thus £900-£1,200
ThestyleofthiscoinsuggeststhatitbelongsattheverybeginingofMacKay’sPhaseII.Thebustiscompact,andtheeyewellformed.Notealso that the legend is divided by the bust, a characteristic often seen on the Preliminary issues.
1023
Burgred,Penny,PhaseIIA[H1/D],struckbythemoneyerCiallaf,drapedanddiademedbustright,+BVRGREDREXM around,starting behindthebust, rev. FMON /+CIALLA / ETA dividedbytwohookedlines,1.13g/8h(MacKay Addenda p.233, thiscoinlisted;N426;S 940A). Edge chipped, with some hard green deposits on the reverse, about very ne; very rare with this drapery style £240-£300
Provenance: Found near Ogbourne St Andrew, Wiltshire in 2014 (EMC 2014.0319); DNW Auction 157, 20 February 2019, lot 183
ThedraperyseendepictedhereisquiteanomalouswithinthecoinageofBurgred.Onecan !ndcloserparallelswithintheLondoncoinageofhis MercianpredecessorOffa(cf.Chick53-55).MacKay’sH1iscomprisedofcoinswithquitevariedobversestyles,andthisvariationprobably re#ects its early and experimental character.
Provenance: LordGrantleyCollection,Part3,GlendiningAuction,22March1944,lot874a;GlendiningAuction,26January1951,lot191(part) [there purchased by ‘Leyns’]; Acquired by private treaty from the Morrison Collection 2012
This coin illustrated in the Standard Catalogue of British Coins
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1025
Burgred,Penny,PhaseIIA[H5/C],struckbythemoneyerWine,drapedanddiademedbustright,+BVRGREDREXM around,starting behindthebust, rev. MON /+VVINE / ETA dividedbytwohookedlines,crescentswithpelletterminalsaboveandbelow,1.38g/6h (MacKayBurgredH5.8, thiscoin;N425;S940B). Smallperforationatcentre,otherwisenearlyextremely newithresidualdiestriation marks; very rare £600-£800
Provenance: GlendiningAuction,17June1936,Lot419(part);R.C.LockettCollection,PartIII,4November1958,lot2669c;Morton&Eden Auction 30, 29 November 2007, lot 131; M. Rasmussen FPL 19, 2010 (5)
MacKay’sclassH5ischaracterisedbyasomewhatcoarsebust,decoratedatthebaseofthetunicwith !vepellets.Thebustsonthesecoinsowes adebttothenearcontemporaryFloreateCrosscoinagestruckunderÆthelberhtatCanterbury,seenmostclearlyinthetreatmentofthehair, eye, diadem and drapery.
1026
Burgred,Penny,PhaseIIb[H8/A],struckbythemoneyerCenred,drapedanddiademedbustright,+BVRGREDREX around,starting behindtheking’shead, rev. MON /+CENRED / ETA,theupperandlowerlineshousedwithinclosedlunettes,foursmallcrescents framinglegend,1.28g/3h(MacKayBurgred,H8.6, thiscoin;N423;S941A). Afewminutepinscratchesbeneatholdcabinettone, good very ne
£700-£900
1027
Provenance: K. Smalley Collection, Spink Auction 219, 24 September 2013, lot 133 [Bt B. Dawson 1971]
Burgred,Penny,PhaseIIb[V2/A],struckbythemoneyerBerheah,drapedanddiademedbustright,centralpanelofdrapery comprisingfourwedgesandthreepellets,+BVRGREDREX–around,startingbehindtheking’shead, rev. HMON /+BERHEA / ETA,theupper andlowerlineshousedwithinclosedlunettes,pelletes1/1/1/1,1.15g/6h(MacKayBurgred,V2.5, thiscoin;N426;S941B). Good very ne, but the edge rather chipped
£300-£400
Provenance: Bt Spink 2007
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1028
Burgred,Penny,PhaseIIb[V2/D],struckbythemoneyerHeawulf,drapedanddiademedbustright,withtworowsofpelletsat baseoftheneck,+BVRGREDREX–around,startingbehindtheking’shead, rev. FMON /+HEAVVL / ETA,dividedbytwohookedlines, 1.38g/6h (MacKay V2.25, this coin; N 426; S 941B). Good very ne, full an of excellent metal
£900-£1,200
1029
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen Auction 820, 15 May 2011, lot 5262; bt CNG 2018 (897383)
Burgred,Penny,PhaseIIb[V2/D],struckbythemoneyerWine,drapedanddiademedbustright,withtworowsofpelletsatbase ofneck,+BVRGREDREX–around,startingbehindtheking’shead, rev. MON /+VVINE / ETA,dividedbytwohookedlines,0.99g/6h(MacKay V2.41, this coin; N 426; S 941B). Better than very ne, rich toning over a full, round an
£900-£1,200
Provenance: R.C.LockettCollection,PartIII,4November1958,lot2670c[boughtbySeaby];Dr.J.ToozeCollection,DNWAuction163,18 September 2019, lot 1008
1030
Burgred, Penny,PhaseIIb[V3/A],struckbythemoneyerBeagstan,drapedanddiademedbustright, containedwithindouble inner-circle,+BVRGREDREX–around,startingbehindtheking’shead, rev. MON /+BWAGZTA / ETA,theupperandlowerlineshoused withinclosedlunettes,pellets3/1/3/3,1.18g/3h(MacKayV3.1,same obv. die[thisspecimennotrecorded];N423;S941B). Small striking crack at 3 o’clock, otherwise better than very ne, rich grey tone, rare £500-£700
Provenance: D. Sellwood Collection; Baldwin Auction 96, 24 September 2015, lot 3480
Extremely rare with the double inner circle on the obverse. For the same device on a penny of Æthelred I see lot 1041 in the current sale
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1031
Burgred,Penny,PhaseIIb[V4/A],struckbythemoneyerHussa,drapedanddiademedbustright, BVRGREDREXM around,starting behindtheking’shead, rev. MON / HVZZA / ETA inthreelines,theupperandlowerlinesenclosedwithinlunettes,pellets0/1/0/1, 1.28g/3h(MacKayV4[notincludedwithinthecorpus];N423;S941B). Somelightcleaningmarks,otherwisealmostextremely ne, well centred on a round an £500-£700
Provenance: CNG Triton XX, 11 January 2017, lot 1499; bt J. Linzalone, January 2017
Burgred,Penny,PhaseIII[H10/A],struckbythemoneyerGuthhere,drapedanddiademedbustright,+BVRGREDREX around startingbeindtheking’shead, rev. MON /+GVÐHERE / ETA,theupperandlowerlineshousedwithinclosedlunettes,pellets3/3/3/6, 1.24/12h(MacKayAddendaH10, thiscoin;N423;S942A). Alittleperipheralporosity,otherwisegoodvery ne;anattractivecoinwith an excellent pedigree £900-£1,200
Provenance: FoundaspartoftheWestminsterBridgeHoard1895;LordGrantleyCollection,Part3,GlendiningAuction,22March2024,lot871b [bt from Vienweg 1895]; Baldwin Winter List 2015 (AS011)
TheWestminsterBridgeHoard(whichisquitedistinctfromthelargerWaterlooBridgeHoardof1884)isverypoorlyrecorded.Itappearsto havecomprisedabouttencoins,ofwhichsomesevenarepenniesofBurgred.Ourknowledgeofthehoardisderivedentirelyfromtheticketsin thehandofLordGrantleywhichaccompaniedthecoinsinhissale,suchasthatsoldalongsidethepresentcoin.Thehoardcanbedated approximately to c. 872/3, which coincides with the arrival of the Viking Great Army in London.
