拍品描述： 903年韦塞克斯爱德华便士 极美

Wessex, Edward the Elder (899-924), Penny, Early Phase II - Horizontal-Trefoil type, c. 903-910, Chester, Dudig, 1.57g [21mm.], 4h, +EADVVEARD REX, diademed and draped bust in relief, neat lettering, rev. DVDIG | MON, divided by central pellet between two crosses, trefoil above and below (Rashleigh 235 = Lockett 2715 this coin; CTCE 16, and pl. 4, no. 6 this coin; N.651; Spink 1084 the plate coin), a totemic coin that leaps from the pages of every sale it graces, lightly toned with a thoroughly arresting portrait albeit for touch of striking softness to hair, otherwise near extremely fine, a highly-prized numismatic rarity Provenance Wayne, CNG Triton XX, 10 January 2017, lot 1529 Magnus, Spink 212, 28 March 2012, lot 793 Purchased Spink, April 1982 Lockett, Part III, Glendining, 4-6 November 1958, lot 2715 Rashleigh, Sotheby, 21 June 1909, lot 235 [plate] - extremely fine and very rare Rev. Martin, Sotheby, 23 May 1859, lot 23 - ?.6.0 - very rare and fine - [Rashleigh] Illustrated by Lindsey, Coinage of the Heptarchy (1842), plate 4, 103 (Noted as Rev. J W Martin collection)