A mixture of detected hammered coins (26) taking in the reigns of Richard I, John, Henry III, Edward I, II, III, Elizabeth I, and Charles II. Group includes 2 continental hammered and a Henry III Class Ia penny of Dublin. Denominations range from cut farthings to an Elizabeth I Groat. Mostly attributed by the finder. Very good to Fine
AngelElizabeth I First type with wire line inner circles S.2513 mintmark Lis EF struck on a slightly irregularly shaped flan as often encountered, a few minor contact marks and an edge nick by the B of HIB otherwise practically 'as struck' with very little real wear, compares favourably with the Spink plate coin, Catalogues at £5500 VF in Spink this considerably superior
AngelHenry VIII First Coinage h and Rose above shield, m.m. castle Schneider 558 S.2265North 1760 mintmark Castle 5.2 grammes Good Fine (bought C.J.Martin 14/12/1985 £320)
Anglo-Gallic Hardi d'Argent Edward the Black Prince Poitiers mint, P between Q and I on reverse only, Elias 205b (born 1330 died 1376) the only penny minted by a non-monarch or protector, weight 1.1 grammes, Near VF with a few light verdigris spots (bought C.J.Martin 1983 £30)
Anglo-Gallic Hardi d'Argent Henry IV 1399-1413 Elias 233 a/e Obverse ENRIC R ANGLIE, Reverse FRACIE DNS AQI, annulet above crown and below fleur-de-lis on reverse, weight 1.3 grammes, Fine (bought C.J.Martin £50)
Anglo-Gallic Second type Denier of Poitou Richard I (1189-1199) Elias 8 Reverse PIC TAVIE NSIS in three lines, this being one of the only issues of Richard I coinage to bear his name, weight 1.1 grammes, NVF with some light toning (bought C.J.Martin 1983 £24)
Ar penny. Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Wessex. Alfred the Great. 871-899. Third coinage, struck circa 880. London mint. Obv; ÆLF RED RE X (X in right field), diademed bust right. Rev; Londonia monogram; cross of wedges above, cross of four pellets. Spink 1061. Good detail with a dark tone but a slight ragged edge. RARE. 1.15g. 18mm. NEF.
Ar sceat. Anglo-Saxon. C, 680-710. Series B var. Obv; Diademed head right, cross before. Rev; Bird right on cross; annulets flanking cross with pellets below. Spink 777b var. Good detail with earthy surface deposits. 1.17g 12mm.VF
Ar sceat. Anglo-Saxon. C, 710-725. Series J, type 85. Mint in Northumbria. Obv; Diademed head right. Rev; Outline bird right on cross; quatrefoil to right of bird, annulets flanking cross. Spink 802. Good detail and silver. 1.25g 12mm. EF
Ar sceat. Anglo-Saxon. Primary Sceattas. C, 680-710 AD. Series B type. Obv; Diademed head right. Rev; Bird right on cross pattée; annulets in upper quarters, cross before. Spink 777a. Dark tone. 1.18g. 12mm. NVF
Double CrownCharles I Group B Larger bust with short truncation mintmark, No inner circles Brooker 148 (this coin) Schneider 181 S.2699North 2161 die alignment 140 degrees Anchor/Anchor with flukes to right 4.52 grammes NVF, Ex-Brooker Collection no.148 (bought C.J.Martin 16/9/1985 £265)
GroatEdward IV Light Coinage London mint m.m. rose quatrefoils by bust and pellet in first quarter of reverse (Blunt & Whitton Type Vd 2, N.1568, S2000) VF, deeply toned, and generally well struck.
