432, Lot: 533. Estimate $200. Sold for $400. 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 (19.5mm, 1.13 g, 12h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Colchester mint; Wulfnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + PLFNOÐ M–O COLCS, voided short cross; C R V X in angles. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 112-6 var. (legends); North 770; SCBC 1148. VF, toned, some porosity.