Details
LOT 3830
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny. Struck circa 1009-1017. London mint; Aedwald, moneyer. Last Small Cross type (BMC i, Hild. A).
✠ ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGL•OR, diademed and draped bust to left / ✠ EADPOLD MON LVND, small cross pattée. North 777; SCBC 1154. Good Fine.(1.33gr, 20mm, 7h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 3830
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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