Edward the Elder (899-924), kings of wessex, Edward the Elder, Portrait type, EADVVEARD REX, diademed bust left, reverse vVLF REDMO in two lines, three crosses between, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.60 gms (BMC iii; N. 651; S. 1084). Very fine and rare, from somewhat rusty dies (£600-800)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Anglo-Saxon and Earlier Hammered Coins formed by the late Captain 'Peter' Arnot.

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