435, Lot: 583. Estimate $200. Sold for $260. 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 (20mm, 1.33 g, 9h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). London mint; Eadwine, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + EΛDPI(NE) M–O LVND, voided short cross; C R V X in angles. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 765 (same dies); North 770; SCBC 1148. VF, toned, slightly wavy flan.
From the Londinium Collection.