Auction 121 - Session 5
Date: 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Lots: 287
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1260
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.49 g, 6h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). York mint; Thorulfr, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + ÐVRVLF M'Θ EΘFR, voided long cross with pellet in center and triple crescent ends. Gunnarson fig. 3 (same obv. die); SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 313 (same dies); North 774; SCBC 1151. Some pecks. Richly toned. Good VF. Very rare. A fascinating coin that links the mints of Dublin, York, and Scandinavia.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1261
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.28 g, 7h). Profile/Cross Fleurée (BMC i). Winchester mint; Leofweald, moneyer. Struck 1066-circa 1068. Crowned bust left; scepter to left / + LEOCPOLD ON PINC, cross fleurée, with pellet-in-annulet at center. Harvey 1892b (dies A/a) = SCBI 20 (Mack), 1353 (this coin); BMC 60 (same dies); North 839; SCBC 1250. Toned. VF. From the Causeway Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXX.1 (April 2012), no. HS 4471; Spink Numismatic Circular XCV.10 (December 1987), no. 7095; R.P. Mack (Part II, Glendining, 23 March 1977), lot 280, purchased from Spink, 1959.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1262
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.22 g, 11h). Bonnet type (BMC ii). Winchester mint; Sigeweard, moneyer. Struck circa 1068-1070. Crowned facing bust / + SIPIIRD ON PINC, voided cross, with annulet at center, pile in each quarter, and pellet-between-crescents at each end. Harvey – (dies A/–; unlisted rev. die); SCBI –; BMC –; North 842; SCBC 1251. Toned, some porosity, surface delaminations. VF. A bold portrait. Rare moneyer for this mint, with only a single specimen recorded by Harvey. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from Baldwin's, September 2012.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1263
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.20 g, 9h). Canopy type (BMC iii). London mint; Ælfsige, moneyer. Struck circa 1070-1072. Crowned facing bust within canopy of two columns / + IELFSI ON LIINDNEI, double quadrilateral, with incurved sides, annulet at center, and fleur at each limb. SCBI –; BMC 193 var. (legends); North 843; SCBC 1252. Toned, flan crack, worn reverse die. VF. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from Baldwin's. Ex Triton XI (8 January 2008), lot 1656.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1264
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.26 g, 4h). Canopy type (BMC iii). London mint; Godric, moneyer. Struck circa 1070-1072. Crowned facing bust within canopy of two columns / + GODRIC ON LIINDENEI, double quadrilateral, with incurved sides, annulet at center, and fleur at each limb. SCBI 18 (Copenhagen), 1326 var. (rev. legend); BMC 198 var. (same); North 843; SCBC 1252. Richly toned, some softness in parts of obverse. Good VF. Rare. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from R. Richardson, March 2013. Ex Gerhardt (Spink 215, 4 December 2012), lot 70. Reportedly ex Duke of Argyll Collection, purchased from Spink, 1949.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1265
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.32 g, 2h). Canopy type (BMC iii). Wallingford mint; Svartlingr, moneyer. Struck circa 1070-1072. Crowned facing bust within canopy of two columns / + SPEIIRTLINE ON PIII, double quadrilateral, with incurved sides, annulet at center, and fleur at each limb. SCBI 12 (Ashmolean), 57; BMC 217 var. (rev. legend); North 843; SCBC 1252. Deeply toned, obverse double struck. VF. Rare. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from R. Richardson, February 2017. Ex Heritage 3032 (10 April 2014), lot 24857.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1266
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.35 g, 12h). Two Scepters type (BMC iv). Canterbury mint; Man, moneyer. Struck circa 1072-1074. Crowned facing bust; cross-tipped scepter to left, trefoil-tipped scepter to right / + MIIN ON CIINTIILBI, cross fleurée, with annulet at center; all over cross botonnée in saltire. SCBI 42 (South-Eastern), 1742 var. (legends); BMC 228 (same dies); North 844; SCBC 1253. Toned, slightly double struck on reverse. Good VF. Very rare. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from R. Richardson, March 2013. Ex Gerhardt (Spink 215, 4 December 2012), lot 71; R.C. Lockett (Part I, Glendining, 6 June 1955), lot 911.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1267
