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24 September 2008
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Primary series A2, Sceatta, radiate head right, tic in front, a behind, rev. debased standard, ttoii, 1.23g/3h (cf. M 89-94; N 40; S 775). Small flan, neat style, slight wear on face, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, scarce (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £180
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Primary series BII, Sceatta, diademed head right within serpent beaded circle, rev. bird on cross, cross in front and annulets at sides, 1.23g/6h (M 116; N 126; S 777A). Small flan with only a trace of legends, otherwise extremely fine (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £150
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Primary series C1, Sceatta, radiate head right, apa in runes in front, annulet either side of neck, rev. debased standard, ttoii, 1.05g/12h (cf. M 120; N 161; S 779). A little off-centre, otherwise extremely fine, light olive tone (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £160
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Primary series F, Sceatta, head right with pelleted head-dress, blundered legend around, rev. small cross, annulets at cross-ends, ttii in angles, blundered legend around, 1.20g/9h (M 137; N 62; S 781). Virtually as struck (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £520
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Continental series D, type 2c, Sceatta, crude radiate head right, blundered runes in front, rev. cross and pellets, blundered legend around, 1.07g/12h (M 165; N 168; S 839). A little small, otherwise virtually as struck and attractively toned (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £140
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Continental series D, type 2c, Sceatta, similar, 1.23g/9h (M 165; N 168; S 839). Reverse a little off-centre, otherwise extremely fine and toned (£80-100)
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Continental series D, type 2c, Sceatta, crude radiate head left, blundered runes in front, rev. cross and pellets, blundered legend around, 1.18g/12h (M 181; N 169; S 839). Reverse off-centre, otherwise extremely fine (£80-100)
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Continental series E, Sceatta, porcupine-like figure to right, pellets in field, rev. debased standard, 1.20g (M 192-3; N 49; S 789). Extremely fine, toned (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £210
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Continental series E, Sceatta, vico variety 1b, porcupine-like figure to right with triangle in front, rev. very debased standard, 1.28g (M 198; N 45; S 788). Extremely fine, toned (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £190
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Continental series E, Sceatta, variety D, porcupine-like figure to right, cross in front and annulet below, rev. debased standard comprising an annulet with four pellets around, all within blundered legend, 1.24g (M. 209-10; N 49; S 786A). Reverse off-centre, otherwise almost extremely fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £110
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Continental series E, Sceatta, Kloster Barthe variety, debased porcupine-like figure to right, rev. debased standard, ttoii, 1.02g/12h (M 227; N 49; S 790). About extremely fine, toned (£80-100)
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series G, Sceatta, head right with cross in front, rev. debased standard comprising three crosses and a trefoil of pellets around central annulet, 1.00g/2h (M 267-8; N 43; S 808). Extremely fine and toned, rare (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £280
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series G, Sceatta, crude head right with cross in front, rev. debased standard comprising three crosses and a trefoil of pellets around central annulet, 1.16g/3h (M 269-70; N 43; S 808). Rough surfaces, otherwise about extremely fine, rare (£150-180)
Hammer Price: £290
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series J, Sceatta, type 85, diademed head right, rev. outline bird on cross between annulets, quatrefoil of pellets in front, 1.01g/10h (M 293; N 128; S 791). Obverse from a rusty die, very fine, reverse better, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £170
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series J, Sceatta, type 37, two heads vis-à-vis, cross between, rev. four birds clockwise around central cross, 1.13g/1h (M 298-9; N 135; S 792). Very fine, light grey tone, rare (£150-200)
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series J, Sceatta, type 72, two heads vis-à-vis, cross between, rev. bird right, looking back at serpent, 1.01g/9h (M 303; N 141; S 792A). Obverse a little pitted, very fine, reverse better but a trifle off-centre, rare (£120-150)
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series K, Sceatta, type 33, diademed head right, cross in front, rev. head of wolf with long tongue to right, cross in front, 1.05g/10h (M 306; N 93; S 799). Obverse a little off-centre, otherwise about extremely fine with attractive olive tone, very rare (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £700
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series N, Sceatta, two standing figures facing, each holding a cross, pellets in field, rev. monster to right, looking left, 0.92g/6h (cf. M 368ff [monster left, looking right]; N 98; S 810). About extremely fine, rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £320
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series QIII, Sceatta, quadruped left with triple tail, pellets in field, rev. bird left, trefoil-headed sceptre in front, pellets in field, 0.81g/3h (M 386-7; N 138; S 836). Extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £550
