Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4
Date: 2025-01-14 15:00:00 (3 weeks from now)
Lots: 1152
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1032
ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut & Siefred (Sigeferth). Circa 900. AR Penny (18mm, 1.45 g, 5h). Class VIc/‘Mirabile fecit’ type. York mint. + MIRΛBILΛ FECIT, cross pattée; pellets in first and fourth quarters / + EB ·: RAI :· C :· EC :·:, inverted patriarchal cross, four pellets around upper crossbar. SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 393 (same dies); BMC 1060 var. (rev. legend ornaments); North 512; SCBC 1000. Old cabinet toning, scrape. VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from York Coins, August 2006. Ex W.C. Boyd Collection (Baldwin’s 42, 26 September 2005), lot 775, purchased from W.S. Lincoln, April 1903.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from York Coins, August 2006. Ex W.C. Boyd Collection (Baldwin’s 42, 26 September 2005), lot 775, purchased from W.S. Lincoln, April 1903.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut. Circa 900-905. AR Penny (20mm, 1.15 g, 6h). Class Is/Ebraice Civitas type. York mint. C N V T R·:· E·:· X arranged around inverted patriarchal cross with pellets in upper angles / + EB ·:· IΛI ·:· CE CIV, short cross pattée with pellets in first and fourth quarters. SCBI 29 (Merseyside) 214-5 (same rev. die); BMC 893; North 497; SCBC 991. Old cabinet toning, obverse double struck. Good VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone. Ex Keith Smalley Collection (Spink 219, 24 September 2013), lot 115.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone. Ex Keith Smalley Collection (Spink 219, 24 September 2013), lot 115.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). Cnut. Circa 900-905. AR Penny (19mm, 1.47 g, 2h). Class IIe/Cunneti type. York mint. C N V T R·:· E·:· X·:· arranged around inverted patriarchal cross with pellets in upper angles / + CVИ ·:· ИET ·:· TI ·:·, short cross pattée with pellets in second and third quarters. SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 330 (same obv. die); cf. BMC 966 (for similar); North 501; SCBC 993. Richly toned, peck mark. Good VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, June 1980.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, June 1980.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Danish Northumbria). St. Peter coinage. Circa 905-919. AR Penny (19mm, 1.44 g, 10h). Swordless type, heavy issue. York mint. Struck circa 905-circa 910. SCI PE/TRI M in two lines; pellets above and below, pellet between two lozenges between / + EBORACE CIV, small cross pattée. SCBI 29 (Merceyside), 417 var. (rev. legend); BMC 1132; North 551; SCBC 1006. Old cabinet toning. Near EF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from York Coins, August 2006. Ex John Jordan Collection (Triton II, December 1998), lot 1261.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from York Coins, August 2006. Ex John Jordan Collection (Triton II, December 1998), lot 1261.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1036
ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Hiberno-Norse Northumbria). Ragnald. Circa 919-920/1. AR Penny (19mm, 1.10 g, 2h). York mint. + RΛCIITI, open hand / + EIORACII, crude Karolus monogram. EMC 2002.0298 (this coin, since chipped); Blunt & Stewart 5 = SCBI 4 (Copenhagen), 624 (same rev. die); BMC 1084 var. (legends); North 531; SCBC 1010. Find patina, chipped. VF. Extremely rare – only three in CoinArchives, all chipped.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, November 2009. Found in Lincolnshire, 2002.
Between 919 and 954, the pagan Hiberno-Norse Kings attempted to forge a kingdom that straddled the Irish Sea, uniting Dublin and York. These Norwegians minted extraordinary pennies depicting pagan symbols, including the sword of Odin and Hammer of Thor (lot 1037), the raven of Odin (lot 1038), struck by Analf Guthfrithsson (Old Norse Olaf Guthfrithson), and the triquetra banner (lot 1039) struck by Anlaf Curaran Sithricsson (Old Norse Olaf Kvaran Sigtryggson).
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, November 2009. Found in Lincolnshire, 2002.
