| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1252 Price realized: 6,000 USD (Approx. 5,495 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 Wessex. Æthelberht. 858-865/6. AR Penny (21mm, 1.18 g, 10h). Inscribed Cross type. Canterbury mint; Osbeorht, moneyer. Struck circa 858-864. + ΛEÐELBEΛR(HT) REX, draped bust right / + OSBEΛ R(HT) MO N E T Λ arranged on limbs of, and around, beaded cross. Naismith C197; SCBI 67 (BM), 1281; North 620; SCBC 1053. Richly toned, faint deposits. Good VF. Rare. Excellent portrait. The attractive old cabinet toning suggests that this coin is one of the several untraced examples recorded by Naismith. From the Causeway Collection. Ex E. Miller (Spink 19004, 27 March 2019), lot 45, purchased from Baldwin's, 29 December 1964. Estimate: 4000 USD |  |
