525

Aethelred II Ar penny 978-1016, last small cross type, Thetford Mint, Moneyer: Eadwig, S.1154, EF

£260

526

Aethelred II AR penny 978-1016, long cross type, Norwich Mint, Moneyer: Swertinc, S.1151, nVF old scuff obv, bold legends reverse.

£141

528

Aethelred II, silver penny, First Hand Issue, Spink 1144, obverse reads:- +AEDELRAEDREXANGLORX [both 'AE's ligate as is 'ORX'] reverse reads:- +BYRHTREDM-OPINTO, Winchester Mint, moneyer Brihtred, flan with peck marks and possibly Scandinavian found, crinkled and cracked along around 25% of innner circle but full and complete, uncleaned, well centred NVF

£105

529

Aethelred II, silver penny, Last Small Cross Issue, obverse reads:- +AEDELRAEDREXANGLO [both 'AE's ligate the last 'O' looks to be a large pellet], reverse reads:- +EDPOLDONCANTPA [both 'O's with pellet at centre], Canterbury Mint, moneyer Edwold, Spink 1154, obverse legend a little mis-struck but well centred with nice portrait, with a couple of peck marks reverse and from a Scandinavian collection VF

£200

530

Aethelred II, silver penny, Last Small Cross Issue, obverse reads:- +AEDELRAEDREXANGLO [both 'AE's ligate, first 'D' with thorn], reverse reads:- +AELFREDM-OCAENTP: [both 'AE's ligate], Canterbury Mint, moneyer Aelfred, Spink 1154, with peck marks each side and from a Scandinavian collection, round, well centred VF

£170

531

Aethelred II, silver penny, Long Cross Issue, obverse reads:- +AEDELRAEDREXANGLORX [both 'AE's the 'NG' and 'ORX' ligate, first 'D' with thorn], reverse reads:- +.AELFSTANM'OLYDA, ['AE' ligate 'O' with central pellet], Lydford Mint, moneyer Aelfstan, 14 coins in total for the mint in the Copenhagan Sylloge, 7, part II, only one by Aelfstan, the present coin certainly from the same obverse and possibly reverse die, a scace mint, that closed with the Small Flan Issue of Edward the Confessor, full, round,

£280

533

Alexander III, silver penny, Second Coinage, obverse reads:- +ALEXANDER DEI GRA, reverse:- +REX SCOTORVM, series E, lettering with incurved uprights, wedge tailed 'R', 20 star points, Spink 5056, full, round, well centred, very small old scuffs under a magnifiying glass NVF/VF

£60

534

Ancient Britain, Celtic, billon [but of silver appearance] stater of the, Durotriges c.50B.C. - c.50 A.D., Spink 367 nice and round, well centred and better than these often turn up VF

£20

536

Ancient British, Celic, cast potin, Thurrock type unit, Spink 62, c.100 - c.50 B.C., obverse:- Head left, reverse:- Bull left, a nice example of this issue, no corrosion and part of metal 'funnel' above, obverse VF

£25

537

Ancient British, Celtic, silver unit of the Atrebates and Regni, King Eppillus and struck at Calleva, obverse:- Crescent, small pellet above, resting on legend 'CALL', a flower made up of pellets each side 'REX', reverse:- Eagle flying to right, 'EPP' in field behind, Spink 99, alittle short off flan but a sharp strike VF

£150

539

Ancient British, Celtic, silver unit of the Corieltauvi, obverse:- Wreath, reverse:- Horse right, star before, pellet behind, found by Henry Mossop at Owmby Cliff, Lincolnshire, March 1971 and Ex. Commander Mack Collection, published in his sylloge 20 no.281 and sold by Spink in their sale No.68, lot 530, Spink 408, sold with two old tickets which look to have been written by Mike Vosper, with uneven tone and possibly broken and very neatly repaired GF

£42

540

Ancient British, Celtic, silver unit of the Iceni, late 1st. century B.C., uninscribed issue, Spink 436, struck on a slightly oval flan, clear and F

£22

541

Ancient bronzes, The Macedonian Kingdom, Kassander c.300 B.C., AE 20, Head of Herakles / Youth on horse GF, second, Claudius as, reverse, Libertas, Spink 1859/1860 F, third Probus billon tetradrachm of Alexandria, as Sear 12123 and of year 2 VF and last a minor AE of Constantine I NVF [4]

£24

544

Ancient Greek, North Africa, Zeugitana, Carthage, bronzes from 15mm. to 28mm., 20 pieces, generally F

£50

545

Ancient Greek, silver tetradrachm of the Seleukid Kingdom, Demetrious II, Nikator, Second Reign, reverse with symbol just visible at left and 'o' under throne, Sear 7102, some surface loss, on and before bust [looks to be very old] surface of obverse also rough F/VF

£20

546

Ancient India (15) a collection of Western Satraps (Kshatraps) silver drachms c.175 - 390 AD, all identified, grades F-VF, includes Isvaradatta Gupta Usurper 188-191AD Gupta page 50 rare aVF etc.

