Drawing of a St Edmund memorial penny

Drawing of a St Edmund Penny

A silver St Edmund memorial penny from East Anglia

Between 895 and 915, Scandinavian settlers in East Anglia minted a series of pennies and half pennies with the inscription SCE EADMVND REX (St Edmund the king). These coins appear to have been used widely throughout the Danelaw, and a large number of them were discovered in the Cuerdale Hoard from Lancashire.

Object Type

Coin

Date

895 — 915

Ascribed Culture

Material

Collection

Viking Designs

Keywords

Anglo-Scandinavian, coin, Currency, Danelaw, drawing, East_Anglia, Economy, Leicestershire, mints, moneyers, penny, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, silver, St_Edmund, trade

Further information

This object is related to Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
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Acknowledgements

Drawn by Adam Parsons of Blueaxe Reproductions

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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