CNG 85, Lot: 1475. Estimate $300. Sold for $490. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Aethelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.66 g, 9h). Long Cross type (BMC IVa, Hild. D). Winchester mint; Beorhtsige, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. + ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)L(ORX), draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + BУRHSIGE MΩO PIN, voided long cross with pellet in center and triple crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1364 (same dies); Hild. 4149; BMC 373; North 774; SCBC 1151. Good VF, lightly toned, light scratch on reverse.

From the Marie Karlsson Collection.