SWEDEN. Olof Skötkonung (the Treasurer). 995–1022. AR Penny (20mm, 2.11 g, 9h). Imitation of Æthelred II Helmet type. Sigtuna mint. Struck circa 1003-1020. Good VF.CNG Feature Auction 127 The Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 4 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SWEDEN. Olof Skötkonung (the Treasurer). 995–1022. AR Penny (20mm, 2.11 g, 9h). Imitation of Æthelred II Helmet type. Sigtuna mint. Struck circa 1003-1020. + ÆDELRED REX AИ, helmeted bust left / + ED : PI(NE)’ MΩ Θ LV(ND), voided long cross, with pellet in center and triple crescent ends, over square with trefoil at each point; annulet in third quarter. Dolley, “Imitation and Imitation of Imitation: Some Problems Posed by the non-English Helmet Pennies with the Name of Æthelræd II,” in Studies in Northern Coinages of the Eleventh Century (Copenhagen, 1981), p. 95, no. 15 (dies K/c); SMH 518 (same dies); Malmer, Sigtuna chain 24, 308.801. Rich old cabinet toning with splashes of gold, a few peck marks. Good VF. Very rare. Click here for a video presentation on this collection. |