Anglo-Saxon Aethelred Long Cross Leicester Penny Unique Denmark-Sweden Imitation

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Anglo-Saxon Aethelred Long Cross Leicester Penny Unique Denmark-Sweden Imitation:
$1490.00

Unique Scandinavian Viking age imitation of Æthelred II (978-1016)long cross penny with AELFRIC MO LIHER on reverse. Preserved as minted with toned cabinet patina.
All three moneyer Ælfric Leicester pennies described in EMC have notable differences in style (see pellet above shoulder) and especially in weight (all are about 1.7 gms):
EMC number1007.0506 (Ref:SCBI 7 - Copenhagen: 506)
State:Anglo-Saxon England (871-1066),Ruler:Æthelred II (the Unready) (978-1016)
Type:N 774 (Long Cross) (Hild. D) (997-1003)
Mint:Leicester (LIHER),moneyer:Ælfric (ÆLFRIC).
Weight:1.7g.Die axis:135.
Uncertain Findspot.
Source:G. Galster,Royal Collection, Copenhagen. Part II. Anglo-Saxon Coins: Æthelred II, Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles 7 (1966), coin no. 506
Image source:SCBI published (300 pixels, 300 dpi)
EMC number1017.0228 (Ref:SCBI 17 - Midland: 228)
State:Anglo-Saxon England (871-1066),Ruler:Æthelred II (the Unready) (978-1016)
Type:N 774 (Long Cross) (Hild. D) (997-1003)
Mint:Leicester (LIHER),moneyer:Ælfric (ÆLFRIC).
Weight:1.72g.Die axis:270.
Uncertain Findspot.
Source:A. J. H. Gunstone,Midland Museums. Ancient British, Anglo-Saxon, and Norman Coins, Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles 17 (1971), coin no. 228
Image source:SCBI published (300 pixels, 300 dpi)
EMC number1017.0229 (Ref:SCBI 17 - Midland: 229)
State:Anglo-Saxon England (871-1066),Ruler:Æthelred II (the Unready) (978-1016)
Type:N 774 (Long Cross) (Hild. D) (997-1003)
Mint:Leicester (LIHER),moneyer:Ælfric (ÆLFRIC).
Weight:1.7g.Die axis:90.
Uncertain Findspot.
Source:A. J. H. Gunstone,Midland Museums. Ancient British, Anglo-Saxon, and Norman Coins, Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles 17 (1971), coin no. 229
Image source:SCBI published (300 pixels, 300 dpi)
Malmer\'s die study of the Anglo-Scandinavian coinage solidified the view that three geographic groups exist, correlating generally to the medieval kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. These dies are extensively linked to a chain that falls in the \'southern\' group. It is thought that the coins of this group were likely struck in the Danish kingdom at the mint of Lund, with some possibly belonging to Sigtuna. Although these coins imitating the Anglo-Saxon series were struck until c. 1020, when Cnut the Great was striking his own coinage, this particular type, among the earliest issues, probably did not even last to the end of the reign of Svend Forkbeard.$9.99 - worldwidedeliverywith registed mail.
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