Triton XVIII, Lot: 1492. Estimate $500. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DENMARK. temp. Svend I Tveskæg (Forkbeard)–Knud II den Store (the Great). Circa 997-early 11th century. AR Penny (18.5mm, 1.57 g, 10h). Imitating an issue of Æthelred II of England. Uncertain mint; ‘Ulfr,’ moneyer. [E]ÐELRED REX ΛN, draped bust left / + VL F HI MO HΛI, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. Malmer chain 134, dies 180/1205. VF.

From the Joseph R Lasser Collection for the benefit of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Ex Künker 175 (28 September 2010), lot 2945.