Dobunni Eisu AD 20-43 Gold Stater *Rare*

Dobunni Eisu AD 20-43 Gold Stater *Rare* Tree symbol / Triple tailed horse right with wheel below. EISV and hidden face above ABC2078, S381; 19mm, 5.46g View Video Here This is easily the finest Eisu stater we have seen, a central, bold strike on both sides and with little wear. They don’t come better than […]

Oliver Cromwell AD 1653-1658 Silver Shilling

Oliver Cromwell AD 1653-1658 Silver Shilling Draped bust left / Crowned shield S3228, 28mm, 6.15g High grade & attractive tone. With previous collectors handwritten label. View Video Here Indirectly descended from Henry VIII chief minister Thomas Cromwell Oliver Cromwell was born in AD 1599 to a landowning family from Huntingdon. He entered Parliament in AD […]

Edward the Confessor AD 1042-1066 Silver Penny Facing bust York

Edward the Confessor AD 1042-1066 Silver Penny Facing bust / Small Cross Type York mint S1183; 18mm, 1.10g High grade and wonderful, crude style. With previous dealers label. View Video Here Edward the Confessor (1042-1066): One of the youngest sons of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, Edward is formally recognised as the last […]

George II AD 1727-1760 Gold Half Guinea AD 1759 *High Grade*

George II AD 1727-1760 Gold Half Guinea AD 1759 Old bust left / Crowned shield S3685; 21mm, 4.22g High Grade View Video Here  

Henry VIII AD 1509-1547 Gold Angel 1st Coinage London *High Grade*

Henry VIII AD 1509-1547 Gold Angel 1st Coinage Angel & Dragon / King in ship holding sword and shield London mm. Castle S 2265, 28mm, 5.11g A high grade example, well struck on a flat, round planchet with little wear. View Video Here Henry VIII was the second son of Henry VII and before becoming […]

Lycia Dynasts Kherei 410-390 BC Silver Stater

Lycia Dynasts Kherei 410-390 BC Silver Stater Head of Athena right / Head of Kherei right 19mm, 8.61g An exceptionally well struck example of this often softly struck issue, most unusual to see both sides central and with good detail. View Video Here    

Henry VI AD 1422-1461 Gold Noble Annulet Issue

Henry VI AD 1422-1461 Gold Noble Annulet Issue King in ship, annulet by sword arm and in one spandrel on reverse / Royal cross S1799, 34mm, 6.86g Well struck on a full round flan with little wear. Previously graded as AU58 (now removed from plastic holder). View Video Here Henry VI was the infant son […]

Magnus Maximus AD 383-388 Gold Solidus Trier *High Grade*

Magnus Maximus AD 383-388 Gold Solidus Laureate bust right / Maximus in military attire standing holding labarum and Victory on globe Trier mint RCV20631; 21mm, 4.34g An exceptional coin, seldom offered in this grade. View Video Here    

Trajan AD 98-117 Gold Aureus Rome *High Grade*

Trajan AD 98-117 Gold Aureus Laureate bust right/Naked Genius standing left holding patera and corn ears Rome mint RCV3098, 20mm, 7.28g An exceptional coin retaining much mint lustre. View Video Here Trajan was born in Spain around AD 53. Trajan had a military career as a young man and as a legionary commander in AD […]

Bronze Age Hoard of Socketed Axe Heads 1000-800 BC Found Welsh St Donats

Bronze Age Hoard of Seven Bronze Socketed Axe Heads 1000-800 BC. Found Welsh St Donats, August 2002. 1000-800 BC Combined weight 2.26kg Including a couple of printed reports, a detailed report of this find then another giving details of it’s wider context, this was one of 4 similar finds in South Wales around the same […]

Edward VI AD 1547-1553 Silver Shilling **Graded AU58**

Edward VI AD 1547-1553 Silver Shilling
An exceptional example with the best portrait we’ve seen for this monarch. Well struck from fresh dies with crisp detail and pleasing tone.

George II AD 1727-1760 Gold Guinea AD 1752

George II AD 1727-1760 Gold Guinea AD 1752.

Old Laureate bust left / Garnished shield crowned. S3680, 25mm, 8.38g. A pleasing example, a few scuffs to fields but overall a really nice example.

Elizabeth I AD 1558-1603 Silver Crown 7th issue

Elizabeth I AD 1558-1603 Silver Crown 7th issue Crowned bust  holding sceptre left/ Shield AD1601 mm.1 S2582; 42mm, 29.71g A great example with good detail overall, one of the finer portraits we have seen, a most pleasing coin in hand. Comes with previous dealers handwritten ticket. View Video Here Elizabeth I was one of England’s […]

Archbishops of Canterbury Aethelheard AD 798-800 Silver Penny 4th Issue

Archbishops of Canterbury Aethelheard AD 798-800 Silver Penny 4th Issue with Coenwulf as overlord Kings name in the angles of a tribach S886 19mm, 1.35g Bold and central strike both sides with little wear and even dark tone, a most pleasing coin. Æthelheard (793-805) – little is known of Æthelheard’s early life, but he appears to […]

Dobunni Corio 20 BC – AD 5 Gold Quarter Stater Corio Cor.

Dobunni Corio 20 BC – AD 5 Gold Quarter Stater Corio Cor. Extremely rare COR on plain field/ 3 tailed horse right, pelletal sun ring above, small animal, foal, below ABC2051, S387, 14m, 1.19g A lovely little coin, good detail on both sides, often the ‘COR’ is worn off or faint, here it is clear. […]

Kings of Wessex Alfred the Great AD 871-899 Silver Penny Lunettes type

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 […]

Paphlagonia Sinope 330-300 BC Silver Drachm

Paphlagonia Sinope 330-300 BC Silver Drachm Head of nymph / Eagle clutching dolphin Comes with previous label 16x18mm, 4.96g

Gallo Belgic Ambiani 3rd-1st Century Gold Stater Ambiani E Uniface

Gallo Belgic 3rd-1st Century Gold Stater Ambiani Gallic War Uniface E Plain / Sinuous horse right ABC16, S11 This coin comes with previous handwritten label 16mm, 6.23g

George III AD 1760-1820 Silver Northumberland Shilling AD 1763

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 […]

Kings Of Mercia Beornwulf AD 823-825 Silver Penny Group 2 Portrait London mint Extremely Rare

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 […]

Kings of Kent Cuthred AD 798-807 Silver Penny Canterbury, rare

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. […]

Kings of East Anglia Beonna AD 758 Transitional Silver Sceatta /Penny. An important piece

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, […]

The Borden Hoard – An Introduction – Iron Age Gold Staters of King Cunobelin dating to the 1st century A.D.

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 […]