Auction Catalogue

7 October 2003

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Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 612

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7 October 2003

Hammer Price:
£680

Penny, Æwi, æpii on heeort, obv. reads edperd rex:·, 1.01g/6h (Freeman 21; BEH – [cf. 224]; N 813; S 1171). Very fine and dark-toned, extremely rare; only one other specimen available to commerce (£700-900)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The David Griffiths Collection of Hertford Mint Pennies.

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Provenance:
Bt Baldwin June 1997.

The only other specimen outside an institution noted by the cataloguer was in the Eaglen collection (Baldwin Auction 18, lot 1417, previously Baldwin Auction 13, lot 1578)