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Early-Medieval coin: penny of Aethelstan I
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2011-01-29 16:50:32
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Early-Medieval coin: penny of Aethelstan I
Description
English: An incomplete silver penny of Aethelstan I (825-845), Non-portrait type, minted from 827 onwards. Ref: North no. 439 (1980: 75).

Obverse: EDEL·S... [intending EÐELSTAN, Aethelstan]

Reverse: + R[EX A]NG [Rex Anglorum, King of the Angles]

Central: Aω [Alpha and Omega, in reference to Jesus Christ]

The surviving portion (just over half) of the coin is bent, but the surfaces exhibit little wear. It measures 19.3mm in diameter, 0.6mm thick and weighs 0.98g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 827 and 845
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FindID: 426447
Old ref: BH-03D113
Filename: Earlymed_coin_11_7_1.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/314193
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/314193/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/426447
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