Roman 3rd to 4th Century Folles (11) including London Mint (3), Diocletian, Maximian (2), Galerius (2), Maxentius, Maximinus II (2) and Constantine I (3) all attributed Fine to VF
RomanAntoninus Pius AD138-161 (2) Denarius Obverse as Sear 1247 Reverse as Sear 1243 Tranquility standing right holding rudder and corn ears TR POT XIX COS IIII, weight 2.9 grammes NVF (bought M.Trenerry 1983 £20) and Dupondius Antoninus Pius AD138-161 Obverse ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII Reverse Britannia seated left on rock SC in exergue below Sear 1288, weight 12.8 grammes, Fine with green patina (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £98)
Roman As Caligula AD37-41 Obverse C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, Reverse Vesta seated left VESTA above, weight 9.1 grammes, S.467RIC 38 Fine or slightly better (bought M.Trenerry April 1986 £48)
Roman As Claudius AD41-54 Obverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP Reverse SC Minerva advancing right, weight 13.4 grammes Fine (bought S.Beach 1983 £28) along with Roman As Claudius AD41-54 Obverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP Reverse SC Minerva advancing right, weighs 7.7 grammes, VG a British imitative copy, (bought S.Beach 1983 £9)
Roman As Domitian AD69-96 Obverse CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS V Reverse SC Spes advancing left Sear 878RIC 723, weight 8.8 grammes, Fine/Good Fine (bought C.J.Martin April 1986 £25)
Roman As Nero AD54-68 Obverse IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P, Reverse Victory hovering left holding shield, weight 11.0 grammes S.476ARIC 312 Near Fine (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £25)
RomanDenarii (2) Trajan AD98-117 Obverse IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P Reverse COS [V P P S P Q R] OPTIMO PRINC Sear 978RIC 118, weight 3.2 grammes, NVF (bought Clifton Coins, Bath Coin Fair 1983 £18) and DenariusHadrian AD117-138 Obverse IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG Reverse P M TR P COS III Clementia (?) standing left RIC 117 Fine (bought S.R.Porter 1983 £18)
RomanDenariusCaesar 49-48BC S.456RSC 49 Obverse elephant right trampling on serpent, Reverse Simpulum, sprinkler, axe and priest's hat, weight 3.5 grammes, Good Fine with a flan crack at 10 o'clock on the obverse (bought C.J.Martin 1983 £45)
RomanDenariusGalba AD68-69 Obverse [IMP] SER GALBA AVG Reverse SPQR OB CS in three lines within oak wreath, weight 3.1 grammes, S.477RIC 167 Fine (bought C.J.Martin 1985 £47.50)
RomanDenarius The Empire, Augustus 27BC-14AD Obverse [CAESAR AVGV] TVS DIVI F PATER [PATRIAE] Reverse the Emperor's grandsons standing facing with spears and shields, [C.L.CAESARES A)VGVSTI F.COS.DESIG.[PRINC.IVVENT] weight 3.5 grammes S.459RIC 207 Fine off-centre (bought S.R.Porter 1984 £20)
RomanDenariusTitus AD79-81 Obverse IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M Reverse Elephant TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, AD80, weight 3.0 grammes, Fine (bought C.J.Martin 1986 £40)
RomanSestertiusMarcus Aurelius AD161-180 S.502 Obverse IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M Reverse Marcus Aurelius and Lucius clasping hands CONCORD AVGVSTOR T R P XV COS III S C, weight 13.8 grammes Fine (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £12)
Ar unit. Iceni. 'Eyelash crescents' C, 10-1 BC. Obv; Four opposed crescents. Rev; Horse right, sun below. Van Ardsell 679. Dark tone, clear detail. 1.14g. 13mm. VF
Ar unit. Iceni. 'Odin Smiler' C, 30-10 BC. Obv; Celtic head right, herringbone hair. Rev; Horse right, ring and pellet below. Not in Van Ardsell. (C Rudd had an example in list 94, 2007. Third known then) Small flan with a patchy dark tone. VERY RARE. 1.05g. 12mm. G Fine
Ar unit. North-Eastern series Corieltauvi. Uninscribed. C, 50 BC - AD 30. Hostidius type. Obv; Boar standing right, with bristles on back and pincer-feet; ring ornaments around. Rev; Celticized horse left; pellets and ringed-pellets in beaded circle around. Van Arsdell 855-857. Large flan but slight ragged edge. Good detail and scarce. 0.70g. 16mm. VF.
