CNG 108, Lot: 1136. Estimate $500. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.26 g, 9h). First Hand type (BMC iia, Hild. B1). Lincoln mint; Ubeinn, moneyer. Struck circa 991. Diademed bust right / + VMBENG M–O LI(ND), manus Dei descending from clouds; barred Λ ω flanking. Mossop – (dies A/d [unlisted die combination]); North 766; SCBC 1144. VF, darkly toned, a couple of light marks under tone.