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Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Edward the Confessor AR Cut Halfpenny. Struck circa 1056-1059. Uncertain mint; Manna, moneyer. Sovereign/Eagles type (BMC ixa, Hild. H var.).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
EAD[...]LO •, Edward seated facing on throne, holding sceptre and globus cruciger / ✠ ΜΛΝΝΛ Ο[...], voided cross; martlets in quarters. North 827; SCBC 1181. 0.64gr, 20mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Norman, William I 'the Conqueror' AR Penny. Struck circa 1068-1070. Uncertain mint; uncertain moneyer. Bonnet type (BMC ii).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
[✠ PILLEMV]S [REX], crowned facing bust / ✠ GOL[...] ON COLEC(?), voided cross, with annulet at centre, pile in each quarter, and pellet-between-crescents at each end. North 842; SCBC 1251. 0.99gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Fine. Broken and repaired.
Found Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, UK, 2025. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Recorded by the Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridgeshire, with reference no. EMC 2025.0267. -
England. Norman, Henry I AR Penny. Struck circa 1117. Worcester mint; Godric, moneyer. Facing Bust/Cross Fleury type (BMX x).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
ҺЄNRICVᔕ : RЄ, crowned facing bust; annulets flanking / + GODRICVS : OH • PIR •, cross fleurée, with annulet at centre. SCBI -; BMC -; North 866; SCBC 1271. 1.19gr, 19mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; only two examples on EMC.
Found near East Harling, Norfolk, UK, on 31st July 2025. Recorded on the Early Medieval Corpus with no.EMC 2025.0260. -
England. Norman, Henry I AR Penny. 1125-1135. London mint; uncertain moneyer. Quadrilateral on Cross Fleurée type (BMC xv).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
⧾ ҺENRICVS, crowned bust facing slightly to left, holding sceptre / ✠ [...] ON LVND :, quadrilateral with incurved sides and fleurs at limbs; all over cross fleurée. North 871; SCBC 1276. 1.40gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry II AR Cut Halfpenny. Struck circa 1163-1167. Carlisle mint; Willem, moneyer. Cross-and-crosslets ('Tealby') coinage; class C2.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
[...] REX AN[...], crowned facing bust, holding sceptre / [...] CARD, cross pattée, with crosslet in angles. North 957; SCBC 1339. 0.62gr, 20mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Richard I AR Penny. Struck in the name of Henry II, circa 1190-1194. Canterbury mint; Meinir, moneyer. Class IIIab2.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
ҺЄNRICVS R-ЄX, crowned head facing, holding sceptre to left / ✠ MЄINIR • ON • CAN, voided cross pommée; trefoils in quarters. North 967; SCBC 1347. 1.33gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. -
England. Plantagenet, John AR Penny. Struck in the name of Henry II, 1207-circa 1210. Canterbury mint; Samuel, moneyer. Short cross type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ҺЄNRICVS R•-ЄX, facing crowned bust holding cross-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ SAMVЄL • ON • CA, short voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. Cf. SCBC 1353. 1.35gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, John AR Cut Halfpenny. Struck in the name and types of Henry II, 1205. Norwich mint; Renaud, moneyer. Short cross coinage, class Vb1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Crowned facing bust, holding sceptre / Voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. SCBC 1350B. 0.55gr, 17mm, 6h
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. Struck circa 1216-1247. Canterbury mint; Henri, moneyer. Short Cross type, class VIIb.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
ҺЄNRICVS R-ЄX, facing crowned head holding cross-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ HЄNRI ON CANT, short voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. North 979; SCBC 1356B. 1.31gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. 1216-1272. London mint; i.m: cross pattée. Ilger, moneyer. Short Cross type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ҺЄnRICVS RЄX, crowned head facing; cross-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ ILGЄR ON LVND, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. SCBC 1356C. 1.37gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. Circa 1222-1236. Canterbury mint. Salemun, moneyer. Class VIIb.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ҺЄNRICVS R-ЄX, facing crowned head holding cross-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ SALЄMVN ON C, short voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. North 979; SCBC 1356B. 1.43gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. Struck 1250-1272. Canterbury mint; Gilbert, moneyer. Long Cross coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ҺЄNRICVS R-ЄX III, crowned facing bust, holding lis-tipped sceptre / GIL-BER-T ON CAN, voided long cross, with central pellet; triple pellets in quarters. North 997; SCBC 1373. 1.43gr, 19mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
