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Auction: 19006 - British, Indian and Islamic Coins: Autumn Auction
Lot: 179

Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, Helmet type, Winchester, Godman, 1.27g, 4h, helmeted and armoured bust left, rev. + godema•n mo þint, voided long cross over trefoil-tipped quatrefoil (SCBI 20 (Copenhagen) 1020 same obverse die; SCBI 50 (Hermitage) 1108 same dies; Hildebrand type E; BMC VIII; N.775; S.1152), softly struck in parts, and once light cleaned but with residual tone in recesses, otherwise almost very fine, only four others of this type recorded on EMC from two pairs of dies

Provenance
Bonhams-Glendining, 15 October 2008, lot 136

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Sold for
£170

Starting price
£140