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Auction: 19006 - British, Indian and Islamic Coins: Autumn Auction
Lot: 170

Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, Crux type, London, Edwine, 1.17g, 4h, + æðelræd rex anglox, diademed and draped bust left, sceptre before, rev. + edþine m-o lvnd, voided short cross, c r v x in angles, additional pellet in first and second quarters (SCBI 7 (Copenhagen) 797; Hildebrand 189; BMC IIIa; N.770; S.1148), slight crimping, otherwise good fine or better

Provenance
Spink 195, 26 June 2008, lot 890


The addition of the pellets on the reverse is unusual, but is a characteristic found on some London Crux pennies, cf. for example: SCBI VII (Copenhagen) 650, 661 and 773. They are most likely privy marks associated with mint output control.

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Sold for
£250

Starting price
£140