© Stacks Bowers
© Stacks Bowers
Penny - Æthelstan Tower type ND
| Silver | - | - |
| Issuer | England (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| King | Æthelstan (924-939) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 924-939 |
| Value | 1 Penny |
| Currency | Penny (924-1158) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#314136 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Moneyer's and mint name in field around building set on ground line.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
EB oR
AC AC
REGNALD
MON
Translation: City of York, Regnald, moneyer
Comment
Anglo-Saxon Middle Period (c.780-973), Kings of All England (924-1158), Aethelstan (924-939), Local Issues.Circumscription Cross/Tower type, North Eastern mint (York); Regnald, moneyer.
Aethelstan, the eldest son of Edward The Elder, completed the re-conquest of territories controlled by the Danes with the capture of York in 927. He decreed that money should be coined only in a borough, that every borough should have one moneyer and that some of the more important boroughs should have more than one moneyer.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Æthelstan (Tower type) Penny is that it features the first known depiction of a crowned king on an English coin, with Æthelstan himself shown wearing a crown and holding a sceptre on the obverse (front) side of the coin. This design was a significant departure from earlier Anglo-Saxon coins, which typically featured a simple cross or other geometric patterns, and marked a turning point in the development of English coinage.
