Great Britain Silver & Bronze
Lot 1605 Session 6 (9.30am Wednesday) Great Britain Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,300
AETHELBERHT, King of Wessex, (858-865/6), silver penny, inscribed cross type, issued c.858-862/4, uncertain mint, obv. bust right, around, AETHELBERHT REX, rev. moneyer's name on and between the limbs of a beaded cross, +BEA GM// VND MO N E T A, (Moneyer Beagmund), (S.1053, N.620). Toned, good very fine and very rare.
Ex Carlyon-Britton Collection, (lot 133), and Ryan Collection and sold Glendining's 22-24 January 1952 (lot 708).
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Estimate $1,200
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