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92e Charles III - Investiture medal, 1969.Unofficial medal for the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales.
1969. Made by John Pinches, Ltd.
Obverse: CHARLES PRINCE OF WALES / Crowned bust of Prince Charles, right.
Reverse: ARWISGIAD CAERNRVON . GORFFENNAF 1969 . / The 3 plumes of the Prince of Wales, a crown, and notto ICH DIEN.
A total of 2,000 medals were issued.
7.24 gm of .9583 Britannia silver, 24 mm. CallimachusApr 15, 2024
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74.9. Detail of item 74.8.Detail of the previous Jacobite medal showing the Wolf & Twins on the bust truncation of the obverse.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=182170
CallimachusSep 16, 2023
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70a. Charles II.Three pence, 1660-1662.
Obverse: CAROLVS II D G M BR FR ET HI REX / Crowned bust, left.
Reverse: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO / Square shield on cross fleury.
Third issue: with inner circle and mark of value, mint mark (crown) on both sides.
1.52 gm., 19 mm.
Seaby #3325; North #2769.
During the first two years of the reign of Charles II, three issues of hammered coins were made. This coin comes from the last of these issues, which also happens to be the last issue of hammered coinage in England.
On the photo above, the little white dot under the king's ear is a little bump. Since it is in the exact center of the coin, it is likely the remnant of the hole made in the die by a point of the compass used to mark out the circles of the coin design. CallimachusSep 16, 2023
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92b Charles III - Investiture medal, 1969.Unofficial medal for the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales, 1969.
Made by John Pinches, Ltd.
Obverse: CHARLES PRINCE OF WALES / Crowned bust of Prince Charles, right.
Reverse: . INVESTITURE . CAERNARVON . JULY 1969 / British Coat of Arms.
A total of 2,000 medals were issued.
28.92 gm of .9583 Britannia silver, 38 mm. CallimachusAug 04, 2023
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92a Charles III - Investiture medal, 1969.Unofficial medal for the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales, 1969.
Made by Geoffrey Hearn.
Obverse: INVESTITURE OF CHARLES . PRINCE OF WALES .
CAERNARVON / JULY / 1969
Crowned bust of Prince Charles, left.
Reverse: ARWISGIAD . SIARL TYWYSOG . CYMRU /
Caernarvon Castle. Welsh Dragon at bottom.
At top are the Prince of Wale's ostrich plumes & motto ICH DIEN;
surrounded by a garter with the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE;
all surmounted by a crown.
Numbered 1336 on edge, from a total edition of 1500.
26.57 gm of .925 Sterling silver, 38 mm.
The obverse and reverse designs of this medal were obviously based on the investiture medal of Edward VIII issued in 1911. CallimachusAug 04, 2023
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74.8 Charles Edward Stuart & Henry Benedict Stuart.Legitimacy of Jacobite Succession, ca 1737-40. Bronze Medal attributed to Ermenegildo Hamerani.
Obverse: HVNC SALTEM EVERSO IVVENEM [svccvrrere sæclo] / Bust of Charles Edward Stuart as an adolescent (about age 16 or 17), in armor and wearing ermine mantle. Wolf & Twins on bust truncation.
Reverse: TRIPLICIS SPES TERTIA GENTIS / Bust of Henry Benedict Stuart as a child (about age 11 or 12), in armor.
44.80 gm., 45 mm.
MI ii 493/35; Eimer 544A; Woolf 47:1.
Translations:
Obverse: A quote from Virgil, of which only the first 4 words appear on the medal: HVNC SALTEM EVERSO IVVENEM which translates as “At Least Permit This Youth . . . “ But Virgil continues with the words “svccvrrere sæclo” which are not on the medal. The meaning of the entire quote is usually given as “At least permit this youth to repair the ruins of the age.”
Reverse: The Third Hope of a Triple Nation.
The Wolf & Twins on the truncation of the obverse bust indicate this medal was struck in Rome.
CallimachusApr 15, 2023
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12. Severus II as Caesar.Follis, 305-306, London mint.
Obverse: SEVERUS NOBILISSIMVS CAES / Laureate bust of Severus II.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / Genius standing, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Mint mark: (none).
10.51 gm., 30 mm.
RIC #59a; Sear #14630 var.CallimachusApr 04, 2023
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19. Continental "Porcupine" sceat.AR sceat, ca. 720-40. Mint: likely Dorestad or Domburg.
Obverse: Porcupine-like figure, three parallel lines in curve.
Reverse: Standard with VOT /.\ design. Small cross on each side of standard.
1.09 gm., 12 mm.
North #48; Seaby #786; Metcalf Secondary phase, Series E .
Although the porcupine sceattas are found extensively in England, most of them were likely minted in what is today The Netherlands. The coins identified by Metcalf as being of the secondary (“Kloster Barthe”) phase were likely minted in Dorestad or Domburg rather than Friesland, ca. 720-40.
Reference:
Metcalf, Michael; and Op den Velde, Wybrand. "The Monetary Economy of the Netherlands, c. 690 – c. 760 and the Trade with England: A Study of the “Porcupine” Sceattas of Series E." Volume I. 2010. 284 pp.
The above work contains “. . . a dauntingly large amount of detailed information about the porcupine sceattas . . .” (p. 262). I hope the information I’ve gathered about this coin is correct.CallimachusDec 22, 2022
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00. The Canti.Potin unit, 125-50 BC.
Obverse: stylized head, right.
Reverse: stylized bull right; two crescents above.
1.74 gm., 19 mm.
Seaby #367;
Holman Group F.
In "A New Classification for the Flat Linear Coinage" by David Holman (BNJ 2016-86-2), this coin seems to be from Group F, and most nearly resembles F 2/3-11a. A suggested date for Group F is ca. 75/70 BC - 60/55 BC. CallimachusDec 22, 2022
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86b. Edward VII and Queen Alexandria.Official Medal for the Coronation of Edward VII & Queen Alexandria, 1902.
