ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.58 g, 9h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). London mint; Godhere, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + GODRΛ M–O LVND, voided short cross; C R V X in quarters. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 826 (same obv. die); North 770; SCBC 1148. Attractively toned. Good VF.
Ex Glendining (15 February 1978), lot 205.
