Description
Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, Small Crux type (c.995-997) London mint, moneyer Aelfstan, inner linear circles both sides, bare headed bust left, in front trefoil tipped sceptre, cutting into drapery, legend surrounds +ÆĐELRÆD REX ANGLOR. Rev, short cross voided with CRUX in angles, additional pellets by the C and X in crux, reading ÆLFSTΛ M-O LVN, 1.30g (S.1149; N.770 var ; BMC IIIa; SCBI 20 [Mack] 904; Parsons 159).
Subtle cabinet toning, small flan pressure crack in the southern part of the linear circle housing the portrait, probably in the initial strike given the way it has manifested, some peckmarks with a comprehensive portrait. Reverse, some die clashes in strike. Nevertheless a convincing very fine, rarer in variety on a smaller module flan, this variation known mainly in Exeter, Lincoln, London, East Anglia and Kent.
