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Auction: 21050 - The Tony Abramson Collection of Dark Age Coins - Part II : Northumbria
Lot: 397

Northumbria, Alchred, with Archbishop Ecgberht (c. 765-766), Sceat, variety i, AL†HR D+ retrograde, around cross pattée, vestigial beaded border, rev. EGBERhT AR, around cross pattée, 0.85g, 135° (SL 75-10 plate coin; Abramson, 2012b, Fig. 8c; SCBI 69, 1034 this coin; North 193; Spink 854 plate coin), a tiny flan split, otherwise a most handsome example, almost extremely fine, very rare

provenance
A Gillis, June 2007
~ Found in South Newbald (Yorkshire), 2007 ~
[EMC 2008.0089 = BNJ Coin Register 2008, no. 187]


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Sold for
£2,300

Starting price
£900