354, Lot: 785. Estimate $250. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SCANDINAVIA. 11th century. AR Penny (18.5mm, 7.09 g, 2h). Imitating Quadrefoil type of Cnut, in name of Æthelred, from the moneyer Ælfstan at Sudbury. + ÆDELRED REX A(NG), draped bust left / + ELFSTN MO SVD, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and annulet at center; all over quatrefoil. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, toned, deposits.