Between 919 and 954, the pagan Hiberno-Norse Kings attempted to forge a kingdom that straddled the Irish Sea, uniting Dublin and York. These Norwegians minted extraordinary pennies depicting pagan symbols, including the sword of Odin and Hammer of Thor (lot 1037), the raven of Odin (lot 1038), struck by Analf Guthfrithsson (Old Norse Olaf Guthfrithson), and the triquetra banner (lot 1039) struck by Anlaf Curaran Sithricsson (Old Norse Olaf Kvaran Sigtryggson).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1037
ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Hiberno-Norse Northumbria). St. Peter coinage. Circa 921-927. AR Penny (19mm, 1.23 g, 3h). Sword type, heavy issue. York mint. Struck circa 905-circa 910. SIIIE/FIICT (retrograde) in two lines, voided sword and cross between; pellet above, triple pellet below / + IOE ΛRCEI, voided hammer. Stewart & Lyon 35 (this coin); SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 430-1 var. (legends); BMC –; North 556; SCBC 1015. Rich old cabinet toning. VF. Very rare type and an extremely rare variety. The sole example recorded by Stewart & Lyon.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex R. Schraeder (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 2133; Classical Numismatic Auctions XX (25 March 1992), lot 1200; B. Bird Collection (Glendining, 20 November 1974), lot 81; Lord Grantley Collection (Part III, Glendining, 22 March 1944), lot 965.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex R. Schraeder (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 2133; Classical Numismatic Auctions XX (25 March 1992), lot 1200; B. Bird Collection (Glendining, 20 November 1974), lot 81; Lord Grantley Collection (Part III, Glendining, 22 March 1944), lot 965.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1038
ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Hiberno-Norse Northumbria). Anlaf Guthfrithsson. 939-941. AR Penny (20mm, 1.23 g, 1h). York mint; Athelferd, moneyer. + A·NL··ΛF CVNVNC ·, raven with wings displayed, head left / + A·ÐEL·FERD MIHET, small cross pattée. CTCE group IV; cf. SCBI 34 (BM), 1237-43 (for type); North 537; SCBC 1019. Toned. EF. Very rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone. Ex St. James 24 (23 September 2013), lot 9.
A remarkable coin struck by Anlaf in York, after he seized the Northumbrian kingdom on the death of Aethelstan in 939. Described by Grierson’s protégé Mark Blackburn as ‘one of the most dramatic coin designs in the English series,’ on the obverse we find a raven with outstretched wings, a classic Viking symbol. This symbolism could, according to Blackburn, dually also serve in a Christian context. For, “the raven is [also] associated with Saint Oswald (a Northumbrian royal saint) ... [Thus one] can speculate whether the designers were subtly appealing to a dual audience.”
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone. Ex St. James 24 (23 September 2013), lot 9.
A remarkable coin struck by Anlaf in York, after he seized the Northumbrian kingdom on the death of Aethelstan in 939. Described by Grierson’s protégé Mark Blackburn as ‘one of the most dramatic coin designs in the English series,’ on the obverse we find a raven with outstretched wings, a classic Viking symbol. This symbolism could, according to Blackburn, dually also serve in a Christian context. For, “the raven is [also] associated with Saint Oswald (a Northumbrian royal saint) ... [Thus one] can speculate whether the designers were subtly appealing to a dual audience.”
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1039
ANGLO-SAXON, Anglo-Viking (Hiberno-Norse Northumbria). Anlaf Sithtricsson (Cuaran). First reign, 941-944/5. AR Penny (19mm, 1.10 g, 5h). Triquetra type. York mint; Farmann, moneyer. + ·A·NL·AF CVNVNCS· (retrograde S), triquetra; crescent below / + FARHAИ HOИET , fringed triangular standard bearing ‘X’ on cross-tipped pole. CTCE Group V; cf. SCBI 34 (BM), 1248-52 (for type); North 540; SCBC 1020. Toned, double struck. Good VF. Very rare. An unrecorded variety with the crescent on obverse.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone.
Anlaf Cunran, better known by his Norse name Olaf Kvaran, was driven out of York by the adventurer Erik the Bloodax, the son of King Harald Finehair of Norway. Olaf Kvaran thereafter ruled as King of Norse Dublin where (945-980). In the confusing fighting over York between these pagan Hiberno-Norse and the Christian Kings of Wessex, the Danish settlers eventually came to realize that they had far more in common with their fellow Christian English neighbors than they did with the Norwegian interlopers. So, in 955, the Danes of York accepted as their king, Eadwig of Wessex.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone.
