Pennies (6) Edward III Third Coinage, London Mint, Roman N's on reverse, S.1545 VG, Edward III Fourth Coinage, Pre-Treaty London Mint, with annulet in each quarter of the reverse, 0.60 grammes, Fair, clipped, Edward III Fourth Coinage Transitional Treaty Period, York Mint, Archbishop Thoresby, Quatrefoil enclosing pellet in the centre of the reverse, 0.81 grammes, S.1613 VG, Edward III York Mint (3) these worn Poor to NVG enough detail remains to establish the mint, but not enough detail to establish the exact types, Halfpenny Edward III London Mint 0.53 grammes, S.1557 VG with some loss of flan and ragged edge
Sixpences to Penny (8) Sixpences (2) Elizabeth I (2) Fifth Issue 1580 mintmark Latin Cross S.2572 (2) the first 2.81 grammes, Fair/VG, the second 2.54 grammes, Fair, holed, this a scarcer date and mintmark combination. Threepence Elizabeth I 1567 Taller Bust S.2566 mintmark Coronet, 1.29 grammes, VG, Halfgroats (4) Edward III Pre-Treaty period, London Mint, Series C, Closed C and E, R with wedge-shaped tail, S.1574, mintmark Cross 1, 2.08 grammes, About Fine, the end of the obverse legend not struck, and in the corresponding position on the reverse, Elizabeth I Sixth Issue, Two Pellets behind bust, undated (1592-1595), 0.84 grammes, S.2579, mintmark Tun VG, Charles I, Reverse: Oval Shield, No CR, no inner circles, Group D, S.2830 mintmark Portcullis, 0.93 grammes, VG portrait worn, with legends mostly clear, Charles I, Tower Mint under Parliament, Group G, Older Bust with pointed beard, 1.12 grammes, S.2836 Mintmark Sun, VG or better on a slightly irregular flan, Penny Edward II EDWAR legend, Canterbury Mint class unclear, 1.08 grammes, Near Fine
HalfgroatElizabeth IS.2567 mintmark Eglantine, 1.03 grammes, Near Fine/About Fine, PennyEdward II EDWAR ANGL DNS HYB, London Mint, class unclear, 1.14 grammes, Near Fine with weakness in some small areas, Penny Edward I Canterbury Mint, Class 10b, 1.28 grammes, Near Fine on an uneven and irregular flan, Penny Edward I Canterbury Mint, S in legend bold with large centre, King's name worn, class unclear, 1.31 grammes, VG
Shillings (3) Elizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2577 mintmark A, 5.88 grammes, the Queen's face worn, all other details Fine. James I First Coinage, First Bust S.2645 mintmark Thistle 5.60 grammes, VG/Fine. James I Second Coinage, Fourth Bust S.2655 mintmark Grapes 5.75 grammes, VG/Fine creased. PennyEdward ILondon Mint Class 3F S.1392 Near Fine/Fine with an edge crack. Shilling 1787 Hearts ESC 1225, Bull 2129 EF toned
Groats to Halfpennies (6) comprising Groats (2) Edward IV Light Coinage, London Mint, Quatrefoils at Neck S.2000 mintmark Crown, Near Fine/About Fine with grey tone, Groat Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais MintS.1836 Fine with grey tone, Halfgroats (3) Henry VI Annulet Issue, Calais Mint S.1840 VG, Henry VI Pinecone-Mascle issue, Calais Mint S.1877 Fine with grey tone, on an irregularly shaped flan, Henry VII Facing bust issue, type III, King and Archbishop jointly, type (b) Canterbury MintS.2210, mintmark Tun, About Fine, short of flan in the lower half of the coin, Halfpenny Henry VI Annulet issue S.1849 Fine, on an irregularly shaped flan, all detector finds
Styca, Kings of Northumbria, Aethelred II (First Reign) 841-843/4, 1.14 grammes, Fine with some spots, PennyEdward I Lincoln Mint Long Cross, Class 3C Near Fine/Fine, Ex-Mount, Penny Henry III Short Cross, Class 6B, London Mint, moneyer Walter, Good Fine, plugged, Penny Canterbury Mint, moneyer Willem Fine with considerable die clashing, the portrait unclear
Hammered a small group (8) Sixpences (5) Elizabeth I 1570 mintmark Castle. 1575 mintmark Eglantine. 1595 mintmark Woolpack. milled issued 1562 mintmark Star, creased. James I First Coinage 1603 mintmark Thistle. GroatEdward IV Light Coinage S.2000 Quatrefoils at neck. Twopence Elizabeth I Sixth issue, mintmark A. PennyHenry III Short Cross London Mint, moneyer Ledulf, in mixed grades VG to Fine
Hammered a small group (7) Shillings (3) Elizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2577 mintmark O (1600) VG lettering bold, the portrait mostly indistinct, James I Sixth Large Bust, S.2668 mintmark Harp, Good Fine/Fine, Charles I Group F, Sixth Large Briot Bust, type 4.4 S.2799 mintmark Star, Fine/Good Fine with some weaker areas, Groat Edward IVBristol Mint, B on breast with quatrefoils at neck S.2004 Mintmark Crown About Fine with some loss of flan at 3 o'clock, Halfgroat Charles I inner circle on both sides, Reverse with CR alongside harp S.2829 mintmark Harp Penny Edward I London Mint, Roman unbarred N, Class 9b S.1408 Fine, toned, with some surface residue, France - Aquitaine SilverDenier William X (1127-1137) Reverse: Four central crosslets, Fine
