Reverse:
Long cross voided with each limb ended in
three crescents. Text around AELFPINE MO OXNA.
History:
Aethelred was King of England between 978
- 1013 and 1014 - 1016. He was known as 'The
Unready', from UNREDE, meaning 'without council',
i.e. he was without good advice. His weak
leadership encouraged Viking invasions. He
paid the Vikings to leave with danegeld. The
relentless invasions by the Vikings, coupled
with their demands for more money, forced
him to abandon his throne in 1013. He was
later recalled to his old throne at the death
of Svein Forkbeard in 1014. He died in 1016.
Date:
Moneyer Aelfpine Oxford, 978-1003.