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Auction: 26005 - British and World Coins and Medals: The Martin J Waldron Collection of English Coins
Lot: 205

(x) Northumbria, Aldfrith, Primary Phase (685-705), AR Sceat, Series Y, + ALdFRIdUS, chevron-barred A, S inverted, boss within circle in centre, rev. lion left, with triple-forked tail, 1.24g [19.14grns], 11h (SCBI 68 [Lyon], 48; SCBI 69 [Abramson], 825-7; SL 69-10; North 176; BMC 3; S.846), toned, about very fine, a classic rarity from the Northern England Dark Age financial powerhouse

Provenance

The Martin Waldron Collection of Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Plantagenet Coins


A G & S Gillis, by private treaty, April 2009

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£600