ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.68 g, 3h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Sceftesbyrig (Shaftesbury) mint; Goda, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. + ÆÐELRED REX Λ(NG)L(ORX), draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + GODΛ M–O SCÆFT, voided short cross; C R V X in angles. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), –; SCBI 24 (West Country), 944 (same dies); Hild 3343; BMC –; North 770; SCBC 1148. VF, slightly wavy flan, minor surface crack. Rare.
