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Viking coinage - Danelaw [c.898-915] CNUT CVNNETTI type silver penny York mint obv. CVNET R rev. +CVNNETTI, small cross in circle with 2 pellets in angles Ex - Dr Robert Hesselgesser collection, USA graded MS62 by NGC excellent coin EF £ sold |
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EADRED [946-55] silver penny - Kings of Wessex Crowned bust - type V obv. +EADRED REX rev. .CANADE MONET [BMC - , SCBI - , EMC - , Spink 1115 for common types] Unrecorded moneyer - CANA ? 1.14 g edge crack running to centre of coin, but stable EXTREMELY RARE £ sold |
Kings of Mercia OFFA [757-96] silver penny Portrait type - Celtic cross Moneyer - AELREL [CEB49, N.291, SCBI 9, EMC 1998.0074, S.905] 1.24 g EXTREMELY RARE - unrecorded reverse GVF £ sold |
CEOLWULF 1 [821-23] silver penny - Kings of Mercia Portrait type - diademed bust right EAST ANGLIA mint - moneyer - HEREBERHT obv. +CEOLVVLF REX m rev. HER +EBE RHT, in 3 lines seperated by lines with crooks at both ends 1.34 g [N.392, BMC 108, EMC 1020.0594, S.927] Ex - Earl of Pembroke 1848, Rashleigh 1909, Watters 1917, Ryan 1952 small internal crack VERY RARE GVF £ sold |
COENWULF [796-821] silver penny - Kings of Mercia Portrait type EAST ANGLIA mint - moneyer - HEREBERHT obv. +COENVVLF L REX m rev. +HEREBERHT [N.374, S.920 for common types] The only coin known with this reverse type of 4 pellets arranged as a cross The obverse die is also unrecorded [cf. EMC 2001.0535] 1.34 g die flaw at 2 oclock EXTREMELY RARE nEF £ sold |
AETHELHEARD [792-4] with OFFA as overlord First issue with UNIQUE obverse type obv. +AEDILHEARD POT rev. M OFFA REX, in 3 lines [N.229, S.884 for common types] - cf. Spink auction, 30.6.05, lot 74 On rev. limbs of long cross do not extend to centre of coin [thanks to Rory Naismith for his help and he informs me that the Chick catalogue will shortly be updated and this coin added as, probably, Chick 246b] Found near Devizes, Wiltshire, 2008 - 1.30 g slightly ragged edge EXTREMELY RARE - unique nEF £ sold |
Kings of England HAROLD 11 [1066] silver penny Pax type ROMNEY mint Moneyer - WULMAER obv. +HAROLD REX ANGL, bust left with sceptre rev. PVLMAER ON RVMEI, PAX across field between 2 lines [see Spink 1187 [£3,800 in VF for Romney mint], North 837] reverse double-struck in places - 1.19 g VERY RARE GVF £ sold |
Kings of Mercia COENWULF [796-821] silver penny Pincer Cross type - CANTERBURY mint Moneyer - WERHEARD obv. +COENVVLF REX M, bust right rev. +PERNEARD MONETA, double pincer-shaped cross with pellet centre and wedges in angles [see Spink 916, North 347, BMC 87] 1.21 g Ex - Baldwins RARE ragged edge as commonly seen - see Spink 916 EF or near £1,850 |
AETHELRED 11 [978-1016] silver penny Last small cross type Variety with 4 additional crosses on reverse THETFORD mint - moneyer - EADWINE obv. +EDELRED REX ANGLO rev. +EADPINE ON DEODF cf. CNG Triton V11 auction, 12.1.04, lot 1253 1.45 g Ex - Stack collection, lot 533 EXTREMELY RARE GVF £ sold |
Kings of Wessex AETHELBERHT [858-66] silver penny Moneyer - BURNWALD obv. +AETHELBEAHT REX, bust right rev. +BVRNV ALD MO NETA, pellet in each angle of beaded cross [ VERY RARE with pellets] [Spink 1053, N. 620] 1.23 g Ex - Mark Rasmussen RARE moneyer SUPERB coin EF £ sold |
