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Additions to www.HistoryInCoins.com for week commencing Tuesday 11th November 2025

 

 

WMH-9221:  Henry 1st Hammered Silver Norman Penny.  B.M.C. IX, cross in quatrefoil type, 1109 only.  Mint and moneyer:  DEREMAN of London.  Official test cut done before the coin left the mint - The reign of Henry 1st, though stable and successful in many ways, coincided with a period of monetary crisis, to the point where the general public had genuine concerns over the quality of the coinage leaving the mint.  As a result of this, some of the public physically started to test the coinage themselves which obviously hindered the acceptance of what was genuine coinage even further.  In a bold and unprecedented move, the government ordered ALL coinage to be mutilated at issue, thereby forcing the acceptance of damaged coins.  This practice was ordered halfway through B.M.C. 6 and it continued until B.M.C. 14.  It took the form of an edge incision or “snick”, as seen in this coin.  For those that are interested, the government finally sought to put this problem to bed in 1124 by ordering a “purge of moneyers” throughout England.  From this we get that the coinage of Henry 1st was not great in quality (even type 15 coins, post purge, are generally poor) and that all coins from BMC 7-14 will have edge snicks.  Creased and lightly cracked in part but stable: extra image here.  Rare coin.  Was listed at £665, now reduced to the exact same price that I purchased it for February 2013!  £450

 

WMH-9222:  Edward II Medieval Hammered Silver Penny.  Class 11a (circa 1310-14), London mint.  S.R. 1455.  Part of the famous Scottish Berscar Hoard of 2014.  Edward II coins are much rarer than those from the reign of Edward 1st.  Excellent provenance.  £145

 

WMH-9223:  Extremely Rare Mint Edward 1st Medieval Hammered Silver Penny.  Star on breast - class 9b, circa 1299-1300.  VILL KYN GES TON - the very rare Kingston upon Hull mint.  There were three reverse dies: VILL, VILL' and VIL' so this would be the first die, class 9b1.  Chester, Kingston-upon-Hull and Exeter are the rarest of all the Edward 1st provincial mints (Kingston-upon-Hull and Exeter also being the only Edward 1st pennies issued over a single class).  Out of the 12,236 pennies found in the Aberdeen Hoard of 1886, over 12,000 were English with only 2 being from the Chester mint (both class IIIg), a single coin from Kingston (IXb) and only two from Exeter (IXb).  To give some context, Bristol is far from common and yet there were x52 Bristol mint coins in the hoard; London mint from that hoard was well over 5,000 coins.  The few coins you do see from these three rare mints are nearly always worn.  This is a particularly nice example.  An extremely rare coin.  £385

 

WJC-9224:  Rare and Singular Charles 1st Civil War Hammered Silver Halfcrown - Royalist's Mount.  Tower (London) mint under the king, initial mark Tun (1636-8), group III, type 3a2 with the king's cloak flying from his shoulder - S.R.2775.  A fairly standard halfcrown, although clearly better than the slightly later Gp. 4 types.  The king's flying cloak adds drama and the lack of ground under the horse makes for a cleaner, less cluttered depiction, both of which I'd imagine were traits chosen intentionally:  this coin has been modified in antiquity as a Royalist mount.  Based on the above, and the fact that it was a single field-find by a metal detector, this was almost certainly a Royalist's mount for the tail-end of Charles 1st's reign or, perhaps more likely, the stark Commonwealth years of 1649-60.  The coin would originally have been struck on an irregular flan, as they all were, but has been carefully clipped down to make it a very near perfect circle - ideal for mounting.  We occasionally see Charles 1st silver medals used as touchpieces - these had the king's portrait and so were ideal as "pocket pieces" for the king to be fondly touched during those austere years when the British monarchy was in hiatus.  We also know that smaller medals were sometimes sewn into the lapels of clothing - hidden from everyday site but upon meeting a fellow Royalist, easily flipped over to show allegiance.  I've even seen Cromwell shillings worn smooth, presumably as a touch-piece for those anti-monarchists who were not best pleased at the 1660 Restoration.  Here we have something that, if you think about it (as the Royalist supporter who fashioned it all those centuries ago surely did), is better than just a portrait of the king - it is the king in full, atop his charge, sword drawn, ready for battle.  Surely this coin, mounted, was symbolic of the battle for the Royalist cause?  At 11.93g we can see that the individual who fashioned this had very little thought for its future use as currency - it was all about the cause.  It is perhaps difficult for people today to appreciate just how polarised people were over this back in the day: you literally picked your side, performed your duty enthusiastically because you believed whole-heartedly in what you were fighting for and, ultimately, you really would have been willing to die for what you believed in.  High grade, cleaned but beginning to re-tone.  Such an important piece of British history!  £395

Provenance:

Single metal detecting field-find

Sold at auction

ex Alan Cherry