Æthelred II "Unræd" (978-1016), Standard 'Crux' Type, Penny, c. 991-997

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Æthelred II "Unræd" (978-1016), Standard 'Crux' Type, Penny, c. 991-997, Winchester, 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

Provenance

Ex-Haddenham Collection, Spinks, 2023

T Mathews, by private treaty, 1983 - £83