Half NobleHenry V Class G with quatrefoil over sail Schneider 265 S.1753North 1380 3.5 grammes Fine with some surface imperfections (bought Grantham Coins 12/10/1985 £300)
Half PoundElizabeth I Sixth Issue reads ELIZAB S.2535 Schneider 808 North 2009 mintmark Tun 5.5 grammes VF on a full round flan (bought M.Trenerry 25/10/1985 £800)
Half SovereignEdward VI Second period Crowned Bust mintmark Y Southwark mint Schneider 687 S.2438North 1911 5.5 grammes VF with a handful of heavier contact marks in the obverse field otherwise struck on a full and round flan and with much eye appeal (bought Grantham Coins 2/7/1985 £825)
Hammered (2) GroatEdward III Pre-treaty Series C (Doubleday 381, N.1147, S.1565) NVF but with rough edges, small flan split, and raised rim edge knock at 9 o' clock, Groat Edward III Pre-treaty Series D (Doubleday 403, N.1152, S.1566) Fine, heavy double striking to bust and minor flan splits
Hammered (32) Group of detector finds from Richard I all the way up to Charles II thus spanning a period of nearly 500 years. Tudor and Stuart periods mostly represented, Fair to Fine, a few pierced
Hammered (4) An interesting group which represents the transition from short cross to cross and pellets coinage in England during the 13th century, PennyJohn Class 5c SIMON ON CAN Canterbury mint (N,971, S.1352) GF, very slight flan loss but a clear portrait, Penny Henry III Class 5a RICARD ON LVND London mint (N.991/2, S.1367),VF and nicely toned, flan slightly crimped and the reverse a little off struck, Penny Edward I Class VI IOH ON SEINTED Bury St. Edmunds mint (N.1001, S.1377) Fine, the crude portrait mostly clear, probably from the Colchesterhoard, Penny Edward I Class 4d with pellet at beginning of Obv. and rev. legend Canterbury mint (N.1026, S.1419) GF and toned
Hammered (5) A date run of hammered halfpennies from 1327-1461 taking in the whole Lancastrian blood-line from Edward III onwards, Halfpenny Edward III Florin coinage (N.1131, S.1557) Fine, Halfpenny Richard II Type I (N.1331, S.1698) NVF and on a full, round flan, Halfpenny Henry IV Heavy coinage (N.1352, S.1723) AF, strictly a fragment but the atypical bust style of this rare coinage still clear, Halfpenny Henry V Class D with annulets by hair (N.1410, S.1795) Fine, Halfpenny Henry VI Leaf-trefoil? Issue (N.1492, S.1905) Fine, slightly crimped
Jetton Elizabeth I in lead or pewter, these believed to have been struck in London around 1574, probably as political medalets or counters, Reverse with Crowned Rose and E [R] at sides Obverse with double-headed eagle North 2062, weight 2.5 grammes Fair (b
Jetton Elizabeth I in lead or pewter, these believed to have been struck in London around 1574, probably as political medalets or counters, Reverse with Crowned Rose BEATI REGINA Reverse with double headed eagle North 2063, weight 3.7 grammes, VG
Medieval Jettons (4) all English and produced circa early 1300's with contemporary designs. Collectors tickets included. AF to VF, 2 Jettons centrally pierced as is usually the case to prevent circulation
PennyAethelberht B.M.C I, No.36 var S.1053North 620 Reverse moneyers name (blundered) on and between the limbs of a beaded cross, moneyer Heanbearht About VF with green patina and a large edge chip (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £200) The moneyer's name appears to read WNBEARHT
PennyAethelred Helmet Type GODPNE MO LVND London Mint (B.M.C. VIII, S.1152 variant with pellet behind bust) GVF with a pleasing russet tone. A few peck marks and a pinhead perforation at 4 o' clock on obverse
PennyAethelred I Series A Canterbury mint B.M.C. I S.1055North 622Wessex lunettes moneyers name in three lines, moneyer Berheah Ex-Bagnall, Ex-Shand, Ex-Carlyon-Britton , found by Waterloo Bridge 1883, weight 1.0 grammes, VF with a small edge chip and some surface cracks, Very Rare Refer to SCBI 1 Fitzwilliam, No.538 for a similar example
