ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.71 g, 12h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Weligaford (Wallingford) mint; Wulfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + PVL FPI(NE) MΩO P ELIG, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 585; Hild 3941; BMC 339; North 774; SCBC 1151. Near EF, attractive dark iridescent tone, a couple pecks. Neat style. Rare.
