383, Lot: 721. Estimate $200. Sold for $380. 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, 1.74 g, 12h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Lundene (London) mint; Brunstan, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left / + BRV NSTΛ N M’O LVND, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 726 (same dies); North 774; SCBC 1151. Near EF, toned, slightly wavy flan, peck marks.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Ex Cederlind BBS 145 (18 October 2007), lot 332.