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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 226

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Æthelred II "Unræd" (978-1016), Standard 'Crux' Type, Pennies, c. 991-997, Southwark (2), Eadwi(ne), + ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGOx, single-folded, draped bust left, trefoil-tipped 'thick' sceptre before, rev. + EADPI M-O SVÐBY, voided short cross, C R V X in angles, commencing in second quarter, 1.05g [16.20grns], 11h (Hildebrand 3602 [Sudbury] [Type C]; North 770; BMC IIIa; Spink 1148), hairline die crack through bust and peck-marked, otherwise cabinet toned, about very fine; another, Tunman, + ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLORx, single-folded, draped bust left, trefoil-tipped 'thick' sceptre before, rev. + TVNEM•A•N M-O SVÐBY, voided short cross, C R V X in angles, commencing in second quarter, 1.38g [21.30grns], 3h (Hildebrand 3629 [Sudbury] [Type C]; Dolley, BNJ 1955 [Southwark]; W M D Castle, BNS Blog [27 February 2021], pp. 1-4, and Pl. 1, no. 1; SCBI 7 [Copenhagen], 1182; North 770; BMC IIIa; Spink 1148), crimped and peck-marked, with resultant daylight spots in flan, otherwise cabinet toned, struck details approaching very fine in parts (2)

Provenance

i) T Mathews, by private treaty, 1985 - £85

ii) T Mathews, by private treaty, 1983 - £120


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Sold for
£350

Starting price
£150