Provenance: Reportedly found in East Anglia c. 2004; Bt P. Revell 2009
ThecoinsofBurgredsignedbythemoneyerBernredareextremelyrare.AspecimenwasrecordedbyFountaineinhis NumismaticaAngloSaxonica&Anglo-Danica (1705,pl.III)andthiswouldappeartohavebeenthesourceofinformationusedbyKearywhenhegavethemoneyerin theindextotheBritishMuseumCatalogueof1887,fornospecimenisrecordedintheNationalcollection,orindeedanyotherinstitutional collection.ThespecimenFountaineusedforhisillustrationhaslongsincedisappeared,andthecoinofferedofferedforsalehererepresentsthe only penny of Burgred by this moneyer noted by MacKay in his comprehensive study of the coinage.
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1034
Burgred,Penny,PhaseIII[H12/A],struckbythemoneyerCenred,drapedanddiademedbustright, BVRGREDREX around,starting behindtheking’shead, rev. MON / CENRED / ETA inthreelines,upperandlowerlinesenclosedwithinlunettes,pellets3/3/3/6,1.01g/3h (MacKay H12.2 = BNJ 2004 Coin Register 152, this coin; N 423; S 942C). Some roughness, small perforation by edge, very ne£500£600
Provenance: Found in Essex (EMC 2003.0228); A.W. Lyons Collection, Spink Auction, 24 September 2013, lot 75; bt N. Mills
1035
Burgred,Penny,PhaseIII[V5/A],struckbythemoneyerDiga,drapedanddiademedbustrightwithcrossoncentralpanel, +BVRGREDREX around,startingbehindtheking’shead, rev. MON /+DIGA / ETA,theupperandlowerlinescointainedwithinlunettes, 1.28g/8h (MacKay V5.95, this coin; N 423; S 942D). Good very ne, grey toned across a full an
Provenance: L.V. Larsen Collection, Glendining Auction, 11 November 1972, lot 10; Baldwin Auction 80, 9 May 2013, lot 2168
£700-£900
1036
Eadmund (855-70),Penny,struckatIpswich(?)bythemoneyerBaeghelm,crosspatéewithpelletineachquarter, EADMVNDREX around, rev. crosspatéewithpelletineachangle,+BAEΓHELMM:around,1.28g/12h(NaismithE61.3e=BNJ2000 CoinRegister 86, this coin; N 596; S 1044). Creased across centre, otherwise very ne, scarce
£300-£400
Provenance: Foundaspartofasmallscatteredhoard,discoverednearNewmarket,Cambridgeshire c. 1996(EMC2001.0004);btGrantaCoins, Cambridge, 1997
Kings of East Anglia
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Kings of Wessex
1037
Æthelwulf,PhaseI,Penny[BMCV],struckat Canterbury bythemoneyerHerebeald,+EÐELVVLFREX aroundcrosspattéeover crosssaltire, rev. +HEDEDEALDMONET around SAXONIORM inthreelines,1.20g/12h(NaismithC98.1c, thiscoin;N596;S1044). Metal loss on reverse obscuring the centre of the coin, otherwise good ne, scarce
£300-£400
1038
Provenance: L. Stack Collection, Sotheby Auction, 22 April 1999, lot 392; P. Finn FPL 17 (80)
Æthelwulf (839-58),PhaseII,Penny,struckat Canterbury bythemoneyerDiar,drapedanddiademedbustright,+EÐELVVLFREX, aroundstartingbehindtheking’shead, rev. cross-crosslet, DIARMONETA around,1.09g/4h(Naismith108.1e, thiscoin;N610;S1047). Good ne, small unobtrusive chip, golden-grey tone, rare
£800-£1,000
Provenance: GlendiningAuction,12May1959,lot286; SCMB July1959(5632)[illustratedpl.XXXIII]; SCMB May1960(5448);DrJ.Lavertine Collection, Baldwin Auction 18, 13 October 1998, lot 1664; M. Rasmussen FPL 13, 2007 (8) [acquired 2008]
Provenance: F.ElmoreJonesCollection12May1971,lot41; SNC July-August1973(5933); SNC September1977(8257); SNC April1990(1675); DNW Auction 65, 16 March 2005, lot 155
ÆthelredI (865/6-871),FourLinetype[BMCII],Penny,struckat Canterbury byTorhtmund,diademedanddrapedbustright, +EÐELRE-DREX around,startingat12o’clock, rev. A / TORHTM / VNDMON[E]/ TA infourlinesdividedbythreelines(twowithhooked ends),theuppercharacter "ankedbytrefoils,0.95g/10h(Lyons&MacKayAe1.8=Rashleigh NC 1868,p.148,no.2, thiscoin;N 624; S 1056). Edge rather chipped, otherwise very ne, darkly patinated and extremely rare; with a superb pedigree £1,200-£1,500
Provenance: FoundaspartoftheTrewhiddle,Cornwall,HoardinNovember1774;acquiredbyP.Rashleigh(1729-1811);bydescenttoJ.Rashleigh (1820-1905)andE.W.Rashleigh,SothebyAuction21June1909,lot214;P.W.P.Carlyon-BrittonCollection,Sothebyauction11November1918, lot1643(part);Dr.A.N.Brush#eldCollection,GlendiningAuction,2May1929,lot26(part);G.C.DrabbleCollection,GlendiningAuction,4July 1939, lot 381; V.J.E. Ryan Collection, Glendining auction, 22 January 1952, lot 710; Spink Auction 6 December 2017, lot 23
Lyons and MacKay note just nine Four Line type Pennies of Æthelred, of which six are in institutional collections.
1041
ÆthelredI (865/6-871),Penny,Lunettestype,struckfromLondondiesbythemoneyerBiarneah,drapedanddiademedbust right,ratherupturnedheadwithin doubleinner-circle, +AEÐELRED - REX around,startingbehindtheking’shead, rev. NMO / BIARHEA / NETA inthreelines,theupperandlowerlineshousedwithinlunettes,pellets1/1/1/1,1.17g/6h(Lyons&MacKayGp3,A3.2, this coin; N 622; S 1055A). Better than very ne, on a full, round an with old cabinet tone; an extremely rare coin with exceptional pedigree £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: J.T.BrockettCollection(1788-1842);Lt-Col.W.DurrantCollection,SothebyAuction,19April1847,lot15[BtfromM.Young, 1821];rev.E.J.ShepherdCollection,SothebyAuction,22July1885,lot67;R.T.AndrewsCollection(1839-1928);LordGrantleyCollection, GlendiningAuction,20-1April1944,lot992;R.C.LockettCollection,PartIII,GlendiningAuction,4-6November1958,lot2700;‘Ridgemount’ Collection, Spink Auction 69, 20 April 1989, lot 51; L.R. Stack Collection, Sotheby Auction, 22-3 April 1999, lot 408 DNW Auction 75, 26 September 2007, lot 185
Theinclusionofadoubleinner-circleonthepresentcoinismostunusual,withthisbeingtheonlyknownpennyofÆthelredtoincludesucha feature.Itisnosmallbene#tthatthisspecimenisalsoremarkablywellpreservedandcanboastaparticularlydistinguishedpedigree.Wehave here a coin of notable academic interest, providing an important chronological peg in the complex contemporary Mercian coinage.
