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Sale 31: The Pre-Long Beach Auction May 30 - June 1, 2005
             

             
            Lot 2081Great Britain. Eadred (946-55) silver Two-Line Penny. 
            S-1113. N-706. Small cross pattee with blundered quatrefoil in 
            field. Moneyer Wynhelm. An historic coin issued by the brother of 
            King Eadmund, whose reign was troubled by invasions by fierce 
            Vikings such as Anlaf Guthfrithsson. To Eadred fell the task of 
            battling Eric Bloodaxe, whom he defeated in 954, only to fall ill 
            and die the following year. His will left a large sum to pay off 
            invaders should they return, but ironically a period of peace 
            followed his death, when the kingdom was "ruled" by Eadmund's 
            teenage son, Eadwig. The style of this coin copied several 
            predecessors, all of which owed homage to the two-line penny of 
            Aelfred the Great, which itself simply altered a classic Anglo-Saxon 
            design. This is an attractive example, a nice "English EF," medium 
            gray with not much wear and a large, unclipped, uncracked flan. Some 
            brown encrustation may be found around the various devices, 
            suggesting a river-find origin. NGC graded AU-55. 
            Estimated Value $1,000-1,250. 

            Provenance: The Cheshire Collection.
             Realized $950
             


          








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