ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.40 g, 8h). First Hand type (BMC iia, Hild. B1). York mint; Hundulfr, moneyer. Struck circa 979-985.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.40 g, 8h). First Hand type (BMC iia, Hild. B1). York mint; Hundulfr, moneyer. Struck circa 979-985. Diademed and draped bust right / + HVNDVLF M–O EOFE, manus Dei descending from clouds; barred Λ ω flanking. SCBI 65 (Norwegian), 114; North 766; SCBC 1144. Toned. Good VF. Strong 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 Reportedly from an unpublished hoard found near York, circa March/April 1992.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 14:52:40 ET.

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