Kings of All England, Eadmund (939-46), Penny, Two Line type [HM var. D], Shrewsbury (?), Eoformund, eadmvnd rex around small cross pattée, rev. eofermvnd m¯o divided by three crosses pattée, sideways s above and below, 1.62g/12h (CTCE 241, and pl. 11, this coin; SCBI Yorkshire 1000, same dies; BMC –; N 694/1; S 1105). About extremely fine and toned, of the highest rarity; perhaps only one other specimen known [Yorkshire Museum] £2,000-3,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: W. Yorke Moore Collection, Sotheby Auction, 21-3 April 1879, lot 85 (part); S. Addington Collection; H. Montagu Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 18-23 November 1895, lot 661; Lord Grantley Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction, 22-3 March 1944, lot 1061 (part); R.C. Lockett Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 6-9 June 1955, lot 582; W.McC. Wilson Collection [from Spink 1958]; SNC February 1970 (1410)