Lot 215
Great Britain. Kings of Wessex. AR Penny. A stylish and exceptional Anglo-Saxon issue -- a famous specimen: North-660; S-1079. 1.55 grams. Edward the Elder, 899-924. Flower type. Central circle, small cross pattee within; +EADVVEARD REX around. Reverse: Large lis comprised of linear foral elements, with semicircular sides; name, BV GA within. Excellent strike on choice metal. Artistic, old medium to deep gray toning. Extremely Rare. NGC graded AU-55.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000.
Ex Montagu (Sotheby, 1895); McClean or "Astronomer" Sale (Sotheby, 1906); Brunn (Sotheby, 1925); Drabble (Glendining, 1939); Spink Numismatic Circular for July 1942; Marshall (Spink, March 2004, lot 45); Ex Dr Jacob Y. Terner Collection (by private treaty to the Millennia Collection).
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| Realized $26,450 |
