Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, Helmet type, Cambridge, Leofsige, 1.40g, 2h, helmeted and armoured bust left, rev. + leofsige m•o grant, voided long cross over trefoil-tipped quatrefoil (SCBI 7 (Copenhagen) 383 same dies; SCBI 50 (Hermitage) 977 same dies; Hildebrand type E, 1193; BMC VIII; N.775; S.1152), light flan creasing and sporadic pecking otherwise a bold fine or marginally better, a scarcer variety.
Provenance
Baldwin 62, 29 September 2009, lot 184
Estimate: £200 - £250