201 

 4. Obv. jEdelstan rex 



Rev. REGNALD MO EBORAC A'c 

 6. Obv. ETHELSTAN REX 

 Rev. ROTBERT MO EO 



Of No. 1, the Yorkshire Philosophical Society possesses two 

 specimens. Three others are described by Ruding,^ and one 

 by Hawkins.^ A specimen apparently of this type was found 

 at Lough Lyn, Westmeath, in May, 1843.^ 



Nos. 2, 3, and 4, are described by Ruding.* The reverse 

 of No. 4 has a device above the moneyer's name, which is pro- 

 bably a rude attempt at a representation of York Cathedral. 

 Perhaps, this is an archiepiscopal coin. It is a solitary example 

 of the use of the latin form of the name of the mint. No. 5 is 

 engraved by Hawkins.^ 



Mr. Ruding^ gives a general list of more than 100 varieties 

 of the names of -^thelstan's moneyers, but it is to be regretted 

 that, having omitted to mention the towns in w^hich each 

 moneyer's name occurs, he has not ajfforded the means of dis- 

 tinguishing the moneyers of the respective mints either in this 

 or any subsequent reign.' 



Eadmund. 941 to 946. 



York is named by Ruding as one of the very few of this 

 monarch's mints which have hitherto been discovered.^ The 

 names of his moneyers are numerous. Not a single York coin 

 of his mintage is described.^ 



Eadred. 946 to 955. 

 Norwich is the only ascertained mint of this monarch. 



Eadwig. 955 to 959. 

 Ten of his mints are known, of which York is one, but the 



» Vol. II. p. 289. « PL 14. No. 187. 



3 Num. Chron., Vol. VI. p. 216. * Vol. 11. p. 289. 



» PI. U. No. 185. « Vol. I. p. 128. 



» Hawkins, p. 71. » Ruding, Vol. I. p. 128. 



9 The British Miiscum docs not possess a specimen. 