Designed by Sir Edgar Bertram MacKennel.
Obverse: EDWARD VII CROWNED 9 AUGUST 1902 / Crowned bust of Edward VII wearing coronation robes. Laurel branch below.
Reverse: ALEXANDRIA QUEEN CONSORT 9 AUG 1902 / Crowned bust of Queen Alexandria. Roses and ribbon below.
12.72 gm of .925 Sterling silver, 31 mm.
Eimer #1871; BHM #3737CallimachusJan 01, 2022
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90b. George VI and Queen Elizabeth.Official Medal for the Coronation of George VI & Queen Elizabeth, 1937.
Designed by Percy Metcalfe.
Obverse: GEORGE VI CROWNED 12 MAY 1937 / Crowned bust of George VI.
Reverse: QUEEN ELIZABETH 12 MAY 1937 / Crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth.
15.95 gm of .925 Sterling silver; 31 mm;
UNC, light golden & mauve toning.
Eimer # 2046, BHM #4314.
CallimachusDec 17, 2021
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87a. George V and Queen Mary.Official Medal for the Coronation of George V & Queen Mary, 1911.
Designed by Sir Edgar Bertram MacKennel.
Obverse: GEORGE V CROWNED JUNE 22 1911 / Crowned bust of George V wearing Coronation robes; Orb at left; laurel branch below.
Reverse: QUEEN MARY JUNE 22 1911 / Crowned bust of Queen Mary; roses and a ribbon below.
12.24 gm of .925 Sterling silver; 30 mm; toned UNC.
Eimer # 1922, BHM #4022.
This medal has spent most of its life (110 + years) in the small envelope in which it was issued.
That accounts for the absolutely flawless surfaces on the medal, and the dark toning of these surfaces.
The toning is mostly dark brown, but with flashes of gold, blue, and mauve.
If you like toning on coins, this one is gorgeous.
CallimachusDec 03, 2021
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58b. Edward IV, second reign.Groat, 1477-90, London mint, Second reign.
Obverse: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC / Crowned bust, facing, fleurs on cusps.
Reverse: POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross, with three pellets in each angle.
Mint mark: Pierced cross with pellet in one angle.
2.98 gm., 25 mm.
North #1631; Seaby #2098.CallimachusSep 21, 2021
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58a. Edward IV, first reign.Groat, light coinage of 1464-1470; London mint.
Obverse: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC / Crowned bust, facing, quatrefoils at neck.
Reverse: POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross with three pellets in each angle.
Mint mark: crown on both sides.
3.09 gm., 25 mm.
North #1570; Seaby #2000.
Classification: North classifies Edward IV's groats into at least 22 types. Fortunately many of them have different mint marks, and the crown mint mark on both sides of this coin readily identify it as type 7. It is suggested that this mint mark was used from July 1466 to July 1467.CallimachusSep 21, 2021
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56b. Henry VI, second reign.Groat, 2'nd (Restored) Reign, Oct. 1470 - Apr. 1471. London mint.
Obverse: +HENBICV DI GBA BEX ANGL Z FBANC / Crowned bust facing.
Reverse: +POSVI DEVM ADIVTOBE MEVM CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross with three pellets in each angle.
Mint Marks: Cross pattee (6) on obverse; Restoration Cross (13) on reverse.
2.84 gm., 26 mm.
North #1617; Seaby #2082.
Classification: - On many coins of this reign the R looks like a B.
- Many coins of this reign are missing the S at the end of the king's name.
- The mint marks also identify it as coming from Henry's 2'nd (restored) reign.
CallimachusAug 01, 2021
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88. Edward VIII: Investiture as Prince of Wales, 1911.Official Medal for the Investiture of Prince Edward as Prince of Wales, 1911.
Medal designed by Sir William Goscombe John; minted by the Royal Mint.
Obverse: INVESTITVRE . OF . EDWARD . PRINCE . OF . WALES . K . G
CARN- -ARVON IVLY . XIII MCMXI /
Crowned bust of Prince Edward, three-quarters left.
Reverse: . ARWISGIAD . IORWERTH TYWYSOG . CYMRU .M . G .
Above castle tower at right: GORPHENAF MCMXI /
Caernarvon Castle. Welsh Dragon at bottom.
At top are the Prince of Wales’ Ostrich Plumes & Motto ICH DIEN;
surrounded by a garter with the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE;
all surmounted by a Crown.
.925 Sterling silver, 21.41 gm, 35 mm, with red case of issue.
Dappled toning, EF.
There were 5411 silver, and 129 gold medals issued.
Eimer #1925; British Historical Medals (BHM) vol. 3, #4079.
CallimachusFeb 21, 2021
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59. Edward V.Medal, ca 1820.
Obverse: EDOUARD . V . D . G . ANG . FR . ET . HIB . REX . J . DASSIER F . / Bust of Edward V.
Reverse: NAT . 8 . OCTOB . 1470 . MORT . 1483 . / A monument, on top of which are 2 infants
embracing -- a reference to the affectation of Edward and his brother Richard. At center is a bas-relief
showing the murder of the young princes in the Tower. Inscription at bottom of monument.
30.13 gm., 40 mm.
Eimer #21; MI I p. 18-19; Eisler 259/19.
Coins of Edward V are so rare as to be virtually non-existent. So in place of a coin of Edward V, I have a medal with his portrait. It is not contemporary with Edward V - that is, 15th century - but neither is it modern.
In 1731, Jean Dassier of Geneva, Switzerland, made a series of 34 medals showing the Kings and Queens of England. Dassier was an important European medalist, and this series is one of his most important. This series of medals was begun during his second stay in London, and was approved by Queen Caroline.
