ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (21mm, 1.51 g, 10h). Bust Crowned (BC) type (BMC viii). Norwich mint; Man, moneyer. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 987.
Closing Date: Sep 18 2024 11:00 ET

The Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, Silver

Estimate: $ 2 500

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (21mm, 1.51 g, 10h). Bust Crowned (BC) type (BMC viii). Norwich mint; Man, moneyer. + EÐELSTΛN REX, crowned and draped bust right / + NΛNИE NO ИORDPE, small cross pattée. Blunt, Aethelstan 285; SCBI 34 (BM), 145; North 675; SCBC 1094. Minor edge loss. Find patina. VF. Rare.

From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 36 (5 December 1995), lot 1452.

Aethelstan, son of Edward the Elder, briefly united England and was hailed rex totius Britanniae, “king of all Britain.” He occupied Viking York in 927, and defeated a coalition of Hiberno-Norse, Scots, and Strathclyde Britons at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937. The Hiberno- Norse King Olaf Guthfrithson (939-942) seized York and reestablished Viking rule after Aethelstan’s death.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 127 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 17-18 September 2024. This lot is in Session Four, which will begin 18 September at 2 PM ET.

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