436, Lot: 1017. Estimate $100. Sold for $182. 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 (21mm, 1.46 g, 12h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Canterbury mint; Leofing, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + LIEFINC M–O CÆNT, voided short cross; C R V X in angles. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 92 (same dies); North 770; SCBC 1148. Fine, toned, areas of flat strike.
From the Londinium Collection.