Eventually the dies for the medals came into the possession of Sir Edward Thomason, and he re-issued the medals around 1820. This medal of Edward V is from Thomason's re-issued series. CallimachusFeb 09, 2021
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69b. Oliver Cromwell medal.Obverse: KIRK FEC / Laureate bust, left.
Reverse: OLIVAR CROMWELL 1658
5.92 gm., 25 mm.
Sentimental Magazine medal by John Kirk (1724-1776):
Issued as “promotional give-aways,” 13 different medals were produced in 1773-1774 for Sentimental Magazine [London]. This medal came with the October 1773 issue of the magazine.
From the Bath Journal, Monday, March 29, 1773:
A NEW MAGAZINE, With every Number of which will be given a curious MEDAL, struck on fine Metal, about the Size and Weight of a Guinea, executed by Mr. KIRKE, who is universally esteemed the First Artist in London in his Profession. This Medal will of itself, exclusive of the Magazine, be Worth at least Half-a-Crown; it will represent some reigning Toast, some Great Personage, some Hero celebrated in the Annals of our own Kingdom, or in those of the Continent, some Patriot, or some uncommon literary Genius. CallimachusJan 07, 2021
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35c. Cnut.Penny, 1029-1035; Norwich mint.
Obverse: +CNVT . REX / Diademed bust of Cnut.
Reverse: +SIRIC ON NORÐǷ / Short cross voided; circle and pellet at center.
Moneyer: Siric.
1.11 gm, 18 mm.
North #790; Seaby #1159.
Provenance: ex. Norweb Collection (part 1, 80).CallimachusSep 14, 2020
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71b. James-II.Ireland: Gunmoney: half-crown (2 ½ shillings, or 30 pence), May 1690, Limerick.
Obverse: IACOBVS . II . DEI . GRATIA / Laureate bust of James II, left.
Reverse: MAG . BR . FRA . ET . HIB . REX / Two scepters in saltire behind a crown, which divides the letters J R ; above the crown is the date . 1690 . and XXX for the mark of value; below the crown is the month MAY .
9.35 gm (144.29329 gr), 29 mm.
S-6580B.
This half-crown is from the second (“reduced size”) issue of gunmoney. The bust is that used in Limerick to mint half-crowns from May to October 1690.
The reverse side of this coin shows evidence of clashed dies. There are traces of incuse reversed letters under and in between the letters of the reverse legend.
Under and in between MAG . BR . are the reversed letters SVBOCA.
Under and in between HIB . REX are the reversed letters AITARG.
When read right to left, these letters are part of the obverse legend IACOBVS . II . GRATIA.
If these letters were evidence of this coin being overstruck on another coin – which apparently happened with the second issue – the letters would be in relief (perhaps a bit flattened) and would read left to right as usual.
CallimachusAug 05, 2020
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74.6. Charles Edward Stuart & Henry Benedict Stuart.Legitimacy of Jacobite Succession, ca 1732. Bronze Medal by Ottone Hamerani.
Obverse: MICAT INTER OMNES / Bust of Charles Edward Stuart as a child (about age 11), in armor with straps and lion’s head on the shoulder, and ermine mantle. Star in right field.
Reverse: ALTER AB ILLO / Bust of Henry Benedict Stuart as a child (about age 6), in figured breast-plate and ribbon across chest. H on bust truncation.
Edge: DIE XXI DECEMBR MDCCXX EXTVLIT OS SACRVM COELO
33.27 gm., 41 mm.
MI ii 492/34; Eimer 521; Woolf 43:1.
Translations:
Obverse: He shines in the midst of all . . .
Reverse: . . . And the next after him . . .
Edge: On December 31, 1720, he produced his sacred countenance from Heaven (A quote adapted from Virgil).
CallimachusMar 30, 2020
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74.4b. James Francis Edward Stuart.Ticket that came with the Roettiers Jacobite medal.
It is about 32 mm in diameter, and made of laid paper (the horizontal laid lines can be seen on the photo).
The ink is dark brown to black. Based on these characteristics, I believe it may date from the 19th century.
The reverse side references the following article (which can be found online):
“Medals of the Pretender. (Continued from Vol. II, p. 42.),” The Numismatic Chronicle (1838-1842), Vol. 2 (June 1839-April 1840), pp. 124-132.
CallimachusMar 30, 2020
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74.4a. James Francis Edward Stuart.Succession of Prince James. Medal by Norbert Roettiers, 1699.
Obverse: IAC WALLIÆ PRINCEPS / bust of James Francis Edward Stuart as a child (age 11), in armor. N.R. below bust truncation.
Reverse: SOLA LVCE FVGAT 1699 / The sun, rising over a tranquil sea with ships on it, dispersing clouds and demons.
7.55 gm., 27 mm.
MI ii 204/ 519; Eimer 381; Woolf 15:1.
Translations:
Obverse: James, Prince of Wales.
Reverse: He disperses them by his light alone. CallimachusMar 30, 2020
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35a. Cnut.Penny, 1017-1023; Lincoln mint.
Obverse: +CNVT REX ANGLORV. / Crowned bust of Cnut, in quatrefoil.
Reverse: +ÆÐELMER MO LINC / long cross, voided, on quatrefoil.
Moneyer: Aethelmer.
1.03 gm., 18.5 mm.
North #781; Seaby #1157.
Provenance: Found in Tetford, Lincolnshire, September 1, 2005.
(Recorded: EMC. 2006.0016; PAS. DENO-00C081.) CallimachusNov 30, 2019
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31. Eadwig.Penny, 955-959, possibly minted in York.
Obverse: +E-A-DǷIG REX / Small cross.
Reverse: HERIG / +++ / 'ER MO
Moneyer: Heriger.
