382, Lot: 609. Estimate $300. Sold for $360. 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 (21mm, 1.68 g, 3h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Caentwarabyrig (Canterbury) mint; Leofing, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / LIFINC M–O CÆNT, voided short cross; C R V X in angles. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 91-2; North 770; SCBC 1148. Good VF, toned, peck mark.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.