ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.72 g, 12h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Gloucester mint; Wihtsige, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003.

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Lot: 662. Estimated: $ 400

A Collection of Anglo-Saxon Coins, Silver

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.72 g, 12h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Gloucester mint; Wihtsige, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + PIH TSIG E M’Θ GLEΛ, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. EMC 2012.0016 = Coin Register 2013, A.150 (this coin); North 774; SCBC 1151. Toned. VF. Bold portrait.

Ex Terence Maudlin (Dix, Noonan, & Webb 160, 5 June 2019), lot 138. Found at Friday Bridge, Cambridgeshire, before 2012.


Closing Date and Time: 9 March 2022 at 13:40:20 ET.

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