CNG 85, Lot: 1473. Estimate $300. Sold for $350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Aethelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.63 g, 3h). Long Cross type (BMC IVa, Hild. D). Winchester mint; Ælfweald, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. + ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)L(ORX), draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + ΛLFPOLD MΩO PINT, voided long cross with pellet in center and triple crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1347 (same obv. die); Hild. 4101; BMC -; North 774; SCBC 1151. Good VF, toned, light cleaning marks.

From the Marie Karlsson Collection.