This week’s fresh listings:

 

This page is to be updated every Tuesday and will contain all the latest Coin, Medal & Token listings for that particular week.

 

The more observant of you may have realised that I no longer keep previous "Fresh Listings" coins on this page. 

All for sale coins can be found via the category grid on the front page.  Most sold coins are now accessible via a new link on that same category grid.

 

Additions to www.HistoryInCoins.com for week commencing Tuesday 29th April 2025

 

 

Fresh research on this listing making it an extremely important, not to mention UNIQUE coin.  The books need to be re-written!

 

WMH-8126:  Henry 1st Norman Hammered Silver PAX Penny.  B.M.C. III, PAXS type1103 only: +GO[DPI]NE ON GLEAL – Godwine of Gloucester.  Spink 1264.  There are only x25 results for all Henry 1st types minted at Gloucester on the EMC database - including cut halves, quarters and historical entries with no images - with a full 80% of those being types 14 and 15.  There are no recorded type III pennies for Gloucester, of any moneyer, on the excellent EMC database, meaning that this coin changes everything for Gloucester.  We already had B.M.C. II and B.M.C. IV pennies recorded at Gloucester (See J.J. North) and now we have this B.M.C. III penny bridging the gap that everyone suspected shouldn't be there.  Sold with an old auction information slip which is unfortunately incorrect - auction houses are very busy places so an easy mistake to make, especially on a coin where the mint and moneyer combination is completely unrecorded.  Special thanks to John Cross and Dr Martin Allen for the research.  An exceptionally rare coin, unique at this point in time.  £2,725

 

 

Additions:

 

WI-9135:  1690 Irish Gun Money Full Crown.  James II emergency Civil War coinage of 1689-91.  Spink 6578.  Overstruck on the large Gun Money halfcrowns as by 1690, these were obsolete; replaced by the small size halfcrowns.  The obverse of the Gun Money crown (and it is just the crowns) has similarities to the earlier Charles 1st halfcrowns and crowns, which I’m sure was far from accidental.  It won’t have escaped readers’ attention that Gun Money coinage is currently riding high in terms of popularity.  After fleeing from England to France in 1688 – an effective abdication from the English throne – James II landed in Ireland March 1689 in order to promote his Catholic cause, something we are perhaps still living with today?!  He had insufficient funds to prosecute this war so the plan was to raise money by issuing base metal coinage in place of what would previously have been silver issues.  This was a less subtle example of the Quantitative Easing that we all witnessed a few years ago.  This coinage was set up with an intention for them to be exchanged for sterling coinage once the dust had settled.  This never happened.  The metal for these coins came from old cannon, bells and various other scrap metals that were termed “Gun Money”.  The underlying halfcrown detail can be seen in places, especially around the date which, incidentally, reads 169.  £325

Provenance:

ex John Noel Simpson collection

ex Spink

 

WI-9136:  1690 Irish Gun Money Full Crown.  James II emergency Civil War coinage of 1689-91.  Spink 6578.  Overstruck on the large Gun Money halfcrowns as by 1690, these were obsolete; replaced by the small size halfcrowns.  The obverse of the Gun Money crown (and it is just the crowns) has similarities to the earlier Charles 1st halfcrowns and crowns, which I’m sure was far from accidental.  It won’t have escaped readers’ attention that Gun Money coinage is currently riding high in terms of popularity.  After fleeing from England to France in 1688 – an effective abdication from the English throne – James II landed in Ireland March 1689 in order to promote his Catholic cause, something we are perhaps still living with today?!  He had insufficient funds to prosecute this war so the plan was to raise money by issuing base metal coinage in place of what would previously have been silver issues.  This was a less subtle example of the Quantitative Easing that we all witnessed a few years ago.  This coinage was set up with an intention for them to be exchanged for sterling coinage once the dust had settled.  This never happened.  The metal for these coins came from old cannon, bells and various other scrap metals that were termed “Gun Money”.  The underlying halfcrown detail can be seen in places, especially around the outer areas - see below the horse.  A very different metal composition from WI-9135, which is perhaps not so surprising considering these were made from whatever scrap metal they could get their hands on at the time.  £325

Provenance:

ex John Noel Simpson collection

ex Spink

 

WI-9137:  March 1689 Irish Gun Money Half Crown.  A unique example of an Irish coin dated by year AND month!  After fleeing from England to France in 1688 – an effective abdication from the English throne – James II landed in Ireland March 1689 in order to promote his Catholic cause, something we are perhaps still living with today?!  He had insufficient funds to prosecute this war so the plan was to raise money by issuing base metal coinage in place of what would previously have been silver issues.  This was a less subtle example of the Quantitative Easing that we all witnessed a few years ago.  This coinage was set up with an intention for them to be exchanged for sterling coinage once the dust had settled.  This never happened.  The metal for these coins came from old cannon, bells and various other scrap metals that were termed “Gun Money”.  £155

 

WI-9138:  March 1689 Irish Gun Money Half Crown.  A unique example of an Irish coin dated by year AND month!  After fleeing from England to France in 1688 – an effective abdication from the English throne – James II landed in Ireland March 1689 in order to promote his Catholic cause, something we are perhaps still living with today?!  He had insufficient funds to prosecute this war so the plan was to raise money by issuing base metal coinage in place of what would previously have been silver issues.  This was a less subtle example of the Quantitative Easing that we all witnessed a few years ago.  This coinage was set up with an intention for them to be exchanged for sterling coinage once the dust had settled.  This never happened.  The metal for these coins came from old cannon, bells and various other scrap metals that were termed “Gun Money”.  A particularly nice example.  £185

 

WTH-9139:  Edward VI Hammered Silver Shilling.  Second debased issue, initial mark Arrow, dated 1549.  Tower mint.  Spink 2466.  Tall narrow bust with a small crown.  Second period, bust 5.  A ridiculously large W in EDWARD with a very small RD to boot.  Excellent grade for issue.  Well centre, full flan and good edges.  £650

Provenance:

Ex Tim Owen

 

WSax-9140:  Harthacnut Hammered Silver Saxon Penny.  In the name of Harthacnut (+HARDECNVT), Danish voided long cross issue: +SV ME RLE LON - Lund mint.  Spink 1170.  Harthacnut was the only legitimate heir of Cnut but Harthacnut, unable to be in England to claim the throne until five years after his father's death in 1035, arrived to find Harold (an illegitimate son of Cnut) had secured the kingdom for himself.  In the very early years of Harold's reign, Wessex was held by Cnut's wife against Harold, for Harthancut, but by 1037 Harold had taken control of even that.  In 1040, Harold died and Harthacnut took the throne (albeit briefly as he too died young), with no bloodshed whatsoever.  This coin dates from Harthacnute's sole reign period of 1040-42 and although minted in Denmark, was circulated in England.  A rare coin from a most interesting period in England's history.  Struck using somewhat rusty dies but ultimately, toned and VF in grade.  £1,765

Provenance:

ex US collection, purchased from ...

Pegasi Numismatics for $2,750

ex Spink