Triton XXII, Lot: 1373. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (20mm, 1.29 g, 9h). Bust Crowned type (BMC viii). Uncertain mint; Torhtelm, moneyer. + ÆÐELSTΛN REX, crowned and draped bust right / + TORHTELM MO, small cross pattée. Blunt, Aethelstan 325; SCBI 34 (BM), 173 (same dies); North 673; SCBC 1094. VF, lightly toned.