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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (18.5mm, 1.44 g, 12h). Helmet type (BMC viii, Hild. E). Huntingdon mint; Æthelstan, moneyer. Struck 1003-1009. Helmeted bust left; geometric design by forehead / + ÆÐ ELZT AN M' Θ HV •, voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center; in each quarter, trefoil on pile. Cf. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 129; Eaglen, Huntingdon 94 (dies D/c); SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 442 (same dies); North 775; SCBC 1152. Wavy flan, some pecks. VF. Rare.
From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 105 (10 May 2017), lot 1198.
Eaglen's detailed study notes a number of irregularities in the Helmet coinage of Huntingdon – "obverses passed from moneyer to moneyer, or mint to mint, the loan of a moneyer, and very light coins." He suggests the possibility that these unusual events were a result of a Viking attack on the city in 1010. This would, however, necessitate the updating of the Helmet type from 1003-1009 to 1003-circa 1010.
From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 105 (10 May 2017), lot 1198.
Eaglen's detailed study notes a number of irregularities in the Helmet coinage of Huntingdon – "obverses passed from moneyer to moneyer, or mint to mint, the loan of a moneyer, and very light coins." He suggests the possibility that these unusual events were a result of a Viking attack on the city in 1010. This would, however, necessitate the updating of the Helmet type from 1003-1009 to 1003-circa 1010.