ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Æthelred II. First reign, 841-843/4. Æ Styca (13mm, 1.23 g, 4h). Phase II, Group B. York mint; Eanred, moneyer. AEDILRED REX, pellet / + EANRED, pellet. Pirie, Guide 3.18a (same obv. die; 2nd reign); SCBI 68 (Lyon), 207–8 (1st reign); North 188; SCBC 865. Green-brown surfaces. VF.
From the James & Martha Robertson Collection, purchased from Wolfshead Gallery, November 2006.
Although Pirie regarded this as an issue from the second reign of Æthelred, more recent hoard analyses suggest it is more likely a first reign issue (see Lyon SCBI).