Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
Lot number: 1240 Price realized: 7,500 USD (Approx. 6,869 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Mercia. Eadberht. Bishop of London, circa 776-787/9. AR Penny (16mm, 1.13 g). Light coinage, non-portrait, with Offa as overlord. London mint. Struck circa 776-782. ·: OF :· ·: FA :· inward from left to right, ·: + R :· ·: EX :· outward from right to left, large lozenge with incurved sides and trefoils in inner terminals; at center, petal-cross with trefoils in angles within plain circle / ЄAD/BERH/T (ЄP) divided by three beaded lines. Chick 81d = PAS NLM-4B4EB4 (this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 736 (same obv. die); North 278; SCBC 911. Toned, porosity, slight bend and crack. VF. Very rare. From the Causeway Collection. Found at Roxby-cum-Risby, North Lincolnshire, before 2006. Estimate: 3000 USD |