Æthelred II (978-1016), Penny, Last Small Cross type, Thetford, Eadwine, edpine on deodfo, central cross surrounded by four smaller crosses, 1.17g/6h (cf. Carson 22; cf. BEH 3732ff; N 780; S 1154). Nearly extremely fine, the variety rare £200-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, English Coins from the Collection of the late Dr John Hulett.

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Provenance: Spink Auction 90, 16 March 1992, lot 256.

Hulett noted that this unusual variety was struck only at eastern mints – Colchester, Ipswich, Stamford, Sudbury and Thetford