Aethelred II (978-1016), First hand type penny, Rochester mint.
Aethelred II (978-1016), First hand type penny, Rochester mint.
Aethelred II (978-1016), First hand type penny, Rochester mint.

Aethelred II (978-1016), First hand type penny, Rochester mint.

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Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, first hand type, Rochester mint, moneyer Sidewine, inner linear circles both sides. Diademed bust right, legend surrounds AETHELRED REX ANGLOX. Rev, hand of providence issuing from…
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Aethelred II (978-1016), Penny, first hand type, Rochester mint, moneyer Sidewine, inner linear circles both sides. Diademed bust right, legend surrounds AETHELRED REX ANGLOX. Rev, hand of providence issuing from clouds A and W flanking either side, reads +SIDEPINE M-O ROF, 1.57g (N.766 BMC iia; S.1144). Struck from rusty dies on a full flan, legends clear, two peckmarks on obverse. Obverse about very fine, reverse a pleasing very fine, toned. A scarcer mint in Rochester.

Ex R. J Seaman

Specification

Period 978 - 1016
Date c.979 - 985
Coin Group

British
Denomination

Pennies
Coin Ruler

Aethelred II
Country

England
Coin House

Late Anglo Saxon
Metal

Silver
Mint Mark

Rochester Mint
Weight 1.57 g

Provenance

Ex Baldwin's Basement

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