Unrecorded Type for Lincoln

421, Lot: 734. Estimate $300. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.26 g, 9h). Second Hand type (BMC iid, Hild. B2). Lincoln mint; Unbein, moneyer. Struck circa 985-991. + ÆÐELRÆD [RE]X ΛNCL(ORX), diademed and draped bust right; scepter before / + VNBENG M–O L[IN]COL, manus Dei descending from clouds; flanked by barred Λ ω above pellets. SCBI –; Hild. –; BMC –; North 768; SCBC 1146. VF, toned, chipped and pecked. Type previously only known from a mule. Unique, an important discovery piece.