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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 5242697, member: 74712&quot;]A lovely example!&nbsp; My Æthelred has some peck marks (which I wanted), and a hole (which I was willing to tolerate):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1218008[/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>and I already posted this for Medieval Monday once before, so I will need to find another candidate to share.&nbsp; By the way [USER=15481]@svessien[/USER] - ‘the Unready’ as an epithet was a Victorian invention.&nbsp; He was called Æthelred Unræd which was a pun on his name ‘Æthelread’ meaning ‘the well counseled’ and ‘Unræd’ meaning ‘the poorly counseled.’&nbsp; (Or something like that - it’s been a while)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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