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Early Medieval coin: Penny of Aethelred II
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Arwen Wood, 2019-01-03 12:26:47
Title
Early Medieval coin: Penny of Aethelred II
Description
English: An early medieval silver penny of Aethelred II (AD 978-1016), of Crux type dating to c. AD 991-997. Unknown mint or moneyer. The coin is very worn and broken, and one edge is folded over the face of the bust. North 1991, volume I, page 159, number 770.

Obverse: [ÆTHELR]ÆD [RE]X AN[GLOX] Bare headed bust left; in front, a sceptre

Reverse: [...] R? ET [....] VN [...] Short cross voided with CRUX in angles.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Central Bedfordshire
Date between 991 and 997
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FindIdentifier: 932708
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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/1039728
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1039728/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/932708
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Object location51° 49′ 38.64″ N, 0° 31′ 23.74″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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