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Kings of All England. Aethelstan Penny ND (924/5-939) MS62 NGC, London mint, Aethered as moneyer, Horizontal Two-line (HT1) type, S-1089, cf. N-668 (this moneyer not listed), Blunt, "The Coinage of Athelstan, 924-939. A Survey" (British Numismatic Journal Vol. 42 no. 6, 1974), Unl. (see Plate V, 121 for same moneyer). 1.54gm. +EΛDELSTΛN REX (S on side), small cross pattée / EDER | EHDO in two lines, group of three pellets (trefoil) above and below, three crosses in between. A highly intriguing and beautifully preserved Penny, carrying the name of a moneyer seemingly undocumented for the type. We know from Blunt that Aethered operated at London, and is indeed known to have minted the two-line type of Aethelstan's predecessor, Edward the Elder (see Spink Auction 353, lot 97 and PAS-NARC-D203C1). While executed in very good style, it is interesting to note some illiteracy in the arrangement of the legends--the M and D swapped on the reverse, ash lacking the left foot on the first E in the moneyer's name, the the total absence of cross bars from the letter eth. Aethelstan's name also commences much as Edward's, written EAD rather than ÆÞ or ÆĐ. Whether this is due to continuity of the moneyer from one reign to the next, or imitation, is difficult to ascertain, and certainly renders this coin worthy of closer study.
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Kings of All England. Aethelstan Penny ND (924/5-939) MS62 NGC, London mint, Aethered as moneyer, Horizontal Two-line (HT1) type, S-1089, cf. N-668 (this moneyer not listed), Blunt, "The Coinage of Athelstan, 924-939. A Survey" (British Numismatic Journal Vol. 42 no. 6, 1974), Unl. (see Plate V, 121 for same moneyer). 1.54gm. +EΛDELSTΛN REX (S on side), small cross pattée / EDER | EHDO in two lines, group of three pellets (trefoil) above and below, three crosses in between. A highly intriguing and beautifully preserved Penny, carrying the name of a moneyer seemingly undocumented for the type. We know from Blunt that Aethered operated at London, and is indeed known to have minted the two-line type of Aethelstan's predecessor, Edward the Elder (see Spink Auction 353, lot 97 and PAS-NARC-D203C1). While executed in very good style, it is interesting to note some illiteracy in the arrangement of the legends--the M and D swapped on the reverse, ash lacking the left foot on the first E in the moneyer's name, the the total absence of cross bars from the letter eth. Aethelstan's name also commences much as Edward's, written EAD rather than ÆÞ or ÆĐ. Whether this is due to continuity of the moneyer from one reign to the next, or imitation, is difficult to ascertain, and certainly renders this coin worthy of closer study.
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HID02906262019
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