Anglo-Saxon coin at Spink & Son auction
Anglo-Saxon coin collector’s unparalleled treasure trove of 576 objects sells for £856,000, including a world-record £40,800 for a gold shilling from the 7th century by King Eadbald. The amazing collection of historical Anglo-Saxon coins owned by a financial director has sold at auction for a stunning £856,000. In the 1950s, Tony Abramson, a past president of the Yorkshire Numismatic Society, began collecting coins at the age of four. His interest grew through his childhood, and he went to considerable efforts to expand his collection throughout the decades that followed, eventually reaching 1,200 coins. The first half of his collection, consisting of 576 coins, was auctioned off by Spink & Son in London