Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Eadgar (959-975), Penny, Circumscription Cross type, York, Ælfræd or Ælferd, eadgar rex anglorvm, small cross pattée, rev. ælfrd moneta evc, small cross pattée, 1.03g/12h (N 749; S 1135). Edge slightly chipped, otherwise very fine and extremely rare, an apparently unrecorded moneyer for the type £1,000-1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Coins Formed by the Late Ray Inder.

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Ælfræd is a recorded moneyer for the Horizontal Rosette type (N 744-5), while Ælferd is known for the Crowned Bust type (N 751) at Thetford