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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 238

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Æthelred II "Unræd" (978-1016), 'First Hand' Type, Penny, c. 979-985, York, Farmann, + ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLOx, diademed and draped bust right, no sceptre in field, rev. + FARMAN M-O EOFERPI, Hand of Providence descending, dividing alpha and omega, 1.74g [26.85grns], 10h (Hildebrand -, cf. 707-708 [Type B1]; SCBI 65 [Norway], 113; North 766; BMC IIa; Spink 1144), some softness to peripheries and a lamination hairline flaw behind the bust, of brighter fabric, otherwise a pleasing portrait and of accomplished and elegant style, a most pleasingly bold very fine

Provenance

T Mathews, by private treaty, 1998 - £285

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£420

Starting price
£70