425, Lot: 779. Estimate $75. Sold for $70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny Fragment (17mm, 0.85 g, 5h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Tamworth mint; Fastolf, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / [+ F]ΛSTOLF [M-O TAM], voided short cross; C R V X in angles. Cf. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1196; North 770; SCBC 1148. VF for type, toned. Very rare for for this mint.