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Silver penny of Athelred

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An image of Coinage. Penny. Athelred (865-71), ruler. Beornhaeh, moneyer. Obverse: E?EL··REDE RE:; Temple. Reverse: +MEORNAE M. Silver, struck, weight 1.25 g, diameter 21.1 mm, diameter (min) 20.3 mm, circa 870. Medieval. Anglo-Viking.

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Coinage. Penny. Athelred (865-71), ruler. Beornhaeh, moneyer. Obverse: E?EL··REDE RE:; Temple. Reverse: +MEORNAE M. Silver, struck, weight 1.25 g, diameter 21.1 mm, diameter (min) 20.3 mm, circa 870. Medieval. Anglo-Viking.

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  • Accession Number: CM.161-2009
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/25.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 768 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 546.86kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 25/1

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9th Century AD Anglo-Viking Athelred of Wessex Beornhaeh coin coinage currency Early Medieval English Ethelred of Wessex legal tender Medieval money obverse pediment Silver struck temple Wessex

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