Kings of England Eadmund 939-946AD Silver Penny Byrnwald

Kings of England Eadmund 939-946AD Silver Penny Byrnwald

S1105, 22mm, 1.55g

A most pleasing example, well struck on a large flan.

This coin comes with a hand written ticket

Provenance – The Kent Collection. This coin comes with a hand written collector’s ticket.

Eadmund, son of Edward the Elder and Eadgifu of Kent, was a younger half-brother of his predecessor Aethelstan. It was a reign of warfare, including Viking incursions into north east England. The kingdom of York was lost but control regained later in his reign. He was murdered in Gloucestershire and succeeded by his brother Eadred.