LOT 3739
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Northumbria, Osberht AE Styca. Circa 849/50-867. Wineberht moneyer.
+ OSBERCHT(retrograde) around central motif /+ VINIBERH•(retrograde) around central small cross with pellet in angles. North 191; SCBC 869. Very Fine.(1.09gr, 13mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFound near Driffield, Yorkshire, UK.
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Fine. Broken and repaired.
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Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Mercia, Coenwulf AR Penny. Struck circa 810-821. Canterbury mint; Swefheard, moneyer. Large portrait type.
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Good Very Fine. Toned. Edge chipped. Rare.
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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).
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Good Very Fine. Toned.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
