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title: Coin of Aethelred II
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8667/coin-of-aethelred-ii/
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# Coin of Aethelred II
_Authored by The British Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8667.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) depicting the English king [Aethelred II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aethelred_the_Unready/) The Unready (r. 978-1016).
The British Museum, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. B. (2018, July 26). Coin of Aethelred II. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, The British. "Coin of Aethelred II." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 26, 2018. .
### MLA
Museum, The British. "Coin of Aethelred II." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Jul 2018, .
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© Trustees of the [British Museum](http://www.britishmuseum.org/). Republished under the British Museum [Standard Terms of Use](http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/terms_of_use.aspx) for non-profit educational purposes. [Original image](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1088897&partId=1&searchText=aethelred&page=11) by [**The British Museum**](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1088897&partId=1&searchText=aethelred&page=11). Submitted by [Patrick Tinkham](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/uncapaddy/ "User Page: Patrick Tinkham"), published on 26 July 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.