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№ 159

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4 May 2021

Hammer Price:
£1,300

Kings of Mercia, Burgred (825-74), Penny, Phase IIb, Deorwulf, bust with wide drapery, double inner circles, bvrgred rex-, rev. diarvlf moneta in three lines, crooks between legend, 1.24g/6h (MacKay V3.4, this coin; N 426; S 941B). Struck from a worn obverse die, otherwise very fine, toned £300-£400

Provenance: R.C. Lockett Collection, Part IV, Glendining Auction, 26-7 April 1960, lot 3601 (part)