Aethelred II Penny, second hand type, Shaftesbury Mint, Aethelstan

Aethelred II (978-1016),silver Penny, second hand type (c.985-991), Shaftesbury Mint, Moneyer Aethelstan, diademed bust right with sceptre, Latin legend and linear circles surrounding, +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGLOX, rev.hand of Providence from billowing clouds, hyphen over A over pellet to left, hyphen over w over pellet to right, Latin legend and linear circles surrounding, + ÆÐSTAN M-O CEFTER, weight 1.41g (SCBI 24:453 West Country; N.768; S.1146).Toned, struck from rusty dies with slight bend in flan, weak on head, otherwise very fine and rare.