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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 233

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Æthelred II "Unræd" (978-1016), Standard 'Crux' Type, Pennies, c. 991-997, Winchester (2), Beorhtsige, +ÆÐELRED REX ANGLORx, single-folded, draped bust left, trefoil-tipped 'thick' sceptre before, rev. + BYRHSIGE M-O PIN, voided short cross, C R V X in angles, commencing in second quarter, 1.51g [23.30grns], 12h (Hildebrand 4144; SCBI 7 [Copenhagen], 1362; North 770; BMC IIIa; Spink 1148), various splits through bust, and peck marks, otherwise, struck details bolder than fine; another, Beorhtmær, + ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLORx, single-folded, draped bust left, trefoil-tipped 'thick' sceptre before, rev. + BYRHTMÆR M-O PIN, voided short cross, C R V X in angles, commencing in second quarter, 1.65g [25.46grns], 9h (Hildebrand 4156; SCBI 9 [Ashmolean], 505; North 770; BMC IIIa, Spink 1148), crimped and cleaned, hairline die crack running in front of the face, about fine (2)

Provenance

i) T Mathews, by private treaty, 1983 - £83

ii) T Mathews, by private treaty, 1982 - £50


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£300

Starting price
£60