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S.850 Æthelred I
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Sceat of Æthelred I, king of Northumbria (first reign) 774-779
Moneyer: unknown
Mint: York (presumably)
SCBC 850
N. 180
Abramson 72-20
Chapman A1
O: EDILRED
R: Fantastic animal facing right, triquetra below, cross under tail
Motif: 1/fantastic animal
Rare "animal type" from Æthelred's first reign. During his second reign, he changed to the moneyer name type. The animal would last be used under his successor Ælfwald.
Ex- R.Charlton
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