Anlaf Cunran, better known by his Norse name Olaf Kvaran, was driven out of York by the adventurer Erik the Bloodax, the son of King Harald Finehair of Norway. Olaf Kvaran thereafter ruled as King of Norse Dublin where (945-980). In the confusing fighting over York between these pagan Hiberno-Norse and the Christian Kings of Wessex, the Danish settlers eventually came to realize that they had far more in common with their fellow Christian English neighbors than they did with the Norwegian interlopers. So, in 955, the Danes of York accepted as their king, Eadwig of Wessex.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1040
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Ecgberht. 802-839. AR Penny (20mm, 1.44 g, 9h). DOROB-C type. Canterbury mint; Oba, moneyer. Struck circa 828-839. + ECGBEΛR HT REX ·, diademed and draped bust right / + OBΛ MONETΛ, Dorob(ernia) C(ivitas) monogram. Naismith C85d = SCBI 16 (Norweb), 130 (this coin); North 573; SCBC 1035. Toned. Good VF. Rare. A superb example with an extensive pedigree.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Davissons 15 (29 March 2001), lot 178; J.P. Linzalone Collection (Stack’s, 7 December 1994), lot 2346; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part I, Spink 45, 13 June 1985), lot 43; H.C. Curwen Collection (Glendining, 30 September 1959), lot 82; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part III, 4 November 1958), lot 2688; Spink Numismatic Circular XXX.11-12 (November-December 1922), no. 11954; Spink Numismatic Circular XXVI.11-12 (November-December 1918), no. 67287 (’a perfect coin’); E.W. Rashleigh Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 21 June 1909), lot 202; Earl of Pembroke († 1733) Collection (S. Leigh Sotheby, 31 July 1848), lot 36.
Ecgberht (802-839), King of Wessex was driven into exile by Offa, but in 802 returned from the Frankish court to regain his throne. He ended the Mercian hegemony and made Wessex the leading kingdom in England.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Davissons 15 (29 March 2001), lot 178; J.P. Linzalone Collection (Stack’s, 7 December 1994), lot 2346; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part I, Spink 45, 13 June 1985), lot 43; H.C. Curwen Collection (Glendining, 30 September 1959), lot 82; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part III, 4 November 1958), lot 2688; Spink Numismatic Circular XXX.11-12 (November-December 1922), no. 11954; Spink Numismatic Circular XXVI.11-12 (November-December 1918), no. 67287 (’a perfect coin’); E.W. Rashleigh Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 21 June 1909), lot 202; Earl of Pembroke († 1733) Collection (S. Leigh Sotheby, 31 July 1848), lot 36.
Ecgberht (802-839), King of Wessex was driven into exile by Offa, but in 802 returned from the Frankish court to regain his throne. He ended the Mercian hegemony and made Wessex the leading kingdom in England.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1041
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelwulf. 839-858. AR Penny (20mm, 1.38 g, 8h). Saxoniorvm type. Canterbury mint; Manna, moneyer. Struck 839-circa 844. + EÐELVVL·F REX, cross pattée over cross pattée in saltire / + MΛNNΛ MONETΛ, SΛX/ONIO/RVM in three lines. Naismith C100m; SCBI 67 (BM), 1102; North 596; SCBC 1044. Toned. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712908 (Spring 1999); L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 393; Glendining (27 May 1987), lot 362.
Aethelwulf (839-858), King of Wessex and son of Ecgberht, sealed a marriage alliance with King Burgred of Mercia, which later proved decisive in checking the Viking Great Army. A pious man, he not only consolidated royal power, but also managed to make a pilgrimage to Rome in 855-856. He willed to his sons Æthelbald (858-860) and Æthelberht (860-865) the Kingdoms of Wessex and Kent, respectively. The realms were united on Aethelbald’s premature death.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712908 (Spring 1999); L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 393; Glendining (27 May 1987), lot 362.
