Northumbria Eadberht Silver Sceat 737-758AD
£395.00
Northumbria Eadberht Silver Sceat 737-758AD
12x13mm, 1.02g, S847
Beast left, trefoil below, cross by tail.
This coin is from the Famous Abramson collection (with associated tickets).
Eadberht (737-758) – another individual ruling during Northumbria’s ‘golden age’, Eadberht is notable for his reforms to the kingdom’s coinage – instituting a high-quality sceatta issue depicting the so-called ‘fantastic beast’ on its reverse. His coins are relatively common, this reflecting the high output during his reign that reflects a burgeoning economy. Energetically ruling for over two decades, he voluntarily abdicated in 758 and became a monk, dying peacefully in 768.
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