The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 3413:
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Aethelred II - Canterbury / Leofstan - CRVX Penny
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Start price:
£
270
Estimated price :
$300 - $400
Buyer's Premium: 30%
VAT: 8.875%
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Anglo-Saxon Coins - Aethelred II - Canterbury / Leofstan - CRVX Penny
991-997 AD
BMC type iiia. Obv: profile bust with sceptre with +ÆÐELRÆDREXANGLOX legend. Rev: short voided cross with C R V X in angles and +LEOFSTANM-OCÆNT legend for the moneyer Leofstan at Canterbury mint. 2.79 grams total (coin 1.61 grams), card 55 x 20mm. Good very fine; Viking peck marks to obverse.
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Provenance
Property of a Kent, UK collector; ex R Dalton, Littlebourne, UK collection; loaned to and exhibited at Canterbury Cathedral.
Literature
S. 1148; N. 770.
Footnotes
This coin, together with other coins connected with Canterbury, was exhibited at Canterbury Cathedral under the title 'Minting at Canterbury' and was loaned by Mr R. Dalton of Littlebourne; the original descriptive card is included with this lot and digital images in-situ within the complete exhibition frame are also available.