Aethelwulf (839-858), King of Wessex and son of Ecgberht, sealed a marriage alliance with King Burgred of Mercia, which later proved decisive in checking the Viking Great Army. A pious man, he not only consolidated royal power, but also managed to make a pilgrimage to Rome in 855-856. He willed to his sons Æthelbald (858-860) and Æthelberht (860-865) the Kingdoms of Wessex and Kent, respectively. The realms were united on Aethelbald’s premature death.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelwulf. 839-858. AR Penny (21mm, 1.32 g, 12h). First Portrait type. Canterbury mint; Osmund, moneyer. Struck circa 844-849. + E·ÐELV·VLF RE, diademed and draped bust right / + OSMVHD MO(HE)TΛ, cross pattée over cross pattée in saltire. Naismith C116.1b = SCBI 16 (Norweb), 136 (this coin); North 612; SCBC 1047. Old cabinet toning, minor deposits. VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712907 (Spring 1999); L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 396; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part IV, Spink 59, 17 June 1987), lot 136; A.S. Napier Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 3 August 1916), lot 87.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712907 (Spring 1999); L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 396; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part IV, Spink 59, 17 June 1987), lot 136; A.S. Napier Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 3 August 1916), lot 87.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelwulf. 839-858. AR Penny (22mm, 1.27 g, 3h). DORB/CANT type. Rochester mint; Manning, moneyer. Struck circa 849-854. + EÐEL+VVLF + REX, DOR–B– arranged in circle / + MANINC MO(NE)TA, CANT– monogram. Naismith R35c corr. (photos for R36 swapped with R35) = SCBI 16 (Norweb), 131 (this coin); North 614; SCBC 1049. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex J. Jordan Collection (Triton II, 1 December 1998), lot 1261; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part I, 13 June 1985), lot 46, purchased from Spink, May 1980; H.C. Curwen Collection (Glendining, 30 September 1959), lot 84; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part III, Glendining, 4 November 1958), lot 2694; H.C. Miller (Thomas Elder, 26 May 1920), lot 62; Frank McClean [“Astronomer”] Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 13 June 1906), lot 143; H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 18 November 1895), lot 471; W. Brice Collection (purchased en bloc by H. Montagu, 1887); J.B. Bergne (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 20 May 1873), lot 140.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex J. Jordan Collection (Triton II, 1 December 1998), lot 1261; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part I, 13 June 1985), lot 46, purchased from Spink, May 1980; H.C. Curwen Collection (Glendining, 30 September 1959), lot 84; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part III, Glendining, 4 November 1958), lot 2694; H.C. Miller (Thomas Elder, 26 May 1920), lot 62; Frank McClean [“Astronomer”] Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 13 June 1906), lot 143; H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 18 November 1895), lot 471; W. Brice Collection (purchased en bloc by H. Montagu, 1887); J.B. Bergne (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 20 May 1873), lot 140.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1044
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelwulf. 839-858. AR Penny (21mm, 1.26 g, 3h). Inscribed Cross type. Canterbury mint; Wærmund, moneyer. Struck circa 854-858. + ΛEÐELVVLF REX, draped bust right / + VERMV ND MO N E T Λ arranged on limbs of, and around, beaded cross. Naismith C148c = SCBI 20 (Mack), 718 (this coin); North 618; SCBC 1051. Toned. Near EF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712659 (Spring 1999); L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 399; Spink Numismatic Circular XCI.2 (March 1983), no. 1040; R.P. Mack Collection, purchased from Spink, 1955; Duke of Argyll Collection.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712659 (Spring 1999); L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 399; Spink Numismatic Circular XCI.2 (March 1983), no. 1040; R.P. Mack Collection, purchased from Spink, 1955; Duke of Argyll Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1045
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelred I. 865/6-871. AR Penny (20mm, 1.07 g, 4h). Lunettes type. Canterbury mint; Leofing, moneyer. Struck circa 867-871. + ΛEÐELRED REX, diademed and draped bust right / LIΛBI(NC) across central field; MON ETΛ in lunettes above and below. Lyons & MacKay, Group 2, Ae2.83 (dies B/b; this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 1344-5; North 622; SCBC 1055. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from James King, May 1977. Ex Clonterbrook Trust (Glendining, 7 June 1974), lot 29; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, 26 April 1960), lot 3628; Spink Numismatic Circular XXVI.7-8 (July-August 1918), no. 64610; W.M. Maish Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 25 March 1918), lot 23.
Aethelred I (865/6-871), King of Wessex, was the third son of Aethelwulf and successor to his older brother Aethelberht. He fought heroically against the Danish Great Army in 870-871. Despite his victory over the Danes at Reading, he suffered two subsequent defeats and died, leaving to his brother Alfred the crown and the negotiations necessary to buy off the Viking invaders with the payment of Danegeld.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from James King, May 1977. Ex Clonterbrook Trust (Glendining, 7 June 1974), lot 29; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, 26 April 1960), lot 3628; Spink Numismatic Circular XXVI.7-8 (July-August 1918), no. 64610; W.M. Maish Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 25 March 1918), lot 23.
