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LOT 3121
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny. Struck circa 1009-1016. Lincoln mint; Leofwine, moneyer. Last Small Cross type (BMC i, Hild. A).
✠ EDELRED REX ANGL, diademed and draped bust to left / ✠ LEOFPINE M-O LINC (NC ligate), small cross pattée. North 777; SCBC 1154. Very Fine. Edge crack at 2h.(1.26gr, 20mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From a 1980s English collection.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3121
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Penny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
