£1,350.00
Attica Athens 454-404 BC Silver Tetradrachm Head of Athena right / Owl facing right 23X25mm, 17.27g Obverse description: Head of Athena (goddess of wisdom) right, wearing earring, necklace and crested Attic helmet decorated with olive leaves. Reverse description: Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive sprig and crescent to left, AOE to right; […]
£4,950.00
Oliver Cromwell AD 1656-1658 Silver Halfcrown Draped and laureate bust of Oliver Cromwell left/ Crowned shield A high grade example of this important name in the shaping of British history. Even dark tone. S3227A, 34mm, 15.07g Indirectly descended from Henry VIII chief minister Thomas Cromwell Oliver Cromwell was born in AD 1599 to a landowning […]
£750.00
Byzantine Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine, Herclonas AD 610-641 Gold Solidus 3 emperors standing facing/Cross on steps potent Constantinople 4.53g, 19mm
£495.00
Macedon Alexander The Great 336-323 BC Silver Drachm. Head of Hercules / Zeus enthroned Posthumous issue, struck shortly after his death. 17mm, 4.29g Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of […]
£6,750.00
James I AD 1603-1625 Gold Unite 2nd Issue Half length crowned bust / Crowned shield mm. lis S2618; 37mm, 9.93g An exceptional example with much detail and little wear. The son of Mary Queen of Scots, James acceded the Scottish throne as James VI when only 1 year old upon his mother’s abdication in AD […]
£3,250.00
Valens AD 364-378 Silver Miliarense Draped and cuirassed bust right/Valens in military attire standing facing with head left holding standard and leaning on shield. Trier mint RCV19649; 23mm, 4.35g A wonderful example struck in good metal and without the usual flan cracks. Little wear, fantastic surfaces and pleasing light yellow brown tone. Valens has […]
£7,850.00
Kings of Wessex Edward the Elder AD 899-924, Silver Penny, East Anglian Portrait type. Extremely Rare Bust left/ Moneyer’s name in 2 lines S1084, 22mm, 1.35g. Well struck on a large flan and with little wear, seldom the case with coins from this period. This coin is a part of the Quidenham Hoard, an amazing […]
£1,450.00
George III AD 1760-1820 Gold Guinea AD 1786 4th laureate bust right / Crowned shield of arms S3728; 24mm, 8.39g Grandson of George II he married Charlotte of Mecklenburg with whom he had 15 children. He remains our longest reigning king and is remembered as the king who lost the American colonies as well as […]
£675.00
Henry VIII AD 1509-1547 Silver Groat 3rd Issue, AD 1544-1547 Crowned bust facing / Flat topped shield mm. lis, Tower mint S2369; 2.35g, 25mm A great portrait of Henry with pleasing detail and tone. Henry VIII was the second son of Henry VII and before becoming king had considered an ecclesiastical career. He is largely […]
£5,250.00
Kings of Wessex Alfred the Great AD 871-899 Silver Penny, Lunettes type Bust with bonnet right/ Moneyer Osgeard S1057; 19mm, 1.02g. A pleasing example struck in good metal, clear legends and portrait. This coin comes with a previous hand written collectors label. Alfred (871-899)– Fifth and youngest son of Æthelwulf, Alfred ascended to the throne […]
£4,950.00
Charles II AD 1660-1685 Gold Guinea, AD 1669 3rd Laureate bust with elephant below / Cruciform of shields S3342, 25mm, 8.31g With wonderful reddish purple tone, much bolder in hand than the photo suggests. A most attractive example. Charles II was the eldest son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria. Famous for hiding in an […]
£795.00
Paphlagonia Sinope 330-300 BC Silver Drachm Head of nymph / Eagle clutching dolphin Comes with previous label 16x18mm, 4.96g
£2,250.00
Kings of Northumbria Aelfwald I AD 779-788 Silver Sceatta Cross/Stylized stag to right, various ornaments S851, 12mm, 1.31g A nice example of this rare king. Comes with find area provenance Ælfwald (c. 779-788) – one of King Eadberht’s grandsons by descent, little is known of Ælfwald’s reign except how it ended – with the murder of […]
£995.00
