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WSax-9434: Anglo Saxon Silver Sceatta - Kings of Northumbria, Eadberht. Regal issue, AD 737-58. York mint. Obverse: EAdBERhTVI around a Cross Pattée; reverse: fantastic animal (currently thought to be a combination of a formalised lion with elements of a Celtic stag) right with pronounced main, foreleg raised, tail up and back down - a tail which bizarrely emanates from nearer he neck than the hind quarters! - and a protruding tongue. There are no devices either over or under the animal. S.R.847 var, Abramson 70-10, class Ai. Eadberht's brother, Archbishop Ecgberht, had been a pupil of Bede, or "the Venerable Bede" as we've come to know him today. Ecgberht founded the school at York, a school which the famous Alcuin left in AD 781 to become master of Charlemagne's school in Aachen. Ecgberht played a considerable role in his brother's beneficial reign, as evidenced by coins issued in joint names. The Northumbrian early penny coinage is distinct from the largely uninscribed southern issues in that it is literate and with clear legends naming historically documented monarchs and bishops / archbishops. The joint regal and Episcopal issues show a high degree of political organisation and sophistication. This "fantastic animal" issue effectively conflates Christian and Celtic imagery. The denomination suffered progressive degradation, ultimately changing to base stycas under Eanred, some 50 odd years on from Eadberht - this coin is at the polar opposite end of that spectrum, it being the very first iteration of the series and thus of excellent silver content. A remarkably chunky silver coin (again, an illustration as to its very early issue) in excellent grade. Attractive toning and a very well centred reverse add to the appeal, as does the uncluttered nature of said reverse. A very desirable coin - I refer collectors to the prices achieved (remember, 30% commission was on top of those already impressive hammer prices) at the October 7th 2026 Spink Martin J. Waldron auction. £775

WMH-9435: Exceptional Henry 1st Norman Kings Hammered Silver Penny. B.M.C. I, the Autumn of 1100 only: +HOPORD O NOTÐI - Howard of Norwich. S.R.1263. Norwich is a reasonably rare mint for Norman coinage although perhaps counter intuitively, Stephen has the most recorded examples of Norwich mint coins. William 1st and Henry 1st are fairly similar in numbers with, as expected, William II the rarest in terms of numbers. Of much greater importance is the moneyer: Howard of Norwich is a very rare moneyer having only fifteen examples across all types. For this very first short-lived B.M.C. I issue, there are only three examples recorded on the Fitzwilliam Museum's EMC database with two being cut halves. This coin, which is not a die duplicate of the E.M.C. coin, makes a grand total of two extant examples of B.M.C. I Howard of Norwich pennies. This very first issue under Henry 1st (not surprisingly) shares some similarities with the coins of William II, albeit Henry 1st coins are generally of better lettering style and struck on larger flans. Henry 1st coin hoards are incredibly thin on the ground, no pun intended, highlighting the rarity of the coinage. In the absence of any recent or even near recent Henry 1st coin hoard, the go-to hoard for academics and numismatists alike is the Shillington Hoard of 1871, and that was predominantly William II with only thirty odd Henry 1st coins in situ. Bizarrely, those thirty coins were middle reign and not the very first issues, the theory being that the Henry 1st coins were added to the hoard some eighteen years after the William II coins were deposited. The Henry 1st contingent was deposited c.1113 which accounts for there being nothing earlier than B.M.C. 8 issues. In summary, this is the very first Henry B.M.C. I issue - which is rare in itself - added to the rarity of the mint coupled with the even greater rarity of the moneyer, not forgetting the excellent grade, toning and problem-free nature of this coin, makes this a very rare, important and desirable coin. £2,995

Provenance:

ex Tim Owen

WMH-9436: Rare Richard II Medieval Hammered Silver Round Farthing. Type 1 with a small neat head, the neck completely missing, recycled from an Edward III type 10 punch. London mint only. The obverse regnal reading is +RIEARD, it being the ONLY such reading in all thirteen obverse dies recorded thus far. Only three reverse dies are recorded. This coin: obverse 10, reverse a, or die combination 10/a. This rare obverse 10 is only found with reverse die a. Interestingly, there is no chronology or pattern in the die combinations used - for example, reverse die b occurs only with obverse 2 and whilst reverse c does occur with high number obverse dies, the final combination recorded is 13/a! Weight 0.3 grams or 4.6 grains, which is actually heavier than the average taken from eight extant specimens at 4.5 grains - there is no recorded provenance with this particular coin but I'd hazard a guess that it formed part of that cohort of eight coins that Withers used. S.R.1703, North -, Withers 10/a. The majority of Richard II farthings, including the type 2 coins, were struck early in his reign, which is perhaps not surprising considering the use of Edward III punches in Richard II dies. Halfpennies from this reign are fairly plentiful whist farthings are a different matter altogether - something Coins of England touch upon in their price guide but, in my humble opinion, the differential between halfpennies and farthings is considerably underplayed. VF grade (please be mindful that the coin is tiny and you are looking at a much magnified image), with good toning and the all-important rare and desirable regnal reading of RIEARD. £595

