ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19mm, 1.43 g, 9h). Small Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. Ca). Dover mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Struck circa 995-997.

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Lot: 786. Estimated: $ 600

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19mm, 1.43 g, 9h). Small Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. Ca). Dover mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Struck circa 995-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter to left / + LEOFPI(NE) M–O DOVE(RX), voided short cross; C R V X in angles. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 132 (same dies); North p. 161; SCBC 1149. Richly toned, peck marks. Good VF. Rare. An unusual rendering of the mint name.


Closing Date and Time: 10 March 2021 at 14:21:40 ET.

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