England. Aethelred II. 978-1016. AR Half Penny (13mm, 1.22g). Long Cross type (BMC IVa, Hild. D). York (?) mint; moneyer Styrkarr. Struck circa 997-1003. [+ÆÐELRED] REX ΛNGLO, bareheaded draped bust left / +STE ORCE [RM'O EOFR(?)], long cross voided with each limb terminating in three crescents. North 774; SCBI 29 (Merseyside County Museums), 560(?). Very Fine.