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LOT 3120
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Viking Imitation Penny. Circa 997-1003 A.D.
London mint; Svarte moneyer. Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). ✠ ÆÐELRÆD REX, draped bust to left; pellet behind neck / ✠ SVARTR O LDI, voided long cross, with pellet at centre and triple-crescent ends, and a pellet in each quarter. Cf. variant of: North 774; SCBC 1151. Very Fine. Lustrous metal, hairline crack, Viking peck marks to the reverse. Extremely Rare.(1.65gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3120
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Viking Imitation Penny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
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Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Viking Imitation Penny. Circa 997-1003 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
London mint; Svarte moneyer. Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). ✠ ÆÐELRÆD REX, draped bust to left; pellet behind neck / ✠ SVARTR O LDI, voided long cross, with pellet at centre and triple-crescent ends, and a pellet in each quarter. Cf. variant of: North 774; SCBC 1151. 1.65gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Lustrous metal, hairline crack, Viking peck marks to the reverse. Extremely Rare.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon. Continental Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 715/20-740. Mint in northern Frisia. Series E.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
'Porcupine' with triangular head to right / Beaded standard with central pellet-in-annulet and four lines; pseudo-legend or symbols around. Cf. North 48; cf. SCBC 790. 1.09gr, 12mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Somerset, UK, private collector. -
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf I AR Penny. Struck 820. Rochester mint; Ealhstan, moneyer. Group III. Cross and wedge type.
Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
✠ COENVVLF : REX m, diademed bust to right / + EALஃͶZTAH mOHT, cross pommée with wedges in each angle within inner circle. North 355/cn76; SCBC 917. 1.22gr, 20mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Beautiful iridescent toning.
Found in Breckland, Norfolk, UK, on Friday 22nd December 2023. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-F6E4AE. Recorded by the Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridgeshire, with reference no. EMC 2023.0536.
