There is an annulet over the ship’s sail on the obverse and a letter R in the centre of the reverse. This noble is an example of class Ib, it was struck at London and is listed as number 1302 in volume I of English Hammered Coinage.  In the Standard Catalogue it is number 1654.

Valuation

The obverse looks as if it would grade good Fine, the reverse is about VF. A significant minus point is the fact that the flan is buckled and out-of-shape.

When it comes to commercial value, much depends on what the coin would look like after it was professionally straightened. The bends don’t look to be sharp so they might straighten out fairly easily. However, there is always the possibility that the flan could crack. Therefore, in its ‘as found’ condition a pre-sale auction estimate would be likely to be around £3,000.

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The detail isn’t altogether clear in places but this looks to me like a genuine product of the Rhuddlan mint. On the obverse there is a stop before the R of REX. On the reverse there is a cross pommee at the start of the legend, which reads TOMAS.ON – – LA.  The style of the cross pommee points towards this penny being an example of Rhuddlan class iic.

This is a decent example of quite a rare mint so it would count as a welcome addition to any collection of voided short cross pennies.

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The coin is a rather interesting Roman denarius. On the obverse is a laureate head facing right and an anti-clockwise legend reading DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS. On the reverse is a circular shield attached to the lower part of a column, which has an urn on top and is flanked by two laurel branches; the shield has S C inscribed upon it and the column is flanked by E X.

This denarius was issued by Titus in honour of his father, Vespasian. It was struck at Rome during AD 80. In volume I of David Sear’s Roman Coinage and Their Values denarii of this type are listed as number 2568.

Valuation

David’s find would grade good Fine to about VF and to a collector it should be worth around £100.

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The coin is a London penny of Edward IV. It was struck during the light coinage of the first reign of this king. It has mint mark crown on the obverse only and there are saltires by Edward’s chin. In the Standard Catalogue this type is listed as number 2042.

Valuation

The state of preservation of this coin is much better than usual for the type. It is round and well struck on a flan that will be full weight. I’d grade it as nearly VF and in its present condition my price range would be £150-180.

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This is a gold stater of the Catuvellauni. On the obverse are back to back crescents with pellets and lines inside the curves. On the reverse is a horse facing right with a spiral sun over the rump, a branch below and vestiges of ADDEDOMAROS around.

The preceding information adds up to this stater being an example of the Addedomaros Floral Spiral type.  In Ancient British Coins it is listed as number 2511 and in the Standard Catalogue it is number 202.

Valuation

I’d grade the coin as nearly VF and in its present condition a likely pre-sale auction estimate would be £1,200-1,500.

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The coin is a copper halfpenny of George II. On the obverse is the old head of the king and on the reverse it is dated 1740 beneath the seated figure of Britannia.

Over the years detectorists have found tens of thousands of George II halfpennies but most are worn and or corroded through being in the soil for hundreds of year. Mike’s example is a real rarity due to its outstanding condition.  The obverse would grade good VF, the reverse VF; the only negative point is the slight porosity on both sides.

Valuation

Someone wanting a decent example of a George II halfpenny should be willing to pay £25-30 for this one.

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This is a type I cut halfpenny of William II, which is listed as number 1258 in the Standard Catalogue. On the reverse what remains of the legend reads CNTLEB and this has been attributed to Canterbury on the EMC.

Valuation

The coin would grade good Fine and is extremely rare but cut halfpennies sell for much lower prices than whole pennies. Despite being a great rarity, if offered for sale at auction the pre-sale estimate would be unlikely to be any higher than £250-300.

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Rob’s find is a shilling of Elizabeth I with M.M. key on both sides. His reference to woolpack might be because the key marks are over-strikes.

Valuation

I’d grade this shilling as good Fine to about VF for the issue and the amount of circulation wear is much less than usual for a detecting find. However, it is very dark in colour and this is a minus point.  As it stands, my price range would be £150-180.

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The coin is a penny of Henry I, who was the third son of William the Conqueror. On the reverse is a quadrilateral on a cross fleury so the coin is an example of type 15.

On the reverse the only letters that show up are DENE; this is most likely to be the end on the London mint signature (LVNDENE).

Valuation

The flan is irregular, chipped and more than half of each side is flat. However, Henry I type 15 pennies are rare as detecting finds so a collector who simply wants an example of the reign and type should be willing to pay £120-150 for this coin.

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On the obverse the king’s head faces left and is accompanied by a sceptre with a star on the handle. On the reverse the mint signature is for Edinburgh. Therefore, the coin is a penny of David II of Scotland, whose dates are 1329 to 1321. It was struck during the third coinage (1367-71) and is listed in Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands as number 5130.

Valuation

This penny looks to have circulated for some time as it would grade only about Fine. Both sides have been struck off centre and the type isn’t particularly scarce so my price range would be no higher than £70-80.

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