66, Lot: 152. Estimate $150. Sold for $175. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANGLO-SAXON. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.59 gm). Long Cross type, circa 997-1003. London mint; Ælfwine, moneyer. Bare-headed and draped bust left / Long cross voided with each limb terminating in three crescents. Cf. SCBI 9, 534; North 774; SCBC 1151. Toned VF, wavy flan, central flan crack, and peck marks.
From the Paul McIlroy Collection.