Triton XX, Lot: 1534. Estimate $2500. Sold for $4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelstan. 924-939. AR Penny (21.5mm, 1.62 g, 12h). Bust Crowned (BMC viii) type. Winchester mint; Æthelhelm, moneyer. + ÆÐELSTAN REX, crowned bust right / + ÆÐELM MO VVIN EI, small cross pattée; small cross above. Blunt, Aethelstan 298; Harvey 18 var. (dies C/– [unlisted rev. die]); SCBI 34 (BM), 158 var. (position of cross on rev.); North 675; SCBC 1095. Good VF, toned, crimped, hard green deposits. Very rare.

From the Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection. Ex Spink 190 (27 September 2007), lot 530.