ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (19mm, 1.41 g, 1h). Last Small Cross type (BMC i, Hild. A). Hastings mint; Eadsige, moneyer. Struck circa 1009-1016. Diademed and draped bust left / + EΛDSIGE ON HÆSTI :, small cross pattée. SCBI –; North 777; SCBC 1154. Toned, peck marks. VF. Rare – none in SCBI, one of only three on CoinArchives.
Ex Dix, Noonan, & Webb 127 (8 December 2014), lot 2321.