Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
Lot number: 1260 Price realized: 5,750 USD (Approx. 5,266 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. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (23mm, 1.71 g, 2h). Circumscription Cross/Rosette type (BMC v/vi). Chester mint; Mægenferth, moneyer. + ÆÐELSTΛN REX TO B, rosette / + MEGRED MON LEGC, small cross pattée. Cf. Blunt, Aethelstan 354 (for Rosette type); cf. SCBI 34 (BM), 188 (same); North 682; SCBC 1099. Toned. EF. Very rare. An unrecorded mule for this moneyer. From the Causeway Collection, purchased from Silbury Coins, September 2017. Estimate: 2000 USD |