436, Lot: 1020. Estimate $100. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.65 g, 1h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). London mint; Brunstan, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + BRV NSTΛ N M’Θ LVND, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 726 (same dies); North 774; SCBC 1151. Near VF, toned, slightly wavy flan, peck marks.

From the Londinium Collection.