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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 232

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Æthelred II "Unræd" (978-1016), 'First Hand' Type, Penny, c. 979-985, Thetford, Sperling, + ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLOx, diademed and draped bust right, no sceptre in field, rev. + SPYRLING Mo ÐEOTFOR, Hand of Providence descending, dividing alpha and omega, 1.44g [22.22grns], 9h (Hildebrand 3814; SCBI 26 [East Anglia], 1148 same dies; North 776; BMC IIb; Spink 1144), a radiating die crack to inner circle, with chips to edge between 10 and 2 o'clock and with pitted surfaces due to soil deposition, otherwise a clear portrait, almost very fine

Provenance

T Mathews, by private treaty, 2000 - £130

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£250

Starting price
£70