436, Lot: 1023. Estimate $100. Sold for $240. 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 (19mm, 1.42 g, 4h). Helmet type (BMC viii, Hild. E). London mint; Ælfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1003-1009. Bust left wearing armor and radiate helmet / + ÆLF PINE MΩΘ LV(ND), voided long cross, with pellet in center and triple crescent ends, over square with trefoil at each point. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 681 (same dies); North 775; SCBC 1152. Near VF, toned, slightly wavy flan, peck marks.
From the Londinium Collection.