Thedoubleinner-circleisafeaturewhichcharacterisesasmallhandfulofpenniesstruckundertheMerciankingBurgred(MacKay’sV3,seelot 1030inthecurrentsale).ItisentirelyabsentfromthecoinageofAlfredtheGreat(871-899).Theclosenessofstylebetweenthecurrentcoinof ÆthelredandthoseofBurgred’stypeV3,arguesstronglyforthembeingcontemporaneouswithoneanother;adatingsupportedbythepresence of type V3 Burgred coins in the Trewhiddle, Gravesend, Waterloo Bridge and Croydon hoards.
Provenance: SNC November 1990 (6819); bt. C.J. Martin, 1993
This coin illustrated in the third Edition of North’s English Hammered Coinage Thearrangementoftheobverselegendseenhere,beginningbehindtheking’sshoulder,isfrequentlyencounteredonthecoinageofÆthelred’s contemporaryBurgred,butseldomseenonthecoinageoftheWestSaxon’s.Thisformofreverseornamentation(lunettetypeD)isalsovery rarelyseenonthecoinageofÆthelred.LyonsandMacKaynotejust #vespecimens(plusoneother,probablyimitativeinnature),fromatotal population of 152; of these, three are in institutional collections.
1043
AlfredtheGreat,Firstcoinage,PennyofLunettestypestruckfromCanterburydiesbythemoneyerÆthe(l)red,drapedand diademedbustright,+AELBREDREX aroundstartingat11o’clock, rev. MONEÐEREDETA inthreelines,theupperandlowerlineshoused withinlunettes,pellets1/1/1/1,0.98g/6h(LyonsandMacKayGp1,A1, cf. A#1.45;Blackburn Torksey 14=BNJ2010 CoinRegister 193, this coin; N 828d; S 1057). Small unobtrusive edge chip, otherwise nearly very ne, rare
£900-£1,200
Provenance: Found at the site of the Viking Winter Camp at Troksey in 2003 (EMC 20090204); bt spink 2010
‘InthisyearthearmywentintoNorthumbria,andittookupwinterquartersatTorkseyinLindsey;andthentheMerciansmadepeacewiththearmy.’ Entry for the Anglo Saxon Chronicle (C) for 873.
ThelocationoftheVikingcampatTorkseywasrevealedthroughthediligenteffortsofmetaldetectoristsandtheirco-operationwiththelate MarkBlackburn.OverseveraldecadesBlackburnrecordedover1,500itemsincludingmanywhicharediagnosticofVikingactivity;castingots, hacksilver,gamingpiecesandalargenumberofIslamicDirhams.ThepresenceofthecoinofferedforsalehereintheTorkseyassemblagereveals it to be one of the earliest struck during Alfred’s reign.
1044
AlfredtheGreat (871-899),Firstcoinage,PennyofLunettestypestruckfromCanterburydiesbythemoneyerÆthelwulf, drapedanddiademedbustright,+aelbredrexaround,startingat11o’clock, rev. MONEÐELVLFETA inthreelinesdividedbytwolines withhookedends,trefoilofpelletsabove,0.88g/12h(LyonsandMacKayGp2,IIIc,2.37, thiscoin;N828d;S1057). Edgechipped, otherwise very ne for issue; very rare with this reverse type for Alfred £900-£1,200
Provenance: W.F. Rose Collection, Glendining auction, 13 March 1974, lot 80; A.W. Morrison Collection [Acquired by W. MacKay in 2014]
1045
AlfredtheGreat,Firstcoinage,PennyofLunettestypestruckfromMerciandiesbythemoneyerLudig,drapedanddiademed bustright,+ELF + RED + M around,startingbehindtheking’shead, rev. MONLVDIGETA inthreelinesdividedbytwolineswithhooked ends,0.78g/6h(LyonsandMacKayGp2 var. 5;N828d;S1057A). Fine,chipped;extremelyrarewiththelegendseemingtoname Alfred as the leader of the Mercians £800-£1,000
Provenance: Found near Ashwell, North Hertfordshire, in 2020 (EMC 2020.0291); DNW Auction 193, 6 July 2021, lot 320
1046
AlfredtheGreat,ThirdCoinage,PennyoftheLondonMonogramtype,struckbyananonymousmoneyer,drapedand diademedbustright,thetunicdividedinto !vepanels, ÆLF-REDREX around, rev. lettersofLondoniaformedintoamonogram,cross aboveandbelow,1.56g/6h(MacKayA4(ii)13.2, thiscoin;BMC94;N644;S1061). Goodvery ne,superbportrait,fullbroad an;a handsome example of this rare and iconic type £6,000-£8,000
Provenance: L.V.LarsenCollection,GlendiningAuction,11January1972,lot16; SNC April1983(1831);J.P.StorerCollection,SpinkAuction111, 21 November 1995; bt 1996
ThattheLondonMonogramcoinageofAlfredwasofsomespecialsigni!canceismadequiteclearnotonlybyits !nenessofstylebutalsothe absenceofamoneyer’snamefromthemajorityofspecimens.Suchanomissionwasremarkableinthisperiod,andtypicallyindicatesproduction under either direct royal or ecclesiastical authority.
TheintroductionoftheLondonMonogramissuesisbestplacedto c.880(Blackburn, KCA,p.121).ThetypedoesnotcelebrateAlfred’sfamous occupationofLondon,in886aswasoncethought;ratheritdemonstratesthatthecitywasinEnglishhandsduringtheearly880s.Giventheearly dating of the issue, it probably re"ects an official recognition of Alfred as overlord immediately following the demise of Ceolwulf II.
AndwhatthenshouldwemakeofAlfred’sbelatedentranceintoLondonin886?Literarysourcesmakeclearthattheepisodewasnota peacefullyone;accordingtoÆthelweardthecitywas‘besieged’byAlfred,whilstAssernotesa‘massacreofpeoples’.TheidentityofAlfred’s adversariesisnotmadeclearandthereisnoovertreferencetotheDaneshavingcapturedLondonduringthe880s.Perhapsthecampaignof886 wasdirectedagainstEnglishMercianswhohadrejectedAlfred’soverlordship.SuchareadingmightexplainwhytheEnglishpeoplearedescribed as ‘submitting’ to Alfred in the Chronicle and the mention of a ‘savage internal war’ in Æthelweard’s account of the events.
Provenance: BaldwinAuction77,27September2012,lot2531;BaldwinAuction101,28September2016,lot3021;Baldwin’sofStJames,Auction 9, 21 September 2017, lot 1011
1049
AlfredtheGreat,Thirdcoinage,PennyoftheTwoLinetype[BMCXIV]struckfromCanterburydiesbythemoneyerÆthelred, +AELFREDRE aroundsmallcross, rev. EÐERE / Ð MON intwolines,singlepelletabove,betweenandbelow,1.54g/4h(MorleyStPeter Hoard 52; N 635; S 1066). Discrete peck mark and a trie crimped, otherwise very ne, light grey tone £900-£1,200
Provenance: Spink Auction, 28 September 20058, lot 1315; SNC April 2006 (HS 2268)
ThiscoinisgivenhereasatruewestSaxonPennyonaccountofitsgoodweight.However,itmustalsobesaidthatletteringhasbeenplaced withsomeirregularityonthedies,andthismightbetakenasevidenceforunofficialproductionintheDanelaw.ThelateMarkBlackburn inspected the coin and noted in private correspondence that it appears ‘prima facie an original Alfred piece’.
