ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19mm, 1.17 g, 10h). ‘Subsidiary’ Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). London mint; Eadwine, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003.Electronic Auction 470 British, Silver Sold For $ 1 100. 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 (19mm, 1.17 g, 10h). ‘Subsidiary’ Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). London mint; Eadwine, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left / + ED PI(NE) M’O LVN, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. V.J. Smart, “A Subsidiary Issue of Æthelred II’s Long Cross,” BNJ XXXIV (1965), 30 (same dies as illustration); SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 766 var. (rev. legend); North 744 and p. 159 note 313; SCBC 1151. Toned, some hard deposits. Good VF. Rare subsidiary style. |