Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, Helmet type, York, Ulfketill, 1.26g, 7h, æðelred rex •a•iglo, helmeted and armoured bust left, rev. + vl•fcetel m•o eo, voided long cross over trefoil-tipped quatrefoil (SCBI 29 (Merseyside) 581 same obverse die; Hildebrand type E; BMC VIII; N.775; S.1152), the portrait of fine and competent style, a pleasing very fine, rare.
Provenance
Lockdales, 25 March 2007, lot 527
Estimate: £250 - £350