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Coin - Penny, St. Eadmund, Danish East Anglia, England, circa 890-905 AD
Reg. No: NU 59
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- Summary:
- Silver coin; Denomination: penny
Moneyer: Estala
Viking Invaders, Memorial Saint Eadmund (Edmund) coinage by Danish settlers in East Anglia. Such coins were issued after the martyrdom of St. Eadmund in the early period of the development of his cult in the region. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 18 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 1.121 g (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | danish immigration |
| Themes this item is part of: | Eugene von Guerard Collection, Migration Collection, Numismatics & Philately Collection |
| Primary Classification: | COINS |
| Secondary Classification: | Great Britain - Anglia |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Viking Invaders |
| DateEra: | circa 890-905 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | At the centre, within a line circle, A; around, SC EADMVN RX |
| Reverse Description: | At the centre, within a line circle, a cross pattee; around, + ESTALA MoNE the NE in monogram |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Silver |
| Person Named: | King Eadmund, East Anglia, England |
| References: | North 483 |
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