Anglo Viking Danish East Anglia 885-915AD Silver Penny St Edmund memorial

Anglo Viking Danish East Anglia 885-915AD Silver Penny St Edmund memorial

S960, 17x18mm, 0.94g

Edmund is considered to have originated from East Anglia, though little is known about him. He was killed in c.870AD for refusing to renounce Christ, following ongoing hostilities after a combined invasion by Norse warriors. He became venerated as a saint and a martyr, and his shrine made Bury St Edmunds a significant place of pilgrimage. The memorial coinage was issued around the time East Anglia was absorbed into Wessex by Edward the Elder.