354, Lot: 785. Estimate $250. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCANDINAVIA. 11th century. AR Penny (18.5mm, 7.09 g, 2h). Imitating Quadrefoil type of Cnut, in name of Æthelred, from the moneyer Ælfstan at Sudbury. + ÆDELRED REX A(NG), draped bust left / + ELFSTN MO SVD, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and annulet at center; all over quatrefoil. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned, deposits.