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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2315357, member: 44140&quot;]First order of business for 2016, collect Danegeld from the Saxon king.</p><p><br /></p><p>I spotted this coin on the last Agora Auction of 2015. I found it very appealing both for its condition and historical importance.</p><p><br /></p><p>I could help but think, a penny a day keeps the Dane away.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lincoln, Anglia</p><p>Aethelred II The Unready (r. AD 978 - 1016)</p><p>Moneyer Dreng</p><p>AR Penny (s. AD 997-1003)</p><p>20.4mm x 1.30 grams</p><p>Obverse: Bare-headed bust left +ÆÐELRÆD REX ANGL</p><p>Reverse: Voided long cross with triple-crescent ends and pellet at center +DRENG MΩO LINC</p><p>Ref: North #774, Coins of England #1151,</p><p>Note: VF+ Strike weakness on obverse center. Viking Dangeld. Scandinavian moneyer. ex. Agora, ex. CNG</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/1534878_1063724407026221_8592942460026885825_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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