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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 212

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Æthelred II "Unræd" (978-1016), Standard 'Crux' Type, Penny, c. 991-997, London, Leofwine, + ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLORx, draped bust left, sceptre before, rev. + LEOFPINE M-O LVN, voided short cross, C R V X in angles, commencing in second quarter, 1.52g [23.46grns], 3h (Hildebrand 2729 [Type C]; SCBI 20 [Mack], 869 this coin; North 770; BMC IIIa [Coll. no. 225]; Spink 1148), the portrait softly struck and with some peck marks, otherwise with a pleasing and rich cabinet tone, fine / very fine

Provenance

T Mathews, by private treaty, 1984 - £95

Commander Richard Paston Mack, Part I, Glendining-Spink, 18 November 1975, lot 137 - "fine"

Duke of Argyll, collection purchased en bloc by Spink, 1949

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Sold for
£200

Starting price
£70