Ronan’s find is a half guinea of George III. It has the fourth head on the obverse and is dated 1776 on the reverse. The date is scarcer than some other half guineas of the same type.

Valuation

The coin would grade VF and has no visible faults so it is much better than most detecting finds. Over recent months gold coins have risen quite sharply in value due to the seemingly ever increasing price of gold bullion on the international market. If this half guinea was offered for sale at auction I would expect the pre-sale estimate to be no lower than £800-900.

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The coin is an Anglo-Saxon silver sceatta, which is an example of series E, type 105. On the obverse, in two lines within beaded circles, is ATHIL RED in runes. On the reverse is a quelled crescent. Sceattas like this one have been attributed to Aethelred of Mercia, whose dates are AD 674 to705.

In the Standard Catalogue the coin is listed as number 780 and the Abramson type is 92-10. Like many other early Anglo-Saxon coins, this is rare but not as rare as it used to be.

Valuation

Working from the images I received, the coin looks as if it would grade good VF. Recent sale prices suggest that a pre-sale auction estimate on the coin in its present conidian would be £500-600.

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This find is a Papal bulla of Honorius IV, who was Pope from 1285 to 1287. A lead bulla like this one would be attached to a document issued by a Pope. On one side are the heads of St. Paul and St. Peter with SPA and SPE above. On the other side, in three lines, is hOnO RIVS PP IIII.

Items like this turn up fairly regularly as detecting finds. This highlights the fact that over many centuries Popes were in regular contact with the Church authorities in England. However, communication ceased with the Disillusion of the Monasteries during the reign of Henry VIII.

Valuation

This bulla looks to be in Fine condition but the surfaces on both sides appear to be dirty. Honorius IV was in office for a short period so a bulla bearing his name is quite rare. I’d suggest a minimum price of £100 but it might sell for more if a couple of specialist collectors entered into a bidding battle for it.

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The obverse has been struck off centre but VITELLIVS shows up quite clearly. Therefore, the coin was struck when Vitellius was emperor for a short time during the Civil Wars of AD 68-69.

On the reverse is the seated figure of Victory so the most likely attribution is number 2202 in volume I of David Sear’ Roman Coins and Their Values.

Valuation

The obverse would grade Fair but, as already stated, it is well off centre and the surface looks to be porous. The reverse would grade only Poor but still identifiable. In its present condition it might be worth around £20 to a collector who could not afford a better specimen.

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This is a penny, which was struck at York during the reign of Richard II. The quatrefoil in the centre pf the reverse identifies the coin as being struck for the profit of the Archbishop of York rather than King Richard.

Some of the dies for pennies of York were cut locally whilst others were made in London. On the obverse of this coin the legend ends with AnGLIE; the use of a Lombardic letter n in AnGLIE and the quality of the dies points towards the coin being an example of Stewartby type Ia (page 266 in English Coins 1180-1551). Therefore, it is struck from dies made in London and transported to York.

Valuation

This Richard II penny has been struck off centre and would grade only Fair. However, I’ve seen far worse specimens so Glyn’s find should still be worth around £30 to a collector wanting an example of this particular type.

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The mint mark shows up only on the obverse and is a key. Therefore, the penny found by Anthony belongs to the sixth issue and the key dates it to 1595-98.

On the reverse one quarter of the shield is flat and this side is partly covered in a black deposit but the coin is otherwise in better than Fine condition and is above average for a detecting find.

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This is a cut farthing of William the Lion of Scotland. It’s an example of the cross and pellet coinage so it dates between circa 1174 and 1195. It is much scarcer than the post-1195 short cross and stars type. Therefore, it is an interesting and rare find.

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The earliest coins of Edward VI still had on them the name and portrait of Henry VIII. Very early in 1549 shillings started to be struck bearing the image and titles of the young King Edward VI.

Pictured here is an Edward VI shilling, of a type struck during the first issue of the second period. The coins were struck in base silver and the weight was only 60 grains. Strangely, the normal legends were transposed; on the obverse the legend starts with TIMOR and on the reverse the legend begins with EDWARD VI.

First issue shillings were struck at the Tower and other mints. On the reverse of this coin the legend appears to start with Y so it will have been struck at the Southwark mint. On the obverse is bust type 1. The date does not show up but it will be MDXLIX, which translates as 1549. In the Standard Catalogue this type of shilling is listed as number 2465A.

Negative points in regard to its state of preservation include the weak areas on both sides, several patches of brown deposit, two edge cracks and a deep dent behind the head of King Edward. However, this is a rare coin and the bust on the obverse is finely detailed and well above average for the type.

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This is a South Ferriby type gold stater of the Corieltauvi. On the obverse is a wreath motif and on the reverse, facing left, a disjointed horse with a star of eight points below. In Ancient British Coins this type of stater is listed as number 1743.

Valuation

    A few scuffs show up on the obverse and the flan is oval (20mm by 16mm) but this gold stater would grade about VF. This isn’t a rare coin but is a reasonably decent example of its type. In its present condition a likely pre-sale auction estimate would be £400-500.

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The coin is a penny of William the Lion. It’s an example of the short cross and stars type of Phase A so it dates from 1195 to circa 1205. On the reverse there is a cross pommee at the start of the legend, which reads hVE:ON:–NE. A couple of the letters are indistinct but Hue is the moneyer and the mint will be Edinburgh.

This Scottish penny is weak in one quarter on both sides but is otherwise in about VF condition, which is better than usual for the type.

A USA company with an office in London recently sold at auction a large collection of Scottish coins. It included quite a number of William the Lion pennies and the hammer prices were not particularly high.

Valuation

Pennies bearing the name of a moneyer and a mint are far scarcer than slightly later pennies struck jointly by Hue and Walter. Jason’s find is a decent example of Phase A and to a specialist collector it should be worth around £350.

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