CNG 99, Lot: 1273. Estimate $3000. Sold for $4750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IRELAND, Hiberno-Norse. Phase I (Sihtric III Olafsson). Circa 995/7-1020. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.68 g, 6h). Long cross type. In the name of Æthelred II of England. Difelin (Dublin) mint; Faeremin, moneyer. +ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)O, draped bust left; pellet behind / + FÆ REMI N M·Θ DУFLI, voided long cross, with triple crescent ends; faint pellet in third quarter. O'S –; D&F 11; SCBI 8 (BM), 31-2 (same dies); SCBC 6106. EF.