British Coins 1 2 1 † Celtic coinage, early uninscribed coinage, quarter stater, geometric type, unintelligible patterns on both sides, wt. 1.36gms. (S.46), very fine £180-200 2 Early Anglo-Saxon (c.680-710), primary sceat, type C2, diad. bust r., runic letters in r. field, rev. TTII on standard, four crosses around, wt. 0.98gms. (S.779 var.), good very fine £100-120 3 Early Anglo-Saxon (c.695-740), continental sceattas (4), series E (S.790 var.); with hammered silver coins (4), fine to good very fine (8) £300-400 4 Kings of East Anglia, Beonna (c.758), sceat, Efe, BEONNA REX (partly in runic letters), pellet in centre, rev. large cross with E F E in angles and small cross at centre, wt. 0.95gms. (S.945; N.430), minor weakness otherwise good very fine, very rare £3000-3500 5 6 5 † Danelaw (c.898-915), Viking coinage of York, Cnut, patriarchal cross, rev. CVNNETI, small cross and pellets (S.993; N.501), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as AU55, about extremely fine and toned £700-900 6 † Danelaw (c.898-915), Viking coinage of York, Cnut, patriarchal cross, rev. CVNNETTI, small cross and pellets (S.993; N.501), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as XF45, good very fine and toned £450-550 7 8 7 † Wessex, Edward the Elder (899-924), penny, two-line type, Cunulf, small cross pattee, rev. CVNV- LFMTO in two lines, crosslets between, trefoil of pellets above and below (S.1087; N.649), small chip in edge, otherwise almost extremely fine £250-350 8 † Eadgar (959-975), penny, small cross, Eanulf, E.ADG.A.RREX, rev. +EANV/LFNO in two lines, pellets above and below, crosses between (S. 1129; N.741), good very fine or better £250-300 9 10 9 † Aethelred II, penny, Crux type (c.991-997), Southwark, Aethelwerd, bust l. with sceptre, rev. AEDELPERD M-O SVDBY, voided short cross, C R V X in angles (S.1148; N.770), almost extremely fine £300-350 * ex CNG, Auction 41, 19 March 1997, lot 2902 10 † Æthelred II (978-1016), penny, last small cross type, London, Ælfget, diademed bust l., rev. ÆLFGED M’O LVND:, small cross (S.1154; N.777), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as AU58, good very fine £400-500 11 13 11 † Cnut (1016-1035), penny, helmet type, probably a Scandinavian imitation, helmeted bust l., with sceptre, rev. voided cross, annulets in angles (S.1158), legends slightly blundered, about fine £100-125 12 Edward the Confessor, cut halfpenny, expanding cross type, heavy issue, York, Iola (cf. S.1177); William I, cut halfpennies (2): bonnet type, mint and moneyer uncertain (cf. S.1251); two stars type, mint uncertain, Godwine (cf. S.1254), fine to very fine, all scarce (3) £250-300 13 Edward I, jeton, crowned bust facing, rev. cross with suns and crescents in angles, attempted piercing in centre of obverse otherwise good very fine, an unusually nice example; with French jetons (4), fine to very fine (5) £200-250 14 15 14 Edward III, fourth coinage, pre-treaty period (1351-1361), quarter noble, series G, London, shield within tressure, rev. ornate cross within tressure, pellet in centre, wt. 1.85gms. (S.1498; N.1191), some weakness below shield, otherwise good very fine £300-350 15 Edward III, fourth coinage, pre-treaty period (1351-1361), quarter noble, series G, London, shield within tressure, rev. ornate cross within tressure, pellet in centre, wt. 1.92gms. (S.1498; N.1191), slightly wavy flan, very fine £300-350 16 17 16 Edward III, fourth coinage, transitional treaty period (1361), half noble, London, mm. cross potent, king with sword and shield stg. facing in ship, rev. ornate cross, E in centre, wt. 3.38gms. (S.1500; N.1223), some clipping, very fine £800-900 17 Edward III, fourth coinage, treaty period (1361-1369), quarter noble, London, shield within tressure, annulet before EDWARD, rev. ornate cross within tressure, lis in centre, wt. 1.90gms. (S.1511; N.1244), edge crack, otherwise very fine £350-400 18 Edward III, fourth coinage, pre-treaty period (1351-1361), groat, York, series E/D mule, mm. cross 2/cross 1, wt. 4.34gms. (S.1572/1571; N.1164/1153), edge slightly ragged, about very fine £200-250 * ex G.V. Doubleday, Glendining, 7-8 June 1972, lot 417 (part) 19 Richard II (1377-1399), noble, type I, London, king with sword and shield stg. facing in ship, rev. ornate cross, R in centre (S.1653/4), slightly waterworn, very fine or better £2000-2500 20 Henry V (1413-1422), noble, series C, London, king with sword and shield stg. facing in ship, broken annulet on ship, rev. ornate cross, quatrefoil in second quarter, wt. 6.20gms. (S.1742; N.1371), clipped, otherwise almost extremely fine £1700-1900 21 † Henry VI, annulet issue (1422-c.1430), noble, London, king with sword and shield stg. facing in ship, annulet by sword arm, rev. ornate cross, h in centre, annulet in one spandrel (S.1799; N.1414), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as XF45, slightly creased, otherwise very fine £2000-2250 22 † Edward IV, first reign, light coinage (1464-1470), ryal, continental imitation of London type, king with sword and shield stg. facing in ship, E on banner at stern, rev. rose upon radiate sun in centre of ornate cross (S.1952), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as AU55, creased, good very fine £1500-1700 23 24 23 Edward IV, second reign, angel, mm. annulet (1471-1473), the archangel Michael slaying the dragon, rev. ship holding shield, cross above, E and rose at sides, wt. 5.11gms. (S.2091; N.1626), very fine £1200-1400 24 Edward IV, second reign, angel, mm. cross and four pellets (1473-1477), the archangel Michael slaying the dragon, rev. ship holding shield, cross above, E and rose at sides, wt. 4.49gms. (S.2091; N.1626), slightly cracked in centre, about very fine £600-800 25 Edward IV, second reign, angel, mm. cinquefoil (1480-1483), the archangel Michael slaying the dragon, rev. ship holding shield, cross above, E and rose at sides, wt. 5.12gms. (S.2091; N.1626), about extremely fine £1800-2000 26 Henry VII, angel, type III, mm. pansy (1495-1498), the archangel Michael slaying the dragon, rev. ship holding shield, cross above, h and rose at sides (S.2183; N.1695), possible traces of mounting, a little creased, good fine £700-900 27 28 27 † Henry VII, angel, type V, mm. cross-crosslet (1504-1505), the archangel Michael slaying the dragon, rev. ship holding shield, cross above, h and rose at sides, wt. 5.10gms. (S.2187; N.1698), about fine £300-350 28 Henry VII, angel, type V, mm. pheon (1505-1509), the archangel Michael slaying the dragon, rev. ship holding shield, cross above, h and rose at sides, wt. 5.01gms. (S.2187; N.1698), good very fine £1500-1800 29 Henry VII, groat, facing bust issue, class I, mm. lis upon rose (1485-1487), crowned bust facing within tressure, rose on breast, rev. long cross, pellets in angles, wt. 2.73gms. (S.2193; N.1703), about very fine, rare £150-200 30 † Henry VIII, first coinage (1509-1526), angel, mm. portcullis crowned, the archangel Michael slaying the dragon, rev. ship holding shield, cross above, h and rose at sides (S.2265; N.1760), in plastic holder, graded by PCGS as MS63, extremely fine £5000-6000 A very choice, full struck example. 31 32 31 Henry VIII, first coinage (1509-1526), angel, mm. castle, the archangel Michael slaying the dragon, rev. ship holding shield, cross above, h and rose at sides, wt. 5.08gms. (S.2265; N.1760), very fine £900-1000 32 Henry VIII, second coinage (1526-1544), crown of the double rose, mm. rose, crowned double rose between crowned h-K, rev. crowned shield of arms, wt. 3.62gms. (S.2273; N.1788), very fine £1100-1500 33 Henry VIII, second coinage (1526-44), gold halfcrown, London, mm. rose, crowned double rose between h-K, rev. crowned shield of arms (S.2285; N.1794; Schneider 600), in plastic holder, graded by PCGS as MS64+, fully struck, extremely fine, extremely rare in this high grade £7000-8000 A superb piece. 34 Henry VIII, third coinage (1544-1547), angel, mm. lis, crowned, the archangel Michael slaying the dragon, rev. ship holding shield, cross above, wt. 5.08gms. (S.2299; N.1830), some weakness in striking 9 and 12 o’clock, also on reverse, edge nick at 1 o’clock, otherwise almost extremely fine £1100-1300 35 † Henry VIII, third coinage (1544-1547), half sovereign, Tower mint, mm. pellet in annulet, king enthroned facing, holding orb and sceptre, rose below, rev. crowned shield of arms with lion and griffin supporters, wt. 5.08gms. (S.2294; N.1827), slight striking crack by king’s hand, some weakness, otherwise fine £500-550 36 Henry VIII, third coinage (1544-1547), half sovereign, Southwark, mm. E, king enthroned facing, holding orb and sceptre, rose below, rev. crowned shield of arms with lion and griffin supporters, wt. 5.34gms. (S.2297; N.1828), good very fine, with a good portrait £3000-4000 37 † Henry VIII, third coinage (1544-1547), crown of the double rose, Bristol, mm. -/WS, crowned double rose between crowned h-R, rev. crowned shield of arms dividing h-R (S.2309; N.1836), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as AU50 (incorrectly described on holder), about extremely fine, scarce £2400-2600 38 Henry VIII, second coinage (1526-1544), penny, sovereign type, Durham, bishop Wolsey, mm.