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Description: | Silver penny of AethelstanCircumscription Cross (924-39),Length 18mm, width 16mm, weight 0.54gObverse: short crossObverse inscription: [TIRBTOT+]ERNAT[SIDEA]Reverse: short crossReverse inscription.: [+EREMONET]ALVNDC[IVITET]Mint: (probably) LondonNote: there is considerable damage to the sides resulting in the loss of most of the inscription and about 30% of the coin. The inscription on the obverse is reversedDavid symons writesIt is one of a well-known group of 'irregular' pennies issued in the name of Aethelstan (924-39), which were discussed by Christopher Blunt in volume 42 of the British Numismatic Journal (pp.107-13). The moneyer's name is written variously as Efe, Ere or Eie, and they all carry what purports to be a London mint signature.The coin appears to have the same legends as an example in the British Museum (BMC Aethelstan 59), which has a retrograde legend on the obverse side -It is possible that this coin was struck from the same pair of dies as BMC 59, but unfortunately that is not illustrated in BMC.
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