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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.).
Provenance
From 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.
Literature
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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