Watch List notes:

ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.44 g, 9h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Wareham mint; Ælfgar, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter before / + ÆLFGAR M–O PERHΛ, voided short cross; C R V X in angles. SCBI 50 (Hermitage), 520 (same dies); North 770; SCBC 1148. VF, deeply toned, striking perforation around part of inner circle. An unusually long mint-signature, more usually found as PER.