CNG 112, Lot: 811. Estimate $750. Sold for $727. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.59 g, 3h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Warwick mint; Burhsige, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind bust / + BYR HSIG E MΩ O PÆRI, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. Ebsworth 13 (this coin); SCBI 20 (Mack), 960 (same dies; Wareham mint); Hild 3870; North 774; SCBC 1151. Toned, peck marks. Good VF. Very rare mint.

Ex Dr. Erik Miller Collection, purchased from A.H. Baldwin, 21 May 1965 (with ticket in the hand of Peter Mitchell); N.J. Ebsworth Collection (his ticket included, stating ‘die duplicate’).