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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nap, post: 3497396, member: 73099&quot;]The difference between first and second reign is a little tough and the division suggested by Pirie (and often followed) is not accepted by everyone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I think the majority of Aethelred’s 2nd reign coins were produced by the moneyer Eardwulf.&nbsp; Two other moneyers, Wulfsige and Eanwulf are also second reign moneyers as they continued to produce coins for Aethelred’s successor Osberht.&nbsp; Most of the rest of the moneyers I assign to Aethelred’s first reign.&nbsp; Then there are two more challenging cases- Monne and Wulfred.&nbsp; Both of these moneyers produced coins for Eanred and Aethelred so they were certainly active in the first reign.&nbsp; But Monne also produced coins for the usurper Redwulf.&nbsp; He is the only one of the 10 Redwulf moneyers to subsequently produce coins for Osberht.&nbsp; So his coins could be first or second reign.&nbsp; Wulfred did not coin for Redwulf or Osberht but did coin for Archbishop Wulfhere who is also late in the styca period.&nbsp; So he also could be first or second reign.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gets a little messy when you dig deep, no?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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