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WI-9410: Irish Edward IV Hammered Silver Penny. First reign, type III first heavy cross & pellets issue of 1465 only. Initial mark Rose, [EDW]ARD .DI GR.hYBEN - very rare to see any legend, let alone an initial mark on these early Edward IV pennies. No extra marks to the obverse. Reverse: Standard long cross, extra pellet in two quarters, CIVI [TA]S [DVB LI]n - Dublin mint. S.R.6315, Burns Du-1aH with Style A bust. Allegedly minted at 7g (I remain unconvinced on that) but surviving examples are nearly always 5g or less. This one 0.49g. This very early heavy issue utilised dies manufactured in England and, as can clearly be seen, were very English in style. As Irish pennies go, and particularly Edward IV pennies, this is a remarkable survivor: an excellent portrait and an even more impressive initial mark. Sold with several tickets - see below. £245

Provenance:

ex metal detecting find - PAS ticket

ex Auction (lot 190) - tickets

WI-9411: Excessively Rare Irish Henry VI Readeption (Second Reign - Restored) Hammered Silver Groat. Catalogued in S.R. as 6356 [6329]: Ireland, Edward IV, Drogheda mint, second reign (1471-1483), Light "Cross and Pellets" Coinage, Groat, Second Issue, [i.m.] EDVARDVS. DEI. GRA. REX ANGLI, English titles only, rosette stops, crowned bust facing of local (Yorkist) style, flanked by trefoils at neck, in tressure with four fleurs, saltire in spandrel below bust rev. POSVI + DEVM [x] ADITORE MEVM // : VILLA DROGh : EDA, single and double saltire stops, long cross, trio of pellets in angles, 1.96g. 10h. My attempt at photography using my usual setup was a particular low point (it's here for those interested), hence the slightly different front image. This is researched to be a Yorkist coin of local dies, most likely struck during the readeption of Henry VI: current chronology given as November 1470 (Henry VI restored was October 1470 to April 1471). At some point, and Sovereign Rarities allude to this in the 2026 edition of their Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands edition (p.154), this coin will need to be reclassified as being Henry VI restored. A couple of decades ago, there were only 4 known examples. John Stafford-Logan (who has authenticated this attribution) had one of those four coins back in the day but agrees that more have been recovered from the plough soil in recent years, particularly around the north of England. The John Noel Simpson example (albeit a better coin) sold in 2025 at Spink Auction 25021 for over £3,500 after buyer's commission. The National Museum of Ireland has but a single example and states, "Only one groat assigned here, slightly water-worn otherwise toned and on a fuller flan, the critical legend variety clear, almost very fine, excessively rare, only one other example identified, an inferior die duplicate..." To summarise, An Irish Dogheda mint groat with ENGLISH TITLES researched to have been struck in November 1470, ie during the readeption of Henry VI, but without altering the regnal name of Edward, as they did for one of the Cork issues. A great rarity. £1,675

WI-9412: *Choice Grade* Irish Henry VII Hammered Silver Groat. Late portrait issue, very much towards the end of the 1496 - 1505 period, class III, open flat crown, Dublin mint. S.R.6464. Following on from the Henry VII "Three Crowns" coinage, this issue is very similar in style to the English counterparts but with the Irish issues being much cruder, and obviously rarer. This issue was only struck at the Dublin mint, and occasionally with silver that was below the standard of the day, which was something of a running theme with Irish coinage under English control. The standard weight of the late portrait issues was 32 grains, reducing to 28 grains after type IIA. This type III coin is actually above weight at 28.8 grains, highlighting no clipping and barely any circulation wear. An interesting final Henry VII issue, not to mention a difficult coin to source in both this weight and this spectacular grade. Choice - just look at the S.R. plate coin and compare! £885

Provenance:

ex Studio Coins Feb 1991 - x35+ years ago!!

ex Lloyd Bennet, March 2025 - ticket

WI-9413: High Grade Irish Henry VIII and ANNE BOLEYN Hammered Silver Groat. The rarer First Harp Issue, 1534-40, S.R. 6472. Issued in commemoration of Henry’s marriage to Anne Boleyn, the second and probably most famous of his six wives, not to mention the most sought after of the three wives mentioned on silver coinage. Spink have Katherine Howard rarer. It's just not. Dated to 1534-5, in commemoration of a marriage that lasted three years, produced the future Queen Elizabeth 1st but ultimately ended in Anne losing her head, quite literally, because she could not produce a male heir. This issue is at 0.842 silver fineness with later issues going the same way as that of the English silver coinage under Henry, ie downhill. A rare coin and in exceptional grade for issue - the reverse "Henry & wife" initials are usually ambiguous, whereas the initials on this coin could not be clearer. Old tickets here. Excellent provenance. £645

Provenance:

ex Charles Edward Noble collection

ex Spink

WSax-9414: COENWULF - King of Mercia - Hammered Silver PORTRAIT Penny. Crude diademed bust right, +COENVVLF REX M. Reverse large quatrefoil with moneyer LVL on the leaves. East Anglia mint (Ipswich?). Group III, S.R.919, North 363 (listed EXTREMELY RARE). Coenwulf succeeded Ecgfrith, son of Offa, and successfully preserved Mercian supremacy, so much so that he termed himself Emperor, the first Saxon king to use that title, even though he did not quite ever have the authority of Offa. Upon his death in AD 821, it all began to fall apart thanks largely to the rise of Wessex dominance via King Egbert. Beautifully toned, a small edge nick at 12 o'clock, a minute bend that you would hardly notice unless it was pointed out, and extremely rare. £1,945

Provenance:

ex Spink Circular, May 1990

ex CNG, June 1998

ex S.W. & K.W. Harl collection