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LOT 3120
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Viking Imitation Penny. Circa 997-1003 A.D.
London mint; Svarte moneyer. Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). ✠ ÆÐELRÆD REX, draped bust to left; pellet behind neck / ✠ SVARTR O LDI, voided long cross, with pellet at centre and triple-crescent ends, and a pellet in each quarter. Cf. variant of: North 774; SCBC 1151. Very Fine. Lustrous metal, hairline crack, Viking peck marks to the reverse. Extremely Rare.(1.65gr, 20mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3120
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Viking Imitation Penny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
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Anglo-Saxon. Kings of All England, Edgar AR Penny. 959-975. Mint in East Anglia. Saydtinc, moneyer. Pre-Reform Coinage. Bust Crowned (BMC v) type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
✠ EΛD[G]ΛR REX, crowned and draped bust to right, breaking inner circle / ✠ SΛVD[T]INC MONYN[I?] ✠, short cross pattée. North 750; SCBC 1138; EMC 2025.0338 (this coin). 1.20gr, 20mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped. Extremely rare; only 3 examples on EMC and none on CoinArchives.
Found Fressingfield 26 September 2025. Recorded with the Early Medieval Corpus at the Fitzwilliam Museum with reference no.EMC 2025.0338. -
Anglo-Saxon, Kings of All England. Aethelred II AR Viking Imitation Penny. Circa 997-1003 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
London mint; Svarte moneyer. Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). ✠ ÆÐELRÆD REX, draped bust to left; pellet behind neck / ✠ SVARTR O LDI, voided long cross, with pellet at centre and triple-crescent ends, and a pellet in each quarter. Cf. variant of: North 774; SCBC 1151. 1.65gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Lustrous metal, hairline crack, Viking peck marks to the reverse. Extremely Rare.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
✠ EDELRED REX ANGL, diademed and draped bust to left / ✠ LEOFPINE M-O LINC (NC ligate), small cross pattée. North 777; SCBC 1154. 1.26gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Edge crack at 2h.
From a 1980s English collection. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
