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U S ■'• , 7 I'UI-CSO/W 2 1 MARC:il 1995 AT 10.50AM I’RKCISKIA’ yOLlO AIJC'I'ION () I' I HE COLLEC riON () E ANGLO-SAXON AND EARLIER HAMMERED COINS FORMED BY I HK LATE CAPTAIN “PETER” ARNOT TO BE HELD AT THE CHARING CROSS HO FEE r H E S FRAN D LONDON WC2 TUESDAY 21 MARCH 1995 AT 10.30 AM PRECISELY V/ew At the Charing Cross Hotel Fhe Strand, London WC2 Monday 20th Nlarch, 10.00 am - 5.00 pm In sending c o n? m i s s i o n s or making enquiries contact: C H R I S r O P H E R WEBB or C H R I S 1 () P 11 E R B U C K L A N D BUCKLAND DIX & WOOD A U c: 'I' I () N !•: K R ,S A N I) \' A I, U It R .S 1 Ol.n ItOND .S I REK'I' EONUON W1 X .S'I'I) I'AX 0171 499 .S()23 TIC 1, 1<: P11 ON H 0171 499 .S022 VAT No. C;B .S62 H.S04 .^2 Registered at the above aildress N<i. 25624,25 THE ARNQT COLLECTION Axel John Arnot was a highly respected and knowledgeable numisnaatist specialising in coins of the Anglo Saxon era, and over a period of about twenty five years built up one of the finest collections of Anglo Saxon coins held in private hands. Great care was taken in putting this collection together with a number of examples being changed for ones of better quality, as and when they became available. This selection process also extended to types of moneyer and towns of origin. Born in London in 1917, Axel Arnot excelled at school before joining The Commonwealth Bank of Australia in 1938; however his life took a sudden and more dramatic change following the outbreak of war. He joined the R.A.F. as a pilot officer early in 1940 and although too inexperienced to take part in the Battle of Britain, he quickly adapted to flying and was soon able to transfer his skills to others as a pilot instructor in Rhodesia. At that time an instructors life expectancy was not a long one but he used his abilities to escape from several close shaves and survive unscathed. It was also at about this time he adopted the nickname Peter, a name by which many people knew him, since he believed Axel had a too Germanic connotation. By 1944 the war had moved on and he found himself in Cairo with the option of joining a new outfit called B.O.A.C. or Ferry Command. It was the thought of flying a variety of aircraft that immediately attracted him to the latter and he eagerly set off for a remote airstrip to await his first arrival. It never came and after a week of idleness he gave up and returned to Cairo and joined B.O.A.C. with whom he served until 1947, when he became one of the original pilots of B.E.A. He flew with them until 1967 when he was forced to stop flying following a mild heart attack. Flaving been forced to leave early he rejoined B.O.A.C., rather ironically in their training division, where he continued until his retirement in 1981. Eventual retirement was of no great hardship to him since he always had a string of outside interests to keep himself busy. He was an excellent bridge player and also an umpire at Wimbledon for several years, culminating in control of a Men's Semi-Einal on the Centre Court. More latterly he worked with the National T ust, the Red Cross and maintained his links with British Airways by becoming a Pensioner Contact right up until his sudden death on 27th November 1994. Although he had collected stamps since childhood, his