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Auction: 15005 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 322

Wessex, Aethelbert (858-865), Penny, 1.33g, Inscribed Cross Phase, c.858-c.64, Canterbury mint, Bearnmod, draped bust right breaking inner circle and legend, +aeÐelbearht re+ around, rev. +biarnm / od / mo / n / e / t / a within and in the angles of a beaded plain cross (Naismith C168f - this coin; N.620; S.1053), a little localised flan loss at 2 o'clock with resulting crack orientated to bust, otherwise a pleasingly deep and even tone and a remarkably high grade specimen, extremely fine

provenance:
Bt. Spink, December 1974, £400 (ticket by Patrick Finn)
SNC, October 1974, No.8224 (illustrated), £350
Purchased by Spink at FEJ sale
F. Elmore Jones, Glendining, 12-13 May 1971, lot 40 (illustrated), £130


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Sold for
£800