1050
AlfredtheGreat,Thirdcoinage,PennyoftheTwoLinetype[BMCXIV]struckfromWestMerciandiesbythemoneyerBuga, + ELFREDRE aroundsmallcross, rev. BVGAMON intwolines,dividedwithtwotrefoilsandasingularpellet,1.54g/11h(SCBI Ashmolean 252-3; N 637; S 1066). Small metal crease on obverse, otherwise better than very ne, rich old cabinet tone
Provenance: SNC July 1997 (3497); bt C.J. Martin 1998
This coin illustrated in the Standard Catalogue of British Coins
£1,500-£2,000
1051
AlfredtheGreat,Thirdcoinage,PennyofTwoLinetype[BMCXIV]struckfromWestMerciandiesbythemoneyerCuthwulf, + ELFREDRE aroundsmallcross, rev. CVÐ VVLF intwolines,dividedwithtwotrefoilsandasingularpellet,1.56g/8h(SCBIAshmolean 257; N 637; S 1066). Small striking crack along inner circle between 6 and 9 o’clock, otherwise good very ne, deep blue-grey tone
£900-£1,200
Provenance: L.A.LawrenceCollection;LordGrantleyCollection,Part3,GlendiningAuction,22March1944,lot1013a;A.W.MorrisonCollection [bt Seaby 1982; acquired by W. MacKay 2024]With a ticket in the hand of Elmore-Jones, but absent from his 1972 sale
1052
SaintEdmundMemorialCoinage,Penny,struckinEastAngliabythemoneyerAdalbert,c.895-915,largechevron-barredA, +SCEADMVNIE around, rev. cross, AOALBERTNHI around, 1.38g/8h (SCBI copenhagen 116, same dies; N 483; S 960). Very ne, tone £300-£400
Provenance: Bt P. Minns 1979
1053
Cnut (c. 900-905),PennyofCunnettitype,struckatYork,Greekcross, CNVTREX around, rev. smallcross !ankedbytwopelletsin secondandthirdquarters,+:CVNNETTI around,legendpunctuatedbyquatrefoils,1.15g/5h(Lyon&StewartC-1/CR-C;SCBI Copenhagen, 480; N 499; S 990). A few minor marks, and the obverse a little weakly struck, otherwise good very ne, toned
£700-£900
1054
Provenance: Bt D. Headon 2011
Cnut,PennyofEbraicetype,struckatYork,patriarchalcross CNVTREX around,legendpunctuatedbyvarioustrefoils rev. small cross !ankedbytwopelletsin "rstandfourthquarters,+EBIAICECIV around,legendpunctuatedbyquatrefoils,1.35g/3h(Lyon& Stewart EC-1b(ii)/CR-G; FEJ 8, same obv. die; N 497; S 991). Good very ne, beautiful old hoard patina
£700-£900
Provenance: Cuerdale (Lancashire) Hoard, 1840; SCMB April 1943 (84180); E. Danson Collection, DNW Auction 68, 12 December 2005, lot 158
Danelaw
1055
StPetercoinage,Phase1(c.910-20),oftheTwoLinetype,struckatYork, SCIIETRIH intwolinesdividedbythreepellets, quatrefoilofpelletsaboveandbelow, rev. +EBORACEC aroundsmallcrosswithpelletsin !rstandfourthquarters,1.13g/6h(SCBI Yorkshire 43; N 551; S 1006). Triing stress mark, patchy grey patina, better than very ne, scarce £900-£1,200
Provenance: F.Elmore-JonesCollection12May1971,lot14; SNC November1977(11442);W.H.PheattCollection,BDWAuction,21March 1995, lot 478; bt C.J. Martin May 1995
Æthelstan (924-939)
1056
Penny,CircumscriptionCrosstype[BMCV],struckat York byRagnaldr,+EÐELSTANREXTOBRIT aroundsmallcross,crescentand numerouspelletsin !eld,+REGNALDM-OEFORPIC aroundsmallcross,1.12g/6h(Blunt240;SCBIBM117;N672;S1093). Good ne, some porosity, peripheral iridescence £400-£600
Provenance: A.J. Arnot, BDW Auction, 21 March 1995, lot 73; bt C.J. Martin 1995
Eadred (946-955)
1058
Penny,TwoLinetype[HR1],struckfromNorth-WesterndiesbythemoneyerÆthelweald,smallcross, EADREDREX around, rev. EDELPALD intwolines,threecrossesbetween,rosetteofpelletsaboveandbelow,1.39g/8h(cf.SCBIBM592;CTCE107;N707;S 1118). Trace of double-striking on reverse, otherwise extremely ne, dark-toned with vivid neon blue highlights £1,200-£1,500
Provenance: S. Birchall (1761-1805) Collection, DNW Auction 191, 4 May 2021, lot 4
SamuelBirchall,oneof !vechildrenofCalebBirchall(1735-1805),ofRainford,Lancashire,andhiswifeMary,néeStapleton(1739-1802),was bornintoaQuakerfamilyinHorsehay,Shropshire,on31May1761.in1786hemovedtoLeeds,wherehejoinedhiswife’sfamily !rm,John& Joseph Jowitt, woolstaplers, in which Samuel had become a partner by June 1788. BirchallformedvaluablecollectionsofBritishgoldandsilvercoins,stuffedbirdsandbeasts(theseweresenttoLondonforsaleattheendof 1813),andmineralogy,maintainingextensiveacquaintanceswithmenoflettersinterestedinsimilarpursuitsinotherpartsofthecountry. DoubtlessoneofthesourcesforthecoincollectionwasthedealerHenryYoung(c.1738-1811)ofLudgatestreet,London,atokenissuerhimself in1794whowasfollowedinbusinessbyhismuchbetter-knownson,MatthewYoung(1770-1838),issuerofhisownprivatetokenin1798anda collaboratorwithBirchallonhisList,forwhichHenryYoungwastheretailoutlet.SamueltookillinMarch1814anddiedattheageof53afteran attack of gout on 17 May 1814. He was interred on 22 May at the Friends Burial Ground, Camp lane court, Leeds.
Penny,TwoLinetype[HT1],struckfromNorth-EasterndiesbythemoneyerTheodmar,+EAD ‘ REDREXN aroundsmallcross, rev. ÐEODM / AERM intwolinesdividedbythreecrosses,trefoilofpelletsaboveandbelow,1.47g/1h(CTCE98;SCBIBM582;N706;S 1113). Small metal aw on reverse, otherwise almost extremely ne, full an with beautiful old grey cabinet tone £800-£1,000
Penny,TwoLinetype[HR2 var.(b)],struckfromWestMidlandsdiesbythemoneyerFrothgar,+EADREDRE aroundsmallcross, rev. FROÐ / RICM intwolinesdividedby++O,crossofpelletsaboveandbelow,1.45g/3h(CTCE214;SCBIBM671,samedies;N 709/1; S 1113). Hairline stress mark on obverse, otherwise good very ne, light tone; the variant extremely rare
£800-£1,000
Provenance: DNW Auction 65, 16 March 2005, lot 159
Eadwig (955-959)
1061
Penny,TwoLinetype[HT1],struckfromYorkdiesbyHeriger,+EADPIGREXェaroundsmallcross, rev. HERIG / ERMO intwolines dividedbythreecross(withpelletbytheleftmost),trefoilofpelletsaboveandbelow,1.27g/12h(CTCE68;SCBI–[thisprivy mark not represented]; N 724; S 1122). Minute central perforation, some cuprite deposits, about very ne £600-£800
Provenance: Bt Granta Coins, Cambridge, 1990
ThecoinsofthemoneyersHeregerandÆsculffeaturenumeroussmallornamentsplacedattheendoftheobverselegend.Itistemptingtoview themasrudimentaryprivymarks,asystemofinternalcontrolbywhichthedistributionofdiestoworkerscouldbemonitored.Thereissome reversedielinkingbetweenobverseswithdifferentornaments,thecurrentcoinsharingareversewithanobverseadornedwithacrescentand pellet for example (EMC 2018.0148).