first love was Anglo-Saxon coins and he became a noted expert in this somewhat narrow and specialised field. The collection is therefore a tribute to someone who truly believed in collecting and taking an interest in items of rare (|uality, rather than just as a pure financial investment. Axel Arnot was a member of 4'hc British Numismatic Society and left a wife, two sons and six grand-children. Buckland Dix & Wood AWCTIONni'RS AND VALUERS 1 OlJ) FiONO St I^ONDON WIX 3TD Sale No Fax; 071-499 5023 TEL: 071-499 5022 11 Coin Sale - Prices Realised 21 March 1995 1 £ 25 66 £ 1,2.50 131 £ 85 196 £ .360 261 £ 120 327 £ 110 2 £ 1 10 67 £ 170 1.32 £90 197 £ 150 262 £ 180 .328 £ 170 3 £ 120 68 £ 880 13.3 £ 95 198 £ 250 263 £ 260 329 £4(X) 4 £ 80 69 £ 320 134 £ .310 199 £ 160 264 £ 5 .5 330 £ 160 5 £ 260 70 £ 340 135 £ 150 2(X) £ 260 265 £ 270 3.31 £ 220 6 £ 310 71 £ 1.6(X) 136 £ 240 201 £ 70 266 £ 410 332 £ 180 7 £ 650 72 £ 620 137 £ 1 10 202 £ 1 10 267 £ 110 333 £ 140 8 £ 170 73 £ 290 138 £ 260 203 £ 210 268 £ 620 3.34 £ 110 9 £ 85 74 £ 260 139 £ 160 204 £ 140 269 £ 120 .335 £ 130 10 £ 290 75 £ 280 140 £ 170 205 £ 1.50 270 £ 260 336 £ 170 1 [ £ 80 76 £ 3.50 141 £ 210 206 £ 270 271 £ 4.30 337 £ 140 12 £75 77 £ 390 142 £ 2.30 207 £ 1.30 272 £90 338 £ 180 13 £ 150 78 £400 143 £ 270 208 £ 290 273 £ 130 339 £ 170 14 £ 330 79 £ 2(X) 144 £ 240 209 £ 1.50 274 £.300 340 £ 100 15 £200 80 £ 1.50 145 £ 160 210 £ 3.30 275 £90 .341 £ 200 16 £420 81 £ 270 146 £ 190 211 £ 170 276 £220 342 £ 110 17 £ 1 10 82 £ 1.50 147 £ 45 212 £ 140 277 £ 120 343 £ 140 18 £ 230 83 £2fX) 148 £ 120 213 £ 240 278 £ 130 .344 £240 19 £ 1 10 84 £ 1.3.50 149 £95 214 £ 140 279 £220 345 £ 1.30 20 £ 1 10 85 £ 1.750 150 £ 100 215 £95 280 £ 260 346 £ 190 21 £ 80 86 £ 450 151 £ 160 216 £ 120 281 £ 110 .347 £ 1,30 22 £95 87 £2.30 152 £ 1(X) 217 £ 2(X) 282 £ 1.50 348 £900 23 £ 180 88 £ 1.1.50 15.3 £ 1(X) 218 £ 270 283 £ 1,5.50 349 £ 2.30 24 £75 89 £ 5,50 1.54 £ 290 219 £ 210 284 £ 1 10 .350 £ 220 25 £ 30 90 £ 380 155 £ 210 220 £ 120 285 £ 1.50 351 £ 150 26 £ 30 91 £ 160 1.56 £ 1.750 221 £220 286 £ 190 352 £ 1 10 27 £45 92 £ 1.30 157 £ 220 222 £ 200 287 £ 1.50 .353 £ 120 28 £ 30 93 £ 1.30 158 £ 170 223 £ 390 288 £ 290 354 £ 260 29 £40 94 £95 159 £ 450 224 £ 160 289 £ 120 355 £ 160 30 £45 95 £ .3,.500 160 £ 180 225 £ 260 290 £ 880 .356 £ 280 31 £25 96 £ 180 161 £680 226 £ 1 10 291 £440 357 £ 120 32 £ 30 97 £ 130 162 £ 1(X) 227 £ .370 292 £ 190 358 £ 190 33 £90 98 £ 1 10 163 £ 75 228 £ 180 293 £ 140 .359 £ 130 34 £55 99 £ 1.5.50 164 £ 110 229 £ 300 294 £ .340 360 £ 520 35 £ 55 100 £ ,3(X) 165 £ 150 230 £ .320 295 £ 420 .361 £460 36 £ 4.1 (X) 101 £ 1.30 166 £320 231 £ .3(X) 296 £ 140 .362 £ 580 37 £ 1,250 102 £ 160 167 £ 110 232 £75 297 £95 363 £ 820 38 £ 1.450 103 £ 120 168 £ 460 233 £ 100 298 £ 1.50 364 £ 580 39 £ 1.150 104 £ 450 169 £ 100 234 £ 2.000 300 £210 40 £ 1,4,50 105 £ 850 170 £60 235 £ 160 301 £ 160 41 £ 350 106 £ 70 171 £ 620 236 £ 1.30 302 £720 42 £ 180 107 £ 120 172 £ 700 237 £2.50 303 £ 310 43 £ 180 108 £ .310 173 £ 80 2.38 £ .310 304 £ 160 44 £820 109 £ 110 174 £ 190 239 £ 140 305 £ 30 45 £900 110 £4.30 175 £ 50 240 £ .310 306 £ 80 46 £ 1,300 111 £ 210 176 £90 241 £ 110 307 £90 47 £2.200 112 £ 290 177 £ 140 242 £ 210 .308 £210 48 £ 720 113 £ 180 178 £ 75 243 £ 170 309 £ 120 49 £ 520 114 £ 1.30 179 £2,30 244 £ 