429, Lot: 415. Estimate $300. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.64 g, 3h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Norwich mint; Svertingr, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. + ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)L(ORX), draped bust left; pellet behind / + SVE RTIC M·Θ N ΘRÐ, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1032; North 774; SCBC 1151. Good VF, deeply toned, peck marks on reverse.