PennyAethelred II 'The Unready' Long Cross type Mossop Plate XI, No.22? B.M.C. Iva, No.163 FEJ 449 S.1151North 774 variety with a pellet in one quarter, Lincoln mint, moneyer Colgrim, weight 1.6 grammes, GVF lightly toned with a few small peck marks (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £110) This reverse with added pellet may be unrecorded for Colgrim by Mossop as the referenced plate coin is unclear
PennyAethelstan North-Eastern I type with large lettering Horizontal Trefoil 1 (HT1) type moneyers name in two lines with three crosses between, and trefoil above and below, 1.6 grammes, B.M.C. I, No.132 S.1089North 668, moneyer Winele GVF (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £360) Interestingly, this coin lacks an initial cross on the obverse
PennyAethelwulf Phase II Canterbury Mint B.M.C. XIV S.1047North 613 moneyer Herebeald, 1.2 grammes, NVF on a slightly ragged flan (bought C.J.Martin 1985 £400) There are no examples of this type in the E.M.C. or SCBI databases
PennyBurgred King of Mercia Reverse MONETA BEAGITE B.M.C. Type A S.938North 423 moneyer Beagstan lunettes unbroken, 1.0 grammes, NVF chipped around the rim (bought M.trenerry 1986 £85) Refer to SCBI 1 Fitzwilliam 408
PennyCharles ITower Mint Group D No inner circles, No CR by shield, Fourth Bust type 3.2 mintmark Pellets S.2845North 2268, weight 0.6 grammes, VF on an irregularly shaped flan (bought C.J.Martin 1986 £29.50)
PennyCharles ITower Mint Group E Fifth 'Aberystwyth' Bust Class 3a3 inner circle on obverse mintmark two pellets S.2849North 2272, weight 0.5 grammes, Fine with some weakness in legends (bought M.Trenerry 1983 £11)
PennyCnut Pointed Helmet type B.M.C. XIV, No.93 S.1158North 787York mint, moneyer Asgvt, weight 1.0 grammes NEF with golden tone (bought C.J.Martin 1985 £145) There are just 2 specimens of this moneyer/type combination in both E.M.C. and SCBI databases
PennyCnut Quatrefoil Type COLGRIM MO EO York Mint (B.M.C. VIII, No.80, SCBI Mack, No.1085, N.781, S.1157) VF with slight double striking behind bust. Bust of atypical York regional die cutting style
PennyCoenwulf East Anglian type B.M.C. 73 Cn. 98 S.919North 363 Obverse crude diademed bust right, Reverse Moneyers name LVL on leaves in arms of cross About Fine with a large edge chip to the inner circle, and a couple of very thin 'pinholes' on the coin found in the remains of Royal Palace' Eastry, Kent in June 1985 (bought C.J.Martin 1985 £150)
PennyEadgar North-Eastern type HT NE V (Two Line Horizontal, North Eastern V) three crosses between moneyers name MAN AIMO (M inverted) with a trefoil above and below, B.M.C. I, No.123 (die duplicate) S.1129North 741 moneyer Mana, 1.6 grammes, EF (bought C.J.Martin 1987 £175)
PennyEadmund Horizontal Trefoil 1 (HT1) type moneyers name in two lines with three crosses between and trefoil above and below B.M.C. I, No.101 S.1105North 688 moneyer Martin, 1.7 grammes, NEF (bought C.J.Martin February 1986 £375)
PennyEadmund Horizontal Trefoil 1 (HT1) type moneyers name in two lines with three crosses between and trefoil above and below S.1105North 688 moneyer Ingelgar VF toned
PennyEadred Local (North-Eastern) type moneyers name in two lines with three crosses between and a trefoil above and below, S.1113 moneyer Ingelgar VF toned
PennyEadred Local (North-Western) type Rosette/Two Line Horizontal (R/HR1) moneyers name in two lines with three crosses between and a rosette above and below, B.M.C. IV S.1117North 718 moneyer Manne, 1.4 grammes, EF Ex-P.W.P Carlyon-Britton
