Description
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, Crux type (c.991-997) Canterbury mint, moneyer Eadwold, inner linear circles both sides, bare headed bust left in front trefoil tipped sceptre, legend surrounds +ÆĐELRÆD REX ΛNGLOR. Rev, short cross voided with CRVX in angles, reading EΛDPOLD M-O CÆNT, 20mm, 1.48g (S.1148; N.770; BMC IIIa; SCBI 7 [Copenhagen], 52-53). Brightly toned on a noticeably broad flan, legends clear with a competent portrait, the hair striations bold, some fade in the drapery sheets, few peckmarks. Reverse, uninterrupted moneyer mint script, with minimal softness on the Æ of Cænt, some die flaws or breaks from the initial strike. Comprehensive very fine, on good metal.
Ex E. J. Harris collection, with an old supporting Baldwin’s in house ticket
