Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 2050. Estimate $750. Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010. Sold For $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Aethelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (1.65 g, 12h). Crux (BMC IIIa) type. Winchester mint; Beorhtnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. +ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)L(ORX), bareheaded bust left; scepter before / +BYRHTNOÐ M–O PINT, voided short cross; C R V X in angles. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1371; BMC -; North 770; SCBC 1148. Superb EF, dark iridescent toning.