431, Lot: 542. Estimate $300. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.55 g, 3h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Northampton mint; Leofsige, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + LEOFSIGE M–O HΛMT, Voided short cross; C R V X in angles. SCBI 20 (Mack), 876 (same obv. die) Hild 1255; BMC –; North 770; SCBC 1148. VF, deeply toned.

Ex Baldwin’s vault, with old tickets.