Aethelred I (865/6-871), King of Wessex, was the third son of Aethelwulf and successor to his older brother Aethelberht. He fought heroically against the Danish Great Army in 870-871. Despite his victory over the Danes at Reading, he suffered two subsequent defeats and died, leaving to his brother Alfred the crown and the negotiations necessary to buy off the Viking invaders with the payment of Danegeld.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1046
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Alfred the Great. 871-899. AR Penny (19mm, 1.47 g, 2h). Cross and Lozenge type. Winchester(?) mint; Dunna, moneyer. Struck circa 875-880. + ÆLFR ED REX SΛ, diademed and draped bust right / + DVN NΛ · MON ETΛ, cross pattée within lozenge over long beaded cross; crossbars at lozenge ends. Watlington Hoard 171 (dies Clo113/CLr127); Blackburn & Keynes 42-3 var. (legends); SCBI 67 (BM), 1430 var. (same); North 629; SCBC 1058. Deep cabinet toning, scratch. Near EF. Extremely rare. Only two known to Blackburn & Keynes in 1998, with an additional two in the Watlington Hoard.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, April 2000. Ex Patrick Finn inventory, 1990s.
Alfred the Great (871-899), King of Wessex, succeeded his brother Aethelred I and bought a respite so that he could strengthen Wessex against future Danish attacks. He is the only English monarch to ever earn the epithet “the Great.” Alfred implemented legal, administrative, and military reforms that ensured that his successors would unite all England and end the Danish threat. A scholar, he translated into English Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy and, in tandem with his biographer Bishop Asser, sponsored a general revival of letters and arts in England. In 878, he negotiated the Treaty of Wedmore dividing England into an expanded Kingdom of Wessex and the Danelaw. In 880, Alfred recaptured London and in celebration struck splendid pennies bearing the city’s monogram.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, April 2000. Ex Patrick Finn inventory, 1990s.
Alfred the Great (871-899), King of Wessex, succeeded his brother Aethelred I and bought a respite so that he could strengthen Wessex against future Danish attacks. He is the only English monarch to ever earn the epithet “the Great.” Alfred implemented legal, administrative, and military reforms that ensured that his successors would unite all England and end the Danish threat. A scholar, he translated into English Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy and, in tandem with his biographer Bishop Asser, sponsored a general revival of letters and arts in England. In 878, he negotiated the Treaty of Wedmore dividing England into an expanded Kingdom of Wessex and the Danelaw. In 880, Alfred recaptured London and in celebration struck splendid pennies bearing the city’s monogram.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1047
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Alfred the Great. 871-899. AR Penny (19mm, 1.60 g, 12h). London monogram type. London mint; Tilwine, moneyer. Struck circa 880. ÆLFR ED REX, diademed and draped bust right / TILEVI(NE) MO(NE)TΛ above and below Londonia monogram flanked by small crosses pattée. Mackay, London B3, 10.3 (dies O3/R9; this coin); SCBI 20 (Mack), 737 (same dies); BMC 116; North 646; SCBC 1062. Toned. Good VF. Very rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XVIII.4 (Fourth Quarter 1993). no. 346; T.E. Nield Collection (Glendining, 8 September 1993), lot 421; Spink Numismatic Circular XCIV.5 (June 1986), no. 3970; H.A. Parsons (Glendining, 11 May 1954), lot 134.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XVIII.4 (Fourth Quarter 1993). no. 346; T.E. Nield Collection (Glendining, 8 September 1993), lot 421; Spink Numismatic Circular XCIV.5 (June 1986), no. 3970; H.A. Parsons (Glendining, 11 May 1954), lot 134.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1048
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Alfred the Great. 871-899. AR Halfpenny (15mm, 0.52 g, 8h). London monogram type. London mint. Struck circa 880. ELF RED R, diademed and draped bust right / Londonia monogram; small crosses above and below; pellet to left. Cf. MacKay, London Ie, unlisted dies; cf. SCBI 42 (South-Eastern), 758 (for similar); North 645; SCBC 1063. Deeply toned, edge chip. Near EF. Very rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, December 1996. Ex J. Linzalone Collection (Stack’s, 7 December 1994), lot 2354.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone, December 1996. Ex J. Linzalone Collection (Stack’s, 7 December 1994), lot 2354.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1049
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Alfred the Great. 871-899. AR Penny (20mm, 1.49 g, 12h). Two-line (’Guthram’) type (BMC xiv). Winchester dies; Æthelræd, moneyer. Struck circa 880-899. ΛEL FRE D REX, small cross pattée / ÆÐER/ED MO in two lines; three crosses between. SCBI 26 (East Anglia), 66 (same dies); North 639; SCBC 1067. Richly toned. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from C.H. Wolfe, August 1975. Ex Lord Grantley Collection (Part III, 22 March 1944), lot 1011; J.G. Murdoch Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 11 May 1903), lot 90; H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 18 November 1895), lot 560; R.W. Marsham-Townsend Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 19 November 1888), lot 150.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from C.H. Wolfe, August 1975. Ex Lord Grantley Collection (Part III, 22 March 1944), lot 1011; J.G. Murdoch Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 11 May 1903), lot 90; H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 18 November 1895), lot 560; R.W. Marsham-Townsend Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 19 November 1888), lot 150.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 1050
ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Edward the Elder. 899-924. AR Penny (22mm, 1.61 g, 5h). Small cross/Horizontal-Pellet 1 (HP 1) type (BMC ii). Wessex dies; Ragnulf, moneyer. Middle period II, circa 910-915. + EADVVEARD EX, small cross pattée / RÆGEN/VLF MΘ in two lines; three crosses between, pellets above and below. CTCE 248iii = Vatican Hoard 325 (possibly this coin?); North 649; SCBC 1087. Toned. Good VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection.
