ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (21mm, 1.40 g, 4h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Leicester mint; Wulfgeat, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (21mm, 1.40 g, 4h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Leicester mint; Wulfgeat, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + VLE GET M’Θ L IHFR, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 36 (Berlin), 360 (same dies); North 774; SCBC 1151. Light iridescent toning, a few peck marks, slightly weak strike on obverse. Near VF. Rare.

From the Allan Williams Collection. Ex Spink 225 (22 September 2014), lot 114; Baldwin’s 50 (24 April 2007), lot 213.


Closing Date and Time: 11 November 2020 at 14:53:40 ET.

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