Northumbria Redwulf 843-844AD Bronze Styca
£250.00
Northumbria Redwulf 843-844AD Bronze Styca, FORDRED
S867, 11x12mm, 1.38g
Redwulf (c. 844 or c. 858) – a usurper king whose coins are infrequently encountered; little is known of Redwulf (sometimes known as Rædwulf). Roger of Wendover’s 13th century history states that he was killed fighting ‘pagans’ shortly after taking power, although this is not certain.
This coin is a part of the ‘John Cross Collection’ of Anglo Saxon coins. John was an avid collector of coins from across the Anglo Saxon period for many years, he sadly passed away in 2020. His coins were recovered by executors who appear to have destroyed all paperwork relating to them meaning that there are no tickets or provenance prior to his collection. Tony Abramson has compiled an inventory of his early coins, a copy of which is available on request and individual numbers on the back of our tickets relate to this. The collection contains many rarities, seldom offered on the open market so this is a good opportunity for collectors to obtain rare coins which are usually unavailable.
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