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Auction: 5003 - Ancient, Islamic, English & Foreign Coins & Comm. Medals
Lot: 194

x Viking Danelaw (c.898-915), Penny, 1.38g., ´Orsnaforda´ type, derived from an Oxford penny of Alfred the Great, aelfred orsnaforda in three lines, rev. bernvald mo in two lines, three crosses between (N.472; S.971), struck from a worn reverse die, otherwise attractively toned, almost extremely fine, rare Estimate £ 800-1,000 provenance: Spink Numismatic Circular, July 1993, no.4276

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