120 310 £ 1,3.50 50 £ 1.300 115 £90 180 £4,30 245 £ 1,5.50 311 £ 2,100 51 £ 320 116 £ 2.30 181 £ 1 10 246 £950 312 £ 270 52 £ 1.30 117 £ 580 182 £2.50 247 £ 190 313 £ 130 53 £ 150 118 £460 183 £ 110 248 £ .320 314 £ 160 54 £ 1.50 119 £80 184 £ 1.30 249 £ 520 315 £ 120 55 £210 120 £ 1 10 185 £ 240 250 £ 260 316 £ .3(X) 56 £240 121 £2.30 186 £ 160 251 £ 1.50 317 £ 370 57 £260 122 £ 190 187 £ 2.30 252 £520 318 £480 58 £ 820 123 £ 180 188 £ 1.950 253 £ 580 319 £ 2(X) 59 £470 124 £ 190 189 £ 190 254 £620 320 £95 60 £270 125 £ 110 190 £ 250 2.55 £ 7.50 321 £ 180 61 £ 230 126 £ 1.30 191 £ 260 256 £ 270 322 £ 1..500 62 £ 320 127 £ 110 192 £ 240 257 £ .310 323 £ 200 63 £ 390 128 £ 110 193 £ 1 10 258 £ 310 324 £ 2.30 64 £410 129 £ 1.50 194 £ MO 2.59 £ 410 325 £ 720 65 £ 350 130 £4(X) 195 £ 650 260 £ 260 326 £ 160 dooW iZ» xiO ^ < *■. 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Corroded, fine (£10-15) of Victory holding wreath, 1.44 gms (cf Grierson pi. 18, 349-356).Very fine. rare (£600-700) DLiROTRlGES, Uiiinscribcd Coinage (c. 65-58 BC), Stater, Chute type, abstraet head of Apollo right, EARLY ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD (c. 6()0-c.775), Primary reverse disjointed horse to left, ‘crab’ below horse, Series B, Kentish, Sceat, diademed bust right, blundered pellets above, 5.83 gms (VA 1205-1; Mack 32; S. 20). legend around, reverse cross, bird above, annulets either Fine (£100-150) side, blundered legend around, 1.17gms (BMC 27b; Metcalf BlB; N. 126; S. 783). Good very fine (£140-160) ATREBATES & R EGNI, Verica (10-40 AD), silver Unit, helmeted seated figure, holding spear, oval shield behind figure, VERI CA around, reverse sceptre between EARLY PERIOD, Primary Series C, East Anglian, Sceat, cornucopiae, vase below, COMMI F around, 0.97 gms inscribed Runic type, radiate bust to right, EPA in runes (VA 531; S. 107). Extremely fine (£60-80) before, reverse standard, TOT ll within, l.OSgms (BMC 2b; Metcalf Rl, pl.23, 391-3; N. 157; S. 785). Good very fine (£80-120) ATREBATES AND Regni, Epaticcus (25-35 AD), silver Unit, head of Hercules to right, EPATI, reverse eagle 10 holding a serpent in his claws, 1.31 gms (VA 580.1; S. EARLY PERIOD, Primary Series C, East Anglian, Sceat, 113). A little off-centre, vers’ fine (£30-40) bust right, APA in runes in front, reverse diademed bust, resembling a porcupine, to right, TILV in front, 1 .gms (BMC 10; Hill, BNJ, 1952, pi. V, 12; cf. Metcalf pp. 248-50; N. 182; S. — ). About extremely fine, very dark patina, very rare, paticularly in this state (£200-300) Ex Lord Grantley (not discernible in catalogue). Glendining's. 4th September 1974 (103). and Spink Coin Auctions 20 (45. described as ATREBATES andRegni, Caratacus (35-40AD), silver '■probably the finest known specimen of this very rare type with two Unit, head of Hercules right, CARA In front, reverse busts”). Metcalf has expressed reservations on the authenticity of this eagle holding serpent in his claws, pellet in annulet specimen on account of its heavy weight. above, 1.65gms (VA 593.1; S. 117). Very fine (£100-150) EARLY PERIOD, Primary Series E, Sceat, bust to right, resembling a porcupine, with lines terminating in pellets, pellet in triangle lorming face, cross pommee and two MEROVINGIAN, Tremissis, crude bust to right, reverse pellets below, reverse standard with four pellets around cross on step, line of pellets below, uncertain objects pierced annulet in centre, blundered legend around. either side, 1.35 gms (cf Grierson pi. 20, 396-400). 