BRITISH COINS, Other Properties, Aethelstan I of East Anglia (c.825-840), Silver Penny, non-portrait type, moneyer Torthelm, Alpha at centre, legend surrounding, rev cross and pellets within beaded circle, 1.25g (CSE E40.1f; N 440; S 950). Rim chipped, otherwise very fine, toned.
possibly ex F Willoughby collection – died 1678
ex Lord Middleton collection, Sotheby's, 15 February 1910, lot 17
ex Major P W P Carlyon-Britton collection, Sotheby's, 11 November 1918, lot 1624
ex Dr A N Brushfield collection, Glendining's, 2 May 1929, lot 20
ex W L Raynes collection, Glendining's, 15 February 1950, lot 363
ex Dr J Lavertine collection, Baldwin's Auction 18, 12 October 1998
from the David Sellwood Collection
Estimate: £300-400