Very Rare Lympne Mint

CNG 102, Lot: 1451. Estimate $750. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19mm, 1.47 g, 9h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Lympne mint; Godric, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left / + GΘD RIC M Θ LI MNV, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 1 (Fitzwilliam), 703 (same dies); North 774; SCBC 1151. VF, peck marks. Unusual style. Very rare, particularly of this type for Lympne.

From the Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection, purchased from M. Rasmussen, April 2015.