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Roine Lindvall New Member Sweden 2 Posts	Posted 08/14/2013 04:49 am Hi, I found this coin in my garden in Sweden last year, have no other information about it. Would be fun if anyone could tell me what it is. Thanks, /Roine Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 08/14/2013 6:03 pm This coin is very much in the style of a long-cross penny of Ã†thelred II (which circulated in Scandinavia). I can't get anywhere trying to interpret the legend, though, so if someone was trying to imitate the design of this issue of Ã†thelred pennies, I can't say if it was done in the medieval period (as was done in Ireland), or perhaps just last week. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17911 Posts	Posted 08/14/2013 6:22 pm I agree - the coin looks like the illustration of an Ã†thelred II long-cross penny in my Spink catalogue. The lettering however looks more regular and the flan looks almost too perfectly circular for a hammered coin. But there's every reason why a genuine Ã†thelred II penny should turn up in Scandinavia! What is the diameter and weight please? My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
Roine Lindvall New Member Sweden 2 Posts	Posted 08/15/2013 3:55 pm Weight is 11 grams, diameter 31 millimeters. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17911 Posts	Posted 08/17/2013 06:44 am That sounds definitely wrong for an Anglo-Saxon penny - the diameter should be about 19mm and the weight around 1.8 grams (240 Saxon pennies were supposed to weigh one pound or 453g) My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
platinrubel Valued Member Austria 194 Posts	Posted 08/17/2013 06:50 am its only a modern replica of the ethelread-penny. greets platinrubel Report this Post to the Staff
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