LOT 3742
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Mercia, Offa AR Penny. 757-796. Canterbury mint; Osmod, moneyer. Heavy coinage.
⁜ ꕺFFΛ RE※ within two lines; uncial m above, various pellets in fields / ⵙS:MOD between two lines, inverted uncial m with triangular symbol either side below, cross and bars pattern above, various pellets in fields. Chick type 239; North 320; SCBC 908. Very Fine. Toned.(1.24gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
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Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Edward the Confessor AR Penny. Struck 1048-1050. Uncertain mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Small Flan type (BMC ii, Hild. B).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
EDPE-RD REX, diademed and draped bust to left / ✠ LEOFPINE ON [..?], voided short cross with pellet at centre. North 818; SCBC 1175. 0.94gr, 15mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Edward the Confessor AR Cut Halfpenny. Struck circa 1056-1059. Uncertain mint; Manna, moneyer. Sovereign/Eagles type (BMC ixa, Hild. H var.).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
EAD[...]LO •, Edward seated facing on throne, holding sceptre and globus cruciger / ✠ ΜΛΝΝΛ Ο[...], voided cross; martlets in quarters. North 827; SCBC 1181. 0.64gr, 20mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Northumbria, Aethelred II AE Styca. Circa 810-830. York mint; Eanred, moneyer.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
EDILRED REX around central cross / EAͶRED around central cross. SCBC 865. 0.87gr, 12mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Found near Driffield, Yorkshire, UK.
