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Title:
Athelstan penny
Object name(s):
Athelstan penny; English; Aethelstan; penny; Type viii: crowned bust; North
Collection:
Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Acquisition date:
16/8/1955
Acquisition method:
purchase
Dimension:
weight / g:1.567
Entry date:
16/8/1955
Material:
silver
Number of objects:
1
Object name:
Athelstan penny; English; Aethelstan (Wessex); penny; Type viii: crowned bust; North
Object production date:
925-939
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1/1/925
Date - latest:
31/12/939
Object production note:
Dykes suggests that the mint is East Anglia - Bury St. Edmunds
Object production person:
Eadbald
Person's association:
Production
Person's association:
moneyer
Person's biographical note:
person
Object production person:
Medieval moneyer
Person's association:
Production
Person's association:
moneyer
Person's biographical note:
person
Object production person:
MONEYER
Person's association:
Production
Person's association:
moneyer
Person's biographical note:
person
Other number:
55.358/77
Other number type:
accession number
Other number:
Micromusée V6 SN:3218
Other number type:
other
Other number:
Boon Catalogue number:E354
Other number type:
other
User's reference:
:Blunt discusses the attribution of the rare 'SMRIERL' group, of which this specimen provides the fullest reading of the 'mint' signature
Reference type:
bibliography
User's reference:
coin number: 34
Reference type:
bibliography

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/752c21cc-f50b-38d1-963e-c001de5bdaaa

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/752c21cc-f50b-38d1-963e-c001de5bdaaa, Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales, CC BY-NC

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