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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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