386, Lot: 703. Estimate $300. 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 (1.68 g, 9h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Leigceaster (Chester) mint; Ælfnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left / + ÆLF NOÐ MΩ O LEIG, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 474 (same dies); Hild. 1486; North 774; SCBC 1151. VF, toned, a few peck marks.