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, London, Asketill, + ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLORx, single-folded, draped bust left, trefoil-tipped 'thick' sceptre before, rev. + OSCYTEL M-O LVND, voided short cross, C R V X in angles, commencing in second quarter, 1.62g [25.00grns], 3h (Hildebrand 2851 [Type C]; SCBI 9 [Ashmolean], 471; North 770; BMC IIIa; Spink 1148), spots of verdigris, lightly crimped and peck marked, otherwise nearing very fine

Provenance

Ex-Haddenham Collection, Spinks, 2023
T Mathews, by private treaty, 1984 - £95