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Auction: 19006 - British, Indian and Islamic Coins: Autumn Auction
Lot: 176

Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long cross type, London, Leofing, 2.01g, 2h, æðel•red rex angl•, diademed bust left, rev. + lyfinc m•o lvnd, voided long cross, additional pellet in first and fourth quarter (SCBI 7 (Copenhagen) 905 same dies; SCBI 50 (Hermitage) 838 same dies; Hildebrand type D, 2827; cf. SCMB, January 1968, H1691; BMC IVa var.; N.774 var.; S.1151 var.), once cleaned, with a small edge nick at 10 o'clock on a crimped but heavy-weight flan, otherwise about very fine, a rare variety

Provenance
Spink 186, 30 November 2006, lot 532

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Sold for
£160

Starting price
£130