ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.74 g, 2h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Lewes mint; Godfrid, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. + ÆÐELRÆD REX ΛNGL(ORX), draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + GOD FRI Ð M·Ω· O LEP, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. King 41; SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 452 (same dies); North 774; SCBC 1151. Old cabinet toning, a few pecks. EF.
Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXVI.6 (December 2008), no. HS3628; Spink Numismatic Circular XC.1 (February 1982), no. 373.
