PennyJohn (1199-1216) London Mint, moneyer Abel, Class 5c, Letter X composed of four strokes, S.1352, two minor cracks, a tiny amount of light shines through, 1.35 grammes, otherwise VF, comes with Harrington & Byrne certificate
PennyJohnLondon Mint, moneyer Ilger, class uncertain due to wear, S.1351/1352 Fine or near so, creased with an edge crack where the light shows through
PennyJohnS.1352, Class 5c, Winchester Mint, moneyer Bartelme, 1.44 grammes, the flan slightly misshapen at 6 o'clock, otherwise Near EF, a most pleasing example and seldom seen in this high grade
PennyJohn Class 5b, Obverse S with pellet centre, Round topped R, Canterbury Mint, moneyer Iohan, North 970 (b)(ii). 1.4 grammes. Good Fine with some slight weak areas
PennyJohn, reads HENRIEVS (reversed S) similar to Class 4c with 6 pearls to Crown, London Mint, moneyer Henri S.1349 as North 968/2 GVF with an old scratch on the obverse, a bold example
Groats (3) Edward IV Light Coinage S.2000 mintmark Sun Near Fine with a large edge cut, Mary S.2492 mintmark Pomegranate Fair, Henry VIII Second Coinage, Laker Bust D, S.2337E Good Fine, toned, Sixpences Elizabeth I (2) Sixth Issue 1593 mintmark Tun approaching Fine, on an irregularly-shaped flan, Milled issue 1562 mintmark Star , Fine, once gilded, PennyJohn, Canterbury Mint About Fine, along with Scotland 40 Pence Charles I F at end of reverse legend S.5578 Fine
Pennies (3) Henry II London Mint, moneyer Pieres, Henry III Short Cross London Mint, moneyer Ledvlf, Henry III Long Cross London Mint, moneyer Henri, Cut HalfpennyJohn London Mint VG to Fine
Hammered a small group (6), Groat Henry VI Pinecone-Mascle Calais MintS.1875 Good Fine, toned, Groat Elizabeth I Second Issue mintmark Cross Crosslet S.2556, Halfgroat Henry VI Annulet issue, Annulets at neck S.1840, Fine, Penny John, moneyer ALEIN, Durham Mint Fine with a thin crack above the head and an edge crack, overall Good Fine, Cut Halfpenny John moneyer Adam VF, along with Italy - Venice Soldino Doge Leonardo Loredan (1501-1521) VG
PennyJohn, Norwich mint, moneyer RENALD Class 5a2 Reversed S, circular curls containing single pellets S.1350B Fine with a larger weak area, comes with old collectors ticket
HalfgroatJames IS.2659 mintmark Mullet EF double struck, as part of a group of Hammered (11) Sixpences to Cut Halfpenny includes Ireland John Penny, Dublin Mint, in mixed grades
PennyJohn, circular pelleted curls, with cross pattee as initial mark on the reverse S.1351 dies 5b London Mint, moneyer Willelm Good Fine with a few old scratches
PennyJohn moneyer TOMAS ON RVLA, Rhuddlan mint (North Wales) mintmark Cross Pommée Group I Class ii North 972/2 with the portrait having two large curls on either side in the style of the class iii coins of moneyer SIMON(D) VF scarce
Hammered (3) Short cross pennies, Richard I Class 4a MENIR ON CANT, pelleted beard and crescent hair, Canterbury mint (S.1348a, N.968/1) AF or better, off-struck but with some pleasing russet tones, PennyJohn Class 5c ABEL ON LVNDE, letter E with spur and x of 2 thin strokes in saltire, London mint (S.1353, N.974/1) NVF with pleasing old collection toning, Penny Henry III Class 8c NICHOLE ON LVN, cross pommee as initial mark, London mint (S.1357C, N.981/3) weakly struck on one half of the flan, otherwise GF or better
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
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
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)
Hammered (4) Date run from 1180-1272, taking in 4 reigns, Penny Henry II Short cross Class 1c S.1345London mint RAVL ON LVND, Penny Richard I Class 3 S.1347 London mint RICARD ON LVND, Penny John Class 5c S.1352 London mint RAVF ON LVNDE, Penny Henry III Long cross Class Vd S.1370Canterbury mint IOHS ON CANTER GF to VF
Hammered silver (2), Short cross penny of John. IOHAN ON NORWICH. Nice detail but split. A Charles I Scottish twenty pence and a Roman silver tetradrachm of Nero. Alexandrian mint. Mixed conditions. Average about fine. [3]
Hammered group (28) SixpenceEdward VI About Fine, Groats Mary S.2492 Poor, Elizabeth I Second issue Good Fine, Threepence Elizabeth I 1569 mintmark Coronet Near Fine, Halfgroats (2) Elizabeth I mintmark Cross Crosslet Fine on an uneven flan, CommonwealthS.3221 Fine on an uneven flan, Pennies (16) William I PAXS About Fine with a large fragment about 20% missing, JohnCanterbury issue VG, Henry III London (2), Henry III Canterbury, Edward I Fine, Edward II NVF, Edward III Post Treaty Durham, Edward III Pre-Treaty 25% of flan missing Fair, Henry V York About Fine with missing fragment, Richard II York Near Fine, Henry VII Sovereign type Durham mint facing bust Good Fine, Henry VIII Sovereign type Durham Mint Bishop Wolsey TW beside shield Fine with some clipping, Henry VIII Posthumous issue fair, Elizabeth I without rose or date About Fine, clipped, Charles II Third issue About Fine, Halfpennies (4) Edward I London Mint Fine, Henry II Cut HalfpennyS.1344 Fine, Edward III Second Coinage VG, Henry VI Leaf-Trefoil issue Fine/Good Fine, Farthings (2) Edward I London Mint Good Fine, Edward II London Mint Fine
PennyJohn Short Cross S.1351 moneyer HVE on CANTE pleasing VF, comes with an old ticket stating 'Kesteven sale 23/6/99 Lot 22' , (Montagu Col.) Lot 377
PennyJohn Class 5b Regular S and circular pelleted curls with Cross Patee as initial mark on the reverse S.1351North 970 moneyer TOMAS ON CAR (Carlisle) Rare Mint a pleasing and evenly stuck GVF
Hammered (5). Henry VIIIgroat, 3rd coinage, Bristol mint, together with 3 Edward Ipennies and a John short cross penny, class 6a, moneyer Willelm on London. Mostly fine, the groat has some scratches on the obverse.
JohnPenny, class 5, moneyer Andrev on Lincoln, Henry III Penny, short cross, moneyer Ilger on London and Henry III long cross Penny. Fine to very fine. (3)
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