Anglo-Saxon penny of Ethelred II

An image of Coinage. Penny. Æthelred II (978-1016). Leofstan, moneyer. Canterbury mint.
Inscription: design; obverse; +Ä5ELRED REX ãNèLØ. Design; reverse; +LEOFçTãN MO 6ÄNT. Silver, struck, weight 1.39 g, diameter 20.5 mm, die axis 180° degrees, 978. Medieval. Anglo-Saxon.

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Coinage. Penny. Æthelred II (978-1016). Leofstan, moneyer. Canterbury mint. Inscription: design; obverse; +Ä5ELRED REX ãNèLØ. Design; reverse; +LEOFçTãN MO 6ÄNT. Silver, struck, weight 1.39 g, diameter 20.5 mm, die axis 180° degrees, 978. Medieval. Anglo-Saxon.

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Early Medieval Canterbury AD coinage _WF_OPAC_pending Middle Ages _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD Aethelred English Medieval Aethelred Unraed money legal tender struck Ethelred II currency silver Ethelred the Unready 10th Century Fitz_CM Anglo-Saxon penny coin

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