Ireland. Hiberno-Norse in the name of Aethelred II of England AR Penny. Dublin, c.995-1020. +ÆDELRED REX ANGLOX, draped head left, pellet behind / +LEOFPOL DIMNL OPIN, double long cross. Unpublished in the standard references, for type cf. W. O'Sullivan, The Earliest Irish Coinage, 1962, 8; BMC 21-43; S 6016. 1.71g, 19mm, 3h.
Extremely Fine. Well toned. Unpublished in the standard references.
From the Dr. Murray Gell-Mann Collection.