1.40 gm., 21 mm.
North #724; Seaby #1122.
Provenance: Tetney Hoard, 1945.
E.J. Winstanley Collection. CallimachusApr 03, 2019
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34a. Aethelred II.Penny, 979-985, First Hand type, York mint.
Obverse: +ÆÐELRED REX ANGLOX / Diademed bust of Aethelred, right.
Reverse: +ZTYR M-O EOFER / Hand of Christ between A and ω .
Moneyer: Ztyr.
1.42 gm., 21 mm.
North #766; Seaby #1144.
The moneyer Ztyr is not listed as being a moneyer for Aethelred's First Hand type from York. However, there is a moneyer named Styr at York who coined for Edward the Martyr, 975-978. Ztyr is probably the same man.CallimachusDec 18, 2017
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33. Edward the Martyr.Penny, 975-978, Stamford mint.
Obverse: +EADǷEARD REX ANGLO / Diademed bust of Edward.
Reverse: +ǷACER M-O STAMFO. / small cross.
Moneyer: Wacer.
1.36 gm., 20 mm.
North #763; Seaby #1142.CallimachusMay 31, 2017
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54. Henry IV.Penny, heavy coinage: 1399-1412, York mint.
Obverse: +HENRIC REX ANGL Z FRANC / Crowned bust, facing.
Reverse: CIVITAS EBORACI / Long cross with three pellets in each angle, quatrefoil at center.
Classification: The identifying feature of the mint of York is the Quatrefoil at the center of the reverse cross. The broad face with rounded chin identifies the specific catalog numbers in both North and Seaby.
1.03 gm., 18 mm.
North #1351; Seaby #1722.
Provenance: ex. Lord Stewartby collection.CallimachusApr 19, 2017
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29. Eadmund.Penny, 939-946.
Obverse: +EADMVND REX / Small cross.
Reverse: HVNSI / + + + / GE MO
Moneyer: Hunsige.
1.22 gm., 22 mm.
North #689; Seaby #1105.
Perhaps of interest on this coin is the up-side-down A instead of a V in the king's name.CallimachusJun 04, 2016
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28. Aethelstan.Penny, 927-939, York mint.
Obverse: +EÐELSTAN REX TO BRIT / small cross; C privy mark at left of cross.
Reverse: +REGNALD MO EFORǷIC / small cross.
Moneyer: Regnald.
1.48 gm., 22.5 mm.
North #672; Seaby #1093.
Aethelstan was the first British king to be styled "King of All Britain" on his coins (Rex Totius Britanniae). Regnald was also a moneyer for the Vikings when they were in control of York.
Provenance: the Schembrai Collection.CallimachusJan 04, 2016
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71a. James-II.Shilling, 1685.
Obverse: IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA / Laureate bust, left.
Reverse: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1685 / Four crowned shields.
6.07 gm., 26 mm.
Seaby #3410.CallimachusApr 13, 2013
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82. William IV.Penny, 1831.
Obverse: GULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA 1831 / bare-headed bust, right.
Reverse: BRITANNIAR REX FID DEF / Britannia seated, right.
19.12 gm., 33 mm.
Seaby #3845.CallimachusApr 10, 2013
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91. Elizabeth II.Penny, 1962.
Obverse: +ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D / Laureate bust, right.
Reverse: ONE PENNY 1962 / Britannia seated, right.
9.47 gm., 31 mm.
Seaby #4197.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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90b. George VI.Penny, 1950.
Obverse: GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX FIDEI DEF / Bare-headed bust, left.
Reverse: ONE PENNY 1950 / Britannia seated, right.
9.39 gm., 31 mm.
Seaby #4117.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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89. Edward VIII.10 cents, 1936.
Obverse: EDWARDVS VIII REX ET IND IMP TEN CENTS / Crown.
Reverse: EAST AFRICA 10 1936 / Four elephant tusks.
Mint mark: KN on obverse, King's Norton Mint in Birmingham.
11.15 gm., 31 mm.
(old Seaby #4065.)CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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87b. George V.Penny (small head), 1935.
Obverse: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP / Bare-headed bust, left.
Reverse: ONE PENNY 1935 / Britannia seated, right.
9.37 gm., 31 mm.
Seaby #4055.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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86b. Edward VII.Penny, 1908.
Obverse: EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP / Bare-headed bust, right.
Reverse: ONE PENNY 1908 / Britannia seated, right.
9.62 gm., 31 mm.
Seaby #3990.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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83. Victoria.Penny, 1841.
Obverse: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1841 / diademed bust, left.
Reverse: BRITANNIAR REG FID DEF / Britannia seated, right.
18.98 gm., 33 mm.
Seaby #2948.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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81. George IV.Penny, 1826.
Obverse: GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1826 / Larueate bust, left.
Reverse: BRITANNIAR REX FID DEF / Britannia seated, right.
19.39 gm., 33 mm.
Seaby #3823.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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80. George III.Penny, 1806.
Obverse: GEORGIUS III D G REX 1806 / Laureate bust, right.
Reverse: BRITANNIA / Britannia seated, left.
18.86 gm., 34 mm.
Seaby #3780.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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79. George III.Penny "cartwheel," 1797.
Obverse: GEORGIUS III D G REX / Laureate bust, right.
Reverse: BRITANNIA 1797 / Britannia seated, left.
27.94 gm., 36 mm.
Seaby #3777.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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78. George III.Shilling, 1787.
Obverse: GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA / Laureate older bust, right.
Reverse: M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E 1787 / Four shields, a crown in each angle.
6.00 gm., 25 mm.
Seaby #3743.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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76. George II.Shilling, 1736, younger portrait.
Obverse: GEORGIVS II DEI GRATIA / Laureate young bust, left.
Reverse: M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E 1736 / Four crowned shields with roses and plumes in the angles.
