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, Harold I Harefoot AR Penny. Struck 1035-circa 1038. York mint; Styrkollr, moneyer. Jewel Cross type (BMC i, Hild. A).
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
✠ HARO:-LD REX., diademed bust to left / ✠ STIRCOL ON EOFRPIC :, cross composed of four ovals united at base by two concentric circles enclosing a pellet. North 802; SCBC 1163. 1.08gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Harold I Harefoot AR Penny. Struck circa 1038-1040. Hastings mint; Aeffward, moneyer. Fleur-de-lis type (BMC Vc, Hild. B).
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
✠ HAR-OLD REX, diademed bust to left in armor; before, shield and sceptre / ✠ ÆL-FPE:-RD O-N HÆS (N and H ligate), long voided cross with bases united by circle enclosing pellet; fleur-de-lis between two pellets in each angle. North 803; SCBC 1165. 1.12gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Edward the Confessor AR Penny. Struck 1042-circa 1044. London mint; Aelfwine, moneyer. Pacx type (BMC iv, Hild. D).
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
✠ EDPER-D REEXஃ, diademed bust to left; quatrefoil-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ ÆL-FPIN-E OM LVND (ND ligate), voided long cross with pellet-in-crescent at ends and pellet-in-annulet at centre; P A C X in quarters. North 813; SCBC 1171. 1.15gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
