England. Aethelred II 978-1016. AR Penny (20mm, 1.51g, 9h). Crux type (BMC iiia, Hild. C). London mint; moneyer Leofstan. Struck circa 991-997. + ÆÐELRED REX ΛNGLOX, bareheaded draped bust left with scepter in front / +LEOFSTAN M¯O LVN, short cross voided, C R V X in angles. BEH 2719; North 770; SCBI 7 (Copenhagen), 880; SCBI 65 (Norway), 283. Near Very Fine, peck marks, knife cuts, deposits.