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Penny - Eadgar Annulet type
| Issuer | Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of England |
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| Year | 959-973 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Obverse features a central annulet composed of a small cross with pellets at each terminal, enclosed within a plain inner circle. The royal legend + EADGAR RE (King Edgar) is arranged around the circumference in Latin capitals, reading clockwise. The field is flat and unadorned, typical of the restrained Anglo-Saxon hammered style. The coin exhibits an irregular flan with a beaded border encircling the entire design, characteristic of late tenth-century English penny production. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Reverse displays a central voided cross with a small annulet at its centre, flanked by groups of pellets in each quarter, forming the distinctive Annulet type layout. The moneyer's legend ALDE ǷINE M (Aldewine, moneyer) is distributed across the quarters of the cross in two lines, reading in the Anglo-Saxon tradition. The use of the runic Wynn character (Ƿ) in place of 'W' is characteristic of late Anglo-Saxon epigraphy. A beaded border frames the reverse, consistent with the obverse treatment and the broader hammered penny series of Eadgar's reign. |
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