Silver Penny of King Æthelred II
Date: 997×1003 Place of Production: London Description: Silver Penny of King Æthelred II, ruler of Anglo-Saxon England. The obverse of the coin shows a bare-headed ruler facing right, while the reverse shows a long cross with decorative crescents at the end of each limb. Obverse inscription: EATHELRED REX ANG[LO] Reverse inscription: AETHWOLD NO LVND (ON reversed)…