Details
LOT 2556
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Aethelred II - Canterbury / Lifinc - CRUX AR Penny 991-997 A.D.
BMC type IIIa. Obv: profile bust with sceptre and +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLOR legend. Rev: short voided cross with C R V X in angles and +LIFINCM-OCÆNT legend for the moneyer Lifinc at Canterbury mint. Near extremely fine; few Viking peck marks to both sides.(1.45 grams.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Baldwin's with reference no.C201015484 and B M Coins.
Property of a UK collector.
Accompanied by a Baldwin's coin ticket.
Literature
S.1148; N. 770.
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LOT 2556
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Aethelred II - Canterbury / Lifinc - CRUX AR Penny
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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