ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (18.5mm, 1.44 g, 12h). Helmet type (BMC viii, Hild. E). Huntingdon mint; Æthelstan, moneyer. Struck 1003-1009.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (18.5mm, 1.44 g, 12h). Helmet type (BMC viii, Hild. E). Huntingdon mint; Æthelstan, moneyer. Struck 1003-1009. Helmeted bust left; geometric design by forehead / + ÆÐ ELZT AN M’ Θ HV •, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; in each quarter, trefoil on pile. Eaglen, Huntingdon 94 (dies D/c); SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 442 (same dies); North 775; SCBC 1152. Wavy flan, some pecks. VF. Rare.

Ex Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins; Classical Numismatic Group 105 (10 May 2017), lot 1198.

Eaglen’s detailed study notes a number of irregularities in the Helmet coinage of Huntingdon – “obverses passed from moneyer to moneyer, or mint to mint, the loan of a moneyer, and very light coins.” He suggests the possibility that these unusual events were a result of a Viking attack on the city in 1010. This would, however, necessitate the updating of the Helmet type from 1003-1009 to 1003-circa 1010.

Closing Date and Time: 1 July 2020 at 13:17:40 ET.

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