Three pennies

Archbishop Jaenberht

Art Funded: 1994
Vendor: Mr & Mrs Sampson

1) Offa, penny, light coinage, Blunt 40, moneyer: Alhmund;1.

2 cm; 1.23g. 2) Offa, penny, light coinage, Blunt 55, moneyer; Ethelwald; 1.2 cm; 1.19g. 3) Jaenbert, penny; 1,3cm; 1.23g.

Provenance

Found by a metal-detectorist at Aiskew, near Bedale in North Yorkshire.

Silver

Yorkshire Museum

Museum Gardens, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 7FR
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Daily, 10am – 5pm

Closed 25 – 26 Dec and 1 Jan

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Three pennies

Archbishop Jaenberht

Provenance

Yorkshire Museum

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