416, Lot: 558. Estimate $150. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SCANDINAVIA. Circa 997-1020. AR penny (20mm, 1.42 g, 6h). Imitation of an Æthelred II Long Cross type of the London mint; Authulfr, moneyer. 'Southern' mint. + EDELRED REX Λ(NG)LO, draped bust left; pellet behind / + OV ÐOLF Π – OL VND, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center. Malmer chain 105, dies 129/– (unlisted rev. die); SCBI 7 (Copenhagen) 927 (same dies). Fine, toned, a couple of stress cracks, slightly creased flan.