£100

547

Ancient Northern Greece, cast dolphin bronze c.31mm. [slightly bent but complete] of Olbia, Sarmata [Milesian Colony], with moulded detail of eye, gill and dorsel fin, Sear 1684 VF

£35

548

Anglo-Gallic AR penny, Edward I 1272-1307, Aquitaine, toned VF

£45

549

Anglo-Saxon copper styca of Northumbria, obverse reads:- +EANREDREX around plain cross, reverse reads:- +MONNE. around plain cross, Phase II c.837-c.855, Spink 864, no corrosion VF

£22

550

Anglo-Saxon, silver, Primary Sceat [c.680 - c.710], Series BX, obverse:- Diademed bust right, a few bottom of letters visible of 'VANTAVMA' or similar, reverse:- Bird seated on cross which itself rests on steps, some legend visible, Spink 776, said to have been found on the Suffolk side of the Norfolk/Suffolk border, uncleaned, slightly rough surfaces VF

£115

553

Arcadius, silver siliqua, weights 1.38g., 1.34g. and clipped 0.98g. [Arcadius?], all Roma seated reverse, Old Sear 4227, 2 x cracked, one clipped, all English finds, two with reasonable portraits F to NVF [3]

£42

554

Around 95 late Roman minor bronzes

£38

555

Aurelian, billon antoninianus, Serdica? Mint, obverse:- Radiate and cuirassed bust right, reverse:- Aurelian standing at left, holding sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter, standing right, naked, with cloak behind, holding long sceptre, mint officina, 'star and Q', Sear 11542var., weak at beginning of obverse legend VF

£18

557

Bronze Roman pieces [5], these P, plus 3 English hammered pieces, one holed, this Scottish [4], plus a continental jetton, 10 low grade coins

£20

558

Byzantine bronze and billon coins (38) assorted, most identified in packets.

£65

559

Byzantine or late Roman gold coin, unidentified, low grade with a split in centre, weight 4g.

£70

561

Caracalla, silver denarius, Rome Mint 203 A.D., reverse reads:- VIRTVS AVGG, Roma standing to the left, holding down turned spear and small statue of Victory, Sear 6903, nice boyish portrait, with cabinet tones GVF

£65

562

Celtic AV stater, Gallo-Belgic Ambiani uniface, 6.13g, VA 52, CCI 98.1951, well centred GVF, ex-Clifton Collection, ex-Chris Rudd CR6928 List 60 No. 13 (£350)

£310

564

Charles I AR penny, oval shield, no mm/ pellet above shield, no inner circles, S.2845, toned GVF

£30

567

Charles I Newark Siege Piece Shilling 1645, S.3143, Fine with some top portions of the details smoothed, a large old scratch on crown, and a small plugged hole at the top point.

£360

568

Charles I Oxford Mint Sixpence 1643 mm book, S.2981, toned GVF

£850

569

Charles II, silver, trial? possibly for the hammered shilling, 24.5mm., Spink 3308, the portrait is contained in a heavy lozenged shaped border, a wire inner line, just inside this, and is very thin, the reverse is the incuse of the obverse, it is noticeable the the piece is very round and machine made and possibly something to do with the introduction of milled coinage? EF

£150

570

Charles I, silver sixpence, Tower Mint under the King [1625-1642] mm. tun [1636-1638], Group D type 3a, no inner circles, reverse, Oval garnished shield, no CR at sides, Spink 2813, slightly irregular but full flan, all portrait visible, VF

£70

571

Claudius, brass sestertius, Rome Mint 42A.D., obverse reads:- [TI CLAVDIVS] CAESAR AVG P M TR P [IMP P P] 'P P' not certain but looks space, Laureate bust, right, reverse reads:- EX S C OB CIVES SERVATOS in four lines across field, within oak-wreath, countermarked 'NCAPR' in square ended tablet, behind the bust, on what looks to be an official coin [see notes to RIC I pp. 128 and 130], Sear 1849/1850 F

£55

572

Cnut AR penny 1016-1035, pointed helmet type, Norwich Mint, Moneyer: Hwateman, S.1158, toned EF

£190

573

Cnut AR penny 1016-1035, quatrefoil type, Norwich Mint, Moneyer: Wateman or Hwateman, S.1157, aEF

£180

574

Cnut AR penny 1016-1035, short cross type, Norwich Mint, Moneyer: Aegelferth, S.1159, VF+, couple of weak patches.

£140

575

Cnut, silver penny, Pointed Helmet Issue, obverse reads:- +CNVTREXAN, reverse reads:- +ASGOVTM-OEOF: [last two 'O's have pellet at centre and there is a pellet below the -], York Mint, moneyer Asgut, Spink 1158, obverse peck marked and from an old Scandinavian collection, full, round, well centred VF

£175

576

Cnut, silver penny, Pointed Helmet Issue, Spink 1158, obverse reads:- +CNVTR.E.C.X: reverse reads:- +PYNSTANONLVN:, London Mint, moneyer Winstan/Wynstan, full. round, well centred GVF

£190

577

Commonwealth Shilling 1653 mm sun, toned VF, unfortunately once holed and repaired.

£90

582

Constantius II, Post Reform follis, First period [348-354] centenionalis, obverse reads:- D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust, left, right hand holding globe, reverse reads:- FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constantius standing at right, leaning on shield and holding labarum, two captive soldiers, hands tied behind their backs, seated before,Constantius's right foot on first, mint officina in exergue 'SMNA' [over palm], Nicomedia Mint, Old Sear 4004, Ex Capt. J. Haigh, Ex. W.A. Milne

£22

583

Constantius II, silver siliqua, Lugdunum Mint, wt. 1.76g., reverse:- VOTIS X X X MVLTIS XXXX, within wreath, Old Sear 3996 full round flan, uneven blackish tone, English found NVF

£42

584

Contemporary copy of a bronze of Conastantine I, looks a native copy, obverse a helmeted and cuirassed bust right [the helmet with cheek guards], reverse:- Two Victories facing inwards, altar below with pellet above, the shield the Victories normally support, looks to have turned into a 'haloed sun' or flower like object, legends are meaningless and there is an attempt at a mint signature, interesting, rough surfaces NVF

