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Description: | This is an early medieval hammered silver penny of Aethelred II (The Unready - 978-1016). The coin is from the first hand series c.979-85. The obverse depicts a diademed bust right and the reverse, the hand of Providence issuing from the cloud with A (alpha) and W (omega) to either side. The moneyer is possibly Hereberht at Lewes (LÆV).The coin is in a relatively uncirculated condition with a corroded surface and weakly struck reverse.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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