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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 224

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Æthelred II "Unræd" (978-1016), Standard 'Crux' Type, Penny, c. 991-997, Southwark, Beorhtric, + ÆDELRÆD REX ANGLOx, single-folded, draped bust left, trefoil-tipped 'thick' sceptre before, rev. + BYRHTRIC M-O SVÐG, voided short cross, C R V X in angles, commencing in second quarter, 1.37g [21.14grns], 9h (Hildebrand 3648-3649 [Type C]; SCBI 7 [Copenhagen], 1188 ['ZVDG']; SCBI 25 [Helsinki], 107 [Halfpenny]; SCBI 42 [South-Eastern], 860; FEJ 761; North 770; BMC IIIa; Spink 1148), some double striking to obverse legend and green-blue tone to otherwise darkened surfaces, struck on a pleasingly round flan, near very fine, evidently a very scarce type for only three examples traced on EMC/SCBI

Provenance

T Mathews, by private treaty, 1984 - £105

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Sold for
£230

Starting price
£70