The Crux Coinage of

Æthelred II

 

 
991-997
BMC iiia
Hildebrand C
Seaby # 1148
North # 770

 

Image Description Notes
  • Penny
  • ÆLFSTAN M-O BYDA
  • 1.36gm/20.42mm
  • EX: Alfa Numismatics Auction 8(3 October 2021), lot 24
 Bedford; None of this mint/moneyer/type combinatin in the EMC, Sylloge or BMC.

 

 

  • Penny
  • EADNOÐ M-O BRYD
  • 1.49gm/19.84mm
  • EX: Baldwin's Spring 2012 Agentum(11 February 2012), lot 46

 

 

 Bridport; SCBI 7-Copenhagen: 33(de match)
  • Penny
  • TVNVLF M- B[VCIN]
  • 1.44gm/21.53mm
  • EX: CNG Electronic Auction 492(26 May 2021), lot 1024, Reportedly a find from the Balkan.
 Buckingham; None of this mint/moneyer/type in the Sylloge, EMC or BMC. See BNJ 34(1965) pages 46-52 for a review of the coins of this mint by Dolly, Elliott and Elmore Jones where they listed only three other coins of this type. This is possibly the only one of this type from this mint in private hands. Probable die match coin four listed in the article.

 

 

  • Penny
  • EDRIC M-O GRANT
  • 1.17gm/18.95mm
  • EX: Alfa Numismatics Auction 1(29 September 2020), lot 96

 

 

 Cambridge; SCBI 50-St Petersburg: 323(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • EADǷOLD M-O CÆNT
  • 1.30gm/20.70mm

 

 

 Canterbury; SCBI 7-Copenhagen: 53(die match)
  • Penny
  • ÆÐESTAN [M-O CI]SE
  • 1.20gm/20.59mm
  • EX: Numisbalt E-Live Auction 33(9 March 2024), lot 580
 Chichester; SCBI 2-Hunterian Museum: 829(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • ǷVLFRIC M-O COL
  • 1.18gm/20.81mm

 

 

 Colchester

 

 

  • Penny
  • ǷVLFNOÐ M-O DOR
  • 1.38gm/20.11mm
  • EX: Baldwin's Auction 80(8 May 2013), lot 2279

 

 

 Dorchester

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÆLFSTAN M-0 EAXE
  • 1.14gm/20.30mm
  • EX: Haljak Coin Auction 31(5 April 2020), lot 668

 

 

 Exeter; SCBI 65-Norwedian I: 191(die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 213, coins 49 & 50 for a possible die matches.

 

 

  • Penny
  • EDRIC M-O EAXE
  • 1.13gm/19.50mm

 

 

 Exeter

 

 

  • Penny
  • LVDA M-O EAXEC
  • 1.42gm/21.00mm

 

 

 Exeter; SCBI 7-Copenhagen: 200; See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 213, coin 53 for a possible die match, moneyer apparently only of the reign of Æthelred II and only of Exeter

 

 

  • Penny
  • [BO]GA M-O HEORT
  • 1.21gm/20.00mm
  • EX: D. Griffiths Collection of the Hertford Mint sold at Dix, Noonan, Webb 59(7 October 2003), Lot 597(hammer £70), D. Fish Collection sold at Glendining Auction(7-8 March 1990), lot 1313(hammer £55)(ticket)

 

 

 Hertford; SCBI 65-Norwegian I: 209; See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 213, coin 112 for a possible die match; pellet under chin.
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFELM M-O GIFEL
  • 1.44gm/20.86mm
  • Found before December 2016 on the banks of the River Volga near Kazan, Russia
 Ilchester; See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 213, coins 49 & 50 for a possible die matches.

 

 

  • Penny
  • LYTLMAN M-O GIPES
  • 1.49gm/20.74mm
  • EX Warsaw Numismatic Center Electornic Auction 140508(8 May 2014), lot 106852

 

 

 Ipswich; SCBI 50-St Petersburg I: 376(possible die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 217, coin 102 for a possible die match; scarce moneyer, apparently only of Ipswich..

 

 

  • Penny
  • GARFIN M-O LINCOL
  • 1.58gm/20.65mm
  • Found London, England

 

 

 Lincoln; SCBI 7-Copenhagen: 550(die match); scarce moneyer and known for this mint only.
  • Penny
  • GIFE M-O LINCOL
  • 1.33gm/21.10mm
 Lincoln; SCBI 7-Copenhagen: 551(die match); scarce moneyer, only four coins in the EMC or Sylloge and all from Lincoln.

