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Auction: 7030 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Comm Medals
Lot: 192

Hiberno-Norse, Phase I, c.997-1020, Penny, 1.11g, series D 1/b, imitating Aethelred II Last Small Cross type, in name of Sihtric, with London mint signature, bust left, sihtrc re+ dyflnm, rev. cross pattée within inner circle, dgdo.a no lvndrih (SCBI British Museum 56; BEH 83; S.6119), striking crack across centre, peck marks, crimped edge loss at 12 to 1 o´clock, nearly very fine, extremely rare Estimate £ 400-600 Provenance Baldwin auction 13, 28 May 1997, lot 1721 (ex hoard)

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