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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Martyr. 975-978. AR Penny (2020mm, 1.42 g, 3h). Sole type (BMC i). Derby mint; Grimm, moneyer. EF.
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Triton XXVIII
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Martyr. 975-978. AR Penny (2020mm, 1.42 g, 3h). Sole type (BMC i). Derby mint; Grimm, moneyer. + EΛDPΛRD REX NGL(ORX), diademed and draped bust left / + GRIM M’O DEORBУ, small cross pattée. Jonsson p. 131-2; SCBI –; BMC –; Hild –; North 763; SCBC 1142. Old cabinet toning. EF. Extremely rare. Jonsson records only a single example, likely this coin. Click here for a video presentation on this collection.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, Glendining, 6 April 1960), lot 3715, purchased from Spink; Barnardiston Collection (dispersed 1930).
Edward the Martyr (975-978), King of England, was the elder son of King Eadgar (959-978), an effective ruler and patron of monastic reform. Edward succeeded to the throne at the age of thirteen or fourteen and was murdered under obscure circumstances. His half-brother and successor Aethelred II (978-1016) was widely believed to have been involved in the crime.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Four – Lot 830–1154 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 15 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
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From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, Glendining, 6 April 1960), lot 3715, purchased from Spink; Barnardiston Collection (dispersed 1930).
Edward the Martyr (975-978), King of England, was the elder son of King Eadgar (959-978), an effective ruler and patron of monastic reform. Edward succeeded to the throne at the age of thirteen or fourteen and was murdered under obscure circumstances. His half-brother and successor Aethelred II (978-1016) was widely believed to have been involved in the crime.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Four – Lot 830–1154 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 15 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