£20

585

Danubian Celts, silver tetrdrachm, imitating an issue of Philip III [323-317 B.C.], cup shaped, obverse:- blank, reverse:- remnants of Zeus seated to the left, wt. 14.8g., Sear 212, probably nearly as produced F

£30

587

Dealers ex-stock of Roman and Ancient Greek coins (43 pieces) most with detailed hand written tickets, some also with tickets from old collections, total ticket price: £2792

£1,700

589

Diocletian, bronze follis, struck after his abdication, obverse reads:- D N DIOCLETIANO BAEATIS SIMO SEN AVG, Laureate bust right, wearing imperial mantle and holding mappa and branch, reverse reads:- PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Quies and Providence standing facing each other, mint officina S and F in each field in exergue PTR, Trier Mint, Old Sear - but see 3542 and 3543, full, round coin with untouched fields GVF/NEF

£75

590

Diocletian, bronze Post-Reform Radiate or antoninianus, obverse reads:- IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, right, reverse:- IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG, Jupiter and Hercules standing facing inwards, small statue of Victory between, mint officina, crescent above 'H' in centre field, in exergue XXI, Antioch Mint, Sear - , RIC V, p.256, 323, well centred, nice portrait, this GVF rest of coin VF

£25

591

Diocletian, bronze Post Reform Radiate, obverse:- Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, legend IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, reverse:- Diocletian standing, right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter, standing left, mint officina 'IIA' in field VF together with an AE2 of Arcadius, reverse reads:- GLORIA ROMANORVM, Arcadius standing facing, head right, holding globe and standard, in exergue CONS, Constantinople Mint, Old Sear 4231 GF [2]

£20

592

Diocletian, bronze, follis obverse reads:- IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG [the second 'C' looks a 'G'], Laureate bust, right, reverse reads:- GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius,naked, chIamys from neck, to left wearing turreted head-dress and holding patera and cornucopiae, mint officina, Greek 'D' in right field .T S . in exergue, Thessalonica Mint, Old Sear 3533var. just a hint of silver wash GVF

£30

594

Domitian Denarius, rev. emperor on horseback, Sear 2644, F/GF with infill.

£25

595

Early to late Roman bronzes 10 mostly with their old tickets

£30

596

Eastern Celts, imitative bronze of c.14 mm., copying a Thessalonica as, obverse:- Celticised head of Janus, reverse:- Two galloping centaurs, back to back, with pseudo legend around, cf. BMC 34, obverse slightly off centre, with even green patina, unusually fine GVF

£40

597

Edward AR penny 1272-1307, Chester Mint, S.1420, F/GF

£35

598

Edward I AR farthing 1272-1307, Bristol Mint, S.1452, F/GF

£30

599

Edward I AR farthing 1272-1307, no intermediate jewels, LONDONIENSIS, GF/nVF

£75

600

Edward I AR farthing 1272-1307, sterling issue, trifoliate crown with intermediate jewels, bust to bottom of flan, no inner circle GF/nVF a tiny bit porous.

£35

601

Edward I AR farthing 1272-1307, sterling issue, trifoliate crown with intermediate jewels, bust to bottom of flan, no inner circle nVF

£80

602

Edward I AR penny 1272-1307, Berwick-on-Tweed Mint, S.1415, dark toned VF

£70

603

Edward I AR Penny 1272-1307, Bristol Mint, S.1416, iridescent toned VF

£60

604

Edward I AR penny 1272-1307, Chester Mint, S.1420, VF a few weak patches.

£60

605

Edward I AR penny 1272-1307, Exeter Mint, S.1425, GF

£60

606

Edward I AR penny 1272-1307, Newcastle-on-Tyne Mint, S.1428, bold toned VF

£38

607

Edward I AR penny 1272-1307, York Mint, S.1429, bold toned VF

£50

609

Edward I period contemporary forgery AR penny, reverse: LONDON CIVISAT with retrograde S, nice portrait with staring eyes, VF

£85

610

Edward I silver penny of Durham, mm. cross moline [Bishop Bec], little flat area each side on legend GF/NVF, a sixpence of James I, Second Coinage, mm. rose and dated 1605, full, round but holed GF and a Charles I, silver halfcrown, Tower Mint under Parliament mm. [R] 1644-1645, no ground under horse, Group III, type 3a3, Spink 2778, irregular but probably full flan, artificially toned, for the issue GF [3]

£48

613

Edward III, silver penny, obverse reads:- +EDWARDVS REX ANGLI, mm. cross 1, no French title, reversed Roman 'N's, annulet stops, reverse off centre but probably London, no marks, no stops, reversed Roman 'N's, Spink 1624, full round, part weak on legends, nice portrait NVF

£55

614

Edward IV [First Reign], silver groat, Light Coinage [1464-1470] wt. 45grs. mm. rose, quatrefoils at neck, extra pellet in one quarter of the reverse, fleur on breast, J.J.North class Vc, 1567 London Mint, flan a little irregular but probably as struck, light, ancient scuffs obverse but with some 'cabinet colour', nice portrait, even strike VF

£100

615

Edward IV, silver groat, Light Coinage [1464-1470] wt. 46grs. mm. sun/sun, quatrefoils at neck, Spink 2000, flan as struck, full, round, a little irregular at 5 o'clock, obverse and a very short striking crack into legend, 9 o.clock reverse but sharply struck, nice portrait GVF

£95

616

Edward I (?) AR halfpenny, CIVITAS LONDON (Lombardic Ns) drapery curved line, wedges above? nVF

