ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of All England. Æthelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (21mm, 1.38 g, 3h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). London mint; Boerhtmær, moneyer. Struck circa 991-997. Draped bust left; trefoil-tipped scepter to left / + BУRHTMÆR M–O LVN, voided short cross; C–R–V–X in quarters. North 770; SCBC 1148. Iridescent toning, peck marks. Good VF.
From the New Horizons Collection.