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Auction: 12009 - The Magnus Collection, Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 418

Aethelred II, Penny, 1.15g, last small cross type, Canterbury, Leofstan, diademed, draped bust right, rev. +leofstan on cant:, small cross pattée within inner circle (N.780; S.1154), reverse pecks, toned, attractive bust, good very fine, a very rare variety Estimate £ 1,200-1,600 provenance Bt. Baldwin, October 1998 Norweb IV, Spink auction 59, 17 June 1987, lot 1228 F. Elmore Jones, Glendining, 12-13 May 1971, lot 159 Duke of Argyll, collection acquired by Spink, 1949

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