Record ID: BERK-BC5CC2
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
CURATOR'S REPORT ?3 Fused pennies of Aethelred II (978-1016). Possible mistruck coin. Description of find Because the three coins are exactly aligned, all that is visible is one side of each of the two outer coins, with nothing visible of the middle coin apart from the edge. Both of the outer coins show the obverse of the Second Hand type of Ethelred II, (978-1016), issued in the 980s (precise dates are uncertain). The third coin is likely to be of the same type, although it could plausibly be another issue from just before or after the Second Hand type. With only the obverses v…
Created on: Thursday 27th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Henley on Thames Area', grid reference and parish protected.