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.33 g, 12h). Two Stars type (BMC v). London mint; Godric, moneyer. Struck circa 1074-1077. Crowned facing bust; stars flanking / + GODRIC ON LIINDEI, cross botonnée with central annulet over quadrilateral with incurved sides. SCBI 11 (Reading), 522 (same dies); BMC 343 var. (legends); North 845; SCBC 1254. Iridescent toning, double struck, pinhole striking perforation. Good VF. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from KB Coins, September 2016.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1268
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.31 g, 9h). Two Stars type (BMC v). London mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1074-1077. Crowned facing bust; stars flanking / + GODPINE ON LIIN, cross botonnée with central annulet over quadrilateral with incurved sides. Cf. SCBI 12 (Ashmolean), 83 (for type); BMC 346 var. (obv. legend); North 845; SCBC 1254. Lightly toned, small mark on obverse. VF. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from Ormonde Coins.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1269
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (19mm, 1.35 g, 6h). Sword type (BMC vi). Lincoln mint; Ulfr, moneyer. Struck circa 1077-1080. Crowned facing bust, holding sword over right shoulder / + IILF ON LINCOLNE, cross pattée; all over quadrilateral, with incurved sides and fleur in each quarter. Mossop pl. LXXXIII, 13 var. (dies –/a; unlisted rev. die); SCBI 21 (Yorkshire), 1213 var. (obv. legend; same rev. die); BMC –; North 846; SCBC 1255. Toned, some minor porosity, hint of double strike. Good VF. Good portrait. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from AMR Coins, May 2012. Ex M. Faintich (Triton XV, 3 January 2012), lot 1864, purchased from M. Vosper, August 2004.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1270
NORMAN. William I 'the Conqueror'. 1066-1087. AR Penny (20mm, 1.39 g, 6h). Paxs type (BMC viii). Bristol mint; Colblac, moneyer. Struck circa 1083-1086. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter; annulet on right shoulder / + COLBLIIC ON BRC, cross pattée; letters of P A X S in annulets within quarters. SCBI 19 (Bristol), 53 (same dies); BMC 529; North 848; SCBC 1257. Toned, struck from a worn obverse die. Good VF. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from L. Bennett, August 2012.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1271
NORMAN. William II Rufus. 1087-1100. AR Penny (19mm, 1.36 g, 12h). Cross Fleurée and Piles type (BMC v). London mint; Wulfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1098-1100. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter; star to right / + PVLFI ON LVNDI, cross fleurée, with pile surmounted by pellet in each quarter. P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton, "A Numismatic History of the Reigns of William I. and II. (1066-1100), Part II – The History of the Mints (continued)," BNJ VIII (1911), p. 81 and pl. XXIV, 16 (this coin); SCBI –; BMC –; North 856; SCBC 1262. Toned, minute spot of tooling. VF. Boldly struck. Very rare. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from AMR Coins. Ex Andrew Wayne Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone; H.A. Parsons (Glendining, 11 May 1954), lot 235; P. W.P. Carlyon-Britton (Part III, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 11 November 1918), lot 1904 (purchased by Spink for £5/12/6).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1272
NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (18mm, 1.25 g, 9h). Paxs type (BMC iii). Canterbury mint; Agmundr, moneyer. Struck circa 1103. Crowned facing bust; annulet and trefoil flanking neck / + IIHGMII(ND) O(N C)NT, PAX across central field; two annulets above and below. EMC 2012.0295 = Coin Register 2013, 107 (this coin); SCBI –; BMC –; North 859; SCBC 1264. Small edge crack, some porosity. Near VF. Rare. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from T. Owen. Found at Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, November 2012.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1273
NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (21mm, 1.26 g, 10h). Quadrilateral on Cross Fleurée type (BMC xv). Shaftesbury mint; Sægrimr, moneyer. Struck 1125-1135. Crowned bust facing slightly left, holding scepter / + SAGRIM : ON : SAFTES :, quadrilateral with incurved sides and fleurs at limbs; all over cross fleurée. Allen, Henry 60.1 (dies B/b; this coin); SCBI –; BMC –; North 871; SCBC 1276. Lightly toned, hairline flan crack. VF. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from J. Mann. Ex P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton Collection; Spink Numismatic Circular XXXVIII.7 (July 1930), no. 98296; Spink Numismatic Circular XXXVI.4 (April 1928), no. 77145; Spink Numismatic Circular XXXIII.3-4 (March-April 1925), no. 38577; Spink Numismatic Circular XXXII.9-10 (September-October 1924), no. 33755; Spink Numismatic Circular XXVIII.9-10 (September-October 1920), no. 85651; R.D. Wills (Glendining, 6 December 1938), lot 382 (part of?); 1901 Bournemouth Hoard.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1274
NORMAN. Stephen. 1135-1154. AR Penny (19mm, 0.83 g). Ornamental group, flag type. York mint. Struck circa 1145-1149. Crowned bust right, holding spear-tipped flag; star to right / Cross moline. Cf. Allen, York 21 (for type; unlisted dies); Mack 217; cf. SCBI 20 (Mack), 1631 (for type); North 919; SCBC 1313. Toned, hairline flan cracks, areas of weak strike. Good VF. A bold portrait coin. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from Silbury Coins.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1275
PLANTAGENET. Henry II. 1154-1189. AR Penny (17mm, 1.15 g, 8h). Cross-and-crosslets ('Tealby') coinage; class F1. Ipswich mint; Nicole, moneyer. Struck circa 1174-1180. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / [ม nዢüɭ⌦ዞ Ḧ] ɭn Ḧ gዢዩ[ዞS], cross pattée, with crosslet in angles. Crafter 50 (dies 35F/N34); Sadler III 1358-1367A (dies O8/R9); North 961/1; SCBC 1342. Deeply toned, flan slightly crimped. Good VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from Pegasi Numismatics.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1276
PLANTAGENET. Henry II. 1154-1189. AR Penny (19mm, 1.20 g, 8h). Short cross coinage, class Ib2. Northampton mint; Walter, moneyer. Struck circa 1182-circa 1185. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / + WΛLTЄR : ON : NORh, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), 439; North 963; SCBC 1344. Richly toned. Good VF. Well centered and struck on a broad flan. From the Arthur M. Fitts III, purchased from G.A. Singer.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1277
PLANTAGENET. Richard I. 1189-1199. AR Penny (19mm, 1.31 g, 7h). Short cross coinage, class II. London mint; Raul, moneyer. Struck in the name of Henry II, circa 1189-1190. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / + RΛVL · ON · LVND, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), 193 (this coin); North 96; SCBC 1345. Slightly crude strike. VF. Rare first issue of Richard. From the Arthur M. Fitts III. Ex J.P. Mass Collection; 1990 Wainfleet, Lincolnshire Hoard.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1278
PLANTAGENET. temp. Richard I – John. 1189-1216. AR Penny (19mm, 1.19 g, 6h). Short cross coinage, local dies. Rhuddlan mint; Simon, moneyer. Struck in the name of Henry II, circa 1190-1215. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / + SIMON · ON · RVLA, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. Brand dies 3335; SCBI 56 (Mass), 2184 (same dies); North 973/1; SCBC p. 167. Toned, struck from rusted dies. VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from G.A. Singer.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1279
PLANTAGENET. John. 1199-1216. AR Penny (18mm, 1.43 g, 8h). Short cross coinage, class Vb2. Winchester mint; Bartelme, moneyer. Struck in the name of Henry II, 1205-1207. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / + BARTЄLMЄ · ON · W, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. Harvey 2672 (dies D/e); SCBI 56 (Mass), 1610; North 970; SCBC 1351. Toned. VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), lot 2426.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1280
PLANTAGENET. Henry III. 1216-1272. AR Penny (17.5mm, 1.25 g, 7h). Long cross type, class Ia. Struck 1247. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / Voided long cross, with trefoil in each quarter. C&T L5/L13 (for obv./rev.); North 983; SCBC 1358. Toned. Good VF. Extremely rare. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from G.A. Singer. Reportedly found in East Anglia.The Brussels hoard contained only five examples of Ia, with none of them combining this exact obverse and reverse.