5.98 gm., 25 mm.
Seaby #3699.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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75. George I.Shilling, 1723.
Obverse: GEORGIVS D G M BR FR ET HIB REX F D / Lareate bust, right.
Reverse: BRVN ET L DVX S R I A TH ET EL 1723 / Four crowned shields; C in first and third angles, SS in second and fourth angles.
6.00 gm., 25 mm.
Seaby #3647.
SSC: This coin was made from silver supplied to the mint by the South Sea Company.
CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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74. Anne.Shilling, 1711.
Obverse: ANNA DE GRATIA / Diademed bust, left.
Reverse: MAG BRI FR ET HIB REG 1711 / Four crowned shields.
5.99 gm., 25 mm.
Seaby #3618.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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73. William III.Shilling, 1697.
Obverse: GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA / Laureate bust, right.
Reverse: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1698 Four crowned shields, rampant lion from the arms of the House of Orange at center.
6.20 gm., 26 mm.
Seaby #3505.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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72. William & Mary.Shilling, 1693.
Obverse: GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA / Jugate busts, right.
Reverse: MAG BR FR ET HI REX ET REGINA / Four crowned shields with intertwined W and M in each angle, also one numeral from the date (1693) in each angle.
5.98 gm., 25 mm.
Seaby #3437.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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70b. Charles II.Shilling, 1663.
Obverse: CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA / Laureate bust, right.
Reverse: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1663 / Four crowned shields, two intertwined Cs in each angle.
5.75 gm., 25 mm.
Seaby #3372.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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69a. The Commonwealth.Shilling, 1656.
Obverse: THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND / The shield of St George within wreath formed of palm and laurel branches.
Reverse: GOD WITH VS 1656 / Conjoined shields of St George and Ireland with XII above.
5.77 gm., 30 mm.
North #2724; Seaby #3217.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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68. Charles I.Shilling, 1643-1644; York mint.
Obverse: CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX / Crowned bust, left; XII to right.
Reverse: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO / Crowned oval garnished shield, with EBOR below.
Mint mark: lion on both sides.
5.80 gm., 30 mm.
North #2319; Seaby #2873.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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67. James I.Shilling, ca 1624, London.
Obverse: IACOBVS D G MAG BRI FR ET HI REX / Crowned bust, right; XII at left.
Reverse: QVAE DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET / Royal shield.
Mint mark: trefoil on both sides.
Trefoil mint mark - Seaby 1994 assigns this mark to the year 1624.
5.76 gm., 31 mm.
North #2124; Seaby #2668.
Dating: Sixth bust - see North, Vol. 2, p 115. This identifies this coin as being from the 3'rd coinage (1619-1625). CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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66. Elizabeth I.Shilling, 1592-1595; London mint.
Obverse: ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI / Crowned bust, left.
Reverse: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV / Royal shield over cross.
Mint mark: tun (small barrel) on both sides.
5.95 gm., 29 mm.
North #2014; Seaby #2577.
Dating: Fifth issue = 1582-1600; tun mint mark = 1592-1595.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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65. Mary Tudor.Groat, 1553-1554; London mint.
Obverse: MARIA D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGI / Crowned bust, left.
Reverse: VERITAS TEMPORIS FILIA / Royal shield over cross.
Mint mark: pomagranate after first word on both sides.
2.13 gm., 24 mm.
North #1960; Seaby #2492.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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64. Edward VI.Shilling, ca 1553, London mint.
Obverse: EDWARD VI D G AGL FRA Z HIB REX / Crowned bust, facing, with rose to left and XII to right.
Reverse: POSVI DEV ADIVTORE MEV / Royal shield over cross.
Mint mark: tun (small barrel) both sides.
6.14 gm., 31 mm.
North #1937; Seaby #2482.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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63. Henry VIII.Groat, Second coinage 1526-1544, London mint.
Obverse: HENRIC VIII D G R AGL Z FRANC / Crowned bust, right.
Reverse: POSVI DEV' ADIVTORE' MEV' / Royal shield over cross.
Mint mark: Fleur-de-lis both sides.
2.57 gm., 24 mm.
North #1797; Seaby #2337E.
Dating: North, Vol. 2, p. 85, presents several types of Fs and Ms which appear on this issue (second coinage). The M on this coin is obviously M1. This dates the coin to 1529-1532.
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62. Henry VII.Groat, 1505-1509, London mint.
Obverse: HENRIC VII DI GRA REX AGL Z FR / Crowned bust, right.
Reverse: POSVI DEV' ADIVTORE MEV' / Royal shield over cross.
Mint mark: crosslet & arrow on obverse, arrow on reverse.
2.97 gm., 27 mm.
North #1747; Seaby #2258.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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61. Henry VII.Groat, 1504-1507, London mint.
Obverse: HENRIC DI GRA REX AGLI Z FR / Crowned bust, facing.
Reverse: POSVI DEV' ADIVTORE' MEV' CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross, with three pellets in each angle.
Mint mark: crosslet on both sides.
2.93 gm., 25 mm.
North #1706; Seaby #2201
Classification: The arch on the crown is a double bar with six uprights or crockets as jewels. This makes it type 4b. According to the table of mint marks (initial marks) on page 77 of North, Vol. 2, the crosslet mintmark was used 1504-1507.
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60. Richard III.Groat, London mint.
Obverse: RICARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC / Crowned bust, facing.
Reverse: POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross, with three pellets in each angle.
Mint mark: boar's head on both sides.
2.93 gm., 25 mm.
North #1679; Seaby #2159.CallimachusApr 09, 2013
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56a. Henry VI, first reign.Groat, 1422-1427; Calaise mint.
Obverse: +HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC / Crowned bust facing, with annulet on each side of neck.
