Æthelred II (978-1016), Æthelred II, Long Cross type, Sumerletha, Lincoln, sVMERLED MO LIN, with a cross pattée in the field behind head (Mossop 31, same obverse die), 1.41 gms. About very fine (£100-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Anglo-Saxon and Earlier Hammered Coins formed by the late Captain 'Peter' Arnot.

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The small cross behind the head seems to be characteristic of Lincoln coins associated with this moneyer