Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 555 | Auction date: 7 February 2024 |
Lot number: 911 Price realized: 3,250 USD (Approx. 3,031 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. Eadred. 946-955. AR Penny (21mm, 1.38 g, 6h). Bust Crowned (BC) type (BMC v). Uncertain mint; Sperling, moneyer. Crowned bust right / + SPERELNC + NONI (S horizontal, P inverted), small cross pattée. CTCE 265; SCBI 34 (BM), 713; North 713; SCBC 1115; Locket English IV, lot 3703 = Clonterbrook Trust, lot 41; EMC 2021.0019. Toned, a few very light scratches, areas of weak strike. Good VF. Extremely rare – only three others known, from different dies to the present specimen. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 1749; Spink Numismatic Circular CV.2 (March 1997), no. HS769. Estimate: 1000 USD |