Reverse: +POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM VILLA CALISIE / Long cross with three pellets in each angle, annulet in two quarters and after POSVI.
3.43 gm., 27 mm.
North #1424 or #1427; Seaby #1836.
Classification: North, Vol. 2, p. 56 is a bit confused as to the differences between #1424 and #1427. Otherwise this coin is very easy to assign to the "annulet issue" of 1422-1427.
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55. Henry V.Groat, London mint.
Obverse: +HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGLIE Z FRANC / Crowned bust, facing; mullet on right shoulder.
Reverse: +POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM CIVITAS LONDON / Lond cross with three pellets in each angle.
3.72 gm., 25 mm.
North #1367; Seaby #1765.
Classification: The identifying feature on this coin is the mullet on the right shoulder. That places it in "class C" in both North and Seaby.
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53. Richard II.Half penny, London mint.
Obverse: +RICA . . . . . ANGL / Crowned bust, facing.
Reverse: CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross with three pellets in each angle.
.58 gm., 14 mm.
North #1331; Seaby #1699.
Classification from Seaby 1994, p. 113; and North, Vol. 2, p. 45:
Seaby lists four types of half pennies for Richard II. The type of lettering on this coin excludes types 3 and 4. The 1'st type is excluded because there is no annulet on the breast and there are no Roman Ns in LONDON. So this coin is the second "intermediate" type with no marks on the breast and Lombardic Ns in LONDON.
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52. Edward the Black Prince.Hardi d' argent, ca 1362-1372, Poitiers mint.
Obverse: ED PO GENT REGI AGIE / Half-length figure of the Prince, facing, under Gothic canopy, sword in right hand.
Reverse: PRINCIPS AQITAIN / Long cross with lis in first and third angles, and leopard in second and fourth angles.
Mint mark: P between Q and I in AQITAIN on reverse.
1.12 gm., 19 mm.
Elias #205b.
The name of Edward the Black Prince exists only on coins of English possessions in France, like this coin from Aquitaine.
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51. Edward IIIGroat, 1351-1352, London mint.
Obverse: +EDWARD DEI G REX ANGL Z FRANC D HYB / Crowned bust, facing.
Reverse: +POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEV CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross with three pellets in each angle.
4.43 gm., 28 mm.
North #1147; Seaby #1565.
Classification and dating from North, Vol 2, p. 29-31:
- Fourth coinage (no groats in the 1'st - 3'rd coinages).
- Pre-treaty period 1351-1361, with French title.
- London "series C" 1351-1352:
mint mark: Cross 1 (p. 29); closed C and E; Roman N, but also backwards N; wedgefoot on R.
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50. Edward IIPenny, London mint.
Obverse: +EDWAR R ANGL DNS HYB / Crowned bust, facing.
Reverse: CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross with three pellets in each angle.
1.41 gm., 19 mm.
North #1065; Seaby #1468.
Classification from North, Vol. 2, p. 24-25; and Seaby 1994:
- E with angular back = types 11b - 15b.
- Bifoliate crown = types 10a - 15b.
- The distinguishing feature is the central fleur of the crown with straight sides and tall lis (fig. 13 on p. 25 of North, vol. 2.)
- Along with this goes the "large smiling face with leering eyes."
- This coins is therefore type 14 -- which is attributed to Edward II.
Perhaps unusual is the obverse legend with two Rs in it, not mentioned by North or Seaby.
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49. Edward IPenny, ca 1280-1281; London mint.
Obverse: EDW R' ANGL' DNS HYB / Crowned bust, facing.
Reverse: CIVITAS LONDON / Long cross with three pellets in each angle.
1.45 gm., 19 mm.
North #1022; Seaby #1393.
Classification from North, Vol. 2, p. 19-21:
- This coin has the following characteristics of type 3:
barred A, closed E and C, Roman N, no annulet on breast.
- The following characteristics indicate sub-type g:
small bust, narrow face, new side fleurs on crown (fig. 29).
- This coin is type 3g.
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48. Henry IIIPenny, ca 1251-1272; London mint.
Obverse: HENRICVS REX III / Crowned bust, facing, sceptre in right hand.
Reverse: HENRI ON LVNDE / Long cross voided, with three pellets in each angle.
Moneyer: Henri.
1.49 gm., 18 mm.
North #992; Sear #1368.
Classification from North, Vol. 1, p. 166-68:
- Type 4 and 5 are with sceptre.
- Type 5 has legend starting at left above sceptre.
- Types 5a and 5b have new crown (fig.3) and round eyes.
- Type 5b has wedge tail on R.
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47. JohnPenny, London mint.
Obverse: HENRICVS REX / Crowned bust, facing, with sceptre at left.
Reverse: +ILGER . ON . LVND / Short cross voided, with quatrefoil in each angle.
Moneyer: Ilger.
1.46 gm., 18 mm.
North #970; Seaby #1351.
Classification from North Vol. 1, p. 163-64:
- Type 5 had oval eyes, two curls on each side enclosing a pellet, and five pearls on crown.
- Type 5a or 5b has a small X.
- Type 5b has a cross pattee as a mint mark on the reverse, and a normal S.
The difficulty in attribution stems from the fact that both Richard and John kept the name of their father (Henry II) on their coins.
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46. Richard I.Penny, London mint.
Obverse: HENRICVS REX / Crowned bust, facing, with sceptre at left.
Reverse: +STIVENE . ON . LVN / Short cross voided, with quatrefoil in each angle.
Moneyer: Stivene.
1.36 gm., 19 mm.
North #968; Seaby #1348A (old #1348).
Classification from North, Vol.1, p. 163-64, 170, Addendum; and Seaby 1994:
- The moneyer Stivene coined types 2 - 4b.
- Types 2 and 3 can be eliminated because the beard consists of small curls.
