LOT 4267
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny. Struck circa 1009-1016. Apparently a Scandinavian imitation of the London mint and Aelfred, moneyer. Last Small Cross type (BMC i, Hild. A).
+ ÆÐELRED REX : ANGLO, diademed and draped bust to left / + ⱯVLFRED ON LVDEN, small cross pattée. North 777; SCBC 1154. Near Very Fine. Viking peck marks.(1.66gr, 20mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4267
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny.
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor AR Penny. Struck circa 1065-1066. Colchester mint; Goldman, moneyer. Pyramids type (BMC xv, Hild. I).
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £55
EΛDPΛRD R, crowned bust to right; sceptre before / ✠ GOLDMΛN O[N CO]LE, cross with annulet in centre; pyramids in quarters. North 831; SCBC 1184; EMC/SCBI 1054.1271. 1.04gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
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Anglo-Saxon. Secondary Sceattas BI Sceat. Circa 730-750. Mint in East Anglia (South Suffolk). Wigraed. Series R10.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Radiate bust of crude style to right, annulet to either side of head, runic ᚹᛁᚷᛖᛞ (abbreviated WIGRD) before, annulet flanking Λ behind / Beaded standard containing TOTII legend, cross pommée on each side, diagonals at angles. North 165; SCBC 813A; EMC 2026.0173 (this coin). 0.83gr, 12mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Found June 2026 close to West Stow, Suffolk, UK. Recorded by the Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridgeshire, with reference no.EMC 2026.0173. Recorded by British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-CEEA93. -
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Harthacnut AR Penny. Struck 1040-1042. Ipswich mint; Lifinc, moneyer. Arm and Sceptre type (BMC ii, Hild. B).
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
✠ HARÐ-CHVT RE, diademed bust to left, holding trefoil-tipped scepter / ✠ LIFINC ON GIPESPIEC, quadrilateral, with pellet in centre and angles, over voided short cross. North 811; SCBC 1168. 1.13gr, 19mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
