366, Lot: 1097. Estimate $200. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.70 g, 12h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Rofeceaster (Rochester) mint; Eadwaerd, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. + ÆÐELRÆD REX A(NG)LO, draped bust left; pellet behind / + EΛD PERD MΩ O ROFE, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1060 (same dies); Hild 3278; BMC 304; North 774; SCBC 1151. Good VF, slightly wavy flan, marks and scratches.