1062
Penny,TwoLinetype[HT1],struckfrommidlandsdiesbyÆthelred,+EADGARRE aroundsmallcross, rev. ÆÐER / EDMO intwolines dividedbythreecrosses,trefoilofpelletsaboveandbelow,1.36g/10h(CTCE3, thiscoin; SCBIBM –; N741;S1129). Very ne,full an, grey toned; extremely rare of this moneyer
£600-£800
1063
Provenance: Duke of Argyll Collection; bt Granta Coins, Cambridge, 1996
This coin illustrated on pl. 18 of Coinage in Tenth-Century England. ThestyleofthiscoinsuggestitisfromamintinthecentralmidlandssouthofDerby.Thisistheonlyknowncoinofthismoneyerforthistypeof Eadgar.
Unobtrusive edge loss, otherwise good very ne, grey tone with beautiful orange highlights, very rare £900-£1,200
Provenance: Marshall Collection [Acquired 1945]; Spink Auction, 31 March 2004, lot 51
RoryNaismithhassuggestedthesymbolinthereverse #eldistheletter ð andshouldbereadasacontinuationofthelegend,givingbið meaning ‘is the’ in old English; Thus the legend reads +EOFERMVND M BIð, ‘Eofermund is the moneyer’.
Eadgar (959-975)
Æthelred II (978-1016)
1064
Penny,FirstHandtype[BMCIIa;BEHB1],struckat York byHundwulf,drapedanddiademedbustright,+ÆÐELREDREXANGLOX around, rev.,handofprovidenceemergingfromclouds, "ankedby A-W,+HVNDVLFM-OEFOERP around,1.54g/3h(BEH735 var.;FEJ 980, same obv. die [employed by Thorstan]; N 766; S 1144). Good very fine, grey toned
£400-£500
1065
Provenance: Bt Granta Coins, Cambridge, 1994
Penny,SecondHandtype[BMCIId;BEHB2],struckat London byÆlfgar,drapedanddiademedbustright,sceptrein #eldbefore face+ÆÐELREDREXANGLOX around, rev.,handofprovidencewithornatecuff, "ankedby A.-W.,+ÆLFG’ARM-OLVND,around,1.26g/9h (BEH2031;SCBIMack838=Jonssonp.90,m, thiscoin;FEJ–;N768;S1146). Afewpeckmarksonthereverse,otherwiseveryfine, old grey tone
£300-£400
1066
Provenance: Duke of Argyll Collection; R.P. Mack Collection; bt Granta Coins, Cambridge, 1992
Penny,CRVXtype[BMCIIIa;BEHC],struckat Totnes byDoda,drapedbustleft,sceptrein #eldbeforeface,+ÆÐELRÆDREX ANGLOX around, rev. voidedshortcross, C-R-V-X inangles,+DODAM-OTOTAN around,1.77g/3h(BEH3840;FEJ841,samedies;N770; S 1148). Peckmarked and a trifle crimped, otherwise very fine, rare, toned
£400-£500
Provenance: A.F.V.RadfordCollection,SothebyAuction,12June1944,lot42;R.P.V.BrettellCollection,GlendiningAuction,8March1990,lot484; Bt B. Dawson 1990
1067
Penny,SmallCRVXtype[BMCIIIa;BEHCa],struckat Canterbury byLeofstan,drapedbustleft,sceptrein !eldbeforeface, touchingdraperyatbottom,+ÆÐELRÆDREXANGLOR around, rev. voidedshortcross, C-R-V-X inangles,+LEOFSTANM-OCÆNT around, 1.39g/3h (BEH 222; FEJ 153; N 770; S 1149). A few peckmarks, very fine, old dark tone, rare
Provenance: SCMB January 1980 (E10) [’very rare, good vf’]; Spink Auction, 29 September 2005, lot 1330
Provenance: Baldwin Auction 31, 14 October 2002, lot 146; Dr J. Hulett Collection, Part XIII, DNW Auction 164, 9 October 2019, lot 2146
This coin illustrated in the Standard Catalogue of British Coins ThecoinsoftheIntermediateSmallCrosstypearedeceptivelyrare,andthetypewasonlyproperlyidenti!edbyMichaelDolleyin1955.Itisto beidenti!edchie#ybythebuststyleandepigraphy,bothofwhichareclosetotheprecedingCRVXissue.About40specimensareknown,the vastmajorityofwhichareininstitutionalcollections.Perhapsonly !veorsixspecimensareavailabletocollectors,makingtheIntermediateSmall cross more elusive than the famed Agnus Dei type.
1069
Penny,LongCrosstype[BMCIVa;BEHD],struckat London byÆthelweard,drapedbustleft,pelletbehindhead,+ÆÐELRÆDREX ANGLO around, rev. voidedlongcross,+ÆÐELPERDM ’ OLVND around,1.45g/3h(BEH2169;FEJ482;N774;S1151). Extremelyfine,rich golden-grey cabinet tone £400-£500
Provenance: With Baldwin 1994; A. Williams Collection, Part IV, Spink Auction, 29 January 2019, lot 548
1070
Penny,LongCrosstype[BMCIVa;BEHD],struckat Winchester byBeorhtsige,drapedbustleft,pelletbehindhead,+ÆÐELRÆD REXANGLORX around, rev. voidedlongcross,+BYRHSIGEMΩOPINT around,1.73g/6h(WinchesterMint581c[Aa], thiscoin;BEH4150; FEJ –; N 774; S 1151). A few peckmarks, otherwise very fine, clear portrait
£200-£260
1071
Provenance: D.M. MacKay Collection [Bt P. Minns 1977]; gifted to W. MacKay 1997
Penny,LastSmallCrosstype[BMCI;BEHA],struckat York bySumarlithi,drapedanddiademedbustleft,headleaningslightly forward,+EÐELRÆDREXANGLOV:around, rev. smallcross,+SVMRLEDAM-OEOFP around,1.64g/6h(BEH893[L7];FEJ–;N777;S1154).
