ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.44 g, 6h). First Hand type (BMC iia, Hild. B1). York mint; Oba, moneyer. Struck circa 979-985.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.44 g, 6h). First Hand type (BMC iia, Hild. B1). York mint; Oba, moneyer. Struck circa 979-985. Diademed and draped bust right / + OBΛN M–O EOFERP, manus Dei descending from clouds; barred Λ ω flanking. SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 451; North 766; SCBC 1144. Peripheral toning, double struck. VF.

From the Allan Williams Collection, purchased from Colonial Rare Coins. Apparently found around York circa March/April 1992 as part of a hoard, all of this type.


Closing Date and Time: 6 January 2021 at 13:51:00 ET.

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