CNG 103, Lot: 1170. Estimate $7500. Sold for $6007. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (21.5mm, 1.36 g, 11h). Bust Crowned (BMC xii) type. North Eastern II mint; Telia, moneyer. + ÆÐELSTΛN REX, crowned bust right / + TELIΛ ΛΛONETΛ, cross-crosslet. Blunt, Aethelstan 418 = SCBI 34 (BM), 250 (same dies); North 686; SCBC 1104. EF, toned. Very rare.