Marcian AD 450-457 Gold Solidus Helmeted and cuirassed bust three quarter facing/Victory standing left holding long jewelled cross. Star in field Constantinople mint RCV21379, 4.38g, 19mm When Theodosius II died suddenly in AD 450 Marcian was chosen to be emperor. The western emperor, Valentinian III, had not been consulted and as a result refused to […]
£6,750.00
Henry VI AD 1422-1461 Gold Noble, London, Annulet issue King standing in ship holding shield and sword/ Royal cross in tressure Annulet by sword arm and in one spandrel on reverse. London mint Extremely fine with wonderful crisp detail, slight clipping. S1799, 31x33mm, 6.00g Henry VI was the infant son of Henry V when he […]
£1,500.00
Northumbria Alchred AD 765-774 Silver Sceat Small cross / Stylized stag to right with cross below S849, 14x13mm, 1.07g This coin was part of the famous Tony Abramson collection (ticket in his hand). Found by a metal detectorist in East Yorkshire, circa 2019. A great rarity in wonderful condition Kingdom of Northumbria The end of […]
£1,950.00
George III AD 1760-1820 Silver Shilling AD 1763 Northumberland Issue Young laureate and draped bust / Crowned cruciform of shields S3742, 25mm, 6.24g A high grade and most pleasing example of this iconic coinage. In AD 1763 the Royal Mint produced an issue of 100,000 shillings. When Hugh, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, was installed as […]
£4,950.00
Catuvellauni & Trinovantes Cunobelinus 8-41AD Gold Stater, Classic type. CA MV either side of corn ear / classic style horse right with CVNO below and branch above. ABC2795 S288. Scarce 16mm; 5.38g A most pleasing example of this alluring type, probably the single most recognisable coin of the British Iron Age and very desirable as […]
£12,000.00
Kings Of Mercia Beornwulf AD 823-825 Silver Penny Group 2 Portrait type. Extremely Rare. Bust right / Cross crosslet. London mint, Moneyer EAGCA S929, 18mm, 1.29g. A central strike with no edge damage or cracks, great portrait and legends with just a little weakness. Pleasing tone. Recorded with the EMC Database, emc.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/full-record/19920260 This coin is […]
£4,950.00
Harthacnut AD 1035-1042 Silver Penny Jewel Cross type Diademed bust left/Jewel Cross Winchester/ SPILMAN S1166, 17mm, 1.06g A nice example with dark tone, a few peck marks showing that it passed through the hands of a Viking at some point before being lost. This coin comes with a previous handwritten label Harthacnut – 1040-1042: Harthacnut […]
£6,950.00
Kings of Kent Cuthred 798-807AD Silver Penny Canterbury mint, moneyer Wearheard. Rare Diademed Bust facing right / Cross & Wedges. S877, 19mm, 1.31g A full coin struck in good metal with clear detail both sides and attractive dark tone, seldom seen as such. ex SNC 1971, no 8536 & Spink 14, March 1981, lot 214. […]
£675.00
Anne 1702-1714AD Silver Shilling 1708AD 3rd draped bust left/ Crowned cruciform shields, angles plain. S3610, 25mm, 6.02g From an English Gentleman’s collection, the coins bought from dealers like Baldwins and Glendenning’s in the 1970’s & 1980’s, labels and detail of provenance were not retained. Anne was the second daughter of James II but unlike James […]
£6,950.00
Kings of East Anglia Beonna c.758AD Transitional Silver Sceatta /Penny S945, 14x15mm, 1.00g. Pellet in centre, Runic inscription/EFE in Roman characters around saltire cross. Anglo Saxon kingdom of East Anglia, this is the prototype to the widespread penny denomination which followed. An important piece. ‘In the 750s or early 760s a little-known East Anglian king, […]
A tip off from a chance find in Kent during the 19th Century led metal detectorists to discover a wonderful hoard of Iron Age gold coins in 2019. The hoard consists of gold staters of king Cunobelin and after being declared then disclaimed under the Treasure act this exciting find is now being made available […]
£6,950.00
Antoninus Pius 138-161AD Gold Aureus. Bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust right/Concordia enthroned left holding patera and resting on statuette of Spes. Cornucopiae beneath seat. CONCORD in ext. Rome mint, fine style. RCV 4002, 20mm, 7.19g A wonderfully stylistic portrait, overall very pleasing coin. Praised by Romans and later by scholars of ancient history […]
