Kings of England Aethelstan Silver Penny 924-939AD Domences

Kings of England Aethelstan Silver Penny 924-939AD Moneyer Domences, thought to have worked at the Midlands mint of Derby.

22mm, 1.56g

A fine example with scarce mint association.

Background to Aethelstan
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.