Neatly struck on a full, round flan, good very fine, rich old tone
Provenance: Bt Granta Coins, Cambridge, 1996
Struck from early York dies (see Lyon 1998, p.25)
£300-£400
Cnut (1016-1035)
1072
Penny,Quatrefoiltype[BMCVIII;BEHE],struckat Bath byÆthelstan,drapedandcrownedbustleftwithinshallowquatrefoil, +CNVTREXANGLORV around, rev. voidedlongcross,shallowquatrefoilasinnercircle,+ÆÐESTANONBAÐ around,0.96g/6h(BEH;FEJ81, this coin; N 781; S 1157). A few peckmarks, otherwise very fine, grey tone with orange highlights
£300-£400
Provenance: F.ElmoreJones,Glendining12May1971,lot81;SpinkAuction98,16June1993,lot113;BaldwinAuctionAuction,11February2012, lot 51 (part); T. Maudlin Collection, DNW Auction 160, 5 June 2019, lot 182
Struck from dies of Bath B style (Blackburn & Lyon 1986 p. 233)
1073
Penny,Quatrefoiltype[BMCVIII;BEHE],struckat Colchester byWulfwine,drapedandcrownedbustleftwithinshallow quatrefoil,fourpelletsbehindhead,+CNVTREXA’NGLO around, rev. voidedlongcross,deepquatrefoilasinnercircle,+PVLFPINEOCOL around, 0.91g/12h (BEH 235 var. [obverse style]; FEJ 210; N 781; S 1157). Almost extremely fine, rare
£300-£400
1074
Provenance: Bt Granta Coins, Cambridge, 1998
Struck from an obverse die of Thetford C style (Blackburn 1986 & Lyon p.242-3)
Penny,Quatrefoiltype[BMCVIII;BEHE],struckat Hertford byWulfric,drapedandcrownedbustleftwithindeepquatrefoil, +CNVTREXANGLORV around, rev. voidedlongcross,deepquatrefoilasinnercircle,fourpelletsin !rstspandrel,+PFERICONRET around, 0.98g/3h (BEH –; SCBI Poland 175, same dies; FEJ 361 var. [ornaments]; N 781; S 1157). Good very fine, rare
£300-£400
1075
Provenance: Bt Granta Coins, Cambridge, 1997
Struck from London B dies (Blackburn & Lyon 1986 p. 244)
Penny,Quatrefoiltype[BMCVIII;BEHE],struckat Huntingdon byStanmaer,drapedandcrownedbustleftwithinshallow quatrefoil,+CNVTREXANGLORV around, rev. voidedlongcross,deepquatrefoilasinnercircle,+STANMARM’OHVN:around,1.06g/12h (BEH 1253 var.; Eaglen 177.2, this coin [Aa]; FEJ –; N 781; S 1157). Better than very fine, rare
£300-£360
Provenance: LordStewartbyCollection,PartI,SpinkAuction234,22March2016,lot251;T.MaudlinCollection,DNWAuction160,5June2019, lot 193
Struck from dies of middle Lincoln style (Blackburn & Lyon p.236-7)
1076
Penny,Quatrefoiltype[BMCVIII;BEHE],struckat Ipswich byEadric,drapedandcrownedbustleftwithindeepquatrefoil,+CNVT REXANGLORV around, rev. voidedlongcross,deepquatrefoilasinnercircle,+EADRICONGIP:around,1.06g/12h(BEH935 var. [copulative]; Sadler 432 [O3/R5]; FEJ –; N 781; S 1157). Almost extremely fine, lightly toned over fresh bright metal
£400-£500
1077
Provenance: Hosker-Haynes Auction 5, 25 March 2025, lot 4
Struck from dies of late London A style (Blackburn 1986, p. 244)
Penny,Quatrefoiltype[BMCVIII;BEHE],struckat Maldon byÆthelwine,drapedandcrownedbustleftwithindeepquatrefoil, +CNVTREXANGLORVM around, rev. voidedlongcross,deepquatrefoilasinnercircle,+ÆDELPINEMÆL around,1.05g/12h(BEH2868;FEJ –; N 781; S 1157). Good very fine, scarce
£400-£500
1078
Provenance: T. Maudlin Collection, DNW auction 160, 5 June 2019, lot 208 [Bt L. Bennett 2014]
Struck from dies of late London A style (Blackburn 1986 p. 244)
Penny,Quatrefoiltype[BMCVIII;BEHE],struckat Stamford byGodleof,drapedandcrownedbustleftwithinquatrefoil,+CNVT REXANGLORV around, rev. voidedlongcross,deepquatrefoilasinnercircle,+GODELEOFMOST around,0.88g/12h(BEH3258;FEJ–;N 781; S 1157). Very fine, toned
£150-£200
Provenance: A.W. Lyons Collection [bt 2001; acquired by W. MacKay July 2025]
Struck from dies of late Lincoln style (Blackburn & Lyon p.237-8)
1079
Penny,Quatrefoiltype[BMCVIII;BEHE],struckat Sudbury byMansige,drapedandcrownedbustleftwithinshallowquatrefoil, +CNVTREXANGLOI around, rev. voidedlongcross,deepquatrefoilasinnercircle,+MANSIIGONSV around,0.84g/9h(BEH–;FEJ–;N 781; S 1157). Very gentle curve to flan, otherwise almost extremely fine, a scarcer mint
£500-£600
1080
Provenance: Hosker Haynes Auction 4, 17 September 2024, lot 20
Struck from dies of London C style (Blackburn 1986, p. 246)
Penny,Quatrefoiltype[BMCVIII;BEHE],struckat Thetford byTidræd,drapedandcrownedbustleftwithinshallowquatrefoil, +CNVTREXANGLORV around, rev. voidedlongcross,deepquatrefoilasinnercircle,+TIDREDMO ÐEOD around,0.96g/8h(BEH–;Carson –; FEJ –; N 781; S 1157). Almost extremely fine with residual die striations, peripheral iridescent tone
£300-£400
Provenance:SNC August2004(HS1744);BaldwinAuction96,24September2015,lot3495;T.MaudlinCollection,DNWAuction160,5June 2019, lot 219 [bt L. Bennett November 2015]
Struck from dies of late Lincoln style (Blackburn 1986, p.236-8)
For a Helmet type Penny of this mint and moneyer see lot 1083 in the current sale.
1081
Penny,Quatrefoiltype[BMCVIII;BEHE],struckat Winchester byBrunstan,drapedandcrownedbustleftwithinshallow quatrefoil,+CNVTREXA’NGLORVM around, rev. voidedlongcross,shallowquatrefoilasinnercircle,+BRVNSTANONPINCS around,1.47g/6h (BEH3721;WinchesterMint979a[Aa], thiscoinillustrated;FEJ–;N781;S1157). Almostextremelyfine,lightgreytone,withabust of pleasant style £300-£400
Provenance: Bt C.J. Martin August 1992
Struck from dies of early style (Blackburn & Lyon 1986 p.228)
1082
Penny,PointedHelmettype[BMCXIV;BEHG],struckat Lincoln bySvartbrandr,drapedandhelmetedbustleft,sceptrein !eld beforeface,+CNVTREXA.around, rev. voidedshortcross,ringedannuletsinangles,+SVARTEBRANDON around,1.08g/3h(Mossop–; FEJ –; N 787; S 1158). Good very ne, rich dark tone, very rare omitting the mint signature
£300-£400
1083
Provenance: A.W. Lyons Collection [Bt 2001; acquired by W. MacKay 2025]
Penny,PointedHelmettype[BMCXIV;BEHG],struckat Thetford byTidræd,drapedandhelmetedbustleft,sceptrein !eld beforeface,+CNVTR-EXANG:around, rev. voidedshortcross,ringedannuletsinangles,+TIDREDDON ÐEODFO around,1.05g/2h(FEJ–;N 787; S 1158). A trie crimped, otherwise almost extremely ne, light grey tone over fresh surfaces
£240-£300
1084
Provenance: Bt Granta Coins, Cambridge, 1997
For a Quatrefoil Penny of the mint and moneyer see lot 1080 in the current sale.
