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Kings of Mercia COENWULF [796-821] penny Group 1 [796-805] - Tribrach type CANTERBURY, Moneyer - EANMUND obv. +COENVVL.F REX, M in inner circle rev. EAN/MV/ND, within tribrach moline of 2 lines [see S.914, N.342] Found near York, 2006 Rare moneyer - possibly the best known example with this moneyer VERY RARE EF or near £sold |
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Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60] QUADRUPED and BIRD - SERIES Q, Type 11D Minted East Midlands area obv. quadruped with forked tail left, 18 pellets in field rev. bird left, cross in front and 18 pellets in field [see Metcalf p.495-7, N.138, S.836ii] 1.08g Ex - CNG [Seaby] VERY RARE EF £sold |
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ALFRED THE GREAT [871-99] silver penny Third coinage [c.880-99] CANTERBURY mint, Moneyer - BEORNWEALD [BVRNVALD] obv. +ELFRED OPO V [or A]:., cross pattee in circle rev. BVRII.EDI :O: , in 2 lines, pellet above and below, 3 single pellets in between [see S. 1069] Unusual legends - it appears to be the only example known Ex - Duke of Argyll collection [purchased by Spink, 1949] Private collection, USA [ bought from Spink, 1952] EXTREMELY RARE EF £sold . |
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Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60] SHE-WOLF AND TWINS - SERIES V, Type 111 Minted East Kent area obv. wolf and twins, wolf with head turned inwards, pellet between twins rev. bird pecking at berries, with open beak [see Metcalf 453, S.815, BMC 7] Found Maidstone, Kent, 2006 Recorded - EMC 2006.0112 EXTREMELY RARE EF £sold |
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Viking Coinage [c.898-915] CNUT group silver penny - Group 11 - CUNNETTI series obv. +CVN::NIT::TI, cross pattee with pellet in 2 quarters, quatrefoil of pellet stops rev. +V::CRTI:.N, patriarchal cross, quatrefoil and trefoil of pellet stops [see N.501, S.993] Ex - Lockett collection, Schulman collection, 24 Jan.1959, lot 1242 EF - virtually as struck £sold |
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Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60] FEMALE FIGURE - SERIES U, Type 23b obv. standing female figure in crescent boat, holding 2 crosses rev. pecking bird [see Metcalf 445-51, S.793, Abramson U025] Found Maidstone, Kent, 2006 Recorded - EMC 2006.0066 VERY RARE EF £585 |
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Kings of Mercia BURGRED [852-74] silver penny Type A, Moneyer - ETHELWULF obv. BVRGRED REX, diademed bust right rev. MON / EDELVLF / ETA, in 3 lines within unbroken lunettes, 4 trefoils of pellets [see S.938] hairline edge crack [not visible when held up to light] Ex - Private collection, USA EF £sold |
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Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60] 'WODAN' HEAD - Type 30b obv. Wodan head facing with beard, crosses each side rev. 2 standing figures with cross in between, 2 pellets above and 6 below, cross at each side [see Metcalf 430, N.171, S.844, Abramson P940] VERY RARE - better than the Beowulf example [94] Superb, perhaps the best example known EF £sold |
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Early Anglo Saxon Secondary silver sceat [c.710-60] TWO BIRDS - SERIES J, Type 36 Minted York area obv. diademed bust right, cross in front rev. two birds, cross in front [see Metcalf 301-2, S.791A] VERY RARE EF or near £375 |
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sale price £395 |
sale price £285 |
