The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins formed by Marvin Lessen Part I

Northumbria (York), Cnut/Siefred, Penny, dnsds orex in two lines divided by cross pattée, rev. miriabia fecit around cross pattée, pellets in second and third quarters, 1.43g/12h (Lyon/Stewart Gp VIa; SCBI Ashmolean 204, Copenhagen 582 and Merseyside 381, same dies; N 509; S 1002). Very fine and well-struck, toned, rare £1,200-1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: C. Firth Collection, Spink Auction 1, 11 October 1978, lot 104; L.R. Stack Collection, Sotheby Auction, 22-3 April 1999, lot 374; SNC December 2000 (HS 0005); L.M. LaRivière Collection, Spink Auction 160, 9-10 October 2002, lot 986