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Auction: 23004 - Ancient and British Coins - Featuring the 'White Rose' Collection
Lot: 400A

Danelaw, Hiberno-Norse Kings of Northumbria, temp. Anlaf Sihtricsson, First Reign (941-944), 'Triquetra' Type, Penny, triquetra, small crescent in field, rev. Danish standard emblazoned with cross pommée, 0.39g [6.2grns] (cf. CTCE, Group V; cf. North 540; cf. Spink 1020), legends clipped away, otherwise lightly toned, very fine, extremely rare

Provenance

SNC, December 2000, HS0058 - or Regnal Guthfrithsson (943-944), a fragment, very fine, extremely rare, the crescent appears to be unpublished - £225

~ "A Recent English Find" ~



A full penny recorded as found at Chichester of Farmann exhibits an additional crescent in the field on the Danish standard side. In the absence of a die match, it is probable this new find (EMC 2020.0310) provides our closest parallel to the firm attribution of present coin.

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Sold for
£320

Starting price
£180