£22,500.00
James II AD 1685-1688 Gold Five Guineas AD 1687 TERTIO laureate bust left / crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles. S3398, 36mm, 41.83g A most imposing gold coin, at over 40 grams this is a delight to handle. During the reign of James II – only the second reign since the Civil War – the […]
£1,500.00
Northumbria Alchred AD 765-774 Silver Sceat Cross / Stylized stag 14x13mm, 1.07g, S849, a great rarity in wonderful condition. This coin was part of the famous Tony Abramson collection (ticket in his hand). Found by a metal detectorist in East Yorkshire, circa 2019 Kingdom of Northumbria The end of the 7th Century sees the establishment […]
£1,950.00
NERO AD 54-68 Brass Sestertius The Twelve Caesars Rome Laureate head right/ The Twin Janus with closed double doors and one side wall with lattice window. RCV1958, 35mm, 27.52g A wonderful coin in hand, dark patina and much fine detail. This coin is from the Clark collection, formed during the 1980’s & 1990’s and consisting […]
£5,750.00
Catuvellauni & Trinovantes Cunobelinus 8-41AD Gold Stater, Classic type. CA MV either side of corn ear / classic style horse right with CVNO below and branch above. ABC2795 S288. Scarce 16mm; 5.38g A most pleasing example of this alluring type, probably the single most recognisable coin of the British Iron Age and very desirable as […]
£12,000.00
Kings Of Mercia Beornwulf AD 823-825 Silver Penny Group 2 Portrait type. Extremely Rare. Bust right / Cross crosslet. London mint, Moneyer EAGCA S929, 18mm, 1.29g. A central strike with no edge damage or cracks, great portrait and legends with just a little weakness. Pleasing tone. Recorded with the EMC Database, emc.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/full-record/19920260 This coin is […]
£4,250.00
Aethelstan AD 924-939 Silver Penny Main Issue Small Cross type Small cross both sides. York mint, Moneyer REGNALD S1093, 21mm, 1.36g. Ex Ryedale hoard, found in Yorkshire. ‘Ryedale Hoard’ of Viking and Saxon Coins This remarkable hoard of 65 coins and 4 ingots is a fascinating insight into the power struggles of the northern Danelaw […]
£4,950.00
Harthacnut AD 1035-1042 Silver Penny Jewel Cross type Diademed bust left/Jewel Cross Winchester/ SPILMAN S1166, 17mm, 1.06g A nice example with dark tone, a few peck marks showing that it passed through the hands of a Viking at some point before being lost. This coin comes with a previous handwritten label Harthacnut – 1040-1042: Harthacnut […]
£1,250.00
Scotland William I The Lion 1165-1214AD Silver Penny Phase B Bust left with sceptre and crown of pellets/Voided cross with star in each angle Joint moneyers Hue Walter struck at Edinburgh or Perth mint. S5029, 18mm, 1.49g Exceptional grade, extremely rare as such. This coin comes with a previous hand written label.
£6,950.00
Kings of Kent Cuthred 798-807AD Silver Penny Canterbury mint, moneyer Wearheard. Rare Diademed Bust facing right / Cross & Wedges. S877, 19mm, 1.31g A full coin struck in good metal with clear detail both sides and attractive dark tone, seldom seen as such. ex SNC 1971, no 8536 & Spink 14, March 1981, lot 214. […]
£4,500.00
Victoria 1837-1901AD Silver Gothic Crown ‘Gothic’ type bust left/ Crowned cruciform shields . Emblems in angles. Regnal year on edge. UNDECIMO S3883, 39mm, 28.32g A pleasing example of this most attractive and iconic type. Created by the engraver William Wyon at the very height of his career, the portrait design is a stunning rendition of […]
£6,950.00
Kings of East Anglia Beonna c.758AD Transitional Silver Sceatta /Penny S945, 14x15mm, 1.00g. Pellet in centre, Runic inscription/EFE in Roman characters around saltire cross. Anglo Saxon kingdom of East Anglia, this is the prototype to the widespread penny denomination which followed. An important piece. ‘In the 750s or early 760s a little-known East Anglian king, […]
A tip off from a chance find in Kent during the 19th Century led metal detectorists to discover a wonderful hoard of Iron Age gold coins in 2019. The hoard consists of gold staters of king Cunobelin and after being declared then disclaimed under the Treasure act this exciting find is now being made available […]