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Anglo_Saxon_Aethelred_II_Silver_Hand_of_Providence_Type_Penny_979_985_01_js
Silver penny’first-hand type. London mint, Wulfric moneyer. Extremely fine, small edge loss. Diademed bust right (without sceptre), +AEDELRED REX ANGLOX. Hand of providence facing down, between alpha and omega, +PVLFRIC M-O LVNDONI. 1.45g, 20.6mm. Aethelred succeeded to the throne of England at the age of twelve, in 978, after the […]

Anglo-Saxon Aethelred II Silver’Hand of Providence’ Type Penny 979-985