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An image of Coinage. Penny. Edgar (959-75), ruler. Heremod, moneyer. Wallingford Mint. Inscription: +EãDèãR REX ãNèLORVM, obverse; +HEREMOD MONETA æELEN, reverse. Silver, 1.57 x 21.7 mm, CE 957. Medieval. Anglo-Saxon. England.

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Coinage. Penny. Edgar (959-75), ruler. Heremod, moneyer. Wallingford Mint. Inscription: +EãDèãR REX ãNèLORVM, obverse; +HEREMOD MONETA æELEN, reverse. Silver, 1.57 x 21.7 mm, CE 957. Medieval. Anglo-Saxon. England.

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Accession Number: CM.1.633-1990
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Photographer name: Eimear Reilly
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Image width: 920 pixels
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ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2015:01:20 15:56:32

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