(x) Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.15g, First Hand type (BEH B1), a contemporary forgery with blundered legends and omega inverted on reverse, (as N.766 and S.1144), struck, coarse style, very fine, rare as a forgery, doubtless English, no imitations of this (early) type in Copenhagen (see Sylloge 1451-1699).
Provenance:
'Viking' collection, Spink auction 150, 14 March 2001, lot 1010
Estimate: £250 - £300