Kirk Michael Hoard Aethelred II Coin
Date made: deposited c.1065
Description: The inscription on this coin is;
+HHTRC RE[ ] DFNLI
+FIE/RENN/HNFO/HOIN ‘Fierenn’ (Færemin)
Pellets in rev. quarters 1 and 4.
One of seven coins stuck together found with a piece of linen
Numismatic information:
PHASE II A. GENERALLY EARLIER GROUPING
Reduced weight imitation of Long Cross pennies of Æthelred II minted. 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 reverse.
Measurements: Die-axis 180°
Materials: silver
Date found: 1972 and 1975
Object name: coin
Collection: Archaeology Collection
ID number: 1976-0083/19