- Type 4 has beard consisting of pellets (as does this coin).
- Type 4b has a much coarser portrait and letters; the pellets in the crown run into one line.
North (1963) assigns type 4 to John, but later works (Seaby 1994, for example) assign 4a-4b to Richard. It appears that Stivene coined only for Richard. The difficulty in attribution stems from the fact that both Richard and John kept the name of their father (Henry II) on their coins.
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45. Henry II.Penny, 1180-1189; London mint.
Obverse: HENRICVS . REX / Crowned bust, facing, with sceptre at left.
Reverse: +PIERES . ON . LVND / Short cross voided, with quatrefoil in each angle.
Moneyer: Pieres.
1.44 gm., 21 mm. North #963; Seaby #1344.
Classification from North Vol. 1, p. 163-64, and Seaby 1994 p. 87:
- Class 1: Narrow face, five pearls to crown, five curls to right and two to left.
- b : Round C and E. Seaby also mentions "a stop before REX on most coins."
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44. Stephen.Penny, Colchester mint.
Obverse: FNE / Crowned bust, holding sceptre.
Reverse: D . ON : COL / Cross moline with a fleur in each angle.
1.13 gm., 17 mm.
North #873; Seaby #1278
The only moneyer at Colchester with a name ending in a D is Edward.CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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43. Henry I.Penny, 1122-1124; Sandwich mint.
Obverse: +HENRICVS REX / Crowned bust, facing, holding sceptre.
Reverse: + VL N: SANǷI / Quatrefoil with star in center, pellets on limbs, and four lis around.
1.32 gm., 20 mm. North #870; Seaby #1275.
The moneyer's name can not be read. At Sandwich there were three moneyers who had a VL near the front of their names: Wulfric, Wulfwart, and Wulfstan.CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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42. William II.Penny, 1093-1096; London mint.
Obverse: +ǷILLELM REIX / Crowned bust, facing, between two stars.
Reverse: +ǷVLFPORD ON LV / Voided cross.
Moneyer: Wulfword.
1.38 gm., 21 mm. North #853; Seaby #1260.
The moneyer ǷVLFPORD (Wulfword) is found at three mints: London, Ipswich, and Stamford. On this coin the city is not well-struck, but enough can be made out to determine it is LV, which is London.CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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41. WIlliam I.Penny, 1086-1087, Southwark mint.
Obverse: +ǷILLELM REX / Crowned bust, facing, with sceptre to right.
Reverse: +OSMVND ON SVÐI / Cross with one letters of PAXS in each angle.
1.41 gm., 19 mm.
North #848; Seaby #1257.CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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40. Harold II.Penny, 1066; London mint.
Obverse: +HAROLD REX ANG / Crowned bust of Harold, sceptre in front.
Reverse: +SǷETMAN ON LVN / Across field and between two lines: PAX
Moneyer: Swetman.
1.20 gm., 19 mm.
North #836; Seaby #1186.CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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38. Edward the Confessor.Penny, 1059-1062; Hastings mint.
Obverse: +EADǷAIRD RE / Crowned bust of Edward, bearded, with sceptre in front.
Reverse: +DVNING ON HEST / Short cross, voided, with hammer ends.
Moneyer: Duning.
1.28 gm., 19 mm.
North #828; Seaby #1182.CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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37. Harthacnut.Penny, 1035-1042; Lund, Denmark (now Sweden) mint.
Obverse: +HARÐECNVT / Crowned and cuirassed bust of Harthacnut.
Reverse: +TOCI ON LVDI / Cross, with a crescent in the second and fourth quarters.
Moneyer: Toci.
1.02 gm., 17 mm.
Seaby #1170.
This coin has a provenance going back to 1897. It was part of the Hyman Montagu (1844-95) Collection. Sold by Sotheby's, 16 November, 1897; Part V, lot 49. Illustrated on plate 1. The sale catalogue -- which is online -- has the buyer (Lincoln) and the selling price (8 shillings) written in. The buyer was W.S. Lincoln & Son, a coin dealer in London during the latter part of the 19th century.
Link to sale catalogue: https://archive.org/details/montagucollectio00soth_6/page/n9/mode/2upCallimachusApr 07, 2013
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36. Harold I.Penny, ca 1038-1040; Norwich mint.
Obverse: +HAROLD REC / Diademed bust of Harold, in armor, with shield and sceptre in front.
Reverse: +MANNA ON NORÐ / Long cross, voided; with fleur-de-lis in angles.
1.16 gm., 19 mm.
North #803; Seaby #1165.CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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35b. Cnut.Penny, 1023-1029; London mint.
Obverse: +CNVT REX AN / Bust of Cnut, wearing pointed helmet, sceptre in front.
Reverse: +EADǷOLD ON LVND / short cross, voided.
Moneyer: Eadwold.
1.08 gm., 18 mm.
North #787; Seaby #1158.CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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34b. Aethelred II.Penny, 991-997, Lincoln mint.
Obverse: ÆÐELRED REX ANGLOX / Bust of Aethelred, scepter in front of face.
Reverse: +COLGRIM M-O LIN / Cross with the letters CRVX in angles.
Moneyer: Colgrim.
1.15 gm., 20 gm.
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32. Eadgar.Penny (group HT 1 NE V (northeast Midlands)), 959-975.
Obverse: +EADGAR REX / small cross.
Reverse: IVE M / +++ / ONET
Moneyer: Ive.
1.34 gm., 21 mm.
North #741; Seaby #1129.CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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30. Eadred.Penny, 946-955.
Obverse: +E.AD.RED.REX A / Small cross.
Reverse: ÐEODM / +++ / AER M
Moneyer: Theodmaer.
1.44 gm., 22 mm.
North #706; Seaby #1113.