Edward the Elder (899-924), King of Wessex was the son of Alfred the Great. It was under him that the Anglo-Saxons initiated their reconquest of the Danelaw. He incorporated East Anglia, and in 918, united the crowns of Mercia and Wessex into the nucleus of the future Kingdom of England. Edward is remembered as valiant king and warrior with little interest in the scholarly pursuits of his father.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection.
Edward the Elder (899-924), King of Wessex was the son of Alfred the Great. It was under him that the Anglo-Saxons initiated their reconquest of the Danelaw. He incorporated East Anglia, and in 918, united the crowns of Mercia and Wessex into the nucleus of the future Kingdom of England. Edward is remembered as valiant king and warrior with little interest in the scholarly pursuits of his father.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Edward the Elder. 899-924. AR Penny (21mm, 1.57 g, 6h). Botanical type (BMC ix). Mercian Northwest dies; Asulfr, moneyer. Middle period I, circa 910-915. + EΛDVVEΛRD EX, small cross pattée / Two branches; OS VLF across field. CTCE 329c (this coin); SCBI –; BMC 105; North 659; SCBC 1079. Old cabinet toning. VF. Extremely rare – one of only four listed in CTCE.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone. Ex L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 454; P. Nelson Collection; Lord Grantley Collection (Part III, 22 March 1944), lot 1011; H. Montagu Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 18 November 1895), lot 591; W. Brice Collection (collection acquired en block by Montagu in 1887); E. Wigan Collection (acquired by Rollin & Feuardent in 1872); Joseph Barratt Collection; T. Dimsdale Collection (Sotheby, 6 July 1824), lot 607.
Under Edward the Elder, a limited number of coins were struck that stand out from the usual cross or two line types generally in vogue at the time. Usually depicting a tower (or possibly a church or reliquary) or a botanical design, the exact reason for these charming types is today unknown. Regardless, they are justifiably popular among collectors and would form the centerpiece of any collection of 10th century English coins.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from J. Linzalone. Ex L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 454; P. Nelson Collection; Lord Grantley Collection (Part III, 22 March 1944), lot 1011; H. Montagu Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 18 November 1895), lot 591; W. Brice Collection (collection acquired en block by Montagu in 1887); E. Wigan Collection (acquired by Rollin & Feuardent in 1872); Joseph Barratt Collection; T. Dimsdale Collection (Sotheby, 6 July 1824), lot 607.
Under Edward the Elder, a limited number of coins were struck that stand out from the usual cross or two line types generally in vogue at the time. Usually depicting a tower (or possibly a church or reliquary) or a botanical design, the exact reason for these charming types is today unknown. Regardless, they are justifiably popular among collectors and would form the centerpiece of any collection of 10th century English coins.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Edward the Elder. 899-924. AR Penny (22mm, 1.55 g, 2h). Church tower type (BMC ix). Mercian Northwest dies; Eadmund, moneyer. Middle period I, circa 910-915. + EADVVEARD EX, small cross pattée / ዞ² ዝ⎍/ónዝ, Façade of a Saxon church tower (or reliquary?); EA DV/M ND in two lines across field. CTCE 320k (this coin); SCBI 4 (Copenhagen), 687; BMC 109; North 666; SCBC 1083. Toned, a few faint deposits. Near EF. Extremely rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XX.2 (Summer 1995), no. 832; Spink Numismatic Circular XC.9 (November 1982), no. 8139.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XX.2 (Summer 1995), no. 832; Spink Numismatic Circular XC.9 (November 1982), no. 8139.