Special Collections

Sold on 21 March 1995

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

Captain 'Peter’ Arnot

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№ 70

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21 March 1995

Hammer Price:
£340

Æthelstan (924-939), kings of wessex, Aethelstan, Circumscription Cross type, with mint name, London, æDLSTAN REX TOT BRIT, small cross pattée in centre, reverse EiE MONETA LVND CVIT, small cross pattée, 1.37 gms (N. 672; cf. SCBI British Museum 265 [BMC 59]). Very fine, an irregular issue but of good style, rare (£200-300)