384, Lot: 826. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.25 g, 9h). Second Hand type (BMC iid, Hild. B2). Lundoni (London) mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck circa 985-991. Diademed and draped bust right; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + GODPINE M–O LVND,
manus Dei descending from clouds; across field, barred Λ Ш between pellets. SCBI 20 (Mack), 843; Hild 2619; North 768; SCBC 1146. Good VF, toned, a few peck marks.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.