CNG 109, Lot: 879. Estimate $750. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.69 g, 3h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Lydford mint; Goda, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. + ÆÐELRÆD REX Λ(NG)LΘ, draped bust left; pellet behind / + GO DΛ M ΩΘ L УD•Λ, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 552 (same dies); Hild. 3056; North 774; SCBC 1151. Near EF, toned. Rare mint.