AETHELRED II

Aethelred II, The Unready (978-1016) - 1
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	GK5 - Aethelred II (978-1016), Silver Cut Halfpenny, 0.76g., Long Cross type (c.997-c.1003), Lincoln - Drengr, bare-headed draped bust left, [+Æ]ÐELRÆD REX [ANGLO]. rev., long cross voided +DRENG MO LINC, (N.774; S.1151), good very fine, toned. $265
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	GK6 - Aethelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Cut Halfpenny, 0.63g., Second Hand type (c.979-c.985), London - moneyer?, diademed bust right, [+ÆÐEL]RED REX AN[GLORX], rev., the Hand of God coming down from Heaven, alpha and omega either side, [+.......] M-O LVND, (N.768; S.1146), good very fine, toned. $265
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GK7 - Aethelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Silver Penny, 0.80g., Last Small Cross type (c.1009-1017), Lincoln - Authgrimr, diademed and draped bust left, +ÆÐELRED REX ANG, rev., small cross pattée, +O[ĐGRI]M M-O LINC, (N.777; S.1152; same dies as Mossop XXVI,27), chipped, otherwise extremely fine. $295
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GK4 - Aethelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Penny, 1.27g., First Hand type (c.979-c.985), London - Asulfr, diademed bust right, ÆÐELRED REX ANGLORX, rev., the Hand of God coming down from Heaven, alpha and omega either side, +OSVLF M-O LVNDONI, (N.766; S.1144), chipped, otherwise good very fine. $395
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H4145 - Aethelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Silver Penny, 1.47g., CRVX type (c.991-c.997), Thetford - Godwine, bare-headed bust left with sceptre, AEÐELRED REX ANGLORX, rev., short cross voided CRVX in the angles, +GODPINE M-O ĐEO, (N.770; S.1148), good very fine, toned, pierced at 9 o'clock. $395 NOW $295
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H4144 - Aethelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Silver Penny, 1.20g., CRVX type (c.991-c.997), London - Ælfgar, bare-headed bust left with sceptre, ÆÐELRED REX ANGLORX, rev., short cross voided CRVX in the angles, +ÆLFGAR M - O LVND, (N.770; S.1148), striking crack across bust, otherwise sound fabric, good very fine, toned. $295 NOW $235 SOLD Old collectors ticket with date of August 27th, 1956 on reverse.
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H4132 - Aethelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Silver Penny, 0.91g., Last Small Cross type (c.1009-1017), Lydford - Goda, diademed and draped bust left, +EÐELRED REX ANGLO, rev., small cross pattée, +GODA ON LYDAFOR, (N.777; S.1152), broken and repaired, fine, scarce mint. $195
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H4105 - Aethelred II (978-1016), Silver Penny, 1.75g., Long Cross type (c.997-c.1003), Thetford - Grimr, bare-headed draped bust left, +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLOX rev., long cross voided +GRIM MΩO ĐEOD, (N.774; S.1151), weakly struck on bust, otherwise very fine, toned. $375 NOW $275
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H4097 - Aethelred II (978-1016), Silver Penny, 0.97g., Helmet type (c.1003-1009), Scandinavian Imitation?, Thetford? - Erewine? , radiate helmeted bust left, in armour, +AEÐELRED REX ANG, rev., voided long cross, each arm terminating in three crescents, over square with a trefoil at each point, annulet in 1 and 3rd quarter, EREPINE MO ÐE:, (cf N.775; cfS.1152), broken and repaired, extremely fine, rare. $495 NOW $295 A coin with this reverse reading is recorded by Hildebrand as a regular English issue. However, the low weight, additional annulets, abbreviated mint name and otherwise unknown moneyer might suggest a Scandinavian imitation.
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H4085 - Aethelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Silver Penny, 1.53g., CRVX type (c.991-c.997), Southwark - Beorhtlaf, bare-headed bust left with sceptre, AEÐELRED REX ANGLORX, rev., short cross voided CRVX in the angles, +BYRHTLAF M-O SVĐB, (N.770; S.1148), striking crack from 3 - 6 o'clock, otherwise extremely fine, toned. $495 NOW $395 SOLD
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H4089 - Aethelred II (978-1016), Silver Penny, 1.62g., Long Cross type (c.997-c.1003), Stamford - Godleof, bare-headed draped bust left, +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGL rev., long cross voided +GODLEOF MO STAN, (N.774; S.1151), contemporary piercing, a few peckmarks, striking crack at 7 o'clock, otherwise very fine, toned. $395 NOW $295 Provenance: A.H. Baldwin ticket in the hand of Elmore Jones (1898-1982).
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H4086 - Aethelred II (978-1016), Silver Penny, 1.48g., Helmet type (c.1003-1009), Winchester - Wulfnoth, radiate helmeted bust left, in armour, +AEÐELRED REX ANGL., rev., voided long cross, each arm terminating in three crescents, over square with a trefoil at each point, VVLFNOÐ M-O PINT, (N.775; S.1152), striking crack (daylight), very fine, toned. $395 Provenance: A.H. Baldwin ticket in the hand of the founder Albert Henry Baldwin (1858-1936).
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