375, Lot: 817. Estimate $300. Sold for $280. 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 (19mm, 1.42 g, 6h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Lundene (London) mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + GΘ DPIN E M•Θ LVND, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 851-2 var. (obv. legend stops); Hild 2630 var. (same); BMC 272; North 774; SCBC 1151. VF, toned.