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Auction: 402 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale at NY INC
Lot: 72

England. Late Anglo-Saxon. Aethelred II (978-1016). Penny. Norwich, moneyer: Brantinc. 1.65 gm. First Hand type. Draped diademed bust right, +AEDELRED REX ANGLOX, rev. Hand of Providence between transposed alpha (at right) and omega (at left) issuing from clouds composed of angular lines, +BRANTINC MO NORDPIC. N.766var, S.1144var.; same reverse die as EMC: 1002.0799 (SCBI: 2/799, Hunterian Museum Glasgow). Very rare with transposed alpha and omega. Fine style as often found on First Hand Pennies minted in East Anglia. Deep gray with pearly highlights. Very Fine. Purchased from Baldwin, 1994.

Estimate
$500 to $600

Starting price
$300