Kirk Michael Hoard Aethelred II Coin
Date made: deposited c.1065
Description: The inscription on this coin is;
+NNTRC RE + D[ ]C
+GO/DRI/CON/DYF ‘Godric’ (DYF).
Stigmata in second quarter of rev.
Numismatic information:
PHASE II A. GENERALLY EARLIER GROUPING
Reduced weight imitation of Long Cross pennies of Æthelred II minted in Dublin. A small cross (or other symbol) usually appears behind the neck, and a small pellet (or sometimes another symbol) is in each quarter of the rev.
Reading variations of SIHTRC with a Dublin mint-signature; some with pellets before face or other symbol(s)
Same dies as SCBI BM H-N: 62 and Stockholm: 445 (Hild. 64)
Measurements: Die-axis 180°
Materials: silver
Date found: 1972 and 1975
Object name: coin
Collection: Archaeology Collection
ID number: 1976-0083/4