CNG 85, Lot: 1469. Estimate $300. Sold for $340. 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 (20mm, 1.58 g, 12h). Long Cross type (BMC IVa, Hild. D). London mint; Godman, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. •+ ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)LΘ, draped bust left; pellet behind neck / +• GΘDEMAN M•Θ LVND, voided long cross with pellet in center and triple crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1817 (same dies); Hild. 2560; BMC 239 var. (no pellet in obv. legend); North 774; SCBC 1151. VF, toned.
From the Marie Karlsson Collection.