419, Lot: 534. Estimate $200. Sold for $340. 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, 1.50 g, 3h). Long Cross type (BMC IVa, Hild. D). London mint; Leofnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + LEΘFNΘÐ M•Θ LV(ND), voided long cross with pellet in center and triple crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1866-7; North 774; SCBC 1151. VF, lightly toned, a couple of pecks.