CNG 99, Lot: 1220. Estimate $500. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. AR Penny (19mm, 1.70 g, 9h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Winceastre (Winchester) mint; Ælfsige, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. + · ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)L(OR), draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + ÆLF SIGE M·Ω·O PINT, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple crescent ends. Harvey 566; SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1331 (same dies); BMC –; North 774; SCBC 1151. Good VF, toned.