The Collection of Anglo-Saxon and Earlier Hammered Coins formed by the late Captain 'Peter' Arnot

Æthelstan I (c.825-840), kings of east anglia, Æthelstan I (c. 825-845), portrait type, bust right, edelstan rex, reverse eadnod monet, cross crosslet in centre, 1.38 gms (BMC —; N. 434; S. 948; HEP p.58). Rusty obverse die, extremely fine, excessively rare (£1,500-2,000)

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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Pagan (“The Coinage of the East Anglian Kingdom”, BNJ [1985] pp.41-83) records only one portrait coin of this moneyer (BMA 234, ex Sir John Evans, pl. I, 5)