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Auction: 26004 - British and World Coins and Medals
Lot: 10

Eric 'Bloodaxe', Second Reign (948-952), 'Sword' Type, Penny, Jorvik [York], Radulf, ·: ERIC ·:· | | ◇ REX x :· in two lines, divided by sword right, rev. + RADVL : F : ALZ, small cross pattée, cross pattée, pellets in quarters, 1.464g [22.59grns], 5h (SCBI 6 [Scotland], 80 [RADVLF MONE]; SCBI 65 [British Museum], 65 = EMC 2001.0643 [RADVLF ALE]; BMC -, cf. 1111-1112; North 550; S.1030), colourfully cabinet toned with minor flan flaws, otherwise of excellent fabric, especially for this storied Viking issue, practically extremely fine, of superlative quality and extreme rarity being the most celebrated of all 'Dark Age' specie, and the reverse legend reading UNIQUE and UNPUBLISHED

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Estimate
£50,000 to £60,000

Starting price
£40000