ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.56 g, 9h). First Hand type (BMC iia, Hild. B1). Sceftesbeyrig (Shaftesbury) mint; Æthelmær, moneyer. Struck circa 979-985. + ÆÐELRÆD REX ΛNGL(ORX), draped bust right / + ÆÐELMÆR M–O CEFTEN, manus Dei descending from clouds; barred Λ ω flanking. SCBI –; Hild 3326 var. (legends); BMC –; North 766; SCBC 1144. Good VF, obv. double struck. Very rare moneyer for this mint.