CNG 102, Lot: 1445. Estimate $750. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (21mm, 1.74 g, 9h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Rochester mint; Leofric, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + LEOFRIC M–O ROFEC, voided short cross; C R V X in angles. SCBI 50 (Hermitage), 473 (same dies); EMC 1995.0159 = Coin Register 1995, 159 (same dies); North 770; SCBC 1148. Good VF, slight double strike on reverse. Excellent portrait. Extremely rare – one of only three examples known for this moneyer of this type.

From the Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection. Ex Baldwin’s 83 (24 September 2013), lot 4286; John D. Brand Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, 1981-1983; Henry Symonds Collection (Glendining’s, 26 September 1973), lot 51.