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WSax-9402: Choice Grade Cnut Late Saxon Hammered Silver Penny. Short (Small) Cross type, B.M.C. XVI, circa 1029-1035/6. +MORVLF ON STAN - Morwulf of Stamford. S.R.1159. This moneyer is one of the rarer moneyers for Stamford. There have been some large hoards of Cnut pennies, found on both British and Scandinavian soil, of Viking Danegeld origin - Danegeld (literally "Dane yield") was a tax raised during the ninth century in England to pay protection money to the Viking raiders to save a land from being ravaged. This coin is undoubtedly derives from one of those hoards, probably the 1993 Cambridge Hoard, which accounts for its "as struck" grade (coinage was literally struck at the mints and immediately bagged up as Danegeld, having seen zero circulation) and clean appearance. As a result of these hoards, we now have a clear picture of who was doing what at each mint, thanks mainly to the excellent EMC Fitzwilliam database. Leofwine, Godric, Godwine and even Thorsteinn, amongst others, were prolific moneyers at Stamford, but not Morwulf - his output was considerably less than the afore mentioned. Struck up, well centred, exceptionally clear legends, problem-free and technically in uncirculated grade. You will not find a better looking example of any Saxon coin. Choice. £595

Provenance:

Likely ex Danegeld coin hoard (Cambridge, 1993)

No ticket but accompanied by an annotated coin envelope from a collection

WSC-9403: John Baliol Scottish Medieval Hammered Silver Penny - a most interesting coin. First coinage which was the rough surface issue of 1292-6. Reverse: crowned head, of particularly good workmanship and quality for this issue, facing left with sceptre in front, +IOhANNES DEI GRA. Reverse: +REX SCOTORVM with x4 mullets or stars in each quarter. Grade aside, the interesting part lies in those mullets. There are two clear mullets of x6 points (6 o'clock and 9 o'clock) which is enough to tell us that this coin is the rough surface issue, although that's fairly obvious anyway. Of the remaining two mullets (12 o'clock and 3 o'clock), both have been altered or overstruck on the original dies. The 12 o'clock mullet looks to have as many points as an octopus has limbs, whilst the 3 o'clock mullet, if you look closely, is a six pointed mullet but overstruck on a five pointed mullet. For this rough surface issue, even one mullet of five points indicates a St Andrew's mint. Now, the standard St Andrew's mint rough surface penny has mullets of 5 and 6 points, alternating. As the mullets on this coin (6 o'clock and 9 o'clock) are unambiguously 6 pointed, it can't be the standard St Andrew's issue BUT there is a St Andrew's issue variant with three mullets of x6 and one of x5 points. I suggest that this reverse die emanated from the St Andrew's mint but ultimately ended up at the Berwick mint where it was slightly altered to fit in with the Berwick coinage. Research suggests that the system of mint-identity based on the number of points to the mullets had all but broken down by the time of John Baliol but if the above suggestion holds up then clearly someone at the mint cared enough to adhere to the old points-on-mullets mint system. We tend to think of Edward VIII as the only monarch on these islands to have abdicated the throne. Whilst he was the only one to do it voluntarily, there were actually several others who also abdicated, albeit by force - Mary, Queen of Scots and James II / VII are examples of two Scottish monarchs. John Baliol also abdicated, under extreme pressure from Edward 1st, the very English monarch who had put Baliol on the throne in the first place. A very good coin indeed for this poor issue, on top of the interesting reverse die modification. £485

WI-9404: Edward 1st Irish Medieval Hammered Silver Penny. Second coinage, 1297-1302. Dublin mint. Small lettering both sides - the very late and final class IVc, S.R.6266, struck just after the turn of the century. Rarer variety, being the last penny struck for use in Ireland until the exceedingly rare Henry VI issue of 1425-6, issued some 125 years later. £225

