ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Edward the Elder. 899-924. AR Penny (21mm, 1.58 g, 12h). Small cross/Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC ii). Wessex dies; Ealhstan, moneyer. Struck circa 915-920. NGC AU 50.CNG Feature Auction 127 British, Silver Sold For $ 1 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Edward the Elder. 899-924. AR Penny (21mm, 1.58 g, 12h). Small cross/Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC ii). Wessex dies; Ealhstan, moneyer. Struck circa 915-920. Small cross pattée / EALS/TAN M–Θ in two lines; three crosses, trefoils above and below. CTCE 177; SCBI 26 (East Anglia), 1388 (same dies); North 649; SCBC 1087. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 2903563-001, graded AU 50. |