ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (23mm, 1.47 g, 6h). Circumscription Cross type (BMC v). Chester mint; Paulus, moneyer. + ÆÐELSTΛN RE+ TO BR, small cross pattée / + PΛVLES M–O LEIGCE, small cross pattée. Blunt, Aethelstan 150; SCBI 34 (BM), 63 (same dies); North 672; SCBC 1093. Old collection toning, a few light scratches. Good VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex A.F. Lovejoy Collection (Stack’s, 2 December 1997), lot 1431; Massachusetts Historical Society/Adams Family Collection (Stack’s, 5 March 1971), lot 844.
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