102, Lot: 201. Estimate $100. Sold for $210. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANGLO-SAXON. Aethelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (21mm, 1.36 gm). Crux type, circa 991-997. Canterbury mint; Lifinc, moneyer. +AEDELRÆD REX ANGLO, diademed bust left, with sceptre / +LIFINC M-O CÆNT, voided cross with CRVX in quarters. North 770; SCBC 1154. VF, toned, peck marks.

The obverse die appears to have been re-cut to extend its life, rendering the legend almost unreadable.