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CNG 85, Lot: 1471. Estimate $300.
Sold for $460. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Aethelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.72 g, 9h). Long Cross type (BMC IVa, Hild. D). Oxford mint; Wulfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. + ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)LΘX, draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + PVLFPI(NE) M•Θ ΘN OXN, voided long cross with pellet in center and triple crescent ends. SCBI 9 (Ashmoleon), 573-4 (same dies); Hild. 3265; BMC -; North 774; SCBC 1151. Good VF, some die wear on obverse, a few peck marks.


From the Marie Karlsson Collection.