Æthelstan (924-939), Penny, Circumscription Cross type [BMC iv], York, Regnald/Ragnaldr, privy marked series, edelstan rex to bri, small cross pattée, double crescent in field, the outer formed of nine pellets, rev. regnald mo eforpic, small cross pattée, 1.57g/3h (Blunt 240; SCBI Edinburgh 165 and Yorkshire Museums 52, same dies; SCBI BM 117, same obv. die; N 672; S 1093). Flan lightly crimped, otherwise good very fine, old cabinet tone, rare £600-£800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins from the Royal Berkshire Collection.

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Sotheby Auction, 23-24 May 1988, lot 133