Ar unit. North-Eastern series. Corieltauvi South Ferriby left type. Uninscribed. Circa 50-10 BC. Obv; Blank. Rev; Horse left, ring ornament above. Van Arsdell 887. Good silver, scarcer type. 1.10g. 15mm. NVF
Au Quarter Stater. Atrebates & Regni. Uninscribed. Circa 75-30 BC. Ratham Ringpole - Atrebatic B - British ‘Remic' type. Obv; Celticized head of Apollo right. Rev; Horse running left; star above, ‘cogwheel' below. Spink 48. Good metal but a pale colour. 1.39g. 14mm. G Fine
Au Quarter Stater. Atrebates & Regni. Uninscribed. Circa 75-30 BC. Ratham Ringpole-Atrebatic B-British ‘Remic' type. Obv; Celticized head of Apollo right. Rev; Horse running left; star above, ‘cogwheel' below. Spink 48. Minor die deterioration. 1.30g. 15mm. NVF
Au Quarter Stater. Cantii. C, 40-35 BC. Late Weald type. Obv; Blank. Rev; Horse left; annulet in triangle above, annulets in fields. Van Arsdell 151-1. Central with good detail. RARE. 1.32g. 12mm. GVF
Au Stater. Ingoldisthorpe type. C, 70 BC. Obv; Devolved head of Apollo. Rev; Disjointed horse right. Spink 20B. Reverse off centre but scarce type. 6.34g. 18mm. VF/NVF.
CelticBillon Stater Armorican type Obverse head facing right, Reverse Horse with boar below, weight 6.1 grammes S.16 Good Fine (bought S.R.Porter 1983 £27)
Celtic Catuvellauni Ar Unit Cunobelin c.0-40AD Obverse Two Bull-headed serpents entwined, Reverse Horse left CVNO below S.299 VF and even, slightly porous, Rare
CelticGoldQuarter Stater Sussex group Geometric type O unintelligible patterns on obverse and reverse, weight 1.5 grammes S.49 M.79 VF, found at Badbury Rings (bought C.Martin 1984 £135)
CelticGold Stater Corieltauvi South Ferriby type, Obverse blank with traces of bust, Reverse disjointed crude horse with star below, weight 3.6 grammes, S.390 M.450, found North Ferriby 1979, Fine, Ex-H.Mossop Collection (bought C.J.Martin 1985 £150)
CelticGold Stater type B. Chute type Obverse Disjointed head of Apollo, Reverse Disjointed horse with crab-like object below, weighs 6.0 grammes S.22 M.32 NVF (bought M.Trenerry 1984 £185)
CelticIceniSilverUnit Aesu Obverse Two opposed crescents, Reverse horse right AESV below, weight 1.2 grammes S.447 M.432 GF/VF with a few touches of verdigris (bought C.J.Martin 1992 £145)
CelticSilverUnit Dobunni S.377 M.375 Obverse Head right, Reverse Horse right with ring ornaments, weight 0.6 grammes, About Fine (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £75)
CelticSilverUnit Obverse Crescent with REX CALLE above and below Reverse Eagle right EPP, weight 1.3 grammes S.99 M.108 Good Fine on a mis-shapen flan (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £115)
CelticSilverUnit Tincommius Obverse Laureate Head right, Reverse Bull right, above TIN, below C, weight 1.1 grammes, S.85 Fine or slightly better with a large edge chip (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £95)
CelticSilverUnit Verica Obverse COMF, crescent and pellet in ring above and below, Reverse boar right VIRI below, weight 1.2 grammes, S.131 M.115 Good Fine with some old thin scratches on the obverse (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £85)
CelticUnitPotin Class I type in cast copper/tin alloy S.63 M.9 Obverse Crude head left, Reverse Lines representing Bull, weight 1.32 grammes, Fine (bought S.R.Porter 1983 £23)
Stater - Ar Stater. Durotrigan E, Abstract (Cranborne Chase) type. C, 65 BC-AD 45. Obv; Devolved head of Apollo right. Rev; Disjointed horse left; pellets above, pellet below, pellet in lozenge above tail. Van Arsdell 1235-1. Reverse off centre but good metal. 5.49g. 19mm. GVF.
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
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