Penny of Æthelred II, second hand type

An image of Penny. Second Hand type. Æthelred II (AD 978–1016), ruler. Ásketill, Moneyer. London Mint. Object composed of silver measuring: 1.44 by 20.3 by 270°. Inscription: +Ä5ELRÄD REX ãNèLØ, obverse; +Oç6yTEL MO LVNDO, reverse. Production date: CE 978. Medieval, Anglo-Saxon.

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Penny. Second Hand type. Æthelred II (AD 978–1016), ruler. Ásketill, Moneyer. London Mint. Object composed of silver measuring: 1.44 by 20.3 by 270°. Inscription: +Ä5ELRÄD REX ãNèLØ, obverse; +Oç6yTEL MO LVNDO, reverse. Production date: CE 978. Medieval, Anglo-Saxon.

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Accession Number: CM.5.62-1933
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
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Camera: Canon EOS 60D
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Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2015:03:09 12:11:45

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