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<p>[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 3537093, member: 100731"]Very nice bracteate! Medieval coins are not my area of interest, but I've recently acquired three Anglo-Saxon pennies. However, it gave me a lot of pleasure to research bit more into background of the coins, the moneyers, and the (then) current affairs.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-jkqpdrw60m-jpg.936595/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Ruler:</b> Æthelred II (978-1017, or Æthelred the Unready). Silver penny. Last small cross type,</p><p><b>Mint</b>: York, Moneyer: Sumarlithr.</p><p><b>Obv: </b>+ EDELRED REX ANGLOR</p><p>Head of Aethelred II, draped, crowned, to the left. Inner circle.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> SUMRLETHA M-O EOFR</p><p>Small cross type with inner circle.</p><p><b>Details</b>: diameter 20 mm, weight 1.41g. Some peck marks on reverse. Spink 1154</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-qklqzuvavespl8vs-jpg.936594/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Ruler:</b> Æthelred II (978-1017, or Æthelred the Unready). Silver penny. Long cross type</p><p><b>Mint</b>: Winchester, Moneyer: Ælfsige.</p><p><b>Obv: </b>+AEDELRAED REX ANGL.</p><p>Head of Aethelred II, draped, to the left.</p><p>No inner circle-type.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> +AELFSIGE MO PINT. Long cross without inner circle.</p><p><b>Details</b>: diameter 19 mm, weight 1.74g. Some peck marks on reverse. Spink 1154. Looks better in hand, text easier readable. Reverse a bit weak at "PINT".</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-8bvehqlnr4f9izb-jpg.936596/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Ruler:</b> Cnut (1016-1035, or Cnut the Great). Silver penny. Small cross type.</p><p>Cnut was a son of the Danish prince Sweyn Forkbeard. Leading a coalition with the Swedes, Cnut invaded England in 1015, then ruled by Æthelred II ("the unready"). In 1016, Æthelred died, leaving the defence of London to Edmund Ironside. Edmund's reputation as a warrior was such that Cnut agreed to divide England, Edmund taking Wessex and Cnut the whole of the country beyond the Thames. However, Edmund died (under questionable circumstances) on 30 November and Cnut became king of the whole country. Upon the accession to the Danish throne in 1018, and later in 1027 the Norwegian and Swedish throne, Cnut effectively combined England, Danmark, Norway and Sweden, marking the peak of the Viking Age (793–1066 AD)</p><p><b>Mint: </b>Lund (Danmark)</p><p><b>Obv: </b>+CNVT REX DÆNORT.</p><p>Head of Cnut, draped, to the left. Inner circle.</p><p><b>Rev: </b>[illegible text]. Partly readable: GOD. Should probably be: +GODPINE M-O LVND.</p><p>Inner circle. Small cross.</p><p><b>Details:</b> diameter 20 mm, weight 1.64g. Peck mark on reverse.</p><p><b>Very rare! </b></p><p>Comparable examples:</p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=3898053&AucID=4020&Lot=200&Val=fce65d8f76f4a942e8dff46f6df3e75c" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=3898053&AucID=4020&Lot=200&Val=fce65d8f76f4a942e8dff46f6df3e75c" rel="nofollow">https://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotv...&Lot=200&Val=fce65d8f76f4a942e8dff46f6df3e75c</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/spink/catalogue-id-srspi10077/lot-e79dabad-7624-4726-b639-a5b700b9b3c4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/spink/catalogue-id-srspi10077/lot-e79dabad-7624-4726-b639-a5b700b9b3c4" rel="nofollow">https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/...0077/lot-e79dabad-7624-4726-b639-a5b700b9b3c4</a> (no auction details)</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 3537093, member: 100731"]Very nice bracteate! Medieval coins are not my area of interest, but I've recently acquired three Anglo-Saxon pennies. However, it gave me a lot of pleasure to research bit more into background of the coins, the moneyers, and the (then) current affairs. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-jkqpdrw60m-jpg.936595/[/IMG] [B]Ruler:[/B] Æthelred II (978-1017, or Æthelred the Unready). Silver penny. Last small cross type, [B]Mint[/B]: York, Moneyer: Sumarlithr. [B]Obv: [/B]+ EDELRED REX ANGLOR Head of Aethelred II, draped, crowned, to the left. Inner circle. [B]Rev:[/B] SUMRLETHA M-O EOFR Small cross type with inner circle. [B]Details[/B]: diameter 20 mm, weight 1.41g. Some peck marks on reverse. Spink 1154 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-qklqzuvavespl8vs-jpg.936594/[/IMG] [B]Ruler:[/B] Æthelred II (978-1017, or Æthelred the Unready). Silver penny. Long cross type [B]Mint[/B]: Winchester, Moneyer: Ælfsige. [B]Obv: [/B]+AEDELRAED REX ANGL. Head of Aethelred II, draped, to the left. No inner circle-type. [B]Rev:[/B] +AELFSIGE MO PINT. Long cross without inner circle. [B]Details[/B]: diameter 19 mm, weight 1.74g. Some peck marks on reverse. Spink 1154. Looks better in hand, text easier readable. Reverse a bit weak at "PINT". [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-8bvehqlnr4f9izb-jpg.936596/[/IMG] [B]Ruler:[/B] Cnut (1016-1035, or Cnut the Great). Silver penny. Small cross type. Cnut was a son of the Danish prince Sweyn Forkbeard. Leading a coalition with the Swedes, Cnut invaded England in 1015, then ruled by Æthelred II ("the unready"). In 1016, Æthelred died, leaving the defence of London to Edmund Ironside. Edmund's reputation as a warrior was such that Cnut agreed to divide England, Edmund taking Wessex and Cnut the whole of the country beyond the Thames. However, Edmund died (under questionable circumstances) on 30 November and Cnut became king of the whole country. Upon the accession to the Danish throne in 1018, and later in 1027 the Norwegian and Swedish throne, Cnut effectively combined England, Danmark, Norway and Sweden, marking the peak of the Viking Age (793–1066 AD) [B]Mint: [/B]Lund (Danmark) [B]Obv: [/B]+CNVT REX DÆNORT. Head of Cnut, draped, to the left. Inner circle. [B]Rev: [/B][illegible text]. Partly readable: GOD. Should probably be: +GODPINE M-O LVND. Inner circle. Small cross. [B]Details:[/B] diameter 20 mm, weight 1.64g. Peck mark on reverse. [B]Very rare! [/B] Comparable examples: [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=3898053&AucID=4020&Lot=200&Val=fce65d8f76f4a942e8dff46f6df3e75c']https://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotv...&Lot=200&Val=fce65d8f76f4a942e8dff46f6df3e75c[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/spink/catalogue-id-srspi10077/lot-e79dabad-7624-4726-b639-a5b700b9b3c4']https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/...0077/lot-e79dabad-7624-4726-b639-a5b700b9b3c4[/URL] (no auction details) [/LIST][/QUOTE]
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