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Penny of Æthelred II, benediction hand type

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An image of Coinage. Penny. Benediction hand type. Æthelred II (AD 978–1016), ruler. Siduwine, Moneyer. Rochester Mint. Object composed of silver measuring: 1.69 by 20.7 by 270. Inscription: +Ä5ELRED REX 0ÑLO, Obverse; +çIDEæINE MÖ RÖF, Reverse. Production date: CE 978. Medieval, Anglo-Saxon.

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Coinage. Penny. Benediction hand type. Æthelred II (AD 978–1016), ruler. Siduwine, Moneyer. Rochester Mint. Object composed of silver measuring: 1.69 by 20.7 by 270. Inscription: +Ä5ELRED REX 0ÑLO, Obverse; +çIDEæINE MÖ RÖF, Reverse. Production date: CE 978. Medieval, Anglo-Saxon.

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  • Accession Number: CM.1.679-1990
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/16.0
  • Focal length: 50
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Photographer name: Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Image height: 1031 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop 21.2 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 104.96kB
  • Exposure time: 1/20
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 16/1
  • Captured: 2015:03:09 12:11:57

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Early Medieval coinage Æthelred II Rochester English Medieval money Benediction hand type legal tender currency silver Fitz_CM 10th Century penny Anglo-Saxon coin fitzCM obverse _WF_AdOK _WF_OPACtd _WF_KWD

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