Kings of Wessex, Edward the Elder, Penny, Flower/Floral type [BMC ix], Heremod, eadvveard rex, small cross, rev. plant with symmetrical curved stalks flanking central flower, heremod and star in exergue, 1.53g/1h (CTCE 340(i); SCBI Ashmolean 314 var. [decorated exergue line]; SCBI Mack 758; BMC 102; N 658; S 1078). Pierced and gilt, the obverse scuffed and only fine, the reverse very fine and pleasing
£2,000-£2,600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins from the Royal Berkshire Collection.

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Provenance: Found near Winchester, 1995 (EMC 1999.0101); P. Finn FPL 9, January 1997 (78)