CNG 96, Lot: 1394. Estimate $100. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Æthelred II. Second reign, 843/4-849/50. Æ Styca (12mm, 0.97 g, 6h). Eoforwic (York) mint; Eardwulf, moneyer. Cross pattée / Cruciform pellets. Pirie 755 (same dies; first reign); North 190; SCBC 868. VF, hard dark green surfaces with earthen hues. Bold strike.

From the Andrew Wayne Collection.