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Auction 109  9 Mar 2023
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Lot 133

Starting price: 100 GBP
Price realized: 150 GBP
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Aethelred II (978?1016), Penny, Second hand type (c.985?991), London mint, moneyer Leofwine, inner linear circles both sides. Diademed bust right sceptre before, legend surrounds +Æ?ELRED REX ?NGLOX. Rev, hand of providence issuing from clouds A (alpha) and W (omega) figure 1, flanking either side, reads +LEOFPINE M?O LVND, 1.19g (S.1146; N.768; BMC IId; SCBI 7 [Copenhagen], 887). Darkly toned, few tiny striking perforations visible when held to good light, somewhat porous in the fabric of the coin. The reverse hand of providence motif clear and identifiable. Fine, scarce.
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