Watch List notes:

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.12 g, 6h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Colchester mint; Wulfnoth, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. + ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)L(ORX), draped bust left; scepter with cross pommée before / + PVLFNOÐ M–O COLN, voided short cross; C R V X in angles. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 112 (same rev. die); Hild. 316; BMC 36; North 770; SCBC 1148. Good VF, toned.


From the Dr. Andrew Wayne Collection. Ex Spink 224 (25 June 2014), lot 533.