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Auction: 24124 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 36: British and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1512

(x) Æthelræd II 'Unræd' (978-1016), 'Small Crux' Type, Penny, 991-997, Lincoln, Ubeinn (Unbein), + ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLORX, NG and ORX ligated, bare headed bust left, trefoil tipped sceptre before, large pellet behind neck, four horizontal folds to drapery, within inner circle, rev. + VNBEIN M-O LINC, short voided cross with C, R, V, X, in angles within inner circle, 1.11g [17.13grns], 12h (Hildebrand Ca; SCBI 7 [Copenhagen, Part II], 618 same obverse die, recorded as normal CRUX type; SCBI 50 [Hermitage, Part I], 384 same obverse die, recorded as normal CRUX type; North 770 var.; BMC IIIa; S.1149), struck on a light-weight flan, otherwise richer field tone, a pleasing very fine with an interesting pedigree, the only coin of Ubeinn recovered from this important hoard

Provenance

The Steve J Green Collection of Anglo-Saxon Coins [with his tickets and envelope]

The 'Millennium' Hoard, DNW 165, 4 December 2019, lot 29 - £400

From a 'nationally significant' hoard of 99 Pennies and Cut Halfpennies found by Don Crawley near Beccles, Waveney District (Suffolk), between 25 April and 1 June 2017

~ Reported under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996), ref. PAS: SF-3AFD83 ~

~ Disclaimed by the British Museum, ref. 2017T319, Coin 26 this coin, Summer 2019 ~

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£400

Starting price
£280