PennyEadwig (North-Eastern) Horizontal Trefoil 1 (HT1 NE) type moneyers name in two lines with three crosses between and trefoil above and below, Reverse I.VN MHO B.M.C. I S.1122North 724 moneyer Ive (Rare) 1.2 grammes, VF with colourful toning (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £250) Refer to SCBI 34 British Museum, No.761
PennyEdward I Long Cross coinage S.1409North 1038London Mint Class 10ab very narrow lettering with concave sides, thin initial Cross, Obverse EDWARD R ANGL DNS HY (no B), Reverse CIVITAS LONDON note on collectors ticket states 'believed unique with this obverse reading', weight 1.4 grammes, Fine (bought Glendenning's Auction September 1985 £17)
PennyEdward IV First Reign Archbishop Neville York Mint G and key by neck mintmark Plain Cross S.2062North 1594, weight 0.8 grammes, About Fine, lightly clipped (bought Weston-Super-Mare Coin Fair 1983 £10)
PennyEdward IV Second Reign Archbishop Booth York Mint B and key by neck S.2132North 1652, weight 0.8 grammes, Good Fine, the legend badly clipped (bought 1983 £9)
PennyEdward the Elder, King of Wessex Two-line type B.M.C. I, No.40 S.1087North 649 type HP1 moneyer name in two lines with three crosses between, and a pellet above and below, moneyer ECLAF VF with a slight edge break, and neatly repaired (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £95) Refer to SCBI 9 Ashmolean, No.299
PennyEdward the Martyr Sole type Mossop Plate I, No.30 B.M.C. I, No.17 (same dies) S.1142North 763 Lincoln mint, moneyer LEVIG, weight 1.4 grammes, VF/GVF, Very Rare (bought Spink 1986 £1250) superior to the example in the Judson Collection which realised £2500 hammer price at DNW October 2002
PennyElizabeth I Sixth Issue without rose or date S.2580 Obverse SPINE for SPINA mintmark A, weight 0.4 grammes, Fine or near so on a slightly ragged flan (bought S.Burkinshaw 1985 £10)
PennyHarold I Fleur-de-lis type with fleur-de-lis between two pellets in each angle B.M.C. V, No.74 S.1165North 803 moneyer GODPINE ON LVN, 1.1 grammes, Good Fine with flan crack at 11 o'clock on the obverse (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £185) Refer to SCBI 18 Copenhagen, No.373
PennyHarold I Fleur-de-Lis type with fleur-de-lis between two pellets in each angle S.1165 moneyer EDRIC ONN LUND GVF with some flan stress and a small flan split in front of the portrait
PennyHarold II Pax type B.M.C. I, No.104 var S.1186North 836 Wilton mint, moneyer Rentwine, weight 1.1 grammes, Fine/Good Fine with a slight weakness in the legends, Very Rare (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £345) There are 16 Wilton mint Pax types in the E.M.C. & SCBI databases, none of which are of moneyer Rentwine. North appears not to record the moneyer in Volume I of English Hammered Coinage.
PennyHarthacnut Danish type imitating Aethelred II Hauberg 23/28 S.1170 Reverse TOOCI ON LVDI (Lund mint, Denmark) with crescents in two quarters, 1.0 grammes, GVF (bought C.J.Martin December 1985 £375)
PennyHenry I Quadrilateral on Cross fleury type B.M.C. XV, No.241 S.1276North 871London Mint, Obverse Bust left with sceptre HENRIC[VS], Reverse BRIHC[MAR ON] LVN moneyer Bricmar, weight 1.4 grammes, Fine struck on an irregularly shaped flan and off-centre (bought Numismatic Legends, London Coin Fair November 1985 £90)
PennyHenry II Short Cross Class 1c Portrait less fine shaped, more curls to right than left, no stop before REX S.1345North 964London mint moneyer RAVL, weight 1.5 grammes, Near VF (bought C.J.Martin April 1986 £50)
PennyHenry II Tealby Class C S.1339North 957 Curl of hair at temple, weight 1.5 grammes, Near Fine with much weakness of strike (bought S.Beach 1983 £25)
PennyHenry III Long Cross with sceptreS.1373North 997Canterbury mint, moneyer WILLEM Obverse hENRICVS REX III with single band to Crown and low central fleur, Reverse WILLEM ON CANT, weight 1.4 grammes, Fine with a small edge chip, Ex-Carnegie Museum
