CELTIC, North-Eastern series ('Corieltauvi'). Uninscribed. Circa 60-20 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 6.14 g, 11h). North East Coast, left type (Corieltauvian A). Devolved head of Apollo right / Disjointed horse left; below, pelleted sun over zig-zag line; pellets around. ABC 1722; Van Arsdell 804-1; SCBC 29. Toned, hairline flan crack. VF. From the Trehearne Collection.
CELTIC, North-Eastern series ('Corieltauvi'). Uninscribed. Circa 50-20 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 5.47 g, 10h). South Ferriby Legs type (Corieltauvian D). Devolved head of Apollo right / Disjointed horse left; eight-pointed star below, 'anchor' face above. ABC 1743; Van Arsdell 811-1; SCBC 390. Edge split. Near EF.
CELTIC, North-Eastern series ('Corieltauvi'). Volisios Dumnocoveros. Circa AD 35-40. AV Stater (18mm, 5.02 g, 3h). Volisios Dumnocoveros type (Corieltauvian P). Vertical wreath; VOLI/SIOS in two lines across field; pelleted annulet and spiral in alternating quarters / Disjointed horse left; triple pellets to left; DVM NOCO VEROS around. ABC 1980; Van Arsdell 978-1; SCBC 416. Off center on reverse. Good VF.
CELTIC, Iceni. Uninscribed. Circa 60-50 BC. AV Stater (81mm, 6.04 g, 10h). Norfolk Wolf, right type (Icenian A). Devolved head of Apollo right / Disjointed wolf right; pellet over crescent above, crescent and pellets above, bird to upper left. MfT Norfolk Wolf A, die group 4, dies M/14; ABC 1393; Van Arsdell 610-1; SCBC 30. Worn obverse die. VF. From the Trehearne Collection.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Aldfrith. 685-705. AR Sceatt (10mm, 1.11 g, 12h). York mint. + Λl∂FrI∂uS (S retrograde), pellet-in-annulet / Quadruped with forked tail standing left. SCBI 69 (Abramson), 827 (this coin); Booth, Sceattas 3 (dies A/c); Chapman 1-8; Pirie, Guide 1.2; North 176; SCBC 846. Attractive find patina. Near EF. Rare in this grade. Ex Tony Abramson Collection. Found near Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 2012.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Kent. Cuthred. 798-807. AR Penny (18mm, 1.22 g, 12h). Canterbury mint; Eaba, moneyer. Struck 798-805. + CVÐRED REX, short cross pattée with wedges in angles / + E AB A in angles of two-lined tribrach moline with annulet at center containing small tribrach. Naismith C18.4; SCBI 67 (BM), 675; North 209; SCBC 876. Toned, small edge crack, slight porosity. Near EF.
ANGLO-SAXON, Archbishops of Canterbury. Æthelheard, with Offa of Mercia as overlord. 792/3-805. AR Penny (16mm, 1.07 g, 7h). Three-line type. Canterbury mint. Struck circa 792/3-796. ΛEDIL/HEΛRD/ ΛRCEP in three lines / (triangle) m (triangle)/ :+: · ◊FFΛ/ ·: REX · in three lines. EMC 2020.0317 (this coin, since filed); Chick 247; SCBI 67 (BM), 747-8; North 229; SCBC 885. Some porosity, edges filed round. VF. Very rare. Found near Orsett, Essex, September 2020.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Offa. 757-796. AR Penny (17mm, 0.97 g, 6h). Light coinage, portrait type. Canterbury mint; Peohtweald, moneyer. Struck circa 785-792/3. Draped bust right / PE HT VA L∂ in angles of a Celtic cross with a long cross fleurée over small saltire cross of petals. Chick 128; cf. SCBI 67 (BM), 34-5 (for similar); North 294; SCBC 905. Waterworn, slightly crimped. VF. Very rare.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Æthelstan I. Circa 827-845. AR Penny (20mm, 1.14 g, 3h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Monne, moneyer. Struck 837/8-845. + ELZAHREAD, short cross pattée with pellets in quarters / +MOH(NN)O :· H :· ET, short cross pattée with pellets in quarters. EMC 2015.0155 = EMC 2021.0412 (this coin); Naismith E45.2; cf. SCBI 36 (Berlin), 92 (for type); North 446/3; SCBC 951. Edge slightly filed since discovery, minor edge loss, small flan split. Good VF. A highly unusual rendering of the king's name. Found near Louth, Lincolnshire, May 2015.
ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut. Circa 900-905. AR Penny (20mm, 1.35 g, 10h). Class IIe/Cunneti type. York mint. Inverted patriarchal cross with pellets in upper angles / Short cross pattée with pellets in second and third quarters. L&S class IIe; SCBI 29 (Merseyside) 333 (same dies); North 501; SCBC 993. Rich old iridescent toning. Good VF. Ex Spink 236 (22 March 2016), lot 595.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.65 g, 7h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Shaftesbury mint; Æthelgar, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter to left / + ÆÐELGΛR M–O CEFT, voided short cross; C–R–V–X in quarters. SCBI –; North 770; SCBC 1148. Toned, crimped, peck marks. VF. Rare moneyer at this mint. With ticket indicating the coin was purchased from Baldwin's, October 1966.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.67 g, 3h). Intermediate Small Cross/Crux type mule (BMC iii, Hild Cb). Winchester mint; Beorhtsige, moneyer. Struck circa 995-997. + BУRHSIGE M–O PIN, voided short cross; C–R–V–X in quarters. Harvey 542a (dies Z/s – this coin); North p. 159, n. 312; SCBC 1150/1148. Worn reverse die. Small edge split. Pecks. Toned. VF. Rare. Ex Captain "Peter" Arnot (Buckland, Dix, and Wood, 21 March 1995), lot 134; Glendining (14 March 1973), lot 1; 1972 Stryiewo Wielke Hoard.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Cnut. 1016-1035. AR Penny (18mm, 0.94 g, 9h). Pointed Helmet type (BMC xiv, Hild. G). Stamford mint; Ælfheah, moneyer. Struck circa 1023-1030. Bust left, wearing pointed helmet; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + ΛLFΛN ON STΛN, voided short cross, limbs united at base by two concentric circles with pellet in center; in each angle, broken annulet enclosing pellet; additional pellets in first and fourth quarters. SCBI 15 (Copenhagen), 3504; North 787; SCBC 1158. Iridescent toning, small edge split. Near EF.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold I Harefoot. 1035-1040. AR Penny (17mm, 0.85 g, 6h). Jewel Cross type (BMC i, Hild. A). London mint; Korf, moneyer. Struck 1035-circa 1038. Diademed bust left; pellet to left / + CORFI ON LVNDENEE :, cross composed of four ovals united at base by two concentric circles enclosing a pellet. SCBI 40 (Stockholm), 398 (same rev. die); North 802; SCBC 1163. Lightly brushed. Good VF.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harold I Harefoot. 1035-1040. AR Penny (18mm, 1.11 g, 12h). Jewel Cross type (BMC i, Hild. A). Thetford mint; Brunstan, moneyer. Struck 1035-circa 1038. Diademed bust left / + BRVNSTΛN ON ÐEOD, cross composed of four ovals united at base by two concentric circles enclosing a pellet. SCBI 18 (Copenhagen), 553 (same dies); North 802; SCBC 1163. A few black deposits, small patch of roughness. Good VF.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harthacnut. 1035-1042. AR Penny (17mm, 1.15 g, 10h). Jewel Cross type (BMC ia, Hild. Aa). Canterbury mint; Ælfræd, moneyer. Struck circa 1036-1037. Diademed bust right / + ÆLFRED ON CENT, cross composed of four ovals united at base by two concentric circles. SCBI 40 (Stockholm), 8 (same dies); North 809; SCBC 1167. Some light marks. EF.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harthacnut. 1035-1042. AR Penny (16mm, 0.97 g, 6h). Jewel Cross type (BMC ia, Hild. Aa). Chester mint; Eadsige, moenyer. Struck circa 1036-1037. Diademed bust right / + EDSIGE ON LEIC, cross composed of four ovals united at base by two concentric circles. SCBI –; North 809; SCBC 1167. Lightly toned, slight double strike on obverse. EF. Apparently unrecorded for this mint. An intriguing coin. Coins of Harthacnut of the Jewel Cross type are very seldom encountered from mints north of the river Thames. This was the territory assigned to his half brother Harold I following the division of the kingdom after the death of their father Cnut. While the Jewel Cross type is well attested for Harold I at Chester, no pennies of Harthacnut are recorded. Eadsige is known at Dover for this reign and type.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Harthacnut. 1035-1042. AR Penny (18mm, 1.12 g, 1h). Arm and Scepter type (BMC [Cnut] xvii, Hild. [Cnut] I). Lincoln mint; Godric, moneyer. Struck in the name of Cnut, 1040-1042. Diademed bust left, holding trefoil-tipped scepter / + GODRIC ON LINCO, quadrilateral, with pellet in center and angles, over voided short cross. Mossop pl. LXIV, 9 (dies A/a) = SCBI 14 (Copenhagen), 1626; North 799; SCBC 1169. Slight porosity. Near VF.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (19mm, 1.33 g, 12h). Sovereign/Eagles type (BMC ixa, Hild. H var.). York mint; Thorr, moneyer. Struck circa 1056-1059. Edward seated facing on throne, holding scepter and globus cruciger / + ÐORR ON EOFERPICC, voided cross; martlets in quarters, with additional annulets in second and third. Freeman 388; SCBI 21 (Reading), 383-4 (same dies); North 827 var. (annulets on rev.); SCBC 1181 var. (same). A few light marks under rich golden toning. Good VF. From the D.K. Collection.
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor. 1042-1066. AR Penny (20mm, 1.41 g, 6h). Hammer Cross type (BMC xia, Hild. G var.). York mint; Ulfketill, moneyer. Struck circa 1059-1062. Crowned bust right, scepter before / + VLFCIL ON EOFERP, voided cross, arms terminating in inward-facing crescents; annulet in second quarter. Freeman 408; SCBI 21 (Yorkshire), 494 (same dies); North 828; SCBC 1182. Toned. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 408 (25 October 2017), lot 674.