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

Kings of Wessex, Æthelwulf, Penny, Dorb/Cant Phase [III], Rochester, Wilheah, edelvvlf rex around dor¯b¯ around central pellet, rev. vvilheh moneta around cant monogram, 1.10g/3h (Naismith R37b, this coin; BMC 17; N 614; S 1049). Good fine, dark patina, very rare £500-700

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

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Provenance: Trewhiddle (St Austell, Cornwall) Hoard, 1774; E.W. Rashleigh Collection, Sotheby Auction, 21 June-1 July 1909, lot 204; SNC October 1911 (92049); SNC June 1913 (6010); Duke of Argyll Collection; SNC November 1952 (11026); SNC December 1953 (AS 5); SNC July-August 1970 (8287)