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LOT 2590
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Archbishop Plegmund - Canterbury / Elfstan - Two Line AR Penny 890-895 A.D.
Class 1. Obv: small cross with +PLEGMVND ARCHIEP legend. Rev: pellet trefoil above and below ELFS / TAN in two lines with three crosses between for the moneyer Elfstan. Good very fine. Very rare.(1.43 grams, 20 mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the Horton collection, UK.
Accompanied by two previous dealer's coin tickets.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no 12029-214259.
S. 900; N. 256.
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LOT 2590
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Archbishop Plegmund - Canterbury / Elfstan - Two Line AR Penny
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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Anglo-Saxon Coins - Primary Phase - Series BI - Bird on Cross AR Sceatta Circa 680-710 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Obv: diademed bust right with blundered legend. Rev: bird on cross between annulets within serpent circle with blundered legend. 1.21 grams, 12.33 mm.
Good very fine.
Found UK. Property of a Shropshire private collector. -
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Harold I (Harefoot) - London / Godwine Stewer - Jewel Cross Type AR Penny 1035-1040 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Obv: + HAROLD REC legend with bust facing left with double band to diadem. Rev: jewel cross with + GODPINE STEPE ON LV legend for Godwine Stewer at London mint 1.09 grams, 17 mm.
Very fine on a slightly wavy flan. Extremely rare.
Found Southfleet, North Kent, UK, on 27 November 2023. -
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Northumbria - Aethelred II/Leofdegn - Special Motifs AE Styca 841-843/4 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
First Reign, with special motifs. Obv: cross of pellets within inner circle in centre with +EDELRED REX legend. Rev: small cross of wedges with pellet in centre, with LEOFDEGN legend for the moneyer Leofdegn. 0.93 grams, 13 mm.
Near extremely fine. Extremely rare variant.
Found near York, UK.
