431, Lot: 544. Estimate $300. Sold for $456. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.67 g, 6h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Northampton mint; Bruning, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind / voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 396; Hild 1242; BMC –; North 774; SCBC 1151. Good VF, toned, light crease, minor peck marks.

Ex Baldwin’s vault.