Lot 1163
Great Britain. Kings of Wessex. Edward the Elder (899-924). Silver Penny, undated. Portrait type. Early period, circa 899-910 AD. Mint in Northwest Mercia (Chester?); Buga, moneyer. Diademed bust left, + EADVVEARD REX. Rev. BYGA +. +MON. (S.1084; North 651; Coinage in Tenth Century England, pg. 57, 7; SCBI 30, 326 (this coin). Toned. Rare. In PCGS holder graded AU 50. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP
PCGS Certification Number 45680539; Ex John W. Garrett Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts & Leu, 16-18 October 1984), lot 748; purchased J. Schulman, 19 March 1924 (includes collection ticket); Triton VII, Jan 2004, Lot 1248.
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