AETHELRED II

Aethelred II, The Unready (978-1016) - 1
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H5008 - Aethelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Silver Penny, 1.33g., Last Small Cross type (c.1009-1017), Lincoln - Asgautr, diademed and draped bust left, +EÐELRED REX ANGLO’, rev., small cross pattée, +OSGVT MO LINCOL, (N.777; S.1152), very fine, richly toned with Viking peckmarks. $445 SOLD
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H4491 - Aethelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Penny, 1.58g., First Hand type (c.979-c.985), Winchester – Ragnulf, diademed bust right, ÆÐELRED REX ANGLORX, rev., the Hand of God coming down from Heaven, alpha and omega either side, +RÆGNVLF M-O PINT•, (N.766; S.1144), edge frayed, very fine. $425 Provenance: A.H. Baldwin ticket in the hand of the founder A. H. Baldwin (1858-1936), Grantley provenance added in blue biro by M. B. Sharp later (1970's onwards) Ex Lord Grantley (1855-1943) Collection, lot 1119, sold at Glendinings Nov 1943 - April 1944.
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H4466 - Aethelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Penny, 1.46g., First Hand type (c.979-c.985), London – Æthelræd, diademed bust right, ÆÐELRED REX ANGLORX, rev., the Hand of God coming down from Heaven, alpha and omega either side, +ÆÐERED M-O LVNDO, (N.766; S.1144), edge frayed, an attractive almost extremely fine, obverse turned in the die, good style with great eye appeal. $595 SOLD
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H4476 - Æthelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Penny, 1.42g., Second Hand type (c.985-c.991), London – Beorhtsige, diademed bust right, ÆÐELRED REX ANGLOX, rev., the Hand of God coming down from Heaven, alpha and omega either side, +BYRNSIGE M-O LVND, (N.768; S.1146), Viking peck marks, flan crack at 1 o'clock to inner circle, sound fabric, an attractive good very fine, with old cabinet toning. $495 SOLD Provenance: Unknown collectors ticket. Purchased from B. A. Seaby Ltd, April 2nd, 1938.
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H4480 - Æthelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Penny, 1.02g., Second Hand type (c.985-c.991), Totnes – Manna, diademed bust right, ÆÐELRED REX ANGLOX, rev., the Hand of God coming down from Heaven, alpha and omega either side, +MANNA M-O TOT, (N.768; S.1146), irregular flan, an attractive good very fine, scarce mint, interesting style. $795 This coin is characterized by it's relatively low weight and unusual crude obverse die work, attributes often associated with Viking imitations.
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H4461 - Aethelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Silver Penny, 1.62g., CRVX type (c.991-c.997), Winchester - Beorhtsige, bare-headed bust left with sceptre, AEÐELRED REX ANGLORX, rev., short cross voided CRVX in the angles, +BYRNSIGE M-O PINT, (N.770; S.1148), almost extremely fine, toned. $875
A Pair of Aethelred II London Long Cross Pennies, Reverse Die Duplicates With Altered Dies
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H4467 & H4472 - Aethelred II (978-1016), Silver Pennies, 1.69g. (top) and 1.73g. (bottom), Long Cross type (c.997-c.1003), London - Oswulf, bare-headed bust left, ÆÐELRED REX ANGLO, rev., long cross voided +OSVLF MO LVND, bottom coin with pellet in 2nd and 3rd quarter, pellet on initial cross, (N.774; S.1151), top coin: toned, good very fine, bottom coin: Viking peckmarks, worn dies, very fine, toned, a rare pair of coins that illustrate the Late Anglo-Saxon practice of altering dies for an otherwise unknown but deliberate purpose. $1495 (the pair) Die Duplicates with Altered Reverse Die: The reverse die on the bottom coin has been altered with the addition pellets in the angles of the cross and in the legend. The two coins have different obverse dies and the bottom or later coin was struck from worn dies. An interesting illustration of the practice of altering Late Anglo-Saxon dies and the inner workings of the mint.
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H4431 - Aethelred II (978-1016), Silver Penny, 1.70g., Long Cross type (c.997-c.1003), Lincoln - Asgautr, bare-headed bust left, EÐELRED REX ANGLO, rev., long cross voided +OSGVT MΩO LINC (N.774; S.1151; Mossop xiii.15 (Fa); same obverse die as SCBI 27: 180), small striking crack at 10 o'clock from edge to inner circle, Viking peckmarks, good very fine, toned. $445 A. H. Baldwin stock ticket written in the hand of Peter Mitchell (1933-) retired 1997.
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H4426 - Aethelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Silver Penny, 1.45g., CRVX type (c.991-c.997), London - Ceolnoth, bare-headed bust left with sceptre, AEÐELRED REX ANGLORX, rev., short cross voided CRVX in the angles, +CEOLNOÐ M-O LVN, (N.770; S.1148), striking crack at 9 o'clock from edge to inner circle, good very fine, toned. $425 SOLD
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	H4227 - Aethelred II, the Unready (978-1016), Silver Penny, 1.34g., Small Crux type (c.995-c.997), Canterbury - Leofric, bare-headed bust left with sceptre, ÆÐELRED REX ANGLORX, rev., short cross voided CRVX in the angles, +LEOFRIC M-O CAENT (Hildebrand Ca; N.770 see page 161; S.1148), frayed at edge, contemporary defacement with blade point on obverse,good very fine, toned, a good example of a very rare sub-type. $795 SOLD A. H. Baldwin stock ticket written in the hand of Peter Mitchell (1933-) retired 1997. This rare sub-type of the Crux type was struck at a handful of mints towards the end of the issue and perhaps reflects a period of administrative uncertainty before the introduction of the Long Cross type. The type is distinguished by small dies struck on small flans to a lower weight standard than the regular type. The lettering and style of the bust are also distinctive. Metcalf suggests that there are less than 200 specimens known, equivalent to 5% of the total known specimens of Crux
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