£20

617

Edward I AR penny, London Mint, Roman barred Ns, trifoliate crown, drapery segment of circle, crescent-shaped contraction marks, bold toned VF

£32

619

Edward I AR penny, Durham Mint, CIVITAS DVREME, trifoliate crown, wedges as drapery, toned VF

£45

620

Edward IV AR groat, Norwich Mint, mm. Sun, light coinage, weight 48grs, Lombardic N on breast, rev: CIVITAS NORVIC, Spink 2011, toned VF

£210

621

Edward III AR halfgroat, London Mint, Class D, lombardic M closed C and E, R with normal tail, nVF

£30

622

Edward I AR penny, Bury St Edmunds Mint, VILL SCI EDMVNDI, VF

£22

623

Edward I AR penny, London Mint, Obv. reads: +EDWREX, Ns reverse, bold VF-GVF

£38

624

Edward I AR penny, Berwick-on-Tweed Mint, VILLABER[ ]CI, VF a tiny bit off-centre.

£30

625

Edward I AR penny, Bury St Edmunds Mint, VILL SCI EDMVNDI, aVF

£22

626

Edward I AR farthing, +EDWARDVS REX AN, with inner circles / CIVITAS LOl lDOl l, unbarred Roman Ns, GF+ for type.

£22

627

Edward I AR penny, London Mint, Roman barred Ns, trifoliate crown, wedges as drapery, bold toned VF-GVF

£22

628

Edward The Confessor AR penny 1042-1066, hammer cross type, Norwich Mint, Moneyer: Leofric, S.1182, toned GVF

£210

629

Edward the Confessor, silver, cut-halfpenny, Sovereign/Eagles Issue, obverse reads:- [ ]XANGLO, ['N' reversed], reverse reads:- [ ]RICONNHV[ ], [both 'N's reversed, only the first stroke of the 'V' visible], Huntingdon Mint, moneyer Godric, R.Eaglen in his study of this mint [BNJ 69, 1999, p.133 No's 276 and 277] lists two pieces known by Godric and Godwine, the present coin being a die duplicate of the first, strangely there being more Sovereign/ Eagles - Hammer Cross

£170

630

Edward The Elder AR penny 899-924, small cross type, moneyer's name in two lines on reverse: DEORV VALDH, S.1087, VF, light scuffs, a weak area of legend obv.

£310

631

Elagabalus, Colonial bronze of c26mm. of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior, obverse:- Laureate bust, right, reverse:- Temple with five decorated columns, fascia with annulet enclosing pellet decoration, all standing on two steps, legend around and in the field, Sear - , GF/VF

£20

633

Elizabeth I, silver shilling, Sixth Issue [1582-1600] mm. tun [1592-1595], Spink 2577, full, round, two weak areas, reverse, quite a good portrait but weak on the chin, but unlike many coins of this period it has no heavy scuffs VF/NVF

£80

634

Elizabeth I, silver sixpences, first mm. pheon, 1561, Fair/F, second mm, coronet, 1568 has been bent F, third mm. acorn 1573, F, [3]

£38

636

English Hammered Coins (6): Elizabeth I Penny mm hand GF, Elizabeth I Threepence 1561 mm arrow aF, Elizabeth I Sixpence 1594 mm woolpack VG-nF, Elizabeth I Shilling 5th Issue mm woolpack F, Charles I Shilling Tower Mint mm triangle in circle aF, and Henry III Long Cross Penny 1247-72 F-GF

£90

637

English hammered silver 10 pieces, mediaeval jettons 7, 1 seal and a George III sixpence 1816 [19]

£38

638

English Hammered (3): halfpennies: one possibly a Henry V/VI mule, ie. an annulet reverse die, another with a possible cross fleuree mm, interesting lot, F-nVF

£38

639

English Hammered (3): minors, all farthings of Edward I, all with inner circles and look to be of London, VG-F

£28

640

English Hammered (3): pennies, Edward II of Durham with crozier reverse, Edward I on lincoln reads: CIVITAS LINCOL, and Edward I of Kingston-upon-Hull reads VILL'KYNGESTON, this possible a contemporary laminated forgery. nF-nVF

£48

642

English Hammered (3): pennies, first Edward I Canterbury nVF, second Edward III London annulet in each quarter aVF, and Henry VI annulet issue Fine.

£35

643

English Hammered (3): long cross pennies, 2 and a cut half, first with sceptre DAVI ON LVNDEN, second with sceptre RENAVD ON LVND, and a cut half with no sceptre ]NORWIZ (Norwich Mint), F-nVF

£22

646

Feudal France, Melgueil, anonymous silver denier c.1080 - c.1120, obverse:- +RAMVNDS, upright bar, with a pennant flying out each side and a single pellet in one of the quarters, reverse:- +NAIDONA around four large annulets, B 753, a very short area of edge irregularity otherwise a strong, central striking VF

£40

649

Galerius, bronze follis, obverse reads:- GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, Laureate bust, right, reverse reads:- GENIO AVGG ET CAESARVM N N, Genius, naked, chlamys from neck, wearing turreted head-dress and holding patera and cornucopiae, mint officina in exergue K A , Carthage Mint, Old Sear 3707 well centred VF

£24

650

Galerius, follis, Alexandria Mint, obverse reads:- IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, Laureate bust, right, reverse reads:- GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius, naked, cloak from neck, wearing turreted head-dress, holding patera and cornucopiae, mint officina 'K' in left field, 'B' above 'P' in right, 'ALE' in exergue, Old Sear 3719, reverse slightly off centre, sharply struck VF

