Archbishop Ecgberht -

Archbishop Ecgberht 732/4-66, with his brother king Eadberht of Northumbria, 737-58, sceatta.  Images from a private collection.   Ecgbertwas an 8th-century cleric who established the archdiocese of York in 735. In 737, Ecgbert's brother became king of Northumbria and the two siblings worked together on ecclesiastical issues. Ecgbert was a correspondent of Bede and Boniface and the author of a legal code for his clergy.