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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 177

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Æthelred II "Unræd" (978-1016), 'Last Short Cross' Type, Penny, c. 1009-1017, 'Southern B' Style, Canterbury, Leofnoth, + ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLO, diademed and draped bust left, rev. + LEOFNOÐ ON : CANTPA, the N filled-in the die, small cross pattée, 1.72g [26.54grns], 12h (Hildebrand 193; [Type A]; SCBI 7 [Copenhagen], 76; FEJ 158 this coin; North 777; BMC I; Spink 1154), crimped and with some peck marks to reverse, hints of verdigris in legends, otherwise a pleasingly struck-up portrait, a bolder very fine

Provenance

T Mathews, by private treaty, 1985 - £125

F Elmore-Jones, Glendining, 12-13 May 1971, lot 158* - "very fine" - £19

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Sold for
£320

Starting price
£100