£15

651

Gallerius, follis, struck as Caesar [293-305], obverse reads:- MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate bust, right, reverse reads:- GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius left, naked, chlamys from neck, holding cornucopiae and patera, mint officina, star in left field, in exergue ST. Ticinum Mint, Old Sear 3708var., Ex. Capt. J. Haigh, Ex. W.A. Milne [his rubbings book p.145, No.2/1416], Ex. Dr. Mayr-Harting collection 1949, well centred GVF

£40

653

Gordian III, silver antoniniani, first reverse:- IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing, naked, to left, holding thunderbolt and long sceptre, small figre of the Emperor standing at his feet, Rome Mint 238-239A.D., Sear 8614 VF, second reverse:- P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Gordian III standing, in military attire, holding globe and spear [that is not transverse], Sear 8650. Rome Mint 242-243 A.D., GVF [2]

£22

654

Gordian III, silver antoninianus, Rome Mint 238-239 A.D., reverse:- IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing to the left, small figure of Emperor at feet, Sear 8614, large flan GVF/VF and ditto but Valerian, Viminacium Mint 253-255 A.D., reverse:- CONCOR EXERC, Concordia standing to the left, Sear 9929 VF/NVF [2]

£25

656

Greek and Roman bronzes, look to be of all periods, mostly around F [25]

£70

657

Hadrian Sestertius, rev. Concord holding standards, Sear 3582, dark pitted F/GF

£38

658

Hadrian Sestertius, rev. Jupiter seated, Sear 3621, F-GF

£90

659

Hadrian, brass sestertius, Rome Mint 128A.D., obverse reads:- HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, Laureate bust, right, reverse reads:- HILARITAS P R S C and in exergue COS III, Hilaritas standing left, between two standing children, holding cornucopiae and long palm, Sear 3602, well centred, dark tone GF

£90

660

Hadrian, silver denarius, Rome Mint 128A.D., obverse reads:- HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right, reverse reads:- COS III, Roma-Virtvs seated, right on cuirass and shiled, holding spear and parazonium [no globe in exergue], Sear 3472var., very sharply struck, reverse slightly off centre, causing slight edge splits. Ex. Capt. J. Haigh Collection GVF

£40

661

Hammered (3): Henry III short cross penny Ilger London Mint slightly porous GF, a Tealby penny presumed London: 'ONLV' visible, obv. corroded, and a slightly bent halfgroat of Canterbury Fine though obv legend almost illegible.

£40

662

Henry III AR penny 1247-72, long cross, Norwich Mint, ION ON NOR WIZ, aVF

£35

663

Henry III AR penny 1247-72, long cross, Norwich Mint, ION ON NOR WIZ, dark nVF

£28

664

Henry III AR penny 1247-72, long cross, Norwich Mint, Moneyer: Willem, VF some weak patches.

£30

665

Henry III AR penny 1247-72, long cross, Winchester Mint, Moneyer: Huge, class II. VF

£60

666

Henry III, silver penny, Long Voided Cross Issue, no sceptre, reverse reads:- HICOLEONSROS ['ON' ligate], Shrewsbury Mint, class IIIb, Spink 1363, nice portrait, flan with one little area of irregularity NVF

£50

668

Henry II, silver penny, Cross and Crosslets or 'Tealby' Issue, obverse:- +hENR[ ], bust with collar of two lines enclosing pellets, two lines of drapery extend across the body from the right shoulder, this enclosing a trefoil of pellets ie class E or F, reverse has just two letters visible and we have been unable to die-link, mis-shapen flan and part flat [as is often the case with this issue] F for the issue

£45

669

Henry II, silver penny, Short Cross Issue, obverse reads:- hENRICVSR EX, reverse reads:- +RAVL.ON.LVND London Mint, moneyer Raul, class 1c, irregular number of curls, no stop before REX, Spink 1345, little, ancient scuff marks overall NVF

£70

672

Henry VI AR penny, Calais Mint, rosette at end of reverse legend, Spink 1865? VF

£60

673

Henry VI AR halfpenny, London Mint, annulets in 2 quarters of reverse, oval flan VF

£30

674

Richard I AR penny, short cross, +RANDVL.ON.NO, Norwich or Northampton Mint, probably class 4b, slightly rough Fine.

£80

675

Henry III AR penny, short cross, Canterbury Mint, Moneyer: Ioan, possibly class 8c, [+]IOANONCANT, VF

£70

676

Henry III AR penny, short cross, Canterbury Mint, Moneyer: Iun, +IVNONCANTER, GF

£35

677

John AR penny, short cross, London Mint, Moneyer: Ilger, +ILGER.ON.LVND, aVF

£38

678

John AR penny, short cross, Norwich Mint, Moneyer Renald, mm. cross pommee, Class 5A, +RENALD.ON.NOR, VF

£210

679

John AR penny, short cross, Norwich Mint, Moneyer: Renaud, +RENAUD.ON.NOR, class 5b, dark F/GF

£60

680

Henry II AR penny, Tealby type, Norwich Mint, possibly by Herbert, patchy F-GF slightly rough surfaces.

£65

681

Henry II AR penny, Tealby, Norwich Mint, probably Class A, reads ]:ON:NORWIC, off-centre toned VF, weak patches.

£60

682

Henry II AR penny, Tealby Class A, Norwich Mint, Obv. legend ends: ANGL:, possibly Hugo of Norwich, toned aVF with weak patches.

