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Silver penny of Edward the Elder

Image attached to CM.616-1998

An image of Coinage. Penny. Edward the Elder (899-924), ruler. Garheard, moneyer. London mint. Obverse: +EADVVEARD REX. Reverse: èARE / ARD MO. Silver, struck, weight 1.53 g, diameter 23.2 mm, 899. Medieval. Anglo-Viking.

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Coinage. Penny. Edward the Elder (899-924), ruler. Garheard, moneyer. London mint. Obverse: +EADVVEARD REX. Reverse: èARE / ARD MO. Silver, struck, weight 1.53 g, diameter 23.2 mm, 899. Medieval. Anglo-Viking.

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  • Accession Number: CM.616-1998
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/20.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: GFX 50S
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 768 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 480.21kB
  • Exposure time: 1/100
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 20/1
  • Captured: 2017:10:27 02:17:43

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9th Century AD Anglo-Viking coin coinage currency Early Medieval English Fitz_CM Garheard legal tender Medieval money numismatics obverse pennies penny Silver struck

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