We photographed this coin against three different backgrounds and under varying lighting conditions to assist you with your evaluation. Don’t miss your opportunity to add this rare coin to your collection.
Daily Archives: December 23, 2023
The small gouges on the coin are known as’peck’ marks and were made with a knife to test the purity of the silver. The Anglo-Saxons would have had no need to do this, as the bust of Æthelred on the coin was a royal guarantee of its value: this coin […]