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Aethelred II Silver Penny
Small CRUX
God(a) on London
1.39g 18.8mm
Spink - 1149
North - 770 Var
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Obverse:
ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGOX. Bust l. sceptre in front, which inclines to the drapery. Hair with the front part swept back at an angle to the rest, triangular eye.
Reverse:
GOD M¯O LVNDON. Voided short cross, CRVX in angles, the C and R at right angles to the cross, no pellets.
A few peckmarks otherwise about very fine, dark tone and very rare. Just 1 example of this moneyer/type listed on SCBI/EMC; SCBI 7 Copenhagen Part II - number 814.
From the S. Maguire Collection [bt M. Cooke May 2016]
For an detailed study of the small CRUX type see:
B, Stewart. (1955-57) ‘The Small Crux issue of Æthelræd II’ British Numismatic Journal, Volume 28, pg 509-17.
Data sheet
Specific References
Aethelred II Silver Penny
Small CRUX
God(a) on London
1.39g 18.8mm
Spink - 1149
North - 770 Var
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