ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (21mm, 1.64 g, 9h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Exeter mint; Beorhtsige, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Near EF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 1271. Estimated: $ 750

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (21mm, 1.64 g, 9h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Exeter mint; Beorhtsige, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter to left / + BУRHSIGE M–O EΛXE, voided short cross; C–R–V–X in quarters. SCBI 20 (Mack), 855 (same rev. die); North 770; SCBC 1148. Toned. Near EF.

From the Causeway Collection, purchased from R. Richardson, October 2011. Ex Spink 201 (26 November 2009), lot 153; Spink Numismatic Circular LXXX.6 (June 1972), no. 6333; R.P.V. Brettell (Glendining, 28 October 1970), lot 28; Stephen Simpson Collection (purchased en bloc by Brettell, 1955).


The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Four – Lot 984–1341 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 10 January 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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