A cut silver halfpenny of Aethelred II found near Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0
A cut silver halfpenny of Aethelred II found near Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

Aethelred II Penny (LIN-8887C3)

A cut silver penny of Aethelred II found near Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire

A cut CRUX-type penny minted by Hundulf of York on behalf of King Aethelred II. While this coin is Anglo-Saxon, the fact that it has been cut may suggest that it was used as a part of a bullion transaction in line with the dual bullion-monetary economy established by the Vikings in England.

Object Type

Coin

Date

circa 911 — 997

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

bullion, coin, Economy, Lincolnshire, penny, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, silver, trade

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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