Penny,shortCrosstype[BMCXVI;BEHH],struckat Norwich byManna,drapedanddiademedbustleft,sceptrein !eldbefore face:+CNVT R ECX around, rev. voidedshortcrosswithcirclesuperimposedovercentre,+MANNAONNORÐ around,1.20g/9h(BEH 2966 [b, ir. 8]; FEJ 626; N 790; S 1159). Good very ne, dark patina
£240-£300
Provenance: Bt Granta Coins, Cambridge, 1997
1085
Penny,ShortCrosstype[BMCXVI;BEHH],Struckat Lincoln byMatathanBalluc,drapedanddiademedbustleft,sceptrein !eld beforeface:+CNV-TR ECX around, rev. voidedshortcrosswithcirclesuperimposedovercentre:+MAÐANBALVCONLI around, 1.12g/12h (BEH 1665; Mossop pl. liii, 5 [Ba]; FEJ –; N 790; S 1159). Almost extremely ne, lightly toned over fresh bright metal £240-£300
Provenance: A.W. Lyons Collection [Bt M. Vosper 2001; acquired by W. MacKay 2025]
Penny,LongCrossFleur-de-Listype[BMCVI;BEHBc],struckat Norwich byManna,drapedanddiademedbustleft,sceptrein !eldbeforeface:+IIARO-LDRCB:around, rev. voidedlongcross,circleatcentre, #eur-de-lisineachangle:+MAIIIAONNORÐ around, 0.96g/4h(BEH787 var. [obv.legend];FEJ–;N803;S1165). Almostextremely ne,struckonaneatround an,attractiveoldcabinet tone £600-£800
Provenance: DukeofArgyllCollection;G.V.DoubledayCollection,6October1986,lot401; SNC November1988(7074);A.J.Arnot,BDW Auction, 21 March 1995, lot 257; Bt C.J. Martin 1997
Struck from dies of remarkably provincial style
Harthacnut (1035-1042)
1087
Penny,ArmandSceptretypeinthenameofCnut[BMCXVII;BEHI],struckat Norwich byLeofwine,drapedanddiademedbust left,holding.sceptreinoutstretchedhand:+CNV-TREXANG around, rev. quadrilateralwithpelletineachanglesuperimposedover voidedshortcross:+LEOFPINEONNORPIC around,1.16g/7h(BEH2947;FEJ–;N799;S1169). Afewdiscreetpeckmarks,otherwise good very ne, grey tone with vivid orange highlights £1,500-£1,800
Provenance: L. Stack Collection, Sotheby Auction 22 April 1999, lot 561
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066)
1088
Penny,PAXCtype[BMCIV;BEHD],struckat Sandwich byLeofwine,drapedanddiademedbustleft,sceptrein !eldbefore face:+EDOARD-RECX around, rev. voidedlongcross,pelletandcrescentateachterminal,P-A-X-Cineachquarter: LIOFPINEONSAND around,1.01g/1h(Freeman11;Pagan388[Bb], thiscoin;FEJ–;N813;S1171). Almostextremelyfine,struckonaneatroundflan with beautiful old cabinet tone
£700-£9003
Provenance: H.M.ReynoldsCollection,SothebyAuction,4May1914,lot76[btMann];A.MannCollection,SothebyAuction,29-31October1917, lot172f[btCrowther];Rev.G.F.CrowtherCollection,SothebyAuction11DEcember1933,lott33a[btBaldwin];R.J.EaglenCollection, Baldwin’sAuction18,12-13October1998,lot1516[fromBaldwinFebruary1996];P.FinnFPL15,1999(92). WithaticketinhandofElmore Jones
Extremely rare, with beautiful old toning be!tting a conspicuous pedigree ThiscoinisquiteprobablythesameasthatwhichpassedthroughtheCuff (1854),Murchison(1866),LakePrice,Brice,Montagu(1895)and O’Hagan (1907) Collections. In the latter sale the coin was acquired by Spink.
Penny,PAXCtype[BMCIVa;BEHDa],struckat York byStyrkollrdrapedanddiademedbustleft,sceptrein !eldbeforeface: +EDDER-DREX around, rev. voidedshortcross,pelletandcrescentateachterminal,P-A-X-Cineachquarter:additionalannuletin fourthquarter, STIRCOLLONEOFR around,1.13g/6h(Freeman362;Pagan–;FEJ–;N814;S1171). Goodfine,somepeckmarks,toned; extremely rare of this moneyer £200-£260
Provenance: SCMB August 1965 (H3019); A.W. Morrison Collection [Acquired by W. MacKay 2024]
Acoinofthistype/mint/moneyercombinationwasrecordedbyPeterSeabyinthelistsattheendofhis‘TheSequenceofAnglo-SaxonCoinTypes, 1030-50’ (BNJ1955-7).WemightassumethatMrSeabywasdrawingonthecoinofferedforsalehere,fornootherspecimenappearstoexist. AnthonyFreemanwasunabletogivethelocationofanyspecimen,andsimplymadenoteoftheinclusionintheSeabylist.Morerecently,Hugh Pagan omitted this moneyer from his comprehensive corpus of PAXC pennies.
1090
Penny,RadiateSmallCrosstype[BMCI;BEHA],struckat York byKetill,drapedbustright,wearing‘radiate’crownwiththree prongs:+EDDE:-DREXA around, rev. smallcross,annuletinthirdquarter:+CETELIONEOFERPI:around,1.04g/1h(Freeman82;FEJ–;N 816; S 1173). A trifle weak on the king’s chin, good very fine, beautiful dark tone with red-green highlights
£300-£400
Provenance: Bt Granta Coins, Cambridge, December 1991
Provenance: R.T.CassalAuction,GlendiningAuction,3December1924,lot72;R.C.LockettCollection,PartIV,GlendiningAuction,26April1960, lot3792b;R.P.MackCollection,GlendiningAuction,18November1975,lot181; SNC September1979(7953);SpinkAuction,29September 2005, lot 1339
1092
Penny,SmallFlantype[BMCII;BEHB],struckat Cambridge byGodsunu,drapedanddiademedbustleft:+EDPA-RDRE around, rev. voidedlongcross:+GODSVNVONGRA around,1.18g/12h(Freeman54;FEJ–;N818;S1175). Alittleoff-centre,almostextremelyfine, dark tone with iridescent highlights, very rare of this mint £400-£500
Thedark,oxidisedpatinaofthiscoinistypicalofspecimensfromtheWalbrookhoardof1872(SeeNoonans293/133).Willetnoted !ve ExpandingcrossPenniesbyÆthelmærofBathinthehoard,thisismostprobablyoneofthem.Acoinwithadescriptionmatchingthatofferedfor sale here formed part of the Allen Collection (Sotheby Auction 14 March 1898, lot 254a).
Penny,ExpandingCrosstype[BMCV;BEHE],HeavyCoinage,struckat Bedford bySwot,drapedanddiademedbustleft, sceptrein !eldbeforeface:+EDPEE:-:RDREX around, rev.,voidedshortcrosswithexpandinglimbs,twoconcentriccirclesatcentre, SPOTONBEDEFOR around,1.66g/12h(Freeman55.2, thiscoin;Bagshawe11480,samedies;FEJ–;N823[bustD];S1177). Veryfine and very rare £400-£500 1094
Provenance: E.W.RashleighCollection,SothebyAuction,21June1909,lot314(part);P.W.P.Carlyon-BrittonCollection,PartII,SothebyAuction, 20-4November1916,lot1124(part);StJames'sAuction5,27September2006,lot74;SpinkAuction225,22-3September2014,lot208;Mark Rasmussen FPL 28, Spring 2016 (20); T. Maudlin Collection, DNW Auction 160, 5 June 2019, lot 290
Perhapsoneofonlythreespecimensknown.H.BertilA.Petersson’stable(p.350)notesjust !veheavyExpandingCrossPenniesstruckat Bedford, by all moneyers, from a total population of 426 for the type.
