Talk:Æthelred I of Wessex

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Incorrect coin

A message on OTRS told us the coin Image:Athelred.gif is not Ethelred I of Wessex but Ethelred the Unready. I have absolutely no idea whether it is so. David.Monniaux 22:34, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think its either, coins of Ethelred I are almost non-existent and Ethelred the Unready's portrait on coins is usually quite distinctive with sticking up hair. The writing on this picture is too pixelated and distorted to interpret and the source taken from en.wikipedia says it all! There is a very good site here to see pictures of the coins of both rulers, but you really need a decent reference book to establish who this image might be. Mighty Antar 01:01, 25 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe this coin is a Hand Type coin of (A)ethelred II the Unread(y); an (A)ethelred I portrait coin is distinctively different when one compares the two coins in "COINS OF ENGLAND & THE UNITED KINGDOM" aka Spink Standard Catalogue of British Coins, issued annually. Charley 75.7.6.33 07:04, 2 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Added direct link through to DNB Wikisource in references. Smd49 (talk) 07:11, 30 September 2012 (UTC) The coin is in fact an example of Aethelred II's Helmet type. Spinks 'Coins of England and the United Kingdom' (51st edition, 2015), catalogue number S.1152. John Nicholas Cross.[reply]