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Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
✠ ÆÐELSTAN REX T •, crowned and draped bust to right / ✠ BYRDEL MO ͶORÐP, small cross pattée. North 675; SCBC 1095. 1.57gr, 21mm. 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Found near Euston, Thetford, Suffolk, UK. Recorded by the Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridgeshire, with reference no. EMC 2025.0237.
Near Very Fine.
Found near Euston, Thetford, Suffolk, UK. Recorded by the Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridgeshire, with reference no. EMC 2025.0237.
Very Rare with Flower on Obverse
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Circumscription Cross type (BMC v). ✠ EÐELSTΛͶ REx TO BRIΓ, small cross pattée; crescent and seven pellets in field / ✠ REGN•Λ•⊥•D•M• -o EFoRPIC, small cross pattée. North 672; SCBC 1093. 1.29gr, 20mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Snick or crack at 7h. Very Rare.
Found near Cotham, Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK. Recorded by the Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridgeshire, with reference no. EMC 2025.0078.
The title on the obverse REX TO BRIT is an abbreviation of REX TOTIUS BRITANNIAEl, which means 'King of All Britain'. Aethelstan assumed this title after the incorporation of the Kingdom of York into his southern English kingdom and the submission of all the rulers in Britain to his overlordship.
Near Very Fine. Snick or crack at 7h. Very Rare.
Found near Cotham, Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK. Recorded by the Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridgeshire, with reference no. EMC 2025.0078.
The title on the obverse REX TO BRIT is an abbreviation of REX TOTIUS BRITANNIAEl, which means 'King of All Britain'. Aethelstan assumed this title after the incorporation of the Kingdom of York into his southern English kingdom and the submission of all the rulers in Britain to his overlordship.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
✠ ÆÐELRÆD REX ΛNGL ORX (OR ligate), draped bust to right / ✠ ÆÐESTΛN M–O PINTONI, Manus Dei descending from clouds; barred Λ ധ flanking. North 766; SCBC 1144. 1.48gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
✠ ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLO (NG ligate), draped bust to left; trefoil-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ LEOFSTAN M-O CÆNT, voided cross with C-R-V-X in angles. North 770; SCBC 1148. 1.35gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
✠ ÆDELRÆD REX ANGLORX (OR ligate), draped bust to left; trefoil-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ LEOFPOLD M-O PIN, voided cross with C-R-V-X in angles. North 770; SCBC 1148. 1.52gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Repaired.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
Very Fine. Repaired.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
.jpg "Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny.")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
✠ ÆÐELRÆD REX AN[...], bare-headed bust to left; trefoil-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ LE[O]FSTAN M-O CÆN, voided cross with C-R-V-X in angles. North 770; SCBC 1148. 1.11gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
✠ ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGL•OR, diademed and draped bust to left / ✠ EADPOLD MON LVND, small cross pattée. North 777; SCBC 1154. 1.33gr, 20mm, 7h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
.jpg "Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Cnut AR Penny.")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
✠ CNVT REX •Λ•NGLOR•, crowned and draped bust to left within quatrefoil / :✠ O:-SGO-T M-O EO, voided long cross with pellet at centre; all over quatrefoil. North 781; SCBC 1157. 1.01gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
✠ CNV-•T REX (NV ligate), diademed and draped bust to left, lis-tipped sceptre before / +✠ LEOFEDÆI • ON STA, voided short cross with pellet-in-annulet in centre. North 790; SCBC 1159. 0.99gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Bold Portrait of Edward the Confessor
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
✠ EDPER-D REX, helmeted and draped bust to right, holding cross-tipped sceptre / ✠ ÐORR ON EOFERPI, voided short cross with pellet-in-annulet centre and triple crescent ends; annulet in first quarter. North 825; SCBC 1179. 1.38gr, 19mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Toned. Detailed portrait.
Ex Spink and Sons Ltd. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Good Very Fine. Toned. Detailed portrait.
Ex Spink and Sons Ltd. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
EDPΛRD RX ANGLOR, Edward seated facing on throne, holding sceptre and globus cruciger / ✠ LEFNEÐ ON EOFRP, voided cross; martlets and annulets in quarters. North 827 var. (annulets on rev.); SCBC 1181 var. (same). 1.33gr, 20mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Well-centred.
Ex Halls Auction, November 2008, lot 169. Ex Lockdales, 16 January 2011, lot 569. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Very Fine. Well-centred.
Ex Halls Auction, November 2008, lot 169. Ex Lockdales, 16 January 2011, lot 569. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
EDPARD-D REX, crowned bust to right, sceptre before / ✠ ÐORR ON EOFERPI, voided cross, arms terminating in inward-facing crescents; annulet in fourth quarter. North 828; SCBC 1182. 1.27gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Ex Spink and Sons Ltd. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Ex Spink and Sons Ltd. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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