ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Martyr. 975-978. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.44 g, 10h). Sole type (BMC i). York mint; Ælfstan, moneyer.

Electronic Auction 473
Lot: 573. Estimated: $ 500

British, Silver

Sold For $ 1 700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Martyr. 975-978. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.44 g, 10h). Sole type (BMC i). York mint; Ælfstan, moneyer. Diademed bust left / + ÆLFSTΛN (crescent) M–O EFR, small cross pattée. EMC 2007.0134 (this coin); SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 514 var. (rev. legend); Hild. –; BMC –; North 763; SCBC 1142. A little wavy, many marks. Fair. Very rare moneyer for mint, only three recorded in SCBI, this coin is the only additional recorded in the EMC, one in CoinArchives (Spink 234 [Stewartby I], lot 215, which hammered at £4800).

Ex Londinium Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 434, 12 December 2018), lot 572. Found near Poklington, Yorkshire, by 2007.


Closing Date and Time: 29 July 2020 at 13:10:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.