★ Ex Wayne and LaRiviere Collections ★

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Edward the Martyr. 975-978. AR Penny (21mm, 1.32 g, 12h). Sole type (BMC i). Bedford mint; Ælfstan, moneyer. + EΛDPEΛRD REX Λ(ИG)L•, diademed bust left / + ÆLFSTΛN M–O BEDΛ, small cross pattée. SCBI –; EMC –; Hild. –; BMC 2 var. (pellets in rev. legend); North 763; SCBC 1142. A few light marks under dark iridescent ton. Near EF. Characterful portrait. Very rare.

From the G.W. Trow Collection. Ex Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection (Triton 19, 5 January 2016), lot 930; L. M. LaRiviere Collection (Spink 160, 10 October 2002), lot 1006; Spink Numismatic Circular CVIII.6 (December 2000), no. HS0011.