435, Lot: 585. Estimate $150. Sold for $230. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19mm, 1.63 g, 20h). Long cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Canterbury mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind / + GOD PI(NE) M·Ω· O CÆNT, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 72 (same dies); North 774; SCBC 1151. Fine, toned, wavy flan, peck marks.

From the Londinium Collection.