Kings of England Aethelstan 924-939AD Silver Penny Crowned Bust Winchester

Kings of England Aethelstan 924-939AD Silver Penny Crowned Bust Winchester

S1100, 20x21mm, 1.44g

Loss to extreme edge around coin, outside of outer circle. wonderful portrait and legends.

Provenance – The Kent Collection. This coin comes with a hand written collector’s ticket.

The eldest son of Edward the Elder, Aethelstan succeeded in the re-conquest of Danish controlled territory with the capture of York in 927AD. He introduced the coinage law at Grately which stated that there should be one coinage throughout the kings land and no minting except in a port; it also outlined the quota of moneyers for each borough.