Spink UK 3th July 2018. The Williams Collection Part II, Anglo-Saxon and Viking Coins

London: Spink & Son's, 2018. — 124 p.The second sale of coins from the Williams collection will include another selection of one hundred Anglo-Saxon coins together with a very good collection of one hundred and fifty Anglo-Scandinavian coins, commonly known as 'Viking' coins. These are from the Scandinavian kingdom of York and the area of England known as the Danelaw, as well as other imitations of Anglo-Saxon coins produced in other areas including back home in Scandinavia. Also included is a good small collection of the official early Scandinavian issues. Thus Viking kings such as Eric Bloodaxe and Harold Bluetooth make their appearance alongside the more familiar Anglo-Saxon kings such as Alfred the Great and Aethelred the Unready.