ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.51 g, 10h). First Hand type (BMC iia, Hild. B1). Lincoln mint; Leofing, moneyer. Struck circa 979-985.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.51 g, 10h). First Hand type (BMC iia, Hild. B1). Lincoln mint; Leofing, moneyer. Struck circa 979-985. Diademed and draped bust right / + LIVI(NC) M–O LINCOL, manus Dei descending from clouds; barred Λ ω flanking. Mossop –; SCBI 27 (Lincolnshire), 34 var. (legends); North 766; SCBC 1144. Minor porosity, bright surfaces. VF. Attractive portrait.

From the Allan Williams Collection, purchased from Colonial Rare Coins, August 1992. Reportedly from an unpublished hoard found near York, circa March/April 1992.


Closing Date and Time: 11 November 2020 at 14:52:00 ET.

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