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S.856 Æthelred I (Ceolbald)
Sceat of Æthelred I, king of Northumbria (second reign) 789-796
Moneyer: Ceolbald
Mint: York (presumably)
S. 856
Phase Ia
O: +AEDILRED ℞
R: +CEOLBĀLD
Motif: 7/5

Ceolbald was Æthelred I's most prolific moneyer. His coins feature some interesting designs in the central motifs, like the ℞ on this issue.
The central ℞ motif (for "Rex") is also seen on Kentish coins of Ecgberht II (765-779). The symbol is also seen on pennies of Pepin the Short (751-768) and I would suspect both Æthelred and Ecgberht were copying the Pepin coins.

Ceolbald is not known to have coined for Æthelred's successors and it is believed that after his services were no longer needed in Northumbria, he packed up and moved to Mercia, where he coined for Coenwulf. Ceolbald is a known moneyer for Coenwulf and it is not beyond the realm of possibility that this was indeed the same person.

Ex- A.G.&S. Gillis

S.856 Æthelred I (Ceolbald)

Sceat of Æthelred I, king of Northumbria (second reign) 789-796
Moneyer: Ceolbald
Mint: York (presumably)
S. 856
Phase Ia
O: +AEDILRED ℞
R: +CEOLBĀLD
Motif: 7/5

Ceolbald was Æthelred I's most prolific moneyer. His coins feature some interesting designs in the central motifs, like the ℞ on this issue.
The central ℞ motif (for "Rex") is also seen on Kentish coins of Ecgberht II (765-779). The symbol is also seen on pennies of Pepin the Short (751-768) and I would suspect both Æthelred and Ecgberht were copying the Pepin coins.

Ceolbald is not known to have coined for Æthelred's successors and it is believed that after his services were no longer needed in Northumbria, he packed up and moved to Mercia, where he coined for Coenwulf. Ceolbald is a known moneyer for Coenwulf and it is not beyond the realm of possibility that this was indeed the same person.

Ex- A.G.&S. Gillis

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