Baldwin & Sons
Auction 103 6 Oct 2021
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Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long cross type (c.997-1003), Lincoln mint, moneyer Grim, bare headed
bust left, pellet behind, legend commences from bottom left +ÆĐELRED REX ANGLO, the NG ligate.
Rev, long voided cross with tri‐crescent terminals, pellet at centre, reads +GRIM MΩO LINCO, the NC
ligate, 1.60g (S.1151; N.774; BMC IVa; SCBI 27 [Lincolnshire collections], 131-138). Noticeably clear fields
few peckmarks, alluring cabinet tone with an underlying crimson yellow lustre especially on reverse. Portrait
comprehensive showing some honest wear in parts of drapery and hair. Rev, legends clear, few peckmarks, one
scrape within the 2nd and 4th quarters mainly. Very fine.
bust left, pellet behind, legend commences from bottom left +ÆĐELRED REX ANGLO, the NG ligate.
Rev, long voided cross with tri‐crescent terminals, pellet at centre, reads +GRIM MΩO LINCO, the NC
ligate, 1.60g (S.1151; N.774; BMC IVa; SCBI 27 [Lincolnshire collections], 131-138). Noticeably clear fields
few peckmarks, alluring cabinet tone with an underlying crimson yellow lustre especially on reverse. Portrait
comprehensive showing some honest wear in parts of drapery and hair. Rev, legends clear, few peckmarks, one
scrape within the 2nd and 4th quarters mainly. Very fine.