IR1500 - Hiberno-Norse Kings of Dublin,
Sihtric Anlafsson 'Silkenbeard' (c.997-c.1020), Phase I (c.995-c.1000), Penny, 1.60g.,
in imitation of the English, Aethelred II CRVX type, in the name
of Aethelred II, Fastulfr - Dublin, diademed bust with sceptre left, +EĐELRED
REX ANG, rev., short voided cross with CRVX in angles, FAZTOL -
DIMIIH-, (S.6102;
same dies as SCBI 8, 9-11 (British Museum)),
rich golden toning, crudely cut and somewhat worn dies otherwise practically
as struck on a large well centered flan, extremely rare.
$4995
SOLD
Provenance:
Ex Spink Auction 7030, November 28, 2007, lot 70.
Ex Lucien LaRiviere Collection, Spink Auction 178,
London, February 22, 2006, lot 4.
Purchased from Spink and Son Ltd, London, 9 December,
1989.
Ex Brian Perry Collection, sold in CNG Auction's mid
1990's.