1095
Penny,ExpandingCrosstype[BMCV;BEHE],HeavyCoinage,struckat BuryStEdmunds byMorcere,drapedanddiademed bustleft,sceptrein !eldbeforeface:+EDPER-DREEX:around, rev. voidedshortcrosswithexpandinglimbs,twoconcentriccirclesat centre: MORCEREEONEDMVN around,1.63g/12h(Freeman5.7=Eaglen2,B071[Aa], thiscoin ;FEJ123,samedies;N823[bustD];S 1177). A little double-struck on the reverse, better than very fine, rich old cabinet tone with iridescence £800-£1,000
Provenance: W.H.AllenCollection,SothebyAuction,14March1898,lot276a[notedasbtDudman];J.DudmanCollection,SothebyAuction,15 -19December1913,lot253f;R.C.LockettCollection,PartIV,GlendiningAuction,26-7April1960,lot3804b;Dr.B.BirdCollection,Glendining Auction, 20 November 1974, lot 200; R. Eaglen Collection, DNW Auction 71, 28 September 2006, lot 354
AnextremelyrarecoinillustratedontheplatesofEaglen’s TheAbbeyandMintofBuryStEdmunds.H.BertilA.Petersson’stable(p.350)notesjust twoExpandingCrossPenniesstruckatBuryStEdmunds,fromatotalpopulationof734forthetype.Eaglenlistssixspecimensinhisdiestudy,of which two are in institutional collection, one is gilt and one other is a cut Halfpenny.
1096
Penny,ExpandingCrosstype[BMCV;BEHE],LightCoinage,struckat Lincoln byUlfr,drapedanddiademedbustleft,sceptrein !eldbeforeface:+EDPARDR:around, rev. voidedshortcrosswithexpandinglimbs,twoconcentriccirclesatcentre:+VLFONLINCOLNA around, 0.95g/3h (Freeman 315; FEJ –; N 823 [bust b]; S 1177). A few pecks on the reverse, otherwise very fine, dark grey tone
£300-£400
Provenance: Baldwin Auction 13, 28 May 1997, lot 1609a; SNC October 1997 (4959); bt Spink 2004
1097
Penny,PointedHelmettype[BMCVII;BEHF],struckat Southwark byOsmund,drapedbustright,withpointedhelmetandarm holdingsceptrebeforeface:+EDPAR DREX around, rev. voidedshortcross,threecrescentateachterminal:+OSMVNDONSVÐG around, 1.32g/3h (Freeman 96; FEJ –; N 825; S 1179). Very fine, even strike with a strong portrait, golden-grey tone
£300-£400
Provenance: L. Stack Collection, Sotheby Auction, 22 April 1999, lot 582; Bt Granta Coins, Cambridge, June 2002
Provenance:SCMB December1965(H3077)[’goodF,probablyasstruck’];SpinkAuction,10October1979,lot405;SpinkAuction,6October 2004, lot 372
H.BertilA.Petersson’stable(p.352)notesjustfourPointedHelmetPenniesstruckatWorcester,fromatotalpopulationof769forthetype. This moneyer was also active during the brief currency of the Transitional Pyramids type (see Noonans 260/1289).
1099
Penny,Sovereign/Eaglestype[BMCIX;BEHH],struckat Canterbury byEadweard,kingenthroned,holdingsceptreandorb: EADPEARDREXANGLO around rev. voidedshortcross,eagleineachangle:+EADPEARDOIENE around,1.22g/12h(Freeman77.3=FEJ170, this coin; N 827; S 1181). Good very fine, with a bold and artistic depiction of the king, grey toned
£400-£500
1100
Provenance: F. Elmore-Jones Collection 12 May 1971, lot 170; A. Williams Collection, Spink Auction, 29 January 2019, lot 631
InhiscataloguingoftheElmoreJonesCollectionthelatePeterMitchelldrewattentiontothecuriouslyblunderedmint-signature.InGrueberand Keary’s catalogue of the British Museum catalogue the coins bearing this mint signature were relegated to the ‘Uncertain Mints’.
Penny,Sovereign/Eaglestype[BMCIX;BEHH],struckat Hastings byBrid,kingenthroned,holdingsceptreandorb: EADPRDREX ANGORV around, rev. voidedshortcross,eagleineachangle:+BRIDONHÆSTIEN:around,1.29g/12h(Freeman8;FEJ332,same obv. die; N 827; S 1181). A minor repair in legend below the king, otherwise about extremely fine
Provenance: DukeofArgyllCollection;G.V.DoubledayCollection,GlendiningAuction,6October1987,lot52;BaldwinAuction18,12October 1998, lot 1365; P. Finn, FPL 15, 1999 (96)
1103
Penny,Pyramidstype[BMCXV;BEHI],struckat London byEadwine,drapedandhelmetedbustright,sceptrein !eld:+EADPARD REX around, rev. shortvoidedcross,pyramidemergingfrominnercircleineachangle:+EADPINEONLVN around,1.17g/6h(Freeman 350; FEJ 545; N 831; S 1184). Some doubling on the reverse, otherwise nearly very fine, portrait better, grey tone
£300-£360
1104
Provenance: Bt P. Maziewski 1997
Harold II (1066)
Penny,Paxtype[BMCI],GpA,struckat Lewes bythemoneyerOswold,crownedheadleft,sceptrein !eld:+HALOLDREXANG around, rev. PAX inpelletedpanel:+OZWOLDONLEPEE around,1.27g/9h(Paganp.190[35+specimensnoted];FEJ447,samedies;N 836; S 1186). Good very fine, fresh surfaces with some residual die striations, light golden-grey tone
£3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Bt C.J. Martin October 1995
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Each sale item that passes through our Mayfair auction house is appraised by an expert recognised as a leading authority in a particular field of interest, ranging from ancient coins and military medals to jewellery and vintage watches. This depth of knowledge across all departments sets us apart from other generalist auctioneers.
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Respected worldwide for the breadth and depth of our specialist expertise, we can connect you to a broad, deep pool of potential buyers. Over the years, we’ve brought together an international community of people who share our particular passion. As recognised experts, with a vast store of freely available in-house knowledge and experience, we’ve earned the trust of buyers across the globe.
Our fees are transparent. Unlike many other auction houses, we don’t charge for collecting your lots, photography or marketing and there’s no minimum lot charge.
Not surprisingly, our position as a trusted authority, with deep global reach, often leads to the achievement of higher than expected prices at auction.
Free valuation
If you’re interested in selling your items and you’d like a free auction valuation, without obligation, our specialists will be happy to help. You can submit online or bring your sale item to a valuation day at our Mayfair auction house or at a regional venue. Alternatively, request a home visit.
BUY WITH US
We’re here for you, whether you’re an experienced collector with a depth of knowledge or an occasional buyer attracted to a particular piece of jewellery or vintage watch.
Be assured that the item in question has been accurately described and photographed, detailing all available information, from its provenance to its current condition. Be certain that our price estimate is fair and sensible.
Delve deep into our website and you’ll discover a vast store of helpful background data, including prices achieved for similar items at previous auctions. Informed and empowered, study our detailed online catalogue, then place your bid in complete confidence.
