S.868 Æthelred II (Eardwulf)

Styca of Æthelred II, king of Northumbria (second reign) 844-849
Moneyer: Eardwulf
Mint: York (presumably)
S. 868
O: EDILRED ER
R: EARDVVLF
Motif: 3/2

For a long time, numismatists thought some of the many coins of moneyer Eardwulf were actually coins of King Eardwulf of the early 9th century. This is made doubly complex by the fact that Eardwulf's name appears on many of the irregular c.850 stycas, often in blundered form, often with something that appears like REX after the name. It is now well accepted that King Eardwulf did not mint stycas; the few coins of his known are all silver sceats, similar in composition to Æthelred I's and Eanred's early coins, and are all made by the moneyer Cutheard.

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