Myntauktioner i Sverige AB
Auction 32 28 Apr 2019
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SCANDINAVIAN and SLAVIC IMITATIONS:
Penning, after 997. Imitation of Æthelred's long cross type. Bust left. Blundered legend )( Long cross. Blundered legend. CNS NS9.251.1224 (Chain 163). 1,99 g. Nice specimen. Without being able to attrbute the coin to a specific minting place, Malmer places this coin (and all of Chain 163) to Scandinavia, based on style and finds. Lund is a probable minting place and the probable minting time coincides with the reign of Sweyn Forkbeard (Sven Tveskägg)./p>
Grade: 1+ [VF]