LOT 2580
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Northumbria - Aethelred II/Leofdegn - Special Motifs AE Styca 841-843/4 A.D.
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. Near extremely fine. Extremely rare variant.(0.93 grams, 13 mm.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near York, UK.
LiteratureS.865 (extremely rare variant with special motifs) see Pirie 176/7.
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LOT 2580
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Northumbria - Aethelred II/Leofdegn - Special Motifs AE Styca
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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Viking Age Denmark - Godfred - Head and Deer Type AR Viking Penny Circa 800-825 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
Obv: bearded bust facing with crosses on cheeks, surrounded by symbols. Rev: stylised deer with hatched body right, head facing back to the left. 0.91 grams, 20 mm.
Good very fine. Extremely rare.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no 12028-212343. -
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Northumbria - Archbishop Wigmund / Hunlaf - AE Styca Circa 830-867 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Obv: small cross with +VIGMVND legend. Rev: small cross with +HVNLAF legend for the moneyer Hunlaf. 1.24 grams, 13.32 mm.
Very fine.
Found UK. Property of a Shropshire private collector. -
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Edward the Elder - Aethelwulf - Two Line AR Penny 899-924 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
BMC ii. Obv: small cross with +EADVVEARD REX legend. Rev: three small crosses dividing ADELP / VLF MO legend in two lines with cross after P for the moneyer Aethelwulf. 1.57 grams, 21 mm.
Extremely fine, with a dark cabinet tone.
Ex John Cross, UK. From the Horton collection, UK. Accompanied by two previous dealer's coin tickets.
