The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins formed by Marvin Lessen Part I

Kings of Northumbria, Æthelred II (Second reign, 844-50), Styca, Eardwulf, eardvvlf, 1.12g/6h (Pirie 1b/5; SCBI Lyon 403, same dies; N 190; S 868); Osberht (849-67), Styca, Wulfsige, vvlfsixt, 1.22g/1h (Pirie 6/1; N 191; S 869); irregular issues, Styca, derflvv, rev. mix of letter forms, 0.91g/6h (Pirie 1/1; N p.72; S 872) [3]. Very fine £30-40

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: First bt Spink January 1968; second Bolton Percy (Northumberland) Hoard, 1967, Sotheby Auction, 23 June 1971, lot 141 [no. 1079]; last C.H. Dakers Collection, Glendining Auction, 8-9 October 1946, lot 2 (part), CNG eAuction 266, 19 October 2011 (525)

3 coins in the lot, as described