CNG 102, Lot: 1368. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCANDINAVIA. Circa 991-1020. AR Penny (20mm, 1.34 g, 6h). Imitation of Æthelred II Long Cross type. ‘Southern or Northern’ die chain. Draped bust left; pellets before and behind, cross in hair / Voided long cross, with triple-crescent ends. Malmer chain 164, dies 472/1390; SCBI 25 (Helsinki), 964 (same dies). Fine, find patina, holed, edge chip. Very rare.