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LOT 2558
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Northumbria - Aethelred I - Inscription AR Sceatta 790-796 A.D.
Second reign. Obv: pellet in pelletted annulet with +AEDILRED legend. Rev: pellet in pelletted annulet with +CEOLBALD legend for the moneyer Ceolbald. Very fine. Scarce.(1.16 grams.).
Provenance
Property of a Leeds collector, UK.
Literature
S. 856; N. 185; SCBI 69 (Abramson) 880 (different dies).
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LOT 2558
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Northumbria - Aethelred I - Inscription AR Sceatta
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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