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Auction: 19006 - British, Indian and Islamic Coins: Autumn Auction
Lot: 168

Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, second hand type, London, Godwine, 1.25g, 9h, + æðelræd rex anglorx, diademed and draped bust right, sceptre before, rev. + godþine m-o lvnd, Hand of Providence dividing alpha and omega (Hildebrand 2612; BMC IId; N.768; S.1146), toned but softly struck, fine or marginally better

Provenance
SJA 4, 8 May 2006, lot 40 (with collector’s tickets)
Duke of Argyll, collection purchased by Spink, 1949


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Sold for
£320

Starting price
£140