WJC-9437: 1630 Birth of Prince Charles Silver Medal. The first son of Charles 1st and Henrietta Maria; the future King Charles II. Interestingly, Prince Charles was the first English prince born in England entitled to bear the arms depicted on this medal - four heart-shaped shields, united at their bases, bearing (quarterly), England, Scotland, France and Ireland. The reverse legend backs this up by stating: In honour of the Prince of Great Britain, France and Ireland. There is often confusion over this with some saying Charles II was the first English prince born in England, period. He was not. The future Henry IV was born in Bolingbroke Castle, a place I've visited may a time, although thinking about it, he wasn't actually born a prince! Henry VI was born Windsor Castle so definitely an English-born prince predating Prince Charles. Eimer 115, MI(i) 253/34. Prince Charles was born 29th May, 1630. As a teenager, he witnessed first hand the troubled times his father endured (surprisingly, Prince Charles didn't leave the country until late 1651), ultimately becoming king in 1660 upon the Restoration of the Monarchy. Anecdotally, Charles II was perhaps remembered as being as arrogant, self-righteous, and pious as his father, and I actually think there's some truth to that. However, as with other more recent Royals (and I'm not referring to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor here), Charles II played the game, knowing full well from his own experience with his father that the throne depended on keeping the public and politicians happy. He realised early on that there were different ways to those of his father in terms of ultimately getting your own way. A nice piece of British Royal memorabilia spanning one of this country's more interesting periods of history. £345

Provenance:

ex Charles Edward Noble Collection

ex Spink

WSC-9438: Alexander III Medieval Scottish Hammered Silver Round Farthing. Second coinage of 1280 - 1286. +ALEXANDER REX coinage with reverse SCOTORVM reverse. Tentatively Berwick mint (four reverse mullets, each of six points), S.R.5063. The second coinage came right at the end of Alexander's fairly lengthy reign. He succeeded his father at the age of seven and ended it with an ill-advised night time horse ride where he inadvertently steered both horse and king over a cliff. Although aged just 44 when he died, all of his three children were already dead (Margaret - died in childbirth; Prince Alexander - died of poor health aged 19; David - died aged 8), leaving just a single grand daughter, Margaret, daughter of his own daughter Margaret, also known as the Maid of Norway. Margaret actually did inherit the throne in 1286, aged just 3. She was destined to marry Edward II of England to supposedly achieve a union between the two countries. Margaret sailed from Norway to take the throne aged 7 in 1290 but unfortunately died en route in the Orkneys, having never set foot in her kingdom. There was no coinage of Margaret from this period although Alexander III coinage most likely continued to be issued, probably even after John Baliol took the reigns. Full flan, slightly wavy, full legends, outstanding portrait - I really can't remember seeing a better example! £645

Provenance:

ex Mike Vosper (his original ticket marked at £450), sold to ...

ex Egbert Tomlinson Fort Collection (his original ticket with distinctive signature), 1961-2021

WI-9439: 1722 William Wood's Rarer Type 1 Irish Halfpenny. Laureate bust of George 1st, right (contrary to what the S.R. plate coin looks like [x2 reverses in error!), there is actually a proper obverse), and most importantly, Hibernia seated, holding a harp to her left, head turned to face the harp. This is a very different (earlier) reverse to that which is normally seen on the 1722-4 Woods issues. S.R.6600. William Wood was a London merchant who gained a patent in 1722 for coining copper coins for both Ireland and the American Colonies. He duly struck his coinage, this type 1 being the very short-lived first coinage, at his Bristol foundry, but at a weight of copper that was substantially below that of regular Regal English halfpennies. This coin weighs 7.68g, which is high for issue, whereas the English coppers had a standard weight of 9.86g. The alloy was also slightly different to the English countermarks in that the Irish coins were much more susceptible to wear through circulation, presumably because the copper content, whilst overall low in weight, was higher or purer. The Irish parliament was not happy about this weight reduction and the Irish public and traders were even less pleased - remember, in those days a halfpenny coin was supposed to be worth what the copper content was worth, thus a 25% reduction in coin weight represented a coin that was worth 25% less than a halfpenny. To put it another way, if you wanted to buy a bag of turnips in Ireland in 1722 priced at a twopence, and you wanted to pay using four Woods 1722 halfpennies, you were actually only giving the turnip merchant coinage to the value of one and a half pence. A boycott of the coinage was instigated, predominantly by traders, with the charge being that Wood was attempting to defraud the public. In 1724, Wood was forced to stop production and surrender the patent. Perhaps a tad harsh, until you find that William Wood, for effectively not just attempting but literally defrauding the state and public, was granted a £3,000 a year pension as compensation. Today, that figure would be £750,000 or a monthly "salary" of £62,500. I think he was able to just about manage with the loss of his patent. The entire coinage was recalled from circulation and shipped out to the American colonies to circulate alongside the Rosa American coinage. A lovely brown patina, approaching VF for issue (you rarely see them better) and not forgetting the much, much rarer type I reverse. Find a better example for sale anywhere! £395