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

FFR01055

Æthelred II "Unræd" (978-1016), Standard 'Crux' Type, Penny, c. 991-997, Southwark, Tunman, + ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLORx, single-folded, draped bust left, trefoil-tipped 'thick' sceptre before, rev. + TVNEM•A•N M-O SVÐBY, voided short cross, C R V X in angles, commencing in second quarter, 1.38g [21.30grns], 3h (Hildebrand 3629 [Sudbury] [Type C]; Dolley, BNJ 1955 [Southwark]; W M D Castle, BNS Blog [27 February 2021], pp. 1-4, and Pl. 1, no. 1; SCBI 7 [Copenhagen], 1182; North 770; BMC IIIa; Spink 1148), crimped and peck-marked, with resultant daylight spots in flan, otherwise cabinet toned, struck details approaching very fine in parts

Provenance

Ex-Haddenham Collection, Spinks, 2023
T Mathews, by private treaty, 1983 - £120