Northumbria, Æthelred II (c. 841-843/4)
Styca, Phase IIa, 'Special Motifs', moneyer Leofthegn, +EDELRED REX around central six limbed cross, rev. +LEOFDEJN, retrograde N, central motif (S1b/2c), 1.19g, (S.866A, N.188, SCBI 69, 979 this coin). Some minor spots of verdigris otherwise a remarkably bold and well-struck specimen, almost extremely fine, rare in this condition
Provenance:
See below
Estimate: |
£300 - £400
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Hammer price:
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£420 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance:
Ex. Tony Abramson collection, part II, 18th March, 2021, lot 511
J Booth, January 2016
I Blowers, Glendining, 21-22nd November 1974, lot 743
Found at Bolton Percy (North Yorkshire), 1967