Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, Colchester, Godric, godric m’o col, distinctive bust with long hair, 1.35g/12h (cf. Turner 48; SCBI Copenhagen 108 and Doubleday 80, same rev. die; BEH 296; N 774; S 1151). Peckmarked and slightly crimped, otherwise very fine, portrait better £240-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: Stack’s/Bowers/Ponterio Auction 160 (Baltimore), 18-19 June 2011, lot 8303