Description
Styca 843/4-849/50, Aethelred II, King of Northumbria, Second reign, York mint, Eardwulf as moneyer
SCBC 868.
Obv.: + EDILRED REX(many letters are retrograde), Legend around central annulet.
Rev.: EΛRDVVLF, Legend around central annulet.
1.07 g
12.3 mm
The dates of Aethelred II’s reigns are uncertain. He may have reigned from around 840-1 to 848-50 with a break in 844 when Redwulf usurped the throne, or from 854 to 862 with Redwulf usurping in 858.
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