H3256 - Aethelred II, the Unready
(978-1016),
Penny, 1.01g., Second Hand type (c.985-991), Exeter - Goda,
diademed bust right, ÆÐELRED REX ANGL,OX rev., the Hand of God coming
down from Heaven, alpha and omega either side, +GOD[A]
M-O AXECE, (N.768;
S.1146), chipped and cracked, otherwise good very fine, attractive old cabinet toning,
rare mint signature.
$295 SOLD
The die engraver appears
to have missed the first E from the mint signature, this reading is not
found in Hildebrand or the SCBI/EMC corpus. The mint signature has
similarities to those of the Axbridge mint but no coins are known for this
type or moneyer. The combination is however known at Exeter. A ticket in the
hand of Elmore Jones, author of the corpus on the Axminster (Axbridge) mint
included.
