245, Lot: 487. Estimate $200. Sold for $420. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Aethelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.37 g, 1h). Helmet type (BMC viii, Hild. E). Thetford mint; Osulf, moneyer. Struck 1003-1009. Bust left, wearing armor and radiate helmet / Voided long cross, with pellet in center and triple crescent ends, over square with trefoil at each point. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1240; BMC -; North 775; SCBC 1152. Fine, wavy, double struck, peckmarked.