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LOT 3821
Denmark. Godfred AR Penny. Circa 825-860 AD. Ribe mint. Head and Deer Type. Imitating a Wodan/Monster Sceatta.
Bearded bust facing with crosses on cheeks, surrounded by four faces and symbols / Stylised deer with hatched body to right, head facing back to the left; below, symbols. KG 5. Very Fine.(0.90gr, 20mm, 8h.).
Provenance
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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