A selection of choice Ancient & Hammered coins for sale through HistoryInCoins.com:
WMH-4808: William “Rufus” II Hammered Silver Norman Penny. Voided cross, B.M.C. 3, 1092 – 1095. Excessively rare Watchet mint (moneyer SIGOLF), being the only example of a William II Watchet mint penny in private hands. The coin is well struck, toned and free from any cracks, defects etc other than the extra fold of silver. Ex Spink (image here). An important Norman coin. £4,950
WMH-4814: Henry 1st
Hammered Silver ROUND Halfpenny. Facing
head, cross potent with pellets in angles. No B.M.C. number but this coin is officially snicked, indicating that the issue falls somewhere between
types 6 and 14. Around 1107, during the
type VI coinage, the government ordered all coins to be mutilated at issue to
prove to the public that the entire coin was silver. It is interesting to note that in 1124 all of
the English moneyers were summoned to
WJC-4474: 1646 Charles 1st
Newark Siege Halfcrown. Largest denomination and
the hardest to find. Cut from thick silver plate (halfcrowns are characteristically thicker coins) and used
as emergency coinage while Charles 1st was besieged in
WJC-4616: Stunning Charles 1st
Silver Oval Badge. Large size, quality Royalist badge with floral border. Doesn’t appear to be listed in M.I. although
there is one very similar - same legends and design
but Charles facing left. This one high
grade with just slight wear to high points and the odd contact mark. Extra image here. Struck on a very generous planchet,
being solid and chunky compared to other badges. Easily the best I’ve ever had or seen. Choice. £1,650
WJC-4567: 1643 Charles 1st
“Declaration” Half Crown.
WJC-4259: 1645 Charles I
“Declaration” Half Crown.
WJC-4707: 1644 Charles 1st
“Declaration” Threepence.
WJC-4648: Charles I “Milled” Issue Pattern Silver Halfcrown. Dated 1628. A milled silver issue by Briot in gVF grade. Plain edge, “N. BRIOT. F” below the ground line and a standard 180 degree die axis. Ex Spink (May 1995) and sold with their ticket. Presumed ex Colin Adams (Dec 2005, lot 149) as that coin was stated to have been purchased from Spink in May 1995. No example in Brooker. It is interesting to note that the horse and rider on this coin are facing right whereas every other Briot halfcrown has the horse and rider left. Extra (annotated) image here. The reverse is a standard crowned oval arms with garnish although the arms are slightly squashed to accommodate the date. A die duplicate, in not quite EF grade, sold early in 2008 for just over £3,000 to a dealer. This is a very rare Charles 1st milled silver (dated) halfcrown. £2,395
WMH-4357: Henry 1st Hammered Silver Norman Penny. B.M.C. XII – cross and annulets (type 12). Circa 1119 only. Very good strike – good VF although coin off-struck, hence undetermined mint and moneyer. Ex B. Treglen collection. £629
WMH-4029: Stephen Norman Kings’
LEICESTER Hammered Penny. 1135 – 1154.
Cross
WMH-4653: Stephen Hammered Silver Norman Penny. An extremely rare North-Eastern and Scottish Borders variant (Spink 1306). Crude detail but incredibly good grade / strike for issue. Some clipping and a flan crack. A very rare coin. £525
WMH-4182: Henry IV Hammered Silver
Penny.
WI-4387: Irish Charles 1st
“Ormonde” Full Silver Crown. Issue of 1643 / 1644. An emergency coinage issue struck during the
Great Rebellion under the Earl of Ormonde (Lieutenant
of Ireland) in the name of King Charles 1st. Made from flattened silver
plates which were roughly cut and then stamped with the crude dies. This issue very much mirrors the English Charles
1st
WI-4371: Irish Viking Hammered
Silver Penny. Hiberno-Norse issue of 1035-1060. Long cross and hand issue. Based on the coinage of Aethelred II with bust actually being that of Aethelred.
Reverse has usual long cross but with a stylised hand in two quarters
and a pellet in the other. Legends
obverse and reverse are blundered which is to be expected. This coin from an old collection (original
sale’s ticket sold with the coin). Good
EF grade. The 2005 revised Coincraft price guide places this coin at £550 in VF. No price given for EF or GEF. Choice. £895