 

 

  • Penny
  • VNBEGN M-O LINC
  • 1.50gm/20.56mm
  • Found c October 2019 300-400 meters north of Kihelkonna St. Michael's Church, Saaremaa Island, Estonia

 

 

Lincoln; SCBI 27-Lincolnshire: 71(die match); SCBI 50-Hermitage I:.385(obv) and 386(obv)

 

 

 

  • Cut 1/2 Penny
  • GO[D M-O LVN]DO
  • 0.76gm/20.30mm
  • Found near Romney Marsh before December 2009

 

 

 London; SCBI 7-Copenhagen:813(probable die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • LEOFSTAN M-O LVND
  • 1.56gm/20.41mm

 

 

 London; SCBI 50-St Petersburg I: 442(reverse die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • OSVLF M-O LVND
  • 1.53gm/21.40mm
  • EX: Davisson's; R. P. Mack(not in the Glendening Sale)(ticket); Duke of Argyll, sold to Spink 1949(ticket).

 

 

 London; SCBI 20-Mack:872(this coin)

 

 

  • Penny
  • LEOFRIC M-O LIMN
  • 1.46gm/20.35mm
  • EX: Collection of Michael Trenerry sold at DNW 194(7 September 2021), lot 36(tickets); Glendining(9 July 1986), lot 211(sold for £130); Glendining(21 September 1983), lot 38(sold for £260)

 

 

 Lympne; SCBI 42-South Eastern Museums 843(possible die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÆLFǷINE M-O MÆLD
  • 1.13gm/19.80mm
  • EX: The Clarendon Collection Pt. 1 sold at Bonaham(28 March 2006), lot 89, (It is stated in the Bonhams Clarendon sale that this coin is EX Elmore Jones, although it is not listed with the other coins in the Elmore Jones sale).

 

 

 Maldon; See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 230, coin 285 for a possible die match

 

 

  • Penny
  • LEO[FǷI]NE M-O MÆLD
  • 1.10gm/19.90mm
  • EX: CNG Electronic Auction 491(5 May 2021) lot 791

 

 

 Maldon; SCBI 7-Copenhagen:992(possible die match)
  • Penny
  • EALDRED M-O MALD
  • 1.70gm/20.45mm
  • EX: WCN Electronic Auction 201112(12 November 2020), lot 312124
 Malmesbury; SCBI 50-Hermitage Museum Part 1:463(die match)
  • Penny
  • ǷVLFǷINE M-O ONOXN
  • 1.54gm/20.07mm
  • EX: DNW 264(15 November 2022), lot 51
 Oxford; SCBI 7-Copenhagen: 50(reverse die match). Scarce mint/moneyer/type combination.

 

 

  • Penny
  • EADSIGE M-O ROFE
  • 1.44gm/20.39mm
  • EX: Alfa Numismatics Auction 11(28 August 2022), lot 36

 

 

 Rochester; SCBI 50-Hermitage Museum Part 1:472(die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 232, coin 302 for a possible die match.

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÆLFRIC MO SVÐGE
  • 1.47gm/20.00mm

 

 

 Southwark; SCBI-65 Norwegian I:324(possible die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 217, coin 102 for a similar coin, This coin has extra pellets in three reverse quarters, the coin in the BMC has five.

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÆÐELǷERD M-O SVÐB
  • 1.49gm/20.77mm
  • EX: Warsaw Numismatic Center Electonic Auction 180830(30 August 2018), lot 164353

 

 

 Southwark; SCBI-65 Norwegian I:327(possible die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • BOGA M-O ÐEOD
  • 0.98gm/20.50mm

 

 

 Thetford; rare moneyer for this mint

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÆLFSTAN M-O TOTA
  • 1.30gm/20.60mm
  • EX: From the private collection of an English Gentleman; Spink Coinex Auction(26 September 2006), lot 15; Spink Numismatic Circular, August 2005.

 

 

 Totnes: SCBI 1-Fitzwilliam: 673(die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 2236, coin 334 for a possible die match

 

 

  • Penny
  • [DODDA?] M-O TOTAN
  • 1.19gm/11.50mm

 

 

 Totnes; Probably of the moneryer DODDA, die duplicate of SCBI 50-St Petersburg I: 511?

 

 

  • Penny
  • BYRHSIGE M-O ǷER
  • 1.77gm/20.00mm
  • EX: Triskeles Auctions 12 sold at VAuctions(15 December 2015), lot 473

 

 

 Wareham; SCBI 24-West Country: 486(possible die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • BYRHTRIC MO ǷER
  • 1.44gm/20.00mm

 

 

 Wareham; SCBI 7-Copenhagen: 1298(possible die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÆLFSIGE M-O ǷINT
  • 1.62gm/20.91mm
  • EX: Warsaw Numismatic Center stock number 83789

 

 

 Winchester; SCBI 50-Hermitage I: 531(possible die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 239, coin 367 for a possible die match

 

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