ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19mm, 1.38 g, 9h). Helmet type (BMC viii, Hild. E). Dorchester mint; Wulfnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 1003-1009.

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Lot: 669. Estimated: $ 200

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19mm, 1.38 g, 9h). Helmet type (BMC viii, Hild. E). Dorchester mint; Wulfnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 1003-1009. Helmeted bust left / + PVL FNΘ Ð M’Θ DΘR, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; in each quarter, trefoil on pile. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 140 (same dies); North 775; SCBC 1152. Toned, pierced and cracked, some hard green deposits. VF. Very rare – only one in SCBI, only this example on CoinArchives.

Ex Lord Stewartby (Part I, Spink 234, 22 March 2016), lot 220; Spink Numismatic Circular LXXXVI.3 (March 1978), no. 3367.


Closing Date and Time: 9 March 2022 at 13:42:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.