LOT 3834
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Edward the Confessor AR Penny. Struck circa 1056-1059. York mint; Leofnoth, moneyer. Sovereign/Eagles type (BMC ixa, Hild. H var.).
EDPΛRD RX ANGLOR, Edward seated facing on throne, holding sceptre and globus cruciger / ✠ LEFNEÐ ON EOFRP, voided cross; martlets and annulets in quarters. North 827 var. (annulets on rev.); SCBC 1181 var. (same). Very Fine. Well-centred.(1.33gr, 20mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceEx Halls Auction, November 2008, lot 169.
Ex Lockdales, 16 January 2011, lot 569.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 3834
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Edward the Confessor AR Penny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor AR Penny. Struck 1053-1056. York mint; Thorr, moneyer. Pointed Helmet type (BMC vii, Hild. F).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
✠ EDPER-D REX, helmeted and draped bust to right, holding cross-tipped sceptre / ✠ ÐORR ON EOFERPI, voided short cross with pellet-in-annulet centre and triple crescent ends; annulet in first quarter. North 825; SCBC 1179. 1.38gr, 19mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Toned. Detailed portrait.
Ex Spink and Sons Ltd. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny. Struck circa 991-997. Canterbury mint; Leofstan, moneyer. Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
✠ ÆÐELRÆD REX AN[...], bare-headed bust to left; trefoil-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ LE[O]FSTAN M-O CÆN, voided cross with C-R-V-X in angles. North 770; SCBC 1148. 1.11gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny. Struck circa 991-997. Winceastre (Winchester) mint; Leofweald, moneyer. Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
✠ ÆDELRÆD REX ANGLORX (OR ligate), draped bust to left; trefoil-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ LEOFPOLD M-O PIN, voided cross with C-R-V-X in angles. North 770; SCBC 1148. 1.52gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Repaired.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