£95

684

Henry VII halfgroats (2): clipped GF and less clipped nVF

£25

686

Henry VIII AR penny, First Coinage 1509-26, 'Sovereign' type, Durham Mint, Bp. Ruthall, mm. radiant star, TD(?) beside shield, S.2332, toned GVF/VF

£55

688

Henry VIII, Irish, silver groat, Second Harp Issue [1540-1542], obverse starts 'hENRIC VIII' reverse with the new title 'hIBERNIE REX', Spink 6480, a well centred and struck up piece for the issue, round, unclipped VF/GVF

£110

689

Henry VIII, Second Coinage [1525-1544], silver halfgroat, Canterbury Mint, mm. 121 [uncertain mark], 'WA' at reverse shield sides, Archbishop Warham, Spink 2343, full, round, well centred, couple of ancient scuffs, obverse, nice portrait NEF/GVF

£100

690

Henry VIII, silver halfgroat, Posthumous Coinage [1547-1551] mm. WS, Bristol Mint, Spink 2413, uneven tone, portrait visible, strong flan for the issue GF for type.

£50

691

Henry VIII, silver halfgroat, York Mint, mm. key, 'EL' beside reverse shield, Spink 2355, full, round, well centred, two hairline striking cracks along bottom arm of cross, one to near the centre the other within the legend but a scarce issue NVF

£40

693

Henry VII, silver groat, Facing Bust, mm. cross-crosslet [1504-1505], wide single arch, with single bar with 4 crockets, class IVa, Spink 2200, full, round, well centred, a very short striking, hairline crack at 2 o'clock, obverse [hardly visible] VF

£140

694

Henry VII, silver groat, Facing Bust, mm. none, crown with two plain arches, large bust, nothing by neck, London Mint, class IIa, Spink 2195, flan probably as struck but irregular [as Spink illustration], is this coin also possibly overstruck? NVF

£70

695

Henry VII, silver halfgroat, Facing Bust Issue, Canterbury Mint, Archbishop Morton, mm. tun/lis combination [1493-1498], ornate lettering, rosette stops, class IIIb, Spink 2210, probably full flan [see Spink illustration], reverse slightly double-struck but superb portrait GVF/VF

£65

696

Henry VII, silver halfgroat, London Mint mm. lis [1502-1504], Spink 2259, round, well centred, cracked across from 2 o,clock into top of crown NVF

£40

697

Henry VI, silver groat, Annulet/Rosette-mascle mule [1422-1431], the reverse die being early and with only rosettes present, Calais Mint, Spink 1836/1859, well centred, even strike, nice portrait VF

£90

698

Henry V, silver halfpenny, class C ordinary bust, broken annulets by bust, Spink 1794, NVF

£55

699

Herennia Etruscilla, silver antoninianus, Rome Mint 250 A.D., reverse:- PVDICITIA AVG, Pudicitia seated, Sear 9495, hairline striking crack at 3 o'clock across to forehead VF and ditto but of Maximianus obverse reads:- IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, reverse:- IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG, Jupiter and Hercules standing facing each other, Old Sear 3614var with interesting mint officina, crescent and 'S' in field 'XXI' in exergue, a large part of silver wash present VF and a billon antoninianus of Carausius,

£28

700

Honorius x 2 silver siliqua, both reverse:- Roma seated to the left, holding transverse spear and small statue of Victory, both possibly officina MDPS, Milan Mint both a little porous, weights 1.08g and 1.35g., Old Sear 4250, both collectable coins NVF [2]

£60

701

Indo-Greek (14) and Sassanian & similar (8) silver and bronze coins, a small collection of identified pieces.

£110

702

Indo-Sassanian silver drachms (25) unidentified overall VF

£110

703

Ireland, Edward I AR penny, second coinage 1279-1302, Dublin Mint, pellet before EDW.R, S.6247, toned VF

£90

704

Ireland, Edward I AR penny, Second Coinage 1279-1302, Waterford Mint, S.6254, toned GF/nVF

£50

705

Ireland, Henry III AR penny 1216-72, Dublin Mint, Moneyer: Ricard, sexfoil to right of neck, S.6237, lightly toned VF

£130

706

Ireland, King John AR penny, Dublin Mint, Moneyer Roberd, S.6228, toned VF/GVF

£110

707

James I AR halfcrown, Third coinage, mm lis, bird-headed harp, S.2666, toned VF, couple of light scratches obv.

£480

708

James I AR halfpenny, Third Coinage 1619-25, no mm., S.2673, slightly off-centre toned VF

£30

709

John, silver penny, Short Cross Issue obverse reads:- hENRICVSREX ['S' with pellet at centre], reverse reads:- +hVE.ON.CANTE, Canterbury Mint, moneyer Hue, class 5b, Spink 1351, full, round, well centred, beginning of obverse legend a little double-struck but a nice coin GVF

£100

710

Julia Mamaea denarius, obverse:- Draped bust, right, reverse reads:- FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas standing, left, hand over standing child, who faces her and holding cornucopiae, Old Sear 7749, obverse with copper, green and blue, deposit/tone GF and a billon antoninianus of Postumus, reverse:- HERC DEVSONIENSI, an interesting type , see note, Sear p359, 10944, cracked VF and a Constantine I, bronze follis, reverse Sol, Lugdunium Mint NVF [3]

£22

711

Macrinus denarius, AD 218 (Rome) S.7358, VF, scarce.

£80

712

Macrinus denarius, AD217 (Rome) S.7361, GVF nice portrait, scarce.

£120

713

Macrinus denarius. AD 218 (Rome) S.7355, VF, scarce.

