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Triton XXIV

Lot nuber 1375

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Alfred the Great. 871-899. AR Penny (20mm, 1.62 g, 11h). London monogram type (BMC ix). London mint; Tilwine, moneyer. Struck circa 880.


Triton XXIV
Lot: 1375.
 Estimated: $ 20 000

British, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 30 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Alfred the Great. 871-899. AR Penny (20mm, 1.62 g, 11h). London monogram type (BMC ix). London mint; Tilwine, moneyer. Struck circa 880. ÆLFR ED REX, diademed and draped bust right / TILEVI(NE) MO(NE)TΛ above and below Londonia monogram flanked by small crosses pattée. Mackay, London B3, dies O3/R9 = SCBI 20 (Mack), 737 (this coin); BMC 116; North 646; SCBC 1062 (56th ed., this coin illustrated). Richly toned. Near EF. Very rare.

Ex Dr. A. Wayne (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 911; L.M. LaRiviere (Spink 160, 10 October 2002), lot 997; S. Holmgren (Ahlstrom Mynthandel AB 62, 11 November 2000), lot 101; Spink Numismatic Circular XC.9 (November 1982), no. 8138; R. P. Mack, purchased from Spink, 1954.

The Londonia Monogram issue is the most celebrated of Alfred the Great’s varied coinages. Specimens bearing the name of the moneyer Tilewine are rarer, and were struck for a shorter period, than the unsigned issue.

The final winners of all Triton XXIV lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 January 2021. This lot is in Session Four, which begins 20 January 2021 at 2 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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