CNG 111, Lot: 1056. Estimate $300. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Æthelred II. Second reign, 843/4-849/50. Æ Styca (12mm, 1.13 g, 9h). Phase II, Group Ci. York mint; Eardwulf, moneyer. + EDILRED REX around central cross pattée within linear circle / + EΛRDVVLF around central five-pointed star within linear circle. Pirie, Guide 3.34j; cf. Pirie 734–74; North 190; SCBC 868. EF, glossy black patina. An exceptional specimen.