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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 192

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Æthelred II "Unræd" (978-1016), Standard 'Crux' Type, Penny, c. 991-997, Lewes, Ælfnoth, + ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLO, single-folded, draped bust left, trefoil-tipped 'thick' sceptre before, rev. + ÆLFNOÐ M-O LÆPE, voided short cross, C R V X in angles, commencing in second quarter, 1.60g [24.69grns], 6h (Hildebrand 1404 [Type C]; SCBI 7 [Copenhagen], 449; North 770; BMC IIIa; Spink 1148), some pecking, otherwise darkly toned, struck details bolder than fine to near very fine in parts, a very scarce provincial mint

Provenance

T Mathews, by private treaty, 1983 - £105

Conceivably:

John Dudman, Sotheby's, 15 December 1913, lot 240 [part] - £1.6.0 [Baldwin]

William Allen, Sotheby's, 14-17 March 1898, lot 245 [part] - £0.8.0 [Dudman]

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Sold for
£280

Starting price
£100