ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (18mm, 1.06 g, 3h). Circumscription Cross (CC)/Circumscription Rosette (CR) mule (BMC va). Chester mint; Paulus, moneyer.

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Lot: 1021. Estimated: $ 750

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Sold For $ 1 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (18mm, 1.06 g, 3h). Circumscription Cross (CC)/Circumscription Rosette (CR) mule (BMC va). Chester mint; Paulus, moneyer. + ÆDELSTΛN REX TO BRIÆ around cross pattée with pellets in quarters / + PΛVLS MONET LEIEC[...] around rosette. Blunt, Aethelstan 331; SCBI –; EMC –; North 681; SCBC 1099. Deeply toned, edge chipped, some old scratches under tone. VF. Very rare with pelleted cross on obverse.

Ex CNG inventory 485498 (May 2018). Lot includes an old Baldwin’s stock ticket, and a private collection ticket marked “bt. Baldwin July 2002”.


Closing Date and Time: 26 May 2021 at 15:40:00 ET.

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