LOT 3990
Ireland. Hiberno-Norse, Sihtric III Olafsson PB Penny. Circa 1015-1035. Dublin mint.' Færemin,' moneyer. Phase II. Imitating Long Cross type of Æthelred II.
S•IHTRIC REX DVFLIN, draped bust to left / FÆR-EMI N-M DV-[FLIN?], long voided cross with pellet at centre, hand in one angle. For prototype cf. SCBC 6129. Good Very Fine.(1.85gr, 20mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFound London, UK, spoil, 1970s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3990
Ireland. Hiberno-Norse, Sihtric III Olafsson PB Penny.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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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. -
Anglo-Saxon. Kings of Northumbria, Eanred BI Styca. Circa 810-841. York mint; Daegberct, moneyer.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
✠ EANRED REX around central small cross / DAEςBERCT around central small cross. Pirie, Guide 3.6a; North 186; SCBC 860. 1.18gr, 13mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Anglo-Saxon. Secondary Sceattas AR Sceat. Circa 710-765. Mint in East Anglia. Series R3.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Geometric bust to left with radiate crown and pyramidal neck; GEPA (in Runic, partially inverted and retrograde) to left, X to right / 'Standard' with central pellet-in-annulet, two facing Γ's in upper corners, two oblique I's in lower corners; lines radiating from corners, perpendicular lines at sides flanked by pellets. Abramson 11.30; Metcalf -; SCBI 63 (BM), 641; North -; SCBC 813. 0.94gr, 13mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