£85

714

Mary [1553-1554], silver groat, mm. pomegranate/pomegranate, reverse starts:- 'VERITAS', with inner wire lines, Spink 2492, a full flan but a little crinkled, a few ancient scuffs obverse but portrait and features visible GF

£80

715

Mary, silver groat, reverse VERITAS, deposit Fair/F, Elizabeth I silver halfgroat mm. hand, Spink 2579 Fair/NVF, ditto but threepence, mm. ermine and dated 1572 GF and a Henry VII silver halfgroat, Canterbury Mint, slightly clipped F [4]

£40

716

Maxentius, bronze quarter follis, obverse reads:- MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate bust, right, reverse:- VOT Q Q MVL X within Iaurel-wreath, mint letters off flan but first letter possibly 'A', Old Sear 3785 var. scarce denomination, Ex. Capt. J Haigh, Ex. W.A.Milne [his rubbings book, p.25, No.11/265] Ex Glens. Dec. 1933 and with old ticket, well centred VF

£27

717

Maximianus, First Reign [286-305] bronze follis, obverse reads:- IMP MAXIMIANVS P AVG, Laureate bust, right [not cuirassed], reverse reads:- GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius left, naked, chlamys from neck, holding cornucopiae and patera, mint officina 'A' in left field, in exergue 'TR' Trier Mint, Old Sear - , but see 3631, Ex. Capt, J. Haigh, Ex. W. A. Milne [his rubbings book p.95 No.3/299], Ex. Seaby 29 July 1946, well centred GVF/VF

£22

718

Maximinus II Daza, bronze follis, struck as Caesar [305-308A.D.], obverse reads:- GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate bust to the right, reverse reads:- GENIO CAESARIS, Genius, naked, chlamys from neck, holding cornucopiae and patera, mint officina 'X' in left field 'A K' in right, in exergue 'ALE', Alexandria Mint, Old Sear 3753, just a hint of silvering, well centred NEF, Ex. Capt. J. Haigh, Ex. W.A.Milne [his rubbings book p.149, No.4/1456] Ex Dr. H. Mayr-Harthing, Glens. 1949

£40

720

Maximinus I, silver denarius, Rome Mint 235-236A.D., obverse reads:- MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate and draped bust right, reverse read:- PROVIDENTA AVG, providentia with globe at feet, Sear 8315var., Ex Capt. J. Haigh, Ex. W.A.Milne [his rubbings book p.71, No.5/682, Ex. Glens. Nov. 1936, a little cabinet tone on obverse, dull, well centred GVF

£65

722

Nero, brass sestertius, obverse reads:- IMP NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P [P P]? this legend not in Sear, laureate bust right, not resting on globe, reverse reads:- S C in field, ROMA in exergue, Roma seated to the left, on pile of arms, holding small statue of Victory, Sear - but see 1961, overall slightly rough but untouched surfaces, well centred, blackish tone VF

£320

723

Nero, brass sestertius, probably Lugdunum Mint [bust rests in globe], obverse reads:- IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P [Sear legend B], laureate bust, right, reverse reads:- S C and DECVRSIO in exergue, Nero on horseback, right holding spear, a second horseman in the background, holding Vexillum, Sear - , but see 1957, well centred, rough uneven surfaces F

£42

724

Northumbrian copper sceat of Archbishop Wigmund of York [837-850], obverse reads:- +VIGMVND A.EC:. centre a cross with pellets in the angles, reverse reads:- +COENRED [the moneyer at York], centre a cross with pellet at centre, plain in angles, Spink 870, a nice piece that is easy to read VF

£50

725

Orbiana denarius, AD 225 (Rome) S.8191, porous aVF with extra metal at the rim, rare.

£165

726

Philip I AR antoninianus AD248, 'COS III' on column reverse, S.8961, slightly porous VF, scarce reverse.

£35

727

Philip I, bronze sestertius, Rome Mint 244-245A.D., obverse reads:- IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust, right, reverse reads:- LAET FVNDATA S C , Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and rudder, Sear 8997, light, ancient dig above head, now all evenly toned VF

£32

728

Philip I, bronze sestertius, Rome Mint 247 A.D., obverse reads:- IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, reverse reads:- P M TR P IIII COS II P P S C, [strangely the 'S' of 'SC' is doudle struck?], Felicitas standing to the left, holding long caduceus and cornucopiae, Sear 9006, typical square flan, well struck up, no corrosion, nice portrait VF portrait perhaps a little better

£32

729

Philip & Mary AR groat, mm lis, S.2508, toned Fine, clear legends, faint scratches on bust.

£110

732

Probus, billon antoninianus, obverse reads:- IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate bust, left, wearing Imperial Mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre, reverse reads:- SOLI INVICTO, Sol, in facing quadriga, officina in exergue XXIM, Cyzicus Mint, Sear - , but see 12041, exhibiting some of the silver wash, reverse slightly off centre, Ex. Capt J. Haigh collection GVF

£20

734

Probus, billon antoninianus, Serdica Mint 277A.D., obverse:- Bust left wearing radiate and crested helmet, cuirassed, holding spear over shoulder and round shield against left shoulder, reverse legend SOLI INVICTO, Sol in galloping quadriga, to front, two horses each side and wheels at centre, mint officina 'K A and Greek 'C', Sear 12040, slight signs of silver wash, very nice fields, well centred NEF

£45

735

Richard II AR halfpenny 1377-99, London Mint, lombardic N's, nVF a tiny bit porous.

£32

736

Richard II AR halfpenny 1377-99, London Mint, lombardic N's, VF a nice example, a tiny bit bent.

£100

737

Richard I, silver penny, Short Cross Issue, Class 3, obverse reads:- +hENRICVS RE, reverse:- +GOLDWINE.ON.CA, Canterbury Mint, moneyer Goldwine, Spink 1347, full, round and well centred, nice portrait GVF

£260

738

Richard I, silver penny, Short Cross Issue, obverse reads:- hENRICVSR EX, reverse reads:- +NICOLE[.O]N.EVE, York Mint, moneyer Nicole, class 4b, a single crescent each side as hair, beard of single pellets, malformed letters, Spink 1348C, both dies a little off centre, a little flat spot on obverse legend NVF

£110

739

Roman Coins (29), noted a couple of Republic Denarii.

£38

741

Roman Denarii (9) and antoniniani (2) assortment, a couple may be forgeries.

£85

742

Roman Imperial bronzes, first, Probus billon antoninianus, as Sear 12050 but no officina mark in exergue, some silver wash VF/NVF, second, Magnentius, bronze double centenionalis? reverse reads:- SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES, struck on an oval, small flan, Old Sear 4017? even patina VF and third, Constans, bronze half centenionalis, reverse:- Phoenix standing on globe, Old Sear 3977 NVF [3]

£36

743

Roman Imperial pieces, which include collectable coins in better grade than the normal bagged lots and include silver antoninianii of Gallienus reverse Fortuna VF, Postumus VF/Fair, Aurelian reverse Fortuna VF, and ditto reverse Aurelian and Concord, slight silver wash GVF, Licinius reduced follis reverse Genius VF, pieces of Constantine I including the London Mint and further minors, an interesting lot [15]

£42

744

Roman Republican denarii (2): L. Cornelius Sulla L Manlius Torquatus Sulla quadriga type F/GF, and M Acilius Glabrio Sear 412 cleaned VF

£40

745

Roman Republican silver denarius of D.Junius L. f. Silanus, 91 B.C., obverse:- Head of Roma, right, 'D' behind, small bankers mark on cheek, reverse:- Victory in biga, right, D.SILANVS.L.F ROMA below, Sear 225, Ex.Capt J. Haigh, Ex. W.A.Milne [his rubbings book p.13, No.12/146], Ex. Spink 3.1933 and with old ticket, both dies slightly off centre, slight cabinet tone reverse, overall dull natural tone VF/GVF

£50

747

Roman silver denarii and antonini, one damaged, sold as seen, average F or a little better [9]

£65

748

Roman, Greek & Byzantine bronze and billon coins (33), many identified in packets.

£60

749

Sassanian Empire Shapur II AR drachm 309-379 AD, toned GVF

£18

750

Scotland, Charles I 30 shillings, 1625-49, Spink 5557, dark cabinet toned GVF, tooled in the fields and the crown above shield. Ex-Heritage Auction #3000 Lot 52850.

£270

751

Scotland, David II groat, Edinburgh Mint, 1329-71, Spink 5091, attractively toned aEF, an exceptional example, ex-Heritage Auction #3000 Lot 52848

£250

752

Septimius Severus denarius, AD 197 (Rome) S.6317, VF/GF

£60

754

Septimus Severus, silver denarius, Laodicea Mint 198-200 A.D., obverse reads:- L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, Laureate bust, right, reverse:- COS II P P, Victory walking, left, holding palm and wreath, Sear 6270 [but see note], well struck up on a slightly oval flan, obverse exhibits some cabinet tone EF/GVF

£28

756

Theodosius II, bronze of c13mm. obverse reads;- D N THEODOSIUS P F AVG, small, neat diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to the right, reverse no legend, Cross within wreath, in exergue SMKB, Cyzcius Mint, Old sear 4297, Ex. Capt. J Haigh, Ex. W.A.Milne, Ex Macdonald 1943, Ex. Excavations at Nagada, Egypt 1894-1895, Old Sear 4297, VF

£20

757

Theodosius, silver siliqua, wt. 1.78g. [a little ancient edge loss], reverse:- Roma seated to the left, holding transverse spear and statue of Victory on globe, mint officina TRPS, Trier Mint, Old Sear 4176, large but irregular flan, blackish uneven tone, English find VF

£35

758

Trajan, brass dupondius, Rome Mint 101A.D., reverse reads:- TR POT COS IIII P P S C, Justitia seated, left on two crossed cornucopiae and holding sceptre, Sear 3225, round, well centred, nice portrait VF/NVF

£85

760

Valens, silver siliqua, wt. 1.27g., reverse:- Roma seated to the left, holding transverse spear snd small statue of Victory on globe, mint officina TRPS, Trier Mint, Old Sear 4113, probably lightly clipped, with uneven blackish tone, together with a large fragment of a ditto but Valentinian or Valens, reverse type VOT V MVLT X, possibly Old Sear 4098, tone as last, English found both GF

£22

762

Various hammered pieces, silver cut-halfpenny Henry III long cross issue, Charles I silver shilling mm. triangle, irregular but probably full flan, portrait gone, reverse VF, a ditto but clipped, portrait with very pointed beard Fair/NVF, Charles I, scottish silver 20 pence, bust to edge of coin, holed F and a Charles II, Scottish copper bawbee Fair/NF [5]

£10

765

Viking, Danish East Anglia St Edmund memorial AR penny 885-915, Moneyer: Ofbert, short legends, S.960-961, EF

£350

767

William I (The Conqueror) AR penny 1066-1087, two sceptres type, Norwich Mint, Moneyer: Godwine, S.1253, VF slight dent 6 o'clock.

£350