CNG 84, Lot: 1803. Estimate $300. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Aethelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.56 g, 3h). Long cross type. London mint; Æthelwerd, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. + ÆÐE L•PER D REX Λ(NG)LO, draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + ÆÐELSE M•O LVND, voided long cross with pellet in center and triple crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 695; BMC -; North 774; SCBC 1151. VF, toned. minor porosity.