Æthelred II (978-1016), 'Long Cross' Type, Penny, 997-1003, Winchester, Ælfsige, + ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLOX, draped bust left, rev. + ÆLFSIGE M•Q•O PINT, voided long cross, angles plain, 1.68g, 9h (SCBI 7 [Copenhagen], 1331; North 774; BMC IVa; Spink 1151), some softness to parts of the legend, otherwise a handsome portrait, rich darker tone, very fine.
Estimate: £250 - £350