Kirk Michael Hoard Aethelred II Coin
Date made: deposited c.1065
Description: The inscription on this coin is;
+IHTRC RH + IFIN 2 pellets above pellet cross
+FÆ/IEEI/NIIO/IAH ‘Fæieein’ (Færemin)
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 reverse.
Various readings of king’s name and a blundered mint-signature, pellet cross or other pellet symbol behind head
Same obv. dies as [*?Dublin NMI: Fourknocks 10] and [Stockholm 463].
Measurements: Die-axis 270°
Materials: silver
Date found: 1972 and 1975
Object name: coin
Collection: Archaeology Collection
ID number: 1976-0083/2