ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20.5mm, 1.61 g, 12h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). Warwick mint; Osmær, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + OS MÆR MID |- ÆRIN, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. Ebsworth 25 = SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1273 (same dies); North 774; SCBC 1151. Toned, pecked, some doubling on reverse. Good Fine.
From the Allan Williams Collection. Ex William J. Conte ["Viking"] Collection (Spink 150, 14 March 2001), lot 1017; Glendining (7 September 1988), lot 179; Gordon V. Doubleday (Glendining's, 6 October 1987), lot 546.