Ruler:
Æthelstan (c.924/5-39)
Moneyer:
Clip
History note: Found Stowting, Kent, 1990. The coin was exchanged for five coins from the Blunt collection that are duplicates of ones in the Museum's general collection: 1) a Viking imitation of Alfred, 'Orsnaforda' type, moneyer Bernwald (same dies as MEC 1:1381); 2) St Edmund Memorial type, rev. +CVNDETIE (same dies as MEC 1:1393); 3) St Edmund Memorial type, rev. +ERSALT MON (same dies as MEC 1:1396-7); 4) Vikings of York, 'Cnut', 'Quentovic' (same dies as MEC 1:447); 5) Anlaf Guthfrithsson, Raven type (same obverse die as MEC 1:1451). The exchange had been approved by the Museums and Galleries Commission for the Dept. of National Heritage, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, and the National Arts Collections Fund. A variation dated July 1992 to the Schedule to the Direction under Section 9 of the National Heritage Act 1980 gave authority for exchange to be made.
Method of acquisition: Exchanged (1992-07-20) by Spink & Son
924 -
Object composed of silver Diameter 16.4 mm Die Axis 180 degrees Weight 0.64 g
Accession number: CM.730-1992
Primary reference Number: 217301
North: 668/1
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
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