★ Scarce Mint ★

England. Aethelred II. 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.49g, 12h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). Lympne mint; moneyer Leofric. Struck circa 991-997. + ÆÐELRED REX ΛNGLOX, bareheaded draped bust left with scepter in front / + LEOFRIC M¯O LIMNA, short cross voided, C R V X in angles. BEH 1616; North 770; SCBI 7(Copenhagen), 516; SCBI 65(Norway), 304. Fine, peck marks, knife cuts, wavy flan, surface cracks. Scarce mint.