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Electronic Auction 474

Lot nuber 627

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Eadgar. 959-975. AR Penny (16mm, 0.53 g). Reform small cross type (BMC vi). Tamworth mint; uncertain moneyer. Struck 973-975.


Electronic Auction 474
Lot: 627.
 Estimated: $ 100

British, Silver

Sold For $ 225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Eadgar. 959-975. AR Penny (16mm, 0.53 g). Reform small cross type (BMC vi). Tamworth mint; uncertain moneyer. Struck 973-975. Diademed and draped bust left / +[...]ΛMPO•, small cross pattée. Cf. EMC 2000.0023 (for Deowrulf at Tamworth); SCBI –; Hild –; North 752; SCBC 1141. Fragment. Porous. Near Fine. Clear mint reading. Extremely rare.

No examples of this type are recorded for the Tamworth mint in SCBI, Hildebrand, or BMC. Only one other example is known in EMC, of the moneyer Deorwulf, but unfortunately that specimen is fragmented and corroded, making it impossible to compare the dies.

Closing Date and Time: 12 August 2020 at 13:28:40 ET.

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