ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19mm, 1.41 g, 12h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Thetford mint; Asulfr, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + OS VLF MΩ Θ ÐEF, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1239 (sameobv. die); North 774; SCBC 1151. Toned, wavy flan, peck marks. Near VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions V (9 December 1988), lot 557.
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