Triton XXII, Lot: 1362. Estimate $1500. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Edmund. 855-869. AR Penny (21mm, 1.23 g, 12h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Beornferth, moneyer. Struck 855-circa 862. + EADMVND REX AN, cross on base with crosses emanating diagonally from sides / BEORNEERÐ MO, cross pattée; pellets in angles. Naismith 56.1v (
this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 930-4; North 459; SCBC 955. Near EF, faint luster with a delicate gold toning, tiny edge chip. Rare.
From the Londinium Collection. Ex Michael J. Grover Collection (Dix, Noonan, & Webb 79, 24 September 2008), lot 3411.