CNG 102, Lot: 1369. Estimate $300. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCANDINAVIA. Circa 991-1020. AR Penny (20mm, 1.41 g, 10h). Imitation of Æthelred II Crux type . Uncertain Slavic mint(?). Stylized draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / Voided short cross; crude C R V X in angles. Malmer ‘single’ chain, dies 30/1052; SCBI 37 (Poland), 334-7 (same dies); Becker Collection 269 (same dies). Good VF, toned. Rare.

This die pair has been found in Polish hoards and, according to Malmer, probably does not originate in Scandinavia.