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0316- Great Britain. Penny, ND

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 700.00 USD
0316- Great Britain. Penny, ND
<Our item number 119046><B>Great Britain. Penny, ND.</B> S.1144. Aethelred II, 978-1016. First hand type. Bust of King facing right. <I>Reverse</I> Hand of Providence. Fantastic portrait of this controversial Saxon monarch. <B>NGC graded AU-55.</B> <BR><BR>Aethelred was known as &#39;The Unready&#39; - a wholly ineffectual King of England. The Vikings renewed their attacks on England- chiefly after 991 - and the King bribed them to go away by the payment of Danegeld. They obliged briefly, but soon returned and in 994 London was besieged by the army of Sweyn I &#40;Forkbeard&#41;, King of Denmark. The citizens beat off the payment of further Danegeld encouraged them to withdraw. Aethelred died in 1016. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;600-700. <I><BR>The Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 119046<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/119046.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/119046N2.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="htt p://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/119046N3.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>