Triton XVIII, Lot: 1698. Estimate $200. Sold for $350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Lot of two (2) AR Sceats. Group G. Eoferwic (York) mint. Lot includes the following kings: (
a) Eadberht. 737-758. AR Sceat (13mm, 1.03 g, 2h). Group G. Eoferwic (York) mint. · EOTBEREhTVΓ around central cross pattée / Heraldic quadruped standing left, raising foreleg; four pellet-in-annulets around. Booth,
Sceattas Class G, – (unlisted dies); Pirie –; Pirie,
Guide 2.1d; SCBI 63 (BM), 768; North 177; SCBC 847.Ex Elsen FPL 249 (July-September 2009), no. 492 // (
b) Eanred. 810-841. Æ Styca (12mm, 1.20 g, 3h). Phase Ib. Eoferwic (York) mint; Herred, moneyer. Struck circa 830-835. + EΛNRE REx around central cross / + HERREDx around central cross . Pirie 104-5; Pirie,
Guide 3.6i; North 186; SCBC 862. Ex Elsen FPL 249 (July-September 2009), no. 493. Both coins Good VF, toned, porosity.
From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.