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Auction: 14004 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 1589

Wessex, Alfred the Great (871-99), Penny, 1.18g, Lunettes coinage, 871-876/77, Canterbury dies, Biarnulf, diademed bust right, rex + aelbred, rev. lfmo / biarnv / neta, lunettes type A (Lyons and MacKay, group I, var IA, Corpus AfL1.2 - this coin; N.625; S.1057), even grey tone, almost extremely fine

provenance
F.W. Longbottom, Sotheby, 14-15 May 1934, lot 60
Most likely F.A. Walters, Sotheby, 26-30 May 1913, lot 60

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Sold for
£4,800