ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Eadmund. 939-946. AR Penny (21mm, 1.61 g, 9h). Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC i). Winchester(?) mint; Otic, moneyer. + EADMVND REX, small cross pattée / OTIC+/MONE in two lines; three crosses between, trefoil above and below. CTCE 74; SCBI 34 (BM), 328-9; North 688; SCBC 1105. Toned. Near EF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 685 (September 1975), no. H5179.
Edmund (939-946), the son of Edward the Elder and his third wife, Queen Eadgifu, succeeded his half-brother and issued numerous charters and three law codes. He faced challenges from the Hiberno-Norse sea kings of Dublin who battled to secure York.
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