Penny - Siefred Two line type
Features
| Issuer | Viking Kingdom of York (Kingdoms of British Isles and Frisia) |
|---|---|
| King |
Siefred (895-900)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 895-900 |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.31 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 310856 |
| References | Sp# 976 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). Jeffrey James North. English Hammered Coinage. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). |
Obverse
Lettering across two lines, pattern of four pellets above and below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CSIEFR
EDIIZRE
Translation: King Siefred.
Reverse
Central small cross within inner circle, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: +IDRAICE CIVI
Translation: City of York.
Mint
York, England (1066-1702)Comments
Anglo-Saxon Middle Period (c.780-973), Anglo-Viking Coinages (885-954), Coinages of the Viking Kingdom of York (c.895-920)
Siefred (Sigeferth) is recorded as being a pirate in Northumbria around 893 and seems to have assumed control after Guthfrith’s death in 895.
Siefred (Sigeferth) is recorded as being a pirate in Northumbria around 893 and seems to have assumed control after Guthfrith’s death in 895.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (895-900) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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