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Auction: 19006 - British, Indian and Islamic Coins: Autumn Auction
Lot: 167

Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, first hand type, York, Ælfstan, 1.48g, 3h, + æðelræd rex anglor, diademed and draped bust right, rev. + alfstan m-o eoe, Hand of Providence dividing alpha and omega (cf. EMC 2001.0040; BMC IIa; N.766; S.1144), cleaned, with trace double-striking on obverse, otherwise almost very fine, rare, only one recorded on EMC for this moneyer

Provenance
SJA 7, 8 February 2008, lot 6

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Sold for
£210

Starting price
£140