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Auction: 24006 - British and World Coins
Lot: 58

East Anglia, Eadwald (796-798), Heavy Coinage, Penny, East Anglian Mint - Ipswich [?], Eadnoth, † E··:A·:D·:A·:A·:FD·RE, lozenge-barred A, saltire cross pommée, with three pellets in each angle, rev. E | AD | N | OD, in angles of quadrilobe, reverse-barred N, lozenge O, divided by pellet cross, 1.374g [21.204grns], 9h (Naismith E2.2; EMC 1989.1001 = L R Stack [1999], 339 same reverse die; EMC 2001.0150 same obverse die [Newark-on-Trent]; SCBI 67 [BM], 829; North 433/1; S.947A), struck with rusted dies, otherwise richly field-toned and of excellent metal, almost extremely fine, of the highest rarity, only five examples listed on EMC/SCBI, this an undeniable connoisseur's cabinet piece

Provenance

Found at Brent Eleigh, Babergh District (Suffolk), 19 January 2024

~ Recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum (EMC 2024.0151) ~

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Estimate
£10,000 to £12,000

Starting price
£9000