ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Edward the Elder. 899-924. AR Penny (22mm, 1.55 g, 12h). Circumscription cross/Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC i). Wessex dies (prob. Winchester); Ætheræd, moneyer. Late period II, struck circa 920-924. VF.

Keystone 16 – The David C. Bianchi II Collection
Lot: 56.
Closing Date: May 20 2026 10:00 ET

British – Anglo-Saxon & Norman, Silver

Estimate: $ 400

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Edward the Elder. 899-924. AR Penny (22mm, 1.55 g, 12h). Circumscription cross/Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC i). Wessex dies (prob. Winchester); Ætheræd, moneyer. Late period II, struck circa 920-924. Small cross pattée / ÆÐER/ED M–O in two lines; three crosses pattée between, trefoils above and below. CTCE 66iii; SCBI 4 (Copenhagen), 678; North 649; SCBC 1087. Toned, edge chip, minor ghosting. VF.

From the David C. Bianchi II Collection. Ex Davissons Numismatic Notebook & Catalog (Fall 2006), no. 77; Davissons 24 (8 December 2005), lot 188.


Closing Date and Time: 20 May 2026 at 10:18:20 ET.



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