Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long Cross type, Lydford, Ælfstan, ælfstan m·ω·o lyda, 1.65g/6h (Brettell 443-4, SCBI Mack 951 and Williams 80, same dies; Doubleday 309, same obv. die; BEH 3025; N 774; S 1151). Edge hammered up, some surface and peckmarks, otherwise obverse very fine, reverse good fine, scarce £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: A Collection of Pennies of Æthelred II, the Property of a Gentleman, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 380