421, Lot: 737. Estimate $250. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19mm, 1.37 g, 5h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). London mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + LEOFPINE M–O LVN, voided short cross; C R V X in angles, pellet above X and C. SCBI 20 (Mack), 909; North 770 var. (pellets not noted); SCBC 1148. Near VF, toned.

Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXV.1 (February 2007), no. HS2726; Captain "Peter" Arnot Collection (Buckland, Dix, and Wood, 21 March 1995), lot 132; Brian Bird Collection (Glendining, 20 November 1974), lot 135.