PennyHenry III Long Cross without sceptreS.1359 Class 1b London Mint Obverse hENRICVS REX ANG Reverse LIE TERCI LON, weight 1.4 grammes, NVF (bought Torbay Coin Gallery at Taunton Coin Fair 1984 £35)
PennyHenry III Long Cross without sceptreS.1361 Class 2 Obverse hENRICVS REX TERCI Canterbury mint, moneyer Nicole, weight 1.4 grammes, Good Fine with a planchet clip and some old thin scratches on the reverse (bought Tim Owen 1983 £14)
PennyHenry III Long Cross without sceptreS.1362 Class 3 Obverse hENRICVS REX III Letter X as Class 1 with mintmark Star (similar to North 984 but Class 3 obverse legend) Reverse HENRI ON LVNDE, weight 1.5 grammes, About VF (bought Torbay Coin Gallery, Exeter Coin Fair 1984 £10)
PennyHenry III Short Cross 3 curls on either side of portrait, no pellets in curls S.1355A type 6c North 979Canterbury mint, moneyer Samuel, weight 1.5 grammes, portrait NVF with some weaker areas in the legend (bought S.R.Porter 1982 £15)
PennyHenry III Short Cross degraded portrait, wedge-shaped X, Cross pomme as initial mark, two curls S.1357B Class 8b London Mint, moneyer Nichole, weight 1.4 grammes, About Fine weakly struck in the centre as often (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £45)
PennyHenry IV Light Coinage Trefoil on breast Durham Mint S.1735North 1365, weight 0.8 grammes, Near Fine with an edge chip between 6 and 7 o'clock on the obverse (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £375)
PennyHenry VDurham Mint Class C Obverse Mullet to left of crown and broken annulet to right of crown, Reverse quatrefoil after CIVITAS S.1782North 1405, weight 1.0 grammes, Fine with a dark patina (bought Torbay Coin Gallery 1983 £30)
PennyHenry VI Annulet issue (1422-30) Calais Mint Obverse Annulets at neck, Reverse Annulets in two quarters S.1845North 1432, weight 0.8 grammes, About Fine (bought Tim Owen 1983 £10)
PennyHenry VIISovereign type Bishop Fox Durham Mint Reverse with mitre above shield, crozier to right of King, throne with one pillar, D R beside shield, weakly struck to right of shield, S.2233North 1731 identifiable by obverse design, weight 0.5 grammes, Fine with some weak areas (bought Tim Owen 1983 £19)
PennyHenry VIII Second Coinage Sovereign type Bishop Tunstall Durham Mint Reverse with CD beside shield mintmark Star on obverse only S.2354North 1813, weight 0.6 grammes, NVF struck on a full flan (bought C.J.Martin 1989 £60)
PennyJames I Second Coinage with TVEATVR on both sides S.2662North 2106/2 mintmark Mullet, weight 0.5 grammes, Fine with some weakness in the obverse legend (bought Glendenning's Auction September 1985 £28)
PennyJohnS.1351North 970 Class 5 short X in legend with EX after sceptre, London Mint, moneyer Willelm, weight 1.4 grammes, Good Fine (bought Torbay Coin Gallery 1983 £20)
PennyJohnS.1353North 974/2 Class 6, X with rounded ends, London Mint, Obverse HENRI[CVS R]EX Reverse RIC[ARD] ON LVN moneyer Ricard, weight 1.5 grammes, Good Fine, struck off-centre (bought Tim Owen 1983 £19)
PennyMatilda MATILDI IMP S.1326North 936 Ex-Cardiff hoard VG with two long flan cracks, collector's notes state 'expertly repaired by museum', Very Rare (bought C.J.Martin 1990 £450) Refer to G.C.Boon 'Coins of the Anarchy 1135-54' p.18-25 or R.P.Mack 'Stephen and the Anarchy' 1135-1154 p-85-88
PennyOffa King of Mercia 757-796 Light Coinage CEB 59-60 S.905North 277Canterbury mint, moneyer Pehtwald 1.3 grammes, Good Fine with an edge chip, Rare (bought C.J.Martin 1985 £750) Refer to E.M.C. 1992.0257 or BNJ Coin Register 1992, No.257
