ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (21mm, 1.18 g, 3h). Second Hand type (BMC iid, Hild. B2). London mint; Beornsige, moneyer. Struck circa 985-991. Good VF.

Triton XXVIII – Session 6
Lot: 6620.

British, Silver

Estimate: $ 600

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (21mm, 1.18 g, 3h). Second Hand type (BMC iid, Hild. B2). London mint; Beornsige, moneyer. Struck circa 985-991. Diademed and draped bust right; scepter to right / + BУRNSIGE M–O LVND, manus Dei descending from clouds; across field, barred Λ ω above pellets. North 768; SCBC 1146. Toned with traces of find patina, slightly double struck, faint porosity. Good VF.

From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Paul A. Dahlman Estate (Kurt R. Kreuger, 27 November 1986), lot 1182.


Closing Date and Time: 23 January 2025 at 13:26:20 ET.



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