Wonderful Portrait

CNG 112, Lot: 808. Estimate $5000. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (22mm, 1.36 g, 10h). Bust Crowned/Helmet type (BMC xii). North-Eastern II mint; Aginhard, moneyer. + ÆÐELSTΛN REX, helmeted and draped bust right / + GINΛRD MONETΛ, cross-crosslet. Blunt, Aethelstan 411; SCBI 34 (BM), 245; North 686; SCBC 1104. Lightly toned. EF. Characterful portrait. Very rare.