238, Lot: 700. Estimate $100. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Aethelred II. Second reign, 843/4-849/50. Æ Styca (12mm, 1.24 g, 12h). Wihtred, moneyer. Legend around cluster of five dots / Legend around cross. Pirie 991 (same dies); North 188; SCBC 865. VF, good surfaces.
The reverse die for this coin was also used on an issue dated to the first reign of Aethelred II (Pririe 299).