LOT 4269
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Harold I Harefoot AR Penny. Struck circa 1038-1040. Hertford mint; Godman, moneyer. Fleur-de-lis (BMC v, Hild. Ba).
✠ HΛRO-LD REX :, diademed bust to left; holding long fleur-de-lis sceptre in his right hand and shield in his left / ✠ GO-DMΛ-N O: HEO, voided long cross; pellet in circle in centre, fleur-de-lis (composed of trefoils) in angles. North 803; SCBC 1164; SCBI 18 (Copenhagen) 162; Hild. 180 in BNJ (1963), p.45. Very Fine.(0.99gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 4269
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Harold I Harefoot AR Penny.
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£400 (EUR 464; USD 540) +BP*
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Anglo-Saxon. Primary Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 690-710/5. Primary series C.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Radiate bust to right, linear and beaded exergual lines, legend in runes before / Beaded standard containing 'ttii' arranged around central annulet; crosses at sides, Ts at corners. Cf. North 161; SCBC 779. 1.14gr, 11mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Merovingians, Uncertain Early Continental AV Tremissis. Circa 600-675. Uncertain mint and moneyer. National series.
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
(Cross-crosslet) OXVTCD (retrograde), diademed and draped bust to right / VVOD[...]X, cross pattée with pellets in fields within pelleted border. Unpublished in the major references, including MEC, Belfort and Prou, but recorded by EMC 2026.0314. 1.29gr, 13mm, 12h.
Very Fine. An unpublished Tremissis with a unique style.
Found near Normanton, Nottinghamshire, UK, 2nd October 2026. Recorded with the Early Medieval Corpus at the Fitzwilliam Museum with reference no.EMC 2026.0314. -
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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.
