Aethelred II Silver Penny c. 991 A rare mint/moneyer
Aethelred II Silver Penny c. 991 A rare mint/moneyer
Aethelred II Silver Penny c. 991 A rare mint/moneyer
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Aethelred II c. 991 Silver Penny – A bold VF – Rare Mint/Moneyer For Type

£1,150.00

Second Hand type. Toned to a pleasant light golden brown colour in the recesses, a nice collectable example of this type.

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Aethelred II (978-1016), silver Penny, c. 991, Exeter mint, moneyer Byrhsige, Second Hand type. Obv. Diademed bust facing right holding sceptre. Rev. Hand of Providence issuing from clouds, dividing alpha and omega across fields. 1.30g, die axis 9h (S.1146; North 768). Possibly once lightly wiped, the recesses since re-toned to a pleasant light golden brown colour, a nice collectable example of this type. A bold very fine and a rare mint/moneyer combination for this type.

Provenance
Ex. John Cross Collection of Anglo-Saxon Coins

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Condition

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Moneyer

Type

Second Hand type

Weight

References

S.1146; North 768

Rarity

A rare mint/moneyer combination for this type