ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.60 g, 9h). First Hand type (BMC iia, Hild. B1). Thetford mint; Osferth, moneyer. Struck circa 979-985.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.60 g, 9h). First Hand type (BMC iia, Hild. B1). Thetford mint; Osferth, moneyer. Struck circa 979-985. Diademed and draped bust right / + OSFERÐ M–O ÐEOTFO, manus Dei descending from clouds; barred Λ ω flanking. SCBI 68 (Lyon), 774; North 766; SCBC 1144. Minor porosity, some die wear. VF.

From the Allan Williams Collection, purchased from Colonial Rare Coins, August 1992. Reportedly from an unpublished hoard found near York, circa March/April 1992.


Closing Date and Time: 11 November 2020 at 14:52:20 ET.

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