Rare Coin Bearing Face of King with Infamous Nickname Unearthed After 1,000 Years – Democratic Accent

Rare coin bearing face of king with infamous nickname unearthed after 1,000 years – Democratic Accent

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists in Scotland recently uncovered an Anglo-Saxon coin dating back 1,000 years — minted under a king known as “the Unready.” The coin was unearthed during an excavation in Nesting, a coastal community in Scotland’s eastern Shetland Islands, according to Jam Press. Pictures show a thick, greenish-brown patina covering its surface, though some of the original markings remain visible. TEEN STUM…

Rare coin bearing face of king with infamous nickname unearthed after 1,000 years

A 1,000-year-old Anglo-Saxon coin minted under King Ethelred the Unready was unearthed during a Shetland archaeology excavation in Scotland's coastal community of Nesting.