WMH-9405: Edward 1st POSTHUMOUS Medieval Hammered Silver Voided Long Cross Penny. Phase IV, posthumous issue. Struck under the reign of Edward 1st, circa 1272-79, but with crude dies bearing the name of Edward's father, Henry III. Class VI, c.1274-8. S.R.1377. Obverse: crude bust with large blobbed eyes, a low crown and long, realistic hair reaching the level of the king's mouth. Legend reads hENRICVS REX III with ligations at EN and SR. Reverse: voided long cross with pellets in quarters, legend reading IOH/On S/EIn/TED with single ligation at ON - Ion of Bury St Edmonds mint. Class V (and back to class II of Henry III; class 1 having no mint signature) used S.Edmund as the mint signature. Class VI, and also some class V coins, used the mint signature on this coin, although whilst the inclusion of the letter I is recorded, it is certainly unusual. Before the Colchester Hoard of 1969, there was a grand total of TWO extant examples of Bury St Edmonds class VI coins. Just two. Both moneyer ION, both from a 1916 hoard. There was one other class VI penny (I've a feeling this may have been a cut half?) also extant at the time: moneyer Roberd from Durham. So what of the famous 1908 Brussels' Hoard? Surely that must have contained some posthumous examples? It did not. The latest coins in that hoard were class 5g. Thus we see how important this 1969 Colchester Hoard was to our understanding of this period and specifically the entire range, small though it may be, of Edward 1st posthumous coinage. The famous 1980 Coed-y-Wenallt coin hoard of Empress Matilda coins literally trebled the extant total of coins overnight, which was such an impressive and monumental event that it is still talked about in numismatic circles today. That, numerically at least, is actually fairly insignificant compared to the impact the Colchester Hoard made in 1969! The coin itself is a very good example indeed, being much better struck up than the others I've handled over the years. The inclusion of the original 1969 Colchester Hoard ticket is about as good a provenance as you can get with this issue and the reverse dealer annotation, dated 1971, showing a £6.50 price tag, is reminiscent of the days at the Cumberland Hotel coin fair (was that really the early 1990's?!) when a huge hoard of Danegeld Saxon pennies had just been found - there was literally a heap of loose Saxon hammered pennies on one dealer's table at £80 each to pick. Just like the posthumous Colchester Hoard pennies, that pile was soon gone. An impressive coin. £245

Provenance:

ex 1969 Colchester coin hoard

Sold 1971

WJC-9406: Pedigreed 1643 Charles 1st Hammered Silver Declaration Halfcrown. First English Civil War, second year, 1643 Oxford Declaration. Late Briot horse on rough or pebbly ground, two Oxford reverse plumes either side of a central plume, initial marks Pellet and Rosette (obv), Pellet (rev). S.R.2962, North 2420, Morrieson J-28, Bull 608E. The coin was part of the famous Bledington Manor (Gloucestershire) coin hoard of 1910 - a small hoard of just eleven halfcrowns, comprised of x6 Oxford, x2 Bristol and x3 Tower coins. The hoard was likely "deposited" by an individual at the Manor, perhaps an officer, off to fight in the Civil War. We can only assume that the owner died in battle and thus failed to return to collect his savings. Gloucester sided strongly with the Parliamentarians (Roundheads) but of course, we can't know for sure which side this particular individual was going to join. Looking at the coin, you'd be forgiven for thinking it had been heavily clipped on the right side. It has not. The weight is a respectable 14.38g which tells us that this coin was both struck in haste (note the corresponding flat areas indicating a somewhat careless, angled strike of the hammer) and that the cutting of the planchet, albeit cut at near the correct weight, was done in a similar manner. This was a time of immense unrest and frenetic activity in the country (both sides) to prepare for war and then to actually go to war. The issuing of coin was of vital importance at this time, more so than in times of peace, but the actual appearance of the coin was of little consequence - it was simply a lump of silver currency. Outstanding provenance - see old tickets here. Graded at near VF by the esteemed Maurice Bull on his original ticket. A most significant coin. £1,450

Provenance:

ex Bledington Manor (Gloucestershire) coin hoard of 1910

ex DNW 2014, bought...

ex Maurice Bull Collection - tickets, sold for £1,100 to...

ex Oxon Collection - ticket, sold to...

ex Alan Worby