ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.58 g, 1h). Long Cross type (BMC iva, Hild. D). London mint; Wulfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 997-1003. Draped bust left; pellet behind neck / + PVL FPIN E M'Θ LVND, voided long cross, with pellet at center and triple-crescent ends. SCBI 25 (Helsinki), 314 (same dies); North 774; SCBC 1151. Toned, porous, some perforations, peck marks. VF.
From the Allan Williams Collection. Ex Ahlström 50 (19 November 1994), lot 18.