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Penny - Siefred
| Issuer | York, Viking Kingdom of |
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| Year | 895-900 |
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| Weight | 1.31 g |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Siefred — sometimes rendered Sigfrøðr — was one of several Viking kings operating out of York in the turbulent final decade of the ninth century, a period when the Danelaw's political boundaries were still being violently negotiated. His coins circulated alongside those of at least one contemporary co-ruler, Cnut, suggesting a fragmented authority rather than a settled monarchy. The precise relationship between these kings remains unresolved in the scholarship.
North 502 is a scarce type, and genuine examples frequently show the irregular flan shapes and variable die alignment characteristic of the Jorvik moneyers working in this period.