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Coin

Image attached to CM.1.573-1990

An image of Coinage. Penny. HTI NEV. Edgar (959-75), ruler. Benethiht, Moneyer, Northeast Mercia/east midlands. Inscription: +EADèAR REX, obverse; BENE / 5IHT, reverse. Silver, 1.29 x 21.0, CE 957. Medieval. Anglo-Saxon. England. Notes: Blunt. Tetney hoard.

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Coinage. Penny. HTI NEV. Edgar (959-75), ruler. Benethiht, Moneyer, Northeast Mercia/east midlands. Inscription: +EADèAR REX, obverse; BENE / 5IHT, reverse. Silver, 1.29 x 21.0, CE 957. Medieval. Anglo-Saxon. England. Notes: Blunt. Tetney hoard.

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  • Accession Number: CM.1.573-1990
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/16.0
  • Focal length: 50
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Photographer name: Eimear Reilly
  • Image height: 916 pixels
  • Image width: 918 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 426.95kB
  • Exposure time: 1/20
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 16/1
  • Captured: 2015:01:20 15:56:00

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coinage _WF_Obverse early medieval Benethiht Fitz_CM Mercia Edgar numismatics Anglo-Saxon cross medieval King Edgar _WF_OPAC_pending Tetney Hoard money English legal tender currency silver _WF_AdOK penny coin obverse

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