Heading: Eadgar Two Line Penny North Eastern Variety Carthen 959-975

Denomination: Silver penny

Period: Anglo-Saxon

Date: 959-975

Origin:  North Eastern mint group, moneyer Carthen

Condition: AF, edge chipped, but an interesting and rare piece none the less

Obverse: Small central cross within inner circle, legend around +EADGAR REX

Reverse: Legend reads CARDEIN MO in two lines separated with three crosses, trefoil of pellets above and below

Size and Weight: 20mm, 0.71g

References: S1129; North 741

Features and Provenance: Ex Noonan's sale,

Eadgar, also known as Eadgar the Peaceful, the Peacemaker and the Peaceable, was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975. He became king of all England on his brother Eadwig's death.  Very little is known about him, but the lull in Viking raids during his reign, may have helped towards his nickname. Eadgar's major administrative reform was the introduction of a standardised coinage in the early 970s to replace the previous decentralised system. He also issued legislative codes which  improved procedures for enforcement of the law.

 Fine (F). Wear on the coin and parts of legend etc may be missing or not visible

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