431, Lot: 543. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.70 g, 12h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Bedford mint; Gunni, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind / voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 29 (same dies); Hild 87; BMC 13; North 774; SCBC 1151. Good VF, toned, peck marks.
Ex Allan Williams Collection; Spink Numismatic Circular CXVI.2 (April 2008), no. HS3302.