England. Aethelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 2.14 g, 6h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Wareham mint; moneyer Ælfgar. Struck circa 991-997. + ÆÐELRED REX ΛNGLOX, bareheaded draped bust left with scepter in front / + ÆLFGAR M-O PER, short cross voided, C R V X in angles. BEH 3944; North 770; SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1291; SCBI 24(West Country Museums), 484; SCBI 50(Hermitage), 519; SCBI 51(Estonia), 519. Near Very Fine, flan cut (9h), peck marks. Scarce mint.