CNG 106, Lot: 960. Estimate $750. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DENMARK. temp Svend Tveskæg – Knud den Store. Circa 1003-1020. AR Penny (19mm, 2.12 g, 12h). Imitation of Æthelred II Helmet type. Lund mint. + ÆÐELRED REX Λ, helmeted bust left / + IΘ DM MΘ ИΘ EH, voided long cross, with pellet in center and triple crescent ends, over square with trefoil at each point. Malmer Chain 105:B2, dies 508/1613; B. Gunnarsson, “Den gäckande kedja 105 - spåret av en vikingatida myntunion?” in Samlad glädje 2009 : Numismatiska Klubben Uppsala 1969-2009 (Uppsala : Numismatiska Kubben, 2009), fig. 14 (same obv. die). VF, wavy flan, peck marks. Rare.