Saxon Penny

[UK55]

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Been looking for 12 years for one of these, a Anglo Saxon Penny of Eadgar AD 959 - 972, Edgar the Peaceful, or Edgar was King of Northumbria,i n 963 he reputedly killed his rival in love, Earl Æthelwald, near present-day Longparish, Hampshire.
Though Edgar was not a particularly peaceable man, his reign was a peaceful one, Edgar died on 8 July 975 at Winchester.

UK55

 

[POKIE73]

over here we can only dream of finding something that old congrats on your find dennis

 

[MassDirtFisher]

That is a sweet piece of history. If only it could talk. Congrats on a great find. Happy Hunting!!

 

[Fire Fighter 43]

WTG!! that is a great find, Congrats |:cheering:

 

[serega]

erfect10:
luck like coin - GENYJA ( ITALI) |:cheering:

 

[starman2]

erfect10:! Congrats on finally finding what you were looking for! Nice coin, and interesting story. We only find new stuff over here! :clapping:

 

[UK55]

:clapping:

Thanks for all the replys, we are very lucky here in the UK, but I have also seen amazing finds that have been found in the US mg: I will be posting all my finds here from now on |:cheering:

UK55

 

[Cheap Thrills]

Congrats on finding the coin you have desired for so long and thanks for the history . Welcome to the forum . I will be looking forward to seeing your finds . erfect10: |:cheering: :beerbuddy:

 

[CODY]

:wow: :wow: :wow: Thats about all I know to say! Were there even native americans in this country at that time:huh:thinkingabout: :wow:

 

[del]

incredibly scarce coin UK55 , its a great piece of Britain's history :smitten: :smitten: hey just to give us Yanks an idea as to how small the coin is can you put it next to something to give it a size reference , it would be more appreciated i think.


p.s. it looks very nice scrolling across the banner !!

Dan

 

[UK55]

incredibly scarce coin UK55 , its a great piece of Britain's history :smitten: :smitten: hey just to give us Yanks an idea as to how small the coin is can you put it next to something to give it a size reference , it would be more appreciated i think.


p.s. it looks very nice scrolling across the banner !!

Dan

eace:

Thanks for the Banner :wow: The only thing I could find for refrence is our smallest coin, the five pence. thumbsup01

UK55

 

[coop]

Awesome thumbsup01

 

[aloldstuff]

Another piece of history saved. Congrats on getting something that you have been hunting for. Always like to see posts for across the pond...your history rocks.

 

[del]

eace:

Thanks for the Banner :wow: The only thing I could find for refrence is our smallest coin, the five pence. thumbsup01

UK55

what is the MM size for the 5 pence??

 

[UK55]

what is the MM size for the 5 pence??

Del...the five pence is 11mm, the Saxon pennies were struck on 20mm flans, as you can see mine has edge damage, so is rufly 18mm.

 

[jkress]

My goodness... what an incredible find. :shocked04: :clapping:
It was waiting quite a long time for you to come along and rescue it.
A big congrats to you. :beerbuddy: