Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, CRVX type, Lympne, Leofric, leofric m¯o limn, reads edered, 1.47g/6h (SCBI Helsinki 84 and South-Eastern Museums 843, same dies; SCBI Copenhagen 515; BEH 1614; BMC –; N 770; S 1148). Peckmarked, surface stress crack at 12 o’clock penetrating to the portrait, otherwise nearly very fine and iridescently toned, very rare £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Anglo-Saxon Pennies from the Collection of Michael Trenerry.

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Provenance: A Collection of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins, Glendining Auction, 21 September 1983, lot 38; Glendining Auction, 9 July 1986, lot 211