429, Lot: 413. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny ( 20mm, 1.61 g, 9h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Northampton mint; Thorketill, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. + ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)L(ORX), draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + ÐVRCETEL M–O HΛM, voided short cross; C R V X in angles. SCBI –; Hild 1274; BMC –; North 770; SCBC 1148. Good VF, deeply toned.

Ex Baldwin’s vault, with old tickets.