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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Group of Five [5] Anglo-Saxon AE Coins. 9th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Various kings. 4.76gr total.
Condition as seen.
Found near Driffield, Yorkshire, UK. -
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny. Struck circa 991-997. York mint, Arncytel moneyer. Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
✠ EÐELRED REX ANGLOX (NG ligate), bare-headed bust to left; sceptre before / ✠ ARNCYTEL M-O EOFL, voided cross with C-R-V-X in angles. North 770; SCBC 1148. 1.41gr, 21mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Flan crack.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon. Archbishops of York, Wulfhere AE Styca. 849/50-855. Eoferwic (York) mint; Wulfred, moneyer.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
+ VLFHERE ABED (retrograde) around central cross pattée within pelleted annulet / + VVFERED around central pelleted cross. SCBC 871. 1.07gr, 13mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Found near Driffield, Yorkshire, UK.
