Triton XX, Lot: 1535. Estimate $5000. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.49 g, 8h). Bust Crowned/Helmet type (BMC xii). North-Eastern II mint; Folcred, moneyer. + ÆÐELSTΛN REX, crowned, helmeted bust right / + FVLRΛD MONTA, cross-crosslet. Blunt, Aethelstan 412 var. (pellets around cross-crosslet); SCBI –; EMC –; North 686; SCBC 1104. Near EF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection, purchased from John Philpotts, 26 July 2012.