Provenance: Ex Richard Cyril Locket (1873-1950), Glendinings Part I, June 1955, lot 592 (part).CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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27. Edward the Elder.Penny, 899-924.
Obverse: +EADVVEARD REX / small cross.
Reverse: DEORV / + + + / VALD MO
Moneyer: Deorwald.
1.57 gm., 21 mm.
North #649; Seaby #1087.CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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26. Danelaw: Vikings of York.Penny, ca 897-903, York mint.
Obverse: CRTENXV (CNVT REX) / Patriarchal cross.
Reverse: +CVNNETTI / small cross.
1.28 gm., 20 mm.
North #501; Seaby #993.
The inscriptions on this coin are somewhat of a mystery. Over the last 150 years there have been many theories as to their meaning. At various times Cvnetesford (Knutsford, Cheshire), Cvnetio, (the Latin name of Marlborough,Wiltshire), and Counde, Shropshire (Cuneet in the Domesaday Book) have been proposed as the city where the CVNNETTI coinage was minted. Still others saw a French origin for the CVNNETTI coinage: similar coins are inscribed with two known locations in France -- QVENTOVICI (no longer exists) and EBRAICE (Evreux, Normandy).
Today it is fairly certain the CVNNETTI coinage was minted in York. The inscriptions on this coin are thought to be Latinized versions of Knutr and Hunedeus, two Viking war leaders who operated in northern England in the late ninth century.
The name Cnut is arranged on the arms of the cross in the manner Christians cross themselves during prayer. This shows that "King Cnut," whoever he was, thought of himself as a Christian. He is not to be confused with the Cnut who was King of England from 1016-1035.CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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25. Danelaw: Vikings of East Anglia: St Edmund Memorial Coinage.Penny, ca 890-905.
Obverse: +SC EADMVN RI / Large A with small crosses on each side.
Reverse: +DAEMOND MOTI / Large cross.
Moneyer: Daemond.
1.29 gm., 18 mm.
North #483; Seaby #960.
There are over 60 moneyers with Germanic or Norse names found on the St Edmund coins in the Cuerdale Hoard (c. 905). This number suggests there were quite a few mints producing this coinage. Several of the moneyers are also found on coinage of Edward the Elder and Athelstan from other parts of the country. This suggests that this issue, although in the name of the martyred East Anglian king, extended beyond East Anglia, and perhaps continued until East Anglia was regained by the English in 917-18. For more information, see A New History of the Royal Mint by Christopher E. Challis (Cambridge University Press, 1992).CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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24. Alfred.Penny, first coinage 871-875, mint ?.
Obverse: +AELBRED REX / bust of Alfred.
Reverse: MON / EALHERE / ETA
Moneyer: Ealhere.
1.21 gm., 19 mm.
North #627; Seaby #1057.
The similarities of the lunnettes coinage of Burgred and the first coinage of Alfred has long been noted. There is evidence of an agreement between Mercia and Wessex to produce a unified coinage in the two states. This agreement was continued by Burgred and Alfred. At the beginning of Alfred's reign in 871, there were just two mints operating in Mercia and Wessex: London and Canterbury. Philip Grierson, in his book Medieval European Coinage: Volume 1, The Early Middle Ages, has Ealhere a moneyer in Canterbury.
A more detailed analysis of Alfred's coinage comes to a different conclusion. The Lunettes Coinage of Alfred the Great by A. W. Lyons & W. A. Mackay (2008, BNJ 78, 4) places this obverse die in Group 2 Mercian Style Lunettes, variant IV: "Horizonal bust." Characteristics: Bust lacks a bonnet, the hair is comprised of several horizontal lines usually ending in pellets and sloping between 45 to 60 degrees. Double-banded diadem surmounted by a crescent. Distinctively cut "wedge" lips. The eye is a small circle with a dot in the center.
The reverse die of this coin is Lunettes type C (illustrated under Burgred in North, p. 67.) However, Table 2B does not show the moneyer Ealhere using reverse type Lunette C. So coins with this die combination were evidentally not known to Lyons & Mackay.
Table 2D, listing all the moneyers of Alfred's Lunette coinage, says Ealhere used obverse dies of Group 1 variant I, and Group 2 variant IV (the obverse die on this coin). Lyons & Mackay suggest that Ealhere was located in central or west Wessex as he used London and Canterbury dies. CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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23. Burgred.Penny, ca 866-874; possibly minted in London.
Obverse: BVRGRED REX M / Diademed bust of Burgred.
Reverse: MON / +HVSSA / ETA / Three pellets after ETA.
Moneyer: Hussa.
1.38 gm., 19 mm.
North #423; Seaby #938.CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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22. Offa.Penny, ca 787-792, Canterbury mint.
Obverse: +OFFA REX+ / bust of Offa.
Reverse: +LULLA
Moneyer: Lulla.
1.05 gm., 16 mm.
North #313; Seaby #906 (old #905).CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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21. Eanred.AE sceat or styca, ca 810-841.
Obverse: +ERANREDEX (retrograde).
Reverse: +FORDRED / cross.
Moneyer: Fordred.
1.23 gm., 12 mm.
North #186; Seaby #864 (old #860).CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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20. AngloSaxon sceat.AR sceat, ca 690-725.
Obverse: Blundered legend / Diademed bust within a serpent circle.
Reverse: Blundered legend / Bird on cross, annulet at end of each horizontal arm, all within a serpent-circle.
1.15 gm., 12 mm.
North #126a; Seaby #777 (old #783).CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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18. Constantius IIAE3, 324, London mint.
Obverse: FLA CONSTANTIVS NOB C / Laureate bust of Constantius II.
Reverse: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS / Camp gate with two turrets, star above.
Mint mark: PLON
3.15 gm., 19 mm.
RIC #297; LRBC #7; Sear #17515 note.CallimachusApr 07, 2013
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