Kings of Northumbria Aldfrith AD 685-705 Silver Sceatta

Kings of Northumbria Aldfrith AD 685-705 Silver Sceatta

Central boss / lion with triple tail above

S846, 10mm, 0.94g

This coin comes with a rough find area provenance.

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Aldfrith (685-705) – Aldfrith was the first King of Northumbria to issue coins and also one of the earliest English rulers known to display his name on a coin itself. A well-educated churchman who became king on the death of his older brother Ecgfrith, under his rule Northumbria entered its so-called ‘golden age’. He was a direct contemporary of both Bede and Alcuin, both of whom write favourably about him.