1.53gms (BMC 4; cf. Metcalf pi. 12, pp. 209-1 1 [variety Head extremely weak, perhaps struck from a very D|; N. 45; S. 786). Yen'fine (£60-80) worn die, reverse very fine, very rare (£200-300) Page I 12 EARLY PERIOD, Primary and Intermediate Series, Cross EARLY PERIOD, London Derived Series, Sceat, on Steps types, Sceat, helmeted bust, blundered legend diademed bust right, cross in front, reverse man around, reverse cross with annulets on three limbs of standing on segment of circle holding cross and bird, cross and a pellet on the fourth, T-shaped ornaments in 1.01 gms (BMC 18; Metcalf p.413 [Series Lv]; N. 72; field, blundered legend around, 1.15gms (BMC 24; cf. S. 822). Fine, veiy rare (£120-150) Metcalf pp.125-132 [Series F]; N.62 var). Vervfine, rare (£60-80) EARLY PERIOD, London Derived Series, Sceat, similar to 13 last, diademed bust right, cross in front, reverse man EARLY PERIOD, ‘Mercian’, Sceat, large diademed bust to standing on segment of a circle holding cross and bird, right, without blundered legend reverse cross on steps, T" shaped ornament below right, 0.89gms (BMC 18; bird above, two annulets divided by small crosses either Metcalf p.413 [Series Lv]; N. 72 ; S.827). About very’ side, blundered legend around, 1.22 gms (S.791; N.I29 fine, very rare (£200-300) var.). Very fine, of curious styie (£80-120) 19 14 EARLY PERIOD, East Anglian, Sceat, square of pellets EARLY PERIOD, ‘Mercian’, Sceat, diademed bust right, containing a saltire, pellets in angles, crosses either side, with cross in front, reverse wolf‘s head left with long reverse standard with annulet in centre, 0.87 gms (BMC tongue, 0.94gms (BMC 33; cf. Metcalf pp.388-391 —; N. 55; S. 835). Very fine, extremely rare [Series K, type II] N. 94; S.799). Good voy fine, (£120-150) extremely rare (£200-300) 20 15 EARLY PERIOD, East Anglian, Sceat, fantastic EARLY PERIOD, ‘East Anglian’, Sceat, bust right, cross quadruped left, reverse fantastic quadruped left, 0.97 and pellets in front, reverse bird left, pellets in field, gms (cf. BMC 44; Metcalf pp. 499-501 [Series QIVe]; 0.83gms (cf. Metcalf pp. 490-91, pi. 23, 383 [Series Q]; S.836 var. & N. 136 var.). Obverse fine, reverse veiy Hill, NC 1953, type 67b, and pi. vii, 15, this coin] N. —; weak, but excessively rare, only two other examples of S. —). Good fine, extremely rare, Metcalf only records this variety known (£100-150) seven examples of this type (£200-300) Ex. Dr. Bird ( 24), and Spink Coin Auctions 20 (50) 21 EARLY PERIOD, Frisian. Sceat, crude radiate bust right, reverse cross, pellets in angles, 0.71 gms (BMC 2c; cf. 16 Metcalf pp. 184-190 [Series D]; N.168; S. 839). Good EARLY PERIOD, ‘Dragon’ types, Sceat, Wolf and Twins veiy fine (£60-80) type, wolf right, suckling twins, reverse bird on vine, Ex. Aston Rowant Hoard 1.06 gms (BMC 7; Metcalf pp.570-575, pi. 27, 453; N. 120; S.8I5; SCB! Mack 361, this coin). Almost very fine, an unusual and very rare type, about twenty examples known, includinf> one other from these dies (£!?(' IrO) Ex. Londcsborough, Montagu, Granticy (72.1), Lockett (223). and Mack (part II. 25) collections Ibiite 2