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507498. Sold For $650

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.85 g, 9h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). London mint; Sweting, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. + ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)L, draped bust left; pellet behind / + SPE TI(NC) M‘Θ L VND, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 50 (Hermitage), 855–6 (same obv. die); North 774; SCBC 1151. VF, toned, pecks. Unusual. Irregular Lincoln cut obverse die, cf. SCBI 50 (Hermitage), 855 & 856.


Ex Alan Williams Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, July 1994 (their stock ticket included, in the hand of Peter Mitchell [fl. 1967-1997; Eaglen D01E-1]).