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*NEW* Some Interesting Fragments

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Edward the Elder Fragment - Two Line Type Penny

Obverse: Small central cross, legend around [EADVV]EAR[D REX]

Reverse: A cross motif at the centre and ED[MO] in this case the moneyer is likely to be ATHERED (also known as Athelred)

Well-trained by his father, Alfred 'the Great', Edward 'the Elder' (c. 871-924) transformed Wessex from a regional realm into the dominant power across the British Isles during his reign from 899 to 924. He established the political and military groundwork for a unified kingdom of England.

He reconquered southeast England and the Midlands from the Danes, uniting Wessex and Mercia with the help of his sister Aethelflaed. Edward also obtained the submission and allegiance of the Kings of Strathclyde, the Scots, and the Viking rulers of York by 921. By the time of his death his kingdom was the most powerful in the British Isles. He was succeeded by his son Aethelstan. RESERVED

£90 (Free P&P to UK only) #2140b

Aethelstan Fragment - Two Line Type Penny

Obverse: Small central cross, legend around AEÐE[LSTAN REX]

Reverse: The lettering is indistinct but has a cross motif at the centre and probably MONE then three pellets

Aethelstan (c. 894–939) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and the first recognised King of the English until his death. Grandson of Alfred the Great and son of Edward the Elder, he transformed the regional kingdom of Wessex into a unified English realm and established

overarching dominance across the British Isles. Aethelstan was known for capturing Viking-ruled York, driving out the Norse rulers, and brought Northumbria under direct West Saxon control. For the first time, a single king ruled all Anglo-Saxon territories. Also of note, Aethelstan standardised the English currency to require all coins to be minted under royal oversight. Unmarried and without his own children, his half brother, Edmund I, then took to the throne. £90 SOLD #2140d

*NEW* Anglo Saxon, Sceat, Primary Series C2ii, Type 45/40 ? Mule, AD 680-710

Anglo Saxon, Sceat, Primary Series C2ii, Type 45/40 ? Mule, AD 680-710, O

Obverse: Radiate bust, right, annulet either side of neck, runes in front of face, line of pellets behind head, beaded pyramid neck on exergual line

Anglo Saxon, Sceat, Primary Series C2ii, Type 45/40 ? Mule, AD 680-710, R

Reverse: Beaded standard containing votive legend, central circle, crosses to sides, pheon at outer corners

Size: 12mm, 1.25g

Grade: VF

Ref: S 779; Abramson 4C.45 obv. 4C.40 rev

Prov: Ex Brilliant Auctions

£250 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask) #1733

*NEW* Anglo Saxon, Silver Continental Sceat, Primary Quilled Crescent Porcupine Series E, Type G, AD 695-740

Anglo Saxon, Silver Continental Sceat, Primary Quilled Crescent Porcupine Series E, Type G, AD 695-740, O

Obverse: Quilled crescent coiled, right, facing pellet eyes on the side of insect-like creature

Anglo Saxon, Silver Continental Sceat, Primary Quilled Crescent Porcupine Series E, Type G, AD 695-740, R

Reverse: Beaded standard containing four lines with central pellet-in-annulet, cross pommée above and pellet margin

Size: 11mm, 1.09g

Grade: VF

Ref: S 790D; Abramson 4E.G E215

Prov: Found by seller A. Jones, Hemel Hempstead

£80 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask)

*NEW* Anglo Saxon, Continental Sceat, Primary Quilled Crescent Porcupine Series E, Type VICO, AD 695-740

Anglo Saxon, Continental Sceat, Primary Quilled Crescent Porcupine Series E, Type VICO, AD 695-740, O

Obverse: Quilled crescent coiled, right, rounded head enclosing three conjoined bars

Anglo Saxon, Continental Sceat, Primary Quilled Crescent Porcupine Series E, Type VICO, AD 695-740, R

Reverse: Beaded standard containing central annulet and angular symbols possibly reading VICO

Size: 12mm, 1.10g

Grade: VF

Ref: S 790A; Abramson 88E.10

Prov: Ex Essex Coins

£230 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask) #1885

*NEW* Anglo Saxon, Archbishop of York Wigmund, Bronze Styca, Moneyer Aethelweard, AD 837-850

Anglo Saxon, Archbishop of York Wigmund, Bronze Styca, Moneyer Aethelweard, AD 837-850, O

Obverse: Central small cross pattée, +VIGMVND

Anglo Saxon, Archbishop of York Wigmund, Bronze Styca, Moneyer Aethelweard, AD 837-850, R

Reverse: Central small cross pattée, +EDILVEARD (retrograde)

Size: 11.5mm, 0.98g

Grade: VF

Ref: S 870; N 197

Prov: Ex Noonans

£190 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask) #1751

*NEW* Anglo Saxon, Northumbria, Eanred, Sceat, Moneyer Monne, AD 810-840

Anglo Saxon, Northumbria, Eanred, Sceat, Moneyer Monne, AD 810-840, O

Obverse: Central small cross pattée, +EANRED REX

Anglo Saxon, Northumbria, Eanred, Sceat, Moneyer Monne, AD 810-840, R

Reverse: Central small cross pattée, +MONNE

Size: 13mm, 1.18g

Grade: VF+

Ref: S 864; BMC 218

Prov: Ex The Coin Cabinet

£190 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask) #1912

*NEW* Anglo Saxon, Northumbria, Eanred, Silver Sceat, Moneyer Huaetred, AD 810-841

