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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 4572921, member: 74712&quot;]Okay...&nbsp; hear me out on this one:</p><p><br /></p><p>Anglo-Saxon:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132249[/ATTACH] England</p><p>Athelred II, r. 978-1016 (997-1003)</p><p>Canterbury Mint, AR Long Cross Penny, 19.65 mm x 1.8 grams</p><p>Obv.: +ÆÐELRED REX ANGLO[rum].&nbsp; Bare-headed bust left</p><p>Rev.: +LEO FRIC MΩO CENT. Voided long cross, each end terminating in three crescents</p><p>Ref.: North 774, SCBC 1151</p><p>Note: Peck marked and holed, likely by the Vikings</p><p><br /></p><p>While the Latin script is predominantly used, there are both Germanic letters contained on this coin (such as Æ and Ð), there is also the manuscript abbreviation for ‘rum’ which is often used on the plural genitive.&nbsp; It looks like this (at the end - sorry it’s small):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132254[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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