Silver Anglo-Viking penny of Sihtric II

An image of Coinage. Penny. Sihtric II (920/1–7), ruler. Obverse; SÊTR / IC DI+. Reverse; +IEDREICIRI. Production Place: East Midlands, possibly. Silver, struck, weight 1.15 g, diameter 20.0 mm, die axis, object, 270°, circa 920. Medieval. Anglo-Viking. Thurcaston hoard.

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Coinage. Penny. Sihtric II (920/1–7), ruler. Obverse; SÊTR / IC DI+. Reverse; +IEDREICIRI. Production Place: East Midlands, possibly. Silver, struck, weight 1.15 g, diameter 20.0 mm, die axis, object, 270°, circa 920. Medieval. Anglo-Viking. Thurcaston hoard.

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Accession Number: CM.863-2002
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Captured: 2017:10:26 02:59:48

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10th Century AD Anglo-Viking coin coinage currency Early Medieval English Fitz_CM legal tender Medieval money obverse penny Sihtric II Silver struck swords Torksey Viking

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