★ Rare Mule ★

England. Aethelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (21mm, 1.67 g, 9h). Intermediate Small Cross / Crux mule type (BMC iii, Hild Cb). Winchester mint; moneyer Ælfweald. Struck circa 995-997. +ÆÐELRED REX ΛNGLთX, diademed and draped bust left / + ALFPOLD M–O PIN, short cross voided, C R V X in angles. BEH - ; North 773/770; SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 1346. Fine, wavy flan, peck marks, surface cuts. Rare mule.