Styca - Aethelred II 1st reign

Features

Issuer Kingdom of Northumbria (Kingdoms of British Isles and Frisia)
King Aethelred II (841-843, 844-849)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 841-844
Value 1 Styca
Composition Copper (alloy)
Weight 1.0 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
55842
References Sp# 865,
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# 188
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

Short cross of pellets in circle.

Script: Latin

Lettering: EDILRED REX

Translation: King Aethelred.

Reverse

Short cross pattée in circle.

Script: Latin

Lettering: + LEOFDEGN

Comments

Styca Coinage - C: Copper Alloy Regal Issues (c.810-c.830)

Kings of Northumbria, Aethelred II (first reign c.841-844).

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (841-844) 

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