ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Æthelstan I. Circa 827-845. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.26 g, 9h). Early Non-portrait type. Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?). Struck circa 830-837/8. VF.

Keystone 16 – The David C. Bianchi II Collection
Lot: 49.
Closing Date: May 20 2026 10:00 ET

British – Anglo-Saxon & Norman, Silver

Estimate: $ 750

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Æthelstan I. Circa 827-845. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.26 g, 9h). Early Non-portrait type. Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?). Struck circa 830-837/8. + EDEL•STAN, large barred A, no inner circle / + REX ANG (wedges within), large barred ω, no inner circle. Naismith E32.1y corr. (this coin, no pellets on rev.); cf. SCBI 67 (BM), 836-846; North 439; SCBC 950. Toned, minor edge chip, faint crease on reverse. VF. Rare.

From the David C. Bianchi II Collection. Ex Collection of an Underwriter (Classical Numismatic Group 97, 17 September 2014), lot 985; Spink Numismatic Circular CXX.1 (April 2012), no. HS4744; Spink Numismatic Circular CIII.7 (September 1995), no. 4792; Sotheby’s (9 October 1992), lot 948.


Closing Date and Time: 20 May 2026 at 10:16:00 ET.



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