PennyOffa Light coinage EHEL NOT (Ethelnoth) Canterbury Mint (N.286 var, CEB 53 var S.904 var) VF with some light porosity. Dark surface mark to obverse. Extremely rare, especially without chips or cracks as so often seen with Offa pennies. This sub-variety differs from those referenced in having a solid bar which divides the moneyers name. Possibly unpublished
PennyPhilip and MaryS.2510 mintmark Lis GF/NVF with a large edge chip below the bust between 4 and 6 o'clock, weighs 0.4 grammes, Very Rare. Ex-Morrieson, Ex-Anthony, Ex-Blake collections (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £125)
PennyRichard III Archbishop RotherhamYork Mint T and upright key by neck, Reverse quatrefoil in centre S.2166 m.m. boars head North 1686, weight 0.7 grammes, Fine, struck on an ovoid flan with much of the legend indistinct or off the flan (bought Spinks 1983 £235)
PennyRichard III Bishop Sherwood m.m. Lis S on breast and D in centre of reverse Durham mint (Allen 190, N.1687, S.2169) Fine for issue but neatly pierced in antiquity. The S on the king's breast unusually clear and some regnal name visible
PennyStephenWatford Type STIFNE ON PINC(ES) Winchester Mint (B.M.C. I, N. 873, S.1278) VF and probably much as struck. Large flan. Ex. Pimprez hoard, Spink 170, Lot.485 This is the plate coin featured in 'The Pimprez Hoard' by Phillips, Freeman, and Woodhead; Numismatic Chronicle 2011, p.331, No.434, Plate 50.
PennyStephenWatford type variety with no inner circle on obverse Mack 24(m) S.1278 var North 874 Obverse [STIE]FNE Reverse [P]ALTIER [ON NORP] moneyer Waltier Norwich mint weight 1.2 grammes, Fine on an irregular flan with some weak areas as often found on this issue (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £95)
PennyWilliam II Voided Cross type B.M.C. III, No.206 S.1260North 853London Mint, moneyer Ordgar, 1.4 grammes, VF (bought Baldwin's 1983 £435) This moneyer is not represented for this type in the SCBI database
PennyWilliam the Conqueror Bonnet type B.M.C. II, No.167 (same dies) S.1251North 842York mint, moneyer Althurolf, weight 1.1 grammes, NVF (bought Torbay Coin Gallery 1983 £75) The pellet in the centre of the reverse cross is omitted on this die as noted in B.M.C. Norman Kings
Pledge PennyElizabeth I 1601 in silverPeck 3 pleasing VF better, Very Rare with only a few known examples a little green patina reverse hardly detracts and is perhaps removable
Primary Sceatta Early Anglo-SaxonKentish type S.776 Bird type, Obverse Diademed bust right, Reverse bird on cross with annulet on end of each horizontal arm, weight 1.2 grammes, VF with an edge chip (bought Glendinings Auction November 1985 £55)
Primary Sceatta Early Anglo-Saxon South-Eastern type S.779BMC 2b series C2 Obverse Radiate bust right, Reverse four crosses around standard, weight 1.1 grammes, Good Fine and pleasing (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £110)
Quarter NobleEdward III Treaty Period London Mint Annulet before EDWARD S.1511 mintmark Cross Potent GVF with a small striking split from the edge at 3 o'clock on the reverse this also leading to just inside the inner circle where a there is small flan split
Quarter RyalEdward IV First Reign Shield in quatrefoil E above, rose to left and sun to right Schneider 414 S.1965North 1560 mintmark Sun over crown both sides 1.9 grammes NVF with a thin flan split from the edge across the top of the shield (bought C.J.Martin 21/6/1986 £265)
Sceat Early Anglo Saxon Period silver Series X radiate Wodan Head with chevron beard, monster in flight reverse looking back with gaping jaws Type 31, Spink 797 1.07 grms diameter 11.98 mm Good VF and pleasing
ShillingCharles I MM Tun along with Medieval (5) reported as Jettons but some heavier copper with ornate designs, mixed grades one holed and in need of further research
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