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Saxon and Norman coins sell for thousands | |
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Three rare silver pennies, two Saxon and one Norman, have sold for more than £11,000 at auction. | |
The earlier coins, both made by a moneyer, Wihtred, in Ipswich between 757 and 800 AD, were found separately by metal detectorists in Suffolk. | |
One found near Eye in 2012 sold for £5,500, while another, discovered near Haughley in June, went for £2,200. | |
The Norman penny, made in Leicester between 1066 and 1087 and showing William the Conqueror, sold for £3,500. | |
The coin found near Eye was made during the reign of the East Anglian King Eadwald and was expected to fetch up to £4,000. | |
Dr Rory Naismith, author of The Coinage of Southern England 796-865, said the king was known "solely from his coins". | |
The second penny is thought to have been made during the reign of King Offa, between 757 and 796 AD. | |
The Norman coin, created in the city by a moneyer named Friothekest, met its highest estimated price. | |
Coins expert Jon Mann said the penny was of a "rare quality". | |
The coins were sold by specialist auctioneers Spink's in London. |
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