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Viking Coinages of York, Siefred, Penny, central cross pattée with pellet finials within beaded inner circle, legend surrounding within beaded border, +SIEFREDVS, rev cross crosslet at centre, legend surrounding, +REX, pellet groups of two and four in angles, 1.31g (SHRT p.173; L&S IIIa; N 502; S 984). Attractively toned, well struck, good very fine. £1000-1200 ex B A Seaby Ltd, 1953 ex Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1982, E10
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Viking Coinages of York, Cnut, Penny, large cross pattée at centre, pellets in angles, blundered degenerate legend surrounding within beaded border, rev small cross pattée at centre within beaded inner circle, legend surrounding within beaded border, QVENTOVICI, 1.24g (SHRT p.171; L&S VII; N 524; S 1004). Pleasing dark tone, good very fine. £1500-2000 ex Dr Brian Bird collection, Glendinings, 20 November 1974, lot 77
Kings of Wessex (758-959), later Kings of All England
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Ecgberht (802-839), Penny, Dorob C Phase (c.828-39), Portrait type, Canterbury mint, moneyer Biornmoth, diademed bust right breaking linear inner circle, legend surrounding within linear border, +ECGBEAR/HT REX, rev DOROB C monogram at centre within linear inner circle, legend surrounding, BIORNMOD MONETA, 1.22g (SHRT p.185; cf Naismith C78.1n; N 573; S1035). Dark old tone, minor loss of flan along obverse rim at 6 to 8 o’clock, light crack on inner circle, otherwise very fine and rare. £1500-2000 ex Charles Anthony collection, purchased by Seaby 1948 ex W F Rose collection (not named in catalogue), Glendinings, 13 March 1974, lot 74 This coin appears to have been missed in the Naismith volumes but is struck from dies that match C78.1n
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Aethelwulf (838-858), Penny, Canterbury mint, moneyer Hunred, draped bust right breaking beaded inner circle, legend surrounding, +AEÐELVVLF REX, rev moneyer’s name ‘Hunred’ arranged on limbs of and around beaded cross, +HVNR/EDMO/N/E/T/A, pellets on either side of second E, 1.14g (SHRT p.183; cf Naismith C.145e; N 618; S 1051). Toned, a few minor deposits in field, flan a little ragged at edges and slightly elliptical in shape, surface crack through reverse, bold fine with a clear portrait. £1500-2000 ex A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, for £2/10/0 ex Glendinings, 5 October 1972, lot 611 This coin appears to have been missed in the Naismith volumes but is struck from dies that match C145e