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Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Edgar AR Penny. 959-975. Mint in East Anglia. Saydtinc, moneyer. Pre-Reform Coinage. Bust Crowned (BMC v) type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
✠ EΛD[G]ΛR REX, crowned and draped bust to right, breaking inner circle / ✠ SΛVD[T]INC MONYN[I?] ✠, short cross pattée. North 750; SCBC 1138; EMC 2025.0338 (this coin). 1.20gr, 20mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped. Extremely rare; only 3 examples on EMC and none on CoinArchives.
Found Fressingfield 26 September 2025. Recorded with the Early Medieval Corpus at the Fitzwilliam Museum with reference no.EMC 2025.0338. -
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Viking Imitation Penny. Circa 997-1003 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
London mint; Svarte moneyer. Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). ✠ ÆÐELRÆD REX, draped bust to left; pellet behind neck / ✠ SVARTR O LDI, voided long cross, with pellet at centre and triple-crescent ends, and a pellet in each quarter. Cf. variant of: North 774; SCBC 1151. 1.65gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Lustrous metal, hairline crack, Viking peck marks to the reverse. Extremely Rare.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny. Struck circa 1009-1016. Lincoln mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Last Small Cross type (BMC i, Hild. A).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
✠ EDELRED REX ANGL, diademed and draped bust to left / ✠ LEOFPINE M-O LINC (NC ligate), small cross pattée. North 777; SCBC 1154. 1.26gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Edge crack at 2h.
From a 1980s English collection. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Cnut AR Cut Halfpenny. c.1029-1035/6. Stamford mint. Short Cross Type (B.M.C. xvi).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
✠ CNVT RECX with profile bust left with sceptre. / ✠ LEF[ ] AN, possibly Leofwine at Stamford mint, short voided cross and annulet in each quarter. Cf. SCBC 1159. 0.42gr, 18mm, 3h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor AR Penny. Struck 1053-1056. Uncertain mint; Pointed Helmet type (BMC vii, Hild. F).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
[✠ ED]PER [D REX], helmeted and draped bust to right, holding cross-tipped sceptre / ✠ PVLS(?)[...], voided short cross with pellet-in-annulet centre and triple crescent ends; annulet in first quarter. North 825; SCBC 1179. 0.89gr, 19mm.
Very Fine. Heavily chipped.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Norman. Stephen AR Cut Farthing. c.1136-1145. Bury St Edmunds. Watford type (BMC i).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Crowned bust facing slightly to left, holding sceptre / [+GIL ]EBER[T...], cross moline, fleur in quarters (Gilebert is the only moneyer with EBER in his name, and he worked at Bury St Edmunds). Cf. SCBC 1278. 0.33gr, 14mm.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry II AR Penny. c.1167-c.1170. Thetford mint. Cross-and-crosslets ('Tealby') coinage; class D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
[✠HENRI REX ANGLI], crowned facing bust, holding sceptre. / [✠TURST]AIN : ON [TEF], cross pattée, with crosslet in angles. Cf. SCBC 1340. 1.39gr, 24mm, 0h.
Good Fine. Old cabinet tone.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry II AR Cut Halfpenny. 1158-c.1163. Cross-and-crosslets ('Tealby') coinage; class A.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
✠H[ENRI REX ANGLI], crowned facing bust, holding sceptre. / [✠...]HER(?) . ON [], cross pattée, with crosslet in angles. Cf. SCBC 1337. 0.64gr, 20mm.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry II AR Penny. 1180-1189. Exeter mint. Class 1b.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
ҺЄnRICVS RЄX, crowned head facing; cross-tipped sceptre to left, fine portrait. / ✠ ROGER ON Є[ ], voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. Cf. SCBC 1344. 1.30gr, 19mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry II AR Cut Halfpenny. 1180-1189. Oxford mint. Class 1b.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Crowned facing bust, holding sceptre with fine portrait. / Voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. Cf. SCBC 1344. 0.63gr, 18mm.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, John AR Penny. 1199-1216. London mint. Class 5b.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
ҺЄnRICVS RЄX, crowned head facing; cross-tipped sceptre to left, fine portrait. / ✠ WILLELM T ON LV, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. Cf. SCBC 1351. 1.41gr, 19mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, John I AR Penny. 1199-1216. Winchester mint; Johan, moneyer. Short cross type, class Vb.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
ҺЄNRICVS R-ЄX, crowned facing bust holding sceptre / ✠ IOHAN • ON • WIN, voided short cross with small crosses in angles. North 970; SCBC 1351. 1.40gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Cox Green, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-52C173.