Penny - Æthelberht

Features

Location Kingdom of Wessex (Kingdoms of British Isles and Frisia)
Moneyer Dudda
King Aethelberht (858-865)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 858-865
Value 1 Penny (1⁄240)
Currency Pound
Composition Silver
Weight 0.96 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
109244
References Sp# 1054,
Emma Howard (editor); 2021. Standard Catalogue of British Coins : Coins of England & the United Kingdom Pre-Decimal Issues (56th edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
And 2 more volumes.
North# 621
Jeffrey J. North; 1963. English Hammered Coinage / Volume 1. Early Anglo-Saxon : Henry III c. 650-1272. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Diademed bust right, ruler's title around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: +AEÐELBEART REX

Translation: King Aethelberht.

Reverse

Cross fleury over floreate cross, moneyer's name around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: +DVDDA MONETA

Translation: Dudda, moneyer.

Comments

Kings of Wessex (786-924), Æthelberht (858-865), Floreate Cross type, Dudda, moneyer.

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