The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins

Kings of All England, Æthelstan (924-39), Penny, Two Line type [HT 1], Cynerof, ædelstan rex around small cross pattée, rev. cynerof m¯oe divided by three crosses pattée, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.50g/6h (Blunt 40, this coin; O’Donovan 497, this coin; N 668; S 1089). Extremely fine and toned, the moneyer very rare £800-1,000

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

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Provenance: ‘Vatican’ Hoard, c. 1928; Glendining Auction, 13 November 1930, lot 106; R.C. Lockett Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction, 4-6 November 1958, lot 2721 (part); bt Spink February 1967