Noonans
Auction 271 4-5 Apr 2023
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English Hammered Coins from Various Properties
Kings of Northumbria, Ælfwald I (779-88), Sceatta or Penny, aelf-aldvs [part retrograde] around small cross, rev. lion or beast with looping tail advancing right, forepaw raised, 1.08g/3h (SCBI Abramson 873, same dies; Abramson 73-20; N 181; S 851). A scattering of light marks over otherwise attractive surfaces, good very fine, well struck and very rare £900-£1,200
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Provenance: From the collection of a Yorkshire detectorist
Kings of Northumbria, Ælfwald I (779-88), Sceatta or Penny, aelf-aldvs [part retrograde] around small cross, rev. lion or beast with looping tail advancing right, forepaw raised, 1.08g/3h (SCBI Abramson 873, same dies; Abramson 73-20; N 181; S 851). A scattering of light marks over otherwise attractive surfaces, good very fine, well struck and very rare £900-£1,200
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Provenance: From the collection of a Yorkshire detectorist