LOT 3813
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Northumbria, Osberht AE Styca. Struck 849/50-867. York mint; Eanwulf, moneyer. Phase IIc.
EANVV REX around central small cross pattée / OSBREHT REX (partially retrograde) around central beaded motif. SCBI 69 (Abramson), 1013; North 191; SCBC 869. Very Fine.(1.13gr, 12mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 3813
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Northumbria, Osberht AE Styca.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Anglo-Saxon. Continental Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 690-710/5. Mint in northern Frisia. Struck under Radbod, King of Frisia. Series D, type 2c.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Crude bust to left; chevron behind, pseudo-Runic legend to left / Cross pommée, pellets in angles; annulet below, blundered legend around. North 168; SCBC 792. 0.83gr, 12mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Harold I Harefoot AR Penny. Struck 1035-circa 1038. London mint; Eadric, moneyer. Jewel Cross type (BMC i, Hild. A).
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
HA-R•O•LD REX, diademed bust to left / ✠ ENRIC ON LVNDEN, cross composed of four ovals united at base by two concentric circles enclosing a pellet. Cf. SCBI 40 (Stockholm), 408-10; North 802; SCBC 1163. 1.12gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon. Secondary Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 730-750. Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich). Series R8.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Radiate bust to right with C-shaped ear; [to left, Λ flanked by annulets]; annulet and runic EA to right / 'Standard' with central annulet, chevrons in upper corners, diagonal lines in lower; crosses on each side, radiating line on each corner. Abramson 11-120; cf. North 157; SCBC 813A. 0.79gr, 12mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
