ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Eadmund. 855-869. AR Penny (20mm, 1.21 g, 6h). East Anglian mint (Ipswich?); Eadbeorht, moneyer. Struck circa 862-869.

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Lot: 291. Estimated: $ 500

The Richard A. Jourdan Collection – British, Silver

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Eadmund. 855-869. AR Penny (20mm, 1.21 g, 6h). East Anglian mint (Ipswich?); Eadbeorht, moneyer. Struck circa 862-869. + EΛDMHD REX, large barred A / ·: EA•D•BERHT MO, cross pattée with pellets in quarters. Grierson 107; Naismith E64(j?, possibly this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 955; North 456; SCBC 954. Find patina, minor edge loss. VF.

From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins, purchased from Glenn Woods, 2006. Possibly ex Spink Numismatic Circular XCVII.5 (June 1989), no. 3210.

The last Anglo-Saxon king of East Anglia, Eadmund was martyred by the Vikings in 869. Subsequently revered as a saint, a large coinage was issued in his name by Viking settlers in East Anglia, see lot 292

Closing Date and Time: 25 March 2020 at 11:36:40 ET.

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