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1851
Diva Faustina Junior silver denarius struck by Marcus
Aurelius at Rome c.176 A.D., reverse:- Peacock standing
facing, looking right, tail spread, Sear 5215, reverse very
slightly off centre, slightly ragged flan [as struck],
EF/GVF
£50 - £70
1852
Edward I silver penny, London Mint, Class 1c, Spink
1382, full, round, just one very small uneven edge area at
obverse 12 o'clock, reverse very slightly off centre, dark
even tone, a little weakness on legend each side very nice
portrait, difficult to grade, GVF
£40 - £60
1853
Edward III gold half-noble, Fourth Coinage 1351-1377,
Pre-Treaty period 1351-1361, Class C, 1351-1352,
closed 'C' and 'E', Lombardic M, closed E in centre of
reverse, not inverted, Spink 1492, found Suffolk, obverse
slight double-striking on back 'turret', full, round, lightly
crinkled, GVF/NEF
£1200 - £1800
1854
Edward III silver groat, Fourth Coinage [1351-1377],
Pre-Treaty Period [1351-1361], Class C, London Mint,
Lombardic 'M's, R with wedge-shaped tail, Spink 1565,
full, round, well centred and an even strike, nice portrait
VF
£120 - £140
1855
Edward III silver groat, London Mint, Fourth Coinage
[1351-1377], Pre-Treaty Period [1351-1361], Series C
[1351-1352], nice even central strike, NVF
£80 - £100
1856
Edward III silver groat, York Mint, Fourth Coinage
[1351-1377], Pre-Treaty Period [1351-1361], Series E
[1354-1355], Spink 1572, with a die-sinkers error as
reverse reads:- CIVITAO EBORACI, interesting and
scarce, F/GF
£80 - £100
1857
Edward III silver halfgroat, London Mint, Treaty Period
[1361-1369], Spink 1620, Ex. R.Carlyon-Britton
Collection and with old ticket by P.F.Purvey of
B.A.Seaby, with nice dark old 'cabinet tone', GVF
£140 - £180
1858
Edward III silver halfpenny of Reading, reverse an
escallop in 'NGY' quarter ['N' reversed], reverse reads:-
VIL / LAR / ADI / NGY, see Withers p.22 where this
piece variety is not listed, Spink 1541, rare, nice portrait
NVF
£600 - £650
1859
Edward IV First Reign [1461-1470], silver groat of
London, Light Coinage [1464-1470], mm. Long Cross
Fitchee / Rose, mule, trefoils at neck, Spink 2003, full,
round, well centred, lightly crinkled and with light scuffs,
reasonable portrait, GF
£40 - £50
1860
Edward IV First Reign [1461-1470], silver groat, Light
Coinage [1464-1470], Coventry Mint, mm. Sun, 'C' on
breast, quatrefoils at neck, reverse reads:- CIVITAS
COVETRE [a die fault in the form of a crescent on its
back over 'VE'?] with an old B.A.Seaby ticket which
states 'Bulletin March 1985 E41 S2003', typical smallish
flan NVF
£250 - £300
1861
Edward IV Second Reign [1471-1483] silver groat,
London Mint, mm. Pierced Cross and Pellet [1477-
1480], Spink 2098, smallish, GF
£60 - £80
1862
Edward IV, First Reign [1461-1470] silver groat, Light
coinage [1464-1470], Bristol Mint, 'B' on breast,
quatrefoils at neck, Spink 2004, nice even strike, NVF
£160 - £180
1863
Edward IV, First Reign [1461-1470] silver groat,
Norwich Mint, mm. Sun?, [1465-1466], 'n' on breast,
quatrefoils at neck, reverse reads:- CIVITAS NORVIC,
Spink 2011 found in a small hoard with the Richard III
and 2 x Henry VII groats in the present sale, very dark
tone, edge bent up, obverse 11 o'clock, NF/GF
£70 - £90
1864
Edward the Confessor silver penny Sovereign/Eagles
Type, Spink 1181, obverse reads:- EADPARD REX
ANGL., reverse reads:- +DORR ON EOFER.[D with
thorn, N reversed], York Mint, moneyre Thorr, with an
old ticket by Mike Vosper which states 'Ex. W.Howarty
Col.', full, round, well centred, little weak areas GF
£140 - £160
1865
Edward the Confessor silver penny, Sovereign/Eagles
Type, Spink 1181, obverse reads:- +EADPEARD REX
ANOLO, reverse reads:- +LEO[F]PINE ON GLEPE[ ],
Gloucester Mint, moneyer Leofwine, the reverse die is
particularly interesting in that the die-sinker seemed
somewhat in a hurry, punching in the birds bodies and
heads but forgetting their legs and in three cases out of
four their beaks. In SCBI there is only one other example
in the first 40 volumes and this from the same reverse die,
Vol. 19, Gloucester Museum, 99. Sadler in his corpus of
this type in Ipswich Mint Vol. II, did'nt know of the
variety from a scarce mint, obverse lightly double-struck,
full, round, well centred, rare, NVF
£750 - £850
1866
Edward VI coinage in the name of Henry VIII debased
sixpence, of Ireland, Type IV, Spink 6488, NF
£60 - £80
1867
Edward VI silver shilling, Fine Silver Issue [1551-1553]
mm. y, Spink 2482, has been bent as a love token, full,
round, well centred, quite nice portrait, NVF
£150 - £180