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Rare Ceolwulf

Penny

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Kings of Mercia. Ceolwulf II, (874-880) Silver Penny, undated. Moneyer Eadwulf. Diademed bust right.

Rev. Long cross with lozenge center. containing a small cross. (S.944; North-429).

Rare.

Edge chipped. Very

fine.

$ 3,000

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Alfred the Great, (871-899). Silver Portrait Halfpenny, undated, 0.62 g. Diademed bust right (not visible),

+ÆLFRE D RE. Rev. Londinia monogram, pellets in central bisected O, pellet to left and triangle of six

pellets below monogram, cross pattée above. Toned, die flawed and weak on obverse, consequently with a

much better reverse. (N 645; S 1063).

Extremely rare.

Fine to very fine for issue.

$ 1,600

ex Baldwin’s Auction 77, 27 September 2012, lot 2531.

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Aethelred II (997-1003). Long Cross type, Silver Penny, undated, 1.38 g. Lydford mint, moneyer Goda.

Draped bust left, legend surrounding commences lower left, +ÆÐELRÆD REx ANGL., ligatured NG.

Rev. Long voided cross with tri-crescent terminals, tiny pellet at centre, pellet in one quarter, +GO DA.M

O L YDA. (BMC type Iva; N 774; S 1151). Dark tone. Choice very fine.

$ 650

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Edward the Confessor, (1042-1066) Silver Penny, undated, 1.07 g. Facing Bust / Small Cross type (1062-

1065), BMC type Xiiia, York mint, moneyer Scula. Facing crowned bust within linear circle, legend

commences at top, +E

REX. Rev.

Small cross, annulet to upper left, +SCVL

ON EOFERP.

(BMC 393; N 830; S 1183). Toned. Choice very fine.

$ 650

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William I, the Conqueror, (1066-1087). Silver Penny, undated, 1.36 g. PAXS type (1083-1086), BMC type 8,

Wallingford mint, moneyer Sweartlinc, crowned facing bust with sceptre, crown type 1, within circle, legend

commences at lower left, +PILLELM REX. Rev. Cross pattée within linear circle, letters P A X S within

annulets in each angle, +SPIRTIC ON P

LN. (BMC 1027; N 848; S 1257). Weak in parts of legend but

with a pleasing portrait. Choice very fine.

$ 900

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