Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 22-26 Aug 2022
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GREAT BRITAIN. Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England. Penny, ND (ca. 979-85). London Mint; Goda, moneyer. Aethelred II. PCGS AU-50.
S-1144; N-766. First Hand (BMC ii.a) type. Obverse: Diademed and draped bust right; Reverse: Manus Dei descending from clouds; barred Λ ω (alpha & omega) across field. Charming and highly representative of the series, this deeply toned specimen offers a solid strike and an interesting abbreviation for the moneyer's name. Here, it reads simply as "God," all while being paired with the reverse type of the manus Dei, or "hand of God." To view all items from the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection, click here.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $300 - $500
S-1144; N-766. First Hand (BMC ii.a) type. Obverse: Diademed and draped bust right; Reverse: Manus Dei descending from clouds; barred Λ ω (alpha & omega) across field. Charming and highly representative of the series, this deeply toned specimen offers a solid strike and an interesting abbreviation for the moneyer's name. Here, it reads simply as "God," all while being paired with the reverse type of the manus Dei, or "hand of God." To view all items from the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection, click here.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $300 - $500