The coin is a half angel of Henry VII with mint mark pheon on both sides. It’s an example of type V and is listed in the Standard Catalogue as number 2192.

Valuation

Hammered gold coins are often creased and buckled out-of-shape when they come out of the ground. This specimen has some circulation wear and would grade no higher than Fine but it looks to be flat and almost perfectly round. It also has eye appeal and is quite rare so a pre-sale auction estimate would be £1,200-1,500.

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This is a coin of Offa of Mercia, who was king from AD 757 to 796. It has been identified on the EMC as a new type for the East Anglian moneyer Botred. 

Valuation

Even though Offa was king of Mercia for close to 40 years, his coins are all very to extremely rare. There are many types and varieties on record and this coin adds yet another.

As it is a previously unknown type this would add interest for specialist collectors. The coin would grade better than Fine but the flan and edge are both uneven. In its present ‘as found’state of preservation my price range would be £500-600.

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The coin is an Anglo-Saxon silver sceatta. On the obverse are two figures, each of which holds a staff topped by a trefoil. On the reverse is a coiled creature looking backwards at its tail. All this adds up to this sceatta being an example of type 41b of series N, which is listed in the Standard Catalogue as number 806.

Valuation

This is quite a rare coin but its state of preservation leaves something to be desired. The obverse has been struck well off centre, the edge is slightly chipped and the surface on both sides isn’t good and this certainly reduces its eye appeal. In its present condition my price range would be £120-150.

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The coin is cut halfpenny, which dates from the late Anglo-Saxon period.  It’s a rather attractive example of the Trefoil Quatrefoil type of Edward the Confessor. As is often the case with Anglo-Saxon coins of this period, both sides are perfectly struck.

What remains of the legend on the reverse reads NDE:+’EGE. Therefore, the moneyer will be Aegelric, Aegelward, Aegelwig or Aegelwine and the mint is London.

Valuation

This cut halfpenny would grade good VF but cut coins sell for a good deal less than whole pennies so my price range would be no higher than £70-90.

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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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