Silver Penny of King Edgar
Artist: Anglo-Saxon
Location: Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery
Date: 959 - 975
Materials: silver
Grant:
Amount Paid: £100 (Total: £300)
Vendor: A H Baldwin & Sons
Review number: 2425 (1971)
Description:
Silver Penny of King Edgar, from the Gloucester Mint. The Gloucester mint was first recorded under Alfred and not closed until after the death of Henry III. On one side, a profile bust of the king wearing a diadem with the legend EADGAR REX ANGLOR, and reads on the other WYNSIGE ON GLEAV, the moneyer.
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