401, Lot: 678. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.33 g, 6h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Exeter mint; Manna, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + MΛ NNΛ M’O EΛXE, voided long cross with pellet in center and triple crescent ends. SCBI 50 (Hermitage), 675 (same dies); North 774; SCBC 1151. Good VF, areas of toning.