CNG 102, Lot: 1449. Estimate $400. Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.60 g, 3h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). London mint; Æthelweard, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + ÆÐE LPER D M’O LVND, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 693–7; Hild 2169; BMC 230; North 774; SCBC 1151. EF, light golden toning.