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Auction: 16019 - The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 1, Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins
Lot: 224

Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, 1.32g, Crux type, Hertford, Edwi, bare headed bust left with sceptre, rev. +EDPI M-O HEORT, short voided cross with C, R, V, X, in angles (N770;S1148), deposits in the devices, a surface crack both sides, toned, very fine, very rare.

PROVENANCE:
Duke of Argyll collection, purchased by Spink 1949
Bt. December 1955

With Argyll ticket indicating there were only 3 coins of the mint in the British Museum.

provenance:
Acquired 10 December 1955
N D Campbell, 15th Duke of Argyll, collection purchased by Spink 1949
(With the Duke of Argyll's ticket)

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Sold for
£220