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Charles I shilling, Aberystwyth mint, 1638-1642. Silver, 5.93g. i.m, book. Large bust plume before, XII mark of value behind. R. Oval garnished shield, plume above. Ref: N.2331, S.2883. British museum coin number, 1059. From the "Battle of Aylesbury" hoard. Ref: 2023 T349. PAS: BUC-D73196.
about Lot 54
Charles I Aberystwyth sixpence, 1638-42 AD. i.m, book Bust left, plume before, VI behind. R. Oval garnished shield, plume above. Silver, 3.01g. Ref: S.2888. British Museum coin number, 655. From the "Battle of Aylesbury" hoard. Ref: 2023 T349. PAS: BUC-D73196.
about Lot 60
Edward IV Gold Ryal, London. Light Coinage, 1464-1470. 36mm, 7.71g. EDWARD DI GRA REX AnGL Z FRAnC DnS IB, Crowned king in ship with rose on hull, holding sword and shield displaying Royal Arms, flag with E at stern. R. IhC AVT TRAnSIEnS PER MEDIVM ILLORVM IBAT. Central sunburst in cross with lis at end of each arm and, crowned lion passant in angles, all within a tressure of eight arcs with trefoils in spandrel. Mint mark crown. Ref: N.1549. S.1950.
about Lot 248
James I shilling, third coinage, 1619-25 AD. i.m, lis. Sixth (large) bust. Silver, 5.8g. Ref: S.2668. British Museum coin number, 582. From the "Battle of Aylesbury" hoard. Ref: 2023 T349. PAS: BUC-D73196.
about Lot 14
Offa Penny. Canterbury. Heathbert. +OFFA REX within angles of cross botonnee on saltire of lobes. R. Moneyer's name within angles of celtic cross over cross fleury. Saltire and pellets at centre. Ref: Chick, 123. North 277. An exceptional example.
about Lot 213
Merovingian Tremissis. Maastricht. Circa 7th century AD. Gold, 1.32g. 13mm. TRECECTO FIT, diademed and draped bust right. R. HAINOMIRES MO, Latin cross on a flat base, with a globe and pellets below. The moneyer appears to be unrecorded or a miss spelling.
about Lot 171
Henry VIII. 1509-1547. Gold Angel First coinage. Tower (London) mint mark crowned portcullis (without chains on rev.). Struck circa 1513-1526. (crowned portcullis) ҺЄnRIC VIII DI GRΛ RЄX ΛGL Z FRA, Archangel Michael slaying the dragon to right with spear terminating in cross crosslet. R. PЄR CRVCЄ TVΛ SΛLVΛ nOS XPЄ RЄDЄ, ship bearing shield and cross, Һ and rose flanking cross. Ref: Schneider 563; North 1760; SCBC 2265. From the New Horizons Collection. Ex J. Eric Engstrom (Triton XX, 10 January 2017), lot 1570; Coin Galleries (21 February 1990), lot 439. 28mm. 5.17g.
about Lot 278
Charles I shilling, Oxford declaration 1642. Silver, 5.9g. i.m, Oxford plume. Small bust. R. Declaration in three lines, three Oxford plumes above. Ref: N.2349, S.2971. British museum coin number, 1060. From the "Battle of Aylesbury" hoard. Ref: 2023 T349. PAS: BUC-D73196.
about Lot 55
![251 - Eadbald of Kent Gold Shilling (‘thrymsa’). Early England AD 616-640. Gold, 1.29g. [NV]? AL[D /REG], ...](https://content.easyliveauction.com/auctions/images_lots/75034F6843E7B9C52781EB4D2EA1FF8E_ess02/1100006067_PREVIEW.JPG "Eadbald of Kent Gold Shilling (‘thrymsa’). Early England AD 616-640. Gold, 1.29g. [NV]? AL[D /REG], around a diademed bust, right. R. +DORO[VERNI]S, around a cross pattee on a globe, beaded inner-circle. Canterbury mint. Ref: Article by T. Abramson. https://britnumsoc.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/351-a-second-canterbury-gold-shilling-of-eadbald.pdf")
Eadbald of Kent Gold Shilling (‘thrymsa’). Early England AD 616-640. Gold, 1.29g. [NV]? AL[D /REG], around a diademed bust, right. R. +DORO[VERNI]S, around a cross pattee on a globe, beaded inner-circle. Canterbury mint. Ref: Article by T. Abramson. https://britnumsoc.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/351-a-second-canterbury-gold-shilling-of-eadbald.pdf
about Lot 251
Medieval silver seal matrix inset with a Roman jasper intaglio featuring a lion with its front paw resting on a bulls head. The legend, engraved in Lombardic lettering, reads: + SIGILLV' : EADMVNDI DE WILT (The seal of Edmund of Wilt). Wilt in this case probably referring to the nearby town of Wilton, or Wiltshire.
about Lot 440
