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Auction: 12009 - The Magnus Collection, Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 401

Aethelred II, Penny, 1.16g, helmet type, Castle Gotha, Wulfmaer, armoured bust with radiate helmet left, rev. +þvlfmaer m´o goða, voided long cross each limb terminating in three crescents over lozenge, a trefoil on each tip (N.775; S.1152), flan crack at 5 o´clock, nearly very fine, rare Estimate £ 1,000-1,200 11 examples recorded for this type for this mint. provenance G.V. Doubleday, 6 October 1987, lot 142 Duke of Argyll, collection acquired by Spink, 1949 G.C. Drabble, Glendining, 4 July 1939, lot 475 Talbot Ready, Sotheby, 15-19 November 1920, lot 124 With Doubleday ticket

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