CNG 94, Lot: 1923. Estimate $500. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.64 g, 9h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Caentwarabyrig (Canterbury) mint; Leofric, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. + ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)L(ORX), bust left; scepter before / + LEOFRIC M–O CÆNT, voided short cross; C R V X in angles. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 79 (same obv. die); Hild. 200; BMC –; North 770; SCBC 1148. EF, toned.

From the James Fox Collection.