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Auction: 19006 - British, Indian and Islamic Coins: Autumn Auction
Lot: 175

Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long cross type, London, Leofstan, 1.72g, 4h, diademed bust left, rev. + leofstan m'o lvnd, voided long cross (SCBI 47 (Northern Museums) 978 same obverse die; SCBI 50 (Hermitage) 819 same dies; SCBI 51 (Estonia) 240 same obverse die; Hildebrand 2721-23; BMC IVa; N.774; S.1151), struck with a rusty obverse die and with pecking across a slightly crimped flan, otherwise a bolder fine for strike, the obverse better still, exhibiting an old cabinet tone

Provenance
David Lay Auctioneers, Penzance, 19 August 2008, lot 94

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Sold for
£190

Starting price
£80