Anglo Saxon, Northumbria, Eanred, Silver Sceat, Moneyer Huaetred, AD 810-841, O

Obverse: Central small cross pattée, +EANRED REX

Anglo Saxon, Northumbria, Eanred, Silver Sceat, Moneyer Huaetred, AD 810-841, R

Reverse: Central small cross pattée, +HVAETRED

Size: 14mm, 0.87g

Grade: AEF, small area of adhesion to obverse

Ref: S 860; Abramson SS p8/20

Prov: Ex TimeLine, found Yorkshire, UK

£240 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask) #813

*NEW* Edward the Confessor, Silver Penny, Facing Bust/Small Cross Type, Pulgaron, London, Certified, AD 1062-1065

Edward the Confessor, Silver Penny, Facing Bust/Small Cross Type, Pulgaron, London, AD 1062-1065, O

Obverse: Bearded facing bust of Edward the Confessor, wearing arched crown, EΛDPΛRD REX ΛN

Edward the Confessor, Silver Penny, Facing Bust/Small Cross Type, Pulgaron, London, AD 1062-1065, R

Reverse: Small cross pattée, +PVLGARON LVNDE

Size: 16mm, 2.17g

Grade: EF, nicely toned

Ref: S 1183; N 830; NGC AU58

Prov: Ex The Coinary, previously certified by the NGC grading system as AU58, NGC number 8538367-042 and slabbed

£780 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask) #2005

*NEW* Edward the Confessor, Silver Cut Halfpenny, Sovereign/Eagles Type, Manna, AD 1056-1059

Edward the Confessor, Silver Cut Halfpenny, Sovereign/Eagles Type, Manna, AD 1056-1059, O

Obverse: Edward the Confessor seated, facing on throne, holding sceptre and globus cruciger, EAD[ǷEARD REX ANG]LO

Reverse: Voided short cross, eagles in angles, uncertain mint, MΛNNΛ O [ ]

Edward the Confessor, Silver Cut Halfpenny, Sovereign/Eagles Type, Manna, AD 1056-1059, R

Size: 20mm, 0.64g

Grade: VF

Ref: S 1181; N 827

Prov: Ex Timeline; from the private collection of John Meredith

£270 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask) #2028

Edward the Confessor, Silver Penny, Pyramids Type, Chichester, Ælfwine, 1056-1066

Obverse: Bearded and crowned bust of Edward, right, sceptre in front, legend around probably EΛDPΛRD REX Λ

Edward the Confessor, Silver Penny, Pyramids Type, Chichester, Ælfwine, 1056-1066, R

Reverse: Short voided cross, in each angle a pyramid springing from the inner circle and terminating in a pellet, +ÆLFPINE ON CIC

Size: 17mm, 0.60g

Grade: Fine, chipped

Ref: N 831; S 1184; Freeman 10

Prov: Ex Noonans

£300 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask) #1754

Edward the Confessor, Silver Penny, Facing Bust/Small Cross Type, York, Othbeorn, 1062-1065

Obverse: Bearded facing bust of Edward, right, wearing arched crown, legend around EΛDPΛRD REX ΛN

Edward the Confessor, Silver Penny, Facing Bust/Small Cross Type, York, Othbeorn, 1062-1065, R

Reverse: Small cross pattée, with annulet in first quarter, +ODBEN ON EOFRI

Size: 17.5mm, 0.91g

Grade: VF, dark tone, chipped, broken and repaired

Ref: N 830; S 1183

Prov: Ex Timeline; previously Nantwich Auctions

£320 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask) #1235

Eadgar, Pre-Reform Coinage, Silver Penny, Circumscription Cross, Fastolf Probably York, Before AD 973, SCARCE

Edgar, Pre-Reform Coinage, Silver Penny, Circumscription Cross, Fastolf, Before AD 973, SCARCE, O

Obverse: Small cross pattée within linear circle both sides, small pellet stop with ornamental upper and lower crescent after King's name, +EADGAR REX

Edgar, Pre-Reform Coinage, Silver Penny, Circumscription Cross, Fastolf, Before AD 973, SCARCE, R

Reverse: As obverse with small pellet stop with ornamental upper and lower crescent after Fastolf (without mint name) +FASTOLF MON.

Size: 1.26g, 20mm

Grade: VF+ for type and scarce

Ref: N 748; S 1134

Prov: Ex Baldwin's

£1,100 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask) #854

Coenwulf, Silver Penny, Pincer Cross Type, Beornferth, AD 810-820

Coenwulf, Silver Penny, Pincer Cross Type, Beornferth, 810-820, O

Obverse: Diademed bust to edge of flan facing right, legend +COENVVL[F RE]X M

Reverse: Pincer cross with pellet to centre pelleted lines between angles and limbs of pincer, [BIO]RNFRED MONETA (NE ligated) at the Canterbury mint

Coenwulf, Silver Penny, Pincer Cross Type, Beornferth, 810-820, R

Size: 18mm, 1.00g

Grade: EF with crimp to bottom edge and losses, despite its fault an extremely rare piece

Ref: S 916 Group III

Prov: Ex Merritt collection, found Wiltshire

£800 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask)

Kings of Mercia, Burgred, Penny, Phase IIb Var, London, Dudewine, AD 866-870

Obverse: Diademed bust, right, +BVRGRED REX

Reverse: Moneyer's name across three lines, crooks at each end, N MON DVDEMA ETA

Kings of Mercia, Burgred, Penny, Phase IIb Var, London, Dudewine, AD 866-870, R

Size: 21mm, 1.04g

Grade: VF+, reasonable portrait; loss to edge, despite this, still a wonderful coin

Ref: S 941B; N 426; cf English Coins in the British Museum, Anglo Saxon 1, Burgred, Plate 10, No, 10, Type D

Prov: Ex Roma Numismatics; previously from the Ken Elks Collection and used as an example on his website

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