ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Northumbria. Æthelred II. Second reign, 843/4-849/50. Æ Styca (13mm, 1.11 g, 7h). Phase II, Group C 'descendants'. York mint; Wulfræd(?), moneyer. + EDIL:·RED RE (all retrograde), small cross pattée within linear circle / + VVEI(RA)ED (partially retrograde), small cross pattée. Cf. Pirie, Guide 3.32h–i; North 190; SCBC 868. Brown surfaces. Near VF.
From the James & Martha Robertson Collection, purchased from Pegasi Numismatics, 9 September 2006.