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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 1471
The Spang Collection of The Kings & Queens of England. Aelfred, 871-899.
Penny, AR 19 mm. 1.13 g., First Portrait. Canterbury mint. Diademed Bust r., +AELBRED REX. Rev. SEFRED MONETA in three lines in and between two closed lunettes. S.1057. North 625.
Very rare and in fine condition for this difficult issue Struck on a full flan
and with an old cabinet tone. Extremely fine
Ex Stack's sale 7 December 1994, J. Linzalone, 2351; Spink 160, 10 October 2002L.M. LaRiviere, 996 and Triton XI... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 1473
The Spang Collection of The Kings & Queens of England. Edward the Elder, 899-924.
Penny, AR 22 mm. 1.55 g., Two Line. 880-899. Small cross + EADVVEARD REX, around. Rev. VVAR MER MO in two lines with three crosses between, a trefoil of pellets above and below. S.1087. North 649.
Rare. Enchanting iridescent tone, some minor deposits, otherwise good extremely fine
Ex Heritage sale 3030, 2014, 24212
Formerly PCGS MS62
Son of Aelfred, Defeated cousin Aethelwold and his Danelaw allies at Ho... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 1475
The Spang Collection of The Kings & Queens of England. Viking Danelaw, East Anglia, circa 880.
Guthrum. Penny, AR 19 mm. 1.26 g., Two Line issue. Small cross. +EL FR ED EE around. Rev. CENE FERR (retrograde) in two lines. S.966. North 475/1.
Extremely rare and in exceptional condition. Perfectly struck on a full flan
with a wonderful light iridescent tone. Virtually as struck and almost Fdc
Privately purchased from Wolfshead gallery. From Greco and Cross collections.
Amazing example of... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 1476
The Spang Collection of The Kings & Queens of England. Viking Danelaw, East Anglia, circa 890.
St Edmund Memorial Penny, AR 19 mm. 1.46 g., Alpha, trefoil above, +SCEAIDMYND REX around. Rev. OIIIIONEAIIAI around small cross. S.960.
Iridescent tone and good very fine
Privately purchased from the Wolfshead gallery.
An early minting, with upright 'S' and literate obverse legend. Minted in honor of the now sainted last Saxon king, by the Viking settlers who had sacrificed him to Odin.
Esti... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 1477
The Spang Collection of The Kings & Queens of England. Viking Danelaw, Northumbria, circa 900.
Cnut. Penny, AR 21 mm. 1.43 g., York mint. Patriarchal cross, CNUT REX. Rev. Small cross, CUNNETTI. S.993.
Wonderful old cabinet tone. Traces of double striking on reverse, otherwise Fdc
Privately purchased from Wolfshead gallery. From the Greco and William Oldknow collections and from the Cuerdale Hoard 1840.
Formerly NGC MS 64
Cnut was one of the Viking Sea-Kings allied with Athelwold at th... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 1478
The Spang Collection of The Kings & Queens of England. Viking Danelaw, Northumbria.
Anlaf Guthrithsson, 939-941 AD. Penny, AR 20 mm. 1.28 g., York mint. Raven of Odin, ANLAF CUNUNC. Rev. Small cross, AETHELFERTH MINETRE. S.1019.
Extremely rare. Light tone and about extremely fine
Privately purchased from Wolfshead gallery. From the Greco collection.
One of the most famous and iconic Viking coins. Great-grandson of Ivar, he became king of Dublin in 934 and allied with Constantine II of S... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Bruun Rasmussen - Auction 920, Lot 314
World coins
England
Danelaw, Viking occupation of York, Cnut, c. 898-915, Penny, Cunnetti, S 993, North 501, SCBI Cop. - , 1.26 g - scarce variant (CVNNETT)
EF-VF
Starting price: 4500 DKK... | 30 Apr 2024 | Upcoming
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Bruun Rasmussen - Auction 920, Lot 315
World coins
England
Danelaw, Viking occupation of York, Cnut, c. 898-915, Penny, Cunnetti, S 993, North 501, 1.28 g
EF-VF
Starting price: 3600 DKK... | 30 Apr 2024 | Upcoming
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Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) - Auction 288, Lot 55
English Hammered Coins from Various Properties
Danelaw, Penny, after Alfred the Great of Wessex's London Monogram series [BMC VII], eγfr-ed re+, diademed and draped bust right, rev. londonia monogram, crossbar of a omitted, t and four pellets within body of d, 1.30g (MacKay D, dies unlisted; N 463). Double-struck on obverse, otherwise good very fine, a few light marks consistent with being a field-find; an early, rare and evocative Viking coin
£4,000-£5,000... | 6 Feb 2024 | 4,200 GBP | |
Spink - Auction 23051, Lot 1035
Eadgar, King of the Mercians (957-959), latterly, King of All England (1 October 959 - 8 July 975), "Circumscription Cross" Type, Round Halfpenny, struck October 959 - 963 [?], Southampton, + EADGA•R REX, small cross pattée, rev. H-A-M-T• divided by cruciform of crucifixes, with pellet at centre, [Spink XRF: 95.10% Ag; 2.39% Cu; 0.81% Au; 0.69% Zn; 0.647% Pb; 0.36% Fe], 0.497g [7.67grns], 15.25mm., 7h (Kevin Hoffman, 'Anglo-Saxon and Danelaw halfpennies, c. 877–c.970', BNJ 93 (2023), p. 82 and... | 27 Jan 2024 | 10,500 GBP | |
Sovereign Rarities Ltd - Auction 11, Lot 15
Alfred the Great (871-899), silver Penny, portrait type, third coinage (c. 880-899), London Mint, diademed portrait facing right, wearing tunic made up of curved lines with pellets, legend and outer beaded circle at rim surrounding, legend commences at lower left with saltire dividing King's name, ÆLFR ED REx, rev. small wide Londonia Monogram across centre, cross pattée either side, signature above and below in two lines, TILEVI+ /NE MON, the NE ligatured, the O with pellet centre and four ti... | 16 Nov 2023 | Unsold | |
