Also sent by David Pickup is this nice Christmas greeting from the Oxford Numismatic Society. -Editor
“We Three Kings”
Merry Christmas from the President, Secretary and
members of the Oxford Numismatic Society.
Have a very fine and extremely rare Christmas.
And a well struck, scarce and just minted, Happy New Year.
(left to right)
King William I (1066-1087),
Lot 87 Date of Auction: 18th September 2018
Sold for £1,200 Estimate: £1,500 - £1,800
The Collection of British Coins Formed by the Late Ray Inder Penny, Profile Left type, Oxford, Ælfwig, ælfpi on oxenei, 1.19g/12h (Allen, BNJ 2012, —; N 839; S
1250). Very fine and extremely rare; an unrecorded type for this moneyer
King Charles I (1625- 1649)
Lot 479 Date of Auction: 14th November 2018
Sold for £600 Estimate: £500 - £700
English Coins from the Collection of the late Dr John Hulett Oxford mint, Shilling, 1643, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, large bust, rev. Declaration in large letters,
reads pro, three Oxford plumes above, date below, 5.99g/9h (Morr. D-1; SCBI Brooker 932; N 2444; S 2972). Reverse die too large for the flan, very fine and toned, rare
Provenance: Bt S. Mitchell September 2011
King Henry II (1154-1189),
Lot 168 Date of Auction: 18th September 2018
Sold for £90 Estimate: £90 - £120
The Collection of British Coins Formed by the Late Ray Inder. Short Cross coinage, Penny, class Ib1, Oxford, Iefrei, iefrei · on · oxene, 1.40g/5h (SCBI Mass
447, same dies; N 963; S 1344). Cleaned and a small scrape on obverse, otherwise very fine, scarce
All images and text used by kind permission of © Dix Noonan Webb
Thank you, and a Merry Christmas to all. -Editor
Wayne Homren, Editor
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