Aethelred II, Penny, first small cross type, York Mint, moneyer Thorsteinn, ex Lessen
Aethelred II (978-1016),silver Penny, first small cross type (c.978-979), York Mint, Moneyer Thorsteinn, diademed and draped bust left within linear circle, no back to drapery, three pellets in field before face, legend surrounding commencing upper left, +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGL., rev. small cross pattée at centre, linear circle with legend surrounding, +ÐORSTAN M-O EF, weight 1.26g (BMC Ic, cf.72; cf. BEH 490; SCBI 21:58 Yorkshire; N.764; S.1143).Toned and free of pecks, of usual crude style for this earliest type, good very fine and extremely rare.
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Aethelred II (978-1016),silver Penny, first small cross type (c.978-979), York Mint, Moneyer Thorsteinn, diademed and draped bust left within linear circle, no back to drapery, three pellets in field before face, legend surrounding commencing upper left, +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGL., rev. small cross pattée at centre, linear circle with legend surrounding, +ÐORSTAN M-O EF, weight 1.26g (BMC Ic, cf.72; cf. BEH 490; SCBI 21:58 Yorkshire; N.764; S.1143).Toned and free of pecks, of usual crude style for this earliest type, good very fine and extremely rare.
