Kings Of Mercia Beornwulf AD 823-825 Silver Penny East Anglian mint Rare

Kings Of Mercia Beornwulf AD 823-825 Silver Penny

Bust right / Cross crosslet in centre. East Anglian mint

Rare. Edge loss from 12-3 o’clock, legends unaffected and portrait clear.

S929, 20mm, 1.16g

Recorded with the Early Medieval Coinage Database held at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Reference number will be provided with coin.

 

Beornwulf (823-826): If Offa is best known for his success in making Mercia a strong kingdom, Beornwulf is perhaps famous for his success in destroying it. His rule marks the end of the ‘Mercian Supremacy’– suffering defeats by Wessex in c. 825 and East Anglian rebels in 826 (the second of which cost him his life). Following these catastrophes, the kingdom largely was subservient to Wessex and lost much territory. Though his coins are extremely rare, many examples have been brought to light in recent years through metal detecting.