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Auction 23107 31 Mar 2023
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The Owen-Rooke Collection | Æthelred II 'the Unready' (978-1016), 'Helmet' Type, Penny, 1003-1009, Oxford, Ælfwine, radiate crowned and cuirassed bust left, rev. + ÆLFPINE MQO OXNA, voided long cross over trefoil-tipped voided quadrilateral, 1.46g [22.2grns], 12h (Montagu [1896], 796d; Arsskrift [1917], no. 306; SCBI 2 [Hunterian], 876 same dies; SCBI 7 [Copenhagen], 1039; SCBI 50 [Hermitage], 1076; SCBI 65 [Norwegian], 998; PAS: BH-415424; North 775; BMC VIII; Spink 1152), crimped and peck-marked and with some metal stressing through bust, otherwise toned, very fine, very rare with a sound pedigree and only six traced by this cataloguer.
Provenance
The Owen-Rooke Collection of Oxfordshire Pennies (978-1272),
F Elmore-Jones, Glendining, 12 May 1971, lot 649* - very fine but with traces of cracks, rare - £30,
SNC, July-August 1922, no. 6785 - "very fine" - £0.12.6,
Major P W P Carlyon-Britton, Second Portion, Sotheby's, 20 November 1916, lot 1074 [part] - scarce but cracked - £1.15.0 [Spink]
Estimate: £240 - £300
Provenance
The Owen-Rooke Collection of Oxfordshire Pennies (978-1272),
F Elmore-Jones, Glendining, 12 May 1971, lot 649* - very fine but with traces of cracks, rare - £30,
SNC, July-August 1922, no. 6785 - "very fine" - £0.12.6,
Major P W P Carlyon-Britton, Second Portion, Sotheby's, 20 November 1916, lot 1074 [part] - scarce but cracked - £1.15.0 [Spink]
Estimate: £240 - £300