(x) Aethelstan (924/5-939), Penny, 1.608g, Crowned Bust type, Winchester, Otic, + æÐelstan rex, the nr ligate, srowned and draped bust right, breaking solid inner circle, rev. + otic moneta vvin ci, small cross pattée, with additional small cross above, in solid inner circle (Blunt 302 and pl. xiii this coin; SCBI 30 (American collections) 340 this coin; N.675; S.1095), very fine, rare.
Provenance:
Noble Numismatics auction 50, 20 March 1996, lot 2531
Norweb, part 1, Spink auction 45, 13 June 1985, lot 58
Purchased from Seaby July 1971
SCMB, March 1971, H681
Drabble, Glendining, 13 December 1943, lot 850
Bruun, Sotheby, 18 May 1925, lot 89
Murdoch, part I, Sotheby, 31 March 1903, lot 111 (part)
Montagu, part I, Sotheby, 18 November 1895, lot 629
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000