ANGLO SAXON PENNIES - 2

P51                       CNUT [1016-35] penny

Unusual CONTEMPORARY FORGERY - Quatrefoil type

Uncertain mint and moneyer

obv. CNVT REX ANGLO, bust left; 

rev.  +NVEL ON FRNIL ?   0.89g

appears to be debased silver

Provenance: Found near Plymouth 2011

weakly struck in places and some porosity

VERY RARE  -   nVF                                             £275

P56            CNUT [1016-35] silver penny

Quatrefoil type - MALMESBURY mint - Mon.- BEORHTSTAN

obv. +CNVT REX ANGLOR, bust left;

rev.  +BRIHSTA.. ON MEAL.                   0.81g

Spink 1157 [£2725 in VF for Malmesbury mint], North 781.

Provenance: J Newman coins, June 2018

chipped + associated edge crack

EXTREMELY RARE mint

GVF                                                                £850

P57             HARTHACNUT [1035-42] silver penny

Arm and Sceptre type - HUNTINGDON mint - Mon. WULFWIG

obv. +HARDACNV, bust left; rev.  +PVLFPI ON HVNTA. 1.15g

Spink 1168 [£3275 in VF for Huntingdon mint], North 811, Eaglen 245, EMC 2016.0236]

Only one other example known [only 8 Huntingdon mint coins are recorded on EMC/SCBI for Harthacnut and all the others are in museum collections].         Slightly wavy flan.

EXTREMELY RARE

aEF                                                                £5750

P58          HAROLD 1 [1035-40] silver penny

Fleur de Lis type - BRISTOL mint - Mon. AELFWEARD

obv. +HAROLD RECX, bust left;

rev.  +AELFPERD ON BRI.            1.11g

Spink 1164 [£1635 in VF for Bristol mint], North 803.

Provenance: Baldwins [graded: choice EF].

cf. EMC 1018.0008.         

slight wave in flan.

VERY RARE

EF                                                            £2950 

P59          AETHELRED 11 [978-1016] silver penny

Crux type - LYMPNE mint - Moneyer - EDWARD

obv. +EDELRED REX ANGLOR, bust left; 

rev.  +EDPERD MO LYMENA.        1.43g

Spink 1148 [£1065 in VF for LYMPNE mint], North 770.

Ex - Spink.

VERY RARE mint

chipped edge

VF                                                               £450     

P61              CNUT [1016-35] - silver penny

Quatrefoil type - LEICESTER mint - Moneyer - AELFWIG

obv. +CNVT REX ANGLOR, bust left;

rev.  +AELFPI MO LEHR;                1.10g.   

Spink 1157 [£620 in VF for Leicester mint]

Provenance: Warzawskie Centrum auction, 25.11.2017, lot 55.

flan wave + slight striking crack in centre + Viking pecks            

RARE         GVF                                           £395    sold

P62       EDWARD the CONFESSOR [1042-66] silver penny

Pyramids type - CHESTER mint - Moneyer - BRUNING

obv. EADPARD REX, bust right;

rev.  +BRVNINC ON LEGE.             1.29g

Spink 1184 [£620 in VF for Chester mint], North 831.

Provenance: Baldwins; Private collection, UK

GVF                                                                £675    sold

P63        AETHELWULF [839-58] silver penny

Phase 11 - CANTERBURY mint - Moneyer - OSMUND

obv. +EDELVVLF REX, bust right;

rev.  +OSNVND  MONETA, cross with wedges;

Spink 1047 [£3250 in VF]; cf. Naismith C116.1

ragged edge + internal crack at 2 o'clock outside inner circle

RARE 

nEF                                                               £995    sold

P64    EDWARD the CONFESSOR [1042-66] silver penny

Pyramids type - CHESTER mint - Moneyer - BRUNING

obv. +EDPARD REX;   rev.  +BRVNINCON LEGE     1.31g.

Spink 1184 [£680 in VF for Chester mint]

Provenance: Baldwin, 1987 [with tickets]

RARE - only 6 examples recorded on SCBI/EMC  

VF or better                                             £595    sold