| Spink > Auction 24004 | Auction date: 4 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 26 Price realized: 320 GBP (Approx. 402 USD / 374 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: (x) Æthelred II 'Unræd' (978-1016), 'Helmet' Type, Penny, 1003-1009, Winchester, Leofwine, +ÆÐEL•RÆD R•EX ANGL•, NG ligated, helmeted, radiate and armoured bust left, rev. + LEOFPINE M'O PINT, pellet within Os, each limb terminating in three crescents, over quadrilateral with trefoil at each point, 1.51g [23.3grns], 6h (Hildebrand 4263, Type E [a.4 variety]; SCBI 7 [Copenhagen, Part II], 1409 same dies; [and, 1410 same reverse die]; SCBI 11 [Reading], 95 same dies; SCBI 20 [Mack], -; SCBI 25 [Helsinki], -; SCBI 50 [Hermitage, Part I], -; SCBI 51 [Estonia], -; SCBI 65 [Norwegian, Part I], -; North 775; BMC VIII [Coll. -]; Spink 1152), lightly crimped with a few peck marks, otherwise pleasantly toned, a bolder very fine. Provenance, The Steve J Green Collection of Anglo-Saxon Coins [with his tickets and envelope], Spink 240, 26-27 September 2016, lot 2006 [recte - our catalogue previously and incorrectly attributed the mint to Canterbury (CÆNT) instead of Winchester (PINT)] - £220, Estimate: £200 - £260 |  |
