England. Aethelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.68 g, 7h). Long Cross type (BMC IVa, Hild. D). Oxford mint; moneyer Ælfmær. Struck circa 997-1003. +ÆÐELRED REX ΛNGLOX, bareheaded draped bust left / + ÆLF MÆR MΩO OXNΛ, long cross voided with each limb terminating in three crescents, pellet in center. BEH 3207; North 774; SCBI 9 (Ashmolean), 553 (die identical). Obverse double struck otherwise near Extremely Fine.