A finance director's remarkable collection of historic Anglo-Saxon coins has sold at auction for a staggering £856,000.
Tony Abramson, a former president of the Yorkshire Numismatic Society, started collecting coins aged four, in the 1950s.
His passion developed during his teenage years and he went to great lengths to bolster his collection in the decades that followed until it reached 1,200 coins.
The marquee lot was a 7th century gold shilling depicting Eadbald, King of Kent, which fetched a world record £40,800.
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Tony Abramson, a former president of the Yorkshire Numismatic Society, started collecting coins aged four, in the 1950s.
His passion developed during his teenage years and he went to great lengths to bolster his collection in the decades that followed until it reached 1,200 coins.
The marquee lot was a 7th century gold shilling depicting Eadbald, King of Kent, which fetched a world record £40,800.
More at the link... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...d-treasure-trove-576-items-sells-856-000.html
