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

Northumbria (York), Cnut/Siefred, Penny, cnvt r :· e :· x ·:· around patriarchal cross, rev. si ef red vs around cross pattée, pellet in first and fourth quarters, 1.33g/8h (Lyon/Stewart Gp IIId; SCBI 30, 266, this coin; SCBI Ashmolean 193, same obv. die; SCBI Merseyside 368, same rev. die; N 504; S 996). Extremely fine, light grey tone, rare [sold with NGC slab tag, AU 58] £1,500-2,000

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

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Provenance: J.L. Dresser Collection, Stack’s Auction (New York), 4 May 1995, lot 2184; J.Y. Terner Collection; ‘Millennia’ Collection, Part I, Goldberg Auction (Los Angeles), 26 May 2008, lot 202