BRITISH COINS, Aethelred II, Silver Penny, Long Cross type (c.997-1003), Gloucester mint, moneyer Wintsige, draped bust left, +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLORX, rev long voided cross with tri-crescent terminals, tiny pellet at centre, +PINTSIGE M.Ω.O GLEA, 1.64g (BMC type IVa; N 774; S 1151). A couple of peck marks and one light hairline surface crack on the obverse with weakness in hair, otherwise very fine and toned, scarce.
ex Spink auction, 29 June 2006, lot 326
Estimate: £350-450