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
Shillings Charles I (2) Tower Mint under the King Group D type 3.1S.2789 mintmark Portcullis About Fine, Tower Mint under the King Group D type 3a No inner circles, Reverse Round Garnished shield S.2791 About Fine/Fine mintmark Tun
SixpenceElizabeth I 1575 Good Fine with a piece missing 2 to 3 o'clock on the obverse to the inner circle. FarthingEdward I VG/Fine struck off-centre. Farthing James I Harrington 1613-1614 VG on a ragged flan, holed in centre. Farthing Charles I Rose Fine
StycaRedwulf King of NorthumbriaS.867 Reverse FORDRED, 0.9 grammes, Good Fine with a couple of verdigris spots bought Glendinings Auction September 1983 Lot 152 (part)
ThreehalfpenceElizabeth I Third Issue 1561 with Rose behind bust Large Flan with 12.5mm diameter inner circle mintmark Pheon S.2568North 2000, weight 0.7 grammes, Fine/Good Fine (bought S.Burkenshaw 1985 £28)
25 Pence 1972 Model PatternSilver Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Obverse bust of Prince Philip right, Reverse MODEL, Proof in .999 silver, weight 30.6 grammes, nFDC with some minor contact marks and light toning
Crown 1663 Petition Electrotype or cast copy of Thomas Simons famous issue as per ESC 72 base metal with the famous edge inscription clear and complete EF with mottled surfaces
Crown 1822 TERTIO ESC 252 Practically mint state with gold and olive toning over underlying original brilliance Ex-Spink Auction 98 16/6/1993 lot 68 hammer price £560
Crown 1837 Pattern by Bonami for J.Pinches in White Metal, ESC 323, 2-3 Known, EF with the edge damaged between 2 and 4 o'clock on the obverse, Extremely Rare. An example is reported to have sold for £3800 last year at auction in higher grade (EX LCA 133 Lot 253 realised £425 hammer)
Crown 1893 LVII ESC 305Davies 502 dies 1A single line beneath streamer, this die pairing unrecorded in the Davies book, but an example appeared in the Peter Davies Collection sale (London Coin Auction A124 March 1 2009 Lot 1153) stating that this type had 'recently been discovered', EF with a few light contact marks
Crown 1936 Edward VIII Pattern by INA in .925 silver. Obverse: Right facing head by P.Metcalfe, with date in legend, Reverse Pistrucci's St George with blank exergue. Plain edge. One of only 15 made UNC and prooflike
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