308, Lot: 428. Estimate $150. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.25 g, 9h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Ecxeceastre (Exeter) mint; Ælfstan, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Bust left; scepter before / + ÆLFSTAN M–O EΛXE, voided short cross; C–R–V–X in quarters. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 148 (same rev. die); North 770; SCBC 1148. Good Fine, flan crack, peck marks.