CNG 100, Lot: 2265. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.67 g, 1h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Dofer (Dover) mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. + ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)L(OR), draped bust left; pellet behind / + G•Θ DPIN E M´Θ DOFE, voided long cross with pellet in center and triple crescent ends. SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 518 (same dies); Hild 412-3; BMC 41; North 774; SCBC 1151. EF, toned.