denomination and date within wreath (Lecompte 236
pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust facing
35mm (Eimer 312a
on the shoreline
seldom seen in anything approaching this state of preservation
Aethelred II Penny, Last small cross type, Bath, Hyldsige denomination and date within wreathAethelred II (978 1016), silver Penny, last small cross type (c. 1009 17), Bath Mint, Moneyer Hyldsige, diademed and draped bust left within linear circle, Latin legend surrounding, +ELRED REX AN, rev. small cross pattee at centre, linear circle with legend surrounding, +HYLSIGE ON BA, weight 1. 68g (N. 777; S. 1154). Dark tone from the Thames mud, well defined with an attractive portrait, good very fine.