Hammered a small group (6) ShillingEdward VI Fine Silver Issue S.2482 mintmark Tun About Fine with some old scratches on the obverse, Groats (2) Edward IV Light Coinage, Quatrefoils at neck, London Mint, S.2000 mintmark Crown, Fine, Mary S.2492 mintmark Pomegranate/- Fine, on a wavy flan, ThreepenceElizabeth I 1578 Fifth Issue S.2573 mintmark Greek Cross, Fine/Good Fine the reverse with signs of light tooling, PennyRichard I London Mint, moneyer Fulke, Class 4b S.1348C Good Fine, slightly off centre with some weakness to the lower part of the obverse, Penny Edward I Canterbury Mint Class 4c, Good Fine
PennyEdward the Confessor, Expanding Cross type, Light issue, 1.13 grammes, London Mint, moneyer Wulfred S.1176, , some roughness to rim from 10 to 12 o'clock otherwise GVF, Ex Eaglen 1470, Ex-Elmore Jones, comes with 3 old collector's ticket
Pennies (2) Edward III Third Coinage London Mint, Pre-Treaty Period with annulet in each quarter of the reverse, Class C, S.1584, Good Fine, Henry VIII Second Coinage, Sovereign type, Durham Mint, Bishop Tunstall , CD beside shield S.2354 mintmark Star Good Fine, Ex-Stewartby Part 4 Lot 1627 (part), Farthings Edward III London Mint (3) VG to Fine, Ex-Stewartby Part 4, part 1627 Halfpenny Edward III Fine with some flan cracks, Penny Third Coinage London Mint, Pre-Treaty Period with annulet in each quarter of the reverse, Class C, S.1584, Good Fine
Edward III (2) Penny Third Coinage London Mint, Pre-Treaty Period with annulet in each quarter of the reverse, Class C, S.1584, Good Fine, Halfpenny London Mint, EDWARDVS REX legend S.1557 Good Fine
Hammered a small and varied group (7) HalfgroatCharles I Tower under Parliament S.2833 mintmark (P), Halfgroat CommonwealthS.3221, class="rel_search_link" href="?page=Pastresults&searchterm=Penny&category=7&searchtype=1" rel="tag">PennyEdward IVDurham Mint, Rose in centre of reverse, clipped, Halfpennies (2) Henry VI London Mint, Henry VII mint unclear, Farthings (2) Edward I and another Farthing, clipped with legend unclear, in mixed grades Fair to Fine
Edward III (2) Penny Third Coinage London Mint, Pre-Treaty Period with annulet in each quarter of the reverse, Class C, S.1584, Good Fine, Halfpenny London Mint, EDWARDVS REX legend S.1557 Good Fine
GroatEdward IV Second Reign London Mint, Fine, Groat Edward IV Light Coinage Good Fine, toned, Halfpenny Edward IV Fine, on a ragged and incomplete flan, Cut Halfpenny Henry III London Mint Fine, all detector finds with the accompanying paperwork
Hammered (4) Including a Henry III short cross penny, RAVF ON SANTA, Rauf at Bury St. Edmunds mint, Henry III long cross penny NICOLE ON CANT, Nicole at Canterbury mint, Edward I long cross penny, London mint, no stops on reverse, and a James IHalfgroat mintmark lis. Possibly some rare classes among them, condition generally around NVF.
Hammered (15) Edward Ipennies of various classes, mints represented; Bury, Durham, Bristol, Canterbury, and London. Group includes a scarce Edward I Class VI penny, IOH ON SEINTED (S.1377), a superb study tool or dealer lot, Fair to VF, a couple chipped
Hammered (3) PennyHenry III Short cross, Class 7b, RICARD ON LVN, London mint (N.979B, S.1356B) GF, toned Penny Edward I, Cross Moline mintmark, Bishop Bec, unknown class, Durham mint CIVI TAS DVR EME, Fine, Penny Edward I, Plain cross mintmark, unknown class, Durham mint CIVI TAS DVR EME, Fine, dark tone
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
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)
Hammered (3) PennyRichard II Type IIIa (Scallop after TAS) S.1695York Mint GF and scarce, Penny Henry V Class C mullet and broken annulet by crownS.1778London mint NVF with some cross-ghosting, HalfgroatEdward IV 2nd Reign S.2108Canterbury mint under Archbishop Bourchier, C on breast, no marks by bust, rose in centre of reverse GF or better with some toning. Scarce.
Mixed group of 4 Hammered silver coins. 1 Anglo-Saxon Ar Sceat. Celtic cross group with two standing figures. Spinks 822 var. 1 Anglo-Saxon base Ar Sceat. Type 15. Standing figure holding two crosses. Spinks 804c. 1 Edward I penny, London mint and a Edward IIIHalfgroat also London mint. Mixed grades and conditions Fine to G Fine [4]
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
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.
Edward IV 1st reign light coinage Groat, mint mark crown. London, quatrefoils at neck. S. 2000. About very fine, slightly clipped on one side. Together with Henry Vpenny, London, no marks, class G. S.1781. About very fine.
Henry III long cross penny, class Vb Nicole on London. Very fine. Another about fine, possibly Bury St. Edwards. Edward I penny York mint 9b, m.m. star on breast. Good fine. (3)
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