British Coins from the Collection of Michael Sherman
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Lot 217
Date of Auction: 12th December 2005
Sold for £800
Estimate: £650 - £750
Æthelstan (924-939), Penny, Circumscription Cross type, Chester, Abba, abba moin legecf, 1.55g/4h (CEB 136; SCBI 5, 1, same dies; N 672; S 1093). Full and round, darkly toned, almost extremely fine and rare (£650-750)
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Provenance:DNW Auction 38, 25 November 1998, lot 194