452, Lot: 889. Estimate $200. Sold for $201. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (21mm, 1.41 g, 3h). Last Small Cross type (BMC i, Hild. A). York mint; Sumerleth, moneyer. Struck circa 1009-1016. Diademed and draped bust left / + (retrograde Z)VMRLEÐ • Λ • M - O EOFR •, small cross pattée. Cf. SCBI 29 (Merseyside), 591 (for obv; same die); North 777; SCBC 1154. Toned, peck marks on reverse. Near VF.