Description
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, Long cross type (c.997-1003), Lincoln mint, moneyer Aethelnoth, bare headed bust left, pellet behind, legend commences from bottom left +ÆĐELRED REX ΛNGOX. Rev, long voided cross with tri-crescent terminals, pellet at centre, reads +•ÆĐELNOĐ MO LINC, 19.5mm, 1.68g (S.1151; N.774; BMC IVa; Mossop 23; SCBI 9 (Ashmoleon), 528).
Amber maroon toning on good metal, fully centred in the strike with consistent details both sides. Portrait, legends and fields clear with few peckmarks, one area of weakness in the A of King’s name, otherwise good very fine.
