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*NEW* Edward the Confessor, Silver Penny, Facing Bust/Small Cross Type, Pulgaron, London, Certified, AD 1062-1065
Obverse: Bearded facing bust of Edward the Confessor, wearing arched crown, EΛDPΛRD REX ΛN
Reverse: Small cross pattée, +PVLGARON LVNDE
Size: 16mm, 2.17g
Grade: EF, nicely toned
Ref: S 1183; N 830; NGC AU58
Prov: Ex The Coinary, previously certified by the NGC grading system as AU58, NGC number 8538367-042 and slabbed.
£780 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #2028
*NEW* Edward the Confessor, Silver Cut Halfpenny, Sovereign/Eagles Type, Manna, AD 1056-1059
Obverse: Edward the Confessor seated, facing on throne, holding sceptre and globus cruciger, EAD[ǷEARD REX ANG]LO
Reverse: Voided short cross, eagles in angles, uncertain mint, MΛNNΛ O [ ]
Size: 20mm, 0.64g
Grade: VF
Ref: S 1181; N 827
Prov: Ex Timeline; from the private collection of John Meredith
£270 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #2028
*NEW* Aethelstan, Cut Halfpenny, Two Line Type, Thurstan, AD 924-939
Obverse: Small cross pattée within inner circle, royal title around, ÆÐVL[STAN R]E
Reverse: Moneyer's name across two lines with three crosses pattée between, trefoils above and below, ÐRST[-]
Size: 22mm, 0.83g
Grade: EF with bold legend
Ref: S 1089; N 668
Prov: Ex Timeline
SOLD
£520 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask)
*NEW* Kings of Mercia, Burgred, Penny, Phase IIb Var, London, Dudewine, AD 866-870
Obverse: Diademed bust, right, +BVRGRED REX
Reverse: Moneyer's name across three lines, crooks at each end, N MON DVDEMA ETA
Size: 21mm, 1.04g
Grade: VF+, reasonable portrait; loss to edge, despite this, still a wonderful coin
Ref: S 941B; N 426; cf English Coins in the British Museum, Anglo Saxon 1, Burgred, Plate 10, No, 10, Type D
Prov: Ex Roma Numismatics; previously from the Ken Elks Collection and used as an example on his website
£1,100 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask)
Eadmund, Penny, Two Line Type, Derby, Manne, AD 939-946
Obverse: Small cross pattée within inner circle, royal title around, +EΛDMVND REX
Reverse: Moneyer's name across two lines, central line and three crosses pattée between, rosette above and below, MANN MONIT
Size: 21mm, 1.24g
Grade: AVF/VF, ragged edge but major details are visible
Ref: S 1105; N 688; recorded by the EMC: 2018.0245
Prov: Ex Essex Coin Auctions
£850 SOLD #1886
Alfred the Great, Kings of Wessex, Cut Half Penny, Phase III, Two Line Type, London, Ludig, AD 871-899
Obverse: Small cross pattée within inner circle, royal title around in four parts, ÆLFRE[D RE+]
Reverse: Moneyer's name in two lines across field, pellet between, LVDIG[-]
Size: 20mm, 0.71g
Grade: VF, peckmarked, flan a little wavy
Ref: S 1066; N 636
Prov: Ex Noonans, come with old ticket
£900 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #1557
Edward the Confessor, Silver Penny, Pyramids Type, Chichester, Ælfwine, 1056-1066
Obverse: Bearded and crowned bust of Edward, right, sceptre in front, legend around probably EΛDPΛRD REX Λ
Reverse: Short voided cross, in each angle a pyramid springing from the inner circle and terminating in a pellet, +ÆLFPINE ON CIC
Size: 17mm, 0.60g
Grade: Fine, chipped
Ref: N 831; S 1184; Freeman 10
Prov: Ex Noonans
£300 (P&P FREE to all locations) #1754
Edward the Confessor, Silver Penny, Facing Bust/Small Cross Type, York, Othbeorn, 1062-1065
Obverse: Bearded facing bust of Edward, right, wearing arched crown, legend around EΛDPΛRD REX ΛN
Reverse: Small cross pattée, with annulet in first quarter, +ODBEN ON EOFRI
Size: 17.5mm, 0.91g
Grade: VF, dark tone, chipped, broken and repaired
Ref: N 830; S 1183
Prov: Ex Timeline; previously Nantwich Auctions
£320 (P&P FREE to all locations) #1235
Eadgar, Pre-Reform Coinage, Silver Penny, Circumscription Cross, Fastolf Probably York, Before AD 973, SCARCE
Obverse: Small cross pattée within linear circle both sides, small pellet stop with ornamental upper and lower crescent after King's name, +EADGAR REX
Reverse: As obverse with small pellet stop with ornamental upper and lower crescent after Fastolf (without mint name) +FASTOLF MON.
Size: 1.26g, 20mm
Grade: VF+ for type and scarce
Ref: N 748; S 1134
Prov: Ex. Baldwin's
£1,100 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #854
Eadgar, Pre-Reform Coinage, Silver Penny, Farthein, Before AD 973
Obverse: Crescent and pellet between E and X of REX
Reverse: FARD + + + EHIN
Size: 1.07g, 21mm
Grade: VF, chipped edge
Ref: N 701; S 1129
Prov: Ex St. James's sale from Baldwin's Vault Pt1
£800 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask)
Coenwulf, Silver Penny, Pincer Cross Type, Beornferth, AD 810-820
Obverse: Diademed bust to edge of flan facing right, legend +COENVVL[F RE]X M
Reverse: Pincer cross with pellet to centre pelleted lines between angles and limbs of pincer, [BIO]RNFRED MONETA (NE ligated) at the Canterbury mint
Size: 18mm, 1.00g
Grade: EF with crimp to bottom edge and losses, depite its fault an extremely rare piece. Ex Merritt collection, found Wiltshire
Ref: S 916 Group III
£800 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask)
Kings of Wessex, Edward the Elder, Two Line Type Silver Penny, Aethered, 899-924, SCARCE
Obverse: Central small cross patee, legend around, +[EAD]VVEARD REX
Reverse: Moneyers name in two lines, AEDER ED MO, separated by a row of three crosses and three pellets top and bottom
Size: 23mm
Grade: VF+ edge missing
Ref: S 1087; N 649
Prov: Ex Catherine Southon sale
£700 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask)
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