England. Aethelred II 978-1016. AR Half Penny (11mm, 0.65g). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). York mint; moneyer Thorsteinn(?). Struck circa 991-997. +[ÆÐELRED] REX ΛNGLOX, bareheaded draped bust left with scepter in front / [+ÐVRST(?)]AN M¯O EOF, short cross voided, C [R V] X in angles. BEH 946-7 (?); North 770; SCBI 36 (Berlin), 323 var (?). Very Fine, flan split.