Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long cross type, London, Leofstan, 1.72g, 4h, diademed bust left, rev. + leofstan m'o lvnd, voided long cross (SCBI 47 (Northern Museums) 978 same obverse die; SCBI 50 (Hermitage) 819 same dies; SCBI 51 (Estonia) 240 same obverse die; Hildebrand 2721-23; BMC IVa; N.774; S.1151), struck with a rusty obverse die and with pecking across a slightly crimped flan, otherwise a bolder fine for strike, the obverse better still, exhibiting an old cabinet tone.
Provenance
David Lay Auctioneers, Penzance, 19 August 2008, lot 94
Estimate: £120 - £180