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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robp, post: 4969838, member: 96746&quot;]Aethelred II Helmet type penny from the unattested mint of Gothabyrig. PVLFMAER MO GEODA. Tentatively given to Castle Gotha in Cornwall, the existing numismatic evidence is up for debate, but given the style of this mint&#039;s coins is West of England and there is a gap during the reign of Cnut when he is known to have agreed a treaty with the Princes of Cornwall that they should have control west of the river Tamar (and by extension Cnut would therefore relinquish his influence and no longer be in control of the mint), this location would be a distinct possibility. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Helmet type design is a little bold for the flans, the high relief sucking metal away making the coin too thin, so this issue is prone to cracking along the line of the cross - in this case along the helmet. </p><p><br /></p><p>Believed 3 known, this coin ex- </p><p>Vogel 4601, Hess (Frankfurt) 16/4/1928</p><p>F Elmore Jones 320, Glendining 12-13/5/1971</p><p>E M H Norweb 1216, Spink 59, 17/6/1987.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1194501[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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