Æthelred II (978-1016), Æthelred II, Helmet type, Byrhsige, Barnstaple, bYRHSiGE M‘O BaRD, 1.45 gms (BMC viii; N. 775; S. 1152). Almost extremely fine, with an outstanding portrait, a rare type of this moneyer for the mint (£400-600)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Anglo-Saxon and Earlier Hammered Coins formed by the late Captain 'Peter' Arnot.

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Ex Brettel l (420) collection