Aethelstan Silver Penny 927-939AD Regnald, York

£890.00

Code: AS795

Aethelstan Silver Penny 927-939AD Regnald, York
21mm, 1.32g

The eldest son of Edward the Elder, he succeeded in the re-conquest of Danish controlled territory with the capture of York in 927AD. He introduced the coinage law at Grately which stated that there should be one coinage throughout the kings land and no minting except in a port; it also outlined the quota of moneyers for each borough.

Provenance will be provided.

1 in stock

You may also be interested in these…