ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.61 g, 12h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Warwick mint; Osmær, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.61 g, 12h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Warwick mint; Osmær, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + OS MÆR MID |- ÆRIN, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. Ebsworth 25 = SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1273 (same dies); North 774; SCBC 1151. Toned, pecked, some doubling on reverse. Good Fine.

From the Allan Williams Collection. Ex William J. Conte [“Viking”] Collection (Spink 150, 14 March 2001), lot 1017; Glendining (7 September 1988), lot 179; Gordon V. Doubleday (Glendining’s, 6 October 1987), lot 546.


Closing Date and Time: 16 December 2020 at 14:10:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.