366, Lot: 1089. Estimate $100. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.77 g, 9h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Lundene (London) mint; Asulfr/Osulf, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. + ÆÐELRÆD REX A(NG)LO, draped bust left; pellet behind / + ΘS VLF M•Θ L VND, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 924 (same dies); Hild 2887; BMC 256 var. (obv. legend); North 774; SCBC 1151. Fine, toned, light scuff, wavy flan, off-center.