Details
LOT 3313
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny. 978-1016.
London mint; Eadric moneyer. Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Struck circa 997-1003. ✠ ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLORX (NG and OR ligate), draped bust to left; pellet behind neck / ✠ EΛDRIC • M •, O • LVN, voided long cross, with pellet at centre and triple-crescent ends. Cf. SCBI 20 (Mack), 936 (legends); North 774; SCBC 1151. Good Very Fine. Flan crack. Lustrous metal.(1.39gr, 20mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3313
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny. 978-1016.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
London mint; Eadric moneyer. Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Struck circa 997-1003. ✠ ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLORX (NG and OR ligate), draped bust to left; pellet behind neck / ✠ EΛDRIC • M •, O • LVN, voided long cross, with pellet at centre and triple-crescent ends. Cf. SCBI 20 (Mack), 936 (legends); North 774; SCBC 1151. 1.39gr, 20mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Flan crack. Lustrous metal.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny. 978-1016.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Eoferwic (York) mint; Oban moneyer. Helmet type (BMC viii, Hild. E). Struck circa 1003-1009. ✠ AEÐELRED REX ANG (NG ligate), armoured bust to left, wearing radiate helmet / ✠ OBΛN M-O E:OFR, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at centre; in each quarter, trefoil on pile. North 775; SCBC 1152. 1.35gr, 20mm, 7h.
About Good Very Fine. Flan crack. Extremely rare combination of moneyer and mint for this type. No other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Edward the Confessor Cut AR Halfpenny. 1042-1066.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Uncertain mint; Wulfgar(?), moneyer. Pyramids type (BMC xv, Hild. I). Crowned bust to right, holding sceptre / Short cross voided; pyramid ending in pellet in angles. Cf. North 831; SCBC 1184. 0.48gr, 18mm.
Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
