Auction: 22005 - British and World Coins - Spring Auction
Lot: 22
Aethelred II (978-1016), 'Long Cross' Type, Penny, 997-1003, Dorchester, Wulfnoth, draped bust left, rev. + PVLFNOÐ M^O DOR, voided long cross, angles plain, 1.71g, 4h (BEH 430 ['Type D']; North 774; BMC IVa; Spink 1151), traces of crimping, otherwise dark cabinet toned, a pleasingly bold very fine, rare
Provenance
Dr Burstal, Glendining, 15 May 1968, lot 12 [part] - very fine, both rare - £39.0.0
Duke of Argyll, collection purchased en bloc by Spink, 1949 [with his ticket, stating:]
Baldwin, by private treaty, £0.17.6
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Sold for
£1,000
Starting price
£350