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series R1, Sceatta, radiate head right, epa in runes outwards, retrograde, in front, vt behind, pellets by crown, rev. very debased standard, ttovv, 1.12g/3h (cf. M 393 obv. and BNJ 2007, pp.49-70; N 157; S 832). Very slight traces of verdigris, otherwise good extremely fine, rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £200
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series R4, Sceatta, radiate head right with no neck, epa in front, ovv behind, rev. very debased standard, vvoi·i, 1.17g/12h (M 401; N 157; S 832). Reverse off-centre, otherwise extremely fine and toned (£120-150)
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Secondary series T, Sceatta, diademed head right, tanvm and cross around, rev. porcupine-like figure left, 1.01g/9h (cf. M 442-4 [levns] but see illustration on p.547; SCBI American Collections 101; cf. N 167 [levns]; cf. S 816 [lel]). Extremely fine and extremely rare (£350-450)
Hammer Price: £750
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Eadberht (737-58), Sceatta, edtberehtvl· around cross, rev. stylized stag left, no legend, 0.98g/3h (M 455; N 178; S 847). Extremely fine, rare (£250-300)
£250–£300
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Eadberht with Archbishop Ecgberht (732-66), Sceatta, edtberehtvl· around cross, rev. mitred figure holding two crosses, ecgberht a to right, 1.02g/3h (M 465; N 192; S 852). Figure weakly struck, otherwise very fine and attractively toned, very rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £600
Kings of Northumbria and Archbishops of York, Alchred (765-74), Sceatta, alchred around cross, rev. stylized stag right, cross potent below, no legend, 1.10g/12h (M 467; N 179; S 849). Extremely fine and toned, very rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £850
Kings of Mercia, Burgred (852-74), Penny, type A, lunettes unbroken, Diga, diga moneta, group of six pellets after moneyer’s name, 1.10g/9h (N 423; S 938). Very fine and toned, good portrait (£350-400)
Hammer Price: £420
Kings of East Anglia, Æthelstan I (c. 825-40), Penny, Non-portrait type, Torhtelm, edelstani around central A, no inner circle, rev. torhthelm around cross and wedges, 1.29g/4h (Pagan, BNJ 1982, p.64; BMA 253; N 441; S 950). Very fine and round, well-struck, grey tone, extremely rare (£900-1,200)
Hammer Price: £1,500
Kings of East Anglia, Eadmund (855-70), Penny, Beornferth, eadmvnd r·ex an around cross of three crosses, rev. beorneerd mo around cross with pellet in each angle, 1.23g/12h (Pagan, BNJ 1982, pp.72-3; N 459; S 955). Edge chip, otherwise extremely fine and much as struck, rare (£800-1,000)
Hammer Price: £800
Kings of East Anglia, Eadmund, Penny, Twicga, eadmvnd rex an around omega surmounted by horizontal bar, rev. tpica mon around cross with pellet in each angle, 1.29g/3h (Pagan, BNJ 1982, p.79, no.iv; SCBI Hunterian 426 and Copenhagen 104, same obv. die; N 462; S 955). Good very fine and round, well-struck, rare (£500-700)
Hammer Price: £880
Viking Coinages: Danish East Anglia, St Edmund Memorial coinage, Penny, Adalbert, sc eadmvnie around A, rev. aoalbertbie around cross pattée, 1.23g/9h (N 483; S 960). Very fine, toned (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £310
Æthelwulf (839-858), Penny, Phase IV, Canterbury, Æthelnoth, edelnod moneta on and in angles of large voided cross, 1.37g/12h (N 618; S 1051). About extremely fine with an excellent portrait, toned (£1,200-1,500)
Hammer Price: £1,200
Alfred the Great (871-899), Penny, Two Line type, later neat style, Wulfred, vvlfred+ in two lines divided by three pellets, single pellet above and below, 1.28g/1h (N 639; S 1067). Very fine and toned (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £950
Edward the Elder (899-924), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1], Torhtelm, torhtelm m¯o divided by three crosses, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.47g/12h (CTCE 280 and pl.3, 15, same dies; N 649; S 1087). About very fine (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £410
Eadred (946-955), Penny, Bust Crowned type, no mint name, Brainic, brainic monc, 1.16g/6h (CTCE 237 [= SCBI BM 696, same rev. die]; N 713; S 1115). Bust partly weak, otherwise about very fine and dark-toned, very rare of this moneyer (£900-1,200)
Hammer Price: £1,300
Eadgar (959-975), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1, NE V], Eanulf, pellets in obv. legend, eanvcf mo divided by three crosses, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.44g/3h (CTCE 42; same dies as SCBI Edinburgh 392 obv./391 rev.; N 741; S 1129). About very fine (£200-250)
Eadgar (959-975), Penny, Bust Crowned type, no mint name, Byrnferth, byrnferd moneta, 1.37g/6h (CTCE 365 [= SCBI BM 1164, same dies]; N 750; S 1138). Edge chip and somewhat dirty, otherwise fine to very fine, rare (£800-1,000)
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, First Hand type, Exeter, Tuna, tvna m¯o eaxecest, 1.34g/3h (Brettell 105 and SCBI Berlin 202, same dies; BEH 586; N 766; S 1144). About very fine (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £490
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Second Hand type, Lewes, Hereberht, herebreht m¯o læpe, 1.36g/9h (HHK 22, different rev. die; Sussex Mints 114, same obv. die; BMC 128; BEH 1421; N 768; S 1146). Excavated appearance, otherwise very fine and extremely rare of this mint (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £400
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Benediction Hand type, Norwich, Lyfinc, lefing m¯o nord, 1.68g/3h (Doubleday 366 and SCBI East Anglia 1155, same dies; BEH 3146; N 769; S 1147). Legends partly weak and a few minor peckmarks in centre of reverse, otherwise very fine and extremely rare (£1,500-2,000)
Hammer Price: £3,000
Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, Wilton, Sæwine, sæpine mΩo pilt, 1.72g/3h (FEJ 904, SCBI Copenhagen 1318 and Berlin 452, same dies; BEH 4018; BMC 347; N 774; S 1151). Very fine, toned (£200-250)
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