DescriptionPenny (Raven and Cross) of Amlaib Cuaran.png
English: A penny minted at
en:York in the reign of
en:Amlaíb Cuarán (Anlaf Sihtricson). Obverse shows a
en:Raven, reverse a cross. Obverse legend read as "ANLAF CYNYNG". Reverse names the moneyer, Æthelfrith. Weight 19.8 grains, 0.8 fine.
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(publication date of Grueber's book) or earlier
Source
Grueber, Herbert Appold (1846-1927), Handbook of the coins of Great Britain and Ireland in the British Museum. London/Oxford: British Museum. Dept. of Coins and Medals & the Clarendon Press, 1899. Plate IV, image number 117. Available online at the Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/handbookofcoinso00brituoft
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{{Information |Description={{en|A penny minted at
en:York in the reign of
en:Amlaíb Cuarán (Anlaf Sihtricson). Obverse shows a
en:Raven, reverse a cross. Obverse legend read as "ANLAF CYNYNG". Reverse names the moneyer, Æthelfrith. Weigh
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