ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.26 g, 9h). Second Hand type (BMC iid, Hild. B2). London mint; Leofstan, moenyer. Struck circa 985-991.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.26 g, 9h). Second Hand type (BMC iid, Hild. B2). London mint; Leofstan, moenyer. Struck circa 985-991. Diademed and draped bust right; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + LEOFSTΛN M–O LVND, manus Dei descending from clouds; across field, barred Λ ω above pellets. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 879; North 768; SCBC 1146. Dark toning, flan crack, light scratches. VF.

From the James & Martha Robertson Collection. Ex Robert Schonwalter Collection (Triton VIII, 11 January 2005), lot 1758; Knobloch Collection (Stacks/Coin Galleries, 12 November, 1986), lot 1013.


Closing Date and Time: 20 May 2020 at 13:54:20 ET.