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№ 57

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6 February 2024

Hammer Price:
£420

Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, Wallingford, Man, mann mω’o pelig, 1.72g/9h (BEH 3927; N 774; S 1151). A few peckmarks, otherwise very fine, grey tone; the bust with an unusual profile £240-£300

Royal Berkshire Collection [from C.J. Martin]

Struck from the same reverse